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Mortimer Wilson music compositions,
1901-1932
PASC-M 54
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Title: Mortimer Wilson music compositions
Collection number: PASC-M 54
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.0 linear ft.
(19 flat boxes and 1 document box)
Date (inclusive): 1901-1932
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscripts and published music scores. There is also a small amount of personal material.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Wilson, Mortimer
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
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.
[Identification of item], Mortimer Wilson Music Compositions (Collection PASC M-54). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Mortimer Wilson was born on August 6, 1876 in Chariton, IA. He studied music in Chicago, and at the age of twenty-five became
the head of the Department of Theory and Composition at the University of Nebraska. After a sojourn in Europe, he returned
to the United States to become director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In the 1920s he composed musical accompaniments
for silent films, most significantly the Douglas Fairbanks pictures The Thief of Bagdad, Don Q., Son of Zorro, and The Black
Pirate. He died on January 27, 1932, in New York City.
The collection consists predominantly of manuscripts and published scores of orchestral music. It includes original compositions
and transcriptions of others' music. It also includes music composed to accompany three Douglas Fairbanks films: The Thief
of Bagdad; Don Q., Son of Zorro; and The Black Pirate. There is also a very small amount of personal material, including book
manuscripts, clippings, and programs for John Philip Sousa concerts.
This collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1. Musical compositions by Mortimer Wilson
- Series 2. Transcriptions by Mortimer Wilson
- Series 3. Personal material
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3649256
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wilson, Mortimer, 1876-1932--Archives.
Composers--United States--Archives.
Scores.
Silent film music.