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Artur Rubinstein, 1886-. About this image
SOLO INSTRUMENT: PIANO
Key: Online collection
Finding aid available
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Aaron Copland Collection
Music manuscripts and papers of one of America's most famous composers. -
Alban Berg/Willi Reich Collection
Correspondence between the composer and his biographer. -
André Previn Collection
The working music library of the internationally renowned composer, conductor and pianist. -
Bartók-Freund Collection
Source materials relating to early works of Bartók. -
Civil War Sheet Music
Music reflecting America during the Civil War. -
David Diamond Archive
Music and correspondence of this American composer active in the mid-to-late 20th century. -
Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection
Music and papers of the esteemed composer, and his wife, who founded the MacDowell Colony. -
Edward Claypoole Collection
Popular piano works of the early 20th-century composer. -
Erno Balogh Collection
Papers and music of the pianist/accompanist. -
Ernst Bacon Collection
Music and papers of the celebrated composer. -
Frederick Converse Collection
Papers and music of the early 20th-century American composer and teacher. -
George Antheil Collection
Music manuscripts of the avant-garde composer. -
Glenn Dillard Gunn Collection
The writings and papers of a music critic from the mid-20th century. -
Harold Bauer Collection
Music and papers of the English born American pianist. -
Harry and Sara Lepman Collection
Patriotic American songs collected by an amateur music enthusiast. -
Harry Rosenthal Collection
A significant collection of correspondence of composer and pianist Franz Liszt. -
Helen Hopekirk Collection
Papers and music manuscripts of one of the important concert pianists of the early-to-mid 20th century. -
Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
American culture as reflected in popular music of the times. -
Home Sweet Home: Life in Nineteenth-century Ohio
Music reflecting 19th-century middle-American culture. -
Irving Fine Collection
Music manuscripts and papers of the American composer. -
J. Fischer & Bro. Music Publishers Collection
Music published by J. Fischer & Bro. -
John Alden Carpenter Collection
The papers of a significant American composer of the early 20th century.
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Julius Gold Collection
Papers of the American teacher and music theorist. -
Lauro Ayestarán Collection
Extensive collection of music of Uruguayan composers of all genres. -
Leopold Godowsky Collection
Manuscripts of works by the renowned piano virtuoso. -
Lukas Foss Collection
Music manuscripts and correspondence of the important American composer, conductor and teacher. -
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Collection
Manuscripts and papers of the internationally celebrated composer. -
Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress
A collection of manuscript and printed scores, correspondence and other documents spanning the history of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present. -
National Music Council
The records of an organization concerned with various aspects of music in the U.S. -
Nikolai Lopatnikoff Collection
Manuscripts and printed music of the Russian-born composer. -
Robert Di Domenica Collection
Papers of the flutist, composer, and teacher. -
Roger Reynolds Collection
A large collection of music manuscripts and related material documenting the work of American composer Roger Reynolds. -
Ross Lee Finney Collection
Holograph scores of the American composer Ross Lee Finney. -
Rudolph and Richard Reti
Music and papers of the composer and musicologist. -
Susannah Armstrong Coleman Collection
Musical scores from the noted pianist and composer. -
Volcano of Delight: Historic Sheet Music, 1800-1922
A collection of almost 9,000 items published from 1800 to 1922. -
Whittall Foundation/Mendelssohn Collection
Music manuscripts and papers relating to the great