Catalog Record:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Gift, George Crumb, 2011.
Further accruals are expected.
The George Crumb Papers were processed by Christopher Hartten in January 2012. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2012.
The following Library of Congress Music Division collections contain correspondence or music by Crumb:
Materials from the George Crumb Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
The George Crumb Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], George Crumb Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The George Crumb Papers span the period 1956 to 2011, with the majority of the materials dating from 1965 to 2003. The collection consists of holograph manuscript scores and sketches, correspondence and business papers, and a series of meticulously assembled scrapbooks chronicling Crumb's distinguished career as a composer.
The music materials represent works composed exclusively from 1959 to the present day, beginning with Crumb's
Business papers consist chiefly of letters, telegrams, contracts, programs, and other documents from 1956 to 2011. Included is university and publisher correspondence, student inquiries, and letters from various colleagues and friends, such as David Burge. The scrapbooks comprise seven custom bound volumes of clippings, programs, photographs, interviews, posters, and other materials that detail Crumb's musical accomplishments from roughly 1963 to 2001. These are assembled with the same meticulous care as the composer's scores and include hundreds of performance reviews from both American and international newspapers.
The George Crumb Papers are organized in three series:
Holograph manuscript scores and sketches, drafts, annotated scores, sketchbooks, and several transparencies. Final copy manuscripts contain inked-over whiteout and pasted insertions that may require special handling.
Arranged alphabetically by title of work. Cross references are provided for components of multi-volume works with distinctive titles, namely
Caption title: Easter bells
1992 revised version
Both versions
Annotations and corrections
Cover title: Fantasy variations
Annotations and corrections
Original version
3 movement version
Commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress
Laid in: photocopied score and sketches
Annotations and corrections
On envelope: Not for printer
Annotations and corrections
Books I and II only (2 scores each)
Laid in: photocopied scores and transparencies
Commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress
Letters, telegrams, contracts, programs, royalty statements, itineraries, and other documents. Correspondence from publishers (mostly C.F. Peters), collegiate staff, and students is heavily represented. Also included are letters from various colleagues and friends, such as David Burge.
Arranged chronologically.
Meticulously assembled volumes of clippings, programs, photographs, and other materials.
Arranged numerically by volume number. Volumes are roughly chronological in content order, but may contain miscellaneous items within several years of the dates specified.