Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts [1942?]-1992

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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts [1942?]-1992

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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951

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Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg was born on Sept. 13, 1874 in Vienna; began composing before he was nine years old; composed the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (1899), which he later scored for string orchestra, and became one of his most popular works; Austrian composers Alban Berg and Anton Webern began studying with him in 1904; his cantata Gurrelieder (begun in 1900) was received enthusiastically at its premiere in 1913; by 1909 he began creating atonal compositions, and in his Opus 25 Piano S...

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Russian born composer and conductor. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. 1931-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723194 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer. From the description of Sketchbook, [1917?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465769 Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, set to the libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, was inspired by William Hogarth's series of paintings. Stravinsky had wan...

Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-....

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British composer. From the description of Lullabye for a Royal Couple. 29th July [19]81. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562934 Epithet: composer Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000316 ...

Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974

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Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence on September 4, 1892. As a child he improvised melodies at the piano and soon took up the violin. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1909, studying the violin with Berthelier, ensemble with Lefèvre, harmony with Leroux, counterpoint with André Gédalge, composition and fugue with Charles-Marie Widor, and conducting with Vincent d'Indy. He received first "accessit" in violin and counterpoint, and second in fugue, winning the Prix Lepaulle for composition. Mil...

Monteverdi, Claudio

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Transcribed 1929; first performance Prague, 5 Sept. 1930.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Madrigali : interpretazioni sinfoniche : dal concerto : settimo libro dei Madrigali / di Claudio Monteverdi ; G. Francesco Malipiero. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52973541 Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000370 ...

Aim, W Ronald, active 1960-1980, composer

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Wannamaker, Sam, Unspecified, film producer

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Couperin, Louis, Unspecified, composer

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Stow, Julian Randolph, Unspecified, Australian writer

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Ban, Joan Albert, Unspecified, composer

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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Hall, Martin, Unspecified, of Boosey & Hawkes Ltd

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Leopardi, Giacomo, 1798-1837

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Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), poet and essayist, was born on 29 June 1798 in Recanati, Italy, and educated by private tutors. He read widely in his youth, and learnt several languages. Leopardi wrote poetry, tragedies and philosophical writing, and translated classical literature. The strain caused by these efforts led him to suffer from poor health throughout his life. In 1822 he went to Rome, where his works were well received, although he disliked the city itself. In his later years he settle...

Taverner, John, Unspecified, composer

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Byrd, William, Unspecified, composer

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Johnson, -, Unspecified, composer represented in the Mulliner Book

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Birnstingle, Roger, Unspecified, bassoonist

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Higginson, Agnes Shakespear, 1864-1955, afterwards Skrine, then Keane; pseudonym Moira O'Neill; writer

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Mother of author Molly Keane. Epithet: afterwards Skrine, then Keane; pseudonym Moira O'Neill; writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x0001e5 ...

Widner, Ernst, Unspecified, cellist

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Kneale, Robert, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

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From the partita no. 2 for solo violin by J.S. Bach.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Bach's chaconne / transcribed for large orchestra by Louis Gesensway. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 144609295 Arranged 1856. First performance same year at the Philharmonic concerts, Vienna, von H. Esser conductor. Elgar's coda added subsequently.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Toccata : für die Orgel / compon...

Trakl, Georg, 1887-1914

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At the time of the correspondence Werfel was an editor at Kurt Wolff Verlag (which was also his own publisher); he was not personally acquainted with Trakl but received a manuscript of Trakl's poems for consideration at the publishing company. From the description of Correspondence with Franz Werfel, 1913. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864634 ...

Sullivan, Arthur

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Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) was an English composer well-known for his collaborations with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan sheet music, 1868-1993., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University.) Sullivan was an English composer. Gilbert was a English dramatist. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan correspondence with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1854-1900., (Houghton Libra...

Wakefield, Peter, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Bream, Julian Alexander, Unspecified, guitarist and lutenist

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Newman, -, Unspecified, fl circa 1583

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Gesualdo, Carlo, Unspecified, Prince of Venosa, composer

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Bull, John, Unspecified, composer

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Walton, William, 1902-1983

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William Walton composed the Sinfonia Concertante while living in London with the Sitwell family. Walton dedicated the three movements of the work to Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. The Sinfonia Concertante was first published in 1928 and revised in 1943. From the description of Sinfonia concertante : for orchestra with pianoforte (quasi obbligato) / by William Walton. [ca. 1927] (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 62092340 English composer. From the de...

Dibdin, Charles, Unspecified, composer and dramatist

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Brown, George Mackay

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Of Orkney. Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x0001d7 ...

Furneaux, Mark, Unspecified, mime artist

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Waterhouse, -, Unspecified, Mr correspondent of Sir P M Davies

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Hammond, Rosemary, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Pearce, Judith, Unspecified, flautist

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Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000132 Clarke composed a number of marches for harpsichord and named them after contemporary noblemen. They were called "trumpet tunes" because in them the harpsichord imitates trumpet style. This march first published, attributed to "Mr. Clarke", in "A Choice Collection of Ayres for the Harpsichord or Spinett," by John Young, ...

Biggs, Collette, Unspecified, music publisher Longman Group

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Duclos, Didier, Unspecified, of Boosey & Hawkes SA Paris

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Praetorius, Michael, Unspecified, composer

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Dunstable, John, approximately 1390-1453

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x0002af ...

Croft, William, 1678-1727

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002db ...

Gabrieli, Giovanni, c 1554-1612

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Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926

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Rilke wrote to Werfel in 1913 after reading Werfel's first 2 books of poems, Der Weltfreund and Wir sind. They met for the first time in the same year. Ruth Siebe-Rilke was the daughter of Rilke and Clara Westhoff; here she signs her name Ruth Fritzsche-Rilke. She was at that time the administrator of the Rilke family archive, located in Fischerhude, near Bremen, Germany. (More recently the archive has been located in Gernsbach.) From the description of Correspondence with Franz Werf...

Martin, Neale, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Dowland, John, 1563?-1626

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000298.0x0000d0 ...

White, P, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Jennings, Robert, Unspecified

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Wickens, Nigel, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Wakefield, Roland, Unspecified, pupil of Peter Maxwell Davies

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Ampenoff, -, Unspecified, Miss of Boosey & Hawkes Ltd

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Lloyd, Jonathan, Unspecified, composer

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Birtwistle, Sir, Harrison, b 1934

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Poulenc, Francis, Unspecified, composer

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Goehr, Alexander, b 1932

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Boosey and Hawkes Ltd, Unspecified

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Attaignant, Pierre, Unspecified, composer

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Morgenstern, Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang, Unspecified

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Vyner, Michael, 1943-1989, music administrator

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Artistic Director of London Sinfonietta in 1984. Epithet: music administrator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x0000c4 ...

Payne, Anthony, b 1936

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Satie, Erik, Unspecified, composer

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D'Arblay, Frances, Unspecified, née Burney author

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Büchner, Georg, Unspecified, German playwright

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Cole, Bruce, Unspecified, musician

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Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x0000fa ...