Finding aid for the Joel Franklin collection of Franz Waxman music scores 2571
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USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 July
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Note
This collection is housed in the same box as collection #2568.
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Joel Franklin collection of Franz Waxman music scores
Creator:
Franklin, Joel
Identifier/Call Number: 2571
Physical Description:
0.27 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date: 1959
Abstract: Collection consists of portions of the score of composer Franz Waxman's
Joshua oratorio.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Franz Waxman (1906-1967) was a German and American composer of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music
genre. His 150 film scores include
Bride of Frankenstein (1935),
Rebecca (1940),
Sunset Boulevard (1950), and
A Place in the Sun (1951). He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years, for
Sunset Boulevard and
A Place in the Sun. Waxman also composed concert works, including Sinfonietta for string orchestra and timpani (1955), the oratorio
Joshua (1959), and
The Song of Terezin (1965). The Oratorio is dedicated to the memory of Alice Waxman and was first performed on May 23, 1959 with the Temple Emanu-El
Choir, conducted by Samuel Adler, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, in the sanctuary of the Temple in Dallas, Texas, under the
composer's direction. Waxman also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival in 1947.
Collection consists of portions of the score of composer Franz Waxman's
Joshua oratorio with lyrics by James Forsyth.
Joshua was composed to commemorate the death of Waxman's wife, Alice. A holograph score, ozalid score, and photocopies are present.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series, and was labeled 100-53.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Joel Franklin in 1984.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Joel Franklin collection of Franz Waxman music scores, Collection no. 2571, Cinematic Arts
Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers
Film composers -- Archival resources
scores (documents for music)
Franklin, Joel -- Archives
Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967