Giannini, Vittorio, 1903-1966

Composed 1946.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto grosso for string orchestra / Vittorio Giannini. 1946. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51987515

Composed 1931. First performance by the National Youth Administration Symphony Orchestra, New York, June 23, 1940, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite for orchestra / Vittorio Giannini. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51987523

Vittorio Giannini, first president and the guiding light of the North Carolina School of the Arts, was born into a musical family on October 19, 1903, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied in Europe and at Juilliard, before going on to teach at the Curtis Institute, the Manhattan School of Music, and of course, Juilliard. Giannini was a renowned operatic composer who also composed chamber music and choral works. When, at 62, he saw a chance to make his dream of a new kind of school for the performing arts come true, he jumped at the chance -even though he was recovering from a heart attack. Through the efforts of men like Governor Terry Sanford and John Ehle the dream eventually became a reality, and Giannini later accepted the presidency of the new school. Giannini's administration was marked by a "personal touch" as he carried on all his artistic and administrative duties while meeting with parents, students, and staff. But the school was forced to press onward without its guiding force when Vittorio Giannini died of a heart attack in New York City on November 25, 1966.

From the description of Vittorio Giannini Papers, 1962-1967. (University of North Carolina School of the Arts). WorldCat record id: 17543428

American composer.

From the description of "Sonata for Flute & Piano." : autograph manuscript, 1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270563887

Commissioned by the trustees of the New York State Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, 1934. Composed 1935. First performance at the dedication of the New York State Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, at the American Museum of Natural History, in a broadcast by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York, January 19, 1936, the composer conducting. First concert performance at the Sixth Annual Festival of American Music of the Eastman School of Music, by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester, N.Y., April 30, 1936, Howard Hanson conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony in memoriam Theodore Roosevelt / Vittorio Giannini. 1935. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51987530