Olin Downes papers, Series 3. Lectures

Descriptive Summary
Title: Olin Downes papers, Series 3. Lectures
Creator: Downes, Olin, 1886-1955
Inclusive Dates: 1932-1953
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.8 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Collection Number: ms688.series3
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Olin Downes (1886-1955) was an American music critic with the Boston Post (1906-1924) and the New York Times (1924-1955).

Scope and Content

The Lectures consist of lectures of Olin Downes from 1932-1953. Lectures include handwritten manuscripts, typed drafts with corrections, and final copies. The lectures document Downes' knowledge in the field of music and discuss various composers; types of music including classical, folk songs, blues, and opera; music and society; music history and theory; and music interpretation. Many of the lectures were produced for the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences lecture series, broadcasts for the CBS Music Hour, or for speeches and talks for various societies and musical organizations.

Organization and Arrangement

The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title, subject or name of organization.

This finding aid represents just one portion of the Olin Downes papers, which all together consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, printed materials, articles, music manuscripts, and lectures.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Olin Downes papers, Series 3. Lectures, ms 688.series3, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Brooklyn Lectures, Misc.

 

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Ballet Russe

 

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Brooklyn Misc.

 

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Brooklyn Lecture

 

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Brooklyn Lectures, Misc.

 

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Bauer, Harold

 

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Braslau

 

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Brooklyn Beethoven

 

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Bauer

 

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Brooklyn Institute (Barrere)

 

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Bori

 

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BSO Modern Music

 

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Boston Symphony

 

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Brooklyn Institute Lectures (Schedules)

 

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Brooklyn (Aria & Song)

 

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English Singers

 

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Violin Elman

 

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Gieseking

 

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Modern French (Brooklyn Hackett)

 

2

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Harvard Glee Club

 

2

6

Hess

 

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Heifitz

 

2

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Myrer Hess

 

2

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Hoffmann

 

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Brooklyn Inst. Hoffmann

 

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Horowitz

 

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Iturbi

 

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Hall Johnson

 

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Brooklyn (Koussevitzky Wagner)

 

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Koussevitzky - GA Brooklyn Institute Lecture, 1943 - 1945

 

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Operatic Ensemble (La Forge)

 

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Lotte Lehmann

 

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Maier & Patterson

 

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Renaissance Music Malkin

 

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Matzenauer

 

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Menuhin

 

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Olemeka (Olszewska)

 

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Brooklyn (Pons) Old Instruments

 

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Pons, Jan 4, 1934 & 1935

 

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Ponselle

 

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Roth Quarter

 

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Schelling - Samuel - Smallens

 

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Finland Sibelius

 

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Song

 

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Spalding, 1932

 

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Stueckgold, Greta

 

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Tibbett

 

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Violin Zimbalist

 

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Re Lecture Schedules & Publicity

 

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List of Lecture - Partial Topics, 1941

 

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Memorial Speech for Baermann

 

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Be Your Own Music Critic Notes & Lecture, Feb 16, 1952

 

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Be Your Own Critic

 

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Brevard

 

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Broadcasts O.B.

 

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CBS Music Hour, Sep 22, 1941

 

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Chopin Lectures

 

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Lecture Composer, Interpreter, Critic

 

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The Composers Workshop

 

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Concert Etiquette

 

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Contemporary Music

 

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The Critic, The Artist & The Public, 1941

 

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The Critic (Carnegie Hall)

 

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Lecture (critic)

 

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Florida State University, 1953

 

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Hunter College, 1941 & 1943

 

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Downes - Glazer Lectures

 

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Harrisburg Symphony

 

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Humor and Characterization

 

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French Opera

 

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Ideal Opera

 

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Integrity of Art (Berkshire series) (Lectures)

 

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The Interpreter (Berkshire)

 

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Jewish Influence on Western Music, Feb 24, 1953

 

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The Listener (Berkshire)

 

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Broadcast (Koussevitzky), 1948

 

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MacDowell Colony Speech

 

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Lecture Monteverdi

 

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Music Criticism

 

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Oberlin, 1940

 

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Paderewski

 

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Political Speeches (Thomas Dewey), 1944

 

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Sibelius Voice of America Broad., 1950

 

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Sibelius

 

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Sibelius

 

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Broadcast Sibelius

 

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Song

 

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Song

 

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Song (Harris)

 

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Song

 

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Songs (Background, etc.)

 

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Speech and Music

 

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The Star Spangled Banner

 

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Lecture Strings Philadelphia

 

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Lectures Symphony, 1939

 

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Symphony Broadcasts

 

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Radio Talk on Ten Operatic Masterpieces

 

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T.V. Production of Rossini

 

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Broadcast Tschaikowsky Violin Concert

 

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Wagner's Ring

 

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Lecture

 

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Lectures and Articles- Unsorted Misc. Mss.

 

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Lectures and Articles- Unsorted Misc. Mss.