Composers -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John L. Brown papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS205
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The John L. Brown papers 2, consists of 271 folders of alphabetically arranged correspondence with prominent twentieth-century graphic and performing artists, composers, publishers and writers including Josephine Baker, George Braziller, John Cage, Albert Camus, Marc Chagall, Carlos Chavez, Henry Steele Commager, George Dillon, John Dos Passos, Angna Enters, Paul Flamand, Gaston Gallimard, Julien Green, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, Claude Levi-Strauss, Jose Limon, Andre Malraux, Jacques...
Dates:
1940-1995; Majority of material found within 1945-1970
William B. Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230202
Scope and Contents
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
The collection primarily consists of music manuscripts created by William B. Cooper, dating from around 1945 to 1987. In addition to the music manuscripts, it also includes lyrics, a list of composition by Cooper, abstracts of...
Dates:
1945 - 1987
Paul Hume Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS228
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The personal papers of music critic Paul Hume comprise this collection. Highlights include correspondence from luminaries of the music world such as Marian Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Leonard Bernstein, Rudolph Bing, Nadia Boulanger, Antal Dorati, Alberto Ginastera, Serge Koussevitsky, John La Montaine, Lotte Lehmann, John Mauceri, Gian Carlo Menotti, Eugene Ormandy, Rosa Ponselle, Ned Rorem, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bidu Sayao, Beverly Sills, Gerard Souzay, George Szell, Virgil Thomson, Alan...
Dates:
1871 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1990
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
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Paul Hume Papers
Ruth Norman Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-180524
Scope and Contents
The collection consists musical compositions authored by pianist and composer Ruth Norman, including music manuscripts and printed scores. Norman produced a variety of works, including piano solo compositions, organ solo compositions, choral compositions, solo vocal compositions, and orchestral compositions. The collection also includes a small amount of related documents, such as concert programs, correspondence, promotional flyers, and composition lists.She composed music for...
Dates:
1969 - 2007
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
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Ruth Norman Papers