Henry Leland Clarke papers 1929-1987

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Henry Leland Clarke papers 1929-1987

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The majority of the collection consists of Henry Leland Clarke’s scores from 1929 to 1978. There are several drafts of many of the compositions in the collection. There is also correspondence, clippings, programs and other professional records, including extensive documentation of Clarke's membership in the Unitarian Universalist Hymnbook Commission, including indexes, texts, scores, reports and memos.

10 linear feet; 24 boxes

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316531

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Weisse, Hans, 1892-1940

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Hans Weisse was born in Vienna on March 31, 1892. A student of music theorist Heinrich Schenker, he taught Oswald Jonas and Felix Salzer. He was hired by the Mannes School of Music in New York City, and initially arrived in the United States in the fall of 1931. He served as head of the composition department at Mannes, and took U.S. citizenship in 1938. Weisse died in New York City on February 10, 1940....

Clarke, Henry Leland

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Henry Leland Clarke, composer and professor of music, was born in New Hampshire in 1907. He received his undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees from Harvard University, where he studied composition with Gustav Holst; later he studied under Nadia Boulanger, Hans Weisse, and Otto Luening. Clarke taught at a number of colleges and universities, including the University of Washington. He retired from the University of Washington as professor emeritus in 1977 and died in 1992. In addition to h...

Unitarian Universalist Association. Hymnbook Commission.

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Composers' Collective (New York, N.Y.)

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American Music Collection

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