Anthony Strilko papers

id
434
origination
Strilko, Anthony
date statement
1950-1991
key date
1950
identifier (local_mss)
20406
org unit
Music Division
call number
JPB 06-63
b-number
b16578055
total components
422
total series
6
max depth
4
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 14:58:55 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:40:25 UTC
status note
(missing)
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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"JPB 06-63", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20406", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1950-1991", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1991"}
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1991
keydate
1950
unittitle
{"value"=>"Anthony Strilko papers"}
repository
{"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
{"value"=>"Anthony Strilko was a noted American composer who worked primarily in song cycles and sacred music. His collection contains correspondence, programs, clippings, and primarily scores, both final and rough drafts."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p> Anthony Strilko Papers, JPB 06-63. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Strilko, Anthony", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p> Anthony Strilko was born on July 4, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Strilko was in his teens, he moved to Manhattan to attend Julliard, where he eventually earned a B.S. and M.S. in Composition. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship which enabled him to attend the Paris Conservatory. While in Paris he studied with Darius Milhaud. Strilko received many awards in his youth, including a Fromm Foundation Award, an Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Prize, and the Joseph H. Bearns Prize from Columbia University. In a New York Times survey of prominent composers in 1957, Strilko was declared a “young hopeful”. Over the course of his career, he composed hundreds of works, primarily consisting of chamber music and sacred and secular choral works. Over the years, Strilko’s compositions were performed in Damrosch Park, the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. In addition to composing, Strilko directed Apollo Music Services, a music preparation company that provided editing and copyist services for composers. His clients included Leonard Bernstein, Elliot Carter, and David Diamond. He was also the musical coordinator to the Rebekah Harkness Foundation, William Schuman, and the Martha Graham Dance Company. Strilko was interested in the spiritualist movement, and composed several works for spiritualist Christian churches. He died on June 22, 2000 at the age of 68 as a result of lung cancer.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Anthony Strilko Papers contain documents from 1950-1991. The collection primarily consists of Strilko’s scores, which include many drafts and revisions to each work. Strilko often used classical poetry as a basis for his compositions. His scores also include many sacred works commissioned for various churches across the country. He also enjoyed composing lengthy studies and song cycles, including his Verses series and his Experiment in Beauty. The bulk of his compositions date from his most prolific periods, between 1960 and 1970. Correspondence, programs, research, and business records are also represented within the collection, but there is little of a personal nature.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Anthony Strilko papers are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610295'>Series I: Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1957-1986</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610332'>Series II: Business Records</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1960-1980</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610342'>Series III: Programs and Clippings</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1950-1991</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610348'>Series IV: Research Materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1960-1980</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610358'>Series V: Scores</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1955-1991</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20406#c610654'>Series VI: Oversized Materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1959-1990</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p> <ul> <li>Series I: Correspondence, 1957-1986</li></ul> <ul> <li>Series II: Business Records, 1960-1980</li></ul> <ul> <li>Series III: Programs and Clippings, 1950-1991</li></ul> <ul> <li>Series IV: Research Materials, 1960-1980</li></ul> <ul> <li>Series V: Scores, 1955-1991</li></ul> <ul> <li>Series VI: Oversized Materials, 1959-1990</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Lea Jordan; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lea Jordan.</p>"}
extent_statement
20 linear feet. (43 boxes)
date_start
1950
date_end
1991

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