Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1922-1984

Collection Summary

Title	Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1922-1984
Span Dates	1922-1984
Call No.	ML31.K65
Creator	Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980
Extent	approximately 150,000 items
Extent	1293 containers
Extent	7 mapcase folders
Extent	401 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English.
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.mu016011
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560769
Summary	Andre Kostelanetz was a conductor, arranger, and pianist known for juxtaposing popular and classical repertoire in radio broadcasts and concert performances with some of the world's leading orchestras. He also commissioned several compositions which have since become staples in the orchestral repertoire, including works by Aaron Copland, William Schuman, and Jerome Kern. The collection consists of his musical arrangements, correspondence, business papers, programs, photographs, clippings, and scrapbooks, documenting his 50-plus-year career in the United States. It also includes materials related to the career of Kostelanetz's first wife, soprano Lily Pons.
Online Content	Selected materials from the Andre Kostelanetz Collection are available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/collections/andre-kostelanetz-collection/about-this-collection/.