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    Samuel Barber collection, Catalog Record Only The collection is comprised of correspondence, music from Barber's personal library, printed music, writings, photographs, awards, programs, and items that belonged to Valentin Herranz, his companion from 1970 until Barber's death in 1981. Sixteen non-commercial sound recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. These include recordings of Barber performing as a student at the Curtis Institute and the...
    • Contributor: Barber, Samuel - Klabunde, Ulrich - Herranz, Valentin
    • Date: 1852
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    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco papers, Catalog Record Only This collection, which consists of materials related to composer's professional and personal activities, includes holograph music manuscripts, printed scores, libretti, writings, correspondence, business papers, photographs, programs, and clippings. The Music series consists chiefly of holograph or copyist manuscripts and printed scores of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's compositions and arrangements. Many of these scores, especially the photocopied manuscripts, contain pencil or ink annotations in the hand of the...
    • Contributor: Rossi, Nick - Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
    • Date: 1822
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    Margaret ("Peggie") Dwight collection on Luigi Dallapiccola,
    Dallapiccola / Dwight collection Catalog Record Only     The collection contains Dallapiccola's correspondence with Margaret ("Peggie") Dwight, including more than 300 letters (written mostly in French) as well as postcards and telegrams. In addition, there are more than 200 articles and programs relating to Dallapiccola's career, most of them collected during those years. The collection also includes a few of Dallapiccola's holograph music manuscripts, most notably his opera "Ulisse" ("Ulysses"), excerpts or...
    • Contributor: Dallapiccola, Luigi - Dwight, Margaret
    • Date: 1936
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    David Diamond papers, Catalog Record Only The collection includes music manuscripts, correspondence, writings, photographs, financial and legal documents, and other materials that document his private and professional life. The Correspondence series ranges from 1928 to 2000, and the most prolific correspondents were the Cuomo and Elliott families. Other significant correspondents include Diamond's sister Sabina Cohen, American scholar William Ferris, composer Francis Thorne, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and...
    • Contributor: Copland, Aaron - Diamond, David - Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin) - Bernstein, Leonard - Melville, Herman
    • Date: 1915
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    Allesandro and Speranza Liberati papers,
    Alessandro Liberati collection Catalog Record Only     The collection contains music materials such as manuscript and published scores, iconography, books, correspondence, clippings, and other assorted personal papers from Allesandro's life as well as several documents from his daughter, Speranza Liberati. The Music series is primarily made up of Allesandro and Speranza's works, as well as several arrangements by others. The series includes manuscript scores, instructional methods, printed scores for piano, music...
    • Contributor: Liberati, Speranza - Liberati, Allesandro
    • Date: 1880
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    Gilbert Miller papers,
    Gilbert Miller collection, Catalog Record Only     The papers consist of theater production materials related to Miller's life and career that provide insights into his work as a manager, producer, and advocate for the theater. They include correspondence, photographs, contracts, scripts, speeches, scenic floor plans, scenic and costume renderings, clippings, programs, and other materials that convey Miller's theatrical influences, personal connections, and professional accomplishments.
    • Contributor: Miller, Gilbert
    • Date: 1916
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    Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation collection on Nicolò Paganini,
    Maia Bang Hohn collection on Nicolò Paganini, | Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Paganini Collection Catalog Record Only     This collection contains a significant amount of iconography depicting Paganini as well as other composers and related objects and places. Other materials include manuscript and printed music, correspondence, programs, publicity materials, personal papers, publications, and clippings that document Paganini's professional activities and personal life. Additional catalogs, inventories, and other materials in the papers of Maia Bang Hohn provide further information about the contents and...
    • Contributor: Bang, Maia - Paganini, Nicol - Spivacke, Harold - Library of Congress. Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation
    • Date: 1810
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    Howard E. Reinheimer papers, Catalog Record Only The collection consits of Reinheimer's business files, which focus on legal issues related to theatrical works that his clients wrote or produced. A substantial amount of correspondence documents his associations with Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman, Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe, and others whom he represented. Additional materials include contracts and rights agreements, as well as a small number of scripts, financial statements, and...
    • Contributor: Reinheimer, Howard E.
    • Date: 1924
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    Francis Maria Scala papers,
    Francis Maria Scala collection, | Francis Scala papers, Catalog Record Only     The collection primarily consists of manuscript and printed music--608 titles--arranged or composed by Scala, for band concerts, military formations, and White House functions. It also includes photographs, clippings, programs, correspondence, and other materials related to Scala's life and career. The music ranges from original compositions by Francis Scala, such as marches, quicksteps, and waltzes, to arrangements of operatic repertoire, particularly that of Italian composers...
    • Contributor: Bellini, Vincenzo - Donizetti, Gaetano - Scala, Francis Maria
    • Date: 1816