Finding Aid for the Elaine Barkin Collection of Musical Compositions and Papers , 1976-1984.
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Arts and Humanities--Music
Finding Aid of the Elaine Barkin Collection of Musical Compositions and Papers, 1976-1984.
Collection number: 59
UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special CollectionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
- University of California, Los Angeles, Library
- Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713
- Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Phone: (310) 825-4988
- Fax: (310) 206-1864
- Email: speccoll-paging@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm
- Processed by:
- UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 5/2/85
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© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Elaine Barkin Collection of Musical Compositions and Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1976-1984.
Collection number: 59
Creator:
Barkin, Elaine, 1932-
Extent:
7 boxes
(3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscripts and sketches of musical compositions, with related program notes, poems, and descriptive
notes.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
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Language:
English.
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physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item],
Elaine Barkin Collection of Musical Compositions and Papers, 59, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California,
Los Angeles.
Barkin was born on Dec. 15, 1932 in New York City;
studied with Karol Rathaus, Saul Novak, and Leo
Kraft at Queens College, CUNY (BA, 1954), with
Irving Fine, Harold Shapero, and Arthur Berger at
Brandeis Univ. (MFA, 1954 and Ph.D, 1971), and
with Boris Blacher at the Berlin Hochschule für
Musik (1956-57); taught at Queens College
(1964-70), the Univ. of Michigan (1970-74), and
Princeton Univ. (1974), before joining the faculty
at UCLA in 1974; contributed articles to various
journals, including Perspectives of new music, of
which she became editor in 1964; member, executive
committee, American Society of University
Composers, 1967-69; compositions include: Woodwind
quartet (1956), Essay for orchestra (1957), String
trio (1957), String quartet (1969), and Inward and
outward bound (for chamber ensemble, 1975).
Collection consists of manuscripts and sketches of
musical compositions, with related program notes,
poems, and descriptive notes. Includes the NB
suite for flutes and contrabass, Two Dickinson
choruses, Plein chant for solo alto flute, .. in
its surrendering for tuba solo, and Still life for
baritone jazz saxophone and vibraphone.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Barkin, Elaine, 1932- --Archives.
Women composers--United States--Archival resources.
Music--Manuscripts.