Papers of Harold Bruce Forsythe 1903-1997 (bulk 1924-1935).

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Papers of Harold Bruce Forsythe 1903-1997 (bulk 1924-1935).

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The collection consists of manuscripts of Forsythe's musical scores, poems, short stories, essays, and a novel. Included in the correspondence are six letters from Forsythe to long-time friend Verna Arvey (HM 59808-59813), who later married composer William Grant Still. Included in the manuscripts are several essays by Forsythe about William Grant Still and about several of Still's works, particularly his ballet "Sahdji."

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Forsythe, Harold Bruce

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Harold Bruce Forsythe was an African-American composer, author, and poet of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in 1908, he grew up in Los Angeles, attended Manual Arts High School, and later studied classical piano and composition at Julliard Graduate School from 1927-1928. He collaborated with composer William Grant Still in composing the operas "The Sorcerer" and "Blue Steel". By 1940, Forsythe's advancing deafness ended his career as a musician and composer. He died in 1976. From the descr...

Forsythe, Harold Bruce, 1908-1976

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Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987

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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978

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Composer; d. 1978. From the description of William Grant Still papers, 1937-1969. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972606 Epithet: composer and conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000212 William Grant Still was a prominent African-American composer. Verna Arvey, Still's wife, was a journalist and musician who collaborated with her husband on many compositions. ...