- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
- Find Related Materials
Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Reif, Paul (1910-1978)
- Title:
- Paul Reif Musical Scores
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/sx61dm340
- Dates:
- 1957-1977
- Size:
- 3 boxes and 1.15 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-3
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of musical scores of twentieth-cetnury American composer Paul Reif.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of musical scores by Reif, including two operas, "Mad Hamlet" (1961-1962) and "Portrait in Brownstone" (1968); songs based on works of Walt Whitman, T. S. Eliot, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and other poets; concertos for string orchestra; music for brass quintets; secular choruses for mixed voices with piano; chamber music of flute and piano, flute trios, and woodwind quartets; and organ music.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Reif
Paul Reif was a twentieth-century American composer.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of Mrs. Paul Reif.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
The contents list was compiled by Rafael Abrahams in June 2010.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Paul Reif Musical Scores; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/sx61dm340
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-3
Find More
- Other Finding Aids
An item list (2 pp.) is available in the Dept.
- Subject Terms:
- American poetry -- Songs and music. -- 20th century
Brass quintets -- United States -- 20th century
Chamber music -- United States -- 20th century
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano -- United States -- 20th century
Composers -- United States -- 20th century
Concertos -- United States -- 20th century
Flute and piano music -- United States -- 20th century
Instrumental music -- United States -- 20th century
Operas -- United States -- 20th century
Organ music -- United States -- 20th century
Woodwind quartets (Clarinet, English horn, flute, oboe) -- United States -- 20th century
Woodwind trios (Flutes (3)) -- United States -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Scores -- United States -- 20th century