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Béla Bartók manuscripts, 1940-1943 1.5 linear feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945

The collection consists of three manuscripts by Bela Bartok, 1940-1943. These manuscripts totalling approximately 2,170 pages are as follows: 1) Romanian Folk Music - Vol. 1 Instrumental Melodies, Vol. 2 Vocal Melodies, Vol. 3 Texts; 2) Turkish Folk Music; and 3) Serbo-Croatian Table of Materials. Also, a small group of letters by Bartók and other concerning his association with Columbia University.

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George Edwards papers, 1963-2012 16 linear feet (20 document boxes 7 flat boxes and 1 CD box)

Edwards, George, 1943-2011
George Edwards (1943-2011) was an American composer, critic, and teacher. He taught in Columbia University's Music Department from 1977 to 2006 and was named an Edward MacDowell Emeritus Professor of Music by Columbia's Board of Trustees. This collection includes scores, teaching materials, audio recordings, programs, clippings, correspondence, and biographical materials, including medical records and information surrounding Edwards' death from Alzheimer's disease.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Jack Beeson papers, 1854-2013, bulk 1933-1009 80 linear feet (73 document boxes 25 flat boxes 17 record storage cartons 2 CD boxes)

Beeson, Jack, 1921-2010
Jack Beeson (1921-2010) was a noted twentieth-century American composer, professor of composition, and the chair of the Columbia University Department of Music from 1968 to 1972. The collection includes scores, correspondence, subject files, scrapbooks, datebooks, drafts of written works, biographical materials, programs, and audio and audiovisual recordings.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library