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Folk music of the USSR. side C

Creator:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Russians  Search this
Soviets  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Russia
Soviet Union
Contents:
Yerevan wedding dance (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:18) ; Folksong "Khaminer" (Armenia S.S.R.) (3:09) ; Folk dance "Unabi" (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:21) ; Folksong "Ekhso Jan" (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:24) ; Machkal (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:56) ; Shirak folk dance (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:59) ; Folksong "Asor arazy es gnatsam" (Armenia S.S.R.) (2:53) ; Folk dance "Maralik" (Armenia S.S.R.) (3:47)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0593
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0593
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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Folk music of the USSR. side D

Creator:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Russians  Search this
Soviets  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Russia
Soviet Union
Contents:
The dancing girl (Tadjik S.S.R.) (2:13) ; Song of the cotton picker (Uzbekh S.S.R.) (2:13) ; Komuz (Kirghiz S.S.R.) (3:02) ; Folk melody "Kubanam" (Komuz) (Kirghiz S.S.R.) (1:29) ; Yandym Leili (Turkmen S.S.R.) (2:35) ; Gosel son (You, beauty) (Turkmen S.S.R.) (3:16) ; Pakhtachi gozel (Beautiful cotton picker) (Turkmen S.S.R.) (2:27) ; Apipya (Tatar S.S.R.) (2:17) ; Kalka (Kazakh S.S.R.) (2:02) ; Folksong "Pan koylek" (Kazakh S.S.R.) (2:40).
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0594
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0594
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5434413ff-5b1e-4a9b-a12f-3d8a90f98212
EDAN-URL:
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Music of the World's Peoples, Vol. 1, side 1- F-504

Producer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
Madagascar. Oay Lalay e ; chant malgache (girl's chorus, African-type harp acc.) -- Ireland. Medley of reels [on] Drowsy Maggie, Scottish Mary, Flogging reel (Patrick J. Toohey, Uileann pipes) -- Georgia, Caucasian. Greek Orthodox Church choir -- Greece. Shepherd clarinet-like pipes, kanun acc. -- Japan. Gagaku: Imperial sho koto chant (male singers accompanied by the koto and sho) -- Nigeria, Yoruba tribe. Choral "singing" conversation, with signal drums -- India. Sanai gath, raga kaphi, classical (sanai, tabla, and baya drums, drone) Bombay orchestra (including esrai and jalatarang) -- France, Pyrenees. Dance tune (musette, with accordion acc.)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0985
General:
CDR copy

Folkways 4504-1
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
World music anthologies  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-0985
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Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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Iranian Music- side 2

Producer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
2 pieces
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-1318
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-1318
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5ba1bfb5b-1547-443d-9fc1-c0a2f14903c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref19802

Folk Music of the Ukraine

Creator:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 (liner notes)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
3 Phonograph records (analog, 78 rpm, 10 in.)
Culture:
Ukrainians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Date:
1951
Contents:
Gutsul kolomyika --Huculka --Kozachok --Wedding melodies --Country dances --Hutsulka and Kozachok.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-78-0432

Folkways.1301
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1951
General:
Sung in Ukranian. Notes: Program notes by Henry Cowell in English ([4] p. : ill.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Native performers. Production notes: Recorded in the Ukraine.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-78-0432
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / 78 RPM
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59c3e7401-1e89-4870-af83-e3a202696ea9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref21816

Iranian Music- Side 1

Producer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
2 pieces
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-1317
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-1317
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
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Complete works for violin and piano

Composer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Artist:
Sackson, David  Search this
Peltzer, Dwight  Search this
Performer:
Sackson, David  Search this
Peltzer, Dwight  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
Suite --Hymn and fuguing tune No. 16. --Sonata.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3449
General:
Folkways 37450

CDR copy David Sackson, violin; Dwight Peltzer, piano.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3449
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk54945d6e6-d0a4-47a5-9b5f-44e5a46e90d2
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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24890

Primitive Music of the World

Producer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-5001
General:
CDR copy; sound file exists in the DAMS system

Associated with Folkways release 4581 (1962)
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-5001
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57139b3dd-a23f-4bf8-a40e-a4a22398e2eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref26685

Irish Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes

Artist:
Clancy, Willie  Search this
Gorman, Michael, 1895-1970  Search this
Creator:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 (liner notes)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Irish  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Ireland
Contents:
Slip-jig: promenade, side-step --Slip-jig: Humors of Derrachrisoyne --Single jigs: Ask me, Father ; Carry me down to Carlow --Double jig: Mug of brown ale --Double jig: Fair-haired boy --Sligo-reel: The mountain road --County-Cork reel: Fermony lasses --The flogging reel --Reels: Humors of Lissadel ; Doctor Gilbert --Hornpipe --Hornpipe: Chief O'Neill's favourite --Irish set dance: Rodney's glory -- Irish traditional air: Little red lark.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0346

Le Chant du Monde.51812
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Chant du Monde
General:
Originally issued in 1956. Program notes by H. Cowell and E. Brown and instructions for the dances (6 p. ill.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Michael Gorman, fiddle; Willy Clancy, uileann pipes.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Ireland -- Songs and music  Search this
British Isles -- Songs and music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0346
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Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52ceea1a6-3dd4-44d4-b2e1-5d504963cc50
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16211

Oral history interview with John Cage

Interviewee:
Callahan, Harry M.  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Names:
Albers, Josef  Search this
Bird, Bonnie  Search this
Buhlig, Richard, 1880-1952  Search this
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Cunningham, Merce  Search this
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968  Search this
Johns, Jasper, 1930-  Search this
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this
Tobey, Mark  Search this
Watts, Alan, 1915-1973  Search this
Weiss, Adolph, 1891-1971  Search this
Extent:
55 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1974 May 2
Scope and Contents:
An interview of John Cage conducted 1974 May 2, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Cage speaks of his education; studying art and architecture in Europe; his paintings; his music teachers including Richard Buhlig, Henry Cowell, and Adolph Weiss; his lectures on modern art and music; his first wife, Xenia; teaching at the Cornish School, the Chicago Institute of Design, and Black Mountain College; taking chess lessons from Marcel Duchamp; Oriental philosophy; and "Silence," "Empty Words," and other compositions. He recalls Josef Albers, Bonnie Bird, Merce Cuningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Tobey, Alan Watts, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
John Cage (1912-1992) was a composer and printmaker from New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 39 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Composers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.cage74
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95269fba8-5147-4e92-aa8a-062cd7e6d971
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-cage74
Online Media:

Marion Walton papers

Creator:
Walton, Marion, b. 1899  Search this
Names:
Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958  Search this
Carmer, Carl Lamson, 1893-  Search this
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981  Search this
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949  Search this
Gage-Colby, Ruth  Search this
Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966 -- Photographs  Search this
Jameson, Storm, 1891-1986  Search this
Kadar, Bela  Search this
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this
Marsh, Fred Dana, 1872-1961  Search this
O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986  Search this
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 -- Photographs  Search this
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this
Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971  Search this
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974  Search this
Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997  Search this
Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this
Walton, Blanche Wetherill  Search this
Williams, Shirley, 1930-  Search this
Extent:
0.8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Date:
1915-1976
Summary:
This small collection of the papers of sculptor Marion Walton measures 0.8 linear feet and dates from 1915-1976. Fifteen folders of letters written to Marion and her mother Blanche Wetherill Walton include many from artists and photographers, writers, musicians and composers, and political figures. Also found are printed materials, photographs, and a file concerning a reception for author Jonathan Daniels.
Scope and Content Note:
The collection measures 0.8 linear feet, dates from 1915-1976, and documents the career of sculptor Marion Walton. Found within the papers are letters, printed material, photographs, and a file concerning a reception for author Jonathan Daniels.

Letters include those received by Walton and her mother, music patron Blanche Wetherill Walton, from many notable correspondents, including artist Charles Green Shaw, historian and suffragist Mary Beard, and novelist Vera Brittain. There are scattered letters from artists Béla Kádár, Rockwell Kent, Fred Dana Marsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, Theo Stamos, and Abbott Handerson Thayer, composers Henry Cowell and Carl Ruggles, musician Pete Seeger, lecturer Ruth Gage-Colby, photographer Roy E. Stryker, political figures James Forrestal, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Shirley Williams, and writers Carl Carmer and Margaret Storm Jameson.

Printed material primarily consists of clippings and exhibition catalogs, and photographs are of Walton, her family, colleagues, and artwork. Of special interest is an early photograph of Alberto Giacometti with Rodin's model Carmen, and a photograph of Pablo Picasso autographed on the reverse.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 4 series. All series are arranged chronologically.

Missing Title

Series 1: Letters, 1922-1976 (Box 1; 15 folders)

Series 2: File Concerning a Reception for Jonathan Daniels, 1946 (Box 1; 14 folders)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1924-1976 (Boxes 1-2; 17 folders)

Series 4: Photographs, 1915-1972 (Box 2; 18 folders)
Biographical Note:
Marion Walton was born in 1905 in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of Ernest Forster Walton and music patron Blanche Wetherill Walton. During the 1920s, she studied at the Art Students League and, from approximately 1922 to 1924, at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris under sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. One of her classmates was Alberto Giacometti.

In 1933, Walton had a solo exhibition at the Weyhe Gallery and later participated in numerous group exhibitions primarily in New York City and in Paris, France. Her work is represented in private collections in the United States and abroad, and in the museum of the University of Nebraska.

Walton taught students in her studio in New York City and at Sarah Lawrence College. She was also a member of Artists Equity and a charter member of the Sculptors Guild.

Walton was married to James Putnam, assistant to the President of the publishing house, MacMillan Company.

Marion Walton died in 1996.
Provenance:
The Marion Walton papers were donated in 1976 by Marion Walton.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Citation:
Marion Walton papers, 1915-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.waltmari
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw921da9a2b-980c-428e-8fb2-3483888a5553
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-waltmari

Joseph Schillinger Phonograph Record Collection

Creator:
Schillinger, Joseph, 1895-1943  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History  Search this
Names:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Theremin, Leon  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Phonograph records
78 rpm records
Audiotapes
Date:
1940-1941, 1985
bulk 1940-1941
Summary:
Joseph Schillinger (1895-1943), composer and musical theorist, worked extensively with the Rhythmicon. The Rhythmicon, constructed in 1931, is the earliest electronic rhythm machine. The collection consists of recordings of the Rhythmicon.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of nine transcription recordings of the Rhythmicon on 78 rpm phonographic records made by Joseph Schillinger in 1940 and 1941; two 1/4 inch master reel to reel tapes of disc recordings created by Radio Smithsonian in fall, 1985; and one research cassette tape of disc recordings created by Radio Smithsonian in fall, 1985.

A digital reference copy is available in the Smithsonian Institutions Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into two series.

Series 1: Original Discs, 1940-1941

Series 2: Miscellaneous, 1940-1941, 1985
Biographical / Historical:
Joseph Schillinger (1895-1943), composer and musical theorist, worked extensively with the Rhythmicon. The Rhythmicon, developed in 1931 by Leon Theremin at the request of composer Henry Cowell, is the earliest electronic rhythm machine.

Schillinger was born on August 31, 1895, in Kharkov, Ukraine. After beginning a successful musical career in the Soviet Union, he immigrated to the United States in 1928 and settled in New York City. He taught at New York University, the Teachers College of Columbia University and the New School for Social Research. A trained mathematician, Schillinger developed his own system of composition based on mathematics.
Related Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York, New York

Joseph Schillinger Papers, 1918-2000

The Joseph Schillinger Papers contain the composer/theorist's writings, composition lesson texts, student notebooks, scores, charts, personal papers, clippings and promotional material.

New York Public Library, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Joseph Schillinger Collection of Sound Recordings, *L(Special) 89-16

Berkley School of Music Archives, Boston, Massachusetts
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the National Museum of American History by Mrs. Joseph Schillinger (Frances) and transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Musical Instruments (Division of Culture and the Arts) in June 1985.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Digital reference copies available in the Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). See RTC0162-RT0001.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Musical instruments  Search this
Rhythmicon  Search this
Genre/Form:
Phonograph records
78 rpm records
Audiotapes
Citation:
Joseph Schillinger Phonograph Record Collection, 1940-1941, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0162
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8072242ad-4b9a-4bbf-9bbf-0d8ff3c2b84e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0162

Works by Henry Cowell, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Wallingford Riegger,John J. Becker

Composer:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953  Search this
Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961  Search this
Becker, John J.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Date:
1978
Contents:
Henry Cowell. Wind quintet / Wallingford Riegger. The abongo / John J. Becker. Three songs / Ruth Crawford Seeger.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0276

New World.285
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York New World 1978
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-RINZ-LP-0276
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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Commercial / LPs
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5650248ee-2b1a-4b7a-be47-f6fb700b3d3c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-rinz-ref5995

Olive Thompson Cowell papers

Creator:
Cowell, Olive Thompson, 1887-1984  Search this
Names:
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965  Search this
Falkenstein, Claire, 1908-1997  Search this
Wildenhain, Frans, 1905-1980  Search this
Wildenhain, Marguerite  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
circa 1940-1982
Summary:
The scattered papers of art and music patron and educator Olive Thompson Cowell measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 1982. Found are biographical materials including sound recordings, a photo album and snapshots, and files on artists including Claire Falkenstein, Trude Guermonprez, and Frans and Marguerite Wildenhain.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of art and music patron and academic Olive Thompson Cowell measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 1982. Found are biographical materials including sound recordings, a photo album and snapshots, and files on artists including Claire Falkenstein, Trude Guermonprez, and Frans and Marguerite Wildenhain.
Arrangement:
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022.
Biographical / Historical:
Olive Thompson Cowell (1887-1984) was an arts and music patron and educator in San Francisco, California. Cowell attended Barnard College and worked as an educator in California. Later she received an MA from the University of California, Berkeley. She founded the international relations department at San Francisco State University, where she taught until 1956. Married to Henry Clayton Blackwood Cowell, she was the stepmother to pianist Henry Cowell.
Provenance:
Donated 1994 and 1998 by Alan W. Ford, who inherited and resided in Cowell's home and received the papers from Cowell. He destroyed all other Cowell papers at her request. Ford subsequently resided in a house designed by architect Lilian Bridgman, and donated a group of Bridgman's papers as well; these are cataloged separately.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art patrons -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Women educators  Search this
Women art patrons  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Citation:
Olive Thompson Cowell papers, circa 1940-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.coweoliv
See more items in:
Olive Thompson Cowell papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90294f3fd-c86f-44b9-a276-47ee4cbc1860
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-coweoliv

Charles Ives and his music / by Henry Cowell and Sidney Cowell

Author:
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965  Search this
Cowell, Sidney Robertson  Search this
Subject:
Ives, Charles 1874-1954  Search this
Physical description:
x, 253 p. facsim., music, ports. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
[1969, c1955]
Call number:
ML410.I94C6 1969X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_353173

The music of Henry Cowell : a descriptive catalog / William Lichtenwanger

Author:
Lichtenwanger, William 1915-2000  Search this
Brooklyn College Institute for Studies in American Music  Search this
Subject:
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965 Bibliography  Search this
Physical description:
xxxviii, 365 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1986
C1986
Call number:
ML134.C69 L69 1986
ML134.C69L69 1986
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_325061

Henry Cowell's New Music, 1925-1936 : the Society, the music editions, and the recordings / by Rita Mead

Author:
Mead, Rita H  Search this
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965  Search this
New Music Society of California  Search this
Physical description:
616 p. : ill., plates ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1981
C1981
20th century
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Call number:
ML200.5 .M35 1981X
ML200.5.M35 1981X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_139727

Essential Cowell : selected writings on music / edited with an introduction by Dick Higgins ; preface by Kyle Gann

Author:
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965  Search this
Higgins, Dick 1938-1998  Search this
Physical description:
347 p. : music ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2001
2001, c2002
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_686953

Charles Ives and his music, by Henry Cowell and Sidney Cowell

Author:
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965  Search this
Cowell, Sidney Robertson Mrs  Search this
Subject:
Ives, Charles 1874-1954  Search this
Physical description:
x, 245 p. ports., facsim., music. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1955
Call number:
CT275.I95 C8
CT275.I95C8
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_16680

American composers on American music : a symposium / edited by Henry Cowell ; with a new introduction by the editor

Author:
Cowell, Henry 1897-1965  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 226 pages : music ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1962
©1962
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Composers  Search this
Musique--Histoire et critique  Search this
Compositeurs  Search this
Music  Search this
Call number:
ML200.5 .A44 1962
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113606

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