Sholom Secunda Papers ca. 1926-1971

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Sholom Secunda Papers ca. 1926-1971

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Sholom Secunda was a composer, arranger, director and critic who came to New York in 1907, and entered the Institute of Musical Art (later renamed the Juilliard School) where he trained with composer Ernest Bloch. Secunda's first love was classical music, but he first supported himself while a young student working as an extra in the Yiddish theater. In Yiddish theater, he found considerable success as a composer and director until the early 1970's. His compositions have been successful both inside and outside the Yiddish theater with hit songs sung by such artists as: the Andrews Sisters and Joan Baez. The bulk of the Sholom Secunda Collection is comprised of music manuscripts for Yiddish Theatre productions, Cantorial music, Liturgical music, Art Songs, Secular Songs and Folk Songs.

64.0 Linear feet; (111 boxes)

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Secunda, Sholom

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As a small child in the Ukraine, Secunda was known as a "boy cantor". He came to America in 1907 and immediately began singing in public. In 1914, he entered the Institute of Musical Art (later renamed the Juilliard School) and his extensive classical training included private lessons with composer Ernest Bloch. To support himself while a young student, he worked as an extra in the Yiddish theater. While Secunda's first love was classical music, his livelihood came from ...

Secunda, Sholom, 1894-1975

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Adler, Celia, 1899-1979

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Jacobs, Jacob

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Picon, Molly

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Goldfaden, Abraham, 1840-1908

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