| Title: |
Reminiscences of Elie Siegmeister and Mrs. Elie Siegmeister
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A139
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background, New York, N.Y., education; study with Nadia Boulanger, 1927-1931; American Ballad Singers, 1939-1946; jazz, folk, classical influences; symphonic and theater productions; Rally of Hope, 1943; organization of Soviet-American Music Society; elitist, nationalist and populist influences in American music; composition orchestration; American Composers' Alliance; effects of McCarthyism on United States artists and art; writing opera, film scores, since 1950's; elements of musical style; conducting, teaching; Composers and Lyricists Guild of America; 1968 Composers for Peace Concert; importance of fashion, planned obsolescence in modern culture; Council of Creative Artists, Libraries and Museums; development of Second American School of Music.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 459 leaves, Tape: 2 reels; 8 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from interviewee. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1975 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1909
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| Speaker occupation: |
Composer; Wife participates in final interview
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| Age at speaking: |
66
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| Document date: |
1975
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| Interviewer: |
Morris, Berenice
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Composers; Composition (Music); Music--Instruction and study; North America; United States; United States--Social life and customs
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Music and society; Music--Theory; Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-; Siegmeister, Elie, Mrs
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017264-12707
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