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Alvin Lucier papers

Title
Alvin Lucier papers, 1939-2015.
Author
Lucier, Alvin.

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Description
24.6 linear feet (58 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 oversized folders, 1 tube), 2.5 gb (1,462 computer files)
Summary
Alvin Lucier (born 1931) is an American composer who is best known for exploring the nature of sound and sonic environments. His papers, dating from 1939 to 2015, strongly represent his career as a composer and pedagogue over five decades. Most of the collection consists of scores, sound recordings, moving images, subject files, photographs, correspondence, and programs. Also present are datebooks, diaries, posters, notebooks, and clippings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Appointment books.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Correspondence.
  • Electronic records (digital records)
  • Moving images.
  • Notebooks.
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Programs (documents)
  • Scores.
  • Sound recordings.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required. Sound recordings and moving images are unavailable pending digitization.
Terms of Use (note)
  • For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Source (note)
  • Donated by Alvin Lucier, 2010, 2015.
Call Number
JPB 16-03
OCLC
948995812
Author
Lucier, Alvin.
Title
Alvin Lucier papers, 1939-2015.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required. Sound recordings and moving images are unavailable pending digitization.
Terms Of Use
For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Source
Donated by Alvin Lucier, 2010, 2015.
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Occupation
Composers.
Musicians.
Teachers.
Research Call Number
JPB 16-03
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