David Chigrinsky scores

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unitid

{"value"=>"JPB 13-26", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1927-1976", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1927/1976"}

date_inclusive_start

1927

date_inclusive_end

1976

keydate

1927

unittitle

{"value"=>"David Chigrinsky scores"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

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

abstract

{"value"=>"David Chigrinsky (1877-1963) was a Russian composer and teacher who immigrated to the United States in 1923. The David Chigrinsky scores primarily contain his opera The Misfortune of Being Clever, and about 15 other works."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>David Chigrinsky scores, JPB 13-26. Music Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Chigrinsky, David", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>David Chigrinsky (1877-1963) was a Russian composer and teacher who immigrated to the United States in 1923. He left home as a teenager to attend the Warsaw Conservatory, where he studied piano and conducting, and graduated in 1899. He returned to Russia, studying fugue with Nikolay Sokolov and orchestration with Jazeps Vitols at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and graduated with special distinction in recognition of his final student submission, a double fugue for four voices. He remained in St. Petersburg and was active as a composer, conductor, teacher, and critic. Chigrinsky mentored several younger musicians, including Serge Koussevitsky, Jerzy Fitelberg, and Jascha Heifetz.</p> <p>In 1917, he moved his family to Yevpatoria, in the Crimea, where he resumed his career until he was forced to leave in 1922. Chigrinsky and his family eventually made their way to the United States, settling in New York City, where he continued to compose and teach until his death on June 20, 1963.</p>"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>The collection was in the possession of the Chigrinsky family until its donation.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The David Chigrinsky scores primarily hold full and piano scores for the opera <span class=\"title\">The Misfortune of Being Clever</span> (based on the play <span class=\"title\">Woe From Wit</span>, by Aleksander Griboyedov). Also present are scores for about 15 other works by Chigrinsky, including music for piano; orchestra; and baritone and orchestra. With a single exception, all the scores are manuscripts.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>The scores are arranged alphabetically.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Alexander Chigrinsky in 1984.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Physical processing consisted of foldering, arranging, and boxing scores.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Matthew Snyder.</p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}

extent_statement

1 linear foot (4 boxes)

date_start

1927

date_end

1976

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1. A - S
2. The Misfortune Of Being Clever
3. The Misfortune Of Being Clever
4. The Misfortune Of Being Clever