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Samuel Baron Collection

|| About the Collection ||

Flutist Samuel Baron (1925-1997) was a founding member of the New York Woodwind Quintet, and appeared as a soloist with noted orchestras and on recordings. Especially identified with the music of Bach, Baron was a member of the Bach Aria Group before taking over as director in 1980. Baron championed new music, too, and gave premieres of works by Barber, Blackwood, Boulez, Brant, Korte, Kupferman, Laderman, and Riegger. The collection contains Baron’s working music library, as well as his archive of press materials.

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General

Span Dates: 1950-1990
Bulk Dates: 1965-1980
Major Language(s): English
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 37000
Number of Containers: 64
Linear Feet: 80
Contents: Approx. 35 music manuscripts; 80 pieces of printed music; 30,000 papers, including letters, programs, clippings, scrapbooks, business records, publicity materials; 100 photographs; 350 sound recordings; 4 video recordings
Processing History: Unprocessed, but portions of the collection that have been on deposit since 1971 are accessible by appointment.
Transfers: Sound and video recordings will be transferred to M/B/RS
Provenance: Gift of Samuel Baron’s widow, Carol Baron

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Restricted, contact librarian; http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-perform.html
On Microfilm?: No
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Samuel Baron Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.