1 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Castro, José María, 1892-1964.

  1. José María Castro papers, 1907-2001

    approximately 3,500 items. 46 containers. 18.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    José María Castro was an Argentine composer, conductor, and cellist. He was a member of the Sociedad del Cuarteto and a co-founder of Grupo Renovación, an avant-garde musical youth movement in Argentina that became the International Society for Contemporary Music’s Argentine Section in 1932. The collection includes musical compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions by Castro; music by others; correspondence; writings; programs; clippings; scrapbooks; personal papers; photographs; and business papers pertaining to Castro’s career, Grupo Renovación, and the Asociación del Profesorado Orquestal.