Ragheb Moftah collection of Coptic Orthodox liturgical chants and hymns, 1926-2018

Collection Summary

Title	Ragheb Moftah collection of Coptic Orthodox liturgical chants and hymns, 1926-2018
Span Dates	1926-2018
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1926-1936)
Call No.	ML31.M58
Creator	Moftah, Ragheb
Extent	circa 3,000 items
Extent	18 boxes
Extent	6 linear feet
Extent	988 files (657 MB)
Language	Collection material in Coptic, English, and Arabic.
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.mu004008
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004718267
Summary	The collection consists of transcriptions of Coptic chant music by Ernest Newlandsmith and Margit Toth. Both contain transcriptions of the Liturgy of St. Basil. Basil. Marian Robertson Wilson created a guide to Moftah's audio tapes in 1996, which consists of transcriptions, transliterations and translations into English of the texts sung on the tapes. Wilson also devised a new order for the pieces on the tapes, putting them in a more logical order, as used in the context of the liturgy. Included is also correspondence, most importantly of letters from Ernest Newlandsmith to Ragheb Moftah concerning their collaboration. Writings in the collection consist of articles by Moftah and an autobiography, both manuscript and printed. There are notes about chant written by Moftah. The collection also contains articles written by Marian Robertson Wilson concerning Coptic chant from the transcriptions Moftah contracted. Other materials include clippings, tickets, receipts, photographs and a few legal papers.