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Additional authors

1. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.
2. Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991.
3. Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991.

Description

1. 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

Summary

1. The Mordecai Bauman papers consist primarily of scores; they also include one concert lecture.

Subject

1. Baritones (Singers)
2. Bauman, Mordecai
3. Progressivism (United States politics)
4. Scores
5. Baritones (Singers) > United States > 20th century
6. Communism and music

Genre/Form

1. Scores.

Call number

1. JPB 04-30

Biography (note)

1. American baritone singer, Mordecai Bauman (b. March 2, 1912) was involved with progressive politics throughout his career; this commitment informed his choice of repertoire.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Author

1. Bauman, Mordecai.

Title

1. Mordecai Bauman papers, 1930-1952.

Biography

1. American baritone singer, Mordecai Bauman (b. March 2, 1912) was involved with progressive politics throughout his career; this commitment informed his choice of repertoire. A graduate of both the Juilliard School and Columbia University, Bauman would specialize in performing the music of contemporary American composers, including the works of such close friends and associates as Hanns Eisler, Earl Robinson, and Elie Siegmeister. It was Bauman who introduced Robinson's song, "The House I Live In" (later made popular by Frank Sinatra) in the revue, Let Freedom Sing (1942). In addition to his performing and recording career, Bauman helped to found Indian Hill, a summer arts school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which he and his wife, Irma Commanday, ran from 1952 until 1976. Later in life, Bauman also produced The Stations of Bach (1990), a documentary about the composer that appeared on public television.

Indexes

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

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

Occupation

1. Baritones (Singers)

Added author

1. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.
2. Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991. House I live in.
3. Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991.

Research call number

1. JPB 04-30