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|| About the Collection ||
The Lauro Ayestarán Collection reveals the life-time dedication of a distinguished musicologist and avid researcher who collected the core of the Uruguayan music plus music of foreign origin performed in Uruguay, in both holograph and scores through a systematic, tireless and continuous search throughout Uruguay, including the Montevideo's flea market and dusty, old, used-book stores. He also must be remembered as a dedicated teacher with a profound understanding of pedagogy and a vast knowledge of the Western Hemisphere history of music, and the mind of a scholar interested in any topic related to culture. In addition to publishing a considerable number of books, he collaborated as a contributor to many dictionaries, encyclopedias and musical and folkloric books. A third aspect of his personality encompasses the systematic recollection of the Uruguayan folklore in situ, with a total of 4,000 wire-recordings, held actually in the Musicological Section of the Museum of National History in Montevideo.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1830-1966
- Bulk Dates
- 1850-1950
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 6000
- Number of Containers
- 112
- Linear Feet
- 30
- Contents
- The Lauro Ayestarán collection consists primarily of scores and holographs written by Uruguayan composers where both, the art and the popular music are represented, with a comprehensive sample of the best composers in each group.
In addition, there are a representative number of works written by European composers who settled in Montevideo during the 19th century, mainly from Spain and Italy. The total collection can be divided into two major categories: A) art music, B) popular and folk music; and encompasses a period from c1830 to 1966, year of Ayestarán's death. - Processing History
- Processed, 1996
- Provenance
- Purchase; Flor de María Rodríguez. Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Lauro Ayestarán Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Subject(s)
- Chamber Music
- Dance
- Folk Music
- Instruments: Piano
- Instruments: Strings
- Latin American Music
- Orchestra
- Popular Music
