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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers, 1822-1998 [collection]

Title

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers, 1822-1998 [collection]

Dates Created

Span: 1822-1998

Bulk: 1920-1968

Language

Italian, English

Form

collection

Physical Description

71 ft.

161 boxes

Abstract

Prolific Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) wrote music in virtually every genre. He began composing as a child and studied composition under Ildebrando Pizzetti. Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 1932 meeting with guitarist Andrés Segovia would inspire him to write what would become dozens of compositions for that instrument. In 1939, the composer fled fascist Italy and ended up in Hollywood where he landed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a film composer. Over the next twenty years, he scored hundreds of films for several studios and influenced many up-and-coming film composers. He also continued to compose operas and concert works.

Contents Note

Holograph music manuscripts; printed scores; libretti; writings; correspondence; business files; photographs; programs; clippings; and other items.

Note

Sound and video recordings will be transferred to MBRS.

Preferred Citation

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress.

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Subjects

Composers

Film Music

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario

Pizzetti, Ildebrando

Segovia, Andrés

Dallapiccola, Luigi

Heifetz, Jascha

Moldenhauer, Hans

Rota, Nino

Strozzi, Memmi

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Call Number

ML31.C39

Repository

Music Division, Library of Congress

Finding Aid

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010012

Last Updated: 02-01-2011