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Additional authors

1. Bossi, Marco Enrico, 1861-1925.
2. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921.
3. Dupré, Marcel, 1886-1971.
4. Eddy, Clarence, 1851-1937.
5. Mauro-Cottone, Aurora
6. Morgana, Nina, 1891-1986.
7. Respighi, Elsa, 1894-1996.
8. Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936.
9. Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1882-1936.
10. Yon, Pietro A., 1886-1943.
11. Capitol Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
12. Central Synagogue (New York, N.Y.)
13. Philharmonic Society of New York

Description

1. 6 linear feet (12 boxes)

Summary

1. The Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone papers consist of correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs, and scores that document the career of the concert organist and composer of choral and church music.

Subject

1. Organists
2. Bossi, Marco Enrico, 1861-1925 > Correspondence
3. Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1882-1936 > Correspondence
4. Mauro-Cottone, Melchiorre, 1885-1938
5. Church music
6. Organists > United States
7. Choral music
8. Photographs
9. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921 > Correspondence
10. Diplomas
11. Morgana, Nina, 1891-1986 > Correspondence
12. Composers
13. Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936 > Correspondence
14. Respighi, Elsa, 1894-1996 > Correspondence
15. Clippings
16. Scores
17. Correspondence
18. Organ music

Genre/Form

1. Clippings.
2. Correspondence.
3. Diplomas.
4. Photographs.
5. Scores.

Call number

1. JPB 06-47

Biography (note)

1. Italian-American organist and composer Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone (1883-1938) came to the United States, where he enjoyed a distinguished career as a performer, most notably as the organist for the Philharmonic Society of New York for many years.

Language (note)

1. The Professional papers series contains correspondence in Italian and English (including some English translations of Italian documents). Other items in Italian may be found throughout this series as well.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Collection available in repository and on internet.

Author

1. Mauro-Cottone, Melchiorre, 1885-1938.

Title

1. Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone papers, 1874-1982.

Biography

1. Italian-American organist and composer Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone (1883-1938) came to the United States, where he enjoyed a distinguished career as a performer, most notably as the organist for the Philharmonic Society of New York for many years. Born in Palermo, Italy, he initially studied with his father, Antonio Mauro, who, like his own father, was an organist and composer. Melchiorre became organist at the Church of San Carlo Borromeo in Palermo at the age of twelve. He came to United States in 1905 and made his New York concert debut at Mendelssohn Hall in 1910. Although his connection with the Philharmonic was highly prestigious, as the orchestra's organist, Mauro-Cottone had only infrequent performances and was constantly seeking additional work to support his family, which included his wife, Rose Mauro-Cottone, and two daughters, Gina and Aurora (who later became a concert pianist). Throughout his career, Mauro-Cottone served as organist and choirmaster for various churches and religious institutions in New York, including the Spanish Church (Nuestra Señora de Esperanza), St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, and the Central Synagogue. He also enjoyed a ten-year association with the Capitol Theatre in New York, during the tenure of Samuel Rothafel. Additionally, Mauro-Cottone gave private piano lessons out of his home and spent several years developing a piano tutorial manual for which he unsuccessfully sought a publisher. In his later years, Mauro-Cottone was anxious to find a permanent position with a church or educational institution and moved his family to New London, Connecticut to become organist at St. Mary, Star of the Sea. Shortly before his sudden death in 1938, he was engaged as the organist for the Church of the Holy Trinity on West 83rd Street in New York. Mauro-Cottone was a prolific composer and arranger; perhaps the best known of his original compositions were two Masses, a collection of motets, and Christmas songs.

Language

1. The Professional papers series contains correspondence in Italian and English (including some English translations of Italian documents). Other items in Italian may be found throughout this series as well.

Indexes

1. Collection available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

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

Occupation

1. Composers.
2. Organists.

Added author

1. Bossi, Marco Enrico, 1861-1925.
2. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921.
3. Dupré, Marcel, 1886-1971.
4. Eddy, Clarence, 1851-1937.
5. Mauro-Cottone, Aurora.
6. Morgana, Nina, 1891-1986.
7. Respighi, Elsa, 1894-1996.
8. Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936.
9. Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1882-1936.
10. Yon, Pietro A., 1886-1943.
11. Mauro-Cottone, Melchiorre, 1885-1938. Piano and theory in concise form.
12. Capitol Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
13. Central Synagogue (New York, N.Y.)
14. Philharmonic Society of New York.

Research call number

1. JPB 06-47