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Elwell, Herbert, 1898-1974

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1974

Biography

Herbert Elwell was an American composer, critic and teacher.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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