The Serge Koussevitzky archive [finding aid]

Title

The Serge Koussevitzky archive [finding aid]

Alternate Title

Koussevitzky archive

Place of Publication/Creation

Washington, D.C.

Type of Material

text

Genre

finding aid

Published/Created

2005

Publisher

Music Division, Library of Congress

Issuance

monographic

Language

Multiple languages

Physical Description

145 p. ; 21 cm.

Abstract

The finding aid describes the collection of correspondence, personal and business papers, photographs, and other materials which document some of the most significant aspects of twentieth-century music. Through his work as a conductor and publisher, and his efforts to commission new musical works, Koussevitzky maintained deep ties with many of the finest composers and musicians of the day. These figures are represented in their personal and professional affiliations with the conductor. In addition to serving as a record of Koussevitzky's life and career, the collection extensively chronicles periods in the history of organizations such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center, the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, and the American International Music Fund. Material in the collection dates from Koussevitzky's years in his native Russia. The bulk of the collection dates from 1924 to 1951; it also contains material created after Koussevitzky's death, reflecting his widow's continuing work with various organizations and projects.

Subjects

Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951--Correspondence
Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951--Archives
Music--20th century--Sources
Musicians--Correspondence
Abell, Arthur M--Correspondence
Berezowsky, Nicolai, 1900-1953--Correspondence
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990--Correspondence
Borovsky, Alexander, 1889-1968--Correspondence
Boulanger, Nadia--Correspondence
Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951--Correspondence
Carvalho, Eleazar de--Correspondence
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990--Correspondence
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955--Correspondence
Hadley, Henry Kimball, 1871-1937--Correspondence
Harris, Roy, 1898-1979--Correspondence
Harris, Johana--Correspondence
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963--Correspondence
Knopf, Alfred A, 1892-1984--Correspondence
Koshetz, Marina--Correspondence
Koussevitzky, Natalie--Correspondence
Koussevitzky, Olga--Correspondence
Mackinnon, Lilias--Correspondence
Newman, Ernest, 1868-1959--Correspondence
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953--Correspondence
Roussel, Albert, 1869-1937--Correspondence
Sevitzky, Fabien, 1891-1967--Correspondence
Shostakovich, Dmitrii? Dmitrievich, 1906-1975--Correspondence
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957--Correspondence
Sorokin, Pitirim Aleksandrovich, 1889-1968--Correspondence
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971--Correspondence
Tansman, Alexandre, 1897-1986--Correspondence
Zederbaum, Vladimir--Correspondence

Call Number

ML31 .K66

Use and Reproduction

Restrictions apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Music Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Notes

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor and double bassist, was born July 26, 1874, in Vishniy Volochek. Koussevitzky founded the publishing house Editions russes de musique in 1909 which issued music by Scriabin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. He left Russia in 1920 for Berlin and then Paris, where he founded the Concerts Koussevitzky (1921-1929), with which he performed new music. He was conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949 from which position he championed the music of American composers. Koussevitzky died in Boston on June 4, 1951.

The materials had been maintained at one time by Mrs. Koussevitzky in the Koussevitzky's home in Lenox, Mass., and in an apartment in New York.

Gift Olga Koussevitzky 1960.

Bequest Olga Koussevitzky 1978.

Restrictions apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Music Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and on the Internet.

The Serge Koussevitzky archive, Music Division, Library of Congress.

LCCN

lccn.loc.gov/2002604961

Identifier

hdl:loc.music/eadmus.mu002008

Repository

Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Updated(s)

05-17-2006

06-29-2006