Composition (Music)
Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Mrs Henry Joachim from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, c1895
Letter, [n.d], Surrey, Sir Donald Francis Tovey to Mrs Henry Joachim. Covering letter for two canons. Holograph signed, with two canons, with envelope, and descriptive note.
Letter to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, c1913
Letter, [1913], Donald Tovey to Robert Trevelyan. The commissioning of Tovey's Symphony by Adolf and Fritz Busch. Ms. transcript by Hubert Foss.
Letter to Sir Denys de Saumarez Bray from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 1896
Letter, [1896], Rochefort, Sir Donald Francis Tovey to Sir Denys Bray. Informing Bray of the standard of his songwriting. Ms. transcript by Hubert Foss.
Letter to Sir Denys de Saumarez Bray from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 18 August 1896
Letter, 18 August 1896, Rochefort, Sir Donald Francis Tovey to Sir Denys de Saumarez Bray. Descriptions of alterations to 'Rabbi ben Ezra '. Ms. transcript by Hubert Foss.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Adolf Busch, 17 July 1935
Letter, 17 July 1935, Basel, Adolf Busch to Donald Tovey. Concern over Tovey's health, looking forward to Tovey's string quartet and reports on Adolf Buschs' composition work. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Albert Schweitzer, c 24 November 1931
Letter, [24 November 1931], Lambarne, Albert Schweitzer to Donald Tovey. Praising Tovey's ' Art of the Fugue' and expressing pleasure at the fact that Tovey has dedicated the work to him. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Albert Schweitzer, 02 November 1937
Letter, 2 November 1937, Albert Schweitzer to Donald Tovey. Remembering Tovey's cello concerto and his hospitality and describing a book Schweitzer is writing. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Albert Schweitzer, 20 May 1939
Letter, 20 May 1939, Bordeaux, Albert Schweitzer to Donald Tovey. Congratulating Tovey on his knighthood, askng Tovey to compose something for Schewitzer using Organ and orchestra together. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Andersen Strecker, c1920
Letter, 1916 Feb 6, A Strecker to Donald Tovey. Anticipating press reviews of Tovey's concerts, informing Tovey that he is working on a new opera by Korngold and thanking Tovey for offering sympathy over the death of his son. Holograph signed.
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Arthur James Balfour, 20 February 1918
Letter, 20 February 1918, London, A. Balfour to Donald Tovey. A letter of encouragement and assurance that Balfour will continue to be a patron. Holograph signed, in pencil on back of the letter Tovey has written a chorus for a song ' Israel in Egypt ' .