Joseph Schillinger papers 1918-2000

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Joseph Schillinger papers 1918-2000

The Joseph Schillinger Papers contain the composer/theorist's writings, composition lesson texts, student notebooks, scores, charts, personal papers, clippings and promotional material.

17.6 linear feet; 37 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316494

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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965

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Composed 1916-18. The original ms. had a pencilled-in note saying: "This is the only copy anywhere." See note from Mrs. Cowell 19 Nov. 1959: "The first symphony is a student work, and I hope earnestly for it not to be performed." This is a facsimile of the composer's holograph score, according to Bill Lichtenwanger.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony in B minor / Henry Cowell. 1918. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45207014 Compo...

Schillinger, Joseph

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Commissioned for radio performance by RCA, 1930. Composed 1930.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of North-Russian symphony, op. 22 / Joseph Schillinger. [1930] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54053672 Joseph Schillinger was a composer and teacher of musical composition who combined the study of aesthetics and the study of science in such theoretical writings as the "Schillinger System of Musical Compositon" and "The Mathematical Basis of ...

Thérémin, Léon, 1896-1993

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American Music Collection

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