Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. In 1951, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress in for the composition Serenade for solo violin, string orchestra. In 1954, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish" for orchestra. The Music Division is the repository for the Leonard…
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Bernstein, Leonard
Date:2002
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Website of Steven R. Gerber
Steven R. Gerber (1948-2015) was an American composer. In 1968, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the composition Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. A holograph score and sketches are available in the Hans Kindler Foundation Collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Gerber, Steven R.
Date:2018
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Website of George Walker
George Walker (1922-2018) was an American composer and pianist. In 1975, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the brass quintet Music for Brass. The Music Division holds a holograph score in the Hans Kindler Foundation collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). In 1988, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Sinfonia No. 2 for Orchestra. The…
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Walker, George
Date:2018
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Steven Stucky, composer
Steven Stucky (1949-2016) was an American composer. In 1991, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Four Poems for A.R. Adams for baritone and chamber ensemble. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1993 (https://lccn.loc.gov/93704131). The Music Division is the repository for the Steven Stucky papers (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu022018). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Stucky, Steven
Date:2019
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Robert Starer's Home Page
Robert Starer (1924-2001) was an American composer born in Austria. In 1988, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Duo for Violin and Piano. The Music Division holds the holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/88752570). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Starer, Robert
Date:2018
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George Russell
George Russell (1923-2009) was an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and theorist. In 1999, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Dialogue for Piano, Violin, and Synthesizers. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Russell, George
Date:2002
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Henri Pousseur
Henri Pousseur (1929-2009) was a Belgian composer. In 1966, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Couleurs croisées for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1967 (https://lccn.loc.gov/73218926). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Pousseur, Henri
Date:2019
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W. Spencer Huffman, Composer
Walter Spencer Huffman (1921-2005) was an American composer. In 1956, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the composition Quintet for Piano and String Quartet. A manuscript is in the Hans Kindler Foundation collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Huffman, Walter Spencer
Date:2018
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Jonathan Harvey, Composer
Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012) was an English composer. In 1985, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress in for the composition Timepieces for Orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1987 (https://lccn.loc.gov/88751730). In 1997, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Tranquil Abiding for small orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score…
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Harvey, Jonathan
Date:2018
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Website of Walter S. Hartley
Walter Sinclair Hartley (1927-2016) was an American composer. In 1953, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Chamber Symphony for woodwind and brass quintets, harp, and string orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1954 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m56000875). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Hartley, Walter S. (Walter Sinclair)
Date:2018
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Roland Hanna and Rahanna Music Inc.
"Sir" Roland Hanna (1932-2002) was an American composer and jazz pianist. In 1997 he was co-commissioned with the McKim Fund of the Library of Congress, Pennsylvania State University, and the Watson B. Duncan Theatre Palm Beach Community College Foundation for the composition Among These Cares for violin, piano, and eight dancers. The music was choreographed by Danny Buraczeski. LC Press release available: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-97-056/library-of-congress-presents-jazzdance-by-danny-buraczeski/1997-03-31/. Website.…
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Hanna, Roland
Date:2019
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Roberto Gerhard, Composer – Official Website
Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970) was a Spanish composer. In 1959, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Symphony No. 3, "Collages" for orchestra and tape. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1961 (https://lccn.loc.gov/62027482). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Gerhard, Roberto
Date:2018
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Official Vivian Fine Website
Vivian Fine (1913-2000) was an American composer, pianist, and educator. In 1984, she was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Ode to Henry Purcell for soprano and string quartet. The Music Division holds a holograph score and sketches (https://lccn.loc.gov/86753636). In 1984, she was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for…
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Fine, Vivian
Date:2018
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Official Norman Dello Joio Web Site
Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008) was an American composer. In 1954 he was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation at the Library of Congress for the composition The Lamentation of Saul for baritone voice and six instruments. The Music Division holds the holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/m55002145). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Dello Joio, Norman
Date:2019
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Official David Diamond Website
David Diamond (1915-2005) was an American composer. In 1945, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Symphony No. 4 for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1945 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m53000907). In 1981, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano.…
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Diamond, David
Date:2018
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Meyer Kupferman Web Site
Meyer Kupferman (1926-2003) was an American composer and clarinetist. This website was created by a former student of Meyer Kupferman on behalf of the composer’s widow. In 1970, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Fantasy Sonata for violin and piano. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/76285434). The Music Division is the repository for…
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Kupferman, Meyer
Date:2018
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Arthur Jarvinen
Arthur Jarvinen (1956-2010) was an American composer. In 1991, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzsky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition The Modulus of Elasticity for viola and chamber ensemble. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1992 (https://lccn.loc.gov/92755369). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Jarvinen, Arthur
Date:2019
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John Cage: Official Website / The John Cage Trust
John Cage (1912-1992) was an American composer, music theorist, and philosopher. In 1965, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Cheap Imitation for orchestra without conductor. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1972 (https://lccn.loc.gov/74205112). In 1991, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Two^4 for…
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Cage, John - John Cage Trust
Date:2018
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Earle Brown Music Foundation
Earle Brown (1926-2002) was an American composer. In 1972, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Cross Sections and Color Fields for orchestra. The Music Division received the holograph score in 1975 (https://lccn.loc.gov/unk84213752). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Brown, Earle
Date:2018
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Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music
Dina Koston (1929?-2009) was an American composer and pianist. She established the Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music in memory of her husband. In 1997, she was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Duo in Two Parts for violin and piano. The Music Division holds holograph sketches and multiple holograph score versions (https://lccn.loc.gov/2007700594). Website. electronic | Electronic…
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Koston, Dina
Date:2018
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Music of Lee Hoiby
Lee Hoiby (1926-2011) was an American composer. In 1987, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Serenade for violin and piano, Op. 44. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/87753348). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Hoiby, Lee
Date:2018
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Britten-Pears Foundation
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. In 1942, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Peter Grimes, an opera in three acts. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1945 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m56000894). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Britten, Benjamin - Britten-Pears Foundation
Date:2018
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Henry Brant, composer
Henry Brant (1913-2008) was a Canadian-born American composer and orchestrator. In 1995, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Plowshares and Swords for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1996 (https://lccn.loc.gov/96703626). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Brant, Henry
Date:2018
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Stephen Albert - Composer
Stephen Albert (1941-1992) was an American composer. In 1989 he was commissioned with the McKim Fund at the Library of Congress for the composition Tribute for Violin and Piano Quartet. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/89750222). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
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Albert, Stephen
Date:2019
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Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961) is an American composer, trumpeter, and educator. In 1998, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition All Rise for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, and chorus. The Music Division received a signed computer printout in 2002 (https://lccn.loc.gov/2003555500). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveLeonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. In 1951, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress in for the composition Serenade for solo violin, string orchestra. In 1954, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish" for orchestra. The Music Division is the repository for the Leonard…
Web ArchiveWebsite of Steven R. Gerber Steven R. Gerber (1948-2015) was an American composer. In 1968, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the composition Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. A holograph score and sketches are available in the Hans Kindler Foundation Collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveWebsite of George Walker George Walker (1922-2018) was an American composer and pianist. In 1975, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the brass quintet Music for Brass. The Music Division holds a holograph score in the Hans Kindler Foundation collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). In 1988, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Sinfonia No. 2 for Orchestra. The…
Web ArchiveSteven Stucky, composer Steven Stucky (1949-2016) was an American composer. In 1991, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Four Poems for A.R. Adams for baritone and chamber ensemble. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1993 (https://lccn.loc.gov/93704131). The Music Division is the repository for the Steven Stucky papers (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu022018). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveRobert Starer's Home Page Robert Starer (1924-2001) was an American composer born in Austria. In 1988, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Duo for Violin and Piano. The Music Division holds the holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/88752570). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveGeorge Russell George Russell (1923-2009) was an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and theorist. In 1999, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Dialogue for Piano, Violin, and Synthesizers. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveHenri Pousseur Henri Pousseur (1929-2009) was a Belgian composer. In 1966, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Couleurs croisées for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1967 (https://lccn.loc.gov/73218926). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveW. Spencer Huffman, Composer Walter Spencer Huffman (1921-2005) was an American composer. In 1956, he was commissioned by the Hans Kindler Foundation for the composition Quintet for Piano and String Quartet. A manuscript is in the Hans Kindler Foundation collection (https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570574). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveJonathan Harvey, Composer Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012) was an English composer. In 1985, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress in for the composition Timepieces for Orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1987 (https://lccn.loc.gov/88751730). In 1997, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Tranquil Abiding for small orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score…
Web ArchiveWebsite of Walter S. Hartley Walter Sinclair Hartley (1927-2016) was an American composer. In 1953, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Chamber Symphony for woodwind and brass quintets, harp, and string orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1954 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m56000875). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveRoland Hanna and Rahanna Music Inc. "Sir" Roland Hanna (1932-2002) was an American composer and jazz pianist. In 1997 he was co-commissioned with the McKim Fund of the Library of Congress, Pennsylvania State University, and the Watson B. Duncan Theatre Palm Beach Community College Foundation for the composition Among These Cares for violin, piano, and eight dancers. The music was choreographed by Danny Buraczeski. LC Press release available: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-97-056/library-of-congress-presents-jazzdance-by-danny-buraczeski/1997-03-31/. Website.…
Web ArchiveRoberto Gerhard, Composer – Official Website Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970) was a Spanish composer. In 1959, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Symphony No. 3, "Collages" for orchestra and tape. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1961 (https://lccn.loc.gov/62027482). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveOfficial Vivian Fine Website Vivian Fine (1913-2000) was an American composer, pianist, and educator. In 1984, she was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Ode to Henry Purcell for soprano and string quartet. The Music Division holds a holograph score and sketches (https://lccn.loc.gov/86753636). In 1984, she was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for…
Web ArchiveOfficial David Diamond Website David Diamond (1915-2005) was an American composer. In 1945, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Symphony No. 4 for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1945 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m53000907). In 1981, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano.…
Web ArchiveMeyer Kupferman Web Site Meyer Kupferman (1926-2003) was an American composer and clarinetist. This website was created by a former student of Meyer Kupferman on behalf of the composer’s widow. In 1970, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Fantasy Sonata for violin and piano. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/76285434). The Music Division is the repository for…
Web ArchiveJohn Cage: Official Website / The John Cage Trust John Cage (1912-1992) was an American composer, music theorist, and philosopher. In 1965, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Cheap Imitation for orchestra without conductor. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1972 (https://lccn.loc.gov/74205112). In 1991, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Two^4 for…
Web ArchiveEarle Brown Music Foundation Earle Brown (1926-2002) was an American composer. In 1972, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Cross Sections and Color Fields for orchestra. The Music Division received the holograph score in 1975 (https://lccn.loc.gov/unk84213752). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveRoger Shapiro Fund for New Music Dina Koston (1929?-2009) was an American composer and pianist. She established the Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music in memory of her husband. In 1997, she was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Duo in Two Parts for violin and piano. The Music Division holds holograph sketches and multiple holograph score versions (https://lccn.loc.gov/2007700594). Website. electronic | Electronic…
Web ArchiveMusic of Lee Hoiby Lee Hoiby (1926-2011) was an American composer. In 1987, he was commissioned with the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress for the composition Serenade for violin and piano, Op. 44. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/87753348). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveBritten-Pears Foundation Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. In 1942, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the composition Peter Grimes, an opera in three acts. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1945 (https://lccn.loc.gov/m56000894). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveHenry Brant, composer Henry Brant (1913-2008) was a Canadian-born American composer and orchestrator. In 1995, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition Plowshares and Swords for orchestra. The Music Division received a holograph score in 1996 (https://lccn.loc.gov/96703626). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveStephen Albert - Composer Stephen Albert (1941-1992) was an American composer. In 1989 he was commissioned with the McKim Fund at the Library of Congress for the composition Tribute for Violin and Piano Quartet. The Music Division holds a holograph score (https://lccn.loc.gov/89750222). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
Web ArchiveWynton Marsalis Official Website Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961) is an American composer, trumpeter, and educator. In 1998, he was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the composition All Rise for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, and chorus. The Music Division received a signed computer printout in 2002 (https://lccn.loc.gov/2003555500). Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).