Records, 1925-1990 (bulk 1938-1989).

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Records, 1925-1990 (bulk 1938-1989).

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Correspondence, minutes, financial records, contestant applications, photographs, publicity material, newsclippings, judges' notes, and other records relating to the activities of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation. Presidents of the Foundation during this period were Walter W. Naumburg (1926-1959), William Schuman (1959-1962), Leopold Mannes (1962- 1964), Peter Mennin (1964-1971) and Robert Mann (since 1971). Other correspondents include Alfred Frankenstein, Lucy Rowan Mann, Anna Molyneaux and Francis Thorne.

20.65 cubic feet (62 boxes)

The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library

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The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library

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Schuman, William

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An American composer and educator, William Schuman was instructor at Sarah Lawrence College (1935-45), president of the Juilliard School of Music (1945-1962), director of publications for G. Schirmer (1945-1952), and president of Lincoln Center (1962-1968). In the 1970's he was chairman of the Norlin Foundation and of the MacDowell Colony. He was a founding director of the Charles Ives Society and a member of the board of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, the Naumburg and K...

Thorne, Francis

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American jazz musician and composer. From the description of Interview, Dec. 2, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861548 Prolific American composer Francis Thorne (born 1922) is well known for his work in a variety of genres, as well as for his service in music administration. Born in Bay Shore, New York, Thorne came from a musical family. His father had been a ragtime pianist and his grandfather, Gu...

Mannes, Leopold

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Composed 1924-26. First performance Rochester, N.Y., 23 January 1928, Rochester Philharmonic, Howard Hanson conductor. Mannes won the Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship, 1925, for this and other works.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite for orchestra : "breve ma grave" / Leopold D. Mannes. 1924. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52907988 Leopold Mannes, born Dec. 26, 1899, New York, and died Aug. 11, 1964, Vineyard Haven, Mass. American ...

Mannes, Leopold.

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Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981

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Art historian; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Alfred Victor Frankenstein interview, 1965 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193439 Music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. From the description of Alfred Frankenstein collection, [ca. 1930-1932]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 39146032 Art critic, art historian; San Francisco, Calif. Died 1981. From the description of Alfred Victor Frankenst...

Mann, Robert, 1920-....

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Naumburg Foundation

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Established in 1925 by Walter W. Naumburg (1867-1959) and formally incorporated the next year as the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, the Naumburg Foundation aims to assist young American classical musicians in establishing their careers as concert artists. Since 1925 the Foundation has held a competition in New York City: while the prize has varied over the years, it has always included recitals for the winners at a New York concert hall. Before ca. 1960, winners in piano...

Molyneaux, Anna.

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Naumburg, Walter W., 1867-1959.

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Rowan, Lucy

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Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981

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Art historian; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Alfred Victor Frankenstein interview, 1965 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193439 Music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. From the description of Alfred Frankenstein collection, [ca. 1930-1932]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 39146032 Art critic, art historian; San Francisco, Calif. Died 1981. From the description of Alfred Victor Frankenst...

Mennin, Peter

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Composer, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Peter Mennin : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733307 Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony League. Composed 1949-50. First performance Dallas, 2 April 1950, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fifth symphony / Peter Mennin. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id...