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Title: Julio de Osma Collection
Dates: 1920-1960
Collector:
Keith W. Johnson
Collection Size:
3 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Repository:
Stanford Music Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: The collection includes over one hundred music manuscripts by Julio de Osma, three publications of his
songs, and a couple dozen photocopied documents dealing with his family history and professional life.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Spanish
Collection is open for research. Please contact the Music Library to arrange for advance retrieval of materials from off-site
storage.
Property rights reside with the repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce please contact the Head, Stanford Music Library.
Julio de Osma Collection, Courtesy of the Stanford Music Library, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Collection donated by Keith W. Johnson, 1959.
Biography / Administrative History
Julio de Osma was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1888. His mother came from a distinguished Castillian family, and his father
was a well known organist. Julio de Osma started his music education as a young child. At 12 years he was performing regularly
as an organist. At 17 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He studied church music, piano, and composition in Barcelona
and Paris. During the late 1920s De Osma toured Russia with the tenor Sergei Radamsky. De Osma founded a conservatory of
music in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was married in New York in 1924 to Edra Arlonene. Julio de Osma has been most appreciated
for his songs; the Boston Music Company published Esa es (She passed me like a dream), and the set Songs of my Spanish soil.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists mainly of Julio de Osma?s original music manuscripts. The compositions are predominantly light pieces,
or ?parlor music? such as Spanish dances for piano, and songs with texts by the Spanish poet Manuel Machado. Osma?s style
displays a strong Spanish influence. About half of the programs, from a total of eight, are for benefit concerts. Most of
the newspaper clippings are related to Osma?s Russian concert tour. There are a couple of family history documents, and copies
of three autographed photographs of famous opera singers.
Series: 1. Documents on the Julio de Osma Collection; 2. Photocopied documents; 3. Musical manuscripts; 4. Printed music.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Osma, Julio de
Songs, Spanish