[78-L] Tadd Dameron's "Fontainebleau"

[Julian Vein]

On 02/06/13 21:26, David Lennick wrote:
> The appeal to Beecham may have been in the title, since it was where Delius had
> lived. So maybe there was some enthusiasm on Sir Thomas's part that didn't
> survive his hearing about the work.
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Delius may be the link here, but coming from a different direction. 
Beecham may have been intrigued by Delius's incorporation of Negro 
spirituals, heard during his sojourn in America, into his music. Beecham 
might have thought he'd try something similar with Tadd?

      Julian Vein