Serge Lifar collection on Serge Diaghilev, 1750-1950 (bulk 1890-1929) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This collection is comprised in large part of printed music, widely representing 18th century Italian and 19th century Russian operatic music. It includes rare pre-revolutionary editions of Russian folk songs, annotated performance scores of Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gounod, Cimarosa. Non-musical materials include three letters from S. Prokofiev to S. Diaghilev, rare editions of books on music, literature and theater, libretti and synopses, souvenir books and programs and photographs. Several of the programs and photographs show Léon Bakst's set and costume designs. Non-musical materials also include Diaghilev's personal notebook, containing entries in French, Russian and English written from 1926 to 1929