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(1884-1920) His musical education was in Germany where he studied composition with Englebert Humperdink. Upon returning to the United States in 1907, he took a teaching job at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. By 1919 he was achieving notice as a composer with performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra of The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Kahn. His sudden death in 1920 at age 35 is attributed by some to the many hours he had to spend copying and preparing his music for the many performances resulting from his increased popularity.

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Griffes, Charles Tomlinson. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 Biography. www.bartelby.org/65/gr/Griffes.html

Charles Tomlinson Griffes Picture and biography from I Hear America Singing. www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/composer/griffes.html

Miscellaneous Songs by Griffes List of songs, some with lyrics. www.recmusic.org/lieder/g/griffes.html

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson on Encyclopedia.com 2002 Biography and magazine and newspaper articles. www.encyclopedia.com/html/g/griffes.asp

Charles Tomlinson Griffes Music and life from the Classical Composers Database. www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=griffes

Classical Music Archives: Griffes Music files offered in MIDI format. www.classicalarchives.com/main-g.html#GRIFFES

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson Biography with studies, teaching, evolution of style, noted works, and later oriental influences from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3872

Charles Tomlinson Griffes Detailed biography discussing his life, music, and death from influenza with portrait, pictures of his tomb, discussion of his homosexuality, and virtual memorial. www.findagrave.com/../..

About The Collection: Charles Griffes Picture and brief biography from the New York Public Library. digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/about/about_music_grffes.cfm

Composer Picture, extensive biography, and discography, from Naxos. www.naxos.com/../..

Griffes (Charles Tomlinson) Collection, [ca. 1900-1920] Summary, user information, including citation preferences, and list of manuscripts from the New York Public Library. digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/ead/music/musgriffes