William Schuman Collection
Span: 1928-90
English
collection
15 ft.
7 boxes
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.
Holograph manuscript, photoreproduced, and published musical scores; holograph manuscript sketches.
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),
William Schuman Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Schuman, William
Musical scores and sketches of the American composer William Schuman
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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
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
scdb
Music Division, Library of Congress
IHAS
120821
loc.natlib.scdb.200033809