ROLANDE FALCINELLI ARCHIVE

SUB-GROUP II: PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

Series 1: RF at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris

Sub-series A: Student papers

Box 5

folder 1 Manuscript book containing solfège exercises, and pencil sketches of various compositions.
Rubric on notebook cover, in RF’s hand: “Dictées à 1 voix/2 voix/d’accords Très dificiles”
folder 2 Exercises completed in the Fugue class. Consisting of loose signatures and pages of manuscript music.
Contains themes by the following:
Henri Rabaud (then-Director of the Conservatoire)
Georges Hue (Academy of Fine Arts, Paris)
Edouard Batiste (organist)
Gabriel Fauré
J. S. Bach
H. BusserSimone Plé-Coussade (RF’s teacher in the Fugue class)
M. S. Rousseau
J. Morpain
G. Marty
E. Guiraud
Léo Delibes
folder 3 Earliest surviving student papers, 1932-33.
Manuscript exercises from the Concours de dictées; loose pages with handwritten questions and réponses; and a manuscript book containing handwritten formules de classe.
folder 4 Two texts used by RF.
Bouquet des Tons, opus 125: 24 Tägliche Studien für die Flöte / von A. B.
Fürstenau. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff’s Verlag.
Cinquante leçons de Mr. Ch. Lenepveu. Henry Lemoine et Cie, 1898.
N.B. An accompanying note by Sylviane Falcinelli establishes that “Many students of the Paris Conservatoire, at the beginning of XX century, studied Harmony in these texts by Charles Lenepveu”.
folder 5 Three manuscript notebooks containing exercises, primarily dictation.
folder 6 Cours pratique de piano élémentaire et progressif / A. Le Carpentier. Méthode de piano pour les enfants, 69e édition. Paris: Mackar & Noël.
folder 7 Exercises and examinations from the Harmony class, 1934-37.
Contains themes by the following:
Th. Dubois
J. Morpain
M. Samuel Rousseau
J. S. Bach
G. Coussade
Réné Guillou
Becker
Guy Ropartz
P. Revel
P. Bazelaire
M. Dautremer
H. Büsser
S. Cacheux
A. Gédalge
P. Paray
Max D’Ollone
Robert Dussaut
J. Déré
P. Fauchet
S. Plé-Caussade
G. Hue
Ch. Tournemire

Box 6

Contents altogether are 17 notebooks containing exercises and themes.

N.B. Accompanied by Sylviane Falcinelli’s note verifying the use of these notebooks by RF in her girlhood and student years, and during her improvisation studies in Marcel Dupré’s organ class.

Sub-series B: Professorial papers

Sub-sub-series i: Pedagogical materials for her class

Box 7

folder 1 Themes provided to students of the organ class for the study of improvision. 32 2 manuscript books containing thematic material in ink. One bears dates from 1949-52; the other contains themes attributed to various individuals.
folder 2 Themes provided to students of the organ class for the study of improvision. 1 spiral-bound manuscript book (13.5 x 10.5”), containing thematic material in ink. Dates represented are 1954-55 through 1971-72.1 spiral-bound manuscript book (11 14/16” x 9”), containing thematic material in in ink Dates represented are 1975-76 through 1983-84.
folder 3 Original material composed for examining Conservatoire students in Déchiffrage.
Dated material. Concours de Déchiffrage, Avril 1955 [each item a manuscript facsimile]:
Sarabande. Degré supérieur. No. 1 (2 copies)
Invention à 3 voix. Degré préparatoire. No. 1 bis (2 copies)
Invention à 3 voix. Degré supérieur. No. 1 bis (2 copies)
Choral. Degré préparatoire. No. 2 (2 copies)
Invention à 3 voix/ Degré préparatoire. No. 2 bis (2 copies)
Invention à 3 voix. Degré supérieur. No. 2 bis (2 copies)
Aria. Degré supérieur. No. 2 (2 copies)
Litanies. Degré préparatoire. No. 1 (2 copies)Gavotte. Examen, 10 Janvier 1956 (2 MS. copies); and same, 1 printed copy.
Dans l’ésprit d’un Noël. Examen, 3 Novembre 1958 (MS.)
Arietta. Examen, Mars. 1958 For use 10 Mai 1958. (2 MS. copies)
Arietta. Examen, Mars. 1958 (2 printed copies)
Chanson. 29 Mars. 1959. For use 27 Avril 1959. (MS.)
Chaconne. 25 Mars. 1959. For use 27 Avril 1959. (MS.)
Très calme et souple. Oct. 1960. (MS.)
Intermezzo. For the Concours prof. d’orgue, Déc. 1965. (MS.)
Lent. Undated. 2 printed copies
Four pencil manuscripts: Litanies; Aria; Choral; Sarabande.
folder 4 Original material composed for examining Conservatoire students in the Harmonie class.
folder 5 Original works composed for examining Conservatoire students in the Accompagnement de piano class.
folder 6 Examination papers, 1971-1984.
folder 7 Examination papers. Examens éliminatoires et d’admission. Harmonie, Contrepoint, Orgue.
folder 8  Jury notes, 1973-1980.                                                            RESTRICTED

Box 8

Jury and examination notes, 1955-1986.
Accompanied by Sylviane Falcinelli’s handwritten comments.
RESTRICTED

 

Box 9

Themes submitted by various authors for the final competition of the organ class at the Conservatoire].
In two sequences: 1952-53 through 1965-66, and 1966-67 through 1984-85

 

Box 10

Themes for improvision, submitted by RF to her students in the organ class.
14 small spiral-bound manuscript books, each numbered by RF. While their content is meticulously dated, its presentation is not in strict chronological order.

folder 1 Livre I
folder 2 Livre II
folder 3 Livre III
folder 4 Livre IV
folder 5 Livre V
folder 6 Livre VI
folder 7 Livre VII
folder 8 Livre VIII
folder 9 Livre IX
folder 10 Livre X
folder 11 Livre XI
folder 12 Livre XII
folder 13 Livre XIII
folder 14 Livre XIV

Sub-sub-series ii: Administrative memoranda and documents

Box 11

folder 1 Conservatoire. Réglement des études. 1929; 1950; 1955; 1959.  
folder 2 Conservatoire. Réglement des études. 1980.  
folder 3 (1st of 3) RESTRICTED
folder 4 (2nd of 3) RESTRICTED
folder 5 (3rd of 3) RESTRICTED
folder 6 Administrative RESTRICTED
folder 7 Letters of recommendation RESTRICTED

Series 2: RF as concert organist

Sub-series A: Instruments: specifications and published literature

Box 12

folder 1 Allemagne; Autriche
folder 2 Angleterre; Ecosse
folder 3 France: Paris (first of two)
folder 4 France: Paris (second of two)
folder 5 Paris: Salle Berlioz
folder 6 Paris: Conservatoire
folder 7 France: Region parisienne
folder 8 France: The provinces (first of two)

Box 13

folder 1 France: The provinces (second of two)
folder 2 France: Est
folder 3 France: Nord
folder 4 France: Normandie
folder 5 France: Ouest
folder 6 France: Sud-est
folder 7 France: Sud-ouest
folder 8 Italie; Suisse; Hollande; Belgique
folder 9  USA; Canada
folder 10 Japan: Tokyo

Box 14

folder 1 General literature (first of three)
folder 2 General literature (second of three)
folder 3 General literature (third of three)
folder 4 Published literature on various churches, not elsewhere classified
folder 5 Organ iconography

Sub-series B: Recital programs (i.e., RF’s own performances)

Box 15

folder 1 1930s
folder 2 France: Est
folder 3 France: Nord
folder 4 1950-1954
folder 5 1955-1959
folder 6 North American Tour, 1950
folder 7 1960 (i.e., 1961)-1964
folder 8 1965-1969
folder 9 1970-1972
folder 10 1973-1974

Box 16

folder 1 1975-1977
folder 2 1978-1979
folder 3 1980-1981
folder 4 1982-1984
folder 5 1985-1987
folder 6 1992-1993

Sub-series C: Themes given to RF in concert for improvisation

Box 17

folder 1  1920s
folder 2 1940s
folder 3 1950s
folder 4 1960s
folder 5 1970s
folder 6 1980s
folder 7 1990s
folder 8 Undated
folder 9 North American tour, 1950
folder 10 Jean Langlais
folder 11 Claude R. Rolland
folder 12 Torvald Torén and Claude R. Rolland
folder 13 Pierre Wissmer
folder 14 Antoine Tisné

Series 3: RF as juror

Box 18

folder 1 Linz, 1978 (first of five)
folder 2 Linz, 1978 (second of five)
folder 3 Linz, 1978 (third of five)
folder 4 Linz, 1978 (fourth of five)
folder 5 Linz, 1978 (fifth of five)
folder 6 Conservatoire de Nîmes; Ecole de Musique, Pau
folder 7 1er Concours Europeen de Beauvais, 1981
folder 8 Institut Marcel Dupré (Chartres) (first of two)
folder 9 Institut Marcel Dupré (Chartres) (second of two)
folder 10 Association Douaisienne des Amis des Orgues

Box 19

folder 1 Union des Femmes Artistes Musiciens
folder 2 Concours de Rome
folder 3 Eglise de Saint-Pierre, 1990
folder 4 Beaune (Burgundy), 1979
folder 5 Lyons (first of two)
folder 6 Lyons (second of two)

Series 4: Original writings, including statements and addresses

Box 19

folder 7 Initiation à l’orgue. 1ère Partie.
Pencil manuscript. Pages numbered 1-28 with numerous interpolations.
On outer folder, in RF’s hand: “A mon maître Marcel Dupré”
folder 8 Initiation à l’orgue. 2ème Partie.
Pencil manuscript. Pages numbered 29-76.
folder 9 Introduction à l’enseignement de l’orgue.
Published in Musique et instruments, Février 1978, pages 45-48.
folder 10 [Hommage à Yves Devernay]
Published In memoriam Yves Devernay 1937-1990, page 22. Published by the Association “Les Orgues de Saint-Christophe”. RF’s contribution appears in manuscript facsimile.
folder 11 Two writings on Marcel Dupré.
Biographical sketch for the promotional pamphlet Marcel Dupré, published by Alphonse Leduc (Paris). The sketch also appears in English and in German. Copy inscribed in RF’s hand: “Pour ma chère petite Maman. Tendrement. Rolande”
Biographical entry for Die Musik In Geschichte und Gegenwart (Bärenreiter). 5 off-prints.
folder 12 “Parsifal: Analyse dramaturgique musicale. Prélude — 1er Acte.”
Typescript. 18 pages (numbered 1-17, 17).
Accompanied by correspondence from Brigitte Strüder (letter of 30 Déc. 1992; postcard of 23/3/93; letter of 11 mars 1993; letter of 19/4/93); and by one handbill announcing RF’s presentation at a conference (16 Octobre; 27 Novembre; 18 Décembre 1994) sponsored by two associations: Le Cercle Musicale du Conservatoire International de Musique de Paris; and, Le Cercle National Richard Wagner de Paris.
folder 13 Analysis of Symphonie-Passion by Marcel Dupré.
Ink manuscript. 92 numbered pages in one spiral-bound notebook.
At end: 31/3/94.
N.B. Later published in the Bulletin of the Association Maurice & Marie- Madeleine Duruflé, No. 7-8 (2008).
folder 14 “Hommage à André Fleurry”
Published in the Bulletin d’information de l’Association des Amis de l’Orgue de Versailles et de sa Région, page 40. Special issue, “Hommage à Maître André Fleurry”. RF’s contribution appears in manuscript facsimile.
folder 15 Response to the article [title here] by [author name here], which had appeared in L’Art sacré (Mai-Juin 1967) and in Les Lettres Françaises (19-25 Juillet 1967).
Published in: L’Orgue en France: construction, restauration, relevage, pages 14-15.
folder 16 Catalogue analytique of the composition Le Chemin de la Croix by Marcel Dupré
(text by Paul Claudel).
For distribution at a conference (11 et 12 Avril 1984) organized by the Collegium Musicum (Tournai) and Musique Vivant (Charleroi). Typescript. 21 numbered pages.

Box 20

folder 1 Analysis of the 1ère Choral and the 2ème Choral by César Franck.
Ink manuscript. 40 numbered pages in one spiral-bound notebook. At end: Pau.
8 Décembre 1997.
folder 2 Three original writings in one spiral-bound notebook, each paginated separately:
Panorama de la technique de l’orgue. Ink manuscript.
19 numbered pages. At end: R.F. Pau. 2/5/98
Regard sur l’interprètation à l’orgue.
Ink manuscript. 28 numbered pages. At end: R.F. Pau. 28/5/98
Analysis of the 3ème Choral by César Franck.
Ink manuscript. 23 numbered pages. At end: Rolande Falcinelli. Pau 3/3/02
folder 3 On the Trois Chorals by César Franck.
I. Analyse. Word-processed manuscript. 14 pages, numbered 4-17.
II. Interpretation. Word-processed manuscript. Pages numbered 18-30.
Accompanied by pages of draft manuscript in ink.
folder 4 “L’Orgue” [Communication du 25 Novembre 1964].
Published in: Académie des Beaux-Arts: situation artistique et social du musicien en 1964, pages [105]-116.

Series 5:  Professional projects and associations

Sub-series A: Projects

Box 20

folder 5 Affaire
Documents regarding work on the film of that title by producer Federico Savio, depicting Marcel Dupré, and for which RF was commissioned to provide commentary.
folder 6 Bärenreiter
Documents regarding RF’s work on the biographical entry on Marcel Dupré that she wrote for publication of Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
folder 7 Besançon
Documents regarding RF’s concert engagement here at the Festival International de Musique de Besançon.
folder 8 Le Chemin de la Croix
Correspondence and press items on the 2001 release of the CD recording of RF’s recording of this Dupré composition.
folder 9 Emmanuel, Frank
Correspondence with Mr. et Mme Emmanuel (Paris).<
folder 10 Dossier belge. Detournay, Stéphane
folder 11 Dossier belge. Rolande, Claude R.
folder 12 Dossier belge. Slys, Jozef
folder 13 Erlenbach, Germany
RF was engaged to perform here in 1986. Contains a published booklet on Die neue Orgel von Sankt Peter un Paul in Erlenbach a. Main, showing the instrument’s complete disposition ]
folder 14 Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen
RF was engaged to perform here in 1986.
folder 15 Hommage à Marcel Dupré (1981)

Box 21

folder 1  Hommage à Marcel Dupré (1982)
folder 2 Hommage à Marcel Dupré (1986) (first of two)
folder 3 Hommage à Marcel Dupré (1986) (second of two)
folder 4 Hommage à Rolande Falcinelli (2000)
folder 5 Initiation à l’Orgue
folder 6 Journées musicales pour la solidarité dans le monde (1981)
folder 7 Lissett Publications
folder 8 Ministère de la Culture et de l’Environnement
folder 9 L’Orgue du XXe siècle, sa technique, son avenir Contains the scenario for an unrealized film project.
folder 10 Paris Academy of Music
folder 11 Pro Organo Musikverlag
folder 12 Roth, Daniel

Box 22

folder 1 Marana Tha
Documents regarding the work’s first performance, Rouen, February 2000.
folder 2 Saint-Sulpice
Contains two copies of the AAAMD’s printed circular “Quelques considerations sur l’orgue de Saint-Sulpice”.
folder 3 Saint-Sulpice
Documents from the search for a successor to Marcel Dupré, and for the later search for a successor to Jean-Jacques Grunenwald.
folder 4 United Music Publishers

Sub-series B: Associations

Box 22

folder 5 Association des Amis de l’Art de Marcel Dupré (first of two).
folder 6 Association des Amis de l’Art de Marcel Dupré (second of two)
folder 7 Association des Amis de L’Art de Marcel Dupré [by RF: Meudon]
folder 8 Association des Amis de Léonce de Saint-Martin
folder 9 Association Cavaillé-Coll

Box 23

folder 1 Association Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
folder 2 Association Elisabeth Havard de la Montagne
folder 3 Associazione Italiana de S. Cecilia
folder 4 Cercle National Richard Wagner (first of three)
folder 5 Cercle National Richard Wagner (second of three)
folder 6 Cercle National Richard Wagner (third of three)
folder 7 Fédération des Amis de Marcel Dupré
folder 8 Fédération Francophone des Amis de l’Orgue (first of two)
folder 9 Fédération Francophone des Amis de l’Orgue (second of two)
folder 10 Frères des Hommes
folder 11 Fondation Condé
folder 12 Orgue pour notre Temps
Documents in observance of the centenaries of both Liszt and Dupré, 1986.
folder 13 Orgue pour notre Temps
Documents in observance of the Semaine Musicale de Belley, 1990, 1991, and 1992.
folder 14 Orgue pour notre Temps
Issues of the bulletin annuel, for the years 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988-89.

Series 6: Correspondence

Sub-series A: Professional

Box 24

folder 1 Honoring RF on the occasion of her 60th birthday (1980)
folder 2 Honoring RF on the occasion of her retirement (1986)
folder 3 Honoring RF on the occasion of her 80th birthday (2000)
folder 4 David Pizarro (USA)
folder 5 Hans Steinhaus (Germany)
folder 6 Various correspondents, 1940s
folder 7 Various correspondents, 1950s
folder 8 Various correspondents, 1960s
folder 9 Various correspondents, 1970s
folder 10 Various correspondents, 1980s
folder 11 Various correspondents, 1990s
folder 12 Various correspondents, 2000s

Sub-series B: Personal

Box 25

Letters, cards, and postcards of a personal nature (three folders).

 

Box 26

Letters, cards, and postcards of a personal nature (two folders).

Series 7: Publicity and press materials

Sub-series A: Serial literature

Box 27

folder 1  L’Art Sacré, 9-10 (Mai-Juin 1967)
The issue addresses the theme of “Diabolus in musica”.
[Contains neither any contribution by, nor citation of, RF, but this copy annotated in her hand throughout with comments and reactions.]
Accompanied by several items of correspondence, found within the issue’s leaves, and by several pages of manuscript notes in RF’s hand (4 pages in pencil; 2 pages in ink).
folder 2 Bollettino Ceciliano, anno LV, serie III, N. 4 (aprile 1960). Two copies.
[Photo and brief biographical sketch of RF appear on pages 105-106.]
folder 3 Bulletin Maurice & Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, No. 7-8 (2008)
[Issue devoted to hommages to Bernard Gavoty, Olivier Messiaen, and Daniel- Lesur, together with detailed dossiers profiling the work of RF (pages 49-95) and of Olivier Alain. Texts on RF contributed by Sylviane Falcinelli and by Stéphane Detournay; the latter’s contribution includes a list of RF’s original writings. Also includes RF’s original writings on two works by Marcel Dupré, Le Chemin de la Croix and La Symphonie-Passion.]
folder 4 Jeunesse et Orgue, 44-45 (1981?)
[The feature “Dialogue avec Rolande Falcinelli” appears on pages 4-6.]
folder 5 Jeunesse et Orgue, 46 (1981?)
[RF cited on pages 9 and 22.]
folder 6 Jeunesse et Orgue, 47 (1982?)
[Contains the disposition of “le grand orgue de la basilique du sacré-coeur” (pages 6-8). RF cited on pages 7, 18-19, 23, and 37.]
folder 7 Jeunesse et Orgue, 49 (1982?)
[RF cited on page 17.]
folder 8 Jeunesse et Orgue, 51 (1982)
[RF cited on pages 17-18 and 24.]
folder 9 Jeunesse et Orgue, 52-53 (Oct., Nov., Déc. 1982)
[RF cited on page 44.]
folder 10 Jeunesse et Orgue, 54 (1983)
folder 11 Jeunesse et Orgue, 55 (1983)
folder 12 Jeunesse et Orgue, 56-57 (Hiver 1984)
folder 13 Jeunesse et Orgue, 58 (1983)
[RF cited on page 26.]
folder 14 Jeunesse et Orgue, 59 (1984)
folder 15 Jeunesse et Orgue, 60-61 (Hiver 1984-85)
folder 16 Jeunesse et Orgue, 62 (Eté 1985)
folder 17 Jeunesse et Orgue, 64 (Printemps 1986)
[RF cited on pages 35 and 36.]
folder 18 Jeunesse et Orgue, 68 (1987)
[RF cited on pages 27-28.]
folder 19 Jeunesse et Orgue, 69 (1987)
folder 20  Jeunesse et Orgue, 70 (1988)
folder 21 Jeunesse et Orgue, [without issue number].
[RF cited on pages 20 and 23.]
folder 22 Jeunesse et Orgue [issue number lacking]
[cover and pages 1-2 lacking, hence the issue number unknown. [RF cited on page 36.]
folder 23 Musique et Instruments, 66e année, Janvier-Février 1976. Two copies.
[Cover photo of RF. Feature by Sylviane Falcinella (pages 3-4); article “Evolution de l’orgue: faison le point” by RF (pages 11, 13); and her list of works to date (page 29).]

Box 28

Binder’s collection of selected issues of journals.
References to recital performances by RF within. In order of appearance:
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 209. 7 Novembre 1958.
Le Guide du Concert, No. 26. 20 Novembre 1953.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 222. 6 Février 1959.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 225. 27 Février 1959.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 229. 3 Avril 1959.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 240. 26 Juin 1959.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 241/242. De 25 Septembre au 8 Octobre 1959.
Le Guide du Concert et du Disque, No. 272. 13 Mai 1960.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 85. Janvier/Mars 1958.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 86. Avril/Juin 1958.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 89. Janvier/Mars 1959.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 90. Avril/Juin 1959.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 91. Juillet/Septembre 1959.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 92. Octobre/Décembre 1959.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 93. Janvier/Mars 1960.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 94. Avril/Juin 1960.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 95. Juillet/Septembre 1960.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 96. Octobre/Décembre 1960.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 97. Janvier/Mars 1961.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 98. Avril/Juin 1961.
L’Orgue: Technique, Esthétique, Histoire, No. 99. Juillet/Septembre 1961.

Sub-series B: Printed programs from recitals given by other performers

Box 29

folder 1 Recital programs of RF’s students (first of two)
folder 2 Recital programs of RF’s students (second of two)
folder 3 Recital programs of other performers: RF compositions represented, 1950s-60s
folder 4 Recital programs of other performers: RF compositions represented, 1970s
folder 5 Recital programs of other performers: RF compositions represented, 1980s
folder 6 Recital programs of other performers: RF compositions represented, 1990s-2000s
folder 7 Recital programs of other performers: RF compositions represented, dates uncertain
folder 8 Recital programs and publicity for other performers (RF works not represented)
[RF’s own rubric on the original dossier was Concerts divers]
folder 9 Recital programs of other performers retained by RF
[some are autographed by their respective performers]

Sub-series C: Press material

Box 30

folder 1 Paris Tel, May 1970 [Contains feature article on the CNSM.]
folder 2 Rouen Magazine, 9-15 Février 2000. Two copies[Contains article “Symphonique et mystique” on page 11 regarding the coming performance of RF’s Marana Tha by l’Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Rouen]
folder 3 Tout-Rouen, 13 au 26 Novembre, 1965. Two copies
[publicity, including a photograph, on pp. 16-18 for RF’s performance of 21 Novembre 1965 at the cathédrale de Rouen; RF also cited on p. 40; M. Dupré cited on pp. 20, 22]
folder 4 Press items
folder 5 Drafts of three writings on Rolande Falcinelli.
“Rolande Falcinelli: un art de l’interprétation” / Marie-José Chasseguet. Typescript; 6 pages.
“Rolande Falcinelli: la composition” / Françoise Levêchin. Typescript; 18 pages.
“Rolande Falcinelli, ou, Les éléments d’un itineraire spirituel” / Francine Guiberteau. Typescript; 3 pages.
folder 6 An occasional publication (1975) containing three hommages to musicians.
The contents are excerpts from the 1971-72 proceedings of the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen.
“Trois musiciens Rouennais: Paul Paray, Marcel Dupré, et Emmanuel Bondeville” / Chanoine Robert Delestre. Discours de réception à l’Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen, 6 November 1971.
“Magnificant pour un Requiem” / André Renaudin. Réponse au discours de réception de M. le Chanoine Robert Delestre.
“Hommage à Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) / André Renaudin. Presentation copy, inscribed to RF by André Renaudin.
folder 7 Press items on the occasion of RF’s 60th birthday (1980)
folder 8 Agenda musical: bulletin bimensual de la Société Philharmonique, XXVIIe saison, num. 8 (1er Février 1954)
[RF cited on pp. 6 and 8 (photo)]
folder 9 Press items, accompanied by poster from the Festival de Belley 1980
folder 10 North American tour, 1950 (first of three)
Press items from the time of RF’s North American tour, 1950. Accompanied by RF’s handwritten transcriptions of several press reviews of recitals given by her
folder 11 North American tour, 1950 (second of three)
One copy of The American Organist, vol. 32, no. 11 (November, 1949). Contains a full-page advertisement for RF following p. 388.
folder 12 North American tour, 1950 (third of three)
One copy of The American Organist, vol. 33, no. 3 (March, 1950). A review of RF appears on p. 100; a photo of Sacré-Coeur appears on p. 96.
folder 13

Dossier “Revues / Photos presses / Reportages diver / R.F. / M.D.”

  • issue of The Musical Times, No. 1299 (May 1951), in which RF is cited under “Organ Recital Notes” (page 221), accompanied by a French-language translation of some of the content (carbon copy of typescript; 1 page)
  • manuscript draft of RF biographical sketch (6 pages); excerpts from reviews of
    RF recitals (typescript and carbon copy, 3 pages); off-prints of RF biographical entry in the MGG (3 copies)
  • a file of press items on MD;
  • three publications citing upcoming RF performances (1955, 1959) and an MD performance (1958)

Sub-series D: Ephemera

Box 30

folder 14 Various handbills, flyers, and posters advertising RF recital performances
folder 15 Algemeen Programmaboek (Complete Program Book) for the 1986 Festival van Vlaanderen (Flanders Festival)
Excerpt from Initiation à l’orgue, 1ère Partie. Pencil manuscript, from Rolande Falcinelli Archive, Box 19, Folder 7.

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