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Barkin (Elaine) musical compositions and papers
PASC-M.0059  
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Related Material

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Elaine Barkin musical compositions and papers
    Creator: Barkin, Elaine
    Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0059
    Physical Description: 15.2 Linear Feet (31 boxes)
    Physical Description: 9 Audiovisual Carriers (4 records, 5 open reel audiotapes)
    Physical Description: 12 Born-digital Carriers (12 optical discs)
    Date (inclusive): 1955-2010
    Abstract: This collection primarily contains musical compositions and professional writings by composer Elaine Barkin.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Elaine Barkin, 1987-2010.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Elaine Barkin Musical Compositions and Papers (Collection PASC-M 59). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303553606533 

    Biography

    Composer, writer, and performer Elaine Barkin was born December 15, 1932 in New York City. She graduated from Queens College, CUNY and Brandeis University (MFA, 1954 and Ph.D, 1971) and studied composition at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik in the 1950s. Barkin taught at Queens College (1964-1970), the University of Michigan (1970-1974), and Princeton (1974), before joining the faculty at UCLA in 1974, teaching music composition and theory; she retired from UCLA in 1997. Barkin also served as an editor for the journal Perspectives of New Music from the mid-1960s to 1980s, and wrote numerous essays for the publication and other music journals, including Open Space Magazine, which she co-founded. In the 1980s, Barkin undertook several excursions to Bali to study gamelan music and interview Indonesian musicians.
    Elaine Barkin has composed numerous musical works, including those for strings, piano, percussion, harp, woodwind, horns, gamelan, and voice.

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of draft and reproduction scores, sketches, and some completed versions of Elaine Barkin's musical compositions; writings and material relating to editorial work for the journal Perspectives of New Music; and writings for other publications. Also present is a small amount of material concerning Barkin's other professional endeavors, including her involvement with the Society for Music Theory and her interest in Balinese music; personal correspondence; ephemera; and audio recordings of some of her works.

    Organization and Arrangement

    This collection is arranged into the following series:
    • Series 1. Musical compositions
    • Series 2. Perspectives of New Music
    • Series 3. Other writings and professional endeavors
    • Series 4. Personal correspondence and files
    • Series 5. Audio recordings
    • Series 6. Film: Lapis

    Related Material

    UCLA Music Library  has individual scores and recordings of Barkin's work. Please search the UCLA Library Catalog. 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Faculty -- Archives.
    Women composers -- United States -- Archives.
    Barkin, Elaine, 1932- --Archives.