Abstract The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) was founded by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989). Ailey used Lester Horton and Martha Graham technique and added movement expressive of African American culture and social dance to elevate African American experiences through his work. AAADT became one of the most prolific and celebrated American dance companies. The collection contains documentation of the creation and performance of dances for the AAADT, correspondence and...

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George Crumb was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer who was long associated with the University of Pennsylvania. The collection consists of holograph manuscript scores and sketches, correspondence, business papers, subject files, and a series of meticulously assembled scrapbooks that chronicle Crumb's career as a composer.

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Mario Davidovsky was an Argentine-American composer, teacher, and pioneer in the field of electro-acoustic music. The collection contains music by Davidovsky and other composers, project and business files, correspondence, teaching materials, biographical information, photographs, clippings, promotional materials, and files related to Composers Conference.

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Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his work on A Chorus Line . The material primarily consists of music manuscripts, but also includes photographs, awards, correspondence, clippings, scripts, programs, and personal papers.

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David Lewin was an American music theorist, teacher, composer, and musician. The papers primarily relate to his career as a teacher and theorist, and to his work as a composer. They include writings, academic and course materials, printed and manuscript scores, correspondence, computer music materials, programs, clippings, and conference materials.

Abstract Performer and teacher Muriel Manings and her husband William Korff, a performer, dance historian, and writer, compiled a substantial collection of materials that highlight activities of the New Dance Group, with particular emphasis on the dance trio of members William Bales, Jane Dudley, and Sophie Maslow. Manings's acumen as a teacher of modern dance earned her two engagements to teach in Cuba, both of which are documented in personal journals. Her leadership with the American Dance Guild...

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The Leonora Jackson and William Duncan McKim Fund at the Library of Congress was established in 1970 to commission works for violin and piano, sponsor a series of concerts at the Library of Congress, and to purchase letters by prominent composers. The collection includes scores for the commissioned musical works, programs from the sponsored concerts, and all purchased letters. Newly commissioned materials will be added to the finding aid as they are received.

Abstract 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....

Abstract Jessye Norman (1945-2019) was an internationally recognized American soprano. An alumna of Howard University and the University of Michigan, Norman rose to fame after winning the 1968 ARD International Competition in Munich. She specialized in repertoire by late Romantic composers, garnering critical praise for her roles in Wagnerian operas as well as recitals featuring traditional African American spirituals and songs by Francis Poulenc, Gustav Mahler, Hall Johnson, and Richard Strauss. The...

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Anita O'Day was an American jazz vocalist. The collection primarily consists of manuscript scores, lead sheets, parts, and annotated sheet music for arrangements of popular songs and jazz standards performed by O'Day throughout her career. In addition, it contains a small amount of photographs, correspondence, clippings, scrapbook pages, honors and awards, posters, and publicity materials.

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The Performing Arts Response to COVID-19 Collection is a curated collection that amasses artistic works and accompanying primary source materials documenting the performing arts creative response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The collection includes scores, scripts, audio and video files, promotional materials, design materials, correspondence, safety protocols, and oral histories.

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Leni Wylliams (1961-1996) was an African-American artistic director, choreographer, and performer of national and international acclaim. Dancer, activist, and community archivist Raymond Steehler and photographer David A. Fullard collaborated to assemble this collection documenting Wylliams's artistry by collecting records of his performance career and recording interviews with his artistic associates.

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Mary Rodgers (1931-2014) was an American composer, author, and screenwriter. She served as chair of The Juilliard School Board of Trustees and director of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. The collection contains music, scripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and personal and professional papers.

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Gunther Schuller (1925-2015) was a composer, arranger, conductor, educator, author, arts administrator, and publisher, among other roles. The collection contains music composed by Schuller and music he arranged, edited, or transcribed, as well as music by other composers, much of it annotated, that Schuller studied and conducted.

Abstract Oliver Smith was an American production designer, producer, and teacher of theatrical design. Smith contributed his talents to many of the twentieth century's most beloved musicals, ballets, and plays, including Rodeo (1942), On the Town (1944), My Fair Lady (1956), West Side Story (1957), The Sound of Music (1959), and ...

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Claudio Spies (1925-2020) was an American composer, conductor and educator of Chilean birth. He was known for his close, multi-decade affiliation with Igor Stravinsky. The collection, which documents his professional career, is divided into two series: manuscript and printed music, by Spies and Stravinsky; and subject files, which include correspondence, interview notes, clippings, publicity materials, financial and legal documents, and writings.

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Steven Stucky (1949-2016) was a Pulitzer-Prize winning composer, conductor, and educator. He was affiliated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 21 years, the longest tenure of any American composer with a single major symphony orchestra, and an expert on the music of Witold Lutosławski. The collection consists of music, subject files, materials documenting his work with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, research on Lutosławski, teaching and lecture notes, clippings, and programs.

Abstract Dana Suesse was an American pianist and composer who incorporated popular, jazz, and classical elements into her works. Suesse gained attention for writing popular songs such as "You Oughta Be in Pictures" and "The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful," but also received acclaim for her orchestral works, including Concerto in Three Rhythms . The collection documents Suesse's career and includes music manuscript...

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10 Hairy Legs (2012-2020), an all-male modern dance company based in northeastern New Jersey, was founded by Randy James. The company's archive consists entirely of digital records documenting performances, educational outreach programs, board of directors activities, video recordings of performances, and remembrances by dancers, administrators, and collaborators recorded following the company's dissolution in December 2020.

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Roman Totenberg was a Polish-American violinist and teacher. The collection contains annotated music scores, correspondence, business files, biographical materials, photographs, programs, clippings and other materials that document his life and career as a twentieth-century master of the violin.

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Zoe Caldwell (1933-2020) was an Australian-born actress who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and United States. She performed in numerous Royal Shakespeare Company productions prior to working in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, winning four Tony Awards. Additionally, Caldwell also directed theater productions. This collection includes photographs, clippings, correspondence, scripts, and programs.