Ross Lee Finney papers 1916-1996 1926-1996

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Ross Lee Finney papers 1916-1996 1926-1996

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The American composer Ross Lee Finney enjoyed a long, prolific and illustrious career. His papers document his life and career and consist of correspondence, professional writings and lectures, press clippings, concert programs, photographs, and published and unpublished music scores and manuscripts.

25 linear feet; 34 boxes

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997

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Originally composed as the slow movement of Sonata, for cello and piano; transcribed for string orchestra, 1940 at the request of Dmitri Mitropoulos. First performance by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis, Apr. 4, 1941, Dmitri Mitropoulos (to whom the work is dedicated) conducting--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Slow piece for string orchestra / Ross Lee Finney. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51793878 Commissioned...

American Music Collection

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Borroff, Edith, 1925-

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University of Michigan. School of Music

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Predecessor organizations represented include the Ann Arbor School of Music and the University School of Music. From the description of School of Music (University of Michigan) records, 1880-[ongoing]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419778 Music instruction at the University of Michigan was established by the Board of Regents on the recommendation of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in 1880, making it one of the first universitie...