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Helen Hopekirk Collection [collection]

Title

Helen Hopekirk Collection [collection]

Date Created

Span: 1875-1930

Language

English, German

Form

collection

Physical Description

6 ft.

16 boxes

Abstract

Pianist and composer Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and received her musical training in Europe. She made her American debut in 1883 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the management of her husband, the music critic William A. Wilson. In 1897, she accepted a teaching position at the New England Conservatory and became a fixture in the musical life of Boston. Both she and her husband became American citizens in 1918. The collection contains her original music manuscripts, scores by other composers inscribed to her, biographical material, and five scrapbooks of press clippings and programs.

Contents Note

82 Hopekirk manuscripts (scores, parts, sheet music); 6 sketchbooks; 13 manuscripts of other composers (mostly for piano solo and voice with piano); 21 published piano works by other composers inscribed to Hopekirk; 5 scrapbooks of press notices (1875-1921) and programs (1880-1939); 6 literary manuscripts; 12 folders of biographical material produced for program notes, articles and press releases.

Microfilm available

No

Preferred Citation

Helen Hopekirk Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Access Permissions

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Copyright

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Subjects

Piano Music

Women in the Performing Arts

Women Composers

Hopekirk, Helen

Foote, Arthur

Wilson, William A.

Repository

Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-21-2012