Sam Franko scores ca. 1880-ca. 1936

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Sam Franko scores ca. 1880-ca. 1936

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The Sam Franko Scores contains original compositions and arrangements by American violinist Sam Franko.

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316146

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American Music Collection

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MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908

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American composer, pianist, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland, 3 July 1903, to Horatio Parker, 1903 July 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581435 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 25 November 1904, to Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1904 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581431 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, [n.d.], to Mr. Story, [n.d.]....

Franko, Sam, 1857-1937

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Sam Franko was an American violinist. He was born in New Orleans on January 20, 1857 to parents of Hungarian extraction. During the Civil War his father, a Confederate soldier, was captured but managed to escape by disguising himself in women's clothing. The family fled to Germany where Sam Franko received his early education. (His father was later pardoned by President Abraham Lincoln.) In Berlin, Sam Franko studied violin with Joseph Joachim, Heinrich de Ahna, Eduard R...