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Willy Stahl papers,
1894-1963
PASC-M 244
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Title: Willy Stahl papers
Collection number: PASC-M 244
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.6 linear ft.
(9 flat boxes and 1 oversize flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1894-1963
Abstract: This collection consists of the manuscript scores and personal papers of composer Willy Stahl. Papers include photographs,
correspondence, contracts, drawings and sketches, journals and written manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and concert programs.
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:
Stahl, Willy
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], Willy Stahl Papers (Collection PASC-M 244). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4235037
William Bernard (Willy) Stahl was a self- described "composer, violinist, painter, ceramicist, writer, archaeologist, traveler,
bum, and lots of unmentionables." This collection is mainly representative of his work as a composer and musician.
Born on 22 June 1896 in New Jersey, Stahl grew up in New York City. He played violin as a child and in 1912 was sent to Vienna
to study at the Imperial Conservatory of Music. After returning to the United States, he was drafted in 1917 and briefly stationed
at Fort Totten, Long Island. He played with the Russian and New York Symphony orchestras around this time. Stahl became director
of the Rialto Theatre Orchestra in New York City in 1923, later moving to the Brooklyn Strand Theater, where his directorship
lasted from 1926-1929. He moved to Hollywood in 1934 and worked as a composer for radio shows and motion pictures, also working
with Meredith Wilson and Victor Young as an arranger and assistant conductor. Around this time, a few of his compositions
were performed at New York venues and by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Orchestra. Stahl composed at least five
symphonies and 35 pieces of chamber music, which are all likely represented in this collection. He died of cancer on 11 April
1963, in Venice, California.
This collection contains the scores and personal papers of composer Willy Stahl. Scores largely include manuscript compositions
by Stahl himself, with a smaller portion of primarily published scores by other composers. Personal papers include photographs,
correspondence, contracts and license agreements, bills and affidavits, journals and written manuscripts, drawings and sketches,
newspaper clippings, and concert programs.
This collection has been organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Scores
- Subseries 1.1. Stahl
- Subseries 1.2. Other composers
- Series 2. Personal papers
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stahl, Willy--Archives
Chamber music--Scores.
Orchestral music--Scores.
Scores.
Violin and piano music--Scores.