The Henrk Szeryng Collection documents the career of a great violinist who was also active as a teacher, a patron of the arts, and a diplomat. The bulk of the materials are Szeryng's collected musical scores, but also included are personal papers relating to activities other than musical performance. Various teaching and master-class materials in the collection date from his many years as an educator, and a number of speeches and writings reflect his active role as a public figure.
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Szeryng's generosity in supporting the arts and other worthy causes, as demonstrated by his donation of several valuable violins for use by promising young violinists and by his many benefit performances, is also well documented in the biographical articles and interviews of the collection. The Music materials in the collection consist of both manuscript and printed scores.
The bulk of the music is printed, but many of these scores and parts include Szeryng's handwritten annotations. The manuscripts include a number of Szeryng's own compositions, as well as his arrangements and revisions of both standard and little-known works.
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Among these is Paganini's Third violin concerto, a work which Szeryng himself rediscovered. The numerous personal friendships that Szeryng fostered in the various locations to which he travelled are reflected in correspondence from those acquaintances as well.
The many official invitations indicate his prestige as both violinist and diplomat, and the letters of condolence received by Waltraud Szeryng following his death reflect the widespread sense of loss felt at his passing. In the Performance Files of the collection, publicity materials provide an overview of the evolution of Szeryng's career. Representative concert programs and numerous clippings clearly document Szeryng's endeavors as a concert artist, diplomat and patron.
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The Business Records include many receipts, contracts, and financial statements that also reflect his concert and recording activities. The remainder of the collection consists of various personal papers: People Auer, Leopold, Mintz, Shlomo, --Correspondence. Concertos, violin, orchestra, no. Orchestral music--Scores and parts.
Suites Violin with orchestra -- Solo with piano.
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Concertos Violin -- Cadenzas. Content Types A limited number of items are shown. Click to view More Scores Solo with piano Cadenzas. Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano.
Notes "Violin transcriptions, Brahms concerto cadenza, music analyses and editions, music dedicated to, commissioned by or associated with Maud Powell, printed from the original editions, manuscripts, and recordings"--Covers. Principally for violin and piano; v. Includes bibliographical references volumes 1, page xxv.
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Maud Powell, "The grand woman of American music" -- Maud Powell's letter concerning herself as a musician -- Pioneering the violin recital in America -- Championing music by American composers -- Commentary on the music, parts I-VI -- v. Part I, Maud Powell's transcriptions of European music.
Minuet in G major, WoO 10, no. Act II, scene ii: Song of the Indian trader: Part VI, Original music and transcriptions dedicated to, commissioned by, or closely associated with Maud Powell.