Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996 (bulk 1930-1987)

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Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996 (bulk 1930-1987)

The Vincent Persichetti papers primarily document his life from the mid-1930s until 1987 and consist of material on his work as a composer, music teacher, author, and editor.

111 linear feet (206 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233137

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963

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Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchestrator and conductor. From the guide to the Robert Russell Bennett papers, 1911-1981, (Music Library) Reiner was born in Budapest in 1888. He graduated from the Budapest Academy of Music in 1908 where he studied with Bela Bartok. Various conducting and directing appointments followed in Budapest and in Dresden, including that of chief conductor of the Royal Opera House in Dresden for 1914-1922. An acquaintan...

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Composed 1975. First performance Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 5 May 1975, The Mostovoy Soloists, Peter Schickele conductor, John Ferrante counter tenor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Maiden on the moor lay : for counter tenor or contralto and chamber orchestra / Peter Schickele ; text, anonymous English, 14th cent. ; translation [by] Brian Stone. [1975] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54053621 Composed 1958. Awarded Honorabl...

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Texts are six of Aesop's fables. Composed 1943. First performance Philadelphia, 20 April 1945, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conductor, Robert Grooters narrator.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fables : for narrator and orchestra, 1943 / Vincent Persichetti. 1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53180868 Commissioned by Anthony di Bonaventura. Composed 1962. First performance Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 2 Augus...

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Composed 1938. First performance St. Louis, 6 December 1940, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra / by Paul Nordoff. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53089008 Originally composed for piano, 1933; orchestrated 1933-35.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Variations on a Bavarian dance theme : for orchestra / Paul Nordoff. [19--] ...

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Until 1946, the Juilliard School of Music was composed of two divisions, the Juilliard Graduate School (JGS) and the Institute of Musical Art (IMA), which served as the undergraduate division. The IMA was founded in 1905 by Frank Damrosch and James Loeb; in 1926 it affiliated with the JGS, established in 1924 by the Juilliard Musical Foundation. The two schools maintained separate identities until their full merger in 1946. From the description of Scholarship...

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