Special collections, [ca. 1800-1980]

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Special collections, [ca. 1800-1980]

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Included are letters, portrait photographs, miscellaneous manuscripts of scores, portraits, and printed material of many nineteenth and twentieth century composers, conductors, and musicians. Also, letters from politicians including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, Fiorello La Guardia, and Herbert Lehman written by them to the orchestra on ceremonial occasions. Of note are a manuscript score of Paul Hindemith's "Concerto for Organ and Orchestra" which was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic in 1963; five letters by Franz Liszt, 1852-1882, in French and German; eleven letters, ca. 1909-1910, in German from Gustav Mahler (composer, and a conductor of the New York Philharmonic) to Richard Arnold (Vice-President of the Philharmonic), Felix Leifels (Secretary of the Philharmonic), Nahan Franko, and [?] Morris; one letter from Lloyd and Company, 1909, is addressed to Mahler. Also of note are three letters, 1824-1843, in German, by Felix Mendelssohn; a printed appeal for help for the children of composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, 1923, and a letter of thanks, 1926, from the Rimsky-Korsakov children, Leningrad; a group portrait which is undated, ca. 1857, of the New York Philharmonic's Board of Directors; and a letter from actor Lionel Barrymore to Bruno Zirato, the orchestra's Managing Director, 1945, concerning a musical composition by Barrymore.

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

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. ...

Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American investment banker and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and as U.S. Senator from New York between 1949 and 1957. Born in Manhattan, he attended The Sachs School and Sachs Collegiate Institute before earning a B.A. from Williams College. After graduating, Lehman worked in textile manufacturing, eventually becoming vice-president and treasu...

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963

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Paul Hindemith (born 16 November 1895 in Hanau; died 28 December 1963 in Frankfurt) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. Gertrud Hindemith (born Rottenberg) was the wife of Paul Hindemith; they were married in 1924. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, n. d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863460 ...

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947

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Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945. Known for his irascible, energetic, and charismatic personality and diminutive stature, La Guardia is acclaimed as one of the greatest mayors in American history. Though a Republican, La Guardia was frequently cross-endorsed by other part...

Leifels, Felix.

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Barrymore, Lionel

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After the engravings of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. First performance Indianapolis, Indiana, 23 November 1946, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Sevitzky conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Piranesi suite / Lionel Barrymore. c1946. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696866 Barrymore was born as Lionel Blythe on Apr. 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, PA; he became a leading Broadway actor by 1900; began film career in 1909; appeare...

Franko, Nahan

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Zirato, Bruno

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New York philharmonic

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The Philharmonic Society of New York is one of the predecessors of the New York Philharmonic. From the description of Scores, [ca. 1842-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513361 Orchestra based in New York, NY. From the description of Collection of broadcast concerts [sound recording], 1934-1955. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122687015 From the guide to the New York Philharmonic collection of broadcast concerts [sound recording], 1...

Arnold, Richard L., 1928-

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Epithet: sec to Henry Pelham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x00026f Epithet: of Add MS 12429 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x0002f6 Blacksmith, Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1859-1867; (bulk 1861-1865). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19108872 Received an...

Gericke, Wilhelm, 1845-1925

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Gericke, an Austrian-born conductor and composer, was conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, from 1884 to 1889 and 1898 to 1906. From the description of Additional papers, ca. 1866-1906. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612679894 From the guide to the Wilhelm Gericke papers, 1876-1940., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for two terms (1884-1889) and (1898-1906). ...

Lloyd and Company.

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai 1844-1908

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Russian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 22 May 1907, to Albert Carré, 1907 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676159 From the description of "[N. Rimskiy-Korsakov'. Op. 51. / 1897.g. / N 4. / Krasavitsa. / (Dlya nizkago ili srednyago golosa.) / Pushkin.']" : autograph manuscript, 1897 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569004 From the description of Kamennïy gost'. Der steinerne Gast. Vstupleniye -- Vorspiel...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

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...