National Music Council collection, 1945-1982 (bulk 1954-1982).

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National Music Council collection, 1945-1982 (bulk 1954-1982).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71129924

The National Music Council collection includes the business papers and correspondence of this organization, as well as a significant amount of organized information files about notable musical organizations (orchestras and chamber groups) and musicians active in the United States in the third quarter of the twentieth century.

26 linear ft. (47 boxes, 7200 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076564

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Hughes, Edwin, 1884-1965

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Spivacke, Harold, 1904-1977

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Musicologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Harold Spivacke : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587332 Biographical Note Harold Spivacke was born July 18, 1904 in New York City. He studied at New York University, where he received his B.A. in 1923 and his M.A. in 1924. He attended the University of Berlin and received his Ph.D. in 1933, magna cum laude, wi...

Ober, Julia

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Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981

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Composed 1921.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto : for organ, strings and harp, op. 22, no. 3 / Howard Hanson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52170318 Composed for the Chopin Centennial, UNESCO, Paris 1949.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Pastorale for solo oboe, strings and harp / Howard Hanson. c1949. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52170353 American compos...

National Music Council (U.S.)

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The National Music Council was founded in 1940 by Julia Ober, Harold Spivacke, Franklin Dunham, and Edwin Hughes. It provides a forum for the discussion of issues and problems concerning music in the United States, and acts as as liason among and spokesman for its member organizations. It proposes legislation concerning music and was granted a congressional charter in 1956. Howard Hanson served as president from 1944-1967, continuing as chairman until 1971. From the description of Na...

Dunham, Franklin

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