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Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 [collection]

Title

Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 [collection]

Dates Created

Span: 1920-1976

Bulk: 1924-1951

Language

English, Russian

Form

collection

Physical Description

100 ft.

138 boxes

Abstract

Through his work as a conductor and publisher and his efforts to commission new musical works, Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951) maintained deep ties with many of the finest composers and musicians of the day. In addition to serving as a record of Koussevitzky's life and career, the collection extensively chronicles periods in the history of organizations such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Berkshire Music Center, the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, and the American International Music Fund. Koussevitzky was an ardent advocate of contemporary music, commissioning and conducting Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Britten's Peter Grimes, Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, and giving first performances of Honegger's Pacific 231 and Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments. His second great legacy was Tanglewood, where many young composers studied and conducted, among the most well known are Copland, Hindemith, Honneger, and Leonard Bernstein.

Contents Note

Correspondence, personal and business papers, photographs.

Preferred Citation

Serge Koussevitzky Archive, Music Division, Library of Congress

Access Permissions

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Copyright

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Subjects

Conductors

Koussevitzky, Serge

Call Number

ML31.K66

Repository

Music Division, Library of Congress

Finding Aid

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002008

Last Updated: 09-06-2012