Kurt Weill Foundation for Music collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1555
Scope and Contents
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music collection (1928-2005) contains five oral history interviews with Maurice Abravanel (1978-1985), correspondence, a newsletter, and music programs. Correspondence between Kurt Weill and Maurice Abravanel, as well as between Lotte Leyna and Lucy Abravanel, are included in the collection. Also included in the collection are various symphony and musical programs dated from 1928-1933 and a copy of the fall 1995 and fall 2005 Kurt Weill Newsletter.
Dates
- 1928-2005
Creator
- Kurt Weill Foundation for Music (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English, German and French.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Organizational History
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music was established by Lotte Lenya in 1962 to continue the legacy of musician and composer, Kurt Weill. The Foundation now owns copyrights to all of Weill's scores and recordings and offers advice about their availability to producers and performers who wish to perform his music. The Foundation publishes the Kurt Weill Newsletter, has sponsored a number of conferences and symposia, and has funded 140 projects in the U.S., Western Europe, and South America, in the areas of research and travel, dissertation assistance, and performance. The Foundation also opened the Weill-Lenya Research Center, which holds archival collections and conducts oral history interviews such as the one included in this collection. Maurice Abravanel was once a student of Kurt Weill and the interviews center around their association and respective careers.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music collection (1928-2005) contains five oral history interviews with Maurice Abravanel (1978-1985), correspondence, a newsletter, and music programs. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music was established by Lotte Lenya in 1962 to continue the legacy of musician and composer, Kurt Weill.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dave Stein in 1995.
Donated by Kurt Weill Foundation (Kurt Weill Newsletter, 2005 located in folder 6) in 2005.
Donated by Kurt Weill Foundation (Kurt Weill Newsletter, 2005 located in folder 6) in 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Soderberg in 1996.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2010.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2010.
Creator
- Kurt Weill Foundation for Music (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music collection, 1928-2005
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kristen Soderburg
- Date
- © 1996 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu