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Archive - Joseph Yasser Papers

1895-1979

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The Joseph Yasser Collection at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary consists almost entirely of the papers of Joseph Yasser (1893-1981), the Russian-American organist, music theorist and musicologist. Included are Yasser's subject files, 1895-1979, which contain photos, programs, correspondence (Russian and English), research notes and typescripts of several articles and scholarly papers. The papers also comprise Yasser's teaching materials, 1951-ca. 1960, and a few of his manuscript musical compositions and sketches, ca. 1920-1928. Also included in the collection are Yasser's two books: A Theory of Evolving Tonality (New York, 1932) and Medieval Quartal Harmony (New York, 1938), plus his pamphlet, Bibliography of Books and Articles on Jewish Music (New York, 1955) and Albert Weisser's pamphlet, Selected Writings of Joseph Yasser: an Annotated Bibliography (New York, 1970).

18 boxes (8 linear ft.)

rus, Cyrl

eng, Latn

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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