PA. Performing arts
Record Group
Identifier: PA
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Cowling Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: CC 0002
Abstract
Elizabeth Cowling was born in Northfield, Minnesota. She attended Carleton College, where she received her B.A. degree in Philosophy and went on to Columbia University, where she received her M.A. degree in Economics. Her Master'sand Ph.D. in Music were earned at Northwestern University.Dr. Cowling studied in Europe, starting in Paris in 1929, where she worked with Paul Bazelaire and studied with Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. In 1950 she was a student of Pablo...
Dates:
1937 - 1987; Other: Date acquired: 1977
Maurice Eisenberg Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: CC 0004
Scope and Contents
The collection contains approximately 900 scores owned by Maurice Eisenberg. The collections includes many annotated pieces, including five pieces possibly annotated by Pablo Casals.
Dates:
1900 - 1972
Lubomir Georgiev Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: CC 0010
Dates:
1951 - 2005
Rudolf Matz Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: CC 0003
Abstract
Rudolf Matz (1901-1988) is remembered for his accomplishments as a cellist, as a composer, and as a teacher. Acquired in 1986, the Matz Collection was a gift of Rudolf and Margita Matz. Boxes 1-35 of the collection contain music scores; included are nearly 200 original manuscripts and published editions of Matz's own compositions, including Matz's 32-volume cello method, Prve Godine Violonvella (First Years of the...
Dates:
1919 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 1986
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