Found 13 collections related to Music -- United States -- 21st century

Lucier, Alvin
Music Division | JPB 16-03
24.6 linear feet (58 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 oversized folders, 1 tube); 2.5 gb (1462 computer files)
Alvin Lucier (born 1931) is an American composer who is best known for exploring the nature of sound and sonic environments. His papers, dating from 1939 to 2015, strongly represent his career as a composer and pedagogue over five decades. Most of... more
Rollins, Sonny
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 898
73.43 linear feet (144 boxes, 18 volumes, 18 tubes, 7 oversized folders); 37.13 gigabytes (969 computer files)
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. His papers, dating from the 1910s to 2015 (the bulk dates from the 1950s onward), document the musical, personal, and career development of one of... more
Amram, David
Music Division | JPB 14-29
74.92 linear feet (114 boxes, 33 volumes, 3 oversized folders, 2 tubes)
David Amram (born 1930) is an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist active in classical, jazz, and folk music. The David Amram papers, dating from 1937 to 2011, most strongly represent his career path from the 1950s through the... more
Gore, Lesley, 1946-2015
Music Division | JPB 22-6
20.38 linear feet (70 boxes); 6.9 gigabytes (743 computer files)
Lesley Gore (1946-2015) was an American popular singer and songwriter who had major hit singles in the early to mid-1960s, including the songs "It's My Party," "You Don't Own Me," "Judy's Turn To Cry," "Maybe I Know," and "She's A Fool," among... more
Mayer, William, 1925-
Music Division | JPB 17-18
4 linear feet (6 boxes, 4 volumes)
William Mayer (1925-2017) was an American composer and former trustee of the Composers Recordings, Inc. record label. The William Mayer papers date from 1956 to 2016 and contain scores composed by Mayer, correspondence and meeting minutes... more
Wolff, Christian, 1934-
Music Division | JPB 18-10
13.37 linear feet (35 containers)
Christian Wolff (born 1934) is an American composer and literary scholar closely associated with John Cage, Morton Feldman, David Tudor, Earle Brown, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Lucier, Cornelius Cardew, and other mid- to late-20th century modernists.... more
Wallach, Joelle
Music Division | JPB 20-01
4.46 linear feet (12 boxes); 312.5 megabytes (250 computer files)
Joelle Wallach (1946-) is an American composer. Her papers, dating from the 1940s to 2019, document her work and life through scores; photographs; personal and professional papers; and audio and video recordings.
Ren-Lay, Judith
Music Division | JPB 17-17
0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Judith Ren-Lay (born in 1943) is a New York City-based dancer, vocalist, and performance artist. The Judith Ren-Lay papers, dating from 1981 to 2005, document the musical portions of Ren-Lay's artistic output through notes, scores, lyrics,... more
Hundley, Richard
Music Division | JPB 16-09
21.9 linear feet (66 boxes); 13.3 mb (2 computer files)
Richard Hundley (1931-) is an American composer of vocal music. The Richard Hundley papers, dating from the early 1900s to 2014 (bulk dates 1950s-2014), document the composer's career through scores, subject files, performance files, photographs,... more
Rollins, Sonny
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Rollins 2017
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Harlem born and raised, Rollins is considered among the players to have defined the instrument through his prolific practicing, performing and... more
Grimes, Henry
Music Division | JPB 19-08
3.52 linear feet (10 boxes, 2 oversize folders); 8.99 gigabytes (112 computer files)
Henry Grimes (1935-2020) was an American jazz double bassist. A versatile and innovative player, Grimes performed with some of the leading jazz performers of the 1950s and 1960s including Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Cecil Taylor, and more.... more
Reed, Lou
Music Division | JPB 18-01
111.94 linear feet (226 boxes, 25 tubes, 8 oversize folders, 4 folders). 2.5 terabytes (40,920 computer files)
Lou Reed was an American musician best known for co-founding the Velvet Underground, and his five-decade long career as a solo artist. Reed's papers date from 1958 to 2015, and chronicle his career through audio and video recordings, office files,... more
Thomas, Edward, 1924-
Music Division | JPB 24-05
2.58 linear feet (6 boxes). 82 audio recordings. 31.5 gigabytes (9,548 computer files)
Edward Thomas (1924-2022) was a composer of orchestral works, chamber music, opera, and musicals. A student of the composer Tibor Serly, Thomas was also one of the founders of Forrell and Thomas, Inc., a company that produced advertising jingles... more
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