Nikolai Lopatnikoff Collection
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Nikolai Lopatnikoff Collection1916-1979 (bulk 1920-1976)
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai, 1903-1976
Biographical History for: Nikolai Lopatnikoff Collection1916-1979 (bulk 1920-1976)
Biographical Note Date Event 1903 Mar 16 Nikolai [Nikolaĭ] Lvovich Lopatnikoff is born in Reval, Russia (now Tallinn, Estonia), the youngest of four children of Leo Lopatnikoff and Ida Feitelberg. 1907 (circa) The Lopatnikoff family moves to St. Petersburg, Russia, where Nikolai begins his musical studies in piano and theory at the Conservatory. 1917 Nov The family moves to Helsinki, Finland, following the Russian Revolution. Nikolai attends high school there, and continues his theory studies with Erik Furuhjelm. 1920 The family moves to Heidelberg, Germany, where Nikolai continues his musical studies with Hermann Grabner. 1921 Begins private studies in composition with Ernst Toch and Willy Rehberg in Mannheim, Germany. 1923 May 16 Enrolls at the Badische Technische Hochschüle in Karlsruhe, Germany, to begin civil engineering studies. 1925 Nov 3 Première of Concerto no. 1 for piano and orchestra in Cologne, Germany, with Hans Bruch as soloist. 1926 Marries Eleanore Lashchinsky in Strasbourg, France. The couple settles in Karlsruhe. 1927 Jun 28 Graduates from the Badische Technische Hochschüle; however, after his first compositions meet with critical acclaim, he decides to concentrate on a career in music. He begins concertizing throughout Europe as a pianist. 1927 Meets Serge Koussevitzky through Aaron Copland at a music festival in Baden-Baden, Germany, at which the Scherzo and Toccata for mechanical piano is performed. Koussevitzky commissions an arrangement of the Scherzo to be performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra the following year. 1928 Moves to Berlin. 1929 Jan 9 Première of Symphony no. 1 in Karlsruhe. Later this year Lopatnikoff is awarded the Belaïeff Prize in Paris for his String Quartet no. 2. Begins contributing articles to Modern Music magazine, which continues until 1937. 1930 Awarded Reichs-Rundfunk Gesellschaft prize for Symphony no. 1. The work is included in the Philadelphia Orchestra's concert tour repertoire. 1931-32 Composition of the opera Danton, to be premiered simultaneously in Cologne and Zürich in 1933, but cancelled due to the ascent to power of the Nazi regime. 1936 Moves to London. Begins teaching privately and arranging music for the BBC. 1939 Moves to the United States and settles in New York. 1943 Revised version of Opus Sinfonicum (1942; first version, 1933) wins first prize at this year's Cleveland Orchestra competition. 1944 Becomes an American citizen. Awarded a Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation commission for his Concertino. Holds teaching positions at the Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, and at the Westchester Conservatory in White Plains, New York. 1945 Jul 22 Eleanore Lashchinsky Lopatnikoff dies. 1945 Sep Accepts a teaching position on the music faculty of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, later Carnegie-Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1948 Spends the summer at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hamp-shire, the first of a ten-year summer residence. 1950 Meets the American poet Sara Henderson Hay at the MacDowell Colony. They are married the following year on January 27 in New York. 1963 Elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters. 1969 Retires from his professorship at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. 1976 Mar 26 Première of last completed work, Melting-Pot, commissioned by the Indianapolis Ballet, in Indianapolis. 1976 Oct 7 Dies from congestive heart failure at his home in Pittsburgh.
Scope and Content Note The works and writings of Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976), composer, pianist and teacher, reflect a profound understanding of musical aesthetics and of twentieth century trends in music. Although less widely performed today, Lopatnikoff's musical works were well received by critics and public alike during his lifetime. Incorporating elements of various contemporary styles, Lopatnikoff forged a musical language characterized by a constantly shifting tonality, motivic development and a concise, tightly-woven structure, at once infused with a profoundly Russian emotional quality. The variety of material contained in this collection accurately reflects both the composer's many interests as well as his historical position within twentieth century music. The farthest-reaching events of this century provided a background against which Lopatnikoff's entire life unfolded. Born in pre-revolutionary Russia, the Lopatnikoff family left their native Russia in 1917 upon the overthrow of the tsarist regime. The composer received his primary musical education in the climate of artistic and intellectual freedom which thrived in post- World War I Germany. Lopatnikoff's career, like European culture of that era as a whole, was cut short at its apex by the rise to power of the Nazi party. Lopatnikoff was once again forced to flee due to political upheaval, this time eventually settling in the United States. He became an American citizen at the height of the second World War, and found himself among the ranks of the many émigré artists who arrived in this country under circumstances similar to his own. These artists brought a wealth of cultural and aesthetic viewpoints, thereby contributing significantly to the creation of a multi-faceted and uniquely "American" music. Lopatnikoff eventually directed his creative energies into education; the collection contains a fascinating array of writings on varied topics designed for teaching and publication. Study of Lopatnikoff's musical works, writings on music history and theory, and correspondence with some of the most respected musicians of this century offers us a unique perspective on the development of twentieth century music as seen through the eyes of a keenly insightful composer and musician. Kevin LaVine, April 1994 (revised December 2002).
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Music Material of Nikolai Lopatnikoff
The Music Material of Nikolai Lopatnikoff sieries consists a finding aid of the collection (1996) and a photocopy of William Critser's monograph on Nikolai Lopatnikoff.
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One copy of this finding aid. [Critser, William. The Compositions of Nikolai Lopatnikoff. Photoreproduced copy of unpublished monograph, 25 p., 1979.] Additional copy filed in the Music Division's Lopatnikoff Case File.
Works with Opus Numbers
The Works with Opus Number series consists of manuscripts, scores, etc. by Nikolai Lopatnikoff.
OPUS 1
Vier Kleine Klavierstücke, for piano solo.
OPUS 2
Praeludium und Fuge, for piano solo.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 12 p.
Holograph score in ink with corrections in pencil and red pencil, 9 p.
Blueline score, 12 p. Titled Preludio & Fuga.
OPUS 5a
Klavierkonzert C-dur, for piano and orchestra.
Holograph score in ink with extensive corrections and emendations, 99 p., bound in red cover;
OPUS 5b
Konzert, for piano and orchestra.
Holograph score in ink with extensive corrections in pencil and red pencil, 114 p., bound in purple cover.
OPUS 6a
Deuxième quatuor [Quartet no. 2], for strings.
Holograph score, 38 p., and parts, 4, 4, 4, 4 p., in ink
Deuxième quatuor [Quartet no. 2], for strings. Leipzig: M.P.Belaïeff, 1933.
Holograph score in ink, arranged for piano four hands, bound; 88 p.; reduction for piano four hands by the composer.
OPUS 7
Sonatine, for piano solo. [Paris]: Edition Russe de Musique, 1928.
Sonatine, for piano solo.
Additional copy of the printed score bound in with opp. 13, 16, 18, 22.
OPUS 13
Deux Danses ironiques, for piano solo. Paris: Edition Russe de Musique, n.d.
OPUS 16
5 Kontraste, for piano solo. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
OPUS 18
Dialoge, for piano solo. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
OPUS 22
Variationen, for piano solo. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
OPUS 8
Duo, for violin and violoncello. Berlin: Edition Russe de Musique, n.d.
OPUS 9
Sonate, for violin, piano and military drum. Berlin: Edition Russe de Musique, 1928.
Printed score for violin, 10 p., piano, 35 p., and military drum, 4 p.
Sonate, for violin, piano and military drum.
OPUS 10
Introduction et Scherzo, for orchestra. [Paris]: Edition Russe de Musique, n.d.
OPUS 11
Sonate, for violoncello and piano. [Paris]: Edition Russe de Musique, n.d.
Printed score for cello, 11 p., and piano, 26 p.
OPUS 12
I. Symphonie [Symphony No. 1], for orchestra. [Germany]: Schott & Co., n.d.
Deux Danses ironiques, for piano solo. [Paris]: Edition Russe de Musique, n.d.
OPUS 15
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2, for piano and orchestra. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
5 Kontraste, for piano solo see: OPUS 7
OPUS 17
Drei Stücke, for violin and piano. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
Printed score and parts for violin, 4 p., and piano, 15 p.
Dialoge, for piano solo see: OPUS 7
OPUS 20
Danton, opera in three acts.
"Julie's Death Scene," arranged by the composer for contralto and piano.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 7 p., and blueline score, 7 p.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 6 p., and blueline score, 6 p.
Holograph music material, miscellaneous identified, in pencil, 28 p.
Holograph music material, miscellaneous identified, in ink, 91 p.
Holograph music material, miscellaneous identified, labelled "corrections," in pencil and ink, 11 p.
Holograph music material, miscellaneous unidentified, in pencil and ink, 48 p.
Blueline orchestral score of "Concert excerpts from the opera," 76 p.
Danton, opera in three acts. See also: Box 21 for non-music material and correspondence relating to Danton.
Reverse-image positive prints holograph piano-vocal score, 232 p.
OPUS 21
Danton-Suite, for orchestra.
Holograph score, 109 p., with emendations and performance markings throughout.
Variationen see: OPUS 7
OPUS 23
Trio, for piano, violin and violoncello.
Holograph score in ink for piano, 69 p., violin, 14 p., and cello, 14 p.
Holograph score (without string parts) in ink, 69 p.
OPUS 24
Symphonie Nr. 2, for orchestra.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 132 p.
Holograph score in ink, in four sections, 66, 42, 10, 59 p.
Holograph sketch in pencil, movements I, 18 p., and IV, 10 p.
Holograph sketch in pencil, revised movement II, 10 p.
Holograph parts for violin I, 12 p., violin II, 11 p., cello, 13 p., contrabass, 10 p., on transparencies, in ink.
OPUS 26
Concerto, for violin and orchestra. New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1944.
Holograph score on transparencies in ink of piano reduction, 42 p., and violin part, 10 p., with holograph emendations, some affixed with pressure-sensitive tape.
Concerto, for violin and orchestra.
Blueline score containing piano reduction of orchestral score, 40 p., and violin part, 10 p.
Blueline orchestral score, 152 p., with holograph emendations throughout.
Printed score (piano reduction), 56 p., and violin part, 20 p.
OPUS 27
Symphonietta, for orchestra.
Symphonietta, for orchestra. New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1949.
OPUS 28
Opus sinfonicum, for orchestra.
Holograph score in ink and in pencil, 54 p.
Opus sinfonicum, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1951.
OPUS 29
Sonata, for piano solo.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 18 p.
Sonata, for piano solo. New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1946.
OPUS 30
Concertino, for orchestra.
Concertino, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1953.
OPUS 31
Variations and Epilogue, for violoncello and piano.
Holograph score in ink for cello, 10 p., and piano, 27 p.
Holograph score in pencil, 33 p. Filed as ML96.L69 no.7 <case>.
Variations and Epilogue, for violoncello and piano. New York: Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, 1948.
Printed score for cello, 10 p., and piano, 32 p.
OPUS 31a
Variations and Epilogue, for violoncello and orchestra.
OPUS 32
Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano.
Holograph score in pencil in three sections: 19, 8, 14 p.
Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1951.
Printed scores for violin, 11 p., and piano, 32 p.
OPUS 33
Concerto, for two pianos and orchestra.
Holograph score in pencil in three sections: 19, 8, 17 p.
Blueline score, 131 p., with holograph listing of performance information on flyleaf.
Concerto, for two pianos and orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1953.
Printed scores containing parts for pianos I, II, and piano reduction of orchestral score, 43, 43 p.
OPUS 34
Divertimento, for orchestra.
Holograph score in pencil in four sections: 10, 8, 4, 10 p.
Blueline score, 106 p., with holograph listing of performance information on front flyleaf; bound.
Divertimento, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1954.
OPUS 35
Symphony No. 3, for orchestra.
Holograph score in pencil in five sections: 12, 14, 5, 15, 8 p.
Symphony No. 3, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1951.
OPUS 36
Quartet No. 3, for strings.
Blueline score of violin I part, 10 p., and cello part, 10 p.
OPUS 37
Intervals: 7 Studies for Piano, for piano solo.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 14 p.
Blueline score with holograph emendations in blue and red pencil, 14 p.
Intervals: 7 Studies for Piano, for piano solo. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1957.
OPUS 38
Variazioni concertanti, for orchestra.
Variazioni concertanti, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1963.
OPUS 39
Music for Orchestra
Blueline score, 64 p., with holograph emendations.
Music for Orchestra New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1960.
OPUS 39a
Music for Band
OPUS 40
Festival Overture, for orchestra.
Holograph score in pencil, 23 p. Filed as ML96.L69 no.9 <case>.
Festival Overture, for orchestra. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1965.
OPUS 41
Concerto for Wind Orchestra
OPUS 42
Fantasia concertante, for violin and piano.
Holograph scores in ink on transparencies for violin, 6 p., and piano, 14 p.
Fantasia concertante, for violin and piano. New York: MCA Music, 1967.
Printed scores for violin, 7 p., and piano, 16 p.
OPUS 43
Concerto for Orchestra
Blueline score, bound, 106 p., with holograph emendations in blue pencil.
Concerto for Orchestra New York: C.F. Peters Corporation, 1964.
OPUS 44
Divertimento da camera, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, violin, cello, percussion and piano.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 45 p.
OPUS 45
Partita concertante, for chamber orchestra.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 94 p.
OPUS 46
Symphony No. 4, for orchestra.
Blueline score, 131 p., with holograph emendations on back flyleaf.
Works without Opus Numbers
The Works without Opus Number series consists of manuscripts, scores, etc. by Nikolai Lopatnikoff.
Arabesque, for violoncello or bassoon and piano.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies for cello, 1 p., and piano, 3 p.
Arabesque, for violoncello or bassoon and piano. New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1950.
Printed score for cello, 1 p., and piano, 4 p.
Arabesque, for two pianos, four hands.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 15 p.
Blueline score, 15 p., with holograph emendations in pencil and ink.
Arabesque, for two pianos, four hands. New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1948.
Printed scores for two pianos, two complete copies, 21 p. each.
Arietta, for violin and piano.
Holograph score in ink for violin, 1 p., and piano, 2 p.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 3 p.
Blueline scores for violin, 1 p., and piano, 2 p.
Arietta, for violin and piano. New York: G. Schirmer, 1943.
Printed scores for violin, 1 p., and piano, 2 p.
C-H-A-S-E, for unidentified treble instrument and piano.
[Two] Children's Songs, for voice and piano [1. Lullaby; 2. Mourka].
Concerto No. 3, for piano and orchestra.
Concerto No. 2, for violin and orchestra.
Dance Piece, for piano solo.
Dance Piece, for piano solo. Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser Co., 1956.
Eksprompt [Impromptu] and Prelude. [for piano solo.]
Elegietta, for violoncello and piano. [Germany]: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
Printed scores for cello, 1 p., and piano, 2 p.
Gavotte, for piano solo. Paris: Les Editions de la Sirène musicale, 1929.
Melting-Pot, ballet in six scenes.
Holograph score in ink on transparencies, 23 p.
Blueline orchestral score in two parts: p. 1-43, p. 44-73.
Blueline piano score, 23 p.; blueline score of alternate first scene laid in, 3 p.
Romans [Romance], for voice and piano.
Senokos [Hayfield]. [for piano solo.]
Time is Infinite Movement, for three voices. New York: Music Press, 1947.
Viĭ. [projected stage work; reduced scores for piano solo.]
Vocalise (In modo russo), for unaccompanied mixed chorus (SATB).
Printed scores. [Holland]: Leeds Music Corporation, 1953, 11 p.
[Unidentified sketch]
Unidentified holograph material in pencil: loose sheets, 91 p.; one spiral bound music notebook, 23 p.
Music of Other Composers
The Music of Other Composers series consists of manuscripts, scores, etc.
Abraham, Paul
Bal på Savoy, operetta in 3 acts: 11 selections arranged for voice and piano. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikförlaget, 1933.
Eikhler, Dmitriĭ
Sem' romansov. [Seven romances.] [S.l.]: [s.n.], [1929].
Ty i vy.
Franco, Johan
Alla Marcia, intermezzo for piano. New York: Composers Press, 1939.
The First Born, for medium voice and piano. New York: Composers Press, 1939.
Intermezzo 4, for piano. [S.l.]: [s.n.], n.d.
The Night of the Full Moon, for voice and piano.
Grechaninov, A.
Angel, op. 152, for mezzo soprano and piano. Leipzig: M.P. Belaïeff, 1939.
Dlia beregov otchizny dal'noĭ, op. 106, no. 8, for voice and piano. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
Gulial Andreĭ (Byelorussian song), op. 111, no. 1, for voice and piano.
Kolybel'naia, op. 1, no. 5, for voice and piano. Leipzig: M.P. Belaïeff, 1912.
Step'iu idu ia unyloiu, op. 5, no. 1, for voice and piano. [S.l]: M.P. Belaïeff, 1912.
Lazăr, Filip
Deux chansons d'amour et une autre gaie, for voice and piano. Paris: Durand, 1926.
Trois pastorales, for voice and piano. Paris: Durand, 1927.
MacKenna de Cuevas, C[armella]
Sonate für Violine und Klavier [S.l.]: [s.n.], [1931].
Musorgskiĭ, Modest
12 Lieder, for voice and piano Leipzig: C.F. Peters, 1912.
Sibelius, Jean
Flickan kom [The Tryst], op. 37, no. 5, for voice and piano. Berlin: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1904.
Slonimsky, Nicolas
Yellowstone Park Suite, for piano. Providence, [RI]: Axelrod Publications, 1951.
Stravinsky, Soulima
The Art of Scales, for piano. New York: C.F. Peters, 1960.
Stutschewsky, Joachim
Vier jüdische Tanzstücke, for piano Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.
Tcherepnine, Alexander
Entretiens, op. 46, for piano Paris: Durand, 1931.
Haltes, for voice and piano. Paris: Heugel, 1926.
[Unidentified]
[Untitled]
Correspondence
The Correspondence series consists of letters received by Nikolai Lopatnikoff. Key to codes used in this inventory: Correspondence of NL has been separated by subject (according to the practice set forth by NL in in the filing of his own materials: general correspondence was filed separately from correspondence relating to his opera Danton); the following codes indicate both subject and location: G = NL's general correspondence (Box 19); D = Correspondence relating to NL's Danton, op. 20, opera in 3 acts, 10 scenes. This material was originally filed together by NL (Box 20); B = Correspondence and materials relating to Backstage of the Soul, a projected opera (Box 21); C = Correspondence and materials relating to NL's Concerto, op. 26, for violin and orchestra (Box 8). Correspondence of NL also appears in the following Special Collections in the Music Division of the Library of Congress: Copland Collection, 23 letters; one of which appears in a bound album of letters of tribute by several composers to Copland on the occasion of his seventieth birthday; Coolidge Collection, 1 letter; Koussevitzky Archive, approximately 50 letters; MacDowell Collection (from Mrs. S.H.H. Lopatnikoff to Marion MacDowell), 3 letters; Pisk Collection, 2 letters; Potts Collection, 1 letter; Schwerké Collection, 16 letters; Slonimsky Collection, 5 letters.
[General Information] [4]
Adler, Kurt Herbert see: San Francisco Opera Association
Adler, Peter Herman, 1970-1971 [3]
ASCAP, 1973 [1]
Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 1944 [1]
Baum, Morton, 1957 [5]
Beinum, Eduard van, 1956 [1]
Bennett, George see: Psychological Corp.
Bing, Rudolf, 1954-1960 [6]
Bonsanti, Marcella, 1965 [5]
Boulanger, Nadia, 1961 [3]
Broadcast Music, Inc., 1960 [3]
Broughton, Philip, 1962 [9]
California, University of see: Foss, Lukas
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1956-1957 [7]
Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1954 [4]
Cleveland Orchestra, 1943, 1951 [3]
Cohen, Frederic, 1958 [2]
Colfer, Jennifer see: New York City Opera
Columbia University, 1959 [2]
Copland, Aaron, 1931-1956 [12]
Croan, Robert, 1976 [1 letter ; 6 p.]
Daniel, Oliver see: Broadcast Music, Inc.
D'Arms, Edward, 1963 [2]
Diamond, David, 1971 [4]
Doran, Matt H., 1972 [7]
Duke, Vernon, 1966, n.d. [5]
Evréinoff, Nikolai, 1928-1954 [6] and Anna Evréinoff
[Secondo] Festival internazionale di musica, Venice, 1932 [1]
Forest, Frank, 1959 [1]
Foss, Lukas, 1956 [2]
Fuchs, Joseph, 1962 [1]
Geffen, Felicia see: National Institute of Arts & Letters
Graudan, Nikolai, n.d. [1]
Gutman, John see: Metropolitan Opera Association
Halasz, Laszlo see: New York City Opera
Harvin, Laurence, 1971 [2]
Hawaii, University of, 1965 [8]
Hovhaness, Alan, 1966 [1]
Imbrie, Andrew W., 1969-1971 [3]
Jalas, Jussi, 1966 [2]
Kennan, George see: National Institute of Arts & Letters
Koussevitzky, Serge, 1944, 1956 [7]
KPFK-FM, Los Angeles see: Pacifica Radio
Krenek, Ernst, 1966 [2]
League of Composers - International Society for Contemporary Music see: Copland, Aaron
Leeds Music Corporation, 1954 [1]
Liebermann, Rolf, 1959 [3]
Luening, Otto, 1959 [1]
Mahaffey, Elizabeth Low see: Columbia University
Malloch, William see: Pacifica Radio
Markovina, Rev. Milan, 1976 [2]
Metropolitan Opera Association, 1959-1960 [7] See also: Bing, Rudolf See also: Sauls, Glen
Metropolitan Pittsburgh Public Broadcasting (WQED, WQEX), 1976 [2]
Nabokov, Nicolas, 1969 [2]
National Institute of Arts & Letters, 1966, 1971 [4]
New York City Opera, 1950 [2] See also: Rosenstock, Joseph See also: Rudel, Julius
Pacifica Radio, KPFK-FM, Los Angeles, 1967 [1]
Patton, H.R. see: Carnegie Institute of Technology
Piston, Walter, 1971 [2]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette see: Croan, Robert
Psychological Corporation, 1964 [1]
Queens College, 1954 [5]
Reis, Mrs. [Claire (?)], 1955 [1]
Rosenstock, Joseph, 1952-1959 [25]
Rosenthal, Nancy see: ASCAP
Rudel, Julius, 1957-1968 [22]
Russell, Armand See: University of Hawaii
Sabin, Robert, 1954 [5]
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral see: Markovina, Rev. Milan
Salzburger Festspiele, 1955 [1]
San Francisco Opera Association, 1955-1960 [18]
Sauls, Glen, 1960 [3] See also: Metropolitan Opera Association
Schier-Tiessen, Anneliese, 1959-1969 [14] and Heinz Schier-Tiessen
Schuh, Oscar Fritz, 1959 [3]
Schumann, Hans Ulrich, 1968 [1]
Schwartz, Boris see: Queens College
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1959-1971 [3]
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1971 [1]
Smith, Elliott Dunlap see: Carnegie Institute of Technology
Sommers, Jack see: Metropolitan Pittsburgh Public Broadcasting [WQED, WQEX]
Staatstheaters Karlsruhe, 1971 [2]
Stadttheater Zürich, Direktor, 1933 [4]
Steinberg, William, 1958-1972 [4]
Steinberg, William, 1964 [1]
Stillman, Michael see: Leeds Music Corporation
Stravinsky, Igor, 1954 [2]
Stravinsky, Soulima, 1958 [1]
Taubman, Howard, 1958 [1]
Tcherepnin, Alexander, 1960-1968 [3]
Teatro alla Scala, G. Puccini Opera Competition, 1964-1967 [12]
Tiessen, Heinz see: Schier-Tiessen, Anneliese & Heinz
Turner, Robert see: Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Tychon, Russian Orthodox Bishop of Berlin, 1927 [1]
Urban, Gretl see: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
Vosburgh, C. J. see: Cleveland Orchestra
Warner, J. C. see: Carnegie Institute of Technology
Miscellaneous (1955; 1967) [2]
Unidentified correspondence (1938-1971; n.d.) [14]
Material Regarding Danton
The Material Regarding Danton (an opera) consists of libretti, programs, etc.
Copies of Georg Büchner's drama Dantons Tod:
Libretti prepared by NL:
Program notes, apparently by NL, titled "Danton by Nikolai Lopatnikoff," 1 p., typed, concerning the history of the opera and attempts at its production.
Brief [auto(?)]biography of NL, in German, 2 p., typed (carbon copies).
Press articles and reviews: 1 p. compilation of four articles; 2 p. photoreproductions of this page; 2 p. typed (carbon copies) transcriptions of these articles.
Pamphlet concerning the regulations for the "Concorso internazionale Giacomo Puccini" opera competition issued by the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, dated January 1964. See also: related correspondence, Box 20, Folder 23
Document titled "Concert excerpts from the Opera Danton," evidently prepared by NL for the premiere concert performance of the opera (albeit excerpted); includes list of excerpts performed and lyrics to "Julie's Death" and "Robespierre's Monologue" scenes; 3 p., typed (carbon copies), undated.
Brief holograph document indicating timings of each of the opera's acts and scenes.
Material Regarding Backstage of the Soul, a Projected Opera
The Material Regarding Backstage Of The Soul (a projected opera) consists of libretti, programs, etc.
Correspondence between NL and Peter Herman Adler: 3 items, dated 1970-1971.
Copy of the play from which NL derived the libretto for this projected opera: [Evréinoff, Nikolai Nikolajewitsch. Die Kulissen der Seele, monodrama. Translated into German by Franz Theodor Csokor. Vienna: Verlag der Wiener Graphischen Werkstätte, 1920, 23 p.] See also: correspondence between Evréinoff and NL, Box 19, Folder 16.
Drafts of the libretto: 24 p., typed, in English, annotated by NL.
Writings by Nikolai Lopatnikoff
The Writings by Nikolai Lopatnikoff series consists of monographs and articles.
"A Composer's Problems," undated, 8 p., typed.
"A Composer's Problems," undated, 9 p., typed, with annotations in NL's hand.
"Biographical excerpt from a letter to Lester Trimble, Aug. 18, 1974," 2 p., typed. Subject: NL relates his first meetings with Aaron Copland and Serge Koussevitzky.
"Chorgesang in Estland" ["Choral Music in Estonia," German], undated, 4 p., typed, with annotations in NL's hand. Inscribed in Russian and German by NL: "For the publication Die Musikpflege - Berlin."
"Das Chorgesangwesen in Finnland" [German], undated, 9 p., typed, with holograph annotations.
"The Composer and his Audience," undated, 3 p., typed.
"Composers [sic] Forums in Pittsburgh," published in Carnegie Magazine, January 1963, p. 21-22.
"Ernst Toch (1887-1964)," undated, 3 p., typed.
"Darius Milhauds Christophe Colomb" [German], undated, 4 p., typed, with holograph annotations.
"Estonian Republic Cultivates Thriving Musical Activity," published in Musical Courier, 1935 Mar 19, 1 p.
"Junge finnische Komponisten" [German], published in Melos, July-August 1934, p. 229-232. See also: "Nuoret Suomalaiset Säveltäjät," below.
"Neue amerikanische Musik in Berlin" [German], undated, 4 p., typed.
"Neu-Russische Musik" [German], published in Kölnische Zeitung, 1928 Mar 12, 1 p.
"Nuoret Suomalaiset Säveltäjät" ["Young Finnish Composers," Finnish], published in an unidentified publication, dated December 1934, p. 237-238. See also: "Junge finnische Komponisten," above
[Author unnamed.] Newspaper review of the above article, from an unidentified publication in German, undated, 1 p.
"O sovremennoĭ muzyke" ["On Modern Music," Russian], a lecture presented to the Estonian Academic Society of Musicians in Tallinn; undated, but probably from 1933 according to an accompanying document in Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff's hand [?]; 18 p. holograph draft.
"On Teaching Composition," undated, 2 p. holograph draft.
"On Teaching Composition," undated, 1 p., typed.
Reminiscence of Ernst Toch," broadcast over radio station KPFK-FM, Los Angeles, December 1967; 5 p. holograph draft.
"Reminiscence of Ernst Toch," final draft of above, 3 p., typed, with copy.
"Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5," a lecture prepared for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Twentieth Century Masterpieces" series, broadcast on 1957 Sep 8; 11 p., typed. See also: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation correspondence, Box 19, Folder 7
"Sketch for a Self-Portrait," dated 1960, 4 p., typed. Subject: Autobiographical information; trends in twentieth century music; the role of commissions, grants and fellowships in the life of the composer. Written in response to a request from Oliver Daniel, dated 1960 Aug 9. See also: Broadcast Music, Inc. correspondence file, Box 19, Folder 6
"Some Basic Views on Teaching Harmony," undated, 6 p., typed.
"Virolainen Musiikki" ["Estonian Music," Finnish], published in an unidentified publication in February 1935, p. 29-31.
Untitled. ("Graduate study in composition..."); dated 1962 Sep 28, 1 p. holograph draft.
Untitled. ("I should like to begin this discussion..."); dated 1964 Jun 8, 3 p. holograph draft.
Untitled. ("In my view..."); undated, 1 p. holograph draft. Subject: The status of music in modern society and speculations on its future.
Untitled. ("In my view..."); undated, 1 p., typed, with copy.
Untitled. ("It seems to me that the second half of this question..."); undated, 1 p. holograph draft. Subject: The role of harmony in aesthetic evaluation.
Untitled. ("It seems to me that the second half of this question..."); undated, 1 p., typed.
Untitled. ("Mr. Feldman mentioned discipline..."); undated, 6 p. holograph draft, and 1 p. typed, with annotations in NL's hand. Subject: Definitions of various musical terminology.
Untitled. ("Mr. Feldman mentioned discipline..."); undated, 1 p., typed, with copy.
Untitled. ("Music is a difficult art to explain..."); undated, 2 p., typed. Subject: Musical interpretation; the composer and his audience; music as a means of communication.
Untitled. ("My name is Nikolai Lopatnikoff..."); dated "circa 1965," 1 p. holograph draft. Subject: Biographical information.
Untitled. ("Triad up to 1700..."); undated, 1 p. holograph draft. Subject: An introduction to a lecture on creativity in contemporary music.
Untitled. ("Triad up to 1700..."); undated, 1 p., typed, with copy.
Untitled. ("We live in a predominantly..."); labelled "Carnegie Conference" in NL's hand, undated, 6 p., typed. Subject: A discussion of the status of the creative artist in contemporary culture.
Writings about Nikolai Lopatnikoff
The Writings about Nikolai Lopatnikoff series consists of monographs and articles.
Diamond, David. "Nikolai Lopatnikoff, 1903-1976," published in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, second series, no. 28. New York: 1978, p. 97-99.
Gilman, Lawrence. "Notes on the Program": Program notes for a New York Philharmonic Symphony Society concert featuring a performance of NL's Introduction and Scherzo, op. 10; undated, 2 p., typed.
Hillyer, Raphael. Program notes (English text) for a concert program, dated 1952 Mar 29, on which NL's Concertino, op. 30, was included; one two-fold program, 6 p.
Author unknown. Published in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, second series, no. 14. New York: 1964. NL's election to the Institute is noted on p. 323.
Author unknown. Program notes (English text) regarding NL's Introduction and Scherzo, op. 10; undated, 2 p., typed.
Author unknown. Program notes (German text) regarding NL and his Concerto no. 2, op. 15, for piano and orchestra; undated, 3 p., typed.
Author unknown. Program notes (English text) regarding NL's Concerto, op. 26, for violin and orchestra; undated, 1 p., typed.
Author unknown. Program notes for a Cleveland Orchestra concert program book regarding NL's life and work; undated, 1 p.
Author unknown (possibly NL). "Early Articles about Nikolai Lopatnikoff," undated, 1 p., typed, with copy. Subject: Bibliography.
Press Reviews and Articles Relating to Nikolai Lopatnikoff, 1920-1979
The Press Reviews and Articles Relating to Nikolai Lopatnikoff series consists of a scrapbook and clippings.
Press clippings: 1920-1939 (17 items).
Press clippings: 1940-1949 (30 items).
Press clippings: 1950-1959 (22 items).
Press clippings: 1960-1979 (26 items).
Scrapbook, brass-covered, containing press reviews and articles regarding NL; inclusive dates: 1921 Apr 2 through 1950 Feb 15.
Biographical Data
The Biographical Data series consists of family geneology and brief histories of the Nikolai Lopatnikoff and family.
Document (in Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff's hand?) in ink, 1 p. (2 sides), detailing names of Lopatnikoff family members.
Document, 5 p., typed, apparently written by Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff after NL's death.
Document, 3 p., typed.
Document containing biographical information about Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff (most likely written by SHHL herself), 2 p., typed.
Official Documents
The Official Documents series consists of personal and legal papers of Nikolai Lopatnikoff.
Student identification card; issued 1916 Sep 1 at Petrograd; in Russian.
NL's student enrollment form for the first semester at the Petrograd Conservatory; dated "1917-1918"; in Russian.
Graduation certificate and grade report from the Helsingfors-Aleksandrov High School, Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland; 1 document, dated 1919; in Russian.
Student grade reports from the Karlsruhe (Germany) Badische Technische Hochschüle: two documents, dated 1923 and 1927; in German.
Marriage certificate of NL and Eleanor Lashchinsky; issued 1926 Aug 17 at Strasbourg, France; in French.
Contract for a projected operetta, "Miss Universe"; dated 1932 Jun 7; in German. Also included: NL's English translation of this document, 1 p., typed.
Birth certificate (replacement) for Eleanor Lashchinsky Lopatnikoff; issued 1935 Jun 13 at Lausanne, Switzerland; in French.
Legal document regarding Eleanor Lashchinsky Lopatnikoff; issued 1936 Apr 29 at Viipuri, Finland; in Finnish.
Student grade reports from the Tallinn (Estonia) Jewish School; four documents, dated between 1934 and 1936; in Estonian.
Student activities card ("Liikmekaart"); dated 1936; in Estonian.
Certificate of membership in the British Performing Right Society; dated 1938 Apr 21.
NL's Estonian passport ("Eesti Vabariik"); issued 1938 Jun 30 at London.
NL's United States Certificate of Naturalization; issued 1944 Jun 6 at New York.
NL's American passport, issued 1971 Apr 27 at New York; slip of paper with handwritten number (holograph?), possibly NL's social security number.
Expense reports: documents detailing financial agreements between NL and his uncle, Max von Jung; for 1917: two documents, in German and in Russian; for 1930-36: seventeen documents, mostly slips of paper, in German.
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous series consists of various items not otherwise related to the collection materials.
Promotional brochures (13 items) from the following publishers: Broadcast Music, Inc. (one); Hug & Co. (three); Leeds Music Corp. (three); MCA Music (two); Russischer Musikverlag (one); B. Schott's Söhne (two, dated 1934).
Catalogs (two) of works commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation: one is 12 p., with a 1 p. supplement; the other is 7 p., dated "1944" in script.
Program from a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by the Cleveland Orchestra, dated 1935 Feb 5.
Prescription label, dated 1934 Oct 23, from a Reval (Tallinn), Estonia, pharmacy; in Estonian (front), Russian (verso), and German (script).
[Akhmatova, Anna. Chëtki. [Rosary.] (Poems, Book 2). [St.] Petersburg: [unnamed publisher], 1923, 114 p.] A holograph musical sketch is included on verso of the frontispiece; the frontispiece itself bears a small reproduction of a painting (?) of Akhmatova.
[Körner, Theo A. and Rathke-Bernburger, Otto. Instrumentations-Tabelle. Leipzig: Verlag Anton J. Benjamin, 1927, 3 p. and 6 fold-out pages.]
Concert programs in which NL's works were included; includes related publicity: 1921-1929, 32 items.
Concert programs in which NL's works were included; includes related publicity: 1930-1939, 20 items.
Concert programs in which NL's works were included; includes related publicity: 1940-1949, 20 items.
Concert programs in which NL's works were included; includes related publicity: 1950-, 20 items.
Concert programs in which NL's works were included; includes related publicity: undated, 7 items.
Miscellaneous, 4 items.
Large scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to NL's Festival Overture, op. 40, commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and premiered on 1960 Oct 12 in Detroit.
Autograph book.
Large rolled prints (two) of Felix Mendelssohn.
Metal and wood printing plate bearing the likeness of Felix Mendelssohn.
Player piano roll in fragile condition; attached note reads: "N.L. player piano work." Work(s) performed or artist(s) featured unverifiable.
Several large envelopes and folders used by NL to house sketches and copyists' scores of his works; some include publication information.
Iconography
The Iconography series consists of photographs of Nikolai Lopatnikoff, family, and others as well as a scrapbook album.
subseries
A. Photographs of NL, his family, and photographs including NL.
NL; photograph, ca. 1930.
NL; postcard photograph of newspaper clippings and publicity material, ca. 1932.
NL; photograph of drawing by Swan, dated 1940s.
NL; photograph, dated 1950s. Photographer: Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, NH.
NL; photograph, dated 1951. Photographer: Ilsa Hofman, New York, NY.
NL; photograph, dated 8 December 1954.
NL; photograph, dated May 1963. Photographer: Pach Bros., New York, NY.
NL; photograph, ca. 1970.
NL; photograph, dated 1970 or 1971. Photograph: J.D. Yenick, Carnegie-Mellon University, Department of Public Relations, Pittsburgh, PA.
NL; photograph, dated ca. 1970.
Lopatnikoff, Nora Lashchinsky; photograph, undated. Photographer: R. Vass, Strasbourg, France.
Lopatnikoff, Nora Lashchinsky; photograph, undated.
Lopatnikoff, Nora Lashchinsky; two photographs, undated.
Lopatnikoff, Sara Henderson Hay; photograph, dated 1951 (“5648 Northumberland Street”). Photographer: Charles C. Stuebgen.
Lopatnikoff, Sara Henderson Hay; photograph, dated 1980.
NL and Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff; photograph, dated 1956 (“MacDowell Colony”). Photographer: Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, NH.
NL and Sara Henderson Hay Lopatnikoff; photograph, dated 1965 (“NL’s study / 5448 Bartlett St / Pittsburgh PA 15217”).
NL and Serge Koussevitzky; photograph, dated 1940s or 1950. Photographer: Associated Photographers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lopatnikoff family (Ida Fectelberg Lopatnikoff; Lilli, Boris and Nikolai Lopatnikoff; “Elsa”; “Governess”; and “unidentified girl”); photograph, dated 1906.
Lopatnikoff family (Leo and Ida Fectelberg Lopatnikoff; Lilli and Boris Lopatnikoff); photograph, dated 1902 [ca. 1905?].
Lopatnikoff family (Leo and Ida Fectelberg Lopatnikoff; Lilli, Boris and Nikolai Lopatnikoff; unidentified child); photograph, ca. 1905 [1902?].
Lopatnikoff, Ida Fectelberg; photograph, undated. Photographer: F. Indursky, Vyborg, Finland.
Lopatnikoff, Leo; photograph, undated. Photographer: F. Indursky, Vyborg, Finland.
Lopatnikoff, Leo; photograph, undated. Photographer: Rausch & Pester, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Lopatnikoff, Leo and Lilli; photograph, undated.
B. Photographs of others
Cherepnin, Aleksandr; photograph, inscribed to NL, dated 24 February 1929. Photographer: Fayer, Vienna, Austria.
Flesch, Carl, photograph, inscribed, dated 16 June 1939.
Grechaninov, Aleksandr; photograph of drawing of AG (artist unidentified [S. Sor...?]), dated 25 October 1944; inscribed by AG, date of inscription is also 25 October 1944.
Grechaninov, Aleksandr; photograph of bronze sculpture (artist unidentified [Trena Rothstein?]), undated. Photographer: Walter J. Russell, New York, NY.
Koussevitzky, Serge; three photographs, undated.
Lazăr, Filip; photograph, inscribed to NL, dated 1928. Photographer: Julietta, Bucarest, Romania.
Luboshutz, Pierre and Genia Nemenoff; photograph, inscribed, dated 6 June 1941. Photographer: Bruno of Hollywood, New York, NY.
Piatigorsky, Gregor; two photographs (one with a conductor [William Steinberg?], and one with an unidentified woman), undated.
Steinberg, William; photograph, undated.
NL’s home at 5448 Bartlett Street, Pittsburgh, PA; four photographs (one each of the front and of the rear of the home, and two of its garden), undated.
Unidentified individual (male); photograph, inscribed (in German), dated 18 March 1927.
Unidentified individual (male); photograph, undated.
C. Scrapbooks of photographs
Scrapbook, dating from 1955, commemorating NL's fiftieth birthday, prepared for NL by his cousin Anna ("Baby") Feinstein; contains photographs, newspaper clippings, publicity and biographical information, and graphic and watercolor artwork. This folder contains seven (7) separate folders, each of which holds one two-sided page from the original scrapbook.
Scrapbook, dating from ca. 1917, depicting alpine scenes (in the Austrian Alps?), possibly dating from NL’s military service. This scrapbook contains thirty-six (36) photographs. Additional loose photographs found in this scrapbook are housed in the following folder (Box 27/Folder 42).
Scrapbook, dating from ca. 1917: loose photographs found in the above scrapbook (Box 27/Folder 41). This folder contains forty-six (46) photographs, in sixteen separate folders.