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Frank La Forge scores

Title: Frank La Forge scores, ca. 1906-1948.
Author: La Forge, Frank, 1879-1953.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Box 3	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 04-16 Box 3	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Box 2	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 04-16 Box 2	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 04-16 Box 1	Offsite

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Description

.75 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Summary

The Frank La Forge scores consist of scores composed and/or arranged by Frank La Forge.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Scores.

Biography (note)

Frank La Forge (1879-1953), pianist, accompanist, teacher, composer and arranger was born in Rockford Illinois to Cornelius and Gracie Taylor La Forge.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

JPB 04-16

OCLC

NYPT04-A34

Author

La Forge, Frank, 1879-1953.

Title

Frank La Forge scores, ca. 1906-1948.

Biography

Frank La Forge (1879-1953), pianist, accompanist, teacher, composer and arranger was born in Rockford Illinois to Cornelius and Gracie Taylor La Forge. La Forge studied in Vienna with Leschetizky and later studied composition with Josef Labor and Karel Navrátil. He was known as an exceptional accompanist, touring with such notables as Mme. Gadaski, Mme Sembrich and Frances Alda. As a voice teacher he worked with Marian Anderson, Lawrence Tibbett and Richard Crooks among others and was sought after for his skilled advice. La Forge had a studio on his father-in-law's summer estate on the Saint Croix River, where opera proteges Lily Pons and Gladys Swarthout not only honed their vocal skills but also vacationed during the 1920s. In 1930, La Forge built his own home where he held many concerts. Frank La Forge arranged and composed many songs. Among them, To A Messenger, I Came with a Song, By the Lake, Like the Rosebud and Valse de Concert. La Forge died in New York City on May 5, 1953.

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Occupation

Arrangers (Musicians)

Composers.

Research Call Number

JPB 04-16

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