Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1906, Oct. 31 | Born, Arcachon, France |
| 1911 | Began piano lessons |
| 1914 (summer) | Moved with mother, Cécile Talma, to New York |
| 1922-1930 | Studied at the Institute of Musical Art, New York City |
| 1926-1927 (summers) | Studied piano with Isidore Philipp at the Fontainebleau School of Music |
| 1926-1928 (winters) | Taught theory and ear training at the Manhattan School of Music |
| 1928-1939 (summers) | Studied composition with Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau School of Music |
| 1928-1979 | Periodically worked as teacher and assistant professor of music, Hunter College, New York City |
| 1931 | Bachelor of Music, New York University |
| 1932 | Awarded Joseph Bearns Prize for Composition |
| 1933 | Master of Arts, Columbia University |
| 1936-1939 (summers) | Became first American to teach at Fontainebleau |
| 1943 | First visit to the MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire Performed Four-Handed Fun with composer and life-long friend Lukas Foss Composed Piano Sonata no. 1 |
| 1944 | Composed Toccata for Orchestra |
| 1946-1947 | Awarded successive Guggenheim Fellowships |
| 1949-1982 | Periodically studied or taught solfege, analysis, and harmony at Fontainebleau |
| 1950 | Composed The Divine Flame |
| 1955 | Awarded Fulbright Fellowship |
| 1958 | Composed The Alcestiad |
| 1962 | The Alcestiad became first American opera to be performed at a major European opera house |
| 1963 | All the Days of My Life commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress |
| 1974 | Became first woman elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1990 | Composed Infanta Marina |
| 1996, Aug. 13 | Died, Yaddo Artist Colony, Saratoga Springs, New York |