Record ID:
114177
Creator:
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
Biographical Data:
American composer.
Title:
Adagio for strings : autograph manuscript, 1947 Apr. 7.
Uniform title:
Quartets, strings, no. 1, op. 11, B minor. Adagio; arr.
Date:
1947 Apr. 7.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Owen Lehman, 2009.
Inscription/Markings:
"Essay for strings." At the bottom of p. 1: "To my friend Henry-Louis de la Grange souvenir de Capricorn April 7 1947 Samuel Barber."
Notes:
For string orchestra.
In pencil; lacking all tempo, dynamic, and expressive indications.
Provenance:
Henry-Louis de La Grange; Robert Owen Lehman.
Associated names:
La Grange, Henry-Louis de, 1924-2017, former owner.
Lehman, Robin, former owner.
Department:
Music Collection: