Belknap Collection, Composers 1857- : Marc Blitzstein. 1857-1952.

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Belknap Collection, Composers 1857- : Marc Blitzstein. 1857-1952.

This bulk of this collection contains music scores (ranging from piano only scores to full orchestrations) once owned by Marc Blitzstein. Many contain notes, drawings, and many contain the autographs of the composer of the piece. Most works are in English, but Russian, French and German scores are also present. In addition to these scores are reprints of biographical materials on Blitzstein plus David Diamond and Ned Rorem, whose works are also present and signed.

3 boxes ( 2 lin. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7804972

University of Florida

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George A. Smathers Libraries. Dept. of Special and Area Studies Collections.

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Rorem, Ned, 1923-

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Composer and author. From the description of Oral history conducted by Vivian Perlis, March 31, 1997. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155905487 Commissioned by Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California. Composed 1956. First performance La Jolla, California, 5 August 1956, Nikolai Sokoloff conductor. Dedicated to Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. Fr...

Diamond, David, 1915-2005

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By Unknown - ebay.com, front of photo, back of photo, Public Domain, Link David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) was a gay, Jewish American composer of classical music....

Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts

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Blitzstein, Marc

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Composer. From the description of Marc Blitzstein autograph letter to Eric Bentley, 1953 Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 366668199 From the description of Autograph page signed, dated : Berlin, 1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270911558 From the description of Marc Blitzstein autograph letter to Eric Bentley, 1951 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 614998569 American composer. From the description of "Theater for the Cabaret." /...