Collection 92-M

Homer Grunn Collection of Musical Compositions, Librettos, Photographs, Programs, Correspondence and Papers

Grunn was born on May 5, 1880 in West Salem, WI; attended Stern's Conservatory, Berlin, studying with Emil Liebling, A. Brune, and Ernest Jedlicka; had his debut as a concert pianist in Chicago, 1900; taught piano at the Chicago Musical college, 1903-7; moved to Los Angeles in 1910; soloist with Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and People's Orchestra, 1913-15; co-founded Brahms Quintet, 1910; soloist with Los Angeles Chamber Music Society; president, California Society of Composers, 1937-38; compositions include March heroique, Hopi Indian dance, Zuni Indian suite, Humoresque negre, The Mars diamond, The golden pheasant, The isle of cuckoo, and In a woman's reign; he died on June 6, 1944 in LA.

Collection consists of manuscript scores, or scores and parts, of 240 musical works, many based on American Indian themes, with librettos or operas in typescript, photographs of Grunn and his friends and family, letters and postcards, and programs of musical performances.

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