Auguste Kolar papers ca. 1858-1902

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Auguste Kolar papers ca. 1858-1902

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Auguste Kolar was a Bohemian pianist active in Prague and Vienna from about 1859 to 1874. Born in Prague, she studied there with Josef Proksch. In 1865 she performed a 2-piano work in a concert with Clara Schumann. After her marriage to Dr. Heinrich Auspitz in 1868, she took the name Auguste Auspitz-Kolar. During the summers of 1869 and 1870, she performed in London. Scrapbook of concert programs and clippings of reviews, 1858-1874; letters, chiefly between Auguste Kolar and Heinrich Auspitz, 1865-1866, bound in 2 volumes; about 225 photographs (mostly unlabeled, the last dated 1902) in 2 scrapbooks; small scrapbook of pressed leaves from the graves of composers and poets; small scrapbook of "Erinnerung" 1863-1872; literary works by Auguste Kolar including 2 volumes of poetry, a long prose poem, a play, and "Vom Klavierspielen"; book of poems by Gustav Schlicht; Auguste Kolar's copy (probably in her hand) of "Die Lehre von der Melodie," by Josef Proksch.

1.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Auguste Kolar was a Bohemian pianist active in Prague and Vienna from about 1859 to 1874. Born in Prague, she studied there with Josef Proksch. In 1865 she performed a 2-piano work in a concert with Clara Schumann. After her marriage to Dr. Heinrich Auspitz in 1868, she took the name Auguste Auspitz-Kolar. During the summers of 1869 and 1870, she performed in London. From the guide to the Auguste Kolar papers, ca. 1858-1902, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)...

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