- physdesc
-
{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".75 linear ft. (3 boxes)"}
- unitid
-
{"value"=>"JPB 84-158", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19978", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
-
{"value"=>"Leon Lewis scores"}
- repository
-
{"value"=>"Music Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
-
{"value"=>"The Leon Lewis Scores represent the concert music of a New York-based composer who was involved in the broadcasting industry."}
- prefercite
-
{"value"=>"<p>Leon Lewis Scores, JPB 84-158, Music Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.</p>"}
- bioghist
-
{"value"=>"<p>Leon Lewis was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 30, 1890, though he grew up in Chicago. At age 14 he won a scholarship to study with Theodor Leschetizky at the Royal Conservatory in Vienna. In 1910 he returned to the United States and gave piano concerts throughout the country.</p> <p>Lewis eventually turned to theatrical work and scored silent films. During the 1920s he was musical director of radio station WBBM in Chicago. Some time later he became a program director, conductor and consultant at CBS.</p> <p>Leon Lewis died while on a visit to his daughter in Los Angeles, October 5, 1960.</p>"}
- scopecontent
-
{"value"=>"<p>The Leon Lewis Scores contains music composed by Lewis. There are no papers or other accompanying items.</p> <p>Lewis began composing concert music about 1940. At least one of his works, the Israeli Suite, received a number of performances between 1956 and 1961, including performances by the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and over CBS television.</p> <p>Though Leon Lewis wrote for silent films, none of his works in this genre are included in this collection.</p>"}
- arrangement
-
{"value"=>"<p>The Leon Lewis Scores are arranged in a single series, alphabetically by title.</p>"}
- userestrict
-
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to copy or publish please contact the Music Division.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
-
{"value"=>"<p>The Music Division's clipping file on Leon Lewis contains additional biographical information and publicity concerning Leon Lewis.</p>"}
- unitdate
-
{"value"=>"19--", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1900/1999"}
- origination
-
{"value"=>"Lewis, Leon", "type"=>"persname"}
- note
-
{"value"=>"<p>Holographs and copyists' mss. (includes some reproductions); scores and parts</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Vocal and instrumental works</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
- langmaterial
-
{"value"=>"English"}
- processinfo
-
{"value"=>"<p>Machine-readable finding aid created by Robert Kosovsky.</p>"}
- date_inclusive_start
-
1900
- date_inclusive_end
-
1999
- keydate
-
1900
- date_start
-
1900
- date_end
-
1999