Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (US: GRIFF-fiss; September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920) was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice. His initial works are influenced by German Romanticism, but after he relinquished the German style, his later works make him the most famous American representative of musical Impressionism, along with Charles Martin Loeffler. He was fascinated by the exotic, mysterious sound of the French Impressionists, and was compositionally much influenced by them while he was in Europe. He also studied the work of contemporary Russian composers such as Scriabin, whose influence is also apparent in his use of synthetic scales. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 17, 1884 (Elmira), Died April 8, 1920 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-62655 | 12-in. | 6/19/1930 | The white peacock | Olga Samaroff Stokowski | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-81522 | 12-in. | 1/17/1934 | The pleasure dome of Kublai Kahn | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-81523 | 12-in. | 1/17/1934 | The pleasure dome of Kublai Kahn | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-023448 | 12-in. | 5/27/1938 | Two sketches (based on Indian themes) | Coolidge Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-023449 | 12-in. | 5/27/1938 | Two sketches (based on Indian themes) | Coolidge Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-023450 | 12-in. | 5/27/1938 | Two sketches (based on Indian themes) | Coolidge Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-031577 | 12-in. | 1/30/1939 | When I bring you colour'd toys | Glenn Darwin ; Elsa Fiedler | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W149148 | 10-in. | 10/16/1929 | By a lonely forest pathway | Alexander J. Kisselburgh | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W98656 | 12-in. | 5/3/1929 | The white peacock | Dame Myra Hess | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E19480-E19481 | 10-in. | 6/4/1926 | By a lonely forest pathway | Frederic Persson ; Elisabeth Rethberg | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Friends of Recorded Music | GM204A | 12-in. | 12/31/1937 | Piano sonata | Harrison Potter | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Griffes, Charles Tomlinson," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102854.
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102854.
"Griffes, Charles Tomlinson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80089682
Wikidata: Charles Tomlinson Griffes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477571
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MusicBrainz: Charles Tomlinson Griffes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/44b8f10a-0523-4479-bd6d-a3828dc960ae
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