Livingston Gearhart Papers, 1933-1997.

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Gearhart, Livingston. Livingston Gearhart Papers, 1933-1997.

Livingston Gearhart Papers, 1933-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712600528

The collection contains the prose writings of Livingston Gearhart along with correspondence received by him, materials he compiled for teaching classes, programs, and clippings. The nature of some of the writings suggests that Gearhart may have been interested in writing a memoir. The subjects of these writings include his studies at Curtis Institute of Music in 1935, his studies with Nadia Boulanger in 1937-1939, summaries of different stages of his career and life, and assessments of music education at the college level. More of his thoughts about Nadia Boulanger can be found in his lecture notes for the memorial concert he organized in 1980 (Series VI.). His writings about other people he met include portraits of his mother, Lillian Hawley Gearhart, Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Casadesus, Fred Waring, Darius Milhaud, and Béla Bartók. Other writings with advice about performing were written to one or more of his children. The teaching materials include statements that express much of his philosophy about teaching the practical materials of music from the standpoint of a successful working professional.

2 boxes (108 folders)

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SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo