Letters, notecards, playbills and scores by musicians, 1833-1925.

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Letters, notecards, playbills and scores by musicians, 1833-1925.

Collection includes playbills, primarily from operas by or after Richard Wagner; score of 2 chants d'Ariel by Arthur Honegger inscribed by the composer; musical notations, letters and cards from musicians, singers, composers and conductors throughout Europe, primarily German and Austrian. Among these are Hermann Bahr, Leo Blech, Ignaz Brüll, Ferruccio Busoni, Hermann Dostal, Wilhem Furtwängler, Alexander Girardi, Carl Goldmark, Minnie Hauk, Henri Herz, Richard Heuberger, Ferdinand Hummel, Vincent d'Indy, Wilhelm Kienzl, Frederic Lamond, Pauline Lucca, Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler, Jules Massenet, Felix Mottl, Ferdinand Pfohl, Eric Schmedes, Max von Schillings, Julius Schulhoff, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Philipp Spitta, Siegfried Wagner, Friedrich Weidemann, Adolf Wilbrandt.

117 items.

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Hauk, Minnie, 1851-1929

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Minnie Hauk, (born Amalia Mignon Hauck, November 16, 1851, New York City - died February 6, 1929, near Lucerne, Switzerland) was an American operatic first dramatic soprano than mezzo-soprano....

Honegger, Arthur

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Epithet: Swiss-French composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x0003b9 Swiss composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris] June 18 1923, to M.H. Kling at [J. & W.] Chester, 1923 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666421 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Calvados, [ca. 26 July 1938], to [Jacques Larmanjat], 1938 July 26....

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. ...

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...

Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896

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German pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Düsseldorf, 20 December 1856, to an unidentified recipient in Leipzig, 1856 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900002 From the description of Autograph letter signed Clara Wieck, dated : Liebenstein Aug. 23 1840, to Herr [Ernest?] Montag in Weimar, 1840 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669575 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Baden-B...

Bahr, Hermann, 1863-1934

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Hummel, Ferdinand, 1855-1928

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Schmedes, Erik

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Danish tenor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Vienna] Apr. 21 1898, to an unidentified recipient, 1898 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668901 ...

Mottl, Felix, 1856-1911

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Austrian conductor, composer, and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Vienna], 25 June 1888, to "Theuerste Kundry", 1888 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582687 Austrian conductor. From the description of Autograph statement signed, dated : Karlsruhe, 6 March 1882, 1882 Mar. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582690 ...

Dostal, Hermann, 1874-1930

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Blech, Leo, 1871-1958

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Spitta, Philipp, 1841-1894

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German music historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin Sept. 15 1887, to [Heinrich Herzogenberg?], 1887 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669968 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 23 March 1881, to [Julius Harburger], 1881 Mar. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669964 ...

Lamond, Frederic, 1868-1948

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Scottish pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin Apr. 18 1927, to Otto Eckermann, 1927 Apr. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270667104 ...

Mahler, Alma

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Alma Mahler, daughter of painter Emil Jakob Schindler and singer Anna Bergen, grew up in Vienna, studied music, and married composer Gustav Mahler. After his death in 1911, she married architect Walter Gropius in 1915. She and writer Franz Werfel fled Nazi Germany in 1937 for France and settled in California in 1940. From the description of Alma Mahler's birthday book, 1949. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 48912134 Born Alma Maria Schindler, Al...

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 ...

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...

Weidemann, Friedrich, 1871-1919

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Wilbrandt, Adolf, 1837-1911

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Pfohl, Ferdinand

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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...

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 ...

Brüll, Ignaz, 1846-1907

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Austrian pianist and composer. From the description of 5 Chorlieder für Männerchor componirt von Ignaz Brüll. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562095 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 21 October 1875, to an unidentified friend, 1875 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673850 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 11 January 1880, to Herr Baron [von Kaskel?], 1880 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931,

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Composed 1886. First performance Paris, 5 March 1887. Société Nationale de Musique. Dedicated to Émile Lemoine.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sarabanda and menuet : for string orchestra and piano / V. d'Indy. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50245007 French composer, teacher, theorist, and writer on music. From the description of [Scherzo from the Symphony in A major, arranged for two pianos]. [1872?] (Unknown)...

Herz, Henri, 1803-1888

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French pianist, composer, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris Mar. 25 1828, to the Vicomte Sosthène[s] de Larochefoucault [i.e. Louis François Sosthènes de La Rochefoucault, duc de Doudeauville], 1828 Mar. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666202 From the description of Partially printed document, dated : Paris, 23 March 1870, 1870 Mar. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873930 German pianist, composer, and teacher. ...

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912

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Jules Massenet was a French composer. From the description of Letters, [ca. 1874-1909]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122616188 From the description of Letter: from Jules Massenet, written on a calling card, [18--?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571050 From the guide to the Letter: from Jules Massenet, written on a calling card, 18--?, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the comédie lyrique in three act...

Heuberger, Richard, 1850-1914

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Austrian critic, composer, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Hinterbrühl Sept. 14 1884, to an unidentified Regierungsrath, 1884 Sept. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666235 ...

Girardi, Alexander, 1850-1918

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Schulhoff, Julius, 1825-1898

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Lucca, Pauline, 1841-1908

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Epithet: soprano British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x0003e3 ...

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

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The German opera composer Richard Wagner was at the beginning of his career at the time of this letter. From the description of Manuscript copy of letter from Richard Wagner, 1832 June 15, Leipzig, addressed to Schott's Söhne, Mainz, [1896?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571065 From the guide to the Manuscript copy of letter from Richard Wagner, 1832 June 15, Leipzig, addressed to Schott's Söhne, Mainz, 1896?, (The New York Public Library. Music Divisio...

Smyth, Ethel, 1858-1944

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Composer, author, and feminist. From the description of Letters, 1908-1934, bulk 1933-1934. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 36312849 English composer. From the description of Letters and scrapbook. 1877-1939 (bulk) [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702690852 From the description of Autograph letter signed, from E.M. Smyth to Mr. Kroll, Frimhurst, Farnboro Station, Hants., 1893 March 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1...