Memorial Library of Music collection

Handy, W. C., 1873-1958

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W. C. Handy, also known as William Christopher Handy (born Florence, Alabama, November 16, 1873-died March 25, 1958, New York, New York), known as the "Father of the Blues," is credited with helping popularize blues music. In 1896, he joined W. A. Mahara's Minstrels, as its trumpeter-bandleader and began a theatrical production that featured African American music. In the early 1900s, he started writing his own music with the first published commercial blues song "Memphis Blues," which became a ...

Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit

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Composer. From the description of D. F. E. Auber miscellany, 1860-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122377121 Auber, French composer noted for his operas, including Manon. From the description of [Letter], 12 Jun. [18--] / Auber. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 152608612 French composer, pupil of Cherubini. Writer of grand operas and comic operas. From the description of Original manuscript copy of Fra Diavolo as sent to the printer b...

Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799

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French composer and playwrite, 18th century. From the description of Letter to Mme de Pankouke. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398229 Pierre Beaumarchais, playwright. From the description of The barber of Seville : or, the useless precaution : typescript, 1972, 1 - 22 September. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122597946 French dramatist and financier. From the description of Account of Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, ...

Halévy, F., 1799-1862

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Libretto by Saint-Georges; opera first performed in Paris at the Opéra, 17 March 1858. Cf. New Grove online. From the description of Autographe d'Halévy : fragment de La magicienne : manuscript, [1858?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612871875 F. Halévy was a composer; he wrote the opera La Juive. From the description of Autographed musical score fragment and commentary, 1858. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155888413 Librett...

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848

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Italian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], to "il principe di Colobrano" in Naples, 1841 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565897 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Vienna, 13 June 1843], to [Gaetano] Cobianchi in Paris, 1843 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565892 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Naples, 13 October 1831, to his father, Andrea Doniz...

Auric, Georges, 1899-1983

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Paris, 23 June 1925, and [London], 23 June 1926, to Mme [Louise] Alvar, 1925, 23 June and 1926, 23 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680749 From the description of [Les fâcheux. Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1925 June 05. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561533 From the description of [La concurrence] : autograph manuscript, 1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561528 ...

Honegger, Arthur

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Epithet: Swiss-French composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x0003b9 Swiss composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris] June 18 1923, to M.H. Kling at [J. & W.] Chester, 1923 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666421 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Calvados, [ca. 26 July 1938], to [Jacques Larmanjat], 1938 July 26....

Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870

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Irish composer and singer. British composer. Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl. (Wikipedia contributors, "Michael William Balfe," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_William_Balfe&oldid=1100078344 (accessed September 9, 2022). M. W. (Michael William) Balfe was an Irish composer, singer, and conductor. Balfe began his musical career as a ...

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...

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

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Gustav Mahler was a Romantic composer. Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. For much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor. Aside from early works such as a movement from a piano quartet composed when he was a student in Vienna, Mahler's works are generally designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists. ...

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. ...

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960

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Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music....

Büsser, Henri, 1872-1973

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Composed for the competition of the Paris Conservatory, 1915. Dedicated to Mlle. Renée Lénars, Conservatory Professor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Impromptu : for harp and orchestra / by Henri Büsser. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49207954 Composed for the competition of the Paris Conservatory, 1912. Dedicated to M. Prosper Mimart, Conservatory Professor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of P...

Hahn, Reynaldo, 1875-1947

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Composed originally for clarinet and piano, 1903.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sarabande et thème varié : pour clarinette basse et piano / Reynaldo Hahn ; orchestrated by Lucien Cailliet. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49980832 Hahn was a French composer. Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire (1845-1928 ) was a French painter and illustrator of Marcel Proust’s Les plaisirs et les jours . From the guide to the Reynald...

Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924

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Italian pianist and composer. From the description of Letters 1901-1920. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 703895285 German-Italian composer and pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Berlin?], 22 June 1923, to Herr Dünnebeil [at Breitkopf & Härtel] 1923 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674030 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 8 March 1924, to a Herr Präsident, 1924...

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...

Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012

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Born in France on November 30, 1907, critic-historian Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920 and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia until his retirement in 1975, having also for a decade been Dean of Faculties and Provost. From 1975 to 1993 he was Literary Adviser to Charles Scribner's Sons. Among his forty books are biographical-critical studies of William James and Hector Berlioz, several volumes of literary and cultu...

Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947

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Italian composer, organizer, pianist, and conductor. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 10 February 1926, to [Charles Copeley Harding?] in London, 1926 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564213 From the description of Bolero / Casella. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562160 From the description of Autograph postcard signed signed, dated : [Siena, 17 August 1923?], to Louise Alvar, 1923 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972

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American composer Ferde Grofe (1892-1972) is best known for his Grand Canyon Suite and for his orchestration of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. From the description of Ferde Grofé collection, ca. 1890-ca. 1960 (bulk ca. 1920-ca. 1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128295 Composed 1933. First performance New York, Carnegie Hall, 25 January 1933, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tabloid : ...

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...

Harris, Roy, 1898-1979

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Commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation for the Rockefeller FIlm Project. Composed as film score 1940-41. First performance (recording for the film) New York, 21 January 1941, Roy Harris conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of One-tenth of a nation / Roy Harris. [1940?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 226966329 Composed 1949-51. First performance Wilmington, North Carolina, 21 March 1984.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. F...

GUGLIELMI, PIETRO, 1727-1804

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Schwarz, Kurt

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Helm, Everett

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Commissioned by the Louisville Symphony Orchestra. Composed 1956. First performance Louisville, Kentucky, 25 February 1956, Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Robert Whitney conductor, Benjamin Owen soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Zweites Konzert für Klavier und Orchester / Everett Helm. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52278494 Composed 1950. First performance Berlin, January 1951, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Joseph Ke...

Martucci, Giuseppe

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Italian composer, pianist, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Bologna, to [Joseph Bennett], 1897 June 4 and 1899 May 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581890 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 26 October 1889, to Paolo Rotondo in Naples, 1889 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581894 "The firm of Ricordi was founded in Milan in 1808 by Giovanni Ricordi (1785-1853); it w...

BRITTEN, BENJAMIN, 1913-

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Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944

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Chaminade was a French composer and pianist. From the description of Note, [19--, to] Madam / C. Chaminade. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 184741800 ...

Blow, John., 1649-1708

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Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801

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From L'olimpiade, libretto by Metastasio; first performed in Vicenza for the inauguration of the Eretenio Theatre, 10 July 1784. Cf. New Grove. From the description of Aria nel Sig'r Cimarosa : Se cerca se dice : manuscript, [between 1784 and 1815] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 259948545 Italian composer. From the description of Questo soave affetto che voi chiamate amore. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562313 From the description of Messa...

Manry, Charles

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Handel George Frederick 1685-1759

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Mandanici, Placido

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Italian composer. From the description of "Canone 1o. a 4. / Canone 2do a 4. / Cano doppio a 8, / formato dall'unione / dei soprascritti" : autograph manuscript, 1845 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566887 ...

Winternitz, Emanuel

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Bach, Johann Christian, 1735-1782

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First modern performance Sheffield, England, 6 January 1940, John Parr Chamber Concerts, O.C. Owrid conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of [Sinfonia no. 6 in B♭ for wind instruments]. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50749644 First published in London between 1772 and 1777 by Peter Welcker. Dedicated to the Elector Palatine, Carl Theodor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Divertimento à une flut...

Casamorata, Luigi Ferdinando, 1807-1881

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Boieldieu, A. (Adrien), 1775-1834

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French composer, 19th century. From the description of 3 autograph letters signed, 1820-1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387807 French composer; leading opera composer in France during the first quarter of the 19th century and a central figure in the "opéra comique" tradition. From the description of Shepherd's song, 1831. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491651 French composer. From the description of Autograph letter ...

LEROUX, XAVIER HENRY NAPOLEON, 1863-1919

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FAURE, GABRIEL URBAIN, 1845-1924

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Montenezzi, Italo.

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Clari, Giovanni Carlo Maria

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Florimo, Francesco, 1800-1888

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Epithet: of Add MS 41093 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x0001c0 Italian composer, author, and librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Naples, 18 July 1835, to Vincent [i.e. Vincenzo] Bellini in Puteaux, 1835 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577433 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Naples?], 18 October 1880, to [A. ...

Stechert-Hafner, Inc.

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HUE, GEORGES ADOLPHE, 1858-

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Clementi, Muzio, 1752-1832

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English composer, keyboard player and teacher, music publisher, and piano manufacturer of Italian birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 15 June 1818, to Mme Lehmann (née Bilguer) in Berlin, 1818 June 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564496 From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : Birmingham, 17 August 1829, 1829 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564500 Sonata first published 1795. This arrangement 1951.-...

Bruch, Max, 1838-1920

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x000142 American music critic Arthur M. Abell, 1868-1958, was Berlin correspondent for the Musical Courier from 1893 to 1918 and later published Talks with Great Composers, his reminiscences of conversations with Brahms, Strauss, Puccini, Humperdinck, Bruch, and Grieg. He knew many musicians both obscure and famous, and as a former violinist himself, esp...

GALILEI, VINCENTIO, ca. 1520-1591

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HOLBROOKE, JOSEF, 1878-

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MASCAGNI, PIETRO, 1863-1946

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BALAKIREFF, MILY ALEXEIVICH, 1837-1910

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Valle, Rafael Heliodoro, 1891-1959

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Honduran poet. From the description of El poema de Honduras : manuscript poem, 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981010 ...

Litvinov, M. M. (Maksim Maksimovich), 1876-1951

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Georges, Alexandre, 1850-1938

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?], 18 July 1888, to an unidentified recipient, 1888 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577754 ...

David, Félicien, 1810-1876

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 15 November 1852, to Jules Perton[?] et Cie, 1852 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565393 From the description of [Symphony in E flat. Scherzo; arr.] : autograph manuscript, 1846 Apr. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562927 From the description of Ballet / Félicien David. [manuscript]. [n.d.] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562920 From the description of [Draf...

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...

Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687

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First performed at the court at St. Germain-en-Laye, 3 February 1680. Cf. New Grove online. From the description of Proserpine : tragedie mis en musique par monsieur de Luly [sic] surintendant de la musique du roy en 1680 : manuscript, [between 1750 and 1800] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612860198 First performed at the Paris Opéra, 15 February 1686; libretto by P. Quinault, after Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata. Cf. New Grove opera. From the d...

Bridge, Frank, 1879-1941

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000005 ...

Barlow, Samuel

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American composer, concert impresario, and writer. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 5, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861671 ...

Howe, Mary

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HABERMANN, FRANZ JOHANN, 1706-1785

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LEMOYNE, JEANBAPTISTE, 1751-1796

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Bishop, Henry R.

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Henry R. Bishop, English composer. He served as musical director of the top theatres in London, including and Covent Garden, King's Theatre and Drury Lane. Throughout his career, Bishop composed, contributed to, or arranged around 130 stage works, and selections from some 70 of them were published. These published volumes contain 48 overtures, 190 airs and ballads, 53 display songs, 73 duets and trios, 150 glees and ensemble pieces, and 340 melodramas, marches, and ballet airs. From ...

Härtling, Lupe de

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CAPOUL, JOSEPH VICTOR AMEDEE, 1839-1924

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MANNA, RUGGIERO, 1808-1864

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DELMAS, MARC (MARIE JEAN BAPTISTE), 1885-1931

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HOLMES, AUGUSTA MARY ANNE, 1847-1903

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CAPOTORTI, LUIGI, 1767-1867

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Laparra, Raoul, 1876-1943

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French composer. From the description of La Beauté / Poèsie de Ch. Baudelaire. 19 août 1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566601 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris Feb. 25 1921, to an unidentified friend, 1921 Feb. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667142 William was Raoul's brother. From the description of La gatta cenerente : ballet-pantimime en deux actes divisées en quatre tableaux, tiré des "Contes de la Sab...

Elgar, Sir Edward, 1857-1934

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Magnard, Albéric, 1865-1914

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Baron, 4 October 1907, to [R.-Aloys Mooser], 1907 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581541 ...

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

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Claude Debussy (b. 22 August 1862–d. 25 March 1918) was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France he attended the Conservatoire de Paris originally to study piano before switing to composition. His orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899), Images (1905–1912). In 1904 he rose to international fame for his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. He also composed two books of Préludes a...

LVOFF, ALEXIS FEODOROVICH, 1799-1870

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BIZET, ALEXANDRE CESAR LEOPOLD, called GEORGES, 1838-1875

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LORTZING, GUSTAV ALBERT, 1801-1851

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GRIEG, EDVARD HAGERUP (l843-19O7)

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CRIST, BAINBRIDGE (1883- )

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ALBERTI, DOMENICO, 1710-1740

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Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814

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Dibdin was an English dramatist, actor and songwriter. His son Charles Isaac Mungo Pitt wrote plays and pantomimes and was for some time proprietor and manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre. A younger son, Thomas John Pitt, also took the name Dibdin about 1800. Thomas composed some 2,000 songs in the style of the elder Dibdin; his most successful dramatic work was the pantomime of Mother Goose. From the description of Papers, 1776-1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122521518 C...

Clay, Frédéric 1838-1889

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English composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3), dated : [London, n.d., 1882-83?], to [Joseph] Bennett, [1882-83?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564475 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 20 April 1874, to [Sir John Everett] Millais, 1874 Apr. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564482 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 18 December 1880, and 11 December [n.y.], to [Sir]...

Benedict, Sir Julius, 1804-1885

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Schulhof, Andrew.

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Keating, George T., 1892-

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CARAFA DI COLOBRANO, MICHELE ENRICO, 1787-1872

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ENESCO, GEORGES, 1881-

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Erlanger, Camille, 1863-1919

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First performed at the Opéra-Comique, 8 February 1897. Cf. New Grove opera. From the description of Kermaria : idylle d'Armorique : poème de P.B. Gheusi, musique de Camille Erlanger : manuscript, [1897?] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232649714 ...

Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand, 1791-1833.

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CRASS JEAN EMILE PAUL, 1879-1932

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GIORDANI TOMMASO, 1733-1806

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ARIOSTI, ATTILIO, 1666-1740

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Dvorák, Antonín, 1841-1904

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Antonín Dvořák was a Bohemian composer. In 1892 he accepted an invitation to head the National Conservatory in New York. He returned to Prague in 1895. From the description of Receipt : to The National Conservatory of Music of America, 1894 Apr. 26. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615912 Antonín Dvořák was a Bohemian composer. In 1892 he accepted an invitation to head the National Conservatory in New York. He returned to Prague in 1895. From ...

ARNE, MICHAEL, 1741-1786

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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...

JONCIERES, VICTORIN (real name, FELIX LUDGER ROSSIGNOL), 1859-1903

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HARRISON, JULIUS, 1885-

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ALBENIZ ISAAC MANUEL FRANCISCO, 1860-1909

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Boito, Arrigo

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Italian composer. From the description of Arrigo Boito autograph letter to unidentified recipient, [1876?] Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 631767534 From the description of Arrigo Boito autograph letter to unidentified recipient, 1876 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 631767557 Italian librettist, composer, poet, and critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Milan, 1 March 1911, to Sigra. Maria Martucci, 1911 Mar. 1. ...

Cornelius, Peter, 1824-1874

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German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich, 18 December [1870], to an unidentified friend in Leipzig, 1870 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564638 From the description of "Drei Sonette / von / Gottfried August Bürger / componirt und / Friedrich Caspary / gewidmet / von / Peter Cornelius / Wien. Am 15ten December 1859." : autograph manuscript, 1859 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562370 ...

GIORDANO, UMBERTO, 1867-

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CHAVEZ, CARLOS (1899 - )

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BASILY, FRANCESCO, 1767-1850

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Audran, Edmond, 1842-1901

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First performed in Paris at the Gaîté, 21 October 1896. Cf. New Grove. From the description of Valse de La poupé : (opéra-comique en 4 actes) : Edmond Audran : manuscript, [1896?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612848007 French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 16 November 1887, to an unidentified recipient, 1887, 16 November. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680738 ...

FALLA Y MATHEU, MANUEL MARIA DE, 1876-1946

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DUBOIS, FRANCOIS CLEMENT THEODORE, 1837-1924

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000159 ...

Attwood, Thomas, 1765-1838

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Epithet: of Add MS 35538 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x00038c Epithet: formerly MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x000388 English composer and organist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Norwood, 7 June 1826, to an unidentified recipient, 1826, 7 June. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0001c0 Composed originally for solo piano 1893. This orchestration 1979. From the description of Sonata für pianoforte, op. 12 / Jean Sibelius ; orchestrated [by] Albert B. Conkey. 1979. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 41962755 Finnish composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dat...

Field, John, 1782-1837

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Published 1819.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto no. 4 : for piano and orchestra / J. Field. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51823089 Irish composer and pianist. Austrian composer. From the description of [Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1830 Sept. 07. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563243 ...

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel, composer

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x0002bc ...

Dourlen, Victor, 1780-1864

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Berton, H. (Henri), 1767-1844

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First performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, 3 September 1803; this aria was added to the score for the later debut of Mme. Boulanger in the role of Aline. Cf. Aline, reine de Golconde (Paris, [1803?], 278, 20 p.) From the description of Air nouveau d'Aline : chant : manuscript, [181-?] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 191149903 French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 21 January 1836, to the minister of the i...

Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954

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American composer and singer, brother of James Weldon Johnson, known for composing the music to "Lift every voice and sing" for which his brother wrote the lyrics. From the description of Letter of J. Rosamond Johnson to A.J. Hanna, 1944 February 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70259141 Black American composer, singer, and stage performer. From the description of The J. Rosamond Johnson papers, 1879-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat ...

GAMBINI, CARLO, 1819-1865

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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...

COWELL, HENRY DIXON (1897- )

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Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973

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Italian composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (17) and autograph postcards signed (6), one letter partly in the hand of Anna Malipiero, one card also signed by Anna Malipiero, Alfredo Casella, Manuel de Falla, and Lionel Tertis, dated : Venice, Asolo, Rome, Milan, Paris, Naples, [and other places], 1919-1926, to Louise Alvar, 1919-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581657 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 24 March 1919,...

Malcom, A.

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Delius, Frederick

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0003c0 Commissioned by Basil Dean in 1920 as incidental music to James Elroy Flecker's play. Composed 1920-23. First performance Hessische Landes-Theater, Darmstadt, 1 June 1923. Full version His Majesty's Theatre, London, 23 September 1923, Eugene Goosens conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Hassan / F. Delius. 1923....

BORODIN, ALEXANDER PORPHYRIEVITCH, 1833-1887

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D'INDY, PAUL MARIE THEODORE VINCENT, 1851-1931

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Litolff, Henry, 1818-1891

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Incorporates the Dutch national anthem, hence the sub-title, National Hollandais.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto symphonique no. 3 : for piano and orchestra, op. 45 / Henry Litolff. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50512663 Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000131 French composer and pianist. From...

Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007

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Composer. From the description of Papers, 1982-1989. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21072004 Orlando Cole, American, cellist of the Curtis String Quartet, and educator (cello faculty, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pa.), was a classmate of Menotti's and Barber's at the Curtis Institute. From the description of [Letter, 1936, summer, St. Wolfgang, Austria, to] Landy [Orlando Cole, Rockport, Me.] / Gian-Carlo ; Sam [Samuel Barb...

Schweitzer, Albert

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Alsatian medical missionary, theologian, musician and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters in German signed (5) : Lambarene, Gabon, to Count Janos Hoyos, a physician in the U.S., 1958 Feb. 6-1960 June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634614 Epithet: theologian philosopher and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x00015f Alsatian philosopher, theologian, or...

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

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Note at end says "Original mss. in Weimar--date 1851. First published by Meyer in 1854--later by Litolff. Never been orchestrated--either by Liszt or anyone else."--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Scherzo and March / Franz Liszt ; orchestrated by Arthur Hartmann. [c1934]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 69683005 Composed originally for solo piano, 1849, on the deaths of Prince Felix Lichnowsky, Count Ladislaus Teleky and Count Lajos Ba...

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837

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Austrian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Hummel to Sir George Smart, London, 1833 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369537 Austrian pianist, composer, teacher, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Weimar Dec. 12 1822, to Cappi & Diabelli in Vienna, 1822 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666515 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Stuttgart Oct. 31 ...

Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950

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Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-1950) was a German-born conductor and composer in the U.S. From the description of Walter Damrosch presentation volume, 1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517384 From the guide to the Walter Damrosch presentation volume, 1928, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American conductor and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to "My dear and heaven sent Isadora ...

BRUNEAU, LOUIS CHARLES BONAVENTURE ALFRED, 1857-1934

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Friedrich, Goetz.

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Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856

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French composer, 19th century. From the description of Letter from Adolphe Charles Adams to an unknown correspondent. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571784 Adolphe Adam was a French composer. He wrote primarily for the theatre, composing operas, ballets, light operas and vaudeville during his career. He is best known for some of his ballets, such as Giselle and Le Corsaire . From the guide to the Adolphe Adam Papers, undated [1803-1856], (Special Collections R...

GENERALI, PIETRO, 1782-1832

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HENSELT, ADOLPH VON, 1814-1889

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LESUEUR, JEAN FRANCOIS, 1760-1837

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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

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From the partita no. 2 for solo violin by J.S. Bach.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Bach's chaconne / transcribed for large orchestra by Louis Gesensway. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 144609295 Arranged 1856. First performance same year at the Philharmonic concerts, Vienna, von H. Esser conductor. Elgar's coda added subsequently.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Toccata : für die Orgel / compon...

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London on August 15, 1875 to African and English parents. He studied composition (with Charles Villiers Stanford) and violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies in 1897, he held a variety of posts as a conductor and teacher, while pursuing a career as a composer. The best known of his many works is the cantata Hiawatha's Wedding Feast . Coleridge-Taylor's growing international fame took him to the United States three times, and he ...

Hartling, Carlos G.

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DE KOVEN, HENRY LOUIS REGINALD, 1859-1920

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Bordes, Charles, 1863-1909

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Lanner, Joseph, 1801-1843

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Epithet: dance composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x0002ce ...

Ascher, Joseph

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Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste

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Belgian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to M. de Croise, Secrétaire du Roy, Paris, 1789 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639601 From the description of Autograph note signed from Grétry to unidentified correspondent, Paris, 1809 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560768 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to "Citoyen Ministre, " Paris, c1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510940 ...

CHOPIN, FREDERIC FRANCOIS, 1810-1849

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FEVRIER, HENRI, 1875-

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FRANCK, CESAR AUGUSTE, 1822-1890

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Bourgault-Ducoudray Louis 1840-1910

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Arthur Sullivan, 1878 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126251 ...

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

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Novelist. From the description of Letters, 1900-1932. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 708580518 From the description of Papers, 1925-1933. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 708580524 John Galsworthy was an English dramatist and novelist. Educated as a barrister at Harrow and New College, Oxford, he instead decided to travel, attending to his family's shipping business abroad, and then began writing. His first book, From the Four Winds, was a collec...

FLIESS, BERNHARD VON, 1768-1840

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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Composer. From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Count Franz von Brunswick, [1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622425 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Josef Blöchlinger, [1819 Aug.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622372 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to the Chevalier Josef de Varena, 1812 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622275 From the description...

Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996

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Biography Ward Ritchie was born in 1905 in Los Angeles, and grew up in a series of residences in the Los Angeles and Pasadena areas. His father was in the pharmaceutical trade. He attended Marengo Avenue School and Occidental College, transferring to Stanford, University of the South, and back to Occidental again. After a brief try at law school at USC he decided to make a career the book arts, influenced by a reading of T.J. Cobden-Sanderson...

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

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Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer. From the description of Richard Strauss audiocassette, undated [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391808 This work was premiered in Munich on November 28, 1883, Hermann Levi conducting. Lahee's Annals of Music in America and Mueller's compendium of the repertoire of 27 major U.S. orchestras make no mention of a U.S. performance. Theodore Thomas conducted the world premiere of Richard Strauss's second sympho...

GANNE, LOUIS GASTON, 1862-1923

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MASSENET, JULES EMILE FREDERIC, 1842-1912

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LALO, VICTOR ANTOINE EDOUARD, 1823-1892

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CUI, CESAR ANTONOVICH, 1835-1918

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Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907

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Hungarian-German violinist and composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Airlie Street, Campden Hill, W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, [n.y.] Mar. 26 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125464 Canadian tenor and opera impresario of Welsh and Irish descent. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Salzburg, 18 July [n.y.], to an unidentified recipient, 1937 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578670 C...

BLOCH, ERNEST, 1880-

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Gounod, Charles Francois, 1818-1893

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Martini, Giovanni Battista

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Italian writer on music, teacher, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 15 May 1758, to an unidentified padre in Padua, 1758 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581886 ...

BONONCINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, 1672-1750

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Arne, Thomas

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Originally composed for string orchestra, 1738. First performance of masque at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 4 March 1738. This arrangement 1923. Based on Milton's "Comus". Adapted by John Dalton.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance from Comus, in F / Thomas Augustine Arne ; arranged and edited by Adam Carse. [192-] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696273 The pastiche ballad opera in 3 acts with libretto based on the play by Isaac Bi...

D'IVRY, PAUL XAVER DESIRE, MARQUIS DE RICHARD, 1829-1903

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Leoncavallo, Ruggero

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Italian composer. From the description of Roland 2d. acte / [musical quotation] / R. Leoncavallo / Berlin 17. XII. 1904., 1904 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270975715 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Leoncavallo to "Paolo, " Brissago, 1901 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595413 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Milan, [ca. 22 June 1896], to M. [Max] Abraham, 1896 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Dukas, Paul

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French composer. From the description of Correspondence with Paul Poujaud, 1891-1935 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702195521 From the description of L'Ondine et le Pêcheur (Th. Gautier.). [n.d.] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563125 From the description of Variations et finale sur un menuet de J. Ph. Rameau. [between 1899 and 1902] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563130 From the description of [Sketchbook] [manuscript]. (Unknown)...

Deriza, L.

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Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

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Epithet: American composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000325 American composer of Austro-Hungarian birth. From the description of [Die tote Stadt. Vocal score]. [1920?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566562 Luzi Korngold (born Luise von Sonnenthal) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold married in 1924. After Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel moved to California in 1941, the Korngolds were...

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

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Hector Berlioz was a French composer. From the description of Letter : from M. Berlioz, Paris, to Monsieur Busset, ingénieur, Dijon, Côte d'Or, 1836 Oct. 9. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626765 From the guide to the Letter : from M. Berlioz, Paris, to Monsieur Busset, ingénieur, Dijon, Côte d'Or, 1836 Oct. 9, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) French composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed...

Bache, D. F. E. - see Additions.

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GERMAN, SIR EDWARD (real name, EDWARD GERMAN JONES), 1862-1936

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Boyce, William, 1710-1779.

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GRETCHANINOFF, ALEXANDER, 1864-

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BAX, SIR ARNOLD TREVOR (1883- )

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MASSE, FELIX MARIE, called VICTOR, 1822-1884

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KALKBRENNER, FRIEDRICH WILHELM MICHAEL, 1788-1849

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BELL1NI, VINCENZO, 1801-1835

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Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924

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Composed 1884-85. First performance Stuttgart, 8 December 1885, the composer as soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of 1st concerto for violoncello, op. 8 / by Victor Herbert. [1965?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50216538 Victor Herbert (1859-1924) cellist, co-founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), conductor and composer is best known as the composer of light operas such as Babes in Toyland...

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 1714-1787

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From the opera in 2 acts with libretto by Marco Coltellini after a play by Carlo Sigismondo Capece. First performance Burg Theater, Vienna, 30 January 1765. This work was later used as the Overture to Armide (callno.: 4406).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture : Il Telemaco osia [sic] L'isola di Circe / Gluck. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49863952 18th century German opera composer. From the description of ...

DELIBES, CLEMENT PHILIBERT LEO, 1836-1891

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Croft, William, 1678-1727

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002db ...

BULOW, HANS GUIDO, FREIHERR VON, 1830-1894

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Chausson, Ernest

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Ernest Chausson was a French composer. Octave Maus was a Belgian art critic, writer and lawyer. From the description of [Postcard] 1895 juin 13 [to] Octave Maus / Ernest Chausson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 184954772 Wife of Ernest Chausson. From the description of Autograph note signed with initials on her visiting card, dated : [n.p., Paris, n.d.], to M. [Alfred] Cortot, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564340 French composer. ...

Dretzel, Cornelius Heinrich, 1697-1775

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Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-

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Goldmark, Carl, 1830-1915

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Hungarian composer. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : Vienna, 30 March 1873, 1873 Mar. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577977 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Baden, 30 June 1870, to an unidentified recipient, 1870 June 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577974 From the description of [Draft of Act 2 of Die Königen von Saba]. [1875?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563944 ...

LEVADE, CHARLES GASTON, 1868-

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FLOTOW, FRIEDRICH, FREIHERR VON, 1812-1883

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GLINKA, MICHAEL IVANOVITCH, 1804-1857

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Kneass, Nelson, 1823-1868 or 1869

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GODARD, BENJAMIN LOUIS PAUL, 1849-1895

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De Filippi, Amedeo, 1900-1990

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Commissioned by CBS, 1940. Composed 1940. First performance New York City, 12 March 1940, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Howard Barlow conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Down in the valley : (American tune) / Amadeo De Filippi. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 44155879 Composed 1931. First performance by the Woman's Symphony Society, Boston, Apr. 28, 1940, Alexander Thiede conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. F...

Hurka.

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Bazin, F. - See Additions.

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Destouches, André

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Czerny, Carl, 1791-1857

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000294 Austrian piano teacher, composer, pianist, and writer on music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 17 August 1834, to C. F. Peters in Leipzig, 1834 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564833 From the description of Libera CCzerny / 1836. [manuscript]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705624...

LOEWE, JOHANN KARL GOTTFRIED, 1796-1869

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Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921

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Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer. From the description of Postcard, 1920 Sept. 18, Berlin, to Mary Wurm, Dresden. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517477 From the guide to the Postcard, Berlin, to Mary Wurm, Dresden, 1920 Sept. 18, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) German composer and teacher. From the description of Postcards signed (10, 9 with initials), dated : Paris June 1 1900, to the Fürstin Bibesco, 1900 J...

Graun, Carl Heinrich, 1703?-1759

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Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896

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Austrian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, July 1895, to his brother, 1895, July. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673839 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Linz, 30 November 1856, to an unidentified friend, 1856 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673843 From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p., Vienna?], 14 March 1893, 1893 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873183 ...

CHIAFARELLI, ALBERTE

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CHEVILLARD, CAMILLE PAUL ALEXANDRE, 1859-1923

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Gibbs, C. Armstrong

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x00014c English composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Cottage in the Bush, Danbury, Chelmsford, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1948 Feb. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269581287 ...

Rachmaninoff, Sergei

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The Five etudes-tableaux orchestrated by Respighi are originally from Rachmaninoff's op. 33 and 39 for piano solo. From the description of 5 etudes tableaux / S. Rachmaninoff ; orchestration de Ottorino Respighi. 1930. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 62092347 Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and pianist. From the description of Sergei Rachmaninoff letter, New York, to Princess Maria Dimitriv Gagarin, 1942 May 4. (Pennsylvania State University Lib...

Haydn, Franz Joseph, 1732-1809

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Jackson, William, 1815-1866

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Hood, Basil, 1864-1917

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IBERT, JACQUES, 1890-

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Lohr, Hermann

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BONONCINI, MARC ANTONIO, 1675-1726

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Fenaroli, Fedele

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BEMBERG, HERMAN, 1861

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Gossec, François-Joseph, 1734-1829

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Composed before 1762 as one of six symphonies, op. 6, the first three having two oboi obbligati and two horns ad libitum, and the last three for strings alone. Original dedicated to Baron de Bagge.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sinfonia V / Francois Joseph Gossec. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52147461 South Netherlands composer active in France. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], ...

Boughton, Rutland, 1878-

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Sandberg, Mordecai

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Franz, Robert, 1815-1892

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Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-1958) was the daughter of the composer Otto Dresel. From the description of Letters to Louisa Dresel, 1890-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84446689 From the description of Letters to Otto Dresel, 1845-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354156 Robert Franz was a German song composer. He studied music at Dessau from 1835 to 1837 under Schneider. After a period of great personal deprivation he won the attention of the masters Mendels...

Schatzki, Walter.

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Cherubini, Luigi, 1760-1842

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Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) was an Italian composer and music instructor. He was a child music prodigy who went on to write many popular operas as an adult. He moved to France in 1785, where he continued to live and work, successfully surviving the tumultuous regime changes of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. After the end of the eighteenth century, Cherubini's operatic work was less successful and so he began composing church music. In 1822, he became director of the prestigious Conser...

MANCINI, FRANCESCO, 1679-1739

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Grovlez, Gabriel

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French composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 7 April 1916, to [Georges Jean-Aubry], 1916 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578408 French composer. From the description of Musical compositions, 1902-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598903 ...

Martinu, Bohuslav, 1890-

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Catalani, Alfredo, 1854-1893

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Italian composer. From the description of Le Rouet / (L'arcolajo) / pezzo caratteristico / Per pianoforte a 2 mani / di / Alfredo Catalani. [1878?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562166 ...

Durante, Francesco, 1684-1755

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Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903

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Italian conductor, composer, and violinist. From the description of "Il Bacio." : autograph manuscript, 1863 July 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561508 From the description of [Il bacio] : autograph manuscript, 1880 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270957626 From the description of Signature, dated Birmingham, 12 October 1864., 1864, 12 October. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680641 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London, ...

Bertin, Louise-Angélique 1805-1877

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Lecocq, Alexandre Charles

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La fille de Madame Angot (with libretto by Clairville, V. Koning and P. Siraudin) was first performed in Brussels at the Fantaisies-Parisiennes, 4 December 1872. Cf. New Grove opera. From the description of La Fille de Madame Angot, opéra bouffe en 3 actes : de Clairville Siraudin Konig : musique de Charles Lecoq [i.e. Lecocq] : valse arrangée par Henri Boyer : manuscript, [after 1872] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 733097409 Libretto by Meilhac and Halévy; fir...

Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889

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Italian double bass player, conductor, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Naples, 9 August 1880, to Giacomelli, 1880 Aug. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673098 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 12 July 1888, to Charles Gounod, 1888 July 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673102 Italian composer. From the description of [The Garden of Olivet. Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, [n...

COATES, ERIC (1886- )

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Galuppi, Baldassare

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Italian composer, conductor, and instrumentalist. From the description of Confitebor à due 1741. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563341 ...

Hiller, Ferdinand, 1811-1885

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German conductor, composer, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Cologne, 10 January 1876, to an unidentified baron, 1876 Jan. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899993 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Cologne, 2 April 1874, to Miss Goddard, 1874 Apr. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899972 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Hamburg], 12 July 1882, to [Ferdinand?] Breunung, ...

GARALLE, ALPHONSE

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GLAZUNOFF, ALEXANDER KONSTANTINOVICH, 1865-1936

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Dragonetti, Domenico, 1763-1846

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Epithet: double-bass player and composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x0003b3 ...

Lambert, Constant

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English composer, conductor, and writer on music. From the description of Autograph postcards and postal cards signed (9), and Valentine cards signed (2), dated : [London, Marseille, Toulon and Paris, 1919-1931] and [n.p., n.d.], to Nina Hamnett, 1919-1931, 1929 Dec. 21 and 1930 Apr. 20 andn.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667102 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London June 3 1929], to Mme [Louise] Alvar, 1929 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Thompson, Virgil

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Jommelli, Nicoló, 1714-1774

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Marschner, Heinrich August, 1795-1861

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German composer of operas, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Marschner to a conductor, Leipzig, 1828 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595376 German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Hanover, 7 February 1844, to Herr [Eduard] Genast, regisseur of the court theater in Weimar, 1844 Feb. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581850 From the description of Autograph letter signed, also s...

LACOME D'ESTALEUX, PAUL JEAN JACQUES, 1838-1920

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AUBERT, LOUIS, 1877-

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Jones, Sidney, 1861-1946

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The geisha was originally published by Asherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd., London, 1896. This copy was used by the Malvern Operatic Society for its production in the 1930s. Harold Rooksby was the conductor. A copy of the program relating to this production is included. From the description of The geisha [manuscript] : a story of a tea house : a Japanese musical play in two acts / libretto by Owen Hall ; lyrics by Harry Greenbank ; music by Sidney Jones. ca. 1896-ca. 1897. (Libraries ...

ALFANO, FRANCO (1876- )

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Hasse, Johann Adolph, 1699-1783.

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