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Prod'homme (J.-G.) collection of material about Ludwig van Beethoven
LSC.0655  
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: J.-G. Prod'homme collection of material about Ludwig van Beethoven
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0655
    Physical Description: 0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1899-1947
    Abstract: Jacques-Gabriel Prod'homme (1871-1956) was a French music critic and librarian. He translated Wagner's prose works (1907-25) and musical dramas (1922-27) and Beethoven's conversation books (1946). His published works include Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 (1905), La jeunesse de Beethoven, 1770-1800 (1921), and Les sonatas pour piano de Beethoven, 1782-1823 (1937). The collection consists of French, German, English, Mexican, and other newspaper and periodical clippings, holograph notes, programs, books, and photographs relating to Ludwig van Beethoven and concerts of his sonatas, collected by Prod'homme.
    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, French, German and Spanish.

    Conditions Governing 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 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.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], J.-G. Prod'homme collection of material about Ludwig Van Beethoven (Collection 655). 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.
    Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, date unknown. Encoded by Alight Tsai under the supervision of Caroline Cubé.
    Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by Apex Data Services. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala, March 2003.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233621 

    Biography

    Prod'homme was born on November 28, 1871 in Paris, France; studied philology and music history at the Paris École des Hautes Études Sociales (1890-94), then became a writer on musical and other subjects in the socialist publications, among them La revue socialiste, Droits de l'homme , and Messidor; co-founded the French section of the International Music Society (IMS) in 1902, and served as its secretary (1903-13); co-founded the French Musicological Society in 1917, serving as its secretary (1917-20) and vice-president (1929-36); became curator of the library and archivist of the museum at the Paris Opéra (1931-40); librarian at the Paris Conservatory (1934-40); became a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur (1928); with others, he translated Wagner's prose works (1907-25) and musical dramas (1922-27) and Beethoven's conversation books (1946); published works include Hector Berlioz 1803-1869 (1905), La jeunesse de Beethoven, 1770-1800 (1921), and Les sonatas pour piano de Beethoven, 1782-1823 (1937); he died on June 18, 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of French, German, English, Mexican, and other newspaper and periodical clippings, holograph notes, programs, books, and photographs relating to Ludwig van Beethoven and concerts of his sonatas, collected by French librarian and music critic Prod'homme.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Musicologists--France--Archival resources.