Roger Sessions scores, 1909-2001 (bulk 1909-1985).

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Roger Sessions scores, 1909-2001 (bulk 1909-1985).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/176003097

Contains the manuscripts of Sessions' compositions reflecting his use of the 12-tone system of composition and ranging from exercises and studies to concertos, sonatas, operas ("Lancelot and Elaine" and "Montezuma"), and symphonies (1 through 9).

18 linear ft. (17 boxes, 23 portfolios, 1 package)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985

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Composer and educator Sessions graduated from Harvard and studied under Horatio Parker at Yale. In 1926 he won a Guggenheim Professorship and worked at composition in Europe until 1933 as a winner of the American Rome Prize. He held posts at Princeton (1935), Berkeley, CA (1945), Princeton again (1953), and the Julliard School (1965). Among his compositions are four symphonies, several operas, a notable violin concerto (1935), and chamber music. His best known work remains his early BLACK MASKER...

Gordon, Anne Welch,

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