Found 5 collections related to Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946

Gilbert Chase (1906-1992) was an author, critic, teacher, and musicologist. The collection includes drafts, notes, and research materials for several books, as well as correspondence relating to them. The collection also documents his numerous articles, essays, lectures, speeches, class syllabi, radio programs, and reviews by him or about his work, as well as an unidentified manuscript on Ives, Billings, and Cage. Some of Chase's lesser-known work, including poetry and an opera outline are also included in the collection. Significant correspondents or subjects include Manual de Falla, Charles Ives, Alberto Ginastera, and Oscar Sonneck. less

The League of Composers / International Society for Contemporary Music records contain the papers of the League's co-founder and first Executive Director, Claire Raphael Reis; the records of both the League of Composers and the United States section of the ISCM before their 1954 merger; and the post-1954 records of the combined League/ISCM. less

Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack. less