Papers, 1908-1987.

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Papers, 1908-1987.

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Collection consists of books, articles, musical scores, clippings, manuscripts, and correspondence related to Lawrence Morton and his activities and friends in the Southern California music scene. Includes Morton's Igor Stravinsky bibliography and an assemblage of Stravinsky icons made up of photographs, reproductions, and original portraits of the composer. Also includes Morton's diary from his 1956 journey to Europe for the premiere of Stravinsky's Canticum Sacrum in Venice, Italy. Also contains manuscripts and drafts of Morton's published works, including chapters of an unfinished Stravinsky biography and articles for The musical quarterly, Tempo, and Notes. Includes materials related to his involvement with the Evenings on the Roof (later called Monday Evening Concerts), the Ojai Festival, and the Bing Concerts at the Los Angeles County Museum.

85 boxes (42.5 linear ft.)1 oversize folder.50 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409521

University of California, Los Angeles

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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Russian born composer and conductor. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. 1931-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723194 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer. From the description of Sketchbook, [1917?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465769 Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, set to the libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, was inspired by William Hogarth's series of paintings. Stravinsky had wan...

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Morton, Lawrence, 1904-1987

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Morton was born in 1904; he played the organ for silent movies and studied in NY before moving to Los Angeles, CA, in 1940; wrote music criticism for Script magazine; executive director, Evenings on the Roof (later renamed Monday Evening Concerts), 1952-71; director of the Ojai Music Festival; as curator of music at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, he staged several Bing Concerts each year; died in 1987. From the description of Papers, 1908-1987. (University of California, Los A...