Table of Contents
-Special Collections
-Front Page
-Descriptive Summary
-Administrative Information
-Biography
-Scope and Content
-Series Description
-Container List |
Container List
Series I: French Editions
| Call Number |
Title |
Music Limited Access M 1544 .C43 S8 1900z |
Chabrier, Emmanuel. La sulamite: scène lyrique pour mezzo-soprano et chœur de femmes / poèsie de Jean Richepin. Paris: Enoch & Cie, [19--]. |
| Music Limited Access M 3.3 .D3 B6 |
Debussy, Claude. La boîte à joujoux. Paris: A. Durand, 1913.
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| Music Limited Access M 1500 .D42 M3 1911 |
_____. Le martyre de Saint Sébastien : mystère composé en rythme français / par Gabriele d'Annunzio. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, c1911. |
| Music Limited Access ML 410 .D28 A2 1921 |
_____. Monsieur Croche, antidilettante. Paris: Dorbon-ainé, 1921. |
| Music Limited Access M 1503 .D42 P416 1908 |
_____. Pelléas e Mélisande. Paris: Durand & Fils, c1908. |
| Music Limited Access M 215 .D43 P7 1900z |
_____. Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, de Stéphane Mallarmé. Réduction pour deux pianos. Paris: J. Jobert, 19??. |
| 0000 |
_____. Six sonates pour divers instruments. |
| Music Limited Access M 38 .F344 H6 1921 |
Falla, Manuel de. Homenaje: pièce de guitare écrite pour Le tombeau de Claude Debussy. London: J. & W. Chester, c1921. |
| Music Limited Access M 25 .I659 op.27 1890z |
Indy, Vincent d'. Promenade: pièce pour piano: op. 27. Paris: J. Hamelle, [189-?]. |
| Music Limited Access M 1503 .M38 E8 1900z |
Massenet, Jules. Esclarmonde. Paris: G. Hartmann, 1900. |
| Music Limited Access PQ 1461 .F2 1990z |
Le Roman de Fauvel: in the edition of Mesire Chaillou de Pesstain. Introduced by Edward H. Roesner, François Avril, and Nancy Freeman Regalado. New York: Broude Bros., 1990. |
Series II: Scrapbooks
| A) Spiral Binding
Scrapbooks #1-7 |
| B) Three Ring Binding
Scrapbooks #8-13 |
| C) Other
Scrapbook #14 |
Series III: Photographs
| Photo of Leontyne Price. Signed “To John Adams, with deepest thanks. Leontyne Price.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Hilda Dederich. London, 1969. Black and white. |
| Photo of Hilda Dederich. |
| Photo of Alicia de Larrocha. Signed November 5, 1981, “With many thanks and best wishes to John Adams. Alicia de Larrocha.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Sarolta Kodaly. Signed August 31, 1971, “With kind greeting. Sarolta Kodaly.” |
| Photo of Jacqueline du Pré. Signed “Lovely to see you at last. Jacqueline du Pré.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Felix Aprahamian. Signed March 16, 1988, “for dear John Adams, (after 30 years!). Affectionately, Felix Aprahamian. Black and white. |
| Photo of Rudolf Ganz. Signed 1931, “for Robert D. W. Adams. With my best wishes. Sincerely Rudolph Ganz.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Carl Friedberg. Autographed. Black and white. |
| Photo of Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Signed Mareh 1928, “To Mr. & Mrs. R. D. W. Adams with most cordial greetings. Ossip Gabrilowitsch.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Arthur Rubinstein at the piano. Black and white. |
| Photo of Arthur Rubinstein at door. January 1965. Black and white. |
| Photo of Arthur Rubinstein with hand in air. Black and white. |
| Photo of Myra Hess. Signed “To Robert Adams with my best wishes. Myra Hess.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Myra Hess. Signed “To John Adams with all my best wishes. Myra Hess.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Bruce Simonds. Signed “For John Adams, in pride at having ? to teach him. Bruce Simonds.” Black and white. |
| Photo of Floceko Deckers-Kinszley ?. Signed Columbia, January 5, 1982, “To John Adams, with love and good wishes for his carreer [sic]. Color. |
| Photo of Optik A. Perren-Barberini. |
| Photo of John Kenneth Adams playing piano. First USC recital, November 1964. Black and white. |
| Photo of John Kenneth Adams with score at piano. Columbia Museum of Art, 1972. Black and white. |
| Photo of Pablo Casals. Zermatt, 1960. Black and white. |
| Pencil sketch of Pablo Casals. |
| Photo of Birgit Nilsson. Black and white. |
| Photo of the “Last Summer Meeting of R.A.M. Class at Marley, July, 1914.” People in photo include Tobias Matthay, Jessie Matthay, Myra Hess, Irene Scharrer, Harold Craxton, Hilda Dederich, Vivian Langrish, and Egerton Tidmarsh. Black and white. |
Series IV: Programs, Pamphlets, Letters, and Newspaper Clippings
| A) Programs
April 21, 1926 – Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink (contralto), Florence Hardeman (violinist), and Julius Buerger (piano).
December 19, 1937 – New York Musician’s Club “The Bohemians”: Dr. Josef Hofmann (Guest of Honor) Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his first American appearance. Signed by Josef Hofmann.
February 21, 1940 – Charles L. Wagner presents Jeanette MacDonald in a Song Recital.
February 22, 1949 – The Birmingham Music Club presents The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor).
March 29, 1949 – Fritschy Artist Series 42nd Season: Myra Hess.
December 1, 2, & 3, 1950 – Sadler’s Wells Ballet.
April 15, 1955 – Ruth Seufert Concerts: Leon Fleisher (pianist).
October 1, 1959 – The Orchestral Concerts Society Ltd. present Myra Hess.
January 1960 – Programmheft der wiener staatsoper.
August 12, 1960 – Henry Wood Promenade Concerts: The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Myra Hess.
October 21, 1960 – Beaulieu Abbey Church Recital by Moura Lympany.
November 12, 1960 – London Violoncello Club. Jacqueline du Pre and Iris du Pre.
May 12, 1969 – Wilfrid van Wyck Ltd. Present A Pianoforte Recital by Artur Rubinstein.
April 8, 1971 – The Columbia Music Festival Association presents Isaac Stern (violinist). Signed by Alexander Zakin (pianist).
November 10 & 11, 1974 – Teatro all Scala: Concerto fuori abbonamento Sviatoslav Richter (pianista).
February 14, 1980 – CMFA Artist Concert Series Leontyne Price (soprano) and David Garvey (pianist). Signed by Leontyne Price and David Garvey.
1999 – XVI Festival Chopin à Paris: 1849-1999: Cent cinquantieme anniversaire de la mort de Chopin.
N. D. – The Literature of the Piano: A Survey in Seven Programs by Ernest Hutcheson.
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| B) Pamphlets
Lassimonne, Denise. Opening the Shutters: A Short Exposition on the Teachings and Personality of Tobias Matthay. Signed by Denise Lassimonne to John Adams.
Mann, William. Hugo Wolf 1860-1903: A Centenary Appreciation. London: John Roberts Press Limited, [N.d].
Matthay, Tobias. Some Commentaries on the Teaching of Pianoforte Technique. London: Bosworth & Co., Ltd., 1963.
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| C) Letters and Brochures
January 8, 1962 – Letter from Anita Gunn to John Adams.
1965-1966 – Brochure for Columbia Festival Orchestra 1965-1966 season.
February 3, 1984 – Letter from Sharon Kitter (Metropolitan Opera Guild) to John Adams.
May 10, 1987 – Letter from Judith ? to John Adams.
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| D) Newspaper Clippings
November 26, 1965? – Obituary for Myra Hess.
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Series V: Recordings
| Call Number |
Title |
| Limited Access Rec 18301 |
Adams, John Kenneth. A Debussy Piano Recital. Century Records, 36440. LP.
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Series VI: Miscellaneous
| A) Supplemental Texts for LPs
La musica moderna. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri Editori, 1967. Two volumes. |
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