- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"19 folders"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"JOB 98-6", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20241", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"The Frieda Hempel collection of manuscripts, cadenzas, and annotated publications"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"The New York Public Library, Music Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Frieda Hempel Collection of Manuscripts, Cadenzas, and Annotated Publications contains performing materials used by Frieda Hempel."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>The Frieda Hempel Collection of Manuscripts, Cadenzas, and Annotated Publications, JOB 98-6, Music Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hempel, Frieda, 1885-1955", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Frieda Hempel was a German soprano.</p> <p>Since Hempel's life is the subject of a full-length annotated autobiography (<span class=\"title\">My golden age of singing</span>, annotated by William R. Moran, with a prologue and epilogue by Elizabeth Johnston, 1998) and numerous articles in reference works, only a brief summary of her career is provided here.</p> <p>Frieda Hempel was born in Leipzig, June 26, 1885. She began her studies on piano in 1900 when she ntered the Leipzig Conservatory, but switched to voice. From 1902-5 she studied singing with Frau Nicklass-Kempner. She made her professional debut in Breslau, and her Berlin Opera debut in 1905. From 1905-7 she was at the Court Opera in Schwerin, and from 1907-12 she was a member fo the Royal Opera in Berlin. From 1912-19 she was on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as the Queen in <span class=\"title\">Les Huguenots</span> on December 27, 1912. In 1920, on the centenary of Jenny Lind's birth, Hempel began a series of recitals in which she impersonated Jenny Lind. These concerts, in which she wore clothing from the time of Jenny Lind, were so successful that she continued to give them as well as other recitals until her retirement in 1951.</p> <p>Frieda Hempel married William B. Kahn in 1918. Although they divorced in 1926, he continued to be her business manager and friend.</p> <p>Frieda Hempel died in Berlin on October 7, 1955.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Frieda Hempel Collection of Manuscripts, Cadenzas, and Annotated Publications probably represents a small portion of her musical estate (which was dispersed at auction). It includes several works with obbligato flute parts, which were of interest to its previous owner, Carl W. Lutes, as well as a number of scores containing annotations, and outfitted with manuscript cadenzas. These are invaluable as they provide source material for performance practice in the first half of the twentieth century.</p> <p>Despite its modest size, the collection provides a glimpse into the professional life of a legendary singer.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The Frieda Hempel Collection of Manuscripts, Cadenzas, and Annotated Publications is organized into a single series and is arranged alphabetically by composer or main entry.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Frieda Hempel's estate was auctioned in 1956. Carl W. Lutes acquired this collection of material from the auction. He donated it to the Music Division in 1998.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to copy or publish please contact the Music Division.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"The Music Division also houses the Frieda Hempel-William Kahn papers, JOB 91-45."}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"ca. 1910-ca. 1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1910/1940"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1910
- date_inclusive_end
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1940
- keydate
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1910
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Martha Grutchfield; machine-readable finding aid created by Robert Kosovsky.</p>"}
- date_start
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1910
- date_end
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1940