Papers, 1934-1987.

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Papers, 1934-1987.

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Collection contains 19 boxes of music written by Edmunds or edited and arranged by him, including compositions of Henry Purcell, Alessandro Scarlatti, Benedetto Marcello, George Frideric Handel and Ernest Bacon (1934-1983); journals (1949-1974); scrapbooks; books on music; lists of songs; manuscripts; and biographical information.

25 cubic ft. (25 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7319827

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

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This version 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite from the opera : the Fairy queen / Henry Purcell ; selection and orchestration by Harold Byrns. 1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53445289 From the opera composed ca. 1689. Transcribed 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Passacaglia : from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; transcribed by Charles O'Connell. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall Colle...

Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990

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Ernst Bacon, 1898-1990, was an American composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. From the description of Papers, 1962-1976 (inclusive), 1972-1976 (bulk). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122639945 From the guide to the Ernst Bacon papers, 1962-1976 (inclusive, 1972-1976, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Composed 1937. First performance Chicago, 5 February 1940, Illinois Symphony Orchestra of the Works Progress Administration, the compos...

Marcello, Benedetto

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Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchestrator and conductor. From the guide to the Robert Russell Bennett papers, 1911-1981, (Music Library) This transcription 1938. First performance Philadelphia, 16 November 1938, Philadelphia Civic Symphony Orchestra, J.W.F. Leman conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Toccata in C minor / Benedetto Marcello ; arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Morgan. c1971. (Franklin & Marshall...

Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725

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Ms. of the original toccata for harpsichord is in the Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Milan. This transcription for full orchestra, 1945; first performance Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 11 September 1945, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defaw conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tocatta nona / Alessandro Scarlatti ; orch. by Leon Stein. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54030281 Italian composer. From th...

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

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Most material is from the oratorio; see Callno. 7087. This arrangement 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphonic suite no. V : the triumph of Truth : based on / Handel ; free arrangement by Zoltan Fekete. c1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50064356 From the opera in three acts, librettist unknown. Composed 1707 or 1708.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance of the sailors : from Rodrigo / G.F. H...

Edmunds, John, 1913-1986

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John Edmunds, 1913-1986, composer, educated at the University of California, Berkeley where he also taught briefly, from 1957 to 1961 was in charge of the Americana Collection at the New York Public Library. After working for a time in England, he returned to San Francisco, where he was born. His major life-long work is the unpublished 12-volume set of over 300 arrangements for voice and piano of 17th century English songs and poetry titled The major epoch of English song (1940-1976) ...