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Composition (Music)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = Tovey

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Arnold Rose from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 19 July 1928

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L122
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Letter, 19 July 1928, Suffolk, Sir Donald Francis Tovey to Arnold Rose. Introducing Mary Grierson. Holograph signed, written on "Cadenza for Brahms violin concerto" by Donald Tovey, with envelope.

Dates: 19 July 1928

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Arthur Somervall, 05 January 1933

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2470
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Letter, 5 January 1933, London, Arthur Somervall to Mary Grierson. Describing Somervall's symphony, the slow movement of which was written in memory of Scott the explorer, and asking how Tovey was. Holograph signed.

Dates: 05 January 1933

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 09 August 1925

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2582
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Letter, 9 August 1925, Surrey, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Requesting information about the parts to Tovey's symphony for a performance in Dresden. Holograph signed.

Dates: 09 August 1925

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 25 October 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L255
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Letter, 25 October 1932, Suffolk, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Advice to Grierson about making up cadenzas. Holograph signed.

Dates: 25 October 1952

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, c1933

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L260
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Letter, January 1933, Suffolk, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Points of orchestration for piece by Dvorak. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1933

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 06 June 1936

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L289
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Letter, 6 June 1936, London, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Requesting scores. Holograph signed.

Dates: 06 June 1936

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 27 June 1937

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L301
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Letter, 27 June 1937, London, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Requesting information concerning music scholarships, words to a ninth symphony etc.. Typescript signed.

Dates: 27 June 1937

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Franics Tovey, c1938

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L315
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Letter, 1938, Suffolk, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Hans Gals's discovery of a Haydn symphony in the Reid music library, and details of forthcoming concerts. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1938

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Franics Tovey, 01 February 1939

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L316
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Letter, 1 February 1939, Edinburgh, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Description of a score by Schumann in C major. Typescript signed.

Dates: 01 February 1939

Letter to Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Donald Franics Tovey, c1900

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L326
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Letter, [n.d], Edinburgh, Donald Tovey to Mary Grierson. Note informing of Tovey's finding an oboe part. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1900