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Additional authors

1. Albrecht, Otto Edwin, 1899-
2. Apel, Willi, 1893-
3. Alderman, Pauline, 1893-1983.
4. Atlas, Allan W.
5. Brown, Charles, 1898-1988.
6. Bukofzer, Manfred F., 1910-1955.
7. Carapetyan, Armen
8. Clarke, Henry Leland
9. Coopersmith, J. M. (Jacob Maurice), 1903-1968.
10. Cuyler, Louise Elvira, 1908-
11. Edmunds, John, 1913-1986.
12. Engel, Carl, 1883-1944.
13. Evans, Roger
14. Godt, Irving
15. Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.
16. Hamm, Charles
17. Hannas, Ruth, 1893-1976.
18. Hill, Richard S. (Richard Synyer), 1901-1961.
19. Holland, Jeanette B., 1901-
20. Jacobs, Charles, 1934-
21. Karp, Theodore
22. Kinkeldey, Otto, 1878-1966.
23. Kohn, Karl, 1926-
24. Lang, Paul Henry, 1901-
25. Lowinsky, Edward E. (Edward Elias), 1908-1985.
26. Mendel, Arthur, 1905-
27. Mennin, Peter
28. Meyer, Ernst Hermann, 1905-1988.
29. Ness, Arthur J.
30. Plamenac, Dragan, 1895-
31. Rokseth, Yvonne, 1890-1948.
32. Rubsamen, Walter H. (Walter Howard), 1911-1973.
33. Seay, Albert
34. Sonneck, O. G. (Oscar George), 1873-1928.
35. Sternfeld, Frederick William, 1914-
36. Stevens, Denis, 1922-2004.
37. Strunk, W. Oliver (William Oliver), 1901-
38. Tischler, Hans, 1915-
39. Truax, Carol
40. Tureck, Rosalyn
41. Van Tassel, Eric
42. Waters, Edward N. (Edward Neighbor), 1906-
43. Wellesz, Egon, 1885-1974.
44. Werner, Eric, 1901-

Description

1. 42 linear ft. (102 boxes)

Summary

1. The Gustave Reese papers documents the career of Gustave Reese. The collection was assembled by Reese himself, and includes correspondence, research materials, book drafts, student assignments, organizational papers, offprints of articles, travel information, and a few personal documents. Series 2 includes facsimiles of the music examples that appear in Willi Apel's The Notation of Polyphonic Music, 900-1600. Two reels of audio tape originally with the collection are now housed in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Subject

1. New York Pro Musica Antiqua
2. Reese, Gustave, 1899-1977
3. Renaissance Society of America
4. Articles
5. Musicologists
6. American Musicological Society
7. Drafts (Documents)
8. Correspondence
9. American Council of Learned Societies
10. International Musicological Society
11. Apel, Willi, 1893- > Notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600

Genre/Form

1. Articles.
2. Correspondence.
3. Drafts (Documents).

Call number

1. JPB 92-71

Biography (note)

1. An American musicologist, teacher, and editor, Gustave Reese is best known as the author of Music in the Middle Ages (1940) and Music in the Renaissance (1954; rev 1959). Reese divided his time between publishing and academia. He was director of publications for both G. Schirmer (1940-45) and Carl Fischer (1944-55). His teaching at New York University and other institutions helped to shape the direction of American musicology. Reese was one of the founding members of the American Musicological Society, and he subsequently served as its secretary (1934-46), vice-president (1946-50) and president (1950-1952). He was also vice-president of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society (1958) and president of the Renaissance Society of America (1971-73).

Language (note)

1. Chiefly in English; also contains materials in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Swedish.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in the repository.

Processing action (note)

1. Described

Author

1. Reese, Gustave, 1899-1977.

Title

1. Gustave Reese papers, 1855-1978 (bulk 1930-1977).

Biography

1. An American musicologist, teacher, and editor, Gustave Reese is best known as the author of Music in the Middle Ages (1940) and Music in the Renaissance (1954; rev 1959). Reese divided his time between publishing and academia. He was director of publications for both G. Schirmer (1940-45) and Carl Fischer (1944-55). His teaching at New York University and other institutions helped to shape the direction of American musicology. Reese was one of the founding members of the American Musicological Society, and he subsequently served as its secretary (1934-46), vice-president (1946-50) and president (1950-1952). He was also vice-president of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society (1958) and president of the Renaissance Society of America (1971-73).

Language

1. Chiefly in English; also contains materials in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Swedish.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in the repository.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material
2. NYPL Digital Collections
3. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Musicologists.

Added author

1. Albrecht, Otto Edwin, 1899-
2. Apel, Willi, 1893-
3. Alderman, Pauline, 1893-1983.
4. Atlas, Allan W.
5. Brown, Charles, 1898-1988.
6. Bukofzer, Manfred F., 1910-1955.
7. Carapetyan, Armen.
8. Clarke, Henry Leland.
9. Coopersmith, J. M. (Jacob Maurice), 1903-1968.
10. Cuyler, Louise Elvira, 1908-
11. Edmunds, John, 1913-1986.
12. Engel, Carl, 1883-1944.
13. Evans, Roger.
14. Godt, Irving.
15. Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.
16. Hamm, Charles.
17. Hannas, Ruth, 1893-1976.
18. Hill, Richard S. (Richard Synyer), 1901-1961.
19. Holland, Jeanette B., 1901-
20. Jacobs, Charles, 1934-
21. Karp, Theodore.
22. Kinkeldey, Otto, 1878-1966.
23. Kohn, Karl, 1926-
24. Lang, Paul Henry, 1901-
25. Lowinsky, Edward E. (Edward Elias), 1908-1985.
26. Mendel, Arthur, 1905-
27. Mennin, Peter.
28. Meyer, Ernst Hermann, 1905-1988.
29. Ness, Arthur J.
30. Plamenac, Dragan, 1895-
31. Rokseth, Yvonne, 1890-1948.
32. Rubsamen, Walter H. (Walter Howard), 1911-1973.
33. Seay, Albert.
34. Sonneck, O. G. (Oscar George), 1873-1928.
35. Sternfeld, Frederick William, 1914-
36. Stevens, Denis, 1922-2004.
37. Strunk, W. Oliver (William Oliver), 1901-
38. Tischler, Hans, 1915-
39. Truax, Carol.
40. Tureck, Rosalyn.
41. Van Tassel, Eric.
42. Waters, Edward N. (Edward Neighbor), 1906-
43. Wellesz, Egon, 1885-1974.
44. Werner, Eric, 1901-
45. Apel, Willi, 1893- Notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600.
46. Reese, Gustave, 1899-1977. Music in the Middle Ages.
47. Reese, Gustave, 1899-1977. Music in the Renaissance.

Research call number

1. JPB 92-71