Pimen Tyomkin papers

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physdesc

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unitid

{"value"=>"JOB 06-3", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"20341", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1939-1995", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1995"}

date_inclusive_start

1939

date_inclusive_end

1995

keydate

1939

unittitle

{"value"=>"Pimen Tyomkin papers"}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">Music</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Pimen Tyomkin Papers consist mainly of music scores created or arranged by the composer, a nephew of Dimitri Tiompkin, encompassing the period in which he was actively working in the Soviet Union, from 1939 to 1972."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Pimen Tyomkin Papers, JOB 06-3. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Tyomkin, Pimen", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Pimen (or Pinya) Tyomkin (1916-2004) was a Soviet-era composer, who claimed to be the nephew of Dimitri Tiompkin. Tyomkin (sometimes transliterated as Temkin) most likely emigrated from the Soviet Union to the United States some time in the mid-1980s, settling in Brooklyn, New York, where he resided until the time of his death. He composed over fifty original pieces and created new arrangements for works by other composers, including old Russian romances and light music pieces. Many of his works were used as scores for documentary films and he also served as a musical director for Soviet silent films and popular American films that were distributed in the Soviet Union. During his professional career in Russia, Tyomkin probably was based in Moscow. According to a biographical statement prepared by Tyomkin, he studied or trained with such notable composers as Aram Khatchaturian, Vissarion Shebalin, and Dimitri Shostakovich. It is unclear whether or not Tyomkin continued to compose after he moved to the United States.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Pimen Tyomkin Papers consist mainly of scores encompassing the period in which the composer was actively working in the Soviet Union, from 1939 to 1972. A worklist that probably was compiled for registration with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) after Tyomkin's move to the United States numbers over fifty original Tyomkin compositions and orchestrations; the present collection accounts for less than half of the material included on that list. The collection also contains bound copies of a screenplay adaptation of Alexsandr Beliaev's science fiction novel, Golova professor Douelia, written by Tyomkin and Victor Vasiliev, in both a Russian version and an English language translation. Supporting documentation, such as copies of forms completed for the registration of the manuscripts with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress and the Writer's Guild of America bound in with the screenplay volumes, as well as some additional loose materials, provide what little biographical information on Pimen Tyomkin that is available within the collection.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Pimen Tyomkin papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20341#c591248'>Series I: Scores, and</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>undated</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Scores series is comprised of original manuscripts and photocopies of scores and parts for many of the pieces composed or arranged by Pimen Tyomkin. This material has been arranged alphabetically by the English title of each piece. The English versions of the titles are based on a literal translation of the original Russian, as given on the container that housed the item. For materials that could be confidently matched with the titles of pieces as given on a worklist included with the collection, preference was given to the English version of the title from the worklist (See Series II, Box 38, Folder 4 for the worklist). For these titles, the equivalent number on the English language worklist is given in brackets after the title of the piece.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20341#c591715'>Series II. Screenplays and Other Writings</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1979 - 1995</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Screenplays and other writings series contains photocopies of two versions of a screenplay adaptation of Alexsandr Beliaev’s science fiction novel, <span class=\"title\">Golova professor Douelia</span>, written by Tyomkin and Victor Vasiliev. It includes both a Russian language treatment and an English language translation. Also included in this series is a bound volume containing short biographical sketches of film and stage stars, written by Tyomkin. Some of these texts are in English and some are in Russian. The series also contains a small amount of biographical materials, including copies of testimonials by some of Tyomkin’s notable colleagues, such as Isaak Dunaevsky and Dimitri Shostakovich, on the merits of his 1949 violin concerto.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mus/20341#c591721'>Series III. Oversized Materials, and undated</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1944 - 1988</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Oversized materials series consists chiefly of larger format scores, both manuscript and photocopies. It also includes an undated poster for a concert of Tyomkin’s works given in Moscow.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p> The collection is organized into 3 series. They are:<ul> <li>Series I: Scores, 1939-1972 and undated</li> <li>Series II: Screenplays and Other Writings, 1979-1995</li> <li>Series III: Oversized Materials, 1944-1988 and undated</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>The Pimen Tyomkin Papers were donated to the Music Division in June 1999 by Pimen Tyomkin.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Audiovisual materials separated from archival collections are cataloged individually and can be found in the Library catalog. Search CATNYP, The New York Public Library catalog.</p> <ul> <li>Approximately 75 unidentified sound tape reels (5 in. to 7 in. reels)</li></ul> <ul> <li> Approximately 10 unidentified reels of 16 mm. film (in 2 canisters)</li> <li>3 unidentified VHS tapes</li></ul>"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Music Division</p>"}

langmaterial_code

rus

eng

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Most of the materials in the collection are in Russian. The Screenplays and other writings series includes some materials in an English translation of the original Russian"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Helice Koffler; Machine-readable finding aid created by Helice Koffler.</p>"}

extent_statement

24.6 linear feet (45 boxes)

date_start

1939

date_end

1995

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1. Series I: Scores [39/1]
2. Series II. Screenplays and Other Writings [3/1]
3. Series III. Oversized Materials, and undated [9/1]