Finding aid for the Frank Hruby, Sr. Papers


Title:
Frank Hruby, Sr. Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Hruby, Frank Sr.
Dates:
1880s
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
Frank Hruby Sr. (1856-1912) was the founder and patriarch of one of Cleveland, Ohio's leading musical families. A native of Bohemia, he traveled throughout Europe as a musician and conductor before settling in 1884 in Cleveland, where he organized the Great Western Band in 1889. His eight children all became musicians, including several who became members of the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1916, two of his children, Frank (V) and Fred, founded the Hruby Conservatory of Music in Cleveland. The collection consists of fifteen booklets containing handwritten and printed musical arrangements for woodwinds and percussion, including variations of a Frank Hruby (IV) arrangement of "Lifes' Journey O'er."
Identification:
MS 4567
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English