- unitid
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{"value"=>"*L (Special) 98-16", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20475", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Ross Lee Finney collection : sound and video recordings"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"137 sound recordings."}
- repository
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{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Ross Lee Finney Collection, *L (Special) 98.16, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997) was an American composer and teacher. Born in Wells, MN, he studied at the University of Minnesota with Donald Ferguson, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, and at Harvard with Edward Burlingame Hill. He also studied with Roger Sessions (1935), Alban Berg (1931-1932), and Gian Francesco Malipiero (1937).</p> <p>Finney taught at Smith College (1929-49) ; Mt. Holyoke College (1938-40) ; Hartt School of Music (1941-42), and Amherst College (1946-1947). He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1948-1949), and later became a professor there (1949-73). During his time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Finney served as chairman of the composition department, and established an electronic music laboratory.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection was donated to the Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and all sound recordings were deposited in The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains works which display a wide variety of Finney's compositional styles, as well as works by other composers such as Grant Belgarian, Alban Berg, Lee Eitzen, Arthur Honneger, Peter Mennin, Robert Oboussier, Francis Poulenc, Arnold Schoenberg, Wayne Slawson, and George Wilson.</p> <p>Prominent performers and conductors represented in the collection are: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Howard Hanson; Gregg Smith Singers; Karel Husa; Karen Keys; John McCollum; Yehudi Menuhin; Philadelphia Orchestra; Gunther Schuler; Harvey Sollberger ; Robert Willoughby and the Yaddo Orchestra. Because of Finney's close association with the University of Michigan, many of the university's performing groups are also represented in the collection.</p> <p>Many recordings represented in this collection have never been commercially produced.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Ross Lee Finney collection : sound and video recordings are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20475#c660820'>Series I: Finney compositions,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1938-1986</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series includes works written, or thought to be written by Finney. This is the largest series within the collection.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20475#c661030'>Series II: Compositions by others,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes works written, or thought to be written by composers other than Finney. Most items in this series are not attributed to any particular date.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20475#c661047'>Series III: Unidentified recordings.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes recordings which are unidentifiable due to the lack of documentation. Most items in this series have not been attributed to any specific date.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20475#c661065'>Series IV: Lectures,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series consists of lectures given by Finney. These items have not been attributed to any specific date.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged into four series:</p> <ul> <li>Series I: Finney compositions</li> <li>Series II: Compositions by others</li> <li>Series III: Unidentified recordings</li> <li>Series IV: Lectures</li></ul>", "supress_display"=>true}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Access to original items is restricted.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1938-1986", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1938/1986"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1938
- date_inclusive_end
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1986
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"RHA *L(Special) 98-16"}
{"method"=>"Gift", "source"=>"Ross Lee Finney", "extent"=>"135 o", "value"=>"Gift, Ross Lee Finney"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997) was an American composer and teacher. Born in Wells, MN, he studied at the University of Minnesota with Donald Ferguson, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger,and at Harvard with Edward Burlingame Hill. He also studied with Roger Sessions (1935), Alban Berg (1931-1932), and Gian Francesco Malipiero (1937). Finney taught at Smith College (1929-49) ; Mt. Holyoke College (1938-40) ; Hartt School of Music (1941-42), and Amherst College (1946-1947). He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1948-1949), and later became a professor there (1949-73). During his time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Finney served as chairman of the composition department, and established an electronic music laboratory."}
- keydate
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1938
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Peggy Schein.</p>"}
- date_start
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1938
- date_end
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1986