Found 14 collections related to Music critics

Harris, Dale, 1916-1996
Music Division | JPB 13-34
1.05 linear feet (3 boxes)
Dale Harris (1916-1996) was a writer, critic, and lecturer on dance, music, art, and literature. The Dale Harris music papers (1967-1994) hold notes for Harris's lectures on opera; writings in the form of manuscripts, typescripts, and clippings;... more
Diether, Jack
Music Division | JPB 13-28
9.06 linear feet (23 boxes)
Jack Diether (1919-1987) was a journalist and musicologist best known for his expertise in and promotion of the music of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. The Jack Diether papers, dating from 1941 to 2006, hold correspondence, research files, and... more
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Music Division | JPB 00-03 [Text]
82.3 linear feet (203 boxes)
The Henry Cowell Papers document the composer’s life in great detail. They include scores, writings, correspondence, business and financial papers, promotional material, clippings and articles, concert programs, teaching material, photographs,... more
Phillips-Matz, Mary Jane
Music Division | JPB 13-17
22.7 linear feet (51 boxes)
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz (1926-2013) was an American scholar and writer, noted for her many articles on opera and her biographies of composers Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, as well as her translations of opera libretti for the Metropolitan... more
Hines, Robert Stephan
Music Division | JPB 06-35
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
The Robert Hines Papers contain the materials from his book The Composer’s Point of View; Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It (Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1963) and include... more
Chase, Gilbert, 1906-1992
Music Division | JPB 04-32
11.89 linear feet (28.5 boxes)
Gilbert Chase (1906-1992) was an author, critic, teacher, and musicologist. The collection includes drafts, notes, and research materials for several books, as well as correspondence relating to them. The collection also documents his numerous... more
Balbo, Giuseppe Cesare
Music Division | JPB 06-18
10 linear feet (8 boxes)
Giuseppe Cesare Balbo was an Italian conductor, critic and music teacher who eventually moved to, and taught in, New York City. The collection is primarily scores – both original manuscripts composed by Balbo and those that he copied and/or... more
Hubbard, W. L. (William Lines), 1867-1951
Music Division | JPB 82-78
2 linear feet (6 boxes)
William Lines Hubbard (1867-1951) was a music and theater critic in Chicago and San Diego. His collection primarily consists of diaries and personal papers written by himself and his parents, as well as photographs and miscellaneous published... more
Berger, Arthur, 1912-2003
Music Division | JPB 04-38
16.78 linear feet (45 boxes)
The Arthur Berger Papers contain primarily his analytical documentation of 20th century music, and his compositions from the 1940s-1990s.
Abell, Arthur M., 1868-1958
Music Division | JOB 88-4
6 cubic ft. (17 boxes)
Correspondence (chiefly 1905-1958) including ca. 1000 autograph letters collected by Mr. Abell; mss. of articles and book chapters; concert programs; newspaper and magazine clippings; calling cards; photographs and other pictures including more... more
Morrison, Allan, 1916-1968
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc Micro R-3537
Correspondence, writings, speeches, research files on notable persons and organizations, personal papers and speeches, news clippings, and printed material (chiefly political) relating to Morrison's career and interests. Includes material from his... more
Schaffner, Nicholas, 1953-
Music Division | JOB 05-1
8.05 linear feet (12 boxes)
The Nicholas Schaffner Papers document British rock music personalities, and rock memorabilia from the 1960s and 1970s.
Affelder, Paul B., 1915-
Music Division | JPB 06-70
9.06 linear feet (13 boxes)
Paul B. Affelder (1915-1975) was a music critic and the founder of Program Note Service. The collection consists primarily of Affelder’s writings, as well as press releases, programs and other promotional materials compiled by Affelder from the... more
Murphy, Frederick D., 1940-1993
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 651
7.42 linear feet (8 boxes)
The Frederick D. Murphy papers consist principally of press kits and news clippings that Murphy collected on hundreds of recording artists of popular music (primarily rhythm and blues, soul, disco, rock and roll, and other genres) and executives... more
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