Record Number: 5516
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Referring to a concert in New York where one of his pieces was performed: 'The write-ups have been marvellous ? so I feel rather ?started? in New York now!'
Century:1900-1945
Date:13 Jul 1939
Country:North America
Timen/a
Place:city: New York
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:22 Nov 1913
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Composer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:North America
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[concert review]
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5516
Source:Benjamin Britten
Editor:Donald Mitchell
Title:Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:2 (1939-45)
Page:685-6
Additional Comments:
Author: Benjamin Britten et al Editors Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed Letter 197 to Beth Welford, July 14th 1939 The editor?s footnote quotes reviews appearing on 13 July 1939 in the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. From letter to Beth Welford
Citation:
Benjamin Britten, Donald Mitchell (ed.), Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten, (London, 1998), 2 (1939-45), p. 685-6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5516, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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