Musicians' letters collected by Dr. Elaine Brody, 1854-1951.

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Musicians' letters collected by Dr. Elaine Brody, 1854-1951.

Letters to various recipients from John Francis Barnett, Julius Benedict, François Coppée, Edward Dent, Theodore Dubois, François-Joseph Fétis, Judith Gautier, Théophile Gautier, Sir George Grove, Stephen Heller, Ferdinand Hiller, Luigi Illica, and Isidore Philipp. Chiefly in English ; some letters in German, French, or Italian. Many letters are accompanied by explanatory notes and bills of sale to Dr. Brody.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6744725

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Benedict, Julius, 1804-1885

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German-English composer, conductor, and pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 2 Manchester Square, [London], to Sir George Grove, [n.y.] Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125514 English composer and conductor of German birth. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7), dated : [London], to Richard Peyton, 1870 Feb. 7-Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672208 From the description of Autograph letter signed, ...

Coppée, François, 1842-1900.

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Fétis, François-Joseph, 1784-1871

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Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Brussels, 14 November 1839, to [Ignaz] Moscheles, 1839 Nov. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576823 From the description of "Un' pezzo di niente." : autograph manuscript, 1847 Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563240 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Brussels, 10 November 1868, to M. [J.W.] Davison, 1868 Nov. 10. (Unknown...

Heller, Stephen, 1813-1888

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French pianist and composer of Hungarian birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris May 4 1875, to M. [Jacques?] Gregoir , 1875 May 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665558 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris Sept. 24 1848, to an unidentified recipient, 1848 Sept. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665562 ...

Brody, Elaine.

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Alexander Lipsky was an influential teacher as well as composer and arranger born in Poland in 1901. He attended Columbia University and studied composition and theory with Daniel Gregory Mason, Frank Ward and Franz Schreker. He was a student of piano under the tutelage of Leonid Kreutzer. In 1921, he was awarded the Clarence Barker Fellowship at Columbia through which he studied in Berlin from 1922-1924. Up through the 1940's, he composed concertos, songs, sonatas and pieces for pi...

Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872

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French author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to "Mon cher Paul", [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269574025 French author and critic. From the description of Autograph note signed, 1860 mai 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269590797 Includes pen-and-ink drawing of a young woman's head. From the description of Autographed commentary and drawing, ca. 1853-1854. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat r...

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919

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Italian librettist, dramatist, and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Castell'Arquato, 29 November 1883], to [Francesco] Pasta, 1883 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578478 From the description of Autograph letters signed (21), and autograph postcard signed, dated : [Castell'Arquato, July 1912], [n.p.], 3 February 1919, and [n.p., n.d.], to Tito [Ricordi], 1912 July, 1919 Feb. 2, and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578486 ...

Barnett, John Francis, 1837-1916

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English singer and composer. From the description of Note, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367391398 From Two sketches. First performance at the Crystal Palace, London, 1891.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fairyland / John Francis Barnett. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43250355 English composer. From the description of Signature : Birmingham, 1867 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Dent, Edward, 1876-1957.

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Dubois, Théodore, 1837-1924

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French composer, teacher, and organist. From the description of "Les Sept Paroles du Christ. Oratorio. Choeurs, Soli et Orchestre." : autograph manuscript, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563121 From the description of Baiser Maternel / Sonnet / Paroles de M. Lionel Bonnemère / Musique de Th. Dubois. [manuscript]. [n.d.] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563119 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 26 June 1888, to the Directeur de...

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, ...

Gautier, Judith, 1845-1917

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Grove, George, 1820-1900

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English writer on music. From the description of Autograph letters signed : Crystal Palace, S.E. ; and Lower Sydenham, S.E., to Arthur Sullivan, 1866 Sept. 28 to 1897 Dec. 21, 2ith 3 undated letter. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125248 From the description of Autograph letters signed : Lower Sydenham, S.E. ; and elsewhere, to Mary C. Sullivan, 1879 Dec. 30 to 1881 July 11, with 4 undated letter. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125249 From the description of Au...

Philipp, Isidor, 1863-1958

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French pianist and teacher of Hungarian origin. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 21 September 1939, to M. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1939 Sept. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674956 Isidore Philipp was a French pianist, teacher, and composer. Margaret E. Brown was a piano student of Philipp. From the description of Letters to Margaret E. Brown, 1948-1955. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466229 From t...