Marjorie Yates collection of material principally relating to Myra Hess, 1941-1996.

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Creator

Yates, Marjorie, 1900-1996.

Location

Music Division

Scope/Contents Note

Photographic portraits of Myra Hess, Marjorie Yates, and Henriette Michelson; reproduction of a drawing of Mendelssohn by Varges; texts of speeches by Myra Hess about wartime concerts and about her teacher Tobias Matthay; programs, reviews, clippings, and other material about Myra Hess; clipping of obituary of Marjorie Yates.

Biographical/Historical Note

Dame Myra Hess (1890-1965) was an English pianist. During the Second World War she organized and performed in hundreds of lunch time concerts at the National Gallery which had been emptied because of the threat of air raids.Marjorie Yates, a pianist and friend of Myra Hess, was born in England and moved in 1926 to the United States, where she taught music until 1968. Henriette Michelson wasa piano teacher at The Juilliard School in New York City during the 1930's and 1940's, and later a resident of Jerusalem. Tobias Matthay (1858-1945) was an English pianoteacher, author of works on piano technique, and composer.

Controlled Access Terms

• Hess, Myra, Dame, 1890-1965.
• Matthay, Tobias, 1858-1945.
• Michelson, Henriette.
• Yates, Marjorie, 1900-1996.
• Pianists.
• Music teachers.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Music and the war.
• Silver gelatin prints.
• Clippings.
• Letters (Correspondence).
• Pamphlets.
• Programs.
• Reviews.
• Portraits.

Additional Creator Names

• Hess, Myra, Dame, 1890-1965.
• American Music Collection.