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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Music Library
Title: Fredric Myrow papers
Creator:
Myrow, Fredric
Creator:
Kibbee, Martin
Creator:
Leipzig, Adam
Creator:
Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987
Identifier/Call Number: 1006
Physical Description:
160.375 Linear Feet
99 boxes
Date (bulk): 1950s-1990s
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of American composer Fredric Myrow (1939-1999), along with some papers of his father,
composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987). Materials includes manuscript scores, manuscript sheet music, recordings, and correspondence,
as well as books, scores, sheet music, and recordings by others.
Language of Material:
English.
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Fredric Myrow (1939-1999) was an American composer. Also known as Fred Myrow, he is best known for composing the soundtracks
for "Soylent Green" (1973), "Scarecrow" (1973), and "Phantasm" (1979). Myrow was composer in residence at the New York Philharmonic
and then the Los Angeles Theatre Center. He attended the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 1958.
Myrow was the son of composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987) and grandson of music publisher and promoter Irving Mills (1894-1985).
[Box/folder# or item name], Fredric Myrow papers, Collection no. 1006, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
This collection is unprocessed. The USC Libraries Special Collections unit transferred custody of the Fredric Myrow papers
to the USC Libraries Music Library on April 29, 2022. The preliminary box-level inventory is based on box labels and may not
fully represent the contents within.
This collection consists of the papers of American composer Fredric Myrow (1939-1999), along with some papers of his father,
composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987). Materials includes manuscript scores, manuscript sheet music, recordings, and correspondence,
as well as books, scores, sheet music, and recordings by others. Myrow is best known for composing the soundtracks for "Soylent
Green" (1973), "Scarecrow" (1973), and "Phantasm" (1979).
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- United States -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Sound recordings
Music
Sheet music
Scores
Correspondence
Books
Tale of Two Cities -- Musical
Myrow, Fredric -- Archives
Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987 -- Archives