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Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1894 - 1981

Biography

Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchestrator and conductor.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

American Music Edition records

 Collection
Identifier: AME
Scope and Contents

Manuscript scores, business records, and correspondence that reflects AME’s repertoire of new American music by Green, Carl Ruggles, Halsey Stevens, and others, as well as the interactions Green had with many key figures in twentieth-century music, including John Cage, Henry Cowell, Charles Ives, Gunther Schuller, William Grant Still, Virgil Thomson, and many others.

Dates: 1920 - 1997; Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1991; Other: Acquired November 30, 2005

Robert Russell Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Bennett
Scope and Contents

Mostly music manuscripts of original compositions and arrangements, the collection also includes drafts of two autobiographies, printed scores, and LPs from Bennett's collection.

Dates: 1911-1981; Other: Date acquired: 12/02/2002