Brant, Henry, 1913-2008

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Composed 1933. First performance, New School for Social Research, New York, Oct. 16, 1933, American Chamber Orchestra, Bernard Hermann, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Lyric piece / Henry Brant. 1933. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284603

Composed 1945. In memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Dedication : in memory of a great man / Henry Brant. 1945. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284595

Composed 1945. Also known as: The 1930's (symphony). Second and fourth movements revised 1950. First performance Cincinnati, 30 January 1948, Cincinnati Symphony, Thor Johnson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony in B♭ / Henry Brant. [1945?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284631

Composed 1935. First perfomance New York, Apr. 22, 1938, Radio WOR Little Symphony, Fritz Mahler conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ballad for orchestra / H.D. Brant. 1935. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284584

Originally composed 1934 as Intrada and Ricercata. Revised 1938, 1948. Dedicated to the memory of the composer's father.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A requiem in summer : for strings and woodwinds / Henry Brant. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284623

Originally composed for 2 pianos; this verison made 1952.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Two choral preludes for string orchestra / Henry Brant. 1932. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284638

Originally composed for saxophone and orchestra, 1941. This transcription for saxophone and band, 1950.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto : for alto saxophone solo with wind instruments and percussion / Henry Brant. 1950. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284586

Originally composed for piano, violin and percussion, 1932. First performance of original version New School for Social Research, New York by Vivian Fine, Bertram Brant and the composer. This orchestration, 1933.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Music for a 5 & 10 [cent] store : for full orchestra, op. 3 / Henry Dreyfus Brant. 1933. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284608

Composed 1931-32. Revised 1947, with cuts 1950. Revised again 1956. First performance of unrevised version New York, 6 February 1932, the composer conductor, Georges Barrère soloist. Published in 1969 by MCA. For published miniature score of 1956 version, see callno.: U-4650.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto for flute solo with flute orchestra / Henry Brant. [1950] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284575

Composed 1935.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Prelude and fugue : for brass and strings / H.D. Brant. 1935. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43284622

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963. Bach goes to town / Alec Templeton ; symphonic arrangement by Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Symphony in B♭ / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. [Benny Goodman collection : musical arrangements performed by Goodman]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Jory, Margaret Fairbank. Margaret Fairbank Jory collection : [oral history], 1967. Yale University Library
creatorOf Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982. Eugene Loring collection, ca. 1938-1980. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn American Ballet Theatre records, 1936-ca. 1967 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Plowshares & swords : spatial announcements for 74 musicians / Henry Brant. Library of Congress
referencedIn Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Meteor farm: a special concert of ceremonies / Yard Steep [i.e. Henry Brant]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Composers' Forum (U.S.). Composers' Forum Inc. Records, 1935-2002. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Rasmussen, Karl Aage. Sandwich music / Karl Aage Rasmussen ; Henry Brant ; Louis Andriessen. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Music for flute and piano : suite / Henry Brant. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Composers' Forum Inc. records, 1935-2002 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn National Orchestral Association collection of rehearsal and concert recordings [sound recording], 1938-1968 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Lyric piece / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001. Houghton Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Psalm 93 : [for] voices a capella / Henry Brant. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Music for a 5 & 10 [cent] store : for full orchestra, op. 3 / Henry Dreyfus Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Flight over a global map : for 100 trumpets, 3 percussion & piano / Henry Brant. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn William Gedney Photographs and Writings, 1940s-1989 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. 2 songs with piano acc. / by Henry Brant ; poems by Cecil Hemley. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. Benny Goodman collection [microform] : musical arrangements performed by Goodman. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Credo for peace : chorus, speaker with trumpet / [music:] Henry Brant ; text, Isaiah II, 2-4. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Ballad for orchestra / H.D. Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. A requiem in summer : for strings and woodwinds / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Concerto : for alto saxophone solo with wind instruments and percussion / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Dedication : in memory of a great man / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Meteor farm: a spatial concert of ceremonies : 1982 / Henry Brant. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The Leonard Burkat Papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. On the nature of things : (after Lucretius) / Henry Brant. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Two choral preludes for string orchestra / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Concerto for flute solo with flute orchestra / Henry Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Concerto for violin and orchestra : in two movements / Henry Brant ; (reduction for violin and piano). The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library
referencedIn The Benny Goodman Papers, 1910-1992, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn The John Kirkpatrick Papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Prelude and fugue : for brass and strings / H.D. Brant. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Atkins, Irene Kahn, 1922-. Major figures in American music [A-E] : [oral history]. Yale University Library
referencedIn National Flute Association, Inc. Archives, 1898-2002, (bulk 1970-1989) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Orbits : for 80 trombones & organ / Henry Brant. The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library
referencedIn henry Brant collection, [19--?-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn The John Kirkpatrick Papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
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associatedWith American Ballet Theatre corporateBody
associatedWith Burkat, Leonard, 1919-1992. person
associatedWith Composers' Forum (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gauthier, Eva, 1885-1958. person
associatedWith Gedney, William, d. 1989 person
associatedWith Goodman, Benny, 1909- person
associatedWith Hemley, Cecil person
associatedWith Jory, Margaret Fairbank. person
associatedWith Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. person
correspondedWith Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 person
associatedWith Leonard Burkat person
associatedWith Library of Congress. Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982. person
associatedWith Moldenhauer, Hans, collector. person
associatedWith National Flute Association (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith National Orchestral Association (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Park Avenue Synagogue (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Park Avenue Synagogue (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Rasmussen, Karl Aage. person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Steep, Yard. person
associatedWith Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963. person
associatedWith Wigglesworth, Frank, 1918-1996 person
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United States
Subject
Band music
Canons, fugues, etc. (Brass, strings)
Chorale preludes (String orchestra), Arranged
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with trumpet
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Concertos (Flute with flute ensemble)
Concertos (Saxophone with instrumental ensemble)
Concertos (Violin)
Flute with flute ensemble
Jews
Music
Music
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Psalms (Music)
Requiems
Sacred monologues with music (Chorus with trumpet)
Sacred songs (High voice)
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Songs (High voice) with trombone ensemble
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
Suites (Flute and piano)
Symphonies
Synagogue music
Synagogue music
Trombone ensembles
Trumpet ensemble
Occupation
Composers
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Birth 1913-09-15

Death 2008-04-26

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