Photographs of Hackley School and the Hudson Valley. [graphic] ca. 1907-1920

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Photographs of Hackley School and the Hudson Valley. [graphic] ca. 1907-1920

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Charles Tomlinson Griffes was an American composer whose works include The White Peacock, The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, and Poem for Flute and Orchestra. In 1907, upon his return from music study in Germany, he became a music teacher at the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, N.Y., and continued his own study and composition. 123 photographs of students, faculty, physical facilities, and surroundings of Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y. ; 163 photographs of the Hudson Valley region. Most were taken by Charles T. Griffes who also appears in some of the images. Series A includes many action shots of athletic events and group portraits of school athletic teams. Images in Series B include trees, hills, rivers and streams, bridges, churches and other buildings, horses, cows, a cat, snow, and further views of Hackley School.

286 photographic prints

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920

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Originally composed for piano 1916 as No. 4 of Roman Sketches, Op. 7. Later transcribed for orchestra. First performance of orchestral version Philadelphia, 19 December 1919, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Clouds / Charles T. Griffes. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52093517 American composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], ...

Hackley School (Tarrytown, N.Y.)

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American Music Collection

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