Record ID
114177
Creator
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
Biographical Data
American composer.
Object 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.
Provenance
Henry-Louis de La Grange; Robert Owen Lehman.
Inscriptions/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.
Associated names
La Grange, Henry-Louis de, 1924-2017, former owner.
Lehman, Robin, former owner.
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