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CollectionAndre Kostelanetz Collection Andre Kostelanetz (1901-1980) was a Russian-born conductor, arranger, and pianist known for juxtaposing popular and classical repertoire in radio broadcasts during the 1930s and 1940s. He had a highly successful concert career performing with some of the world's foremost orchestras and leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Kostelanetz also commissioned several compositions which have since become staples in the orchestral repertoire, including works by...
- Contributor: Kostelanetz, Andre
- Date: 1922
Collection Items: View 185 Items
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CollectionThe Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America See and Hear American History Through Song "Know the songs of a country and you will know its history for the true feeling of a people speaks through what they sing."
- Date: 1581
Collection Items: View 52,136 Items
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CollectionThe March King: John Philip Sousa Painting of Sousa during US Marine Band era, [n.d.]. Performing Arts Reading Room.
- Contributor: Sousa, John Philip
- Date: 1849
Collection Items: View 684 Items
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAi - ai - amor = Alas - alas - love [textual and melodic transcriptions].
Ai - ai - ai, Ai - ai - ai | Alas - alas - alas, Alas - alas - alas | Coitadiho de quem tem seu amor alem do rio | Too bad for he who has his love beyond the sea Textual Portuguese and melodic transcriptions of song, with English translation by Alice Lemos Avila. In Portuguese and English.- Contributor: Avila, Alice Lemos
- Date: 1939-01-01
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CollectionFelix Mendelssohn at the Library of Congress Made available here are digital images of selected resources on this composer. This collection was created to mark the bicentennial of the birth of composer Felix Mendelssohn on February 3, 2009. The Library of Congress’s Music Division is one of the world’s major repositories of primary source material related to the composer.
- Date: 1820
Collection Items: View 28 Items
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CollectionCoptic Orthodox Liturgical Chant and Hymnody With its roots in Ancient Egyptian music, Coptic Christian chant is one of the oldest liturgical genres still performed today. Drawing on the Ragheb Moftah Collection, this presentation explores some of the earliest music transcriptions by explorers, missionaries, and scholars in Egypt, highlighting Moftah's efforts to notate, record, and preserve all Coptic Orthodox hymns. Learn more about current scholarship and what is happening in...
- Contributor: Wilson, Marian Robertson - Newlandsmith, Ernest - Moftah, Ragheb - Tóth, Margit
- Date: 1926
Collection Items: View 368 Items
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CollectionThe Heineman Foundation Collection In 1948, American-born European industrialist and philanthropist Dannie Heineman (1872-1962) and his wife Hettie established the Heineman Foundation for Research, Education, Charitable and Scientific Purposes. Shortly after the foundation’s inception, the Music Division at the Library of Congress became the recipient of a series of monetary gifts. Beginning in the early 1960s the Music Division started using these funds to purchase a diverse body...
- Contributor: Heineman Foundation
- Date: 1494
Collection Items: View 449 Items
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CollectionRoman Totenberg Papers The violinist Roman Totenberg enjoyed an extraordinarily long and varied career. Born on January 1, 1911 in Łódź, Poland, he moved as a child with his family to Moscow where he first studied the violin and witnessed the Russian Revolution firsthand. He continued his studies in Warsaw as a teen, followed by study with Carl Flesch in Berlin and Georges Enescu in Paris. Having...
- Contributor: Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Paganini, Nicol - Kolsky, Ilka - Totenberg, Roman - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Brahms, Johannes - Schubert, Franz - Milhaud, Darius - Dvořák, Antonín
- Date: 1846
Collection Items: View 125 Items
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialA-cutting down the pine [textual and melodic transcriptions].
Come all you good old shanty boys Textual and melodic song transcriptions. In English.- Contributor: Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Ford, Bogue - Ford, Warde H. - Ford, Pat
- Date: 1938-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAdeus Ulina = Farewell Ulina [textual and melodic transcriptions].
Adeus Ulina, que de ti me auzento | Farewell Ulina, for I am leaving you Textual Portuguese and melodic transcriptions of song, with English translation by Alice Lemos Avila. In Portuguese and English. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Alice Lemos Avila and friends performing Portuguese songs and music from December 31, 1938 through April 12, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Oakland, California.- Contributor: Avila, Alice Lemos
- Date: 1938-01-01
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CollectionThe Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine in London American actor, singer and comedian Danny Kaye arrives with his wife, Sylvia Fine, for an appearance in London. November 1948. Following the professional lives of the husband-wife artistic duo, this presentation features a wide variety of materials, including manuscripts, scores, scripts, photographs, sound recordings and video clips from the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection. Kaye, a...
- Contributor: Dena Pictures, Inc - McDowall, Roddy - Fine, Sylvia - Halsman, Philippe - Kaye, Danny - Kaye (Danny)/FINE (Sylvia) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1918
Collection Items: View 2,056 Items
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CollectionAaron Copland Collection The first release of the online collection contains approximately 1,000 items that yield a total of about 5,000 images. These items date from 1899 to 1981, with most from the 1920s through the 1950s, and were selected from Copland's music sketches, correspondence, writings, and photographs.
- Contributor: Kraft, Victor - Copland, Aaron
- Date: 1841
Collection Items: View 982 Items
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAbalone [textual and melodic transcriptions with notes].
In Carmel Bay the people say Textual and melodic transcriptions and notes about this song.- Date: 1938-01-01
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