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Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990)

Title: Nicolas Slonimsky Collection 1873-1997 (bulk 1920-1990)

Collection contains materials collected by Slonimsky throughout his lifetime that document his life and work as musicologist, composer, conductor, lecturer and author. Included are personal biographical materials; Slonimsky's writings (drafts, typescripts, reprints, etc.) of newspaper, periodical, journal, and magazine articles, record liner notes, radio broadcasts, and talks, published and unpublished; music composed by Slonimsky, manuscript and printed; concert programs; correspondence, among many others, with Henry Cowell, Alexandre Gretchaninoff, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, and Edgar Varèse; biographical materials on composers and performers mosly generated when Slonimsky was editing Baker's and The international cyclopedia; music collected by Slonimsky, manuscript and printed and multi-composer collections; among the manuscripts are many short holographic works and fragments; scrapbooks; and iconographical material, such as family photographs an those of composers and musicians from the former Soviet Union, as well as little known musicians from the United States and elsewhere.

ArchivalResource: circa 118,600 items; 354 boxes; 500 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002011 View

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

The Carl Ruggles Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ruggles's musical compositions, including orchestral works, piano music, and songs. The correspondence holds letters to and from various composers, artists, and writers. Ruggles's life and work are further documented by: programs and clippings; personal papers and financial records; photographs; artworks by Ruggles and others; sound discs; and music by other composers, much of it copied or arranged by Ruggles. Transcriptions, notes, and indices by John Kirkpatrick occur throughout the Papers.

ArchivalResource: 39 linear ft. (56 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702189342 View

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

The Carl Ruggles Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ruggles's musical compositions, including orchestral works, piano music, and songs. The correspondence holds letters to and from various composers, artists, and writers. Ruggles's life and work are further documented by: programs and clippings; personal papers and financial records; photographs; artworks by Ruggles and others; sound discs; and music by other composers, much of it copied or arranged by Ruggles. Transcriptions, notes, and indices by John Kirkpatrick occur throughout the Papers.

ArchivalResource: 39 linear ft. (56 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122501161 View

Brown, Merton, 1913-2001. Two songs for mezzo-soprano / Merton Brown.

Title: Two songs for mezzo-soprano / Merton Brown. 1956-

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. score (5 p.) ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24937563 View

Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive).

Title: The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive).

The John Kirkpatrick Papers document the life and career of American pianist John Kirkpatrick through his correspondence with composers, performers, music educators, and family members. The Papers also hold an extensive collection of music, including sketches, manuscripts, and published versions of Kirkpatrick's many editions of music by composers such as Charles Ives and Carl Ruggles. Kirkpatrick's life and work are further documented with photographs, programs, reviews, writings, teaching materials, and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 40 linear ft. (95 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150415 View

New Music Edition Compositions, 1947-1955

Title: New Music Edition Compositions 1947-1955

Papers of the music publisher. Submitted, but never published, choral and instrumental compositions by 16 composers.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft.

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/n/new_music_ed.htm View

Brown, Merton, 1913-2001. String trio / Merton L. Brown.

Title: String trio / Merton L. Brown. [19--]

ArchivalResource: 3 ms. scores (2 leaves each) ; 44 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/148152113 View