The Charles Shackford Papers 1934-1984 (inclusive)

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 ...

Smith, Carleton Sprague

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Forte, Allen, 1926-2014

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From the Allen Forte Papers at Yale University: Allen Forte (1926-2014) was the Battell Professor Emeritus of the Theory of Music at Yale University. He was a specialist in 20th-century atonal music, musical analysis using Schenkerian methods, and the American popular ballad. He is the author of over one hundred books and articles, and advised seventy-two Ph.D. dissertations. Allen Forte received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, and taught at Columbia University Teachers College, M...

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...

Grasso, Ella, 1919-1981

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Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso, née Tambussi (May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first woman elected to this office and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due t...

Weinrich, Carl

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Schwartz, Elliott

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Boyden, David D. (David Dodge), 1910-1986

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American musicologist; Professor of Music, University of California, Berkeley 1938-1975. From the description of David D. Boyden papers, 1922-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77738082 Biography David Dodge Boyden (b. Westport, CT, 10 Dec 1910; d. Berkeley, CA, 18 Sep 1986). American musicologist. He studied at Harvard (BA 1932, MA 1938) and at Columbia Universities, and the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. From 1...

Bartow, Nevett

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Duckles, Vincent H. (Vincent Harris), 1913-1985

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American musicologist and librarian. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Berkeley, 24 October 1963, to James J. Fuld, 1963 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874460 Vincent Duckles was Head, Music Library, University of California, Berkeley, from 1947 to 1981. From the description of Vincent H. Duckles collection, [ca. 1947-1981]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38222835 Epithet: musicologist ...

Gauntlett, Henry J. (Henry John), 1805-1876

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English organist, composer, and critic. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 22 April and 30 November 1875, to Joseph Bennett, 1875 Apr. 22 and Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577719 ...

Zaslaw, Neal, 1939-

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Cohen, Isadore

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Bach, Giovanni, 1892-

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), composer of baroque music, organ technician, master of harpsicord, organ and violin, whose talents were largely unrecognised in his lifetime but have been celebrated ever since. From the guide to the Copy of Johann Sebastian Bach, Twenty Four Preludes and Fugues, c.1800, c.1800, (University of St Andrews) ...

Brown, Howard Mayer

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Lurtsema, Robert J.

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Grout, Donald Jay

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Professor of Musicology, Cornell University, 1945-1970. From the guide to the Donald Jay Grout papers, 1929-1989., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Wadif, John P.

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Winograd, Arthur

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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...

Newcomb, Anthony, 1943-

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Anderson, Ruth

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Dunn, Thomas

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Epithet: of the Dublin Custom House British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000752.0x000013 Epithet: of Sheffield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000752.0x000012 ...

Elgar, Edward

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McKinley, Carl, 1895-1966

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Composer, organist, choir director and educator. Member of the composition faculty at New England Conservatory of Music 1929-1963; chairman of theory and composition, 1955-1963. From the description of Carl McKinley printed and ms. music, 1916-1955. (New England Conservatory of Music). WorldCat record id: 82369627 Composed 1939. First performance Rochester, New York, 29 October 1941, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. ...

Althouse, Paul, 1889-1954

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Palisca, Claude V.

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Simonds, Bruce

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Baxter, Lincoln

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Miller, Carl S.

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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...

Wagner, Richard, 1966-

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Austin, William W.

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Weicker, Lowell, 1931-

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Shackford, Charles

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Commissioned by Theodore J. Schultz in memory of Isaac Kodis (1894-1974) and Alice E. Kodis (1904-1973).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Serenade in D on three Jewish melodies : for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, violoncello and harpsichord / Charles Shackford. [1975]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 191853443 Composed in 1976.--Cf Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto for brass and symphonic ensemble / ...

Bingham, Susan.

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Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-

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Marriner, Neville

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Wilson, Keith L. (Keith Leroy), 1916-2013

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Davison, Archibald T. (Archibald Thompson), 1883-1961

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Epithet: alias Bodkin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0002d1 Davison graduated from Harvard (A.B., 1906) and taught music at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Archibald Thompson Davison, 1887-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973043 Musicologist Epithet: Professor of Music, Harvard University British Library ...

Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006

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Clergyman. From the description of Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. : oral history, 1989. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122452011 Epithet: Reverend chaplain Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000080 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born June 1, 1924, in New York City. He attended Deerfield Academy and Phillips Academy Andover b...

Herrmann, William

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Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991

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American pianist. From the description of The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150415 Professor of Music. Pianist and professor of Music, Cornell University. From the description of John Kirkpatrick papers, 1951-1965. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74898137 b New York Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manus...

Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw, 1923-....

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Noss, Luther

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Luther Melancthon Noss was born on July 21, 1907, in Leland, Illinois. He was educated at Northwestern University (B. Mus., 1930) and Yale University (B. Mus., 1931, M. Mus., 1932). He served as a combat intelligence specialist with the 73rd Bombardment Wing during World War II, based in Saipan. He was assistant professor of music at Cornell University from 1935-1939; thereafter he spent the rest of his career at Yale University. He served as professor of music, chair of the department of music,...

Self, William, 1921-2010

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William Self was a prominent Hollywood actor and producer who worked with such figures as John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. He switched to TV production in 1952 and worked with Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and James Dean. Much of his work was for major companies like Columbia, American Broadcasting, and 20th Century Fox. From the description of William Self papers, 1940-1990. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 61770852 ...

Cohn, Arthur, 1910-1998

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Composed 1934. Revised 1939. First performance by members of the brass section of the Greenwich Concert Orchestra of the Federal Music Project of New York City, WPA, New York, May 26, 1937 at the Federal Music Theatre, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Music for brass instruments, op. 9 / Arthur Cohn. 1939. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205187 Composer. From the description of Interview conducted...

French, Richard F. (Richard Frederic), 1915-2001

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Bozyan, H. Frank (Hagop Frank), 1899-1965

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Waite, William G.

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Sargeant, Winthrop

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Boatwright, Howard

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American violinist, conductor, and composer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Syracuse, N.Y., 13 November 1964, to Joseph Chouinard, 1964 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906389 ...

Hancock, Gerre, 1934-2012

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Fuller, Albert

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Brahms

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German Romantic composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Fritz Simrock, Rome, 1881 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122448491 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Elise. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122541007 19th century German Romantic composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to unidentified correspondent, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12...