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Leo Smit papers

Title
  1. Leo Smit papers 1905-1998.
Author
  1. Smit, Leo, 1921-1999

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Additional authors
  1. Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945
  2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
  3. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
  4. Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
  5. Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009
  6. Schuman, William, 1910-1992
  7. Shapero, Harold, 1920-
  8. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Description
  1. 13 linear feet (22 boxes)
Summary
  1. The Leo Smit Papers document the professional musical career of the distinguished pianist and composer.
Subject
  1. Smit, Leo, 1921-1999
  2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Correspondence
  3. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 -- Correspondence
  4. Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Musical settings
  5. Shapero, Harold, 1920- -- Correspondence
  6. Composers -- United States -- 20th century
  7. Operas -- 20th century
Genre/Form
  1. Clippings.
  2. Correspondence.
  3. Lecture notes.
  4. Librettos.
  5. Photographs.
  6. Programs.
  7. Slides.
  8. Scores.
Call number
  1. JPB 00-42
Biography (note)
  1. American composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher, Leo Smit (1921-1999) enjoyed a career that spanned nearly seventy years.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Author
  1. Smit, Leo, 1921-1999.
Title
  1. Leo Smit papers 1905-1998.
Biography
  1. American composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher, Leo Smit (1921-1999) enjoyed a career that spanned nearly seventy years. He established close working relationships and friendships with many of the most prominent musicians of the twentieth century, including Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Harold Shapero, William Schuman, and Lukas Foss. As a performer, Smit was an advocate and interpreter of the music of his time, especially the solo piano music of Aaron Copland, with whom he enjoyed an especially close relationship. Born in in Philadelphia, Smit received his earliest musical training from his parents and studied piano at the Curtis Institute of Music. He began his professional career as a pianist while still in his teens, his first job being rehearsal pianist for George Balanchine's American Ballet Company in 1936-1937. Smit gave his first recital as a solo pianist at Carnegie Hall in February 1939. Among his numerous teaching positions were Sarah Lawrence College (1947-1949), University of California, Los Angeles (1957-1963), and the State University of New York at Buffalo (1962-1984).
Indexes
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
  1. Composers.
  2. Pianists.
Added author
  1. Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945.
  2. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
  3. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
  4. Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.
  5. Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009.
  6. Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
  7. Shapero, Harold, 1920-
  8. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
  9. Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Ecstatic pilgrimage.
  10. Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Magic water.
Research call number
  1. JPB 00-42
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