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Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, op. 57

Added title page in Russian. Dmitri Shostakovitch (statement of responsibiity)

Paderewski, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Cong... 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

Sousa - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, seated in uniform and hat.

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

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Percy Grainger and mother - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist with his mother. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the neg... More

Victor Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) who wrote many Broadway operettas and was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). (Source: Flickr C... More

Geoffry O'Hara - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photo shows Geoffrey O'Hara (1882-1967) a Canadian American composer and singer. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

E. Granados, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Spanish composer and pianist Enrique Granados Campina (1867-1916). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: Georg... More

Composer Richard Strauss - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man in a suit, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Caption from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection: Unidentified German. Date based on ... More

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

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) with a dog and a woman, probably in Bryant Park, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Earl Carroll & wife - Public domain dedication image

Photograph shows actress Marcelle Hontabat (1897-1936) with her husband, theater producer and composer Carl Carroll (1893-1948). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Franz Liszt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) raising his hat to a statue of Washington Irving in Bryant Park, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Franz Schubert - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of composer or musician, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

E. Ysaye & son, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) with his son Gabriel (b. 1887) who was also a violinist. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News... More

M. Pilzer, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows American violinist, conductor and composer Maximilian Pilzer (1890-1958), seated at a piano. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the nega... More

PADEREWSKI, IGNACE JAN. PIANIST, COMPOSER

An old photo of a man in a top hat and coat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zimbalist & Gluck, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Romanian-born American soprano opera singer Alma Gluck (1884-1939) with her husband, Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. and their daughter Maria, under a beach umbrella, vacationing possibly on Fishers Islan... 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

Homer, George Grantham Bain Collection

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

First arabesque - gramophone disc, record label

Harp solo Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exercise no. 3 : Salut d'amour - gramophone disc, record label

Physical instruction, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York Harbor, Palm Beach, Miami Beach--Ira Gershwin--Home Movies

Sound: This moving image content is silent, and was created without sound or a soundtrack. Summary: Footage of Leo Robin, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Phil Berman possibly on a boat in or near New York Har... More

Music score, L'Après-Midi d'un Faune (Claude Debussy), with choreograp...

Aaron Copland, Agnes DeMille, and Oliver Smith at Tanglewood, 1942

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bernstein with Serge Koussevitzky and composer Lukas Foss celebrating ...

From: Photographs Series Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aaron Copland conducting, Lewisohn Stadium, 1964, with Adlai Stevenson...

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

Aaron Copland; the standard early portrait by Victor Kraft

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Ernani. Libretto - Albert Schatz Opera Collection

di Francesco Maria Piave ; posto in musica da Giuseppe Verdi. (statement of responsibility)

Mozart - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Barfus.

Mozart letters - Library of Congress performing arts encyclopedia

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

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 Israel Citkowitz, September 1934.

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

Appalachian spring (Piano rehearsal copy no. 2)

This is an ozalid copy of a manuscript score. The manuscript from which the copy was made is in Copland's hand. Reproduced with the permission of the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc (Copyright Notice) Reprod... More

John Philip Sousa - Public domain portrait photograph

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa in uniform. Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.C. Smith (piano/composer) - Public domain dedication image

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

Sousa - Public domain dedication image

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, writing at a desk and wearing his uniform.

Giacomo Puccini, 1858-1924, three-fourth length photographic portrait

3/4 lgth., standing, facing slightly left; wearing top coat and hat. H108567 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by A. Dupont. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card traci... More

Felix Weingartner - Public domain portrait photograph

Austrian conductor and composer Felix Weingartner (1863-1942). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Percy Grainger, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative... More

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, engraving, Library of Congress

Head and shoulders, facing left. Halftone repro. of drawing copyrighted by Eugene A. Perry. No. 166. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; BI; Pub.; Shelf.

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

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) wearing his uniform and holding his hat in his hand. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

J.P. Sousa, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) wearing his uniform and holding his hat in his hand. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on ... More

Prokofieff i.e. Prokofiev, George Grantham Bain Collection

S. Gardner, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Russian American composer and violinist Samuel Gardner (1891-1984) seated at piano. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. For... More

A. Wolff, Boris Anisfeld - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows French conductor and composer Albert Wolff with Boris Anisfeld (1878-1973), a Russian artist and designer, who designed the scenery and costumes for the opera L'Oiseau Bleu. Wolff composed the ... More

F. Kreisler & wife, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) with his wife Harriet. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms... More

Lili Boulanger, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows French composer Marie-Juliette Olga ("Lili") Boulanger (1893-1918), the first woman to win the Prix de Rome composition prize. She was composer Nadia Boulanger's younger sister. Title from data... More

Homer, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the family of composer Sidney Homer (1864-1953) and his wife, contralto opera singer Louise Dilworth Homer (1871-1947), with bicycles. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data pro... More

Aaron Copland and his landlady, Fountainebleau, early 1920s

Copland's note on the back of the photo reads: "Me and my landlady in front of our doorstep -- 196 Rue St. Merry. Fountainebleau -- July 1921"

[Seeger, a composer, is a brother of [...] Seeger, the war poet. His w...

Photo shows ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger seated in automobile, with family, standing, left to right: wife, Constance Seeger, concert violinist, and sons Pete, Charles, and John. The family is ready to leav... More

Jos. Rosenblatt, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows cantor and composer Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (1882-1933) who was born in the Ukraine. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the ... More

Photograph of Le Train Bleu, 1924, no photographer

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of composer or musician, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aaron Copland receiving honorary degree, Columbia University

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Aaron Copland deplanes in Lima, Peru

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Aaron Copland conducting

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

Bernstein with composer and friend Marc Blitzstein, examining his scor...

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

[Portrait of George Gershwin] - Public domain portrait

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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)

Letter from Aaron Copland to Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky, May 26, 1...

postcard [Brandenburg Gate at night]

A. Rubinstein - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

John Phillip Sousa, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, with his son and grandson at a piano.

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 portrait photograph, facing left

3/4, seated, facing left. H [2?]4096 U.S. Copyright Office. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 - Public domain portrait print

Head and shoulders, facing left. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Leginska, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Ethel Leginska, born Liggins (1886-1970) who was a British pianist, music teacher, composer and conductor. Leginska is serving cake to a child at a table. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016)... More

Herman Hand - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Viennese-born film composer Herman Hand (1875-1951). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

Percy Grainger - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Kubelik, 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

I.J. Paderewski, George Grantham Bain Collection

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

Photo shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa in uniform and holding a small dog.

E. Ysaye & son - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) with his son Gabriel (b. 1887) who was also a violinist. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

C.W. Cademan, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows American composer Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881-1946). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham ... More

Leginska, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Ethel Leginska, born Liggins (1886-1970) who was a British pianist, music teacher, composer and conductor. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News Servi... More

K. Schindler & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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)Vera Androuchevitch. (So... More

Rubin Goldmark - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Darius Milhaud, Irving Fine, Aaron Copland, Tanglewood, 1948

Box/Folder: scrapbook 2 In English. (language)

Aaron Copland, Irving Fine, Brandeis University, 1961

Box/Folder: 8, folder 3 In English. (language)

Irving Fine, Aaron Copland, Alexei Haieff, Richmond, Massachussetts, 1...

Box/Folder: scrapbook 1 In English. (language) Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter from Aaron Copland to Annette Kaufman, March 15, 1942.

Aaron Copland with cat, ca. 1947

At the Richmond, Massachusetts house Copland lived in during his summers at Tanglewood in the late 1940s.

Aaron Copland with baby (grandniece or grandnephew?), ca. 1958

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of composer or musician, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aaron Copland conducting, Berlin, 1970

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Aaron Copland 70th birthday celebration: Copland and Leonard Bernstein...

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Heimkehr aus der Fremde. Libretto. German

Musik von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Libretto by Klingemann--New Grove. Performers' names not given.

[Portrait of George Gershwin] - Public domain portrait photograph

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Mozart (40th N.Y.) and the Scott Life Guard (38th N.Y.) taking pos...

Signed inscribed lower right: Alf R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Published in: Harper's Weekly, May 24, 1862. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.32) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The Mendelssohn family Felix Mendelssohn--Abraham Mendelssohn, his fa...

Scrapbook, containing printed matter about the family, holograph letters by them or to them, portraits, and holograph music ("Praeludium für ein Orgel, zum 3ten Oktober 1829," by Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, d... More

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

Mozart in the history of opera a lecture delivered in the Coolidge Aud...

0844400165 (isbn)

[Portrait of George Gershwin] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII C 10. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

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

Victor Herbert - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows composer and cellist Victor August Herbert (1859-1924) who was one of the founders of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)