Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1956.

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Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1956.

Comprises 2 items from Marcus and 2 items from Ormandy regarding Victor Seroff's biography of Claude Debussy and a possible film based on the book.

4 items (5 leaves).

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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

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Claude Debussy (b. 22 August 1862–d. 25 March 1918) was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France he attended the Conservatoire de Paris originally to study piano before switing to composition. His orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899), Images (1905–1912). In 1904 he rose to international fame for his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. He also composed two books of Préludes a...

Seroff, Victor, 1902-1979

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Victor Ilyitch Seroff was born October 14, 1902, in Batoum, Russia, and died May 10, 1979, in New York, New York. He was a pianist and biographer, who created a number of biographies about classical composers written for children. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vols. 12, 26. From the description of Victor Ilyitch Seroff Papers 1966-1967. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 435418247 ...

Marcus, Abraham.

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