Richard Czerwonky music manuscripts and papers
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Scope and Contents
The Richard Czerwonky Music Manuscripts and Papers contain manuscript and published scores of violinist, composer and conductor Richard Czerwonky (1886-1949) as well as a small subset of personal papers, writing and ephemera. The majority of his compositions and arrangements are for violin solo accompanied by piano but also include many works for string quartet, other chamber ensembles, orchestral works and songs. Most of his published works are now rare and out-of-print. This collection is believed to be the most complete collection of Czerwonky's published and unpublished work in existance.
Dates
- 1902 - 1949
Creator
- Czerwonky, Richard, 1886-1949 (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
14 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Richard Czerwonky Music Manuscripts and Papers contains manuscript and published scores of violinist, composer and conductor Richard Czerwonky (1886-1949) as well as a small subset of personal papers, writing and ephemera. Czerwonky was a prolific Chicago-based composer and conductor of German-birth who was active in the early decades of twentieth century and an influential figure in Chicago's classical music scene.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series: I. Music manuscript scores, II. Published music scores, and III. Publicity, programs, clippings, writing, photographs, and other papers.
Series I. Music manuscript scores is further divided into the following sub-series with materials arranged alphabetically by title of work within each sub-series:
Sub-series 1: Violin solo
Sub-series 2: Chamber ensembles
Sub-series 3: Orchestra
Sub-series 4: Vocal music
Sub-series 5: Music for other instruments
Sub-series 6: Arrangements
Physical Location
Collection stored remotely at the Oak Grove Library Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Northwestern University Music Library by Joachim O. Czerwonky, September 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Alan Akers, autumn 2018.
Finding aid by Alan Akers, December 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Czerwonky music manuscripts and papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alan Akers
- Date
- December, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Library Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu