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Juilliard Graduate School. Faculty. Scrapbooks, 1926-1946.

Title: Scrapbooks, 1926-1946.

Scrapbooks of newsclippings relating to faculty members of the Juilliard Graduate School, in particular to their concert activities.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. (.5 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25391730 View

Records of the Symposium on Music Criticism, held May 1-3, 1947 at Harvard

Title: Records of the Symposium on Music Criticism, held May 1-3, 1947 at Harvard

Box 1 contains 24 folders of correspondence with symposium participants, commissioned composers, performers, and donors; press releases; journal and newspaper reviews; schedules; receipts. Box 2 contains 17 folders of correspondence with symposium invited and other attendees. Invitees included college and university music faculty members, music critics, and journalists.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990078425390203941/catalog View

Kohs, Ellis B., 1916-2000,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 30, 1976.

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 30, 1976.

Ellis Kohs remembers studying under Olga Samaroff Stokowski at the Juilliard Graduate School between 1938 and 1939 and discusses her teaching, her strength of character, and her interest in musical notation. He suggests other people Daniel might interview and then recalls Leopold Stokowski conducting the New York City Center Orchestra and his ability to change the sound of the orchestra during rehearsal.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 5 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861076 View

Sternberg, Constantin von, 1852-1924. Quatrième étude de concert : pour le piano, op. 112 / par Constantin Sternberg.

Title: Quatrième étude de concert : pour le piano, op. 112 / par Constantin Sternberg. [1916?]

ArchivalResource: 7 ms. p. of music ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54614215 View

Johnson, Harriett,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 13, 1977 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 13, 1977 [sound recording].

Johnson discusses Olga's attitude toward Stokowski; Mrs. (Dehon) Polk's role in introducing Olga to Stokowski; Johnson's own friendship with Olga; and the Steinway family and their possible connections to Olga and Stokowski.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 10 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155862449 View

List, Eugene,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 10, 1976 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 10, 1976 [sound recording].

Eugene List discusses his teacher, Olga Samaroff Stokowski, and the years he lived as a student with Maria H. Dehon Polk. He discusses Samaroff's other students Ezra Rachlin, Alexis Wissenberg, Raymond Lewenthal, and Rosalyn Tureck; Samaroff's teaching style, her relationship with Stokowski after their divorce, and their daughter Sonya. He describes playing the First Piano Concerto of Shostakovich at Stokowski's apartment in Philadelphia and in concert.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 14 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861110 View

Love family. The Love family papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive).

Title: The Love family papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive).

The Love Family Papers consist primarily of letters to Lucy Prindle Love and Helen Love Scranton. Helen Scranton was secretary for many years to Franz Kneisel, and later she served as secretary to both the Society of the Friends of Music and the Beethoven Association of New York. The correspondence includes letters from composers, conductors, instrumentalists, singers, and critics. The Papers also contain newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (11 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702162011 View

Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942. Frederick Stock papers, 1873-1954.

Title: Frederick Stock papers, 1873-1954.

Comprise letters from notable musicians, personal documents, testimonials, memorials, scrapbooks, programs, memorabilia, and photos; also music scores for his compositions and arrangements. Included are letters from Arrola B. Cole to Mrs. Stock, and from Georg Schumann to [Florenz?] Ziegfeld, a note by Gioacchino A. Rossini below a musical composition, with a note and music (on verso) by François A. Boieldieu, and a commentary by Fritz Volbach on his "Ostern," op.16.

ArchivalResource: 98 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/66895323 View

Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Dec. 6, 1977 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Dec. 6, 1977 [sound recording].

Persichetti reminisces about Stokowski's influence on him when he was growing up as a musical child in Philadelphia and going to Philadelphia Orchestra concerts. He gives his opinion of Stokowski's strengths as a conductor. He speaks of Olga Samaroff and his piano studies with her. He mentions Adolph Vogel, Fritz Reiner, and Russell King Miller.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 14 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861499 View

Smith, Max, 1874-1935. The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

Title: The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

The Max Smith Papers contain letters to and from Smith and family members, composers, performers, and critics. The Papers also hold rough drafts and printed copies of articles by Smith. Smith's life and work are further documented by: programs; photographs; and miscellaneous materials.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702190974 View

Juilliard School. Office of the President. General administrative records, 1914-1951 (bulk 1927-1937).

Title: General administrative records, 1914-1951 (bulk 1927-1937).

Correspondence and reports from the Office of the President, largely from the administration of John Erskine (1928-1937) but also including personal papers of Erskine dating from his tenure as a member of The Juilliard School Board of Directors (1937-1951).

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cubic feet (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25391810 View

Samaroff Stokowski, Olga, 1882-1948. Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1942.

Title: Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1942.

Friendly note extending an invitation to tea.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155864329 View

Steinway, Ruth,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Mar. 27, 1977 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Mar. 27, 1977 [sound recording].

Ruth Steinway discusses her close friendship with Olga Samaroff Stokowski; Leopold Stokowski's relationship with his children, particularly Sonya; and mentions Eugene List, Paul Nordoff, Rosalyn Tureck, William Kapell, Josephine Lyons, Evangeline Johnson, Fritz Kreisler, and others.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 18 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861263 View

Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996, 1930-1987

Title: Vincent Persichetti papers 1901-1996 1930-1987

Vincent Persichetti, American composer, educator and author, studied the piano with Olga Samaroff and composition with Paul Nordoff at the Philadelphia Conservatory, and conducting with Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute. In 1941 he was appointed to teach at the Philadelphia Conservatory, and in 1947 he joined the faculty of the Juilliard School. From 1952 he also served as Editorial Director for Elkan-Vogel. In 1961, Persichetti’s was published by W.W. Norton and was immediately viewed as the definitive book on modern compositional techniques. Over the course of his career, he received commissions from the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Louisville Philharmonic Society, the Naumberg Foundation, the Samaroff Foundation, the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation, the American Guild of Organists, universities and individual performers. Twentieth Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice

ArchivalResource: 111 linear feet; 206 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20325 View

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. The Charles Ives papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive).

Title: The Charles Ives papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive).

The Charles Ives Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ives's musical works, including 4 symphonies, 3 violin sonatas, string quartets, piano sonatas, and other major compositions and smaller pieces. The Papers also hold Ives's collection of music by other composers and his writings on musical and political subjects. The correspondence contains letters to and from Ives and his family, business associates, and other musicians. Ives's life and work are further documented by: scrapbooks and diaries; photographs; programs; and articles and reviews.

ArchivalResource: 51 linear ft. (70 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702152855 View

Montgomery, Mary Binney,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 25, 1979 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 25, 1979 [sound recording].

Montgomery discusses the artist Arthur Carles; her dance training with Anita Zahn; Martha Graham's performance of the Rite of Spring; Montgomery's own choreography of the Rite of Spring; her childhood memories of going to the Philadelphia Orchestra; her experiences as a student at the Curtis Institute in its very early days and Stokowski's involvement there; Evangeline Johnson's relationship with Philadelphia; Stokowski's encouragement of creativity; and Montgomery's performance of the first piano part of Carnival of the Animals for a recording with Stokowski.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 22 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155862121 View

The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001.

Title: The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001.

This collection is a portion of the Archives relating to 20th-century music, collected by the German-American musicologist, Hans Moldenhauer.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes, 9 cartons (not end-processed) (50 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01954/catalog View

The Love Family Papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive)

Title: The Love Family Papers 1850-1960 (inclusive)

Letters to Lucy Prindle Love and Helen Love Scranton, as well as clippings, photographs, and other items

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (3 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0001 View

The Max Smith Papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive)

Title: The Max Smith Papers 1879-1933 (inclusive)

Correspondence, articles, and other materials by the American music critic Max Smith (1874-1935)

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (1 linear foot)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0008 View

Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987. Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996 (bulk 1930-1987)

Title: Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996 (bulk 1930-1987)

The Vincent Persichetti papers primarily document his life from the mid-1930s until 1987 and consist of material on his work as a composer, music teacher, author, and editor.

ArchivalResource: 111 linear feet (206 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79460295 View

Smith, Max, 1874-1935. The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

Title: The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

The Max Smith Papers contain letters to and from Smith and family members, composers, performers, and critics. The Papers also hold rough drafts and printed copies of articles by Smith. Smith's life and work are further documented by: programs; photographs; and miscellaneous materials.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86093644 View