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Fonds Frank Blachford [document textuel]

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Fonds

Date:

192[5]-1944.

Reference:

R15411-0-3-F, MUS 284

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

205879

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Fonds Frank Blachford
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Date(s):

192[5]-1944.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm de documents textuels.

Language of material:

English

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Le fonds contient des documents qui témoignent des activités musicales de Frank Blachford : manuscrits autographes de compositions (Eagle's Nest, Moon Chutes, Romance in E flat, etc.) ainsi que d'une transcription de la Sicilienne de Bach.

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Blachford, Frank, 1879-1957

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Blachford, Frank, 1879-1957 : Né à Toronto, Frank Blachford étudie au Toronto Conservatory of Music avec Bertha Drechsler, au Conservatoire de Leipzig avec Hans Sitt et Carl Reinecke, à Genève avec Henri Marteau ainsi qu'à Berlin. De retour au Canada en 1901, il se fait rapidement une réputation d'excellent violoniste et il joue avec plusieurs ensembles dont le Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1932-46), le New Symphony Orchestra (1923), le Schumann Trio (1902-05) et le Conservatory Trio (1926-28). De plus, il fonde le Toronto String Quartet en 1907 ainsi que la Blachford String Symphony, en 1932, avec 16 musiciens du Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Il enseigne de nombreuses années au Toronto Conservatory of Music.

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Document textuel (Electronic) Description provisoire (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002047.pdf

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1 : 1984-9
1 : 2000-10

Source:

Private

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MUS 284
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[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MUS 284 1984-9] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [MUS 284 2000-10] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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