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William Schuman Collection [collection]

Title

William Schuman Collection [collection]

Date Created

Span: 1928-90

Language

English

Form

collection

Physical Description

15 ft.

7 boxes

Abstract

William Schuman (1910-1992) was one of the most notable musical figures in American art music in the twentieth century by virtue of his many compositions in a variety of media, from solo songs, choral music and chamber music to large scale works such as his ten symphonies, two operas, five ballets (four of which were created for Martha Graham), and two film scores. His influence was equally evident in his activities as teacher (at Sarah Lawrence College from 1935-45) and administrator (he was president of the Juilliard School from 1945-62, overseeing an extensive reorganization of the School's curriculum and administrative structure; and served as president of Lincoln Center from 1962-9, a post which he left in order to devote himself to composition.

Contents Note

Holograph manuscript, photoreproduced, and published musical scores; holograph manuscript sketches.

Microfilm available

MUSIC 1803 (Night Journey, 1947), MUSIC 1737 (String Quartet no. 4, 1950), MUSIC 1811, ITEMS 94 and 95 (representing, respectively, the Symphony for Strings, 1943, and the Symphony no. 7, 1960),

Preferred Citation

William Schuman Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

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Copyright

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Subjects

Orchestral Music

Opera

Chamber Music

Sacred Music

Songs

Choral Music

Film Music

Ballet

Schuman, William

Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague

Graham, Martha

Koussevitzky, Serge

Juilliard School

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Repository

Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-21-2012