John J. Becker papers 1897-1991

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64k16hh (person)

Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 (although throughout much of her life she gave her birth date as February 17, 1902) in south Philadelphia. Her father, John Berkley Anderson, sold ice and coal and her mother Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson was a former schoolmistress. She was the oldest of three sisters. She began singing when she was six, in the church choir, and by eight had become a regular substitute, filling in for absent sopranos, tenors and even bass. She was presented in one c...

Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p37pnh (person)

Composed 1916-18. The original ms. had a pencilled-in note saying: "This is the only copy anywhere." See note from Mrs. Cowell 19 Nov. 1959: "The first symphony is a student work, and I hope earnestly for it not to be performed." This is a facsimile of the composer's holograph score, according to Bill Lichtenwanger.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony in B minor / Henry Cowell. 1918. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45207014 Compo...

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6650f4k (person)

Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cd1qz0 (person)

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...

Ives, Charles E., 1874-1954

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qs5n92 (person)

The poem by Edwin Markham. Composed 1912. Arranged for voice and piano, 1921 and published as no. 11 of 114 songs. Quotations: The Battle Hymn of the Republic; Hail Columbia; The Red, White, and Blue; The Star-Spangled Banner; America; The Battle Cry of Freedom. Dedicated to Dr. David Cushman Twichell.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Lincoln, the great commoner / Charles Ives. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52368029 Composer. ...

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6096wdb (person)

Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was among the most important conductors of the second half of the 20th Century and also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story; other works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS. Bernstei...

Don Gillespie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zb297k (person)

Alfred Kreymborg

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s30z3x (person)

Mark Turbyfill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z44vcp (person)

Diana Huebert

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p68f0h (person)

Becker, John J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zg7c3w (person)

John Joseph Becker, 1886-1961, was an American composer. From the guide to the List of musical works by John J. Becker, 195-?, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) John Joseph Becker was an ultramodernist composer, conductor, and educator. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky on January 22, 1886 and he spent most of his life in the Midwest. Indeed, he has been called the “Midwestern Musical Crusader”. His early teachers included Alexander von Fielitz and...

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zc86ps (person)

American composer. From the description of Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 122501161 From the description of Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702189342 Painter; Coral Gables, Fla., and Arlington, Vt. From the description of Christmas card and note to E.P. and Constance Richardson, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557460 Charle...

Wallingford Riegger

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63901h0 (person)

Wilhelm Middelschulte

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w222vc (person)

Federal Music Project (Minn.).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67t4q3t (corporateBody)

William Muelbe

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6235kzz (person)

R. L. Bruckberger

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6264jck (person)

Johannes Riedel

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6875b4j (person)

Christos Vroinides

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b45gm (person)

David Bradley

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f034gx (person)

Glenn Haydon

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wz0gh2 (person)

Henry Cowell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nx2gh9 (person)

Ernst Krenek

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xf40nq (person)

Joyce Kilmer

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qh1r2w (person)

Van Cliburn

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62s6qnv (person)

eorge Antheil

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zx4k9d (person)

Riegger, Wallingford

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h130cw (person)

Composed for piano 4-hands, 1932. Transcribed 1938.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance suite : I Evocation / Wallingford Riegger. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53784085 Commissioned by the Alice M. Ditson Fund. Composed 1947. First performance New York, 16 May 1948, CBS Symphony, Dean Dixon conductor. Received the New York Music Critics' Circle Award for the 1947-48 season and the Walter W. Naumburg Recording Award.--Cf. F...

Grace Baer Hollowell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64878b8 (person)

Al Smith

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fp40f3 (person)

Richard Douaire

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kx8cm2 (person)

Alexander von Fielitz

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vf9tbw (person)

Carl Ruggles

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ds5vfj (person)

J. S. Van Cleve

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c0923t (person)

Vivian Perlis

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v2503h (person)

Becker, Evelyn

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xf40wv (person)