Biographical Files Collection
The Biographical Files collection contains brochures, posters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other assorted documents relating to composers, conductors, and performing artists. The collection is organized into four series: I. General Material; II. Mark O’Connor; III. Photographs; IV. Posters; with Series I containing the bulk of the material. The majority of the material is undated. Of particular interest is Series II. Mark O’Connor, where autographed photographs and promotional material document a performance of O’Connor’s at the University of South Carolina. Other areas of concentrated documentation occur within Series I. General Material, including several reviews and articles about Hector Berlioz, an autographed letter from composer Lou Harrison, nine letters from composer Libby Larsen to Laury Christie, various promotional and biographical materials of West Columbia, SC native Michael Smith, and several certificates and clippings regarding Walter Yeh.
Dates
- n.d.
Access
Materials in the Biographical Files Collection are available for use Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. by appointment. Please telephone 803-777-5139 for further assistance.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Physical Location
This collection is housed in the Music Library, which is located in the School of Music at 813 Assembly Street in Room 208 (on the 2nd floor).
Index of Biographical Subjects
Person Box-Folder Adams, John 1-1 Adler, Samuel 1-1 Akers, Howard E. 1-1 Applebaum, Edward 1-1 Argento, Dominick 1-1 Andriessen, Louis 1-1 Arrigo, Girolamo 1-1 Back, Sven-Erik 1-2 Baird, Tadeusz 1-2 Bark, Rabe and the Culture Quartet 1-2 Bavicchi, John 1-2 Beeson, Jack 1-2 Bennett, Richard Rodney 1-2 Bentzon, Niels Viggo 1-2 Berkeley, Lennox 1-2 Berlioz, Hector 1-2 Bernstein, Leonard 1-2 Bellini, Vincenzo 1-2 Bibalo, Antonio 1-2 Blomdahl, Karl-Birger 1-3 Boston Symphony Orchestra 1-3 Bottje, Will Gay 1-3 Bozza, Eugene 1-3 Britten, Benjamin 1-3 Buck, Ole 1-3 Carter, Elliott 1-4 Chapple, Brian 1-4 Charpentier, Jacques 1-4 Chin, Unsuk 1-4 Christou, Jani 1-4 Colgrass, Michael 1-4 Cooper, Paul 1-4 Copland, Aaron 1-4 Corigliano, John 1-4 Cowie, Edward 1-4 Crosse, Gordon 1-4 Davies, Peter Maxwell 1-5 Del Tredici, David 1-5 Donatoni, Franco 1-5 Druckman, Jacob 1-5 Dubois, Pierre Max 1-5 Edlund, Lars 1-5 Edwards, Ross 1-5 Einaudi, Ludovico 1-5 Falla, Manuel de 1-5 Fedele, Ivan 1-5 Ferguson, Howard 1-5 Fine, Irving 1-5 Finzi, Gerald 1-5 Floyd, Carlisle 1-5 Foss, Lukas 1-5 Frumerie, Gunnar de 1-5 Fuleihan, Anis 1-5 Gabold, Ingolf 1-6 Galante, Carlo 1-6 Gentile, Ada 1-6 Gerhard, Roberto 1-6 Ginastera, Alberto 1-6 Goossens, Eugene 1-6 Gorecki, Henryk Mikolai 1-6 Gruber, H. K. 1-6 Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Pelle 1-6 Ha, Jae Eun 1-6 Hamilton, Iain 1-6 Hallberg, Bjorn Wilho 1-6 Hambraeus, Bengt 1-6 Harrison, Lou 1-6 Hemberg, Eskil 1-7 Henderson, Charles 1-7 Hermanson, Ake 1-7 Hirschhorn, Joel 1-7 Hoddinott, Alun 1-7 Hoiby, Lee 1-7 Holler, York 1-7 Holm, Mogens Winkel 1-7 Holm, Peder 1-7 Holmboe, Vagn 1-7 Horne, David 1-7 Hovland, Egil 1-7 Ives, Charles 1-8 Janacek, Leos 1-8 Janson, Alfred 1-8 Jersild, Jorgen 1-8 Knight, Morris 1-8 Koch, Erland von 1-8 Kohs, Ellis B 1-8 Kolb, Barbara 1-8 Laderman, Ezra 1-9 Larsen, Libby 1-9 Lees, Benjamin 1-9 Lewkovitch, Bernhard 1-9 Lidholm, Ingvar 1-9 Lindberg, Oskar 1-9 Lipkin, Malcolm 1-9 Locklair, Dan 1-9 Lorentzen, Bent 1-9 Luening, Otto 1-9 Luke, Ray 1-9 Lutoslawski, Witold 1-9 Mackey, Steven 2-1 MacMillan, James 2-1 Maderna, Bruno 2-1 Maros, Miklos 2-1 Martino, Donald 2-1 Martinu, Bohuslav 2-1 Mathis, William 2-1 Mellnas, Arne 2-1 Mennin, Peter 2-1 Morrissey, John J. 2-1 Motensen, Finn 2-1 Morthenson, Jan W. 2-1 Mozart, W. A. 2-1 Musgrave, Thea 2-1 Nielsen, Carl 2-2 Niemann, Walter 2-2 Nilsson, Bo 2-2 Nordheim, Arne 2-2 Norgard, Per 2-2 Norholm, Ib 2-2 Nystroem, Gosta 2-2 Orrego-Salas, Juan 2-2 Pasatieri, Thomas 2-3 Payne, Anthony 2-3 Penderecki, Krzysztof 2-3 Perle, George 2-3 Pettersson, Allan 2-3 Plainsong Society 2-3 Polish Music Today 2-3 Poulenc, Francis 2-3 Rangstrom, Ture 2-4 Rasmussen, Karl Aage 2-4 Reich, Steve 2-4 Reimann, Aribert 2-4 Riisager, Knudage 2-4 Rochberg, George 2-4 Rogers, Roy 2-4 Rorem, Ned 2-4 Rosenberg, Hilding 2-4 RCA Victor Records 2-4 Sandstrom, Sven-David 2-5 Schafer, R. Murray 2-5 Schwertsik, Kurt 2-5 Serebrier, Jose 2-5 Silverman, Stanley 2-5 Skalkottas, Nikos 2-5 Smith, Michael 2-6 Sommerfeldt, Oistein 2-5 Starer, Robert 2-7 Stenhammar, Wilhelm 2-7 Stevens, Halsey 2-7 Stokowski, Leopold 2-7 Stravinsky, Igor 2-7 Surinach, Carlos 2-7 Sydeman, William 2-7 Tavener, John 2-8 Tcherepnin, Alexander 2-8 Thomson, Virgil 2-8 Torke, Michael 2-8 Trimble, Lester 2-8 Ulrich, Jurgen 2-8 Vacchi, Fabio 2-9 Vactor, David van 2-9 Varese, Edgard 2-9 Vaughan Williams, Ralph 2-9 Veress, Sandor 2-9 Villa-Lobos, Heitor 2-9 Villazón, Rolando 2-9 Walton, William 2-10 Warshauer, Meira 2-10 Washburn, Robert 2-10 Webern, Anton 2-10 Welin, Karl-Erik 2-10 Werle, Lars Johan 2-10 Westergaard, Svend 2-10 Wigglesworth, Frank 2-10 Wesley, Charles 2-10 Yeh, Walter Huai-Teh 2-11
Processed by:
Marlyse Hickman (May 1999) Kallan Williams (April 2008)
Repository Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
813 Assembly Street, Room 208
School of Music, University of South Carolina
Columbia SC 29208 USA
803-777-5139
803-777-1426 (Fax)
musiclib@mailbox.sc.edu
- Author
- Nick Homenda
- Date
- June 7, 2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
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