Research Catalog

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Description

1. 8.46 linear feet (25 boxes)

Summary

1. The papers of the composer Charles Turner, one of Samuel Barber's few students, contain scores, sketches and notes, libretti, correspondence, diaries, photographs, programs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, and audio recordings documenting his life and career as a violinist, composer and pedagogue.

Subject

1. Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
2. Corigliano, John, 1938-
3. Diamond, David, 1915-2005.
4. Hollingsworth, Stanley.
5. Lee, Noël, 1924-2013.
6. Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
7. Perle, George, 1915-2009.
8. Pollack, Howard.
9. Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022.
10. Rothstein, Edward, 1952-
11. Runciman, Steven, 1903-2000.
12. Styron, William, 1925-2006.
13. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.

Genre/Form

1. Appointment books.
2. Black-and-white negatives.
3. Black-and-white photographs.
4. Clippings (information artifacts)
5. Color photographs.
6. Commercial correspondence.
7. Correspondence.
8. Diaries.
9. Military records.
10. Posters.
11. Programs (documents)
12. School yearbooks.
13. Scores.
14. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. JPB 12-05

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use (note)

1. For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library.

Author

1. Turner, Charles.

Connect to:

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

Occupation

1. Composers.
2. Teachers.
3. Violinists.