Charles Bestor Papers 1971-2002

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Charles Bestor Papers 1971-2002

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Composer and presently the Professor of Composition and Director of the Electronic and Computer Music Studios of the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has taught at Juillard School of Music and numerous other universities, won international awards for his music, and collaborated with contemporary installation artists. Includes scores and sound recordings for two of his compositions, Suite for Alto Saxophone and Percussion and In the Shell of the Ear, as well as correspondence, concert programs, and reviews all relating to the publication and performance of the works.

2 boxes (1 half manuscript box, 1 flat oversize box); (0.75 linear ft.)

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Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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Charles Bestor, a native of New York City, received his musical training under Paul Hindemith at Yale University, Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin at the Juilliard School of Music and independently under the electronic music composer Vladimir Ussachevsky. He also holds degrees from Swarthmore College (Phi Beta Kappa) and the Universities of Illinois and Colorado. Bestor's early works were largely dodecophonic, with a strong grounding in Hindemithian counterpoint. The...

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