Arthur Custer letter, brochure, and list of compositions, 1967-1970.

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Arthur Custer letter, brochure, and list of compositions, 1967-1970.

The collection consists of three pieces, including: brochure advertising his accomplishments, c1967 by BMI, with a short biography by Oliver Daniel, and a list of compositions; typed mimeograph list of compositions, Sept. 1969, with notes; letter to The Alard Quartet, 3 Aug. 1970, accompanying his Colloquy for String Quartet [not included], which he hopes they will perform.

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Alard Quartet

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Custer, Arthur, 1923-1998

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Composed 1958; revised 1963. First performance of revised version Chicago, 14 April 1963, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Kober conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Passacaglia for small orchestra / Arthur Custer. 1963. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43923527 Arthur Custer was an American composer and educator. Born in Connecticut, he took a degree in Engineering and later in Composition from the University of Connecticut. He...

Daniel, Oliver

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Radio producer, music publishing executive, and writer, who died in 1991. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Symphony Orchestra; co-founder of the Contemporary Music Society. From the description of Research collection on Leopold Stokowski, 1945-1995. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862197 Oliver Daniel was vice-president of Broadcast Music Incorporated. he was also the author of an important book on Leopold Stokowski. F...

Broadcast Music, Inc.

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Geiringer was vice-president at BMI. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, 1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863014 "The American Story," was created by Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians. Designed to bring authoritative American history before wide audiences, "The American Story" was inaugurated in July 1954. From the guide to the "The American Story" Papers, 1954., (C...