David Diamond papers, 1915-2003

Collection Summary

Title	David Diamond papers, 1915-2003
Span Dates	1915-2003
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1935-1993)
Call No.	ML31.D535
Creator	Diamond, David, 1915-2005
Extent	approximately 48,450 items
Extent	279 containers
Extent	125 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English 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.mu019005
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560689
Summary	David Diamond was an award-winning American-Jewish composer and prominent symphonist of the mid-twentieth century. A former student of Roger Sessions and Nadia Boulanger, Diamond ultimately composed eleven symphonies and countless other chamber and vocal works, such as his influential Symphony no. 4 (1945), Elegy in memory of Maurice Ravel (1938), and Rounds (1944). His social circle of musical personalities included Leonard Bernstein, Serge Koussevitzky, Lukas Foss, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos, and other prominent composers, many of whom are represented in the collection. As a longtime faculty member of The Juilliard School, Diamond also shaped and inspired subsequent generations of American composers. The collection includes music manuscripts, correspondence, writings, photographs, financial and legal documents, and other materials that document his private and professional life.