Autograph drafts of two letters, and photocopies of 29 autograph letters signed and autograph postcards signed (several are mostly in the hand of Georges Jean-Aubry), dated : Ventnor (Isle of Wight), London, Stockholm, Paris, Santa Barbara, [and other places], 1919-1930, to Manuel de Falla, 1922, 16

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Autograph drafts of two letters, and photocopies of 29 autograph letters signed and autograph postcards signed (several are mostly in the hand of Georges Jean-Aubry), dated : Ventnor (Isle of Wight), London, Stockholm, Paris, Santa Barbara, [and other places], 1919-1930, to Manuel de Falla, 1922, 16 July.

Many of a social nature, discussing travel and concert plans, saying she sang his "Séguidille" at a concert in Santa Barbara, that she has begun to study his Sept Chansons Espagnoles, mentioning his article on "Debussy et L'Espagne" in the Chesterian, the success of La vie brève [i.e. La vida breve], L'amor brujo in Nantes, and the dances from Tricorne in New York with Monteux, El retablo de maese Pedro, Psyché, Canciones populares, Louis Durey, [Georges] Jean[-Aubry], Ravel, Edward Clark, Goossens, Arbós, Salazar, Louis Fleury, Halffter, and others, etc.

31 items (82 p.) ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7201965

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Durey, Louis, 1888-1979

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Ravel, Maurice

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De Falla, Manuel

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Arbós, Enrique Fernández 1863-1939

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Jean-Aubry, G. (Georges), 1882-1950

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Salazar, Adolfo

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Fleury, Louis, 1878-1926

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Goossens, Eugène (1893-1962).

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Halffter, Ernesto

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Spanish composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Lisbon May 23 1929, to Louise Alvar, 1929 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665268 ...