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Autograph Manuscript of Sheet Music, 3 copies of "Analytical Study of Piano Technique", 1950

1 folder
Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Boswell, Alfred C.
Dates:
1950
Located In:
Box 1, Folder 1
Extent:
1 folder
Languages:
English
Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Credit this material:

Autograph Manuscript of Sheet Music, 3 copies of "Analytical Study of Piano Technique"; Alfred C. Boswell Collection, C1015, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
System Identifier:
/repositories/5/archival_objects/784222

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The collection consists chiefly of autograph musical compositions and/or arrangements by Boswell. They include two compositions for poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and by Coventry Patmore, a printed sheet music pamphlet autographed by Emile R. Blanchet, and an autograph sheet titled "Nocturne en la Mineur", dated October 1924, also by Blanchet and dedicated to Boswell. Also present are three music notebooks of piano exercises Boswell wrote titled "Analytical Study of Piano Technique" (1950), with a preface by Robert Casadesus. In addition to the music, there is a diary dating from 1912 to 1924, which includes dates of lessons taken by Boswell with Blanchet, Otto Barblan, Louis A. Coerne, and Rudolph Ganz.

Collection History

Custodial History:

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

Archival Appraisal Information:

No appraisal information is available.

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Conditions for Reproduction and Use:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Credit this material:

Autograph Manuscript of Sheet Music, 3 copies of "Analytical Study of Piano Technique"; Alfred C. Boswell Collection, C1015, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss): Box 1