Edith Evans Braun collection, 1916-1976.

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Edith Evans Braun collection, 1916-1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122571042

The papers and scores in the collection represent the observations and activities of Edith Evans Braun in the American musical scene from 1916 to 1962. The collection consists of Braun's diary of her 1916 tour with contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink; her memoirs of frequent interactions with composers Gian Carlo Menotti, Samuel Barber, and Deems Taylor; correspondence from Barber, Menotti, Taylor, Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, and Lee Hoiby: also three letters from Braun to her mother. There are four manuscript music sketches of works by Taylor and Barber, and a number of signed and dedicated published scores by the same composers.

ca. 3 linear ft. (6 boxes).

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6769487

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957

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Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007

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Braun, Edith Evans, 1887-1976.

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Edith Evans Braun, 1887-1976, a pianist, was a close friend of Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist and with her became friend and patroness to composers such as Samuel Barber, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Deems Taylor. From the description of Edith Evans Braun collection, 1916-1976. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571042 Edith Evans Braun was born in Marysville, Ohio on August 7, 1887, and died November 7, 1976 in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, age 89. Her fa...

Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970

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Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966

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