Correspondence with John R. Pierce, 1962-1965.

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Correspondence with John R. Pierce, 1962-1965.

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Incoming correspondence from Edgard and Louise Varèse to John Pierce, 1962-1965, together with three copies of outgoing correspondence. There are two translations into English by Louise Varèse of poems by Charles Cros. There is also a letter from Ann McMillan to Pierce, 1984, with an enclosure of a 12-page typed reminiscence about Varèse, 1983. Also included are three concert programs (one inscribed by Varèse), 1965, and an inscribed copy of the published score of DESERTS, 1959.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Varèse, Louise, 1890-1989

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McMillan, Ann Simmons

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Cros, Charles, 1842-1888

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Pierce, John R. (John Robinson), 1910-2002

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Electrical engineer, musical acoustics. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84491512 From the description of Papers, 1936-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83715362 John R. Pierce earned all three of his degrees at the California Institute of Technology: B.S. in 1933, M.S. in 1934, and Ph.D. in 1936. He worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1936 to 1971, where his work included electronic tubes, microwave communications, and psycho...

Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965

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American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic progression. He was interested in electric instruments and composed pieces with sounds on tape. From the description of Autograph letters to François Bernouard, 1907-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872672 American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic pro...