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Octandre

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58516087


Item data

Title

Octandre

Names

Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965 (Composer)
Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978 (Dedicatee)
Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978 (Annotator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1923-12-25

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: JOB 93-4 folder 27

Subjects

Octets (Bassoon, clarinet, flute, horn, oboe, trombone, trumpet, double bass)
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965. Octandre

Genres

Manuscripts
Facsimiles
Scores
Parts (Music)

Notes

Content: Photostat of holograph with conductor's markings added by Carlos Chavez in red and blue pencil.
Content: Duration: about 7 min.
Content: At end: automne / Noël 1923.
Content: Inscribed to Carlos Chávez, signed by Varèse and dated N.Y., Mars 1924.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 manuscript score (18 pages) + 8 manuscript parts ; 34 cm.

Languages

French

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG93-C7565
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12033992
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ddc1140-3cb0-0138-f5a9-09aa5a9c9533

Access

© Edgard Varèse

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music
Text

Date Issued

1923-12-25

Cite this item

MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Octandre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ddc1140-3cb0-0138-f5a9-09aa5a9c9533

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1923). Octandre Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ddc1140-3cb0-0138-f5a9-09aa5a9c9533

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Octandre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5ddc1140-3cb0-0138-f5a9-09aa5a9c9533

Wikipedia citation

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