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Marquardt (Paul A.) music for silent films
PASC-M.0004
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Paul A. Marquardt music for silent films
Creator:
Marquardt, Paul (Composer)
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0004
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear Feet
(6 flat boxes and 2 oversize flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1925-1943
Abstract: This collection contains the manuscript and published scores of film composer Paul A. Marquardt.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Frank Dellestritto, 1975.
[Identification of item], Paul A. Marquardt Music for Silent Films (Collection PASC-M 4). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9922213273606533
Paul Marquardt was born on 13 January 1889 in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany as Paul Alfred Marquardt. Over the course of
his career as a film music composer, he worked on some of MGM's most famous films, such as The Wizard of Oz (1939), A Day
at the Races (1937) and Rio Rita (1942). He died on October 30, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
This collection largely contains manuscripts and manuscript reproductions for various compositions, either composed or arranged
by Marquardt. Also included are several marches, an opera, and 67 pieces of silent film music published by the Music Buyers
Corporation.
This collection has been arranged into the following series:
- Series 1. Manuscripts
- Series 2. Published scores
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Silent film music -- Scores.
Music -- Manuscripts.