Russian and early Soviet sheet music collection, 1904-1938

Creator:
Afanasʹev, I͡U. V., Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909, Anan'ev, V., Anatolʹev, An., Arkhangelʹskiĭ, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1846-1924, Asher, Leo, Baynes, Sydney, 1879-1938, B-iĭ, L., 1896-1953, Bekkerʹ, V., 1859?-1926, Belyĭ, V. (Viktor), 1904-1983, Benatzky, Ralph, 1884-1957, Berlin, B. M. (Boris Moiseevich), 1906-1995, Berezovskiĭ, G. A., Bessmertnyĭ, Mikhail, Blanter, Matveĭ, Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887, Branzburg, Rudolʹph, Bruk, G. (Genrikh), Christie, George, 1873-1949, Čiurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas, 1875-1911, Borel-Clerc, Charles, Davidenko, A. (Aleksandr), 1899-1934, Doloire, Émile, -1924, Drizo, Lev, Dunaevskiĭ, Isaak Osipovich, 1900-1955, Dzerzhinskiĭ, Ivan, 1909-1978, Egen, Austin, Ėrlikh, Polʹ, Fisher, Fred, 1875-1942, Fomin, Boris Ivanovich, 1900-1948, Galev, F., Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936, Gori͡anova, A., Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916, Grechaninov, Aleksandr Tikhonovich, 1864-1956, Grin, I͡Uriĭ, Gurvich, Aleksandr, Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich, 1859-1935, Kabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich, 1904-1987, Kagan, Jakub, 1896-1942?, Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953, Kamenskīĭ, N. I., Katscher, Robert, 1894-1942, Khachaturi︠a︡n, Aram, 1903-1978, Khaĭt, I︠U︡liĭ, King, Robert, 1862-1932, Kolp, Dzh., Ḳompaneyets, Zinoṿi, 1902-1987, Koposov, A. (Alekseĭ), 1902-1967, Korchmarev, Klimentiĭ, 1899-1958, Kovner, Iosif, 1895-1959, Kozlovskiĭ, A. (Alekseĭ), 1905-1977, Krasev, Mikhail Ivanovich, 1898-1957, Krausz, Michael, 1897-1940, Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991, Kruchinin, Valentin, Lazarev, M., Lehár, Franz, 1838-1898, Levin, Aleksandr (Aleksandr Arkadʹevich), Levin, A. L., 1944-, Levin, Miron, Lincke, Paul, 1866-1946, Lipatov, Vasiliĭ, Lobachev, Grigoriĭ Grigorʹevich, 1888-1953, Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich, 1855-1914, Maĭman, Zinoviĭ, Mashkevich, Grigoriĭ, Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951, Mervolʹf, R. I. (Rudolʹf Ivanovich), 1887-1942, Mi︠a︡skovskiĭ, N. (Nikolaĭ), 1881-1950, Midav Amid, K., Mili͡utin, I͡U (I͡Uriĭ), 1903-1968, Mint︠s︡, Oskar (Composer), Moret, Neil, 1878-1943, Nakhabin, V. (Volodymyr), 1910-1967, Neĭd, Maks, Nikolaevskiĭ, M. (Matveĭ), 1882-1942, Nivelʹskiĭ, M., Nossowker, J., O., S. M., Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880, Orlanskiĭ, Sergeĭ, Padilla, José, 1889-1960, Pereselent︠s︡ev, Anatoliĭ, Pokrass, Dm (Dmitriĭ), 1899-1978, Polonskiĭ, Artur, 1899-1989, Prisovskīĭ, V. A., 1861-1917, Prit︠s︡ker, D. (David), 1902-1978, Prozorov, B. A., Prozorovskiĭ, B. A., Ranzato, Virgilio, Rauf, M., Ri︠a︡bov, A. P (Alekseĭ Panteleĭmonovich), 1899-1955, Rimskiĭ-Korsakov, Nikolaĭ Andreevich, 1844-1908, Robledo, Julian, Rogar, Alf, Roĭzentur, I. M., Rokhman, Leo, Roslavet︠s︡, Nikolaĭ, 1881-1944, Rukin, P., Sat͡s, Ilʹi͡a, 1875-1912, Shekhter, B. S (Boris Semyonovich), 1900-1961, Shtamm, Vladimir, Shulʹgin, L., Shvart︠s︡, Lev Aleksandrovich, 1898-1962, Sizov, N (Nikolaĭ), 1886-1962, Skomarovskiĭ, Aleksandr, Starokadomskiĭ, Mikhail Leonidovich, 1901-1954, Stolz, Robert, 1880-1975, Storoni, J., Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, Strelʹnikov, N. (Nikolaĭ), 1888-1939, Szabó, Ferenc, 1902-1969, Tartakovsʹkyĭ, S (Semen), 1901-1965, Tikhonova, Olʹga, Tramp, Dzhimmi, T͡Sfasman, A (Aleksandr), 1906-1971, Turankoŭ, Ali︠a︡kseĭ I︠A︡ŭlampavich, 1886-1958, Vaksmut, N., Valverde, Joaquín, 1846-1910, Valverde, Joaquín, 1875-1918, Vasilʹev-Buglaĭ, Dmitriĭ Stepanovich, 1888-1956, Vertinskiĭ, Aleksandr, Vi͡ulʹter, A., Vulʹfman, Vl (Vladimir), 1895-1974, Williams, Douglas (Composer), Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946, Zauer, Leonid, Zhak, Samuil, Zharkovskiĭ, E (Evgeniĭ), 1906-1985, Zuev, Aleksandr (Composer), Bilibin, Ivan I︠A︡kovlevich, 1876-1942, Bograd, Izrailʹ Davidovich, 1899-1938, Bondarenko, Hryhoriĭ, 1892-1969, Egorov, Vladimir Evgenʹevich, 1878-1960, Ėrdman, Boris, Frolov, Aleksandr Ivanovich, 1903-, Golʹshteĭn, Evgeniĭ Mikhaĭlovich, Kashcheev, N., Karʹelli-Tager, M., Lėn, A., Litvak, Maksim Mikhaĭlovich, 1889-, Loginov, M., Meĭ, I͡Evhen, Mironov, K., Rogachev, N., 1890-1954, Shtamm, Vladimir, Titov, B. B (Boris Borisovich), 1897-1951, Zdanevich, Kirill, 1892-1969, Aduev, Nikolaĭ, Aseev, Nikolaĭ, 1889-1963, Berdnikov, I͡A. (I͡Akov), 1889-1940, Berezko, Georgiĭ, 1905-1982, Bezymenskiĭ, A (Aleksandr), 1898-1973, Blazhevich, Olʹga, Bolotin, Samuil, Borisov, B. S., 1873-1939, Brammer, Julius, Bytovoĭ, Semen, Churkin, Aleksandr, 1903-1971, D'aktilʹ, A., 1890-1942, Esenin, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich, 1895-1925, Frenkelʹ, Ilʹi͡a, Galla, Asta, Gerken, E., German, Pavel, 1894-1952, Glob, Andreĭ, Grünewald, Alfred, 1884-1941, Kovynev, Boris, Lebedev-Kumach, Vasiliĭ, 1898-1949, Lenskīĭ, Vl., Li︠u︡bimov, G. P., Mai︠a︡kovskiĭ, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1893-1930, Osenin, Oskar, Paleĭ, Vladimir, kni︠a︡zʹ , 1897-1918, Platov, A. M., 1893-, Plyskunivsʹkyĭ, H., Pomorskiĭ, Aleksandr, 1891-1977, Pronskiĭ, Boris Nikolaevich, Podrevskiĭ, K. N., Rezchikov, V., Sikorskai︠a︡, T., Spiro, S, Surkov, A. A (Alekseĭ Aleksandrovich), 1899-1983, Ugri͡umov, Dmitriĭ, 1909-1973, Vasilʹev, S., Verhaeren, Emile, 1855-1916, Vʹi︠u︡gin, A., and Zverev, V.
Extent:
266 items
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

A collection of 268 Russian and early Soviet music scores published from 1904 to 1938. Numerous composers and lyricists (primarily Russian but also European and American) are represented. Most scores were published in Moscow or Leningrad. Other imprints include Rostov-na-Donu, Kiev, Kharʹkov, and Tiflis. Most scores are popular music, jazz or dance music. The covers were designed by many different artists. The collection includes musical settings of poems by Esenin, Lebedev-Kumach and Mayakovsky among others.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Some items may lack pages

Housed in case

Rare Book copy: Shelved in the Bakhmeteff Archive which maintains a detailed finding aid of the collection

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Russian and Early Soviet Sheet Music Collection; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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