Day 196: Applying to Fontainebleau
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing &
friends.
Day
196 — Applying to
Fontainebleau
14-February-1972
(Montag–Mon.)
TRANSCRIPT
Extremely good day.
Morning—practiced horn and piano. Not enough, but 2-3
hours.
Then, did a slight amount of El. Musik — 3 hours.
Then, found a typewriter (at library) and typed for
3+ hours, finished all the needed materials for
Fontainebleau scholarship.
Boy, am I tired.
REFLECTIONS
Typing
away. After a
full day of practice and electronic music, I go to
the library and type for another three hours to
complete my application for scholarship to
Fontainebleau. If I remember correctly, I was not
applying just for entrance but also for a scholarship
(as I had no money). I was out of my league and I
didn’t have enough experience. Skipping ahead to the
future, I don’t get the scholarship but I do
get a very
nice surprise.
Fontainebleau.
Fontainebleau
is a very famous school in France, located in the
beautiful, forested town of Fontainebleau just
outside of Paris. Many composers have studied there,
some under the famous teacher, Nadia Boulanger. Aaron
Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Virgil Thomson, Elliott
Carter, Maurice Ravel among many others.
The opening photo of the Fontainebleau Schools is
from their website. It is a beautiful school and
setting. The program also includes study for
architects.
Here are some links to Fontainebleau information.
Fontainebleau schools and summer
programs
Wikipedia article on the town of
Fontainebleau
John
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