Found 9 collections related to Musicians.
Juilliard String Quartet
Music Division | JPB 18-05
.21 linear feet (1 box)
The Juilliard String Quartet has been one of the leading chamber ensembles in the US and internationally. The collection documents the quartet's domestic and international engagements between 1960 and 1967.
Wolff, Christian, 1934-
Music Division | JPB 18-10
13.37 linear feet (35 boxes). 3.6 gigabytes (17 computer files). 241 audio recordings. 5 moving image recordings
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....
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Randall, J. K., 1929-2014
Music Division | JPB 12-03
14.87 linear feet (45 boxes). 108.7 gigabytes (15 computer files). 35 audio recordings. 12 moving image recordings
James Kirtland (J. K.) Randall (1929-2014) was an American music theorist, composer, and early creator of electronic music. The bulk of his collection, dating from 1953 to 1999, consists of the composer's scores and other papers documenting his...
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Gore, Lesley, 1946-2015
Music Division | JPB 22-6
20.38 linear feet (70 boxes). 6.9 gigabytes (743 computer files). 257 audio recordings. 87 moving image recordings
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...
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Hampton, Calvin
Music Division | JPB 24-6
23.19 linear feet (62 boxes, 2 oversize folders). 296 audio recordings, 5 video recordings
Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) was an American organist, composer, and central figure in New York City's sacred music scene. He is best known for his free Friday at Midnight concerts at Calvary Episcopal Church, where he was organist and choirmaster...
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Hays, Sorrel, 1941-
Music Division | JPB 23-1
15.12 linear feet (42 boxes). 51.6 gigabytes (2,533 computer files). 645 audio recordings. 2 moving image recordings
Sorrel Hays (1941-2020) was a composer, pianist, and artist best known for her compositions Southern Voices (1981), The Glass Woman (1989-1993), and Our Giraffe...
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Amacher, Maryanne
Music Division | JPB 22-9
92.51 linear feet (204 boxes, 25 tubes, 21 oversize folders). 22.3 gigabytes (378 computer files). 1,420 audio recordings. 116 moving image recordings
Maryanne Amacher (1938-2009) was an experimental sound artist, musician, and composer best known for her site-specific sound installation work and audio research. Amacher's collection dates from the 1890s to 2009 (bulk dates 1960s-2009), and...
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De Cormier, Robert
Music Division | JPB 26-3
23.75 linear feet (85 boxes). 40 audio recordings. 1 moving image recording
Robert DeCormier (1922-2017) was an American arranger, conductor, and composer best-known for his associations with the New York Choral Society, Harry Belafonte, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. The Robert DeCormier papers, dating from the 1940s to...
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Avakian, George
Music Division | JPB 14-28
56.72 linear feet (149 boxes, 6 oversize folders, 1 tube). 1.7 gigabytes (148 computer files). 2225 audio_files. 64 video_files
George Mesrop Avakian (1919-2017) was an American music producer, recording executive, artist manager, writer, and educator best known for his work with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Keith...
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