Arthur Lange papers 1907-1956

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Arthur Lange papers 1907-1956

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Known chiefly as an arranger of popular songs and as a composer of music for films, American musician Arthur Lange was also a pianist, a conductor, and a composer of concert works. He wrote the books: Arranging for the Modern Dance Orchestra, and A New and Practical Approach to Harmony. Film scores, music manuscripts, published music, unpublished arrangements for films, sheet music from Tin Pan Alley, photographs, autobiographical material, clippings, and scrapbooks. Most of the musical scores are contained in bound volumes entitled "Alpha to Omega". Some of the film scores were composed in collaboration with other composers, chiefly Charles Maxwell. 8 photographs of Arthur Lange may be found in the Music Division's Iconography collection, and 2 photographs of the Arthur Lange Orchestra may be found in the Music Division's Rare Photograph file: PhE 543 and PhE 544. Scrapbooks have been microfilmed. Phonograph records have been separated from the collection and transferred to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

ca. 7.5 cubic ft. (11 boxes)

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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American Music Collection

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Maxwell, Charles, 1892-1962

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Suggested by Vachel Lindsay's poem The Congo. Composed 1946 under the title Then I had a vision (after a line from the poem), Toccata and Coda Religioso. First performance Burbank, California, 2 March 1947, Burbank Symphony Orchestra, Leo Damiani conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Congo spirituale : ballet for orchestra / Charles Maxwell. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52926612 Composed 1955. First performance Burbank,...

Lange, Arthur, 1889-1956

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Composed 1947. First performance Santa Monica, California, 1 February 1953, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Big trees : American pastorale II / Arthur Lange. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52631589 Known chiefly as an arranger of popular songs and as a composer of music for films, American musician Arthur Lange was also a pianist, a conductor, and a composer of concert ...