Ben Grauer collection of French music correspondence
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Identifier: 8434
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Collection consists of correspondence between 19th and early 20th century French composers, librettists and musicians (including Fromental Halévy, Jean-François Le Sueur, Jules Massenet, Eugène Scribe, Florent Schmitt, and others). Many of the letters are addressed to musicologist Georges Servières (1858 - 1937). Also includes music manuscripts, programs, engravings, and clippings.
Dates
- 1835-1915.
Creator
- Grauer, Ben (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in French
Extent
1.3 cubic feet. (1.3 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Collection consists of correspondence between French composers and musicians, mostly from the nineteenth century.
Physical Description
Correspondence, manuscripts, newspapers.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- April 2014
- EAD encoding:
- Jude Corina, April 2014
- Composers -- France -- 19th century.
- France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
- Halévy, F., 1799-1862.
- Kalkbrenner, Friedrich Wilhelm Michael, 1785-1849.
- Le Sueur, 1760-1837.
- Marchesi, Mathilde, 1821-1913.
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
- Moscheles, Ignaz, 1794-1870.
- Music -- France -- 19th century.
- Musicians -- France -- 19th century.
- Schmitt, Florent, 1870-1958.
- Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
- Servières, Georges, 1858-1937.
- Widor, Charles-Marie, 1844-1937.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- March 2014
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu