Dorothy Dow scrapbook, 1951-1956.
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Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
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Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg was born on Sept. 13, 1874 in Vienna; began composing before he was nine years old; composed the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (1899), which he later scored for string orchestra, and became one of his most popular works; Austrian composers Alban Berg and Anton Webern began studying with him in 1904; his cantata Gurrelieder (begun in 1900) was received enthusiastically at its premiere in 1913; by 1909 he began creating atonal compositions, and in his Opus 25 Piano S...
Prokofiev, Sergei
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Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. From the description of Letters : to Fatima Hanoum Samoilenko and Boris Nikolaevich Samoilenko, 1919-1936. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612846006 Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), Russian composer. From the description of Letters to Ephraim F. Gottlieb, 1920-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477994 Sergey Prokofiev was a Russian composer. From the description of Postcard ...
Dow, Dorothy, 1920-2005
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Soprano (1920-2005). Born in Houston, Texas. Created the role of Susan B. Anthony in the premiere of Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All (1947). Also known for her performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Erwartung in Europe and at its American premiere with the New York Philharmonic under Dmitri Mitropoulos (1951), and for performing the role of Renata in the first staged performance of Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel at Venice (1955). Juilliard School alumna; studied voice with Evan Evans and received...
Solari, Margaret Dow.
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Thomson, Virgil
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The hymn is How Firm a Foundation, words and music commonly ascribed to Robert Keene. The melody is also called Geard. Also quoted Yes, Jesus Loves Me and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow. Composed 1926-28. First performance New York, 22 February 1945, New York Philharmonic, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony on a hymn tune / Virgil Thomson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56078995 Composer. ...