Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 6 January 1914, to [Charles Gruet, Mayor of Bordeaux], 1914 Jan. 6.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 6 January 1914, to [Charles Gruet, Mayor of Bordeaux], 1914 Jan. 6.

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Recommending a young musician, Edgard Varèse, who has applied for the post of music director at l'Opéra de Bordeaux, and asking Gruet to use his influence to ensure that Varèse will be able to make his career in France.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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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...

Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965

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American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic progression. He was interested in electric instruments and composed pieces with sounds on tape. From the description of Autograph letters to François Bernouard, 1907-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872672 American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic pro...