Collection search - Gena Branscombe fonds [textual record, graphic material]

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Gena Branscombe fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1928-1973.

Reference:

R15397-0-3-E, MUS 30

Type of material:

Photographs, Textual material, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

206344

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Gena Branscombe fonds
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Date(s):

1928-1973.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

24 cm of textual records
15 photographs

Language of material:

English

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The fonds contains records pertaining to the musical activities of Gena Branscombe: autograph manuscripts of Branscombe's works entitled Quebec Suite and Youth of the World ; correspondence; programme notes and concert programmes; list of works; invitation card; press clippings; photographs of Gena Branscombe and of the Branscombe Choral during a concert in New York.

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Branscombe, Gena, 1881-1977

Biography/Administrative history:

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Branscombe, Gena, 1881-1977 : Born in Picton, Ontario, Gena Branscombe left Canada to live in the United States in 1897, where she studied composition, vocal writing and piano at the Chicago Musical College until 1903. A gold medalist in composition (1900 and 1901), she taught piano at that college from 1903 to 1907, and became director of piano classes at Whitman College in Washington, D.C. She left this position in 1909 to continue her studies in Berlin. In 1934, she founded the Branscombe Choral in New York, which she conducted for 20 years. She also conducted orchestras in Canada, England and the United States, as guest conductor. A U.S. resident for over 75 years, she has left an inspired corpus which includes works for orchestra, choir, choir and orchestra, and an unfinished opera on the life of the French colonists who came to Canada (The Bells of Circumstance).

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Textual record (Electronic) The finding aid consists of 4 pages, digitized, a list of file descriptions. (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002949.pdf

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Associated material note:

The Music Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds most of Gena Branscombe's archives.

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1 : 1994-2
2 : 1993-33
1 : 1993-33
1 : 1972-13
2 : 1972-13
3 : 1972-13
4 : 1972-13
5 : 1972-13
1589 : T7 MUS 30
1590 : T7 MUS 30
1591 : T7 MUS 30
1592 : T7 MUS 30

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MUS 30
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MUS 30 1994-2] 2

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [MUS 30 1972-13] 6

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Box [MUS 30 1994-2] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [MUS 30 1993-33] 1--2

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

Box [MUS 30 1972-13] 1--5

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

Sound recordings

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Sound recording [T7] 1589--1592

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

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