Vivian Fine Collection [collection]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress

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Vivian Fine Collection [collection]

Title: Vivian Fine Collection [collection]
Date Created: Span: 1929-1994
Language: English
Form: collection
Physical Description: 12 ft.; 4 boxes
Abstract: Vivian Fine was a piano prodigy, and at the age of five became the youngest student to be awarded a scholarship at the Chicago Musical College. At 11 she became a student of Djane Lavoie-Herz, a former student of Scriabin, and at 13 studied with Ruth Crawford, later with Roger Sessions and George Szell. She was a member of the Young Composer's Group and participated in the first Yaddo Festival of Contemporary American Music. Her chamber music, operas, and large-scale symphonic and choral works are represented in the collection.
Contents Note: Principally holographs, with work sheets, concert notices, programs and reviews. Sound Recordings: reels and cassette tapes
Microfilm available: No
Preferred Citation: Vivian Fine Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Access Permissions: Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
Subjects: Chamber Music; Choral Music; Dance; Opera; Orchestral Music; Women in the Performing Arts; Women Composers; Fine, Vivian; Crawford, Ruth; Cowell, Henry; Graham, Martha; Bennington School of Dance [Bennington College]
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-30-2012

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