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Title: Ernest Kanitz papers
Date (inclusive): 1922-1981, undated
Date (bulk): 1940-1970
Collection Number: MS 073
Creator:
Kanitz, Ernest, 1894-1978
Extent:
7.56 linear feet
(15 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The Ernest Kanitz papers contain professional and personal correspondence, orchestrations, concert reviews, musical publications,
and other material regarding Ernest Kanitz, an Austrian composer and musician. Materials also document his performances and
programs of his concerts. Topics covered by the collection include commentaries on music compositions, documentation of his
work history, and business materials associated with his work as a professor.
Languages: The collection is in English and German.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Ernest Kanitz papers (MS 073). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
The Ernest Kanitz papers were acquired as a gift in 1979.
Processed by Bianca Lisek and Ena Hillery, Student Processing Assistants, 2015.
Processing of the Ernest Kanitz papers were completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside
as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts
Curator.
Ernest Kanitz was born in Vienna, Austria in 1894. He came to the United States after a forced immigration from Vienna in
1938. After studying law at the University of Vienna, Kanitz began to study piano, music theory, and composition. Shortly
after, Kanitz became a professor of music theory and analysis at the New Vienna Conservatory. In 1930, Kanitz went on to found
the Vienna Womens Choir, aimed at bringing newer choral tunes to the Viennese public. Kanitz came back to the United States
in 1934 to continue his career as a professor at Winthrop College, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He left this position in
1941, and transferred to Erksine College where he became the head of the Music Department until 1944. In 1945, Kanitz moved
to Los Angeles, CA for a professor position at the University of Southern California where he worked until his retirement
in 1959. His activities had been severely restricted by 1967 as a result of diminishing vision caused by glaucoma. Kanitz
died in California in April of 1978.
This collection contains correspondence, orchestrations, documents, and other material pertaining to the Austrian composer
Ernest Kanitz. Materials document Kanitz's professional life and personal interests covering a wide range of topics that include
performances, lecture materials, and business information between him and universities regarding his work. A substantial amount
of both professional and personal correspondence is present in the collection between Kanitz and academic institutions, professional
colleagues, and friends. Of additional significance are numerous publications, concert programs, and concert reviews pertaining
to Kaniz's musical compositions and his orchestral performances, photographs of Kanitz and his colleagues, and notes pertaining
to his music. Lastly, there is select material documenting Kanitz's contracts and financial material with various academic
institutions.
This collection is arranged into six series. The contents of each series are arranged sequentially according to box and folder
number. The series arrangement of this collection is as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence by name, 1922-1975, undated
- Series 2. Correspondence by date, 1920-1975
- Series 3. Royalty statements, contracts, orchestrations and other material, 1939-1977, undated
- Series 4. Publications, 1932-1976, undated
- Series 5. Teaching materials, 1948-1963, undated
- Series 6. Biographical Information, 1938-1981, undated
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Composers
Immigrants
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Composition (Music)
Music
Correspondence
Programs
Publications
Audiovisual materials