Nicolai Berezowsky scores

id
4627
origination
Berezowsky, Nicolai, 1900-1953
date statement
ca. 1916 - ca. 1953
key date
1916
identifier (local_mss)
19917
org unit
Music Division
call number
JPB 83-54
b-number
b10828739
total components
88
total series
0
max depth
1
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component layout
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Extended MARC Fields
false
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false
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2013-04-01 15:05:05 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:19:47 UTC
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physdesc
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unitdate
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date_inclusive_start
1916
date_inclusive_end
1953
keydate
1916
unittitle
{"value"=>"Nicolai Berezowsky scores"}
repository
{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">New York Public Library. Music Division</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Inventory of Nicolai Berezowsky Scores contains scores from the composer's estate."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Nicolai Berezowsky Scores, JPB 83-54, Music Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.</p>"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Nicolai Berezowsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 17, 1900. He studied piano, violin, and voice at the Imperial Chapel in St. Petersburg where he graduated in 1916. He was a violinist in the orchestras of the Saratov Opera (1917-1919) and the Bolshoi (1919-1920). He emigrated to New York in 1922 (becoming an American citizen in 1928), and played in the orchestra of the Capitol Theatre. From 1923-1929 he was a member of the New York Philharmonic. During this time he studied at the Juilliard School of Music violin with Paul Kochanski and composition with Rubin Goldmark. From 1935-1940 he was a member of the Coolidge String Quartet, and was an assistant conductor at CBS in 1932-1936 and again in 1941-1946. He received a grant from the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1944) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1948). Berezowsky died in New York on August 27, 1953.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists solely of scores composed by Nicolai Berezowsky.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of a single series and is arranged by title of work. Sketches, incomplete, and fragmentary works are listed under \"Selections.\"</p> <p>The MAI numbers refer to records in the Music Division's in-house database. They are for staff use and can be ignored by the general user.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>The Nicolai Berezowsky Scores were given to the Music Division by his estate.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For information regarding copying and publishing please contact the Music Division.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Berezowsky, Nicolai, 1900-1953", "type"=>"persname"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Holographs and mss. (some reproductions)</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>List of contents in Box 1</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Includes scores and libretti of opera, Ship South; libretto by Ann Ronell</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Martha Grutchfield.</p>"}
date_start
1916
date_end
1953

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  1. Capriccio barbare
  2. Caprice
  3. Chant d'amour: op. 3
  4. Concert lirico for violoncello and orchestra: op. 19
  5. Concert lirico for violoncello and orchestra: op. 19
  6. [Concertos, harp, orchestra, op. 3]
  7. [Concertos, harp, orchestra, op. 3]
  8. [Concertos, viola, orchestra, op. 28]
  9. [Concertos, viola, orchestra, op. 28; arr.]
  10. [Concertos, viola, orchestra, op. 28]
  11. [Concertos, violin, orchestra, op.14]
  12. [Concertos, voice, orchestra, op. 35]
  13. [Duets, clarinet, viola, op. 15]
  14. [Fantasy, pianos (2), op. 9]
  15. [Fantasy, pianos (2), op. 9; arr.]
  16. Gavotte: op. 2
  17. Gilgamesh.
  18. [Gilgamesh (Sketches)]
  19. Hebrew suite
  20. Introduction and allegro, op. 8
  21. Introduction and allegro, op. 8
  22. Introduction and waltz, op. 25
  23. Introduction and waltz, op. 25
  24. L'ma-an tizkeru
  25. Lullaby, op. 1
  26. Ode on St. Cecilia's Day
  27. [Ode on St. Cecilia's Day; arr.]
  28. [Ode on St. Cecilia's Day; arr.]
  29. Orientale for violin and piano, op. 7
  30. Passacaglia for theremin and orchestra, op. 33
  31. Passacaglia for theremin and orchestra, op. 33
  32. Passacaglia for theremin and orchestra, op. 33
  33. [Quartets, strings, no. 1]
  34. [Quartets, strings, no. 2]
  35. [Quartets, strings, no. 3]
  36. [Quartets, strings, no. 4]
  37. [Quartets, strings, no. 5]
  38. [Quartets, strings, op. 16]
  39. [Quartets, strings, op. 20]
  40. [Quartets, strings. Selections (sketches)]
  41. Recitation
  42. Romance
  43. [Sextets, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncellos (2)]
  44. [Sextets, violins (3), violas (2), violoncello, op. 26]
  45. [Sextets, violins (3), violas (2), violoncello, op. 26]
  46. [Sextets, violins (3), violas (2), violoncello, op. 26 (Sketches)]
  47. [Selections]
  48. [Selections]
  49. [Selections]
  50. [Selections]
  51. [Selections]
  52. [Selections]
  53. [Selections]
  54. [Selections (Sketches), no. 1]
  55. [Selections (Sketches), no. 2]
  56. [Selections (Sketches), no. 3]
  57. [Selections (Sketches), no. 4]
  58. [Selections (Sketches), no. 5]
  59. [Selections (Sketches), no. 6]
  60. [Ship south (Sketches)] Pernambuco
  61. [Ship south (Sketches)] Pernambuco
  62. Ship south
  63. Ship south
  64. Ship south
  65. Ship south
  66. Ship south
  67. [Sinfonietta, Op. 17]
  68. Soldiers on the town
  69. [Sonatas, piano]
  70. [Sonatas, violin and piano, D major]
  71. [Sonatas, violoncello, op. 38]
  72. [Songs. Selections]
  73. String quartet with orchestra
  74. [Suites, brasses, op. 24]
  75. [Suites, wind quintet, no. 1, op. 11]
  76. [Suites, wind quintet, no. 2, op. 22]
  77. [Symphonies, no. 1, op. 12]
  78. [Symphonies, no. 1, op. 12 (Sketches)]
  79. [Symphonies, no. 1, op. 12; arr.]
  80. [Symphonies, no. 2, op. 18]
  81. [Symphonies, no. 2, op. 18]
  82. [Symphonies, no. 3, op. 21]
  83. [Symphonies, no. 3, op. 21]
  84. [Symphonies, no. 4, op. 29]
  85. [Symphonies, no. 4, op. 29]
  86. Théme et variations fantastiques: op. 7
  87. Théme et variations fantastiques: op. 7
  88. [Trios, piano, strings]