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Richard Robbins Collection

|| About the Collection ||

The manuscripts and papers of this well-regarded American composer, known particularly for his evocative film scores for the producer Ismail Merchant and the director James Ivory. Robbins attended the New England Conservatory of Music, studied piano with Howard Goding, then studied in Vienna with Hilda Langer-Rühl, going on to become the director of the Music School at Rivers.

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General

Span Dates
1976-2001
Bulk Dates
1976-2001
Major Language(s)
English
Repository
Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items
102250
Number of Containers
46
Linear Feet
60
Contents
music (including scores and parts), scripts, articles, papers and research, audio-visual material, pictures, programs, and posters, mostly relating to the scores for the following films: Bail Jumper, Ballad of the Sad Café, The Bostonians, Cotton Mary, The Europeans, Heat and Dust, House Guests, Howard’s End, In the Gloaming, Jane Austen in Manhattan, Jefferson in Paris, Maurice, Mr. And Mrs. Bridge, Place Vendome, The Proprietor, Remains of the Day, A Room with a View, Roseland, Slaves of New York, Soldier’s Daughter, Street Musicians in Bombay, Surviving Picasso, Via Crucis
Processing History
Unprocessed
Transfers
On April 7, 2004, 172 videos were transferred to the Motion Pictures section, and 251 cds, 236 audio cassettes and 5 audio reels were transferred to the Recorded Sound section.
Provenance
Gift of Richard Robbins

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions
Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures. Persons granted access to the Collection may obtain single-copy reproductions of the materials contained therein for research purposes.
Copyright Info
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation
Richard Robbins Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Subject(s)

  • Film Music

Names Associated with Collection

  • Ivory, James
  • Merchant, Ismail

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