Autograph letter signed, dated : Dudweiler Oct. 14 1930, to [Herr Dünnebeil at Breitkopf & Härtel?], 1930 Oct. 14.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : Dudweiler Oct. 14 1930, to [Herr Dünnebeil at Breitkopf & Härtel?], 1930 Oct. 14.

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Saying that all his efforts (chamber and orchestral music) were fruitless, that friends and acquaintances (Scherchen, for example) were of no use because Hindemith and Krenek (and a few dozen "Schnellkomponisten") waited daily with new masterworks, which Lendvai cannot do, mentioning some of his works, Puccini, etc.

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Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966

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German conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Leipzig?] Jan. 15 1921, to Herr Dünnebeil [at Breitkopf & Härtel], 1921 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668850 Scherchen left Germany in 1933 in voluntary protest of the new Nazi regime. Later that year he organized what he termed a musical workshop (Arbeitstagung) in Strassburg, intended especially for young musicians, and with the additional intention of providing a forum for perfo...

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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 ...

Lendvai, Erwin, 1882-1949

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Hungarian conductor and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dudweiler Oct. 14 1930, to [Herr Dünnebeil at Breitkopf & Härtel?], 1930 Oct. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667256 ...

Puccini, Giacomo

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An Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini at the time of this letter was overseeing the production of La Fanciulla del West at the Teatro Grande, Brescia. The recipient, Antonio Bettolacci, was Puccini's personal business agent. From the guide to the ALS, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Bettolacci, Torre del Lago, 1911 Aug. 19, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the description of ALS, 1911 Aug. 19, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Be...

Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library)

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Křenek, Ernst

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Krenek was an Austro-American composer. Robert Holliday was the director of the Hamline University Choir, St. Paul, Minn. Krenek was chair of the Hamline University Music Dept. the first six years of Holliday's tenure as director. From the description of Letters : to Robert Holliday, 1943-1976. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33996728 Commissioned by The Louisville Orchestra. Composed 1954. First performance Louisville, Kentucky, 12 February 1955, ...