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1960s
* a concert was sponsored by the Music Division in the Bruno Walter Auditorium in conjunction with the exhibition
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*Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829-1869
Music Division Reading Room
October 1969 through December 1969
This exhibition commemorates the centenary of Gottschalk’s death.
Image: Louis Moreau Gottschalk photographed by Charles D. Fredricks & Co., New York. Rare Photo Collection, Music Division
The Melody is the Message: Pop Songs and the Media
Vincent Astor Gallery
February 25, 1969 through June 14, 1969
Sheet music, memorabilia, and machines (in working order) representing the various media for American popular music from the 1840s to today: minstrel shows, vaudeville, the musical stage, recordings, movies, and television.
Deems Taylor: A Life in Music
Music Division Reading Room
October 1968 through December 1968
The exhibition coincides with the inauguration of a literary award in memoriam for Taylor by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. The awards are given annually by ASCAP to American writers of works about music. The first award was presented during the reception opening the exhibition. The display is organized to show highlights from Taylor’s exceptionally broad experience; materials include photographs, programs, music manuscripts, books, and memorabilia.
Image: Deems Taylor. Iconography Collection, Music Division
Musical Treasures in American Libraries
Vincent Astor Gallery
July 10, 1968 through September 24, 1968
On the occasion of the first meetings in America in September 1968 of the International Music Council and the International Association of Music Libraries, the Music Division, as one of the host institutions representing American libraries as a whole, mounted an exhibition demonstrating the wealth of library holdings throughout the United States. Fifteen public, private, and university libraries from Boston to San Francisco agreed to cooperate by lending their most valuable treasures – musical manuscripts, books, and illustrations coming from all over the globe and spanning ten centuries as a sample of the material contained in America’s music collections.
The New York Philharmonic: A Birthday Salute
Vincent Astor Gallery
December 1967 through March 23, 1968
Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, this retrospective exhibition includes autograph manuscripts of works commissioned and first performed by the orchestra, programs, and photographs of its conductors and concert halls.
Joseph Schillinger - 1895-1943
Music Division Reading Room
April 1967 through June 15, 1967
A selection of manuscript music scores, papers, and memorabilia from the recently acquired collection of Joseph Schillinger, music theorist, teacher, and composer.
Image: Joseph Schillinger. Iconography Collection, Music Division
Music in Prints
Vincent Astor Gallery
February 17, 1967 through April 29, 1967
An exhibition of the originals of the prints reproduced in the Library’s recent publication Music in Prints by Sydney Beck and Elizabeth Roth, covering six centuries of print making by various masters.
Image: Title page of Music in Prints by Sydney Beck and Elizabeth Roth (New York: New York Public Library, 1965)
100 Years of Opera in New York, 1825-1925
Music Division Reading Room
April 25, 1966 – ?
Based on Julius Mattfeld’s book of the same title.
The League of Composers: An Era in Music (1923-1953)
Vincent Astor Gallery
March 15, 1966 through June 12, 1966
Memorabilia, including programs and letters, about the League’s activities.
The Composer’s Manuscript and First Editions: Their Meaning for the Performer
Music Division Reading Room
December 15, 1965 through March 1966
On December 15, 1965 the Toscanini Memorial Archives was inaugurated. The Archives, housed in the Music Division, consist of a collection of microfilms of composers’ manuscripts gathered from libraries and private collections the world over. Because of Arturo Toscanini’s interest in examining composers’ manuscripts to sort out the composers intentions, it was deemed a fitting tribute to the conductor to found this archive. The exhibit explores the way in which manuscripts and first editions can inform a performance.
Image: Arturo Toscanini portrait by Arturo Rietti. Iconography Collection, Music Division
