The Paul Bekker papers, 1839-1981 (inclusive)

Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966

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German conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Leipzig?] Jan. 15 1921, to Herr Dünnebeil [at Breitkopf & Härtel], 1921 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668850 Scherchen left Germany in 1933 in voluntary protest of the new Nazi regime. Later that year he organized what he termed a musical workshop (Arbeitstagung) in Strassburg, intended especially for young musicians, and with the additional intention of providing a forum for perfo...

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951

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Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg was born on Sept. 13, 1874 in Vienna; began composing before he was nine years old; composed the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (1899), which he later scored for string orchestra, and became one of his most popular works; Austrian composers Alban Berg and Anton Webern began studying with him in 1904; his cantata Gurrelieder (begun in 1900) was received enthusiastically at its premiere in 1913; by 1909 he began creating atonal compositions, and in his Opus 25 Piano S...

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

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Gustav Mahler was a Romantic composer. Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. For much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor. Aside from early works such as a movement from a piano quartet composed when he was a student in Vienna, Mahler's works are generally designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists. ...

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 ...

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...

Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954

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Elisabeth Furtwängler was the wife of Wilhelm Furtwängler. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1922-1954. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863316 German conductor, composer, and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Baden-Baden, 9 May [1929], to [Hermann] Scherchen, 1929 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577583 Epithet: conductor and composer Briti...

Schreker, Franz, 1878-1934

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Alma recounts anecdotes about Schreker in her memoir Mein Leben. His letter of 1933, written in the midst of the escalating takeover of Germany by the Nazis following their election victory, indicates that he had just visited Alma in Vienna and had sought her advice about professional possibilities. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1911-1933. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864410 Viennese opera composer. From th...

Zemlinsky, Alexander, 1871-1942

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Felix Muhr was a young architect who proposed to Alma Mahler on 23 March 1901, according to her diary entry for that day. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Gustav Mahler, 1900-1930. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864872 Austrian composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph postcard signed, dated : [Berlin], 29 December [1927], to Breitkopf & Härtel, 1927 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Nikisch, Arthur, 1855-1922

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Austro-Hungarian conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wiesbaden, 18 June 1910, to the Arbeits-Komité des französischen Musikfestes in Munich, 1910 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582963 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 29 June 1909, to Herr Harder, 1909 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582967 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, [21 June 1911], to Dr. Hei...

Schillings, Max von

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German composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich Apr. 27 1904, to [Victor Hahn at Das kleine Journal], 1904 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668876 From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Munich Jan. 15 1907, to Emil Gutmann, 1907 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668872 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich Nov. 13 1905, to [Alexander Il'yich] Siloti, 19...

Cœuroy, André, 1891-1976.

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Schweitzer, Albert

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Alsatian medical missionary, theologian, musician and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters in German signed (5) : Lambarene, Gabon, to Count Janos Hoyos, a physician in the U.S., 1958 Feb. 6-1960 June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634614 Epithet: theologian philosopher and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x00015f Alsatian philosopher, theologian, or...

Reuss, August, 1871-1935.

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Futterer, Carl, 1873-1927

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Rehfeld, Fabian, 1842-1920

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Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

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Hector Berlioz was a French composer. From the description of Letter : from M. Berlioz, Paris, to Monsieur Busset, ingénieur, Dijon, Côte d'Or, 1836 Oct. 9. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626765 From the guide to the Letter : from M. Berlioz, Paris, to Monsieur Busset, ingénieur, Dijon, Côte d'Or, 1836 Oct. 9, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) French composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed...

Chantavoine, Jean, 1877-1952

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Heger, Robert

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Berger, Wilhelm, 1861-1911

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German composer, pianist, teacher and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : M[einingen], to [Georg Amft], 1906 July 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672360 ...

Tournemire, Charles, 1870-1939

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French organist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677813 Charles Tournemire (b. Jan. 22, 1870, in Bordeaux, France; d. around Nov. 4, 1939, in Arcachon, France) was a French composer, organist, and teacher. From the description of Charles Tournemire collection, circa 1868-1962 (bulk 1900-1936). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71129933 ...

Scharwenka, Philipp, 1847-1917

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Polish-German composer and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Kohlhasenbrück bei Neu-Babelsberg Jan. 12 1915, to Breitkopf & Härtel, 1915 Jan. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668825 ...

Kogel, Gustav F.

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Richter, Hans, 1843-1916

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Hans Richter was an Austro-Hungarian conductor. Trained at the Vienna Conservatory, he was a versatile musician but emphasized conducting. Richter dominated the musical scene in Vienna during his life, and also maintained a consistent presence and popularity in England. He had a particular fondness for Wagner, and about one-third of the more than two thousand operas he conducted were Wagner's. He also introduced numerous European composers to English audiences. From the description o...

Abendroth, Hermann

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Stefan, Paul, 1879-1943

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Jella von Braun-Fernwald was a singer and the wife of Paul Stefan; they married in 1940. Paul and Jella fled Vienna together in 1938, going first to Switzerland and later to France, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1941. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1940-1942. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 428888066 Gabriele ("Jella") von Braun-Fernwald was a singer and Paul Stefan's wife. Paul and Yella had been friends of A...

Wolffheim, Werner Joachim, 1877-

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Lortzing, Albert

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Epithet: German composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000158 German composer, nineteenth century. From the description of Autograph note signed from Lortzing to unidentified correspondent, 1843 Jan. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500171 German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Dr. [Woldemar] Frege, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldC...

Kahl, Willi, 1893-1962

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Kittel, Bruno

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Lendvai, Erwin, 1882-1949

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Hungarian conductor and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dudweiler Oct. 14 1930, to [Herr Dünnebeil at Breitkopf & Härtel?], 1930 Oct. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667256 ...

Goldmark, Carl, 1830-1915

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Hungarian composer. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : Vienna, 30 March 1873, 1873 Mar. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577977 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Baden, 30 June 1870, to an unidentified recipient, 1870 June 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577974 From the description of [Draft of Act 2 of Die Königen von Saba]. [1875?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563944 ...

Keussler, Gerhard von, 1874-1949.

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German conductor, composer, and musicologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bad-Nauheim, [n.d.], to [Alexander Maria?] Schnabel, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578824 ...

Reissiger, Carl Gottlieb, 1798-1859.

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German composer, conductor, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden, 18 March 1846, to his brother [Friedrich August Reissiger], 1846 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675996 ...

Closson, Ernest, 1870-1950

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Franz, Robert, 1815-1892

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Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-1958) was the daughter of the composer Otto Dresel. From the description of Letters to Louisa Dresel, 1890-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84446689 From the description of Letters to Otto Dresel, 1845-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354156 Robert Franz was a German song composer. He studied music at Dessau from 1835 to 1837 under Schneider. After a period of great personal deprivation he won the attention of the masters Mendels...

Blech, Leo, 1871-1958

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Rankl, Karl, 1898-1968

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Schiedermair, Ludwig, 1876-1957

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Flesch, Carl

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Epithet: violinist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x0002dc ...

Reich, Willi, 1898-1980

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Reich was a student and biographer of Alban Berg, and was given Alma Mahler's address by Helene Berg. A native of Vienna, he had been living in Switzerland since 1938. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1941, 1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155865016 ...

Hanslick, Eduard, 1825-1904

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German music critic, aesthetician, musicologist, and civil servant. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna Dec. 29 1863, to Adelina [Patti], 1863 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665334 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna Jan. 31 1874, to Graf [A. Wicklenburg?], 1874 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665340 From the description of Autograph note on his visiting card, dated : Vienna, 22 April [no...

Bülow, Hans von, 1830-1894

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German pianist and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 3 October 1860, to [Julius] Schuberth, 1860 Oct. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673905 German conductor and pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 20 February 1873, to an unidentified recipient, 1873 Feb. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673934 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 6 Janua...

Misch, Ludwig

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Ludwig Misch was born in 1887 in Berlin. After graduating in musicology at the University of Berlin he continued his musical education at the Sternschen Konservatorium. In addition he received a doctorate in law in 1911. With his comprehensive academic training Ludwig Misch established himself as a music critic, conductor, teacher and an authority on Beethoven. With the Nazis' takeover in 1933 he was restricted in his public and creative work for being a Jew. In the first years of t...

Wagner, Siegfried, 1869-1930

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Wagner was the son of Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Cosima von Bülow (née Liszt), who later married Richard. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, ca. 1922-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864725 German composer and conductor. From the description of Partially printed document, dated : Lucerne, 13 October 1892, 1892 Oct. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270678940 From the description of Autograph le...

Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973

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Johanna Klemperer (born Geissler; d. 1956) was an operatic singer and Otto Klemperer's wife; Lotte Klemperer (1923-2003) was their daughter. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1910-1959. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863663 Conductor and composer. Otto Klemperer (b. May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Germany; d. July 6, 1973 in Zurich) is known particularly for conducting orchestral music by Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Mahler, an...

Wetzler, Hermann Hans, 1870-1943

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001086.0x00015c ...

Kestenberg, Leo, 1882-1962

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Kurth, Ernst

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Neitzel, Otto, 1852-1920

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German composer and writer on music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Cologne?], 27 July 1909, to [Ferruccio] Busoni, 1909 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582857 Epithet: Dr. writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x000161 ...

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921

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Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer. From the description of Postcard, 1920 Sept. 18, Berlin, to Mary Wurm, Dresden. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517477 From the guide to the Postcard, Berlin, to Mary Wurm, Dresden, 1920 Sept. 18, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) German composer and teacher. From the description of Postcards signed (10, 9 with initials), dated : Paris June 1 1900, to the Fürstin Bibesco, 1900 J...

Baussnern, Waldemar von, 1866-1931.

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Prod'homme, J.-G. (Jacques-Gabriel), 1871-1956

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Prod'homme was born on Nov. 28, 1871 in Paris, France; studied philology and music history at the Paris École des Hautes Études Sociales (1890-4), then became a writer on musical and other subjects in the socialist publications, among them La revue socialiste, Droits de l'homme, and Messidor; co-founded the French section of the International Music Society (IMS) in 1902, and served as its secretary (1903-13); co-founded the French Musicological Society in 1917, serving as its secretary (1917-2...

Brecher, Gustav, 1879-1940

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Wolfrum, Philipp, 1854-1919

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Gerster, Ottmar, 1897-1969

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Draeseke, Felix, 1835-1913

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German composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Dresden, 26 March 1879 and 17 June 1900, to Otto Lessmann at the Allgemeine Musik-Zeitung in Berlin, 1879 Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565961 ...

Bischoff, Herm. (Hermann), 1868-1936

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Aber, Adolf, 1893-1960

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Brahms

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German Romantic composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Fritz Simrock, Rome, 1881 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122448491 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Elise. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122541007 19th century German Romantic composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to unidentified correspondent, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12...

Zilcher, Hermann, 1881-1948

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German composer, pianist, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed on his visiting card : Berlin, [n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679470 ...

Kienzl, Wilhelm, 1857-1941

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Austrian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 11 December 1920, to an unidentified recipient, 1920 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578832 ...

Strauss, Eduard, 1835-1916

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Austrian composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden June 16 1896, to an unidentified recipient in Magdeburg, 1896 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670184 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna Mar. 4 1887, to an unidentified recipient, 1887 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670182 ...

Reimann, Heinrich, 1850-1906

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Křenek, Ernst

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Krenek was an Austro-American composer. Robert Holliday was the director of the Hamline University Choir, St. Paul, Minn. Krenek was chair of the Hamline University Music Dept. the first six years of Holliday's tenure as director. From the description of Letters : to Robert Holliday, 1943-1976. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33996728 Commissioned by The Louisville Orchestra. Composed 1954. First performance Louisville, Kentucky, 12 February 1955, ...

Bis, Oskar, 1864-1938.

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Moór, Emanuel

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Hungarian composer, pianist, and inventor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), dated : London and Camberley, Surrey, 1894-1896, to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1894-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582613 ...

Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907

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Hungarian-German violinist and composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Airlie Street, Campden Hill, W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, [n.y.] Mar. 26 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125464 Canadian tenor and opera impresario of Welsh and Irish descent. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Salzburg, 18 July [n.y.], to an unidentified recipient, 1937 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578670 C...

Gurlitt, Manfred

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Heuss, Alfred, 1877-1934.

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Simon, Alicja, 1879-1957

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Goetz, Hermann, 1840-1876

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German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Hottingen, 30 December 1873, to an unidentified friend, 1873 Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577965 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Winterthur, 25 November 1868, to Herr [Wilhelm?] Ganz, 1868 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577961 ...

Seidl, Arthur, 1863-1928

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German writer on music. From the description of Autograph note signed on his and Frau Seidl's card : [n.p., Dessau?], to unidenitfied recipients, [n.d., 1913?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669735 ...

Unger, Max, 1883-1959

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Bauer, Moritz, 1875-1932

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Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946

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Margarete Hauptmann was the second wife of Gerhart Hauptmann; they married in 1904. Maxa Mück was a friend of Margarete Hauptmann's. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1911-1952. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863425 Author. From the description of Letter of Gerhart Hauptmann, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450807 ...

Salazar, Adolfo

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Spanish writer on music and literature, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Toledo June 26 1916, to G[eorges] Jean-Aubry, 1916 June 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668670 From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), autograph postcards signed (5) and typewritten letters signed (2), dated : Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Berlin, and Prague, 1919-1928, to Louise Alvar, 1921 June 8. and 1925 Sept. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270...

Wagner, Cosima, 1837-1930

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Second wife of the composer Wagner, daughter of composer Franz Liszt. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Cosima Wagner to Mlle. Cécile Cleveland, Luzern, ---- Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398267 Richard Wagner's second wife. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bayreuth, 23 March 1873, to Herr [Karl] Voltz, 1873 Mar. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270678655 From the description of Autograph letter ...

Reinecke, Carl

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Carl Reinecke was born in Denmark, and lived much of his life in Germany. A popular composer, an influential pianist, and respected instructer, he wrote books about Mozart and Beethoven, cadenzas to the concertos of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, and taught some of the most acclaimed composers of his time. From the description of Carl Reinecke postal cards, 1889-1893. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51464340 Composed 1908. First performance Londo...

Bittner, Julius, 1874-1939

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Emilie Bittner, a contralto singer, was Julius Bittner's wife. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1914-1962. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862951 ...

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

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Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer. From the description of Richard Strauss audiocassette, undated [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391808 This work was premiered in Munich on November 28, 1883, Hermann Levi conducting. Lahee's Annals of Music in America and Mueller's compendium of the repertoire of 27 major U.S. orchestras make no mention of a U.S. performance. Theodore Thomas conducted the world premiere of Richard Strauss's second sympho...

Muck, Karl-Heinz

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German conductor. From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Hamburg, 7 November 1928, to Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Bie, 1928 Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582759 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d., 1893-1921?], to Herr [Paul] Ollendorff [at Peters], [n.d., 1893-1921?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582763 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Hamburg, 22 May 1924, to an unidentified recipie...

Klenau, Paul ˜vonœ 1883-1946

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Abert, Hermann, 1871-1927.

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Reger, Max

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German composer, 20th century. From the description of 2 autograph letters signed from Reger to unknown correspondents; + 1 postcard signed from Reger to Henriette Schelle, Weiden, letters both 1900, postcard 1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566386 German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Leipzig, 31 May 1907, to Herr [Norbert] Salter, 1907 May 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675940 From the description of Da...

Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985

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At the time of the correspondence Joseph Rosenstock was conductor of the New York City Opera, as well as chief conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo. Marilon Rosenstock was Joseph's wife. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler, 1956-1962. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864264 ...

Istel, Edgar, 1880-1948

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Bloch, Ernst, 1885-1977

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Ernst Bloch was born in Ludwigshafen in 1885. His parents were Max Bloch, a railroad official, and his wife, Berta (nee Feitel). He studied philosophy in Munich and Wuerzburg, and worked as a private tutor and journalist in Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1913, he married Else von Stritzky. He lost his German citizenship in 1933 and immigrated to Switzerland, where he had also stayed during World War I. Between 1934 and 1938, he lived in Prague. In 1938, he immigrated to New York. In 1948...

Hoesslin, Franz ˜vonœ 1885-1946

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German conductor. From the description of Autograph postcard signed : Dessau, to Herr Dünnebeil at Breitkopf & Härtel in Berlin, [n.d., between 1923-1926]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666316 ...

Huber, Hans, 1852-1921

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Bekker, Paul, 1882-1937

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German music critic. From the description of The Paul Bekker papers, 1883-1937 (bulk). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702153243 Paul Bekker was a very influential German critic and writer on music. He was born on Sept. 11, 1882 in Berlin and died on Mar. 7, 1937 in the United States. From the description of Papers of Paul Bekker, 1906-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 316773828 German writer on music. From the description of The Pa...

Billroth, Theodor, 1829-1894

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Dent, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1876-1957

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Epithet: musicologist and translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x00021f Edward Joseph Dent (1876-1957), musicologist, was born at Ribston Hall, Wetherby, Yorkshire, on 26 July 1876. He attended Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he was a Fellow, 1902-1908 and from 1926 until his death. Dent was Professor of Music at the university, 1926-1941. He published pioneering studies in English on Ale...

Fried, Oskar, 1871-1941

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Weingartner, Felix, 1863-1942

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Austrian conductor, composer, and author. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Chemnitz, 28 January 1917, to Herr Dette, 1917 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874555 Austrian conductor, composer and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 14 February 1918, to an unidentified recipient, 1918 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679094 From the description of Partially printed document ...

Noren, Heinrich G. (Heinrich Gottlieb), 1861-1928

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Taubmann, Otto, 1859-1929

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German conductor, critic, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed on his visiting card : [n.p., Berlin?, n.d., ca. 1899], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d., ca. 1899]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676592 ...

Graf, Max, 1873-1958

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Hirsch, Paul, 1881-1951

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Schnoor, Hans, 1893-1976

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Gutzkow, Karl, 1811-1878

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German author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Heidelberg, to an unidentified correspondent, 1876 May 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270501186 ...

Gurlitt, Wilibald, 1889-1963

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Niemann, Walter, 1876-1953

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Dessoff, Margarethe, 1874-1944

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Werfel, Franz, 1890-1945

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Franz Werfel was born Sept. 10, 1890 in Prague, Bohemia; one of the founders of the expressionist movement in German literature, Werfel began writing poetry when still a boy and published his first play when 20; published first book of verse in 1911; plays Goat song (1922) and Juarez and Maximilian (1925) were successfully produced in Europe and NY; published novel, Verdi, in 1924; married Alma Mahler, composer Gustav Mahler's widow, in 1929; in 1940 fled Nazis to US; wrote one of his most popul...

Woyrsch, Felix, 1860-1944

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German composer and choral conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Altona, 27 June 1906, to G[eorg] Amft, 1906 June 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679377 ...

Schjelderup, Gerhard

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Brian, Havergal

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000292 ...

Moos, Paul, 1863-1952

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Pfitzner, Hans, 1869-1949

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Mimi Pfitzner (née Kwast) was the first wife of Hans; they married in 1899. Mali Pfitzner (née Stoll) was the 2nd wife of Hans; they married in 1939. Montenuovo was a high-ranking official at the Habsburg court in Vienna. Leer was a German attorney from Munich who defended Pfitzner in denazification proceedings following the end of World War II. Stromverlag, based in Hamburg, was the publisher of Pfitzner's memoir Eindrücke und Bilder meines Lebens (1948). Kössel was a friend of Pfitzner and...

Holbrooke, Joseph, 1878-1958

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From the music drama in 3 acts, Bronwen, with libretto by T.E. Ellis (Lord Howard de Walden), Part I of the trilogy The Cauldron of Annwn. Composed 1921. First performance Huddersfield, England, 1 February 1929. This transcription 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fanfare of war from the Bronwen drama / by Joseph Holbrooke ; arranged from a sketch appearing in the magazine "Fanfare" for 11 brass and 4 percussion instruments by Arthur Cohn. 1943. (Franklin & ...

Nicodé, Jean Louis, 1853-1919

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German pianist, conductor, and composer, possibly of French descent. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden, 26 April 1885, to an unidentified recipient, 1885 Apr. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582921 ...

Delius, Frederick

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0003c0 Commissioned by Basil Dean in 1920 as incidental music to James Elroy Flecker's play. Composed 1920-23. First performance Hessische Landes-Theater, Darmstadt, 1 June 1923. Full version His Majesty's Theatre, London, 23 September 1923, Eugene Goosens conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Hassan / F. Delius. 1923....

Sekles, Bernhard, 1872-1934

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German composer, teacher, and conductor. From the description of Autograph postcard signed, dated : Frankfurt June 13 1924, to Breitkopf & Härtel in Berlin, 1924 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669739 ...

Knab, Armin, 1881-1951

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Einstein, Alfred, 1880-1952

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Prominent musicologist and critic, intending to be Professor of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, Alfred Einstein suffered a heart attack in St. Louis while crossing the country. After arrival in California he was too weak to take up teaching, and eventually died in El Cerrito....

Ludwig, Friedrich, 1872-1930

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Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954

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Italian composer. From the description of [Das Meer hat seine Perlen]. 3 giugno 1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561482 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 22 March 1920, to a lawyer, 1920, 22 March. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680503 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Novara, [1904 or later], to an unidentified friend, [1904?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873120 Franco Alfa...

Schumann, Georg, 1866-1952

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Raabe, Peter

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German scholar and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Aachen, 25 October 1925, to Breitkopf & Härtel in Berlin, 1925 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675736 ...

Moser, Andreas, 1859-1925

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Schuricht, Carl, 1880-1967

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German conductor and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Wiesbaden?] Dec. 13 1926, to Herr [Otto] Eckermann, 1926 Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669684 ...

Schering, Arnold, 1877-1941

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German musicologist. From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Halle Jan. 2 1925, to Herr [Otto] Eckermann in Berlin, 1925 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668854 ...

Doflein, Erich, 1900-1977

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Ochs, Siegfried

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Born in Frankfurt in 1858, Siegfried Ochs first studied medicine and chemistry before devoting himself entirely to music. In 1882, he founded the Philharmonischer Chor Berlin (Berlin Philharmonic Choir), which soon became renowned as one of the finest choral groups in Germany. He died in Berlin in 1929. From the guide to the Siegfried Ochs Collection, 1888-1922, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives) ...

Schünemann, Georg, 1884-1945

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Weismann, Julius, 1879-1950

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Weill, Kurt

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As a result of the success of his Broadway musical Lady in the dark in 1941, German-born composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the singing actress Lotte Lenya, were able to buy "Brook House," in Rockland County, New York, moving there during their sixth year in the United States. From Brook House, and a couple of addresses in Los Angeles during his trips there, Weill kept in touch, until a month before his death, with his parents, who had emigrated to Israel in 1935. From the description...