Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1890-1981 (Production)
Niveau de description
collection
Étendue matérielle et support
2 cm of textual records and other materials
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Gena Branscombe was born in Picton, Ontario on November 4, 1881. She was a composer and conductor, and left Canada in 1897 to study and work in the United States. Her piano pieces, songs, and choral and orchestral works were published and performed in both countries. In 1934, she founded The Branscombe Choral (1934-1954) in New York, for whom she composed and arranged works. The choir also premiered various musical works by other female composers. Branscombe died in New York on July 26, 1977.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Acquired by the Music Library from Gena Tenney Phenix (2000).
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Fonds contains music manuscripts, photographs, and programs.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Unmediated
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
Zone des notes
Note
Previously titled "Archives Collection 17: Gena Branscombe." Reference code (17) removed from the title of the collection July 30, 2019.