Rudolf Matz collection, 1919-1988.

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Rudolf Matz collection, 1919-1988.

Violoncello music collection of Rudolf Matz (1901-1988); includes his own compositions (195 folders) and a large collection of works by eastern European composers, in addition to other cello works and works for violin, piano, wind and brass instruments and voice; also includes manuscripts and notes in Croat for his Prve godine violoncella. An unprocessed portion of the collection includes scattered holdings of journals, correspondence with Luigi Silva, primarily from the 1950s, and other correspondence, photographs, clippings and newspaper articles, performance posters and programs, music and athletic awards and citations.

12 cubic ft. (497 folders)

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Matz, Rudolf, 1901-1988

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Violoncellist, composer, and teacher, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia; founded the Intellectual's Music Society in 1919 and was its conductor until 1936; organized and conducted the Zagreb Chamber Orchestra; founder and music critic for Sklad (Harmony); cellist with the Sklad Quartet, 1932-1948; professor of cello at the Academy of Music in Zagreb, 1950-1973; author of 32 v. cello method: Prve godine violoncella (The first years of violoncello). From the description of Rudolf Matz collect...

Silva, Luigi, 1903-1961

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Violoncellist, teacher, and musicologist, born in Milan, Italy; performed as soloist and with the Quartetto di Roma, the Mannes-Gimpel-Silva Trio, and other chamber music groups; taught at the Eastman School of Music, Julliard School of Music, Mannes College of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Hartt College of Music, and Yale University. From the description of Papers, 1922-1961. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 26945745 ...

Matz, Rudolf, 1901-1988

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr37sk (person)

Violoncellist, composer, and teacher, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia; founded the Intellectual's Music Society in 1919 and was its conductor until 1936; organized and conducted the Zagreb Chamber Orchestra; founder and music critic for Sklad (Harmony); cellist with the Sklad Quartet, 1932-1948; professor of cello at the Academy of Music in Zagreb, 1950-1973; author of 32 v. cello method: Prve godine violoncella (The first years of violoncello). From the description of Rudolf Matz collect...