Image Title

:  [Letter to Charles T. Griffes]

Additional Name(s)

: Barrère, George -- Author

Published Date

: 1919

Specific Material Type

: manuscripts

Notes

: A letter from flutist George Barrère to the composer Charles T. Griffes, written June 16, 1919. Note 2.) Hand-written in ink. Note 3.) 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. Note 4.) National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project. Note 5.) Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Source

: Griffes (Charles Tomlinson) Collection, [ca. 1900-1920] / [Letters to Charles T. Griffes.]

Source Description

: 1 page ; 24 cm.

Location

: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Music Division

Catalog Call Number

: *MNY-Amer.

Digital ID

: w99a201_001

Record ID

: 192787

Digital Item Published

: 6-26-2006; updated 3-25-2011