The Love family papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive).

Warren, George William, 1828-1902

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George William Warren was born in Albany, New York, on August 17, 1828. By the time he was 18, he was serving as the organist of St. Peter's Church, remaining until 1858, when he moved to St. Paul's Church, Albany. In 1860, he removed to Brooklyn, where he spent a decade as organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Between 1870 and 1900, he served as organist at St. Thomas' Church in New York. He was a frequent performer on the piano and organ, accompanist, and a composer of some merit. He die...

Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973

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Catalan violoncellist. From the description of Letters, 1952 July 29 - 1971 Sept. 15, to Milly Stanfield. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378665 From the guide to the Letters, 1952 July 29 - 1971 Sept. 15, to Milly Stanfield, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Catalan cellist, conductor, pianist, and composer. From the description of Autograph note signed on his visiting card, dated : [n.p., Prades?], 6 January 1939, to Mr. ...

Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919

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Adelina Patti was one of the most highly regarded opera singers of the 19th century. From the description of Adelina Patti letters, 1889-1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 269476576 Spanish-born soprano trained in New York City; by 1861 Adelina Patti was the leading operatic prima donna. In 1886 she married tenor Ernest Nicolini, who had sung opposite her in La traviata at her castle in Wales. He died in 1898. From the description of ALS, Yst...

Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982

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Polish pianist, later naturalized American. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York], 3 February 1969 and 12 January 1970, to Mrs. [John C.] Hughes, 1969 Feb. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676480 Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x0002e6 ...

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977

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Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was an American conductor, who led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Youth Orchestra, New York City Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra. His career began with studies at the Royal College of Music in 1896 when Stokowski was just 13. He performed as an organist and choral director for several years in England,...

Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962

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French pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 14 May 1931, to Mme [Louise] Alvar, 1931 May 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564652 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 29 December 1906, to an unidentified friend, 1906 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564656 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 11 October 1907, to an unidentified friend, 1907 Oct. 11. (Unknown)...

Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924

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Italian pianist and composer. From the description of Letters 1901-1920. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 703895285 German-Italian composer and pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Berlin?], 22 June 1923, to Herr Dünnebeil [at Breitkopf & Härtel] 1923 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674030 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 8 March 1924, to a Herr Präsident, 1924...

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957

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Conductor. From the description of Arturo Toscanini souvenir card, 1952 summer. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501180914 Italian conductor, considered one of the greatest of the early 20th century. Started his career in Italy and spent much of his later years in the United States. From the description of Autograph letter signed, from Toscanini to Mme Emmy Destinn, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872455 Italian conductor. From the descr...

Damrosch, Frank

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German-American conductor and teacher. From the description of Typewritten document signed, dated : [New York], 22 March 1913, 1913 Mar. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565329 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : New York, 22 January and 7 December 1906, to [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1906 Jan. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565325 Esther Ostroff, an American pianist, studied with Isidore Philipp. From the guide to the...

Hall, Marie, 1884-1956

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Gordon, Jacques

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Kneisel Quartet

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Bispham, David Scull, 1857-1921

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American baritone. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to [Alfred?] Mapleson, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270501603 From the description of Letter signed, dated : London, [21 September 1898], to Mary Millais, 1898 Sept. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672758 From the description of Autograph letters signed (3), dated : New York, 1901, 1917, and 1918, to Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler (one is to Mr. Flagler), 1901 Jan. 6. (Unknow...

Eisler, Paul, 1878-1951.

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Whithorne, Emerson, 1884-1958

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First performance with Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, 19th and 20th March, 1920, Max Zach conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Adventures of a samurai = Hi tsu zin : op. 17 / Emerson Whithorne. [1919] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 229890888 Inspired by the Spanish bandits who hid in the Sierra Morena. Composed 1938. First performance over radio, New York, 7 May 1938, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conductor.--Cf. Flei...

Kramer, A. Walter (Arthur Walter), 1890-1969

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Composed 1912. First performance Lewisohn Stadium, New York, 7 August 1919, Lewisohn Stadium Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Volpe conductor, Elya Schkolnik soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphonic rhapsody in F minor : for violin and orchestra, op. 35 / A. Walter Kramer ; edition with piano acc. [1912] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52596100 Epithet: Editor of `Musical America', composer British Library Archives and...

Sternberg, Constantin Ivanovich, Edler von, 1852-1929.

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Smith, David Stanley, 1877-1949

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Composed 1921; revised 1930. First performance New Haven, 22 February 1931, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting, Georges Barrère soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fête galante : fantasy for flute and orchestra, op. 48 / David Stanley Smith. [1930] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54802064 Composed 1928. First performance Cleveland, 8 January, 1931, Cleveland Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher C...

Spiering, Theodore, 1871-1925

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Dolmetsch, Arnold, 1858-1940

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English instrument maker, performer, and musicologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 17 December 1901, to Mr. [Sydney Carlyle] Cockerell, 1901 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565873 English antiquarian musician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Seymour Place, Marble Arch [London], to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1901 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527630 ...

Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881-1946

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American composer. From the description of Charles Wakefield Cadman autograph letter to Adolph M. Foerster, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 650839439 From the description of Charles Wakefield Cadman autograph letter to Adolph M. Foerster, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 650839474 From the description of Charles Wakefield Cadman autograph letter to Adolph M. Foerster, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 650839445 From the description of C...

Moiseiwitsch, Benno

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Gebhard, Heinrich, 1878-1963

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Bloch, Alexander, 1881-1983.

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Jacobi, Frederick, 1891-1952

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Composed 1919. First performance by the National Symphony Orchestra of New York, 29 April, 1921, Artur Bodanzky conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of The eve of Saint Agnes : symphonic prelude after the poem of Keats / by Frederick Jacobi. [1952]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 166329353 Written for the Juilliard Alumni. Composed 1939. First performance New York, 1939, Juilliard Alumni Association, Charles Lichter conductor. Ade...

Parker, Horatio W.

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Text is the German poem by Count Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg, translated into English by the composer's mother, Isabella Parker. Composed 1884. First performance Munich, 1884. Dedicated to Jules Jordan.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Ballade von Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg / komponirt von H.W. Parker. [18--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53114434 Text is the poem by J. de Beaufort, in French with English translatio...

Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960

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Opera singer born in Valencia, Spain, debuted in Rome in Carmen in 1908; joined Metropolitan Opera in 1912 and sang there until 1936. After retirement was a fundraiser for Metropolitan, elected chairman of Metropolitan Opera Guild in 1942. From the description of Lucrezia Bori photograph, 1933. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 435456502 Spanish soprano. From the description of Signature, dated : [n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Bonnet, Joseph, 1884-1944

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Stojowski, Sigismund, 1870-1946

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Fantaisie for trombone and piano, op. 27, composed in Paris, 1905. This orchestration of Stojowski's op. 27 was donated to the Biblioteka Narodowa (Poland) by the estate of the late Witold Rowicki, former conductor of the National Philharmonic (Warsaw, Poland). No credit is given to the orchestrator.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fantazja na puzon solo i ork. symfoniczna / Z. Stojowski. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 743212470 ...

Bonci, Alessandro, 1870-1940

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Italian tenor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Milan, 20 March 1923, to an unidentified recipient, 1923 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673021 ...

Friedberg, Carl, 1872-1955

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A pianist and teacher, Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals, concerts with leading orchestras, and chamber music concerts with a variety of ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. Friedberg also was a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany and at the Institute for Musical Arts, which later became the Juilliard School....

Betti, Adolfo 1873-1950

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Italian violinist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3), dated : New York, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, [1920 and n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672682 ...

Joseffy, Rafael

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Hungarian pianist Rafael Joseffy was born in Hunfal on July 3, 1852 and died in New York on June 25, 1915. His youth was spent in Miskolcz, where he began to study the piano at the age of eight. After further studies in Budapest he entered the Leipzig Conservatory (1866), where he was taught chiefly by E.F. Wenzel, though he also had a few lessons from Moscheles. From 1868 to 1870 he studied with Tausig in Berlin, and he spent the summers of 1870 and 1871 in Weimar taking lessons from Liszt. He ...

Kneisel, Franz, 1865-1926

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Austrian violinist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Blue Hill, Maine, 9 August 1908, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1908 Aug. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578911 An Austrian violinist who had emigrated to the U.S. in 1885, Kneisel founded the Kneisel Quartet (a string quartet) in the same year. In 1905 he and his fellow quartet members joined the faculty of the Institute of Musical Art, which later became the Julliard School. From the...

Bos, Coenraad V. (Coenraad Valentyn), 1875-1955.

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Stransky, Josef

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Love, Lucy Prindle.

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Rogers, Francis, 1870-1951

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x00008f Epithet: Borsholder of Kemsing British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x00008e Writer on music. From the description of Autograph letters signed (12), dated : New York, 1927-1931 [and n.d.], to Mary [Flagler Cary], 1927-1931 [and n.d.], including 1927...

Lohse, Otto, 1858-1925

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German conductor. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Leipzig June 20 1914, to Philipp[e] Rüfer in Berlin, 1914 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668275 ...

Nordica, Lillian, 1859-1914.

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Safonov, Vasily, 1852-1918.

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Steinway, William, 1836-1896

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Piano manufacturer as well as amateur singer and participant in N.Y.C. urban planning and Democratic politics. First chairman of the city's Rapid Transit Commission. From the description of Diary, 1861-1896. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 80465801 President of Steinway & Sons. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 2 April 1886, to Henry Ziegler and Aug. Hobein, 1886 Apr. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Brockway, Howard, 1870-1951

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American composer, pianist, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 7 December 1913, to George A. Plimpton, 1913 Dec. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673311 ...

Bing, Rudolf, Sir, 1902-1997.

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Altschuler, Modest, 1873-1963

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Modest Altschuler (1873-1963) was a Russian cellist, conductor, and composer. Born near Kiev in what is today Belarus, he began studying cello at the Warsaw Conservatory when he was thirteen years old. He later moved to Moscow to study composition with Anton Arensky, harmony with Sergei Taneyev, and cello with Alfred von Glehn. He also studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. Altschuler immigrated to the United States in 1896, and in 1903 formed the Russian Symphon...

Randolph, Harold, 1861-1927

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Hale, Philip, 1854-1934

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American music critic. From the description of Letter, 1929 Nov. 24, Boston, to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904183 From the description of Philip Hale letter to William M. Payne [manuscript], 1896 December 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 741779873 Philip Hale studied organ and piano as a boy, graduated from Yale University (A.B., 1876) and then apprenticed in a law office in Albany, N.Y., passing the New York Ba...

Foote, Arthur, 1853-1937

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American composer, organist, pianist, and piano teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, [n.d., 1909?], to Mr. Stemberg , n.d., 1909?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577474 Composed 1907, originally as the second movement of the Suite for String Orchestra in E major, Op. 63, but later replaced by the present Pizzicato and Adagietto, (see callno.: 142s).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Theme and variations / Arthur Fo...

Hertz, Alfred

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American conductor of German birth. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York Jan. 13 1912, to Harry H[arkness] Flagler, 1912 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666183 From the description of Letter signed, dated : New York Nov. 22 1903, to Herr Schaum, 1903 Nov. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666186 Alfred Hertz served as conductor for the Tivoli Theater, Cothen, The Netherlands, the Maurice Grau Opera Company, the Metropoli...

Saminsky, Lazare, 1882-1959

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American composer, conductor, and writer on music of Russian origin. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5), dated : New York, Rye, and Menthon St. Bernard, 1924, 1927, 1943 [and n.d.], to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1924, 1927, 1943 [and n.d.], including 1924 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668709 Commissioned by the League of Composers, 1936. Composed 1936. First performance National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, D.C., 17 February 1937, the composer c...

Levitzki, Mischa, 1898-1941

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Mischa Levitzki (1898-1941) was an American pianist and composer. Born to naturalized American parents (Jacob Levine-Levitzki and Anna Levine-Levitzki) during a return to their native Ukraine, Levitzki began violin studies at the age of three. Developing an interest in the piano at six, he worked with Aleksander Michalowski in Warsaw (1905-1906). He made his concert debut in Antwerp in 1906 before going to New York with his parents. Shortly thereafter his father brought ...

Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950

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Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-1950) was a German-born conductor and composer in the U.S. From the description of Walter Damrosch presentation volume, 1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517384 From the guide to the Walter Damrosch presentation volume, 1928, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American conductor and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to "My dear and heaven sent Isadora ...

Fairchild, Blair, 1877-1933

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American composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), dated : New York, London, Avon (France), [and other places], 1924, 1929 [and n.d.], to Harry [Harkness Flagler] and to Mr. & Mrs. Flagler, 1924, 1929, and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576684 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Golfe-Juan, [n.d.], to Mrs. [Mary Flagler] Cary, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576677 From the description of Autograph let...

Kobbé, Gustav, 1857-1918

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Goodson, Katharine

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English pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 12 October 1902, to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1902 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578060 ...

Warren, Samuel P. (Samuel Prowse), 1841-1915

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Samuel Prowse Warren was born in Montreal on Feb. 18, 1841, the son of organ builder Samuel Russell Warren (1809-1882). At the age of 12, he had shown enough musical ability to give his first organ recital at St. Stephen's Chapel in Quebec and to be appointed as organist at the American Presbyterian Church, a position that he held until he went to Berlin at age 20 to study organ and theory with Karl August Haupt, piano with Gustav Schumann, and instrumentation with Wilhelm Wieprecht. After retur...

Huss, Henry Holden, 1862-1953

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Also known as Rhapsody.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphonisches Fantasie Stück für Clavier und Orchester / von Henry Holden Huss. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52333060 Composed for piano, 1902. Transcribed 1939. First performance Washington, D.C., 15 March 1942, National Symphony Orchestra, Francis Garziglia conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of La nuit : poem for orchestra / Henry...

Brema, Marie 1856-1925

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Marie Brema was a Wagnerian singer and mother of the actress Tita Brand. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1901, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155882726 English mezzo-soprano of German-American parentage. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London, 1898?], to [Vincent] d'Indy, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673255 From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p.,...

Farwell, Arthur, 1872-1952

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Originally composed for two pianos, 1912; this version 1931. Won First Prize and awarded a nationwide broadcast in the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition, 1939. First performance in a broadcast by the CBS Orchestra, New York, May 28, 1939, Howard Barlow conducting, Karl Ulrich Schnabel and Helen Fogel soloists.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symbolistic study, no. 6 : Mountain vision : concerto in one movement for piano, second piano and string orchestr...

Kindler, Hans, 1892-1949

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Hans Kindler (1892-1949) was an American cellist and conductor. He played with the Philadelphia Symphony for many years and founded the National Symphony Orchestra in 1931; he was its conductor until 1949. Theresa Russell was an American suffragist. Her husband Charles Edward Russell (1860-1941) was an American journalist, politician and author. He wrote several books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas (1928). ...

Harris, Victor, 1869-1943

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American song composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York] Dec. 9 1900 and 18 December [n.y.], to Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1900 Dec. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665388 ...

Klafsky, Katharina 1855-1896

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Schulz, Leo.

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Zadora, Michael, 1882-1946

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Hoose, Ellison van, 1868-1936

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Ellison Van Hoose (1868 Murfresboro, Tenn - 1936 Houston, Tex.) grew up in Gainesville, Ga. where his father was a Baptist minister and brother, A. W. Van Hoose was president of Brenau College. He studied voice in New York, Rome, Paris and sang with the Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Opera and was elected to membership in the American Academy of Teachers of Singing. From the description of Ellison Van Hoose papers, 1939, June 9, 14 and 16. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id:...

Willeke, Willem

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Fremstad, Olive, -1951

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Swedish-American mezzo-soprano and soprano; b. in Sweden in 1871; d. in Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. From the description of Olive Fremstad collection, 1915-1916. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70955581 Swedish-American mezzo-soprano and soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York, 19 March 1907], to Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1907 Mar. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577536 From the description of Autogra...

Hinton, Arthur, 1869-1941

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Olitzka, Rosa, 1873-1949

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Epithet: singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000562.0x00032a German contralto. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 6 July 1893, to [Joseph] Bennett, 1893 July 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583088 ...

Meader, George, 1888-1963

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Christie, Winifred, 1882-1965

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Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951

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Harold Bauer, born Apr. 28, 1873, Kingston-on-Thames, near London, died Mar. 12, 1951, Miami, Fla. Throughout his career he was regarded as one of the greatest living pianists, a successor to the tradition of Liszt, Paderewski, and Brahms, and a celebrated interpreter of the music of Schumann, Brahms, and Franck. He was one of the first to champion the music of Debussy and of Ravel. Bauer also had considerable fame in chamber music, performing with Pablo Casals, Fritz Kreisler, Jacques Thibaud, ...

Homer, Sidney, 1864-1953

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Rains, Leon, 1870-1954

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Gilman, Lawrence.

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American music critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 1 December 1934, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1934 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577872 From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : Geneva, New York, etc., to F.A. Duneka, 1909 Dec. 25-1910 May 26 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589421 Lawrence Gilman, American author and music critic, was born on July 5, 1878 in Flushing, New York to A...

Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905

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Founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891-1905). From the description of Theodore Thomas memorabilia collection, 1845-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961879 Founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891-1905), known at the time as the Chicago Orchestra. From the description of Theodore and Rose Fay Thomas Felsengarten collection, 1814-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963346 Chicago Sy...

Giorni, Aurelio, 1895-1938

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Composed 1926.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Orlando furioso : symphonic poem for full orchestra (freely based on episodes in Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem / composed by Aurelio Giorni. 1926. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52006398 ...

Meltzer, Charles Henry, 1853-1936

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Dramatist and critic. Born in London in 1853, Charles Henry Meltzer studied at Oxford University, where he won a scholarship at the age of fourteen. Meltzer also studied music in London and Paris. Meltzer became a correspondent for several newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald, and was also a music critic and writer for magazines. From 1912 to 1916 Meltzer was librettist for the Chicago Opera Company. He was the author or adaptor of a number of plays, and founder of C...

Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964

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Commissioned by Columbia Broadcasting Corporation for radio performance. Presented 17 October, 1937 as the first opera composed for radio without any thought of visualization or the additional theatrical elements of costumes, scenery and lighting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Green mansions : a non-visual opera after W.H. Hudson / by Louis Gruenberg. [1937?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 176632275 Composed 1945.--Cf. Fleisher Co...

Thursby, Emma Cecilia, 1845-1931

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American soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 22 February 1908], to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1908 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677710 Emma Cecilia Thursby (1845-1931) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jane Bennett and John Barnes Thursby. Her siblings were Alice, John, Louis, and Ina. A singer of international reputation, Emma also taught a number of sucessful pupils and was active with the Green Acre reli...

Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959

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Composer, violinist, conductor, and photographer Ernest Bloch was born on July 24, 1880, in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1894 he began the study of music theory and composition with Emile Jacques-Dalcroze at the Geneva Conservatory of Music, who advised him to continue violin instruction under Louis Etienne-Reyer at the same institution. He studied violin under Franz Schörg of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Belgium, in 1896, and composition in Frankfurt under Ivan Knorr from 1899 to 1901, whereupo...

Mason, Daniel Gregory

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Eminent American musician and composer. From the description of Papers, 1894-1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122681505 Composed 1935-36. First performance New York, 17 November 1937, New York Philharmonic Society, John Barbirolli conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 3 : Lincoln, op. 35 / Daniel Gregory Mason. 1937. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50555507 ...

Herman, Reinhold L.

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MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908

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American composer, pianist, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland, 3 July 1903, to Horatio Parker, 1903 July 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581435 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 25 November 1904, to Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1904 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581431 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, [n.d.], to Mr. Story, [n.d.]....

Spalding, Albert, 1888-1953

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Wife of Albert Spalding. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : New York, [20 January 1933], and Stratford on Avon, [n.d.], to Mrs. Melbert B. Cary, Jr., 1933 Jan. 20 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669949 American violinist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, Jan. 28 1933 and 7 December 1935, and Great Barrington (Mass.), [n.d.], to Mrs. Melbert B. Cary, Jr., and...

Martin, Riccardo, 1874-1952

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American tenor. From the description of Autograph letter signed and autograph sentiment signed, dated : New York, 25 December 1910, and [n.p.], 19 May 1914, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1910 Dec. 25 and 1914 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581882 Composed 1941.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Nuit à l'oasis = Night at the oasis : scène pittoresque / par Riccardo Martin. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52833...

Plançon, Pol (1851-1914).

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French bass. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, n.d., 1885-1914], to Mme. Ziéger, [1885-1914?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873625 Epithet: opera singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x00005e ...

Wood, Mary Knight, 1857-1944

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Nevin, Arthur, 1871-1943

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Sembrich, Marcella

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Polish soprano, later naturalized American. From the description of Autograph letters signed (34, six written and signed by Guillaume Stengel Sembrich, one by Juliette de Coppet), dated : New York, Lake Placid, Miami, [and other places, and n.p.], 1915-1934, to Harry Harkness Flagler, to Mrs. Flagler, and to Mr. & Mrs. Flagler, 1915 Jan. 6. and 1916 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669747 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 21 Feb...

Mason, William, 1829-1908

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Pianist, teacher, and musical theoretician. From the description of Autographs of musicians, 1830-1906. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122482701 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Pianist, teacher, and musical theoretician. From the guide to the William Mason Autographs of Musicians, 1830-1906, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) ...

Fryer, Herbert, 1877-1957

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Shelley, Harry R.

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Dippel, Johann Andreas, 1866-1932

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German tenor and impresario. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 30 April 1921, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1921 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565853 ...

Aldrich, Richard Stoddard, 1902-1986

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Richard Aldrich, theatrical producer. From the description of Scrapbook of clippings on his production of The importance of being Earnest, 1938-1939. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652035 From the description of Scrapbook of clippings on productions, 1933-1934. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122607200 ...

Bagby, Albert Morris, 1859-1941

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Albert Morris Bagby was born in Rushville, Illinois on April 29, 1859 to Mary Agnes Scripps of Jackson, Missouri and John Courts Bagby from Glasglow, Kentucky. After completing his primary education in the United States, Bagby traveled to Europe to study music. He first studied under Professor Scharwenka at the Berlin Conservatory and later with Franz Liszt in Weimar. Before Bagby died in 1941, he was considered one of the last links to Mr. Liszt. Though never a virtuoso performer himself, Bagby...

Grau, Maurice, 1849-1907

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American impresario. From the description of Autograph sentiment signed, dated : Philadelphia, 31 October 1872, 1872 Oct. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873375 ...

Ternina, Milka, 1863-1941

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Croatian soprano. From the description of Autograph sentiment signed, dated : New York, April 1900, 1900, April. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676632 From the description of Autograph quotation signed, dated : Munich, 13 September 1891, 1891 Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873817 ...

Letz, Hans, 1887-1969

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Love family.

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Hess, Ludwig, 1877-1944

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German singer, conductor, and composer. From the description of Autograph postcard signed, dated : Recklinghausen, 28 Nov. [1925], to [Breitkopf & Härtel?], 1925 Nov. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666220 ...

Reimers, Paul, 1878-1942.

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MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956

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Philanthropist, musician, and cofounder of the MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, N.H. Born Marian Griswold Nevins; married composer Edward MacDowell (1861-1908) in 1884. From the description of Marian MacDowell papers, 1876-1969 (bulk 1908-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979848 Biographical Note 1857, Nov. 22 Born, New York, N.Y. ...

Gauthier, Eva, 1885-1958

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Canadian soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 1 December [n.y.], to Breitkopf & Härtel in Berlin, [n.y.] Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577728 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : New York, [2 May] and 29 October 1917, to Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1917 May 2 and Oct. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577729 Eva Gauthier, a mezzo-soprano, was born in Ottawa. John Edmunds was an...

Schindler, Kurt

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Kurt Schindler, a composer, conductor, and folksong musicologist, was born in Berlin in 1882 and died in New York City in 1935. He founded the organization which became the Schola Cantorum of New York. From the description of Papers, 1882-1946. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580695 American composer and conductor of German birth. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [New York], to Mr. and Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, [n.d., ...

Stock, Frederick A. (Frederick August), 1872-1942.

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Hollaender, Alexis, 1840-1924

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Lhévinne, Josef, 1874-1944

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Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist who lived in the United States after 1919. From the description of Financial records, 1908-1922. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122534415 Esther Ostroff, an American pianist, studied with Isidore Philipp. From the guide to the Correspondence received, 1931-1961, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist who lived in the United States after 1919. Fr...

Dannreuther, Gustav 1853-1923

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Gadski, Johanna, 1872-1932

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German soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed Johanna Gadski Tauscher, dated : New York, [31 March? 1907] to Mrs. A[nne] L[amont] Flagler, 1907 Mar. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577625 From the description of Autograph letter signed Johanna Gadski Tauscher, dated : New York, 19 April [n.y.], to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, [n.y.] Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577622 ...

Carreño, Teresa, 1853-1917

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Venezuelan pianist, composer, conductor, and singer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Kolberg, 25 July 1899, to an unidentified friend, 1899 July 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564134 Pianist and composer. From the description of Maria Teresa Carreño invitation to Miss A. M. Hale, [18--]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64757231 Epithet: pianist conductor and singer British Library Archives an...

Kreisler, Fritz

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Originally composed for violin and piano. Attributed by Kreisler to Pugnani when first published by Carl Fischer in 1910. This transcription 1919.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Praeludium und Allegro / A. Pugnani- F. Kreisler. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52596205 Fritz Kreisler (b. Feb. 2, 1875, in Vienna; d. Jan. 29, 1962, in New York) was a violinist and composer. From the description of Fritz Kreisler colle...

Hartmann, Arthur, 1881-1956

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Hartmann was born in Hungary, but emigrated as a child to the United States. He began a career as a concert violinist while still a child in 1887. During his career he was very active in the promotion of new music and so developed a wide correspondence with many important composers. From the description of Arthur Hartmann collection, 1904-1940, bulk 1904-1921. (University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music). WorldCat record id: 33668902 Arthur Hartmann was an American vio...

Bingham, Seth, 1882-1972

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Composed 1921.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Memories of France / Seth Bingham. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50988448 Composed 1919. First performance by the Columbia University Orchestra, New York, 1924, Douglas Moore conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Pioneer America / Seth Bingham. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50988459 Seth Bin...

Scranton, Helen Love.

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Hutcheson, Ernest, 1871-1951

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Dedicated to the music school settlements of New York City.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of March for two pianos and orchestra of strings / Ernest Hutcheson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52333095 ...

Huhn, B.

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Kelley, Edgar Stillman, 1857-1944

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Edgar Stillman Kelley was a distinguished American composer of the early 20th century. A pianist, conductor, scholar, teacher, lecturer and author he captured the hearts and minds of audiences and critics around the world. Born in 1857 in Sparta, Wisconsin, he was surrounded by music, art and literature. His mother was an accomplished musician who gave Edgar his first piano lessons and inspired Edgar to pursue a professional career in music. He received formal lessons from noted mus...

Finck, Henry Theophilus, 1854-1926

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American music critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 21 March 1893, to [Robert Underwood?] Johnson, 1893 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577334 ...

Vogrich, Max, 1852-1916

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Hoffmann, Richard

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Sandby, Herman, 1881-1965

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Piastro, Mishel

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Russian-American violinist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : New York, 15 September 1932 and 21 October 1935, to Mrs. [Mary Flagler] Cary, 1932 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674975 ...

Fischer, Emil, 1838-1914

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German bass. From the description of Autograph sentiment signed, dated : Worcester, September 1890, 1890 Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577375 ...

Farrar, Geraldine

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American soprano. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p.], 1961, to [Joseph Chouinard?], 1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270913139 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Ridgefield, Conn., 31 January 1934 and New York [n.d., 1934], to H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1934 Jan. 31 and [n.d. 1934]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576719 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Ridgefield, Conn., 28 August ...

Parker, H. T. (Henry Taylor), 1867-1934

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Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972

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Originally composed for piano, 1930; orchestrated 1932. First performance by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, January 19, 1933, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of 20 animal pictures / by Rudolph Ganz. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51970405 Commissioned in honor of the National Association of Schools of Music. Composed 1950. First performance Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 November 1950, Cincinnati Symphony...

Tapper, Thomas

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Lambert, Alexander, 1862-1929

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Polish-American pianist, composer, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York] Jan. 24 1915 and 28 November [n.y.], to Harry Harkness Flagler (and to Mr. & Mrs. Flagler), 1915 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667095 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 23 October 1895, to N.L. Jaros , 1895 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873486 ...

Loeffler, Charles Martin, 1861-1935

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Composed 1915. First performance Boston, 2 March 1917, Boston Symphony, Carl Muck conductor. Dedicated to Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stoeckel.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Hora mystica : symphony in one movement for grand orchestra and men's voices / composed by Ch. M. Loeffler. 1915. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52731937 Charles Martin Loeffler was born on January 30, 1861. His place of birth is disputed; he claimed to be Alsatian, bu...

Chadwick, George Whitefield

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George Whitefield Chadwick (b. Lowell, MA, 13 November 1854; d. Boston, MA, 4 April 1931) was an American composer, teacher, organist and conductor. Beginning in 1872, Chadwick studied organ with George E. Whiting, piano with Carlyle Petersilea , and theory with Stephen A. Emery at the New England Conservatory in Boston. In 1876 Chadwick accepted a faculty position within the music program at Olivet College in Michigan. A year later Chadwick went to Germany where he studied with Karl Reinecke, S...

Samaroff, Olga

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Beach, H.H.A. Mrs

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Dedicated to Madame Teresa Carreño. First performance Music Hall, Boston, 6 April 1900, Boston Symphony, William Gericke conductor, the composer as soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto : for pianoforte and orchestra, op. 45 / by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43256910 American composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., London?, n.d.], to Stanley K. Faye at t...

Karl, Tom, 1846-1916

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Lilienthal, A. W. (Abraham Wolf), 1859-1928.

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Hamlin, George, 1869-1923

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American tenor, 1868-1923. George Hamlin was a student of George Henschel. He made a European tour 1904-5, and sang with the Chicago Opera Co., 1911-15, but achieved his principal reputation as an oratorio and lieder singer. He was known particularly for his advocacy of the songs of Richard Strauss. His daughter Anna Hamlin, a soprano, sang minor roles with the Chicago Grand Opera and later taught voice at Smith College. She subsequently established a very successful vocal studio where her stude...

Rothwell, Walter H. (Walter Henry), 1872-1927

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Koemmenich, Louis

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Déthier, Edouard, 1886-1962

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Belgian violinist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 9 April 1929, to Mrs. Cary, 1929 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565815 ...

Goldmark, Rubin, 1872-1936

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Whiting, Arthur 1861-1936

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American pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, [n.d.], to [Robert Underwood?] Johnson, [n.d., 1895-1936]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679164 From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), dated : New York, 31 March and 15 April 1929, and 21 and 25 February 1930, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1929 Mar. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679157 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New ...

Smith, Gerrit, 1859-1912

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Schelling, Ernest

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Composed originally for string quartet and published by Carl Fischer. This arrangement 1936. First performance Philadelphia, 26 February 1936, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and Composers' Laboratory, Isadore Freed conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tarantella : for chamber orchestra / Ernest Schelling. [1943?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54616029 American pianist, conductor, and composer. From the descripti...

Salzedo, Carlos

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American harpist and composer of French birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York] Mar. 9 [1918], to Mr. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1918 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668697 Born in Arcachon on April 6th, 1885 and died in Waterville, ME on August 17th, 1961. American harpist and composer of French birth. He graduated from the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 16, an unprecedented winner of the premier prix in two instruments. In 1...

Henderson, W. J. (William James), 1855-1937

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American music critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York] Dec. 27 1915, to Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1915 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665586 ...

Leginska, Ethel

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English pianist, teacher, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York Dec. 21 1924, to Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1924 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667204 ...

Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957

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Concert pianist; b. Cracow, Poland. From the description of Papers, 1878-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122333630 From the description of Josef Hofmann papers, 1878-1957. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28417727 American pianist of Polish birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to his parents, [n.d., 1890's?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666339 From the description of Autograph letter sign...

Gerhardt, Elena, 1883-1961

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German mezzo-soprano (originally soprano), later naturalized British. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Schandau, 9 September 1913, to an unidentified recipient, 1913 Sept. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577760 ...

Lehmann, Lilli, 1848-1929

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German soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin Mar. 10 1926, to Walter Damrosch, 1926 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667223 From the description of Autograph sentiment signed, dated : Grunewald, 1923, to Miss S. Gibbons, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873496 ...

Hadley, Henry, 1871-1937

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Composed 1906. First performance Berlin, 27 December 1907, Berlin Philharmonic, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. III / Henry Hadley. [1906] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52137491 Henry Hadley was an American composer and conductor, founder of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors. From the description of Papers, 1898-1965 (inclusive), 1927-1937 (bulk). (New Yo...

Graveure, Louis, 1888-1965

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Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923

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American critic and writer on music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 18 April [n.y., 1915 or later], to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1928 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578972 ...

Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936

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Born Jan. 26, 1878 in St. Petersburg, the son of a well know jurist. At the age of 10 he was entered in the St. Petersburg Conservatory to study piano under Anton Rubenstein, later studied composition in Vienna under Glazunov and other. In 1896 made his public debut in Berlin and later Europe. Made his first appearance in America at Carnegie Hall, Nov. 12, 1900, and made six transcontinental tours. Met Clara Clemens daughter of Mark Twain when both were studying under Leschistky, and married in ...

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960

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Eble was an officer of the Bruckner Society of America, in New York City. Selden-Goth was a music scholar; she was an acquaintance of Mitropoulos and of Alma Mahler; Trudy Goth was apparently her daughter. Johnson was a music critic for the New York Post. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1941-1960. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863958 ...

Barrère, Georges

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In 1916, the Barrère Ensemble premiered Griffes' woodwind-harp arrangements of The lake at evening and The vale of death, both compositions written for the French-born flutist Georges Barrère. 1919 was the year Griffes wrote his Poem for flute and orchestra, which was premiered at New York's Aeolian Hall by the New York Symphony Orchestra, led by Walter Damrosch, with Barrère as the flute soloist. From the description of [Letter to Charles T. Griffes]. 1919. (New York Public Libra...

Powell, Maud, 1867-1920

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Noted concert violinist. From the description of Maud Powell autograph, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70918676 ...

Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938

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Leopold Godowsky, American pianist and composer of Polish birth, was born in Soshly, near Vilnius, Feb. 13 1870 and died in New York, Nov, 21, 1938. He was one of the great piano virtuosos at the turn of the century, who wrote works of such technical difficulty that they have been mastered by few pianists. He was also a great teacher and a prolific composer. From the description of Leopold Godowsky collection 1890-1938 1900-1930 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130016 ...

Kriens, Christiaan, 1881-1939.

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Mannes, David, 1866-1959

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American conductor and violinist. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2) and autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 17 October 1921 and 24 May 1926, and Edgartown (Mass.), 8 July 1943, to Miss Flagler and Mrs. [Mary Flagler] Cary, 1921 Oct. 17, 1926 May 24, and 1943 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581717 David Mannes was an American music educator, violinist and conductor. He studied the violin in New York with August Zeiss and Carl...

Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, 1861-1936

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Born in Austria in 1861, the well-known opera singer Madame Schumann-Heink performed in the great opera houses of Germany, England and America. She became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. in 1905, toured widely in this country, and was very active during World War I performing for U.S. servicemen. In later years she made numerous radio broadcasts and appeared in the 1935 movie Here's to romance. She died in Hollywood in 1936. From the description of Ernestine Schumann-Heink collecti...

Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939

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Svečenski, Louis, 1862-1926

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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...