Correspondence : with Eugene Ormandy, 1959-1970.

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Correspondence : with Eugene Ormandy, 1959-1970.

Comprises 8 items from Piston and 14 items from Ormandy or his representative, many concerning Piston's Seventh Symphony commissioned by Ormandy with funding from Rev. Theodore Pitcairn.

22 items (22 leaves)

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Pitcairn, Theodore

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Piston, Walter, 1894-1976

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Walter Hamor Piston (1894-1976) was a noted 20th-century American composer. He earned his Harvard AB 1924 and served as Walter W. Naumberg Professor of Music at Harvard from 1948-1960. From the description of Letters from Walter Piston to Carl Miller, 1954, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063913 Composed 1957. First performance Boston, 7 March 1958, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch conductor, Joseph de Pasquale soloist. Dedicated to Joseph de Pasqua...