Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Margaret ("Peggie") Dwight collection on Luigi Dallapiccola, 1936-1995 |
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Span Dates | 1936-1995 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1951-1975) |
Call No. | ML31.D33 |
Creator | Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975 |
Creator | Dwight, Margaret |
Extent | 1,150 items |
Extent | 12 boxes |
Extent | 6 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English, French, German, and Italian |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003007 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003561020 |
Summary | Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975) was an Italian composer known for his twelve-tone compossitions. The collection contains Dallapiccola's correspondence with Margaret (Peggie) Dwight, including more than 300 letters (written mostly in French) as well as postcards and telegrams. In addition, there are more than 200 articles and programs relating to Dallapiccola's career, most of them collected during those years. The collection also includes a few of Dallapiccola's holograph music manuscripts, most notably his opera Ulisse (Ulysses), excerpts or sketches of his works, and published editions of two full scores for Requiescant and Sex Carmina Alcaei. |