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1. Robert Hernried papers, 1907-1951

   approximately 400 items. 5 containers. 3.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Robert Hernried was an Austrian composer, conductor, educator, author, and musicologist who immigrated to the United States in 1939. The collection contains holograph scores for many of his compositions, including vocal works such as songs, an opera, and a mass; correspondence; writings; biographical information; and programs.

2. Elliott Carter music manuscripts and other papers, 1933-1971

   approximately 18,900 items. 55 containers plus bound scores. 19 linear feet. 22 microfilm reels. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Among other accolades, American composer Elliott Carter was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his second and third string quartets. A student of Nadia Boulanger, his works combined American and European styles of modernism, and his compositional style, based around collections of pitches, was later described as musical set theory. Carter was also known for his use of proportional tempo changes, which is referred to by scholars as metric modulation. Carter composed in a wide variety of genres, including symphonies, concertos, chamber music, ballets, and choral music. This finding aid collates classed holograph scores, sketches, and parts by Carter that were donated to the Music Division beginning in the 1960s. Additional music materials, programs, and a small amount of photographs and other papers will be added to this document in the future.