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|| About the Collection ||
Russian composer Jacobo Ficher (1896-1978) became significantly associated with Argentinean music of the 20th century after moving to South America in 1923. In addition to composing, he developed a brilliant career as an orchestra conductor, prominent teacher, and violinist. The Jacobo Ficher Collection comprises practically all of the composer's works, mainly holograph manuscript scores, in all major categories of composition, including opera and ballet. Among the correspondence are letters from prominent musical personalities such as Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Chávez, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Vivian Fine, Alberto Ginastera, Paul Kletzki, Nicolai Malko, Eugene Ormandy, Arthur Rubinstein, Nicolas Slonimsky, and Leopold Stokowski.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1864-1997
- Bulk Dates
- 1919-1978
- Major Language(s)
- English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Yiddish
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 6000
- Number of Containers
- 68
- Linear Feet
- 73
- Contents
- The collection includes 379 music manuscripts; biographical materials; correspondence, including more than 3000 letters; writings; approximately 500 programs dating from 1919 to 1997; and five scrapbooks of 200 pages each, dating from 1914 to 1990, with newspaper clippings, critical reviews, concerts programs, pictures, and letters.
- Processing History
- Processed
- Provenance
- Gift of Miguel Ficher, son of the composer, 1998
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Jacobo Ficher Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
