Boris Koutzen Collection
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Boris Koutzen Collection 1889-2005 (bulk 1954-1965)
Koutzen, Boris, 1901-1966
Biographical History for: Boris Koutzen Collection 1889-2005 (bulk 1954-1965)
Biographical Note Boris Koutzen was born in Uman, Russia, to Leo and Minna (Mijeritzky) Koutzen on April 1, 1901. At the age of six, Koutzen began composing and, at the age of seven, he began studying the violin with his father. By eleven, Koutzen was making numerous appearances as a concert violinist. In 1918, his family moved to Moscow where Boris entered the Moscow Conservatory to continue his violin studies under Leo Zetlin, and to study composition with Reinhold Glière. That same year he won the national competition for the position of first violinist in the State Opera House Orchestra, and also joined the Moscow Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky. When Koutzen was twenty-one, he went to Germany to continue studying violin under Klingler at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. In the fall of 1923, Koutzen came to the United States and became a member of the first violin section of the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. On June 3, 1924, he married Inez Merck, a pianist. The couple had two children, George, born in 1926, and Nadia, born in 1930. Both became outstanding musicians, George on the cello and Nadia on the violin. Boris Koutzen became an American citizen in 1929. From 1937 to 1945 he was a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. He was also the head of the violin department of the Philadelphia Conservatory from 1925 to 1962. It was from this institution that Boris Koutzen received his Doctor of Music degree in 1940. In 1944, he was awarded the following honors: the publication award of the Juilliard Foundation for his symphonic poem, Valley Forge; an award from the Society for the Publication of American Music for his Second String Quartet; and first prize in the American Composers Alliance-Broadcast Music Incorporation (ACA-BMI) competition for his Music for Saxophone, Bassoon, and Cello. Koutzen joined the faculty of Vassar College in 1944, where he taught violin and conducted the Vassar Orchestra. He retired the summer before his death from a heart attack on December 10, 1966. Nadia Koutzen became a well-established solo violinist. During her career she performed at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Town Hall in New York City. She appeared on Broadway for three weeks in 1977, playing in the pit orchestra for Rudolf Nureyev at the Uris Theatre. Boris Koutzen recorded his thoughts on the blossoming talent of his young daughter in his journals. On November 15, 1951 he wrote about her debut recital at the Town Hall: “her playing throughout the program had wonderful vitality” and “she proved to be an absolutely first class artist.” Over the years, Nadia and the rest of the Koutzen family would make numerous concert appearances together, sometimes performing works composed by Boris.
Scope and Content Note The Boris Koutzen Collection contains printed and photocopied manuscript music scores, negative photostats and microfilm of holograph music, correspondence, clippings, writings, books, pamphlets, periodicals, programs, photographs, articles, manuscript and typewritten journals, printed biographical sketches, bound and unbound scrapbooks, and a printed catalog of Koutzen's compositions. It also includes a modest acquisition of correspondence and music belonging to his daughter, Nadia Koutzen. The collection spans the years from 1889 to 2005, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1954 to 1965. The bulk of the Biographical Materials series consists of manuscript lists and printed catalogues of Koutzen compositions and correspondence. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Inez Koutzen and deal with her efforts to compile a comprehensive catalog of her husband’s works. Nearly all of these letters are dated subsequent to Boris Koutzen’s death. The Writings series contains drafts, articles, journals, program notes, and typed analyses of Koutzen compositions. The journals of Boris Koutzen are of great interest. In the two-volume manuscript document which spans 298 pages, Koutzen critiques his works, elaborates on his friendship with Koussevitzky, comments on his own performances as well as those of his family (whom he dubs the “Koutzen Quartet”), and discusses the solo career of his daughter, Nadia. He also reflects on his musical composition techniques, his run-ins with Toscanini, and his dealings with NBC, while sporadically interjecting choice Cyrillic quips and phrases. The Correspondence series contains a considerable amount of drafts of letters that Boris Koutzen wrote requesting performances, publications, recordings, and examinations of his works. The correspondence also includes letters, contracts, and royalty statements from various music publishers, including his principal publisher, General Music Publishing Co., Inc. In addition, there are items from his other publishers, Mercury Music Corporation which became part of the Theodore Presser Company, and Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc. Among individual correspondents are such notable figures as Serge Koussevitzky, Vincent Persichetti, Walter Piston, and William Schuman. In addition, there is correspondence from Josef Gingold, Gregor Piatigorsky, Leon Barzin and Thornton Wilder. Correspondence from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard School of Music, the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra is also included. The Subject File series consists of correspondence, photographs, programs, and clippings concerning the publication and performance of his two operas, The Fatal Oath and You Never Know. The scrapbook entitled "The Battle of La Grande Bretèche" is retained in its original order and contains Koutzen's correspondence and clippings about The Fatal Oath, which is based on Honoré de Balzac's tale, La Grande Bretèche. In addition, the Subject File series contains announcements, articles, periodicals, and notebooks pertaining to Koutzen's compositions and his performances in the United States, many of which took place in New York’s Town Hall, and abroad, in regions such as Berlin, Puerto Rico, and Russia. The Scrapbooks series contains six Scrapbooks. Five of the scrapbooks span his career, from his earliest performances at Town Hall to his days of conducting at Vassar College. The albums primarily contain programs, program reviews, clippings, and correspondence. The final scrapbook is a memorial, commemorating the death of Boris Koutzen. The “obituary book” begins with a few black and white photos of Koutzen and clippings announcing his sudden passing. The album then features a collection of letters of sympathy for the Koutzen family from students, relatives, colleagues, and other contemporaries. The Photographs series contains five photographs. One notable photo is a black and white formal family portrait which depicts an adolescent Koutzen sitting with a group of people that includes his young parents, Leo and Minna, and possibly other relatives. In addition, there is a black and white photograph of Boris and his wife Inez standing with conductor Artur Rodzinski, and a candid photograph of violinist Josef Gingold, inscribed with the words, “To Nadia Koutzen with affection and admiration.” Finally, there is a black and white photograph of composer Ottorino Respighi, which is inscribed to Boris Koutzen. The Music series contains items by Koutzen and by other composers. The Koutzen material includes a photocopied manuscript full score and solo parts for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra and three negative photostats of holograph full scores for the symphonic poem Valley Forge which was first performed at Carnegie Hall by the National Orchestral Association with Leon Barzin conducting. In addition, the material includes Solitude: Poème-Nocturne, the composer's earliest symphonic composition which was first performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1922 with Koutzen conducting; and Landscape and Dance a work for woodwind quintet which was premiered by the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet. The music by other composers chiefly contains works for solo violin or chamber music and includes the holograph full score and copyist's parts for Koutzen's orchestration of Paul Nordoff's Broadway Rhapsody. The Printed Materials series contains Russian and German music theory books, printed periodicals, program booklets, and a Philadelphia Conservatory of Music yearbook. This last item, dated 1950, contains a formal dedication to Boris Koutzen commemorating his twenty-five years of service at the Conservatory. The commendation continues with a brief biography and a listing of notable Koutzen compositions. The Papers of Nadia Koutzen series includes correspondence and printed bound and unbound music scores and parts. Most of the correspondence is between Nadia and either Vincent Persichetti or Isaac Stern. There are also several letters to and from her father, which include discussions about domestic affairs as well as critiques of Nadia’s performances and her father’s compositions. The printed music, signed by Nadia Koutzen, is annotated for performance purposes. Other inscriptions within the pages of music are from colleagues expressing messages of admiration or birthday wishes.
series
Biographical Materials, 1955-1989, undated
Contains a printed catalog of the composer's works with a brief biography; lists of his compositions; correspondence; a greeting card; and typed, photocopied, and printed biographical sketches.
file
Biography for Ford Foundation profile, undated
Boris Koutzen endures good-naturedly..., undated
Catalogue: The works of Boris Koutzen, undated
Correspondence regarding catalogue, 1967-1980, undated
Correspondence regarding compositions, 1942-1989, undated
List of compositions with copyright registration numbers, undated
List of compositions with first performance information, undated
Record of the works of Boris Koutzen, circa 1960
Who’s Who, 1955-1966, undated
Writings, 1919-2005, undated
Contains drafts, typescripts, printed articles, correspondence, manuscript journals, typed edited journal, program notes, manuscript and typed analyses of Koutzen’s compositions, and a news release.
The art of taking a lesson, undated
Boris Koutzen of Vassar Music Department visits colony founded by McDowell [sic]; Tells impressions of artists’ life, undated
Concerning the performance of “Bastien and Bastienne,” undated
Concerto for violin and piano, undated
The economic problems of the composer in America between the years, 1919-1942, 1948
Electronic music, undated
Elegiac rhapsody, 1963 see also Subject File, Elegiac rhapsody
For divertimento, undated
From the American folkore, undated
How does a composer set about writing a composition, undated
In facing the new season of the Chappaqua Chamber Orchestra, undated
Journals, vol. 1, 1932-1946
Journals, vol. 2, 1946-1955
Journals, edited version, May 2005
Miscellaneous, undated
Morning music for flute and string orchestra, undated see also Subject File, Morning music
Projects: Violin teachers conference and workshop in conjunction with the summer institute of Vassar College, undated
Random notes on a question of interpretation, undated
The refusal of some composers to tell the public the ideas and background of their program music, undated
Sonata for violin and piano, undated see also Subject File, Sonata for violin and piano
What is modern music?, undated
What is your attitude as a professional musician toward music making among amateurs, undated
You are joking about it..., undated
Correspondence, 1920-1995, undated (bulk 1940s-1960s)
Contains letters to and from Boris Koutzen; contracts; and royalty statements.
Adler, F. Charles, 1947-1948
After Dinner Opera Company, 1952-1960
American Music Center, Inc., 1944-1965
American Music Edition, 1953-1965
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 1944-1975
Anderson, Marian, 1963 see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue
"A" miscellaneous
Barzin, Leon, 1964-1967, undated
Berkshire Music Center, 1955
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., 1953-1965
Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1931-1966 see also Correspondence, Leinsdorf, Erich
Broadcast Music, Inc., 1945-1964
Bryn Mawr College, 1929
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc., 1947, 1964
Bureau de Concerts Maurice Werner, 1965-1966
"B" miscellaneous
Candell, Victor, 1964-1965
Carl Fischer, Inc. see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
City of Philadelphia, The Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Cleveland Orchestra, 1948, 1951
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 1941-1948
Congress of the United States, House of Representatives: McGrath, John J., 1933
Copyright Office of the United States of America, Library of Congress, 1945, 1954
Creston, Paul, 1972
"C,D,E,F" miscellaneous
Dobrowen, Issay, undated
Doktor, Paul, 1954-1995, undated
Edward MacDowell Association, Inc., 1953-1961, undated
Edward MacDowell Association, Inc., 1957, undated
Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc., 1930-1948 see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc., 1950-1963, 1977-1978, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Ewen, David, 1957
Fan letters, 1938-1964, undated
Foss, Lukas see Correspondence, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc.
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1954-1959
Freed, Isadore, 1953-1956, undated
G. Schirmer, Inc., 1945-1952, undated
General Music Publishing Company, Inc., 1963-1983
Gillis, Don, 1950
Gingold, Josef see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions, Indiana University see also Papers of Nadia Koutzen, Correspondence, Gingold, Josef
Gingold, Josef to/from Boris Koutzen, 1944-1956, undated
Gingold, Josef to Inez Koutzen, 1980-1987
"G" miscellaneous
Hadley, Henry see Correspondence, Manhattan Symphony Orchestra
Harry and Arthur Culbertson, Managers, 1928-1934, undated
Harvard University, 1957
Haverford College, 1956
Heifetz, Jascha, 1938
Herrmann, Emil, 1930
Hertz, Alfred see Correspondence, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Hillsberg, Alexander, 1960
Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society, Inc., 1965, undated
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Interlochen Press, National Music Camp see Subject File, The fatal oath
International Institute of Arts and Letters, 1960-1962, undated
"H,I" miscellaneous
Jacobi, Frederick, 1945-1946, undated
Juilliard School of Music, 1944-1949 see also Subject File, The fatal oath see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue
Julius Hartt Musical Foundation see Correspondence, Edward MacDowell Association, Inc.
"J" miscellaneous
Kincaid, William M., 1950
Knox, Henry, 1948-1950
Koussevitzky, Olga, 1940, 1957-1963, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue
Koussevitzky, Serge, 1928, 1940, undated see also Correspondence, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Koutzen, Boris [to and from Nadia Koutzen] see Papers of Nadia Koutzen, Correspondence, Koutzen, Boris
Koutzen, Leo see Subject File, Russia
Koutzen, Minna see Subject File, Russia
Kroll, William, 1953
"K" miscellaneous
Labunski, Felix, 1953-1954
Leeds Music Corporation see also Subject File, The battle of La Grande Bretèche
Leeds Music Corporation, 1953-1964
Leeds Music Corporation royalty statements, 1953-1960
Leinsdorf, Erich, 1943, 1964-1965, undated see also Correspondence, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lifschey, Samuel, 1950, undated
Little Orchestra Society Inc., 1956 see also Correspondence, Scherman, Thomas
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai, 1961-1962, 1970, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue
"L" miscellaneous
MacDowell Colony see Edward MacDowell Association, Inc.
Manhattan Symphony Orchestra, 1929-1930
Martinu, Bohuslav and Charlotte, 1946-1948
Marx, Joseph see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1964
Mercury Music, 1950-1963, undated see also Subject File, The battle of La Grande Bretèche
Mitchell, Howard see Correspondence, National Symphony Orchestra
Monteux, Claude see Correspondence, Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society, Inc. see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Morini, Erica see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Musical Association of San Francisco see Correspondence, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
"M" miscellaneous
Naoumoff, Olga see Correspondence, Koussevitsky, Olga
National Broadcasting Company, Inc., 1940 see also Subject File, The battle of La Grande Bretèche
National Music Camp see Correspondence, Interlochen Press
National Symphony Orchestra, 1958
New School of Music, Curtis String Quartet see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
New York Public Library, 1954
New York State School Music Association, 1961-1962, undated
Nordoff, Paul, 1931-1933, undated
"N" miscellaneous
Orchestra of America, 1960
Ormandy, Eugene see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Ornstein, Leo and Pauline, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
"O" miscellaneous
Persichetti, Vincent, 1962, 1977, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions see also Correspondence, Philadelphia Conservatory of Music
Pfeil, Walter D., 1954
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, undated see also Printed Materials, Philadelphia Conservatory of Music yearbook
Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1930, 1939, undated see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions see also Correspondence, Stokowski, Leopold
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, 1938-1955
Piastro, Mishel, 1928
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1924-1952
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1955-1965
Piston, Walter see Correspondence, Harvard University
Pittsburgh Symphony Society, 1953-1968 see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Polin, Claire, 1962
"P" miscellaneous
Recommendations, 1947-1965, undated
Rodzinski, Artur, 1920-1944
Ross, Hugh, 1956-1964
"R" miscellaneous
Salzedo, Carlos, 1935-1946
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, 1927-1928
Scherman, Thomas, undated see also Correspondence, Little Orchestra Society Inc.
Schuman, William, 1965, 1977 see also Correspondence, Juilliard School of Music
Seder, Theodore see Correspondence, Free Library of Philadelphia
Serenus Corporation see Correspondence, General Music Publishing Company, Inc.
Sevitzky, Fabien see Correspondence, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Shumsky, Oscar see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Sigma Alpha Iota, Pan Pipes, 1949-1966
Society for the Publication of American Music, 1944-1965
State University of New York, State Teachers College, 1951-1952
Steinberg, William, 1964-1970, undated see also Subject File, The battle of La Grande Bretèche see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Stock, Frederick, 1929
Stokowski, Leopold, 1932-1964, undated see also Correspondence, Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Students, A - P, 1931-1966, undated
Students, S - Y, 1931-1966, undated
Szell, George see Correspondence, Cleveland Orchestra
"S" miscellaneous
Theodore Presser Company, 1956-1971, 1978 see also Subject File, You never know
Theodore Presser Company [contract], 1956
"T,U,V,W,Y" miscellaneous
Unidentified, 1938, 1950-1966, undated
University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Vassar College, 1951, 1965-1966 see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue see also Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Verrett-Carter, Shirley, 1957-1958
Wagenaar, Bernard, 1941
Wilder, Thornton, 1954, undated see also Subject File, The fatal oath see also Subject File, The battle of La Grande Bretèche
Wood, Joseph, 1956
Yale University see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding catalogue see Biographical Materials, Correspondence regarding compositions
Zimbalist, Efrem, undated
Subject File, 1909-1977, undated
Contains letters, telegrams, announcements, articles, catalogues, clippings, correspondence, invoices, news releases, programs, program notes, program reviews, black and white photographs, receipts, and clippings concerning the publication and performance of Boris Koutzen's operas.
60th birthday concert, 1961, undated
Announcements, clippings, correspondence
The battle of La Grande Bretèche, 1943-1968, undated see also Subject File, The fatal oath
Formerly in scrapbook: clippings, correspondence, photograph, programs, miscellaneous
Berlin, 1922, undated
Announcements, clippings, correspondence, programs
Concert overture “From the American folklore,” 1956-1957, undated
Articles, clippings, correspondence, programs, program notes
Concert piece for cello and string orchestra, 1943-1967, undated
Announcements, clippings, programs, program notes
Concertino / Eidolons / Enigma, 1929-1965, undated see also Sonatina for two pianos
Announcements, articles, clippings, programs
Concerto for five solo instruments and string orchestra, 1934-1973
Divertimento, 1966
Duo concertante, 1945-1968, undated
Clippings, correspondence, programs, program review
Eidolons see Subject File, Concertino / Eidolons / Enigma
Elegiac rhapsody, 1963, undated see also Writings, Elegiac rhapsody
Enigma see Subject File, Concertino / Eidolons / Enigma
Fanfare, prayer, and march, 1962-1967, undated
The fatal oath, 1943-1968, undated
Contracts, correspondence, photographs, programs
The fatal oath, 1955-1956, undated
Announcements, clippings, programs, news releases
Holiday mood see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
An invocation, 1957-1969, undated
Landscape and dance see Subject File, Music for saxophone, bassoon, and cello
Légende see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
Morning music, 1950-1951, undated see also Writings, Morning music
Music for saxophone, bassoon, and cello / Landscape and dance for wind quintet, 1954-1964
Announcements, articles, clippings, correspondence, programs
Nocturne see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
Pastoral and dance see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
Poem for violin solo and string quartet, 1964-1973, undated
Puerto Rico, 1939-1940, undated
Rhapsody for band, 1961 see also Papers of Nadia Koutzen, Correspondence
Russia, 1909-1957, undated
Clippings, correspondence, notebook, program
Russian dance see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
Scherzo see Subject File, Small works and arrangements for violin and piano
Sinfonietta, 1954-1960
Small works and arrangements for violin and piano, 1927-1973, undated
Solitude, 1926-1939, undated
Sonata for violin and cello, 1958-1961, undated
Sonata for violin and piano, 1934-1962, undated
Sonatina for piano, 1938-1963, undated
Announcements, clippings, programs, program reviews
Sonatina for two pianos, 1945-1974, undated see also Subject File, Concertino / Eidolons / Enigma
Sonnet for organ, 1947-1966, undated
String quartet nos. 1, 2, and 3, 1930-1953, undated
Symphonic movement / Violin concerto, 1941-1953, undated
Trio for flute, cello, and harp, 1933-1977, undated
Article, clippings, correspondence, programs
Trio for piano, violin, and cello, 1948-1975
Clippings, correspondence, news release, programs
Valley Forge, 1929-1976, undated
Announcement, clippings, news release, programs, program notes
Viola concerto, 1954-1955 see also Subject File, Sinfonietta
Vox, 1923-1925, undated
Announcements, catalogue, correspondence, programs, receipt
You never know, 1943-1961, undated
Scrapbooks, 1919-1967, undated
Contains bound and unbound scrapbooks with clippings, correspondence, programs, postcards, telegrams, greeting cards, and black and white photographs.
No. 1, 1919-1929, undated
No. 2, 1929-1942, undated
No. 3, 1930-1939, undated
No. 4, 1930-1967, undated
No. 5, 1939-1949, undated
No. 6, 1966-1967, undated
Photographs, 1944, undated
Contains black and white photographs.
American Composers’ testimonial dinner in honor of Dr. Serge Koussevitzky, 1944
Gingold, Josef, undated
Koutzen, Boris and Inez, and Artur Rodzinski, undated
Koutzen family portrait, undated
Respighi, Ottorino, undated
Music, 1889-1987, undated
subseries
Music by Koutzen
Contains negative photostats and microfilm of holographs and photocopied and printed music scores and parts.
Clown's reverie and dance. Bryn Mawr: Theodore Presser Company, 1958.
Concerto for chorus and orchestra
Photocopy of unfinished manuscript condensed score; [1], 50 p.
Photocopy of manuscript sketches (2 copies)
Concerto for viola and orchestra
Photocopy of manuscript piano score; [1], 29 p.
Concerto for viola and orchestra>
Photocopy of manuscript viola part; [1], 10 p.
Concerto for violin and orchestra
Photocopy of manuscript full score; 146 p.
Photocopy of manuscript solo violin part; 18 p.
Duo concertante [for violin and piano]
Photocopy of manuscript piano score; 23 p.
Photocopy of manuscript violin part; 6 p.
Eidólons : Poem for piano. New York: General Music Publishing C. Inc., 1953.
The fatal oath
Vocal score [positive negative microfilm]
Foundation of violin playing. New York: Mercury Music Corporation, 1951.
Holiday mood. New York: General Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1963.
Landscape and dance
Negative photostat of holograph score for woodwind quintet; 35 p. on 18 leaves
Légende. Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc., 1928.
Melody and variations. New York: General Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1966.
Music for violin alone. New York: General Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1968.
Pastorale and dance. New York: General Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1965.
Poem for solo violin and string quartet
Photocopy of manuscript piano score; [1], 26 p.
Photocopy of manuscript solo violin part
Photocopy of manuscript parts for violin 1, violin 2, viola, and violoncello
Rondino, arranged by Boris Koutzen see also Music by Others, Vieuxtemps, Henri
Photocopy of manuscript piano score; [8] p.
Solitude : Poème-nocturne
Negative photostat of holograph full score for orchestra; 44 p. on 22 leaves
Sonata for piano and violin
Negative photostat of holograph piano score; [2], 33p; violin part; [1], 9p.
Symphonic movement for violin and orchestra
Negative photostat of manuscript violin part; 7 p.
Sonnet for organ. New York: Mercury Music Corporation, 1965.
Valley Forge : Symphonic poem
Negative photostat of holograph full score for orchestra; [2], 37 p.
Music by Others
Contains printed music scores and parts and photocopies of scores.
Ames, William Thayer
Sonata for violin solo
Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano
Photocopy of manuscript score; [1], 41 p.
Photocopy of manuscript violin part; [1], 12 p.
Bach, Friedemann. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Grave. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Bach, Johann Sebastian
[Concertos, violin, string orchestra, BMV 104, A minor]Violin-konzert in A moll. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, n.d.
[Concertos, violin, string orchestra, BMV 1042, E major]Violin-konzert in E dur. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, n.d.
Fervent is my longing : Organ choral prelude. [Philadelphia]: Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc., 1935.
Beethoven, Ludwig van
[Trios, piano, strings. Selections]Trios für pianoforte, violine u violoncell. Leipzig: C. F. Peters Corporation, n.d.
[Trios, piano, strings. Selections]Trios für pianoforte, violine u violoncello, band II, nos. 7-11. New York: C. F. Peters Corporation, n.d.
[Trios, piano, strings. Selections]Trios für pianoforte, violine u[nd] violoncello, band I, nos. 1-6. New York: C. F. Peters Corporation, n.d.
Türkischer marsch (aus den Ruinen von Athen). Wien: Universal-Edition, 1916.
Bossi, Marco Enrico
S. Caterina da Siena : Poemetto per violino e pianoforte. Stuttgart: Edition Euterpe, 1927.
Bruch, Max
Zweites Concert für die Violine, op. 44. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.
Cartier, Jean Baptiste. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
La chasse (Caprice). Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Couperin, Louis. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Aubade provençale. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Debussy, Claude. Transcribed by Gaston Choisnel.
2ème arabesque. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1907.
Dittersdorf, Karl von. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Scherzo. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1910.
Dobrowen, J.
Sonate für violine und klavier, F-sharp minor, op. 15. Wien: Universal Edition, 1923.
Galkin, N. W. Edited by Max Vogrich.
3 Violinstücke in Form von Nationaltänzen, op. 5, no. 3 : Tarantelle. New York: G. Schirmer, 1889.
Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich.
Concerto (la) pour violon, op. 82. Leipzig: M. P. Belaïeff, 1905.
Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Melodie. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1913.
Graziano, John
Chamber concerto
Photocopy of manuscript full score; [1], 34 p.
Photocopy of manuscript full score; p. 18-34
Photocopy of manuscript violin and English horn parts with holograph annotations; [1], 18 p.
Photocopy of manuscript violin and English horn parts with holograph corrections; 10 p.
Photocopy of manuscript violin and English horn parts; 10 p.
Photocopy of manuscript violin and English horn parts for the first and second movements; [6] p.
Green, George Clarence
Violin sonata no. 1
Violin sonata no.1
Photocopy of manuscript violin part; 10 p.
Gretchaninov, Alexander.
In modo antico. St. Petersburg, Moscow: R.S.F.R. Gosudarstvennoe Muzykal ́noe Izdatel ́stvo, 1920.
Grieg, Edvard.
Sonate for violin and piano, op. 8. Moscow: W. Gresse, n.d.
Heller, James G.
Three aquatints for string quartet. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1929.
Hofreiter, Paul.
Threnody V for solo violin, op. 58.
Photocopy of manuscript violin part; 5 p.
Hubay, Jenö.
Carmen : fantaisie brillante. Paris: Choudens, n.d.
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang.
Vier Stücke für Violine und Klavier (aus der Musik zu Viel Lärmen um Nichts), op. 11. Mainz: B. Schotts Söhne, 1920.
Koutzen, Leo. Lyrics by Aline Kilmer.
Violin song [for voice and piano]. New York: The Author, 1935.
Kreisler, Fritz.
Tambourin chinois, op. 3. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1910.
Leclair, Jean Marie. Arranged by Ferdinand David.
Sonate, violine und pianoforte, G dur (Le tombeau). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.
Locatelli, Pietro.
Sonata da camera, G moll. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.
Martini, Padre. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Preghiera. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Martinů, Bohuslav
Sonate pour 2 violons et piano. Paris: R. Deiss Editeur, 1933.
McCollin, Frances. Bowing by Lucius Cole.
In fairyland four recital pieces for violin and piano. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., 1929.
Medtner, Nikolai.
Sonate pour violon et piano, op. 21. Berlin, Moscow: Édition Russe de Musique, n.d.
Trois nocturnes, op. 16, no. 1. Berlin, Moscow: Édition Russe de Musique, n.d.
Mendelssohn, Felix
[Concerto, violin, E minor, op. 64]Concert. [Leipzig]: Edition Peters, n.d.
Concerto. [Moscow]: Edition P. Jurgenson, n.d.
Nordoff, Paul
Broadway rhapsody. Orchestration by Boris Koutzen.
Holograph full score in pencil; [1, 31] p.
Pinkham, Daniel
Concertante number two for violin and strings. [S.l.]: Composers Facsimile Edition, 1958.
Photocopy of manuscript full score; 38 p.
Porpora, Niccolo. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Minuet. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1910.
Pugnani, Gaetano. Arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
Praeludium und allegro. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1910.
Tempo di minuetto. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1911.
Rachmaninoff, Sergei.
[Romans, op. 6, no. 1]. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.
Reiser, Alois
[Quartet, strings, E minor, op. 16]Quartet for strings. New York: G. Schirmer, 1920.
Piano score and violin 1 and 2, viola, and violoncello parts
Respighi, Ottorino
Concerto Gregoriano for violino and piano. Wien: Universal Edition, 1922.
Sonata in si minore. Milano: G. Ricordi & Co., 1919.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay.
[Flight of the bumble bee]. Leningrad: Muzgiz, 1937.
Saint-Saëns, C. Arranged by Eugène Ysaÿe.
Caprice d’après l’etude en forme de valse, op. 52. Paris, France: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.
Sarasate, Pablo de
Jota aragonesa, op. 27. Leipzig: Bartholf Senff, n.d.
Schoenberg, Arnold.
[Phantasy, op. 47]
Tschaikowsky, Peter.
Valse-scherzo, op. 34. Moscow ; Leipzig: P. Jurgenson ; D. Rahter, n.d.
Vieuxtemps, Henri.
Fantasia appassionata, op. 35. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Morceaux de salon, op. 32, no. 2. Rondino. Paris: Offenbach a/M, chez Jean André, n.d.
Le rossignol, op. 24, no. 2. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.
Wagner, Richard. Transcribed by August Wilhelmj.
Walther's Preislied aus Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1909.
Wieniawski, Henri
Capriccio-valse, op. 7. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.
[Concerto, violin, no. 2, D minor, op. 22]Second concerto. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.
Fantaisie orientale, op. 24 (posthumous). Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.
Souvenir de Moscou : airs russes : deux romances de Warlamow, op. 6. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.
Unidentified composer
Pastoral, song, and festival
Photocopy of manuscript piano score; 12 p.
Printed Materials
Books and Pamphlets, 1905-1936, undated
Contains Russian and German items on music theory and style.
Bussler, Liudvig. Strogiĭ stil̀. Uchebnik prostago I slozhnago kontrapukta, imitatsii, fugi I kanona v tserkovnykh ladakh
Bussler, Liudvig. Svobodnyĭ stil̀
Bussler, Liudvig. Uchenie o strogom stilie
see ML31.K68 no. 6
Juon, Paul. Handbuch für Harmonie
Garbuzov, N. A., editor. Sbornik rabot Akusticheskogo razdela
Katuar, G. Muzykal̀naia forma
Rimskiĭ-Korsakov, Nikolaĭ. Prakticheskiĭ garmonii
Targonskiĭ, IA. Flazholety smychkovykh instrumentov
Periodicals, 1934-1966, undated
Contains printed periodicals, yearbook, and program booklets for organizations.
Dance: Contempora, undated
Musical Courier, Oct. 27, 1934
National Association for American Composers and Conductors, 1965-1966
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music yearbook, 1950 see also Correspondence, Philadelphia Conservatory of Music
Pro Arte Musical de Puerto Rico, 1938-1941
WPA Federal Music Project: Composers’ Forum-Laboratory, 1938
Papers of Nadia Koutzen
Correspondence, 1938-2001, undated
Contains letters to and from Nadia Koutzen, greeting cards, and a postcard.
Gingold, Josef [to Nadia Koutzen], 1978-1987
Grignet, Patricia see Music by Others, Graziano, John
Koutzen, Boris [to and from Nadia Koutzen], 1938-1950, undated
Koutzen, Boris [to Nadia Koutzen], 1951-1954
Persichetti, Vincent, 1973-1985, undated see also Correspondence, Elkan-Vogel Music Publishers see also Correspondence, Julliard School
Stern, Isaac, 1960-1972, undated
United States Department of the Army, United States Military Academy Band, 2001
Music by Others, 1913-1956, undated
Contains printed bound and unbound music scores and parts.
Bach, Johann Sebastien. 3 Trio sonaten. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Printed piano score and parts for violin 1 and 2
Beethoven, Ludwig van. [Trios, piano, strings. Selections, op. 97, B-flat major]
Trios pour piano, violon et violoncelle, op. 97. German: Henry Litolff’s Verlag in Braunschweig, n.d.
Debussy, Claude. Quartet in G minor for two violins, viola and cello, op. 10. New York: International Music Company, 1950.
Ernst, H. W. Revised and fingered by Arno Hilf.Othello fantaisie brillante for violin and piano, op. 11. New York: Carl Fischer , 1913.
Geminiani, Francesco. Edited with introduction by David D Boyden.The art of playing the violin. England: Oxford University Press, n.d.
Haubiel, Charles. Nuances for violin or flute and piano. New York: The Composers Press, Inc., 1941.
Hindemith, Paul. II. Streichtrio für Violine, Viola und Violoncello. Germany: B. Schott’s Söhne, 1934.
Locatelli, Pietro. Developed, revised, and fingered by Romeo Franzoni.L’Arte del violino 25 capricci tolti dai 12 concerti, op. 3a. Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1956.
Purcell, Henry. Sonata I, undated
Manuscript parts for violin 1 and 2, movements III and IV
Schubert, Franz. Revised by Carl Herrmann.Quartette für 2 Violinen, Viola, und Violoncello, op. 29, 125, und op. posth. New York: C. F. Peters Corporation, n.d.
Tanéïew, Serge Iw. 6me Quatuor [B-flat] pour deux violins, alto et violoncelle, op. 19. London: M. P. Belaïff, n.d.