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Frank Blachford fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

192[5]-1944.

Reference:

R15411-0-3-E, MUS 284

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

206338

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Frank Blachford fonds
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Date(s):

192[5]-1944.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds contains records pertaining to Frank Blachford's musical activities: autographed manuscripts of compositions (Eagle's Nest, Moon Chutes, Romance in E flat, etc.) and of a transcription of Bach's Sicilienne.

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Blachford, Frank, 1879-1957

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Blachford, Frank, 1879-1957 : Toronto-born Frank Blachford studied at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with Bertha Drechsler, at the Leipzig Conservatory with Hans Sitt and Carl Reinecke, in Geneva with Henri Marteau and in Berlin. Returning to Canada in 1901, he quickly earned a reputation as an excellent violinist and performed with a number of ensembles including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1932-46), the New Symphony Orchestra (1923), the Schumann Trio (1902-05) and the Conservatory Trio (1926-28). He also founded the Toronto String Quartet in 1907 and the Blachford String Symphony in 1932, with 16 musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He taught at the Toronto Conservatory of Music for many years.

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textual record (Electronic) Provisional description (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002047.pdf

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1 : 1984-9
1 : 2000-10

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MUS 284
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MUS 284 1984-9] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [MUS 284 2000-10] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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