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Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère

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Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère

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Title
Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère
Names
Barrère, Georges, 1876-1944 (Author)
Collection

Charles Tomlinson Griffes collection

Textual materials

Letters to Charles T. Griffes

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1919
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: *MNY-AMER. (Griffes Collection III. Correspondence. Monteux, Pierre)
Topics
Flute players
Composers
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920
Barrère, Georges, 1876-1944
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Biographical/historical: In 1916, the Barrère Ensemble premiered Griffes' woodwind-harp arrangements of The lake at evening and The vale of death, both compositions written for the French-born flutist Georges Barrère. 1919 was the year Griffes wrote his Poem for flute and orchestra, which was premiered at New York's Aeolian Hall by the New York Symphony Orchestra, led by Walter Damrosch, with Barrère as the flute soloist.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page
Hand-written in ink.
Description
A letter from flutist George Barrère to the composer Charles T. Griffes, written June 16, 1919.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22638525
MSS Unit ID: 20433
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW99-A201
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14516054
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3a885810-c604-012f-98f7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1876: Creator Born
  • 1919: Created
  • 1944: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1919. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-5a53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-5a53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1919). Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-5a53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Letter to Charles T. Griffes from Georges Barrère