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PA. Performing arts

 Record Group
Identifier: PA

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Marion Davies Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0011
Abstract Marion Davies (1924-2012) is among the first women to secure the position of principal cellist in major orchestras in the United States. She received her music education initially at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She continued her education at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying with Emmanuel Feuermann and Gregor Piatigorsky. Davies served as first cellist with the Kansas City Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she...
Dates: 1924 - 2012
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Marion Davies Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

Lubomir Georgiev Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0010
Dates: 1951 - 2005
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Lubomir Georgiev Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

Bernard Greenhouse Musical Score Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0007.1
Dates: undated
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Bernard Greenhouse Musical Score Collection

Bernard Greenhouse Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0007.2
Dates: 1916 - 2011
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Bernard Greenhouse Personal Papers

Douglas B. Moore Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0012
Abstract

Douglas B. Moore is a cellist, arranger, editor, conductor, and publisher. The Douglas B. Moore Musical Score Collection consists of his arrangements for multiple celli, published through his company, PlayMooreCello. Moore also has published nearly three dozen modern editions of late 18th century and early 19th century duos for violin and cello, most of which have never appeared since their first publication.

Dates: 1988 - 2015; Other: Date acquired: 2015 May 13
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Douglas B. Moore Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

Luigi Silva Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0001
Abstract

Luigi Silva (1903-1961) is remembered as a distinguished musician, teacher, and scholar of the violoncello. The Luigi Silva Cello Music Collection, dedicated on April 5, 1964, spans nearly 1400 scores, many of which are transcribed or highly annotated by Silva. This collection is renowned among musicologists for its impressive number of annoted Bach suites.

Dates: 1726 - 1961; Other: Date acquired: 1963
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Luigi Silva Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

Laszlo Varga Musical Score and Audio Recordings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0008
Scope and Contents The original manuscripts to his over fifty transcriptions for cello ensemble and other combinations, including several unpublished works, are an important part of the Varga Collection. Among these manuscripts are his solo cello transcriptions of the Bach D minor and E major violin partitas, and cello/piano arrangements of the Schubert F minor Fantasy op. 103, and the Kodaly Dances of Galanta (originally for orchestra). The collection also includes works written for the Varga Cello Quartet by...
Dates: 1924 - 2014
Found in: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives / Laszlo Varga Musical Score and Audio Recordings Collection

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