Subseries II: Lectures and Speeches

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{"value"=>"1940s-2010", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/2010"}

date_inclusive_start

1940

date_inclusive_end

2010

keydate

1940

unittitle

{"value"=>"Subseries II: Lectures and Speeches"}

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{"value"=>"<p>The Lectures and Speeches subseries is comprised of notes, drafts, and prepared texts for various lectures and speeches. Present are notes for lectures he gave numerous times, as well as specific speeches. Venues include Montclair State College, the New School, New York University, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Town Hall Theatre along with other various concert halls and restaurants. He gave talks to organizations such as the Freedom from Religion Foundation, IBM, the New Jersey Arts Study Group, and the Orpheus Chamber Singers, and spoke at his own 90th Birthday celebration and upon receiving an honorary degree from the College of Staten Island.</p>"}

date_start

1940

date_end

2010

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1. General
2. “Can Music Tell a Story?”
3. “Logic of Music”
4. “Forms”
5. “Madrigals”
6. “Humor in Music”
7. “Folk Influences”
8. “Personalities”
9. “Music in Society”
10. “Violinist’s Workshop”
11. Ed Downes Lectures
12. Freedom From Religion
13. Messiah
14. Modern Music
15. New Jersey Study Group
16. New School Lecture
17. New York University Courses and Topics
18. Ninetieth Birthday Celebration
19. Orpheus Chamber Singers
20. Russian Tea Room: Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells” and “Carmina Burana”
21. Staten Island Institute
22. Staten Island College Honorary Degree
23. Sardi’s Restaurant: Mozart Requiem
24. St. Cecilia “Theresienmesse”
25. Town Hall