archives.nypl.org -- Paul Jacobs collection (original) (raw)
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Physical description
ca. 12 cubic ft. (36 boxes)
Language
Chiefly in English ; some items in French or German
Preferred Citation
Paul Jacobs collection, Music Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Music Division
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An American pianist and harpsichordist, Paul Jacobs, 1930-1983, specialized in music of the baroque and avant-garde. Correspondence, clippings, programs, personal documents and items; manuscripts and typescripts of writings by Jacob and others; and published music by various composers and books by various authors with markings by Jacobs. Personal correspondents include: Richard Rodney Bennett, William Bolcom, Pierre Boulez, Elliott and Helen Carter, Aaron Copland, David Diamond, George Rochberg, Ned Rorem, Frederic Rzewski, Bernard Saby, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Charles Wuorinen. Published music without markings has been separated. Sound recordings have been transferred to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.