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{"value"=>"JPB 07-10", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20430", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1928-2002", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1928/2002"}
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1928
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2002
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1928
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{"value"=>"Martin Kalmanoff papers"}
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">Music Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Martin Kalmanoff Papers document the career of an American composer of operas, musicals, choral works, religious services and popular song. The papers consist of scores, correspondence, financial and business papers, writings, notes, concert programs, photographs and media clippings."}
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{"value"=>"<p>Martin Kalmanoff Papers, JPB 07-10. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"Kalmanoff, Martin, 1920-", "type"=>"persname"}
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{"value"=>"<p> Martin Kalmanoff (born Brooklyn, NY, May 24, 1920, died July 14, 2007, Mendham, NJ) studied piano and composition from the age of seven. He graduated from Woodmere Academy in 1937 and studied music at Harvard (1937-1943), where he received Bachelors and Masters degrees, and studied with Walter Piston. He began his career as a popular songwriter, sometimes writing his own lyrics, but mostly collaborating with either Atra Baer (his first wife) or Aaron Schroeder, though he often worked with other lyricists. Artists who recorded his songs included Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Connie Francis, Julius LaRosa, Vic Damone, Engelbert Humperdinck, Roy Rogers, Billy Butterfield and Elvis Presley.</p> <p>As his career progressed, Kalmanoff devoted most of his energy to operas and musicals. His first few operas (<span class=\"title\">Brandy Is My True Love’s Name</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Empty Bottle</span>, <span class=\"title\">Fit For A King</span>, <span class=\"title\">Noah And The Stowaway</span> and <span class=\"title\">Godiva</span>) were written with Atra Baer. Other collaborators included Eugene Ionesco (<span class=\"title\">The Bald Prima Donna</span>), William Saroyan (<span class=\"title\">Opera, Opera</span>), Eric Bentley (<span class=\"title\">The Harmfulness Of Tobacco</span>) and Lewis Allan (<span class=\"title\">The Insect Comedy</span>). <span class=\"title\">The Insect Comedy</span>, which Kalmanoff considered his masterpiece, was written in the 1950s but did not receive its premiere until 1993.</p> <p>Among his musicals were <span class=\"title\">A Quiet Game Of Cribble</span>, <span class=\"title\">Give Me Liberty</span>, <span class=\"title\">Green Mansions</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Victory At Masada</span>, <span class=\"title\">King David And David King</span> and <span class=\"title\">No Bed Of Roses</span> (an adaptation of the play <span class=\"title\">The Fourposter</span>). Kalmanoff also wrote many musicals for children, including <span class=\"title\">Half Magic In King Arthur’s Court</span>, <span class=\"title\">Little Joe And His Magic Bat</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Magic Beanstalk</span> and <span class=\"title\">Young Tom Edison</span>.</p> <p>Kalmanoff frequently wrote vocal or choral pieces, and, later in his life, Jewish prayer services. <span class=\"title\">The Joy Of Prayer</span>, a setting of Sabbath services, was recorded by Sherrill Milnes and the American Symphony Orchestra. He occasionally wrote instrumental pieces earlier in his career but these did not represent his main compositional interests. Kalmanoff also performed frequently as a pianist or organist in synagogues and restaurants, and as pianist/conductor/ arranger for summer stock and community theatres.</p> <p>Kalmanoff promoted his music energetically and managed to have it performed often: of his 54 musical theater or opera works, 43 were performed on stage or broadcast on radio or television. He also received recognition during his life. <span class=\"title\">Fit For A King</span> won the Robert Merrill Contest (1950), <span class=\"title\">The Great Stone Face</span> won second prize in the Harvey Gaul Contest (1968), and he received grants in 1968 from the Hammerstein Foundation and in 1978 from the New York State Council On The Arts and the American Music Center.</p> <p>Source: Bradley H. Short. \"Kalmanoff, Martin.\" The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 31 Oct. 2008 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/O902527>.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Martin Kalmanoff Papers consist of scores and sketches, correspondence, financial and business papers, writings, notes, concert programs, media clippings and photographs. Scores comprise the bulk of the collection, particularly for Kalmanoff’s many operas and musicals, including <span class=\"title\">The Insect Comedy</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Victory At Masada</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Empty Bottle</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Bald Prima Donna</span>, <span class=\"title\">Noah And The Stowaway</span>, <span class=\"title\">Godiva</span> and <span class=\"title\">Fit For A King</span>, among others. Other forms documented in the collection include religious music (<span class=\"title\">The Joy Of Prayer</span>, <span class=\"title\">Kaddish For A Warring World</span>), vocal music (<span class=\"title\">The Way Of Life</span>, <span class=\"title\">If I Can Stop One Heart From Beating</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Lord Is My Shepherd</span>), and popular song, scores for which claim a significant portion of the collection. The correspondence, business and financial papers in the collection document the practical and creative aspects of Kalmanoff’s career, and his fiction writing and non-fiction articles on composition and opera document his thought process and musical opinions. Photographs are mainly production and publicity photos for his operas and musicals.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Martin Kalmanoff papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20430#c625516'>Series I: Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1935-2000 and undated</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>46 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of most non-score materials in the collection, including documentation of Kalmanoff’s music and projects, general correspondence, financial and business papers, writings, clippings, concert programs, school and teaching work, lyrics, notes, publicity material and photographs. Documentation of Kalmanoff’s compositions makes up the largest portion of this series.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20430#c625987'>Series II: Scores</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1937-2002 and undated</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>76 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The scores are divided into the genres of operas/musicals, popular song, instrumental music, vocal/choral music and religious. The last sub-series, general, contains Kalmanoff’s sketches and scores by other composers. The two largest sub-series are operas/musicals and popular song.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20430#c627003'>Series III: Oversized Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1928-1994 and undated</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>4 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series contains school diplomas (for Kalmanoff’s father and third wife), photographs and scores. The photographs, contained in an album, are mostly of Kalmanoff’s last wedding in 1968. The scores are mostly full scores, including <span class=\"title\">The Empty Bottle</span>, <span class=\"title\">Fit For A King</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Joy Of Prayer</span>, <span class=\"title\">Noah And The Stowaway</span>, and arrangements for <span class=\"title\">Fasten Your Belts</span>. There are also several scores by other composers.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is organized into three series and eleven sub-series. They are:<ul> <li>Series I: Papers, 1935-2000 and undated<ul> <li>Sub-series 1 – Correspondence, 1941-1997 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 2 – Financial, 1943-2000</li> <li>Sub-series 3 – Compositions And Projects, 1947-1997 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 4 – Writings, 1935-1984 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 5 – General, 1937-2000</li></ul></li> <li>Series II: Scores, 1937-2002 and undated <ul> <li>Sub-series 1 – Operas And Musicals, 1948-2002 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 2 – Popular Song, 1941-1992 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 3 – Instrumental Music, 1945-1963 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 4 – Vocal And Choral Music, 1937-1987 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 5 – Religious Music, 1965-1987 and undated</li> <li>Sub-series 6 – General, 1955-1978 and undated</li></ul></li> <li>Series III: Oversized Material, 1928-1994 and undated</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Martin Kalmanoff Papers were donated to the Music Division in 2007 by Blanche Perlman.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Matthew Snyder; Machine-readable finding aid created by Matthew Snyder.</p>"}
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59.6 linear feet (126 boxes)
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1928
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2002