MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006571033
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005 20120406092316.0
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008 060503i19091983xx eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$edacs$dDLC
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050 00 $aML31$b.M57
110 2 $aLeague of Composers (U.S.)
245 10 $aModern Music archives,$f1909-1983$g(bulk 1924-1983).
300 $aaround 810 items (8 boxes, 5.75 linear feet)
351 $aOrganized into the following series: I. Closing Activities, 1945-1952, circa 1973, II. Lederman Manuscripts, circa 1983, III. Correspondence, 1925-1973, IV. Iconography, 1909-1974, V. Scrapbooks, 1924-1947, VI. Auxiliary Pamphlets, 1925-1938, VII. Supplemental Material, 1924-1946, VIII. Oversize Iconography, 1928, 1934.
545 1 $aThe League of Composers was founded in New York in 1923 to promote American composers and introduce audiences to the best in new music through high quality performances. Its quarterly journal, Modern music, was published from 1924 to 1946, and edited by Minna Lederman Daniel. Initially called the League of Composers' review, the name was was changed to Modern music in 1925. It is one of the most distinguished collections of criticism and scholarship concerning early twentieth-century musical arts.
520 8 $aThe archives contains materials documenting the cessation of Modern music, correspondence, financial and budget documents, fundraising and promotional materials, clippings, committee meeting minutes, photographs and artwork, stage and costume designs, contemporary concert and festival programs, scrapbooks (preserved on microfilm), publications of the League, and writings by Minna Lederman Daniel. Correspondence includes originals of letters sent to Modern music by George Antheil, Alban Berg, Theodore Chanler, Aaron Copland, Henry and Sidney Cowell, David Ewen, Frederick Jacobi, Lincoln Kirstein, Walter Piston, Paul Rosenfeld, Lazare Saminsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Harold Shapero, and Virgil Thomson. Contributors to Modern music include Alban Berg, Bertolt Brecht, André Breton, Aaron Copland, Henry and Sidney Cowell, Edwin Denby, Lincoln Kirstein, Pablo Picasso, Walter Piston, Paul Rosenfeld, Harold Shapero, and Virgil Thomson. Noteworthy original works of art in this collection include self-portraits by Darius Milhaud and Arnold Schoenberg, sketches of George Antheil by Boris Smirnoff and of Louis Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, and a lithograph portrait of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich.
500 $aThis catalog record replaces NUCMC entry MS 78-392.
541 $cGift;$aMinna Lederman Daniel;$d1975, 1980, and 1984.
544 1 $aThe Minna Lederman Daniel Collection at the Library of Congress Music Division contains correspondence, financial and legal papers, writings, clippings, programs, periodicals, and photographs pertaining to the life and work of Minna Lederman Daniel.
506 0 $aOpen to research.
540 $aCertain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
506 $aNot all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact
555 8 $aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012004.
524 8 $aModern Music Archives, Music Division, Library of Congress.
630 00 $aModern music (New York, N.Y.)
610 20 $aLeague of Composers (U.S.)
600 10 $aAntheil, George,$d1900-1959$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aBerg, Alban,$d1885-1935$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aChanler, Theodore,$d1902-1961$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aCopland, Aaron,$d1900-1990$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aCowell, Henry,$d1897-1965$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aCowell, Sidney Robertson,$d1903-1995$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aEwen, David,$d1907-1985$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aJacobi, Frederick,$d1891-1952$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aKirstein, Lincoln,$d1907-1996$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aPiston, Walter,$d1894-1976$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aRosenfeld, Paul,$d1890-1946$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aSaminsky, Lazare,$d1882-1959$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aSchoenberg, Arnold,$d1874-1951$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aShapero, Harold,$d1920-$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aThomson, Virgil,$d1896-1989$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aLederman, Minna$vPhotographs.
600 10 $aMilhaud, Darius,$d1892-1974$vPortraits.
600 10 $aSchoenberg, Arnold,$d1874-1951$vPortraits.
600 10 $aAntheil, George,$d1900-1959$vPortraits.
600 10 $aGruenberg, Louis,$d1884-1964$vPortraits.
600 10 $aHindemith, Paul,$d1895-1963$vPortraits.
650 0 $aComposers$vPortraits.
630 00 $aLeague of Composers' review.
650 0 $aMusic$y20th century$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aMusicology$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAvant-garde (Music)
650 0 $aTheaters$xStage-setting and scenery$xPictorial works.
650 0 $aCostume design$zUnited States.
655 7 $aClippings (Information artifacts)$2aat
655 7 $aCorrespondence.$2aat
655 7 $aFinancial records.$2aat
655 7 $aPhotographic prints.$2aat
655 7 $aPortraits.$2aat
655 7 $aPrograms (Documents)$2aat
655 7 $aPromotional materials.$2aat
655 7 $aScrapbooks.$2aat
700 1 $aLederman, Minna.
700 1 $aBerg, Alban,$d1885-1935.
700 1 $aBrecht, Bertolt,$d1898-1956.
700 1 $aBreton, André,$d1896-1966.
700 1 $aCaruso, Enrico,$d1873-1921.
700 1 $aCopland, Aaron,$d1900-1990.
700 1 $aCowell, Henry,$d1897-1965.
700 1 $aCowell, Sidney Robertson,$d1903-1995.
700 1 $aDenby, Edwin,$d1903-1983.
700 1 $aHeinsich, Richard.
700 1 $aKirstein, Lincoln,$d1907-1996.
700 1 $aPicasso, Pablo,$d1881-1973.
700 1 $aPiston, Walter,$d1894-1976.
700 1 $aRosenfeld, Paul,$d1890-1946.
700 1 $aShapero, Harold,$d1920-
700 1 $aSmirnoff, Boris,$d1893?-1976.
700 1 $aThomson, Virgil,$d1896-1989.
730 02 $aModern music (New York, N.Y.)
730 02 $aLeague of Composers' review.
700 12 $aLederman, Minna.$tLife and death of a small magazine (Modern music, 1924-1946).
787 0 $aLederman, Minna.$tMinna Lederman Daniel collection$w(DLC) 2009543859
852 $aLibrary of Congress$bMusic Division$eWashington, D.C. 20540 USA$ndcu$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home
856 4 $3Finding aid$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012004
856 4 $3Finding aid (PDF)$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012004.3