Box 1
Container
Contains 15 Results:
Wedding book, 1922 September 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates:
1922 September 19
Clippings, circa 1924-1938
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates:
circa 1924-1938
Eulogy by Marjorie Ellis McCrady and lyrics for songs performed at Richter's memorial service, 1938 December 30
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates:
1938 December 30
Programs, correspondence, and clippings relating to posthumous performances of Richter's works, 1940, 1947, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates:
1940; 1947; undated
Lyrics of "Herakles am Scheidewege" (Hercules at the Crossroads), by F. Waliczek (in German), 1912
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: Subseries 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series consists of works by Richter, including the comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin; Opus 6, "First Symphonie in C Minor"; and "Tone Pictures." With the exception of the song "Memory" and the piece "At the Shrine of the Rose," which are printed sheet music, these works are handwritten in ink or pencil by someone who took dictation from Richter. This series also includes transcriptions by Richter of other composers' music, including a...
Dates:
1912