Research Catalog
Frederick Block papers
- Title
- Frederick Block papers, 1920-1951.
- Author
- Block, Frederick, 1899-1945.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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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 06-21 Box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 5 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 6 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 7 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 8 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 9 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 9 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 10 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 10 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 11 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 11 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 12 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 12 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 13 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 13 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 14 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 14 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 15 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 15 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 16 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 16 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 17 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 17 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 18 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 18 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 19 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 19 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 20 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-21 Box 20 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 14.5 linear feet (25 boxes)
- Summary
- The Frederick Block papers consist primarily of the scores for his music. They also include clippings, programs, correspondence, scripts and photographs.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Correspondence.
- Photographs.
- Programs.
- Scores.
- Scrapbooks.
- Scripts.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-21
- OCLC
- 228416196
- Author
- Block, Frederick, 1899-1945.
- Title
- Frederick Block papers, 1920-1951.
- Terms Of Use
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Frederick Block was born in Vienna on August 30, 1899. He displayed musical talent early and began studying piano and composition at age nine. Block enrolled at the Vienna Conservatory where he studied composition with Josef Bohuslav Foerster, and later with Hans Gál. The first public performances of his music took place in Vienna in 1922. Block's music was heard on radio broadcasts in Prague and Vienna in the late 20s and early 30s. After first concentrating on smaller forms (string quartets, piano pieces, songs), Block began to write for orchestra and particularly for opera in the 30s. From 1933-1937 he wrote six operas: Platonow, Rauschgold, Samum, Fiore, America and Pan. In later years he composed two more, Schattenspiel and Esther. Block wrote his own libretti, and also tried his hand at writing plays, though none were produced. Samum was produced by the Slovak National Opera in 1936 in Bratislava (one performance was broadcast) and received good reviews and audience response. Block's career continued successfully until the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938, after which he fled to London, where he married his wife. They remained there a year before moving to New York in June 1940. There Block found work as a composer, arranger and orchestrator for radio and music publishers. In 1942 he composed music for the film We Are The Marines. Aside from his commercial work, Block's artistic output was prolific in the last period of his life. In his New York years he completed the opera Esther, three symphonies, four suites, a piano quintet and other chamber works, piano pieces and songs. Block died on June 1, 1945.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Composers
- Added Author
- Block, Frederick, 1899-1945. Die Erweckung des Steines.Block, Frederick, 1899-1945. Rauschgold.Block, Frederick, 1899-1945. Samum.Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Symphonies. no. 10; arranged.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-21