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Vivian Fine Collection [collection]
- Title
- Vivian Fine Collection [collection]
- Date Created
- Span: 1929-1994
- Language
- English
- Form
- collection
- Physical Description
- 12 ft.
- 4 boxes
- Abstract
- Vivian Fine was a piano prodigy, and at the age of five became the youngest student to be awarded a scholarship at the Chicago Musical College. At 11 she became a student of Djane Lavoie-Herz, a former student of Scriabin, and at 13 studied with Ruth Crawford, later with Roger Sessions and George Szell. She was a member of the Young Composer's Group and participated in the first Yaddo Festival of Contemporary American Music. Her chamber music, operas, and large-scale symphonic and choral works are represented in the collection.
- Contents Note
- Principally holographs, with work sheets, concert notices, programs and reviews. Sound Recordings: reels and cassette tapes
- Microfilm available
- No
- Preferred Citation
- Vivian Fine Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
- Access Permissions
- Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
- Subjects
- Chamber Music
- Choral Music
- Dance
- Opera
- Orchestral Music
- Women in the Performing Arts
- Women Composers
- Fine, Vivian
- Crawford, Ruth
- Cowell, Henry
- Graham, Martha
- Bennington School of Dance [Bennington College]
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Last Updated: 08-30-2012