Klarinet Archive - Posting 000873.txt from 1995/05

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Biographical information needed on Jean Francaix
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 14:59:19 -0400

Stephen,
I had to do program notes on Francaix for his Concerto and found
little more than you. He received his early training with Isodor Philip
(whoever that is) and still lives in Paris, although the rumor is that he
is in precarious health. He actually has an address c/o SACEM, the French
equivalent of ASCAP, but he never bothered replying to two letters I sent
to him about tempo markings in the Concerto. Actually, now that I think of
it, if you call Charlie Neidich in New York, who played the Concerto for
him and talked to him, you might get some more facts. Charlie is in the
phone book. Good luck.

Fred Jacobowitz

On Wed, 31 May 1995, Stephen Cranefield wrote:

> I need some biographical information on Jean Francaix for program
> notes (I'm playing his trio for clarinet, viola and piano). All we could
> find out was his birth date and the fact that he studied under Nadia
> Boulanger.
>
> Can anyone tell me anything else?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stephen
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