Hugo Weisgall papers, 1922-1997 (Bulk Dates 1934 - 1997)

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Creator

Weisgall, Hugo.

Location

Music Division

Extent

• 13.75 linear ft. (36 boxes).

Scope/Contents Note

The Hugo Weisgall Papers document his professional life from his student days at the Curtis Institute in the 1930sto 1997. It contains scores, libretti, correspondence, subject files, biographical material, writings, financial records, concert posters and photographs. Though devoted almost exclusively to Weisgall's professional activities, a self-contained group of personal letters between family members is located within the collection's correspondence series and individual personal letters occasionally appearin the chronological correspondence and subject files. Nearly half of the collection consists of scores and libretti. Correspondence and subject files, in roughly equal amounts, comprise the bulk of the remainder.

Biographical/Historical Note

Hugo Weisgall was a Moravian-born American composer. Weisgall studied composition and conducting at the Curtis Institute, comparative literature at Johns Hopkins University and took composition lessons from Roger Sessions privately. After several years in Europe, during and following World War II, he returned to the United States and was active in musical organizations in the Baltimore area before shifting most of his activities to New York. There, he joined the faculties of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Queens College and the Juilliard School and was named Associate Director for Education at Lincoln Center. In addition to his teaching, he worked as a conductor and as a composer, his output centering primarily on a dozen operas, a number of which have received full scale productions by the New York City Operaand other companies.

Controlled Access Terms

• Weisgall, Hugo.
• Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts.
• Chamber Music Society of Baltimore.
• Scores.
• Librettos.
• Lecture notes.
• Clippings.
• Programs.
• Performing arts posters.
• Composers.

Additional Creator Names

• Argento, Dominick.
• Blumenfeld, Harold.
• Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965.
• Cowell, Sidney Robertson.
• Ephros, Gershon, 1890-1978.
• Goldman, Richard Franko, 1910-
• Kaufman, Hank, 1918-
• Kondek, Charles.
• Kraft, Leo.
• Lipman, Samuel.
• Machlis, Joseph, 1906-
• Olon, John.
• Pinson, Hilda.
• Rochberg, George.
• Rothschild, Randolph S., 1909-2003.
• Saylor, Bruce.
• Scheindlin, Raymond P.
• Shapiro, Karl Jay, 1913-2000.
• Sheng, Bright, 1955-
• Verrett, Shirley.
• Weisgal, Abba Yosef.
• Weisgal, Meyer Wolfe, 1894-
• Wyner, Yehudi, 1929-
• American Composers Alliance.
• Chizuk Amuno Congregation (Baltimore, Md.)
• Hawaii Opera Theatre.
• Hilltop Opera.
• International Society for Contemporary Music.
• Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
• Lincoln Center Institute.
• Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.
• National Endowment for the Arts. Opera-Musical Theatre Program.
• WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
• White House Conference on International Cooperation (1965: Washington, D.C.)
• American Music Collection.