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Renié, Henriette, 1875-1956

 Person

biographical statement

Citation:
Henriette Renié; Living Harp, 2nd ed. Translated by Susann McDonald. Bloomington, Ind.: Music Works-Harp Editions, 1990. (Hasselmanns concert in 1880; started harp at age eleven; won Premier Prix for harp; composed twenty-three works and 108 collections of transcriptions; taught McDonald, Dilling, Grandjany, Salzedo; received Legion of Honor; cared for mother, brother, best friend, best friend's granddaughter; organized Petite Caisse des Artistes; d. march 1, 1956)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Françoise des Varennes audio recordings of Henriette Renié, 1827-1958

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7778 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Series includes professional and private recordings of Renié's compositions. Private recordings are on 78 rpm discs with many duplicates. Professional recordings are from Columbia and Odéon with 78 rpm discs with many duplicates. The series also contains three metal disc matrices used as masters for producing copies of private recordings. There are also two magnetic tape reels with music from the Columbia and Odéon recordings.

Dates: 1827-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7778, Henriette Renié and Françoise des Varennes papers

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