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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Alvin Irving Levin music manuscripts
Creator:
Levin, Alvin Irving
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0179
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear Feet
(13 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1997
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript music scores and photocopies of compositions of Alvin Irving Levin
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Alvin Irving Levin; gift; 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alvin Irving Levin Music Manuscripts (Collection PASC-M 179). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Levin graduated Ed.D. from UCLA in 1968; studied composition privately with Roy Harris for three years; served on Psychology
faculty at Californian State University, Northridge; local performances have included Song of the Earth (1950), Venu Te Deum
(1955), Confirmation Cantata (1959), Symphony for Strings (1984), and Hymn to the United Nations (1991).
Scope and Content
Manuscript music scores and photocopies of compositions of Alvin Irving Levin. Includes dramatic works, choral works, symphonic
music, and chamber music.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Dramatic works
- Choral works
- Symphonic music
- Chamber music and songs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- Archives.
Music -- Manuscripts.
Levin, Alvin Irving, 1921- --Archives.