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Georges Bizet - Bizet, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Georges Bizet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Bain News Service photograph. GG Co. 5124. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Tchaikowsky - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

V. Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and cellist Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) with his cello. Herbert was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). (Source: Flickr Com... More

F. Ray Comstock offers the delightful musical success, The school girl...

"The entire original production just as presented for 400 nights at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London and 150 nights at Daly's Theatre, New York City." Created and "copyright, 1905, by The U.S. Lithograph Co.... More

J.P. Sousa - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, holding a shooting gun.

J.P. Sousa - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, holding a shooting gun.

Volpe, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Arnold Volpe (1869-1940), a Lithuanian-American composer and conductor. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: ... More

O. Gabrilowitsch [i.e. Gabrilowitsch] at piano

Photograph shows Russian-American pianist and composer Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

E. Ysaye, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham... More

Gluck & Zimbalist, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1889 or 1890-1985) an internationally known concert violinist, composer, teacher, conductor, and director of the Curtis Institute of Music with his wife, Romanian-American... More

Paderewski Polish Commission, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) with a Polish commission on the steps of City Hall in New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provide... More

M. Sieveking, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Martinus Sieveking (1867-1950), a Dutch virtuoso pianist and composer. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: G... More

Oscar Spirescu - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows Oscar Spirescu, a Romanian conductor and composer (1874-1918) who lived in New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

W. Damrosch, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows conductor and composer Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-1950). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Gran... More

F. Kreisler & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) with his wife Harriet. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Zimbalist, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (1889/90-1985), an internationally known concert violinist, composer, teacher, conductor, and director of the Curtis Institute of Music with his daughter Maria, vacationing ... More

V. Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and cellist Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) wearing uniform. Herbert was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). (Source: Flickr Co... More

Aaron Copland and Irving Fine with composition class, Brandeis Univers...

Box/Folder: 8, folder 3 In English. (language) Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seeger, a composer, is a brother of ... Seeger, the war poet. His wife...

A group of people standing around an old truck, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Photo shows ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger seated in automobile, with family, standing, left to right: wife, Co... More

Aaron Copland and Carlos Chávez

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aaron Copland relaxing by wooden wall.

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Interlochen, Michigan. National music camp where 300 or more young mus...

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Aaron Copland raking leaves, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1946

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Aaron Copland with Arthur and Esther Berger and Douglas Moore, ca. 195...

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Letter from Aaron Copland to Irving Fine, June 18, 1957.

[Shady Lane Farm stationery]

Aaron Copland in academic garb, Brown University, 1980

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[Cadenzas for the first and last movements of the D minor piano concer...

Holograph. A rough copy, with numerous revisions, of two cadenzas, one for each movement. The cadenza for the initial movement is a variant of the cadenza in the fair copy (ML30.8b.S37C3) and is related, though... More

Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, April 1939

excerpt: "I'll come back to Boston for your premiere...Quiet City opens Sunday. On Monday we record my documentary film music..." From: Correspondence Series

Bach, Johann Sebastian. Sonatas and Partitas for Violin, BWV 1005

[Portrait of George Gershwin] - Public domain portrait photograph

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216, G...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216, G Major, annotated by Roman Totenberg. (General)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216, G...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216, G Major, annotated by Roman Totenberg. (General)

The boatmen's dance from Old American Songs, set 1

Recordings: LC concert, 7 December 2004 (with pianist Wolfram Rieger); LC demo, October 2003 (with pianist Craig Rutenburg). (additional form) Copyright 1950 by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Copyright renew... More

The boatmen's dance from Old American Songs, set 1

Recordings: LC concert, 7 December 2004 (with pianist Wolfram Rieger); LC demo, October 2003 (with pianist Craig Rutenburg). (additional form) Copyright 1950 by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Copyright renew... More

Fanfare for the common man - Parlor and Concert Stage American sheet m...

Original manuscript score, in pencil. (c) Copyright 1944 by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Copyright Renewed. Used by permission of Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Publisher & Licensee. (Copyright Notice)

Beethoven - [Don Giovanni by Mozart]

German. Beethoven's autograph copy, containing nos. 16 (Terzett) and 20 (Sextett), of the second act. Complete score of the vocal parts, with sketches of orchestral parts

Letter from Aaron Copland to Nadia Boulanger, December 19, 1927.

L'art de composer facilement. French book on beverages

Public domain scan of french book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Erwartung, musical notation - Public domain music sheet scan

Arnold Schoenberg]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, in ink. Title and statement of responsibility from descriptive insert. "An early manuscript containing readings diverging from the published editions... More

[Italian composer in England], Thomas Rowlandson

Drawing showing a caricature of a man playing piano and singing loudly as a bird, possibly a parrot, sings on a windowsill. Title from acquisition records; also referred to as "Italian composer in London" in ac... More

William Vincent Wallace. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Musical Composer. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. ... More

Aaron Copland with Marian Anderson, rehearsing "Lincoln Portrait"

Public domain photograph of musical performance, musicians, music, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Philip Sousa, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa in uniform. Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (L... More

Franz Liszt - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aaron Copland at age 6, 1907-1908

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[Giacomo Puccini, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left...

H108575 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A. Dupont. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

E. Granados - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Spanish composer and pianist Enrique Granados Campina (1867-1916). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Mozart singing his requiem, engraving, Library of Congress

W.A. Mozart, in bedchair during his fatal illness, wth 3 vocalists and 5 instrumentalists.

Caruso & R. Bartelemy - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) with composer and pianist Riccardo Barthelemy (Richard Barthélemy)(1869-1937). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

E. Zimbalist, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1889 or 1890-1985), an internationally known concert violinist, composer, teacher, conductor, and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. (Source: Flickr Commons projec... More

Kurt Schindler - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows German composer and conductor Kurt Schindler.(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Rubin Goldmark - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and pianist Rubin Goldmark (1872-1936). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Aaron Copland in Paris, early 1920s

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Kubelick [i.e. Kubelík], George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Czech violinist and composer Jan Kubelík (1880-1940). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Ba... More

Irving Fine, Aaron Copland, Julius Katchen, Seymour Lipkin, others at ...

Box/Folder: scrapbook 1 In English. (language)

Russian symphony series, Eugene Plotnikoff conducting Featuring works ...

Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of a Russian symphony concert series at the Federal Music Theatre, 254 W. 54th St., New York City. Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration ... More

Felix Mendelssohn - Public domain photograph

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Aaron Copland conducting in rehearsal at the Shed, Tanglewood

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Aaron Copland at piano with space heater

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aaron Copland with Leonard Bernstein, ca. 1940

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Letter from Aaron Copland to William Strickland, June 11, 1943.

[Samuel Goldwyn stationery]

Aaron Copland, Nadia Boulanger, Walter Piston at the Old France restau...

At the Old France restaurant in Boston. Irving Fine is seated at front left.

Aaron Copland and Peter Miles on a set for The Red Pony, 1948

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Aaron Copland with Benjamin Britten, ca. 1950

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Letter from Aaron Copland to Carlos Chávez, May 18, 1937.

[Hotel Empire stationery]

Mozart letters - Library of Congress performing arts encyclopedia

Letter from Aaron Copland to his mother, August 1, 1921.

[picture: Palais de Fontainebleau / Jardin Anglais -- Allée de Sully]

Letter from Aaron Copland to Nadia Boulanger, November 26, 1972.

[1538 L. Washington Street stationery]

Beethoven - [Don Giovanni by Mozart]

German. Beethoven's autograph copy, containing nos. 16 (Terzett) and 20 (Sextett), of the second act. Complete score of the vocal parts, with sketches of orchestral parts

Bach, Johann Sebastian. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, BWV ...

L'art de composer facilement. French book on beverages

Public domain scan of french book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, engraving, Library of Congre...

Print shows Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. No. 936. Reproduction of 1845 painting by E. Magnus.

V. Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and cellist Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) standing outdoors in front of crowd. Herbert was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)... More

Homer, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows contralto opera singer Louise Dilworth Homer (1871-1947), wife of composer Sidney Homer (1864-1953). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on ... More

V. Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and cellist Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) standing outside in front of crowd. Herbert was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).... More

"Karama" a Japanese romance by (Vivian Grey), Mabel McKinley composer ...

Poster announcing publication and sale of the song and march "Karama", a Japanese romance. Copyright by Leo Feist, New York & Chicago.

Giacomo Puccini, 1858-1924, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head and shoulders, facing slightly left. Photo copyrighted by F.C. Bango. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

[Claude Debussy, half-length portrait, seated, facing left] / portrait...

No. 552. George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fernando Periquet, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Spanish librettist Fernando Periquet (1873-1940) who wrote the opera "Goyescas" with Spanish composer and pianist Enrique Granados Campina. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from dat... More

Albert Spalding - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows American violinist and composer Albert Spalding (1888-1953). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

John Philip Sousa, 1st, 2d, & 3d

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, with his son and grandson at a piano. Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Lib... More

Sousa, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) wearing his uniform. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: Geo... More

Madelyn Sheppard, J.B. Wells, Mrs. L.B. Woodruff, Annelu Burns

Photograph shows Helen Smith Woodruff (188-1924) who married Lewis B. Woodruff of New York City with tenor singer and composer and opera singer John Barnes Wells (1880-1935) and others. (Source: Flickr Commons ... More

Paderewski, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) speaking on an outdoor stage. Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bai... More

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Public domain portrait print

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

K. Schindler & wife, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows German composer and conductor Kurt Schindler at a piano with his wife, actress wife Russian actress Vera Androuchevitch (d. 1919). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title from data provide... More

S. Stojowski, E. Schelling - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Sygmuat Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski (1870-1946), a Polish pianist and composer, and Ernest Henry Schelling (1876-1939), an American pianist, composer, conductor, and music director, at the... More

Prokofieff i.e. Prokofiev, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Russian composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953) who lived in the United States between 1918 and 1920. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News ... More

Erl Koenig - Shubert [sic] - Public domain scenic drawing

Franz Schubert seated at desk, writing with feather pen; in background man on horseback carrying baby. G55536 U.S. Copyright Office Photograph of painting.

Aaron Copland and Claudia Fine, 1948

Box/Folder: scrapbook 1 In English. (language)

Aaron Copland with car; probably at Yaddo, ca. 1932

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Aaron Copland, Serge Koussevitzky, and Nadia Boulanger, ca. 1939

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Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--Home Movies

Sound: This moving image content is silent, and was created without sound or a soundtrack. Summary: Collection of home movies featuring George and Ira Gershwin. All segments in color except where noted. 1. Grou... More

Aaron Copland with folk musicians in Mexico

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Aaron Copland with Samuel Barber and Gian-Carlo Menotti, Bernardsville...

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Bernstein with composer, mentor and friend, Aaron Copland at Bernardsv...

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Aaron Copland and Thornton Wilder, ca. 1948

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Aaron Copland and William Warfield, ca. 1963

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Aaron Copland rehearsing the Piano Concerto with André Previn, 1970

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Aaron Copland rehearsing his Nonet, Library of Congress, 1981

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