Description
Ray Martin (1918-1988) was a composer,
arranger, and conductor for BBC-TV, Columbia Records, RCA, and motion pictures. The
collection contains the original manuscript scores in the composer's hand, and are numbered
1 through 342. There are nearly 600 pieces, including the unnumbered songs written for
twenty-one of Martin's ablums.
Background
Ray Martin was a composer, arranger, and conductor for BBC-TV, Columbia Records, RCA, and
scored numerous motion pictures. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and attended the Vienna
Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts where he studied violin and majored in music theory. In
1938, Martin moved to London and earned a living performing with Caroll Levis' amateur
talent shows and with various revues.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.