The Charles Shackford papers, 1934-1984 (inclusive).

Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979

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Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Fiedler was sometimes criticized for over-popularizing music, particularly when adapting popular songs or editing portions of the classical repertoire, but he kept performances informal and sometimes self-mocking ...

Smith, Carleton Sprague

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Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963

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Paul Hindemith (born 16 November 1895 in Hanau; died 28 December 1963 in Frankfurt) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. Gertrud Hindemith (born Rottenberg) was the wife of Paul Hindemith; they were married in 1924. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, n. d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863460 ...

Forte, Allen, 1926-2014

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From the Allen Forte Papers at Yale University: Allen Forte (1926-2014) was the Battell Professor Emeritus of the Theory of Music at Yale University. He was a specialist in 20th-century atonal music, musical analysis using Schenkerian methods, and the American popular ballad. He is the author of over one hundred books and articles, and advised seventy-two Ph.D. dissertations. Allen Forte received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, and taught at Columbia University Teachers College, M...

Grasso, Ella, 1919-1981

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Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso, née Tambussi (May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first woman elected to this office and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due t...

Bozyan, H. Frank (Hagop Frank), 1899-1965

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Waite, William G.

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Skrowaczewski, Stanisław, 1923-

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Conductor; Music Director of Minneapolis Symphony, 1960-1979. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 18, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896354 ...

McKinley, Carl, 1895-1966

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Composer, organist, choir director and educator. Member of the composition faculty at New England Conservatory of Music 1929-1963; chairman of theory and composition, 1955-1963. From the description of Carl McKinley printed and ms. music, 1916-1955. (New England Conservatory of Music). WorldCat record id: 82369627 Composed 1939. First performance Rochester, New York, 29 October 1941, Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. ...

Anderson, Ruth I.

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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...

Duckles, Vincent H. (Vincent Harris), 1913-1985

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American musicologist and librarian. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Berkeley, 24 October 1963, to James J. Fuld, 1963 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874460 Vincent Duckles was Head, Music Library, University of California, Berkeley, from 1947 to 1981. From the description of Vincent H. Duckles collection, [ca. 1947-1981]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38222835 Epithet: musicologist ...

Self, William, 1921-2010

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William Self was a prominent Hollywood actor and producer who worked with such figures as John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. He switched to TV production in 1952 and worked with Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and James Dean. Much of his work was for major companies like Columbia, American Broadcasting, and 20th Century Fox. From the description of William Self papers, 1940-1990. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 61770852 ...

Wilson, Keith L. (Keith Leroy), 1916-2013

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Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006

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Clergyman. From the description of Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. : oral history, 1989. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122452011 Epithet: Reverend chaplain Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000080 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born June 1, 1924, in New York City. He attended Deerfield Academy and Phillips Academy Andover b...

French, Richard F. (Richard Frederic), 1915-2001

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Simonds, Bruce

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American pianist and composer. From the description of The Bruce Simonds papers, 1910-1974 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702121426 ...

Noss, Luther

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Luther Melancthon Noss was born on July 21, 1907, in Leland, Illinois. He was educated at Northwestern University (B. Mus., 1930) and Yale University (B. Mus., 1931, M. Mus., 1932). He served as a combat intelligence specialist with the 73rd Bombardment Wing during World War II, based in Saipan. He was assistant professor of music at Cornell University from 1935-1939; thereafter he spent the rest of his career at Yale University. He served as professor of music, chair of the department of music,...

Sargeant, Winthrop

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Schwartz, Elliott

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Cohen, Isadore

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Boyden, David D. (David Dodge), 1910-1986

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American musicologist; Professor of Music, University of California, Berkeley 1938-1975. From the description of David D. Boyden papers, 1922-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77738082 Biography David Dodge Boyden (b. Westport, CT, 10 Dec 1910; d. Berkeley, CA, 18 Sep 1986). American musicologist. He studied at Harvard (BA 1932, MA 1938) and at Columbia Universities, and the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. From 1...

Fuller, Albert Clinton, 1938-

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Musician. From the description of Typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Herbert J. Seligmann, 1977 Nov. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874916 ...

Cohn, Arthur, 1910-1998

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Composed 1934. Revised 1939. First performance by members of the brass section of the Greenwich Concert Orchestra of the Federal Music Project of New York City, WPA, New York, May 26, 1937 at the Federal Music Theatre, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Music for brass instruments, op. 9 / Arthur Cohn. 1939. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205187 Composer. From the description of Interview conducted...

Lurtsema, Robert J.

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Shackford, Charles

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Commissioned by Theodore J. Schultz in memory of Isaac Kodis (1894-1974) and Alice E. Kodis (1904-1973).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Serenade in D on three Jewish melodies : for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, violoncello and harpsichord / Charles Shackford. [1975]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 191853443 Composed in 1976.--Cf Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto for brass and symphonic ensemble / ...

Althouse, Paul, 1889-1954

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Winograd, Arthur

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Newcomb, Anthony, 1943-

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Austin, William W., 1790?-1852

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Professor of Music. William Weaver Austin (1920- ) has been professor of music history and appreciation at Cornell since 1947. He was chairman of the Music Department from 1958 to 1963 and also served as University organist. From the description of William W. Austin papers, 1947-1991. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63938925 ...

Hancock, Gerre, 1934-2012

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Weinrich, Carl

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Zaslaw, Neal, 1939-

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Husa, Karel, 1921-

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Originally composed for piano 4-hands as part of the Czech Duets, 1955. First performance of duets Ithaca, New York, at the Cornell University Contemporary Arts Festival; 1956, Bruce Archibald and Charles McClain pianists. This transcription 1958. First performance Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 1959, University of Michigan August 1959, University of Michigan Band, Henry Romersa conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Divertimento for brass and percussion / Karel Hu...

Boatwright, Howard

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American violinist, conductor, and composer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Syracuse, N.Y., 13 November 1964, to Joseph Chouinard, 1964 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906389 ...

Miller, Carl S

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Palisca, Claude V

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Claude V. Palisca (1921-2001) was one of the leading musicologists of the 20th century. Born in what is now Rijeka, Croatia, he settled in the United States, and was educated at Queens College (CUNY) and Harvard University. He spent most of his career on the faculty of the Department of Music of Yale University. He is best known for his research on the history of music theory and aesthetics, especially in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and for his widely-used textbooks Baroque Music and A ...

Bingham, Susan.

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Grout, Donald Jay

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Professor of Musicology, Cornell University, 1945-1970. From the description of Donald Jay Grout papers, 1929-1989. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072986 From the description of Donald Jay Grout papers, 1929-1989. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 165393011 ...

Dunn, Thomas D.

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Weicker, Lowell, 1931-

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Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991

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Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) was a Hungarian-born composer. He studied and performed throughout Europe until 1933, when he and violinist Adolf Busch and family left Germany for Switzerland (Serkin was later to marry Busch's daughter, Irene). In 1939 they emigrated to the United States, where Serkin taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and was later (1968-1976) its Director. He and Adolf Busch founded the Marlboro Music School and Festival near Brattleboro, Vermont. Fr...

Brown, Howard Mayer

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Marriner, Neville

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Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991

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American pianist. From the description of The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150415 Professor of Music. Pianist and professor of Music, Cornell University. From the description of John Kirkpatrick papers, 1951-1965. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74898137 b New York Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manus...

Davison, Archibald T. (Archibald Thompson), 1883-1961

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Epithet: alias Bodkin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0002d1 Davison graduated from Harvard (A.B., 1906) and taught music at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Archibald Thompson Davison, 1887-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973043 Musicologist Epithet: Professor of Music, Harvard University British Library ...