Collection: Charles Henry Meltzer Papers, 1839-1940 / Contributing Institution: College of Charleston Libraries / Subject (Topic): Composers--Correspondence - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Charles Henry Meltzer Papers, 1839-1940 ✖ Contributing Institution College of Charleston Libraries ✖ Subject (Topic) Composers--Correspondence ✖

1. Letter from Puccini to Meltzer, May 11, 1911

Letter from Puccini to Meltzer, May 11, 1911

Date:: 1911-05-11
Description:: Handwritten letter with request to rendezvous with Meltzer. Typed transcription and translation included.

2. Letter from Mendelssohn to Tretbar, December 14, 1839

Letter from Mendelssohn to Tretbar, December 14, 1839

Date:: 1839-12-14
Description:: Handwritten letter extending an invitation to Tretbar to attend a rehearsal at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Typed transcription and translation included.

3. Letter from Cécile Chaminade to Meltzer, July 19, 1939

Letter from Cécile Chaminade to Meltzer, July 19, 1939

Date:: 1939-07-19
Description:: Handwritten response to Meltzer declining invitation to America due to health complications. Typed translation included.

4. Letter from Claude Debussy to Meltzer, July 31, 1907

Letter from Claude Debussy to Meltzer, July 31, 1907

Date:: 1907-07-31
Description:: Handwritten letter confirming rendezvous with Meltzer. Typed translation included.

5. Letter from Jules Massenet to Meltzer, May 21, 1909

Letter from Jules Massenet to Meltzer, May 21, 1909

Date:: 1909-05-21
Description:: Massenet's handwritten response to Meltzer's invitation to New York. Typed translation included.

6. Letter from Wolf-Ferrari to Meltzer, September 22, 1911

Letter from Wolf-Ferrari to Meltzer, September 22, 1911

Date:: 1911-08-22
Description:: Handwritten letter sending greetings to Meltzer. Typed transcription and translation included.

7. Letter from Edward Elgar to Meltzer, April 4, 1916

Letter from Edward Elgar to Meltzer, April 4, 1916

Date:: 1916-04-16
Description:: Handwritten letter concerning a libretto entitled Garden of Allah. Typed transcription included.

8. Letter from George Gershwin to Meltzer, August 3, 1928

Letter from George Gershwin to Meltzer, August 3, 1928

Date:: 1928-08-03
Description:: Typed letter regarding Gershwin's current composition interests. Mentions musical taste in opera.

9. Letter from Jules Massenet to Meltzer, September 9,1888

Letter from Jules Massenet to Meltzer, September 9,1888

Date:: 1888-09-15
Description:: Handwritten letter mentioning work on Esclarmonde and extending dinner invition to Meltzer. Typed transcription and translation included.

10. Letter from Alphonse Daudet to Meltzer

Letter from Alphonse Daudet to Meltzer

Description:: Handwritten letter granting Meltzer permission to use Daudet's composition Souls in Purgatory from Les Amoureuses, mentions critic Jules Lemaître. Typed translation included.