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Mordecai Bauman papers

Title: Mordecai Bauman papers, 1930-1952.
Author: Bauman, Mordecai.
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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 04-30 Box 1	Offsite
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0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

Summary

The Mordecai Bauman papers consist primarily of scores; they also include one concert lecture.

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Genre/Form

Scores.

Biography (note)

American baritone singer, Mordecai Bauman (b. March 2, 1912) was involved with progressive politics throughout his career; this commitment informed his choice of repertoire.

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Call Number

JPB 04-30

OCLC

NYPG05-A10137

Author

Bauman, Mordecai.

Title

Mordecai Bauman papers, 1930-1952.

Biography

American baritone singer, Mordecai Bauman (b. March 2, 1912) was involved with progressive politics throughout his career; this commitment informed his choice of repertoire. A graduate of both the Juilliard School and Columbia University, Bauman would specialize in performing the music of contemporary American composers, including the works of such close friends and associates as Hanns Eisler, Earl Robinson, and Elie Siegmeister. It was Bauman who introduced Robinson's song, "The House I Live In" (later made popular by Frank Sinatra) in the revue, Let Freedom Sing (1942). In addition to his performing and recording career, Bauman helped to found Indian Hill, a summer arts school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which he and his wife, Irma Commanday, ran from 1952 until 1976. Later in life, Bauman also produced The Stations of Bach (1990), a documentary about the composer that appeared on public television.

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Occupation

Baritones (Singers)

Added Author

Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.

Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991. House I live in.

Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991.

Research Call Number

JPB 04-30

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