Marcel Grandjany

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Marcel Grandjany (September 3, 1891 – February 24, 1975) was a French-born American harpist and composer. He began the study of the harp at the age of eight with Henriette Renié. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at age eleven where he also studied with Alphonse Hasselmans, winning the coveted Premier Prix at age thirteen. At seventeen he made his debut with the Concerts Lamoureux Orchestra, and gave his first solo recital, winning immediate acclaim. He appeared with Maurice Ravel in Paris in 1913. His London debut was in 1922 and his New York debut in 1924. He appeared as soloist with major orchestras under the direction of Pierné, Cortot, Damrosch, Koussevitsky, Szell, Reiner and Golschmann among others. From 1921 to 1926 Grandjany headed the harp department of the Fontainebleau Summer School. He moved to the United States in 1926 and was appointed head of the harp department at the Juilliard School of Music in 1938 where he taught until his death in 1975. He also taught at the Manhattan School of Music from 1956-1967. At the First International Harp Contest in Israel in 1959, Pierre Jamet of France proposed the formation of an international association of harpists. Grandjany undertook to see what he could do in the United States and chaired a committee of leading harpists. The Founding Committee met for the first time on December 3, 1962 in Mr. Grandjany’s apartment. Over the years, he was a member of the Board of Directors, Regional Director, Chapter Chairman

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Music for Harp & Piano

Grandjany / Hindemith / Lizotte / Salzedo / Tailleferre: Solo Harp Music

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Rhapsodie

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Pour La Harpe

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The Colorado Trail, Fantaisie for Harp, Op. 28

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ROMANTIC HARP (THE)

Harp Recital: Mcdonald, Susann - Salzedo, C. / Albeniz, M. / Albeniz, I. / Watkins, D. / Ortiz, A. / Francisque, A. (The World of the Harp)

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Arpa In Concerto

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Hommage à Haydn

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Relaxing Classics Vol. 1

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