Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | José María Castro papers, 1907-2001 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1907-2001 |
| Bulk Dates | 1926-1964 |
| Call No. | ML31.C395 |
| Creator | Castro, José María, 1892-1964 |
| Extent | approximately 3,500 items |
| Extent | 46 containers |
| Extent | 18.5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material primarily in Spanish, with some materials 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.mu023010 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020570138 |
| Summary | José María Castro was an Argentine composer, conductor, and cellist. He was a member of the Sociedad del Cuarteto and a co-founder of Grupo Renovación, an avant-garde musical youth movement in Argentina that became the International Society for Contemporary Music’s Argentine Section in 1932. The collection includes musical compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions by Castro; music by others; correspondence; writings; programs; clippings; scrapbooks; personal papers; photographs; and business papers pertaining to Castro’s career, Grupo Renovación, and the Asociación del Profesorado Orquestal. |