The Leonard Burkat Papers 1943-1981 (inclusive)
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Denisov, Edison
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Waldrop, Gideon, 1919-2000
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Composed 1940. First performance, with Movements 2 and 3 of the Suite (callno.: 3371), Rochester, New York, 1945-46, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor. Old Double Mountain is an actual pair of twin mountains in the heart of the West Texas ranch country.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra : Movement I "From Old Double Mountain" / Gideon Waldrop. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56819010 Composed ...
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987
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Composer Morton Feldman (1926-1987) was best known for his association with the New York School of experimentalist musicians, including composers John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown, and pianist David Tudor. In addition to composing approximately 150 works, Feldman also wrote more than three dozen articles about various aspects of music and art. Feldman was a member of the music department faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1972-1987. During those years he served...
Fizdale, Robert
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Pianists Arthur Gold (1917-1990) and Robert Fizdale (1920-1995) met during their student years at Juilliard. Their debut as a piano duo took place in 1944 at the New School for Social Research with a program of 20th century works that included music written for them by John Cage. Over the course of their career, Gold and Fizdale performed works composed for them by Georges Auric, Samuel Barber, Luciano Berio, Paul Bowles, Howard Brubeck, Alexei Haieff, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulen...
Allen, Betty, 1927-2009
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American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 28, 1976 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861144 ...
Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001.
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Concert violinist. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, January 27, 1992. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896054 Epithet: American violinist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x0000f9 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to stu...
Rodrigo, Joaquin
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Commissioned by Gaspar Cassadó. Composed 1949. First performance Madrid, 4 November 1949, Orquesta Nacional, Ataulfo Argenta conductor, Gaspar Cassadó soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto [sic] in modo galante : para violoncell y orquesta / J. Rodrigo. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53873742 The Giralda, built as a minaret during the Moorish domination of Spain, is now part of Seville Cathedral. Composed 1963. F...
Alexander, Josef
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Composed 1942. First performance New York, 19 August 1944, The National Broadcasting Company Symphony, Henri Nosco conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Williamsburg suite : for orchestra / by Josef Alexander. [194-?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42632323 Composed 1947. First performance New York, 28 November 1949, Little Orchestra Society, Thomas Scherman conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description o...
Richter, Marga
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Strouse, Charles
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Composer of "Put on a happy face" and many other songs from scores of shows. From the description of Autograph note on music paper, signed : [n.p.], [196-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910499 Annie 2 opened for previews at the Kennedy Center's Opera House, Washington, D.C., Dec.22, 1989. It closed in early Jan., 1990, when the producers decided it would need further development before resuming performances. It was not produced again until 1993 with the title Annie War...
Wuorinen, Charles
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Fennell, Frederick
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Hétu, Jacques, 1938-2010
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Starer, Robert
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Composed 1945. First performance Tel Aviv, 11 March 1947, Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Singer conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fantasy for strings with solo trio / Robert Starer. 1945. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54983174 Composed 1954. First performance New York, 27 October 1956, New York Philharmonic, Dimitri Mitropoulos conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Prelude and ron...
Thomson, Virgil
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The hymn is How Firm a Foundation, words and music commonly ascribed to Robert Keene. The melody is also called Geard. Also quoted Yes, Jesus Loves Me and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow. Composed 1926-28. First performance New York, 22 February 1945, New York Philharmonic, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony on a hymn tune / Virgil Thomson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56078995 Composer. ...
Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978
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Composed 1925. First performance by the Orchestre Straram, Paris, Jun 11, 1931, Nicolas Slonismky conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Energía / Carlos Chávez. [1925] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45206586 Mexican composer. From the description of Album leaf. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270919783 Conductor. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], [ca. 1960]. (Unknown). Wor...
Berger, Arthur, 1912-2003
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Arthur Berger was an established music composer and critic who served on the Brandeis University faculty from 1953 to 1980. From the description of Arthur Berger papers, 1948-2004 (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 61455403 Arthur Berger (1912-2003) was a critically acclaimed composer, music critic, and professor. He began writing short newspaper reviews while still a student at New York University, where he studied composition and mu...
Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991
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Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) was a Hungarian-born composer. He studied and performed throughout Europe until 1933, when he and violinist Adolf Busch and family left Germany for Switzerland (Serkin was later to marry Busch's daughter, Irene). In 1939 they emigrated to the United States, where Serkin taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and was later (1968-1976) its Director. He and Adolf Busch founded the Marlboro Music School and Festival near Brattleboro, Vermont. Fr...
Gottlieb, Jack
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Tourel, Jennie
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Russian-born American mezzo-soprano; b. Jennie Davidovich; on Metropolitan Opera roster; taught at Juilliard and elsewhere; b. 1900; d. 1963. From the description of Jennie Tourel collection, [193-]-[195-]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969783 Mezzo-soprano (1900?-1973); taught at the Juilliard School, 1963-1973. From the description of Papers, 1929-1977 (bulk 1946-1973). (The Juilliard School). WorldCat record id: 30055084 ...
Kraft, William F., 1938-
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Kraft was born on Sept. 6, 1923, in Chicago, IL; BS (1951) and MA (1954) in composition, Columbia Univ.; percussionist, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LAPO), 1955-81; became the music director of the LA Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Players in 1955; became director of LAPO New Music Group in 1981; composer-in-residence, LAPO, 1981-85; recipient of Guggenheim fellowships (1967 & 1972), NEA grants (1975, 1977, 1979), and an award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Lette...
Burkat, Leonard 1919-1992
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Burkat was artistic director for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863038 American music librarian, arts administrator, and program annotator. From the description of The Leonard Burkat papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702190492 From the description of The Leonard Burkat papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive)....
Kay, Hershy
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American composer and arranger. From the description of The Hershy Kay papers, 1940-1974 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 122451538 From the description of The Hershy Kay papers, 1940-1974 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702190738 ...
Somers, Harry
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Composed 1954. First performance Toronto, 1954, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Ettore Mazzoleni conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Passacaglia & fugue for orchestra / by Harry Somers. [1954] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54806760 ...
Amram, David Werner, 1866-1939
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American Composer, horn player, conductor, and cultural ambassador for U.S. Dept. of State; b. 1930. From the description of David Amram collection, [19--]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70960352 ...
Einem, Gottfried von 1918-1996
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Austrian composer. From the description of VI. Bild. Gottfried v. Einem. 18. 8. [19]45. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563163 ...
Pépin, Clermont 1926-2006
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Kirchner, Leon.
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American composer. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 16, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862472 ...
Reed, Alfred Hamish, 1875-1975
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Composed 1954-56 at the request of Milton Katims. First performance Bloomington, Indiana, 6 May 1959, Indiana University Symphony Orchestra, Tibor Kozma conductor, David Dawson soloist. Awarded the Luria Prize, School of Music of Indiana University, 1959.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Rhapsody : for viola and orchestra / Alfred Reed. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53706498 ...
Fletcher, Grant, 1913-2002
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Composed 1935. First performance Rochester, New York, 19 October 1944, Rochester Symphony, Howard Hanson conductor, Joseph Mariano soloist. Dedicated to F.E.W. (Frances E. Wells).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Rhapsody for flute and string orchestra / Grant Fletcher. [19--?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51821501 Commissioned by Carl A. Baumann. Composed 1953. First performance Chicago, 18 April 1953, Chicago Symphonietta, the co...
Denisov, Ėdisson Vasilʹevich, 1929-1996.
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Safire, William, 1929-2009
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William Lewis Safire (1929-2009) was an American author, columnist, lexicographer, novelist, public relations executive, reporter, and White House speechwriter. Safire was born on December 17, 1929, in New York, NY, to thread merchant Oliver C. and his wife Ida Panish Safir. (He later added the "e" to his name to help with pronunciation). He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, a specialized high school known for its focus on mathematics and science, and enrolled at Syracuse Universi...
Boulanger, Nadia, 1887-1979
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French composer and music teacher. From the description of [Letter] 1977 October 27 [to] Dear Mr. Wilson 1977. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 755584222 Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was a Parisian composer, music teacher and conductor. From the description of Nadia Boulanger American music scores, 1925-1937 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612769739 French composer and composition teacher. From the d...
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
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Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg was born on Sept. 13, 1874 in Vienna; began composing before he was nine years old; composed the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (1899), which he later scored for string orchestra, and became one of his most popular works; Austrian composers Alban Berg and Anton Webern began studying with him in 1904; his cantata Gurrelieder (begun in 1900) was received enthusiastically at its premiere in 1913; by 1909 he began creating atonal compositions, and in his Opus 25 Piano S...
Schuller, Gunther, 1925-2015
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The son of German immigrants, Gunther Schuller was born in New York on November 22, 1925. His professional music career began as a horn player, performing with the American Ballet Theater, as principal horn in the Cincinnati Symphony (1943-1945) and with the Metropolitan Opera from 1945-1959. Schuller's jazz career also began as a French horn player on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool recording (1949-1950). As an educator, Schuller first taught at the Manhattan School of Music from 1950-1953. Fro...
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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Irving Berlin (1888-1989), a writer and composer of popular songs, wrote "I Like Ike", which was used by Eisenhower's staff during the 1952 presidential campaign. Eisenhower presented Berlin with a special gold medal from the U.S. Congress in 1955 in recognition of his patriotic and popular songs. ...
Pinkham, Daniel, 1923-2006
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Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Jr. (June 5, 1923 – December 18, 2006) was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, into a prominent family engaged in the manufacture of patent medicines (his great-grandmother was Lydia E. Pinkham), he studied organ performance and music theory at Phillips Academy, Andover, with Carl F. Pfatteicher. At Harvard, he studied with Walter Piston; Aaron Copland, Archibald T. Davison, and A. Tillman Merritt were also among his teachers...
Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979
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Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Fiedler was sometimes criticized for over-popularizing music, particularly when adapting popular songs or editing portions of the classical repertoire, but he kept performances informal and sometimes self-mocking ...
Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982
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Polish pianist, later naturalized American. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York], 3 February 1969 and 12 January 1970, to Mrs. [John C.] Hughes, 1969 Feb. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676480 Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x0002e6 ...
Cordero, Roque, 1917-2008
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Composed 1939. First performance Panama City, 1942, National Orchestra of Panama, Herbert de Castro conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Capricho interiorano = (Capriccio of the interior) / by Roque Cordero. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51464460 Composed 1945. First performance Panama City, 14 September 1955, National Orchestra of Panama, Roque Cordero conductor. Honorable mention: Reichhold Music Award, Detroit, 1947...
Ginastera, Alberto, 1916-1983
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Argentine composer. From the description of "Los peones de hacienda, del ballet Estancia.", 1947 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270919811 First performance by the Orquesta del Servicio Oficial de Difusión Radio Eléctrica (SODRE), Montevideo, Uruguay, July 18, 1941, Lamberto Baldi conducting, Hugo Balzo (to whom the work is dedicated) at the piano.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concierto argentino : para piano y orquesta / Alberto E. Gin...
Messiaen, Olivier
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First performed Dec. 2, 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, conducting; the solo part played by Yvonne Loriod. From the description of Turangalîla-symphonie / Olivier Messiaen. [1946-1948] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 271073216 French composer. From the description of Autograph manuscript signed, dated : Paris, 26 June 1943, 1943 June 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582366 From the description of Autograph manuscript signed...
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
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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...
Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975
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Luigi Dallapiccola, an Italian composer, wrote Rencesvals, a piece for voice and piano based on three fragments of La Chanson de Roland, for French baritone Pierre Bernac. From the description of Correspondence concerning Rencesvals : Firenze, to Pierre Bernac, Paris, 1945-1946. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122640078 From the guide to the Correspondence concerning Rencesvals : Firenze, to Pierre Bernac, Paris, 1945-1946, (The New York Public Library. Music ...
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
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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...
Ormandy, Eugene
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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001db Conductor; Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-1980. From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481085 From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsyl...
Monteux, Pierre
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Griffes first met the French-born conductor Pierre Monteux in October 1916. When Monteux was appointed the conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1919, he began to program contemporary music, despite the objections of both the orchestra and the public who were accustomed to a German repertory. Griffes' The pleasure-dome of Kubla Khan was premeiered by Monteux and the orchestra in Boston, November 28, 1919, and repeated the following month at New York City's Carnegie Hall, December 4 and ...
Schuman, William
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An American composer and educator, William Schuman was instructor at Sarah Lawrence College (1935-45), president of the Juilliard School of Music (1945-1962), director of publications for G. Schirmer (1945-1952), and president of Lincoln Center (1962-1968). In the 1970's he was chairman of the Norlin Foundation and of the MacDowell Colony. He was a founding director of the Charles Ives Society and a member of the board of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, the Naumburg and K...
Crumb, George, 1929-
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George Crumb (b. Oct. 24, 1929, in Charleston, W.V.) is an American composer. From the description of George Crumb papers, 1956-2011 (bulk 1965-2003). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778991658 Composer. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : Philadelphia, to George Watras, 1979 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270911566 American composer. From the description of "VOX BALAENAE / FOR THREE MASKED PLAYERS / (Electric Flute, ...
Rorem, Ned, 1923-
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Composer and author. From the description of Oral history conducted by Vivian Perlis, March 31, 1997. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155905487 Commissioned by Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California. Composed 1956. First performance La Jolla, California, 5 August 1956, Nikolai Sokoloff conductor. Dedicated to Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. Fr...
Foss, Lukas
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Lukas Foss (b. Aug. 15, 1922, in Berlin; d. Feb. 1, 2009, in New York City) was an American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator. From the description of Lukas Foss papers, circa 1926-2000 (bulk 1936-1995). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130018 Composed 1955-58. First performance Pittsburgh, 24 October 1958, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony of chorales : for orchestra : ...
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
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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...
Ansermet, Ernest, 1883-1969
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Swiss conductor. From the description of Document signed, dated : London, 14 June 1921, 1921 June 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873879 The Orchestre symphonique de Paris was founded in 1929; Calvocoressi prepared the French translation of Boris, eventually for performances in Paris at the Salle Gaveau, 31 December 1935. Cf. Loewenberg, A. Annals of opera. From the description of Letter : to M.D. Calvocoressi, Paris, [between 1929 and 1935] Mar. 20. (Harva...
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
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Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence on September 4, 1892. As a child he improvised melodies at the piano and soon took up the violin. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1909, studying the violin with Berthelier, ensemble with Lefèvre, harmony with Leroux, counterpoint with André Gédalge, composition and fugue with Charles-Marie Widor, and conducting with Vincent d'Indy. He received first "accessit" in violin and counterpoint, and second in fugue, winning the Prix Lepaulle for composition. Mil...
Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
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Benny Goodman was born in Chicago, May 30, 1909. He received his first musical training at a local synagogue, and later studied clarinet with Franz Schoepp. Goodman made his debut at the age of twelve, and left home to become a full-time professional clarinetist when he was sixteen. After a decade of performing as a free-lancer and as a member of Ben Pollak's band, Goodman established his first big band in 1934, and soon it achieved unprecedented success. He won great ac...
Casadesus, Robert (1899-1972).
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Composed 1933. First performance Warsaw, April 1934, Walerian Bierdiajew conductor, the composer and his wife Gaby Casadesus soloists. Dedicated to E[mile] R[obert] Blanchet.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto pour 2 pianos et orchestra, op. 17 / Robert Casadesus. [1933] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205819 French pianist and composer. From the description of "Introduction / et / Polonaise / pour Violoncelle / av...
Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
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Born in Cameron, Missouri on June 17, 1912, Don Gillis moved with his family to Texas in 1930. He went on to have some impact on nearly every institution of higher education in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as the University of South Carolina. Gillis studied composition with Don Mixson at Texas Christian University, and then worked as a band director at TCU, a Director of Productions at the WBAP radio station in Fort Worth, a producer for NBC Radio in Chicago, and a producer and script wri...
Tuchman, Barbara W. (Barbara Wertheim), 1912-1989
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Historian and writer Tuchman (1912- ) received an A.B. from Radcliffe College (1933), and worked as a journalist and editor. She is the author of many prize-winning works, including The Guns of August (1962) and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971). From the description of Letter, 1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007438 New York-born American journalist and historian; Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Guns of August, 1962. Fro...
Diamond, David, 1915-2005
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By Unknown - ebay.com, front of photo, back of photo, Public Domain, Link David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) was a gay, Jewish American composer of classical music....
Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998
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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Steele Commager : oral history, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122619921 From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Steele Commager : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728956 American historian. From the description of The price of Eire's neutrality : printed, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...
Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993
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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000384 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with A...
Berger, Arthur 1912-
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Munch, Charles 1891-1968
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Musician and conductor; b. in Germany; conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra. From the description of Charles Munch collection, 1935-1966. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968710 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While a...
Einem, Gottfried von, 1918
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Surinach, Carlos
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Title refers to the Desert Fathers, early Christian monks who were nicknamed "Athletae Dei." Composed 1960. First performance 54th Street Theatre, New York, 27 April 1960, Martha Graham and Company.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Acrobats of God : ballet for chamber orchestra / Carlos Surinach. [1960] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55739155 Composed 1945. First performance Barcelona, Spain, 8 April 1945, Barcelona Municipal Orchestr...
Szigeti, Joseph
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Joseph Szigeti (1892-1973) was an American violinist of Hungarian birth. He studied first with his father, then with Jeno Hubay. He settled in the United States in 1940 and became a citizen in 1951. His true strength was contemporary music, and he often forced concert managers to include contemporary pieces in concert programs. He was friends with Bartok and several other prominent composers, many of whom dedicated works to him. He played a Guarneri violin, and held his bow in the old fashioned ...
Strouse, Charles
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Arnold Arnstein was born in Budapest in 1898, and came to New York with his family when he was 4 years old. After attending Stuyvesant High School, he graduated from City College in 1919, with a degree in chemistry. He played violin until an accident prevented further study. In 1925 he began to work for Paramount Publix Corporation as a music copyist. By 1932 he was able to set up his own office on west 72nd Street in New York City which he used until his death. Over the...
Kay, Hershy
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Weisgarber, Elliot, 1919-2001
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Clarinetist, composer and ethnomusicologist Elliot Weisgarber (December 5, 1919 - December 31, 2001) was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied clarinet and composition at the Eastman School of Music where he earned his Bachelor and Masters degrees in music as well as a Performers Certificate in clarinet. Following his graduation in 1943 Weisgarber spent one year teaching at Colby Junior College in New Hampshire before moving on to a sixteen-year career at the Womans College, University o...
Ridout, Godfrey
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Yashiro, Akio, 1929-1976
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Svoboda, Tomáš, 1939-
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Rodrigo, Joaquín.
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Fennell, Frederick
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Wyner, Yehudi, 1929-
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Smit, Leo, 1921-1999
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American pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph documents (2), dated : Buffalo, 17 February [1976, and n.d.], 1976 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962013 Composer, pianist, and educator, Leo Smit was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1921. After studies at Curtis Institute of Music, he worked as a rehearsal pianist with George Balanchine's American Ballet in 1930-32. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Smit taught at Sarah Lawrence College...
Brant, Henry, 1913-2008
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Composed 1933. First performance, New School for Social Research, New York, Oct. 16, 1933, American Chamber Orchestra, Bernard Hermann, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Lyric piece / Henry Brant. 1933. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284603 Composed 1945. In memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dedication : in memory of a great man / Henry Brant. 1945. (Fr...
Keats, Donald
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Bergsma, William, 1921-1994
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Composed 1942. First performance at the Thirteenth Annual Festival of American Music of the Eastman School of Music, by the Eastman School Little Symphony Orchestra, Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1943, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony : for chamber orchestra / William Bergsma. 1942. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43268092 Professor of music, University of Washington. William Bergsma served as director, S...
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
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Aaron Copland (1900-1990) was an American composer. During the years 1964 and 1965 Copland wrote, conducted, narrated, and hosted a series of twelve television programs entitled Music in the 20s = Music in the Twenties. The transcripts described in this collection were transcribed from filmed interviews recorded live at the WGBH studios in Boston, Mass. between 1964 Nov. 11 and 1965 Jan. 26. These unedited, preliminary tape recordings later formed the basis of the series...
Subotnick, Morton
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Morton Subotnick's incidental music for Berthold Brecht's play Caucasian chalk circle was written for the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center production at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre which premièred on March 24, 1966 and ran for 100 performances. The production was directed by Herbert Blau and Jules Irving. Stacy Keach, Brock Peters and Priscilla Pointer were members of the cast. From the description of [Music for the Caucasian chalk circle / Morton Subotnick]. [1966] (New York Pub...
Fizdale, Robert
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Toch, Ernst
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A native of Vienna, Toch emigrated to Great Britain in 1933 and shortly later to the U.S. After the war he stayed in Europe for a time and then returned to the U.S. in 1952. Lilly Toch (née Zwack) was Ernst's wife; they married in 1916. Ernst and Lilly appear to have been good friends of Alma Mahler. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1948-1963. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864622 Austrian composer, pianist, and teacher, n...
Zádor, Eugene, 1894-1977
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Composed 1939.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Csardas rhapsody / by Eugene Zador. [1939?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 57344995 Zádor was born on Nov. 5, 1894 in Bátaszék, Hungary; studied under Richard Heuberger at the Vienna Conservatory (1911) and under Max Reger in Leipzig (1912-14); attended lectures given by Hermann Abert (1913-14) and Arnold Schering (1919-20) at the Univ. of Halle, and studied with Fritz Volbach at Mün...
Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914-1995
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Biochemical researcher and physician. Salk was an alumnus of City College, Class of 1934. From the description of Memorabilia, [ca. 1934-1965] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155503820 Noted physician, virologist, and humanitarian, best known for development of the first poliomyelitis vaccine. Founder of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Served on the faculty of the Univ. of Michigan (1942-1963...
Thorne, Francis
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American jazz musician and composer. From the description of Interview, Dec. 2, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861548 Prolific American composer Francis Thorne (born 1922) is well known for his work in a variety of genres, as well as for his service in music administration. Born in Bay Shore, New York, Thorne came from a musical family. His father had been a ragtime pianist and his grandfather, Gu...
Allen, Betty, 1930-
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Kirchner, Leon
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Leon Kirchner (1919 - 2009) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. Born in Brooklyn, NY, to Russian Jewish immigrants, his family moved to Los Angeles when he was nine years old. He studied with Ernst Bloch while attending the University of California at Berkeley. Bloch recommended Kirchner to Arnold Schoenberg, who became Kirchner's primary mentor and influence; he also studied with Roger Sessions. Kirchner was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1948, after which he taugh...
Dutilleux, Henri, 1916-2013
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Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with Albert Roussel and Vincent d’Indy. After completing the composition courses, he studied conducting with Charles Munch and Désormière. He graduated from ...
Markevitch, Igor
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Italian conductor and composer of Russian birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Vevey], 27 January [1933], to Comtesse Etienne de Beaumont in Paris, 1933 Jan. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581831 ...
Colgrass, Michael
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Pépin, Clermont, 1926-
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Haieff, Alexei, 1914-1994
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Composed 1949-50. First performance of revised version Boston, 31 October 1952, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch conductor, Leo Smit soloist. Dedicated to Janice Newman for Leo Smit. Received the New York Music Critics Award for 1952.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto for piano and orchestra / Alexei Haieff. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52137728 Alexei Haieff was born in Blagoveshchensk, Siberia, ...
Walton, William, 1902-1983
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William Walton composed the Sinfonia Concertante while living in London with the Sitwell family. Walton dedicated the three movements of the work to Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. The Sinfonia Concertante was first published in 1928 and revised in 1943. From the description of Sinfonia concertante : for orchestra with pianoforte (quasi obbligato) / by William Walton. [ca. 1927] (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 62092340 English composer. From the de...
Dello Joio, Norman
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Composed 1949. First performance La Jolla, California, 21 August 1949, Musical Arts Society, Nicolai Sokoloff conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of New York profiles : a suite for orchestra / Norman Dello Joio. 1949. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45207262 Composed 1945. First performance Pittsburgh, 4 January 1946, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description ...
Barbers Samuel, 1910-
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Alexander, Josef
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Graffman, Gary
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Concert pianist and director of the Curtis Institute. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 27, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861454 Concert pianist, director of Curtis Institute of Music, 1985- . From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, January 25, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155892233 American ...
Shostakovich, Dmitri
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Nos. 20, 7, 21, 14 and 6, respectively, of Twenty Four Preludes for Piano, op. 34, composed 1932-33. Arranged 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Five preludes : from 24 piano preludes by D. Shostakovich, op. 34 (nos. 20, 7, 21, 14, 6) / arr. by Lan Adomian. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54108995 From the opera, "The nose" in 3 acts with libretto by the composer in conjunction with Y. Zemyatin, G. Ionin and A. Preys after G...
Poulenc, Francis
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Composer. From the description of Francis Poulenc autograph letter to [Jay S. Harrison], [1953] July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 476902904 French composer. From the description of Discours du Général / (Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel) / Francis Poulenc / (1921). Avril 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568728 From the description of Autograph note signed on his visiting card, dated : [Paris, n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unkn...
Bolcom, William
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American composer, pianist, and author. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (3), and Autograph letter signed, dated : Ann Arbor, 12 and 28 April 1981, and 21 June 1988, and [New York, 15? May 1988], to Jim Fuld, 1981 Apr. 12 and 28, 1988 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874434 William Bolcom is a composer and pianist. Joan Morris is a mezzo-soprano. They are both members of the University of Michigan School of Music faculty. Bolcom and Morris have giv...
Morawetz, Oskar, 1917-2007
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Healey, Derek, 1936-....
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Inspired by Eskimo prints. Commissioned by the CBC for the Vancouver Autumn Fair, composed 1971. First performance Vancouver, Canada, 21 September 1971, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, John Avison conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Arctic images : a suite for orchestra / Healey. c1971. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183937 ...
Kraft, William
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Biography Kraft was born on Sept. 6, 1923, in Chicago, IL; BS (1951) and MA (1954) in composition, Columbia Univ.; percussionist, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LAPO), 1955-81; became the music director of the LA Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Players in 1955; became director of LAPO New Music Group in 1981; composer-in-residence, LAPO, 1981-85; recipient of Guggenheim fellowships (1967 & 1972), NEA grants (1975, 1977, 1979), and an...
Creston, Paul, 1906-1985
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Composed 1937. First performance at the Fourth Yaddo Music Period, by the Yaddo Orchestra, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1937, the composer conducting, Louis Porter (violin), Robert Silberberg (flute), soloists.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Partita / Paul Creston. 1937. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45207062 Composed 1938 in memory of the composer's first child, Paul Julian Creston. First performance by the Pittsburgh Symphon...
Chávez, Carlos, 1899-
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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
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American composer. From the description of [Sonata, piano. Draft] : autograph manuscript, 1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561604 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p.], to Mr. [Seymour] Peck, 1966 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270671896 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, with two autograph postscripts, dated : Mount Kisco, N.Y., 27 April 1957, to Niccolò [i.e. Nikolay Malko], 1957 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldC...
Chihara, Paul
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Chihara was born on July 9, 1938 in Seattle, WA; began studying the violin at age eight; studied composition with Robert Palmer at Cornell Univ. (where he also received his MM in English literature); studied with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood, Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and Ernst Pepping in Berlin; was an associate professor of music at UCLA, where he founded and directed the Twice ensemble and conducted the Collegium musicum; his compositions, often reflecting his interest in Oriental music, in...
Reed, Alfred
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Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was a composer, arranger, and conductor in the U.S. His birth name was Alfred Friedman but by the time he was ten, he was playing trumpet professionally under the name Alfred Reed. He went on study theory and harmony with John Sacco and Paul Yartin. From 1938 to 1942, he was a staff composer, arranger, and assistant conductor for the Radio Workshop in New York. His next positions were as associate conductor of the 529th U.S. Air Force Band, and staff composer...
Avshalomov, Jacob
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Jacob Avshalomov (1919- ) graduated from Reed College in 1943 and married Doris Felde, also class of '43. He played percussion and cello in the Portland Junior Symphony before earning advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. Avshalomov taught music at Columbia University from 1946 to 1954 before returning to Portland to become the Conductor of the Portland Junior Symphony, retiring after 40 years in 1994. From the description of Jacob Avshalomov Papers, 1954-2000. 1954-2000...
Laderman, Ezra
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Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Composed 1980. First performance Los Angeles, 15 September 1981, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini conductor. Dedicated to Carlo Maria Giulini.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. IV : symphony for brass and orchestra / by Ezra Laderman. [1983] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52688584 Commissioned by the Detroit Symphony. Composed 1989. First performance Detroit, Detro...
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972
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Poet, acting editor of The Dial magazine, 1925-1929. Born Marianne Craig Moore. From the description of Book manuscripts, 1935-1967. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122417395 From the description of Albums, [ca. 1905-1936]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524976 From the description of Family correspondence, 1848-1972, bulk 1905-1972. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540617 From the desc...
Gottlieb, Jack
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Phillips, Burrill
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Composed 1935. First performance Rochester, N.Y., 3 April 1935, Eastman School Little Symphony Orchestra, Karl Van Hoesen conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony concertante : for small orchestra / Burrill Phillips. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53194490 Based on Mexican children's game-songs collected by José Limón. Commissioned by she Julliard School for José Limón's students. Composed 1968-69.--Cf. Fleisher...
Schwarz, Gerard, 1947-....
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Waldrop, Gideon, 1919-
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Francescatti, Zino, 1902-1991
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French violinist; d. 1991. From the description of Zino Francescatti collection, 1936-1997 (bulk 1936-1991). (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70954214 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Marti...
Jacobi, Frederick, 1891-1952
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Composed 1919. First performance by the National Symphony Orchestra of New York, 29 April, 1921, Artur Bodanzky conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of The eve of Saint Agnes : symphonic prelude after the poem of Keats / by Frederick Jacobi. [1952]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 166329353 Written for the Juilliard Alumni. Composed 1939. First performance New York, 1939, Juilliard Alumni Association, Charles Lichter conductor. Ade...
Adaskin, Murray, 1906-2002
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Tourel, Jennie
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Starer, Robert
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Husa, Karel, 1921-
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Originally composed for piano 4-hands as part of the Czech Duets, 1955. First performance of duets Ithaca, New York, at the Cornell University Contemporary Arts Festival; 1956, Bruce Archibald and Charles McClain pianists. This transcription 1958. First performance Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 1959, University of Michigan August 1959, University of Michigan Band, Henry Romersa conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Divertimento for brass and percussion / Karel Hu...
Lambro, Phillip
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Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965
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American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic progression. He was interested in electric instruments and composed pieces with sounds on tape. From the description of Autograph letters to François Bernouard, 1907-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872672 American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic pro...
Yttrehus, Rolv
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Hétu, Jacques, 1938-
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Forsyth, Malcolm
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Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995
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Composed 1933. First performance Hollywood Bowl, 13 July 1933, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fragment of chorus from "Orestes" of Euripides : from a conjectural version (400 B.C.) / arranged by Nicolas Slonimsky. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54759973 Movements 1-6 and 8 originally composed 1928 in Studies in Black and White for piano. Transcribed and Valse added, 1941. First performance Buenos Aire...
Mayer, William, 1925-
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Suggested by two unidentified lines of poetry: "Fresh is the snow, and beautiful the footprints left there ... ", and "Of fireflies and a summer night ..." Composed 1959. First performance New York, 12 February 1961, Orchestra of America, Richard Korn conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Two pastels : for orchestra / William Mayer. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52926707 Originally composed as the slow movement of the co...
Piston, Walter, 1894-1976
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Walter Hamor Piston (1894-1976) was a noted 20th-century American composer. He earned his Harvard AB 1924 and served as Walter W. Naumberg Professor of Music at Harvard from 1948-1960. From the description of Letters from Walter Piston to Carl Miller, 1954, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063913 Composed 1957. First performance Boston, 7 March 1958, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch conductor, Joseph de Pasquale soloist. Dedicated to Joseph de Pasqua...
Bavicchi, John, 1922-2012
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Movements 1, 4, and 5 originally composed as Sonata for Two Pianos, 1953. This work composed 1955-59. First performance Cambridge, Mass., 16 April 1961, Cambridge Civic Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra, opus 19 / by John Bavicchi. [195-?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43257019 Composed 1952. Dedicated to Beverly Ann Lewis.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the ...
Feldman, Morton, 1926-
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Shapero, Harold, 1920-2013
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Riegger, Wallingford
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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...
Horowitz, Vladimir
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Russian-born pianist. From the description of The papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, 1784-1991 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150358 Vladimir Horowitz (in Russian, Gorowitz) was born in Berdichev, near Kiev, on October 1, 1903. His father, Simeon, was an electrical engineer, and his mother, Sophie, a pianist. It was Sophie who gave Volodya (as he was affectionately called), his sister, Regina, and brothers Jacob and George, ...
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1895-1968
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Composer. From the description of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco autograph letter to Robert Raphael, 1959 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 426069522 From the description of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco autograph letter to Robert Raphael, 1959 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 426069519 From the description of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco autograph letter to Robert Raphael, 1959 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 426069523 From the description of Mario...
Gould, Glenn
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Canadian pianist. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 22, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861589 From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873369 Concert pianist and radio producer. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 2, 1978 [sound recording]...
Stein, Leon, 1910-2002
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Composed 1950. First performance Oklahoma City, 14 April 1951, Oklahoma Symphony, Victor Alessandro conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of A festive overture / Leon Stein. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55074614 Composed 1972.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 4 / by Leon Stein. [1974] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55074736 Conductor, composer, and ...
Berio, Luciano
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Italian composer. From the description of Album leaf, 1975, Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270919773 From the description of Autograph letters signed (10), Typewritten letters signed (9), Autograph postcard signed, Typewritten letter signed (copy) of a letter to Karl Heinz [Stockhausen], Typewritten letter signed (copy) of a letter to [Donal] Henahan, Printed program with Autogrph note signed, Copies (2) of an article about Berio in a Paris newspaper with Autograph ...
Bresnick, Martin
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American composer; professor of composition at Yale University. From the description of Papers of Martin Bresnick, 1987-1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56694254 ...
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-
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Virgil Thomson was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 25, 1896. As a boy, he took lessons in piano and organ, and soon found work as a church organist. He attended public schools and then Kansas City Polytechnic Institute, a junior college. In 1917 he enlisted in the Army, but World War I came to an end before he could be sent to Europe. After his discharge from the military, Thomson attended Harvard, where he sang in the Glee Club and studied with Edward Burlinga...
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976
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Epithet: cellist and composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001fc This transcription 1946.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Variations on a Paganini theme / Gregor Piatigorsky ; orchestral arrangement by Arthur Cohn. [1946] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53194517 ...
Muczynski, Robert
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Robert Muczynski (b. Mar. 19, 1929, Chicago) received formal musical training at DePaul University in Chicago, where he studied piano with Walter Knupfer and composition with Alexander Tcherepnin. His works have been performed in the major cities of the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. His Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1982, while his Second Piano Sonata was unanimously voted Best Contemporary...
Amram, David
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Gerhard, Roberto.
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Babbitt, Milton, 1916-2011
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Composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Princeton, N.J., to Mr. [James] Fuld, [1983 Dec. 30?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270911546 American composer. From the description of Autogrpaph letters signed (6), dated Princeton, N.J., [ca. 1977, 1987, and n.d.], to Joan Peyser, [ca. 1977, 1987, and n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270991916 ...
Cooper, Paul, 1926-1996
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Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991
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Composer; wife participates in final interview. From the description of Reminiscences of Elie Siegmeister and Mrs. Elie Siegmeister : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725333 ...
Fletcher, Grant, 1913-
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Freedman, Harry, 1922-2005
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Erb, Donald, 1927-2008
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Leonard Burkat
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Leonard Burkat was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 20 or 21, 1919. As a boy, he attended the Boston Latin School and played saxophone and oboe. Later he took courses at Boston University, Harvard University, and the Columbia University School of Library Science. Burkat had several careers in music. He wrote music criticism for the Boston Globe and the Boston Evening Transcript . He worked as a music librarian at the Boston Public Library, and then, beginning in 1946, for the B...
Luke, Ray, 1928-2010
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Composed 1957. First reading Rochester, New York, 15 April 1958, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra / by Ray Luke. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52803738 ...
Denisov, Edisson Vasilievich, 1929-
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Richter, Marga
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Somers, Harry, 1925-
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Wuorinen, Charles
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Serly, Tibor
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Composer, conductor, and instrumentalist. From the description of Letters from Tibor Serly to Henry Pleasants, 1931-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435462 From the guide to the Tibor Serly letters to Henry Pleasants, 1931-1951, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Composed 1931. First performance Budapest, 13 May 1935, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony in 3 movements...
Pisk, Paul Amadeus
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Epithet: writer on music British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x00007e ...
Cantelli, Guido
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Walton, William Turner, Sir, 1902-
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Stern, Isaac, 1920-
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Baker, Michael, 1942-
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Perle, George, 1915-2009
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Commissioned by Walter Trampler. Composed 1962. First performance Museum of Modern Art, New York, 10 May 1962, Composers Showcase concert, Arthur Weisberg conductor, Walter Trampler soloist. Dedicated to Walter Trampler.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Serenade for viola and solo instruments / by George Perle. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53180840 An American composer and theorist, George Perle received his Ph.D. degree in 1...
Křenek, Ernst
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Krenek was an Austro-American composer. Robert Holliday was the director of the Hamline University Choir, St. Paul, Minn. Krenek was chair of the Hamline University Music Dept. the first six years of Holliday's tenure as director. From the description of Letters : to Robert Holliday, 1943-1976. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33996728 Commissioned by The Louisville Orchestra. Composed 1954. First performance Louisville, Kentucky, 12 February 1955, ...
Burkat, Leonard, 1919-
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Josephs, Wilfred
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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000318 ...
Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-
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