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Music Library Association’s 70th Annual Meeting

Coverage begins on page three

A bunch of happy music librarians having just exited the backstage tour of the Metropolitan Opera. Photo taken by Bob Kosovsky.

No. 125 May–June 2001 ISSN 0580-289-X President’s Report MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS James P. Cassaro, MLA President successful University of Pittsburgh relation- Officers ship with JAMES P. CASSARO, President As I prepare to chair my first our new University of Pittsburgh Board of Directors meeting as manage- PAULA MATTHEWS, Past President President of the Association, I am ment Princeton University struck by the tremendous support and services LAURA GAYLE GREEN, respect the membership has afforded provider! The transition to the Treasurer /Executive Secretary me in my new role. It is indeed combined Treasurer/Executive Secre- University of Missouri — Kansas City gratifying to see how much you all do tary position, where two positions LYNN GULLICKSON, on a volunteer basis for the once were, is moving forward, as well. Recording Secretary organization. When I read through the I am incredibly grateful to Michael Northwestern University various reports submitted by our Colby, who has agreed to act in the special officers, editors, and committee capacity of administrative support for Members-at-Large 2000-2002 chairs, it is abundantly apparent that Laura Gayle Green. His willingness to the Association is bubbling with do this for the Association is matched ALLIE GOUDY Western Illinois University activity. Solid ideas for projects and as well by his generosity. He has programs are coming to the surface refused any compensation in the form LESLIE TROUTMAN and are being thoroughly discussed. of an honorarium to do this work. University of Illinois All this will make Many thanks, PHILIP VANDERMEER up for the grueling Michael! University of Maryland number of hours Of the many the Board faces in It is abundantly projects and Members-at-Large 2001-2003 its upcoming apparent that the activities hinted at NEIL HUGHES University of Georgia meeting, reading Association is bubbling above, let me through docu- single out a few to ELISABETH REBMAN ments, discussing with activity. Solid tell you about. Colorado College proposals, and MLA has under- ideas for projects and MICHAEL ROGAN steering the work taken a joint Tufts University of our organiza- programs are coming project with RILM tion. At this same to the surface. and the American meeting, we will Musicological also work to put Society (AMS) to together our have music titles Design by WGraphics, Baltimore. annual operating budget, crunching included in JSTOR. An initial list was MLA NEWSLETTER numbers to ensure that committees, provided by Lenore Coral and Linda Hartig, Editor officers, editors and such have the coupled with those previously appropriate finances to complete their identified by Nancy Nuzzo and the The Newsletter is published four times a year: tasks and to support other initiatives, Publications Committee. This list was September-October, November-December, March- April, and May-June, by the Music Library like our annual chapter grants sent to RILM, which has a list of its Association, c/o A-R Editions, Inc.; 8551 Research program and subsidies to the own, and is also working with JSTOR Way, Suite 180; Middleton, WI 53562, and is issued important work done by the RILM U.S. to find funding for the music project. to its members free of charge. The purpose of the Newsletter is to keep the Office. Once RILM Director Barbara membership of the Association abreast of events, I am happy to report that our McKenzie has a final list, both MLA ideas, and trends related to music librarianship. All transition to A-R Editions, Inc., for and AMS will rank the list (as will communications and articles are welcome. Address correspondence to: management services has been a RILM), to come up with the forty or so smooth one. It is clear that after an titles that JSTOR should contain. This Linda Hartig uncertain two-year period, we have is an exciting project with wide- Technical Services Librarian Carroll College found the right “home.” Jim ranging effect and a step forward in 100 N. East Avenue Zychowicz and his staff, along with working collaboratively with sister Waukesha, WI 53186 CEO Patrick Wall, have provided the organizations. [email protected] great service we are used to, and are Speaking of collaborative efforts, The deadline for submitting copy to the editor for also thinking about ways to streamline one of the ideas percolating is the issue number 126 (September-October 2001) is 10 August 2001. Submissions are preferred via e- our processes and procedures. establishment of a MLA Affiliates mail, but paper copy (double spaced) via USPS accompanied by 3.5” disk containing text files in Working collaboratively in this manner Program, much like that now Microsoft Word is acceptable. says that all signs point to a long and continued on page three

2 M L A Newsletter • No. 125 Cover Story Music Library Association’s 70th Annual Meeting

Bob Kosovsky, then highlighted some of the more unusual New York Public Library acquisitions the organization has received. Among the items he showed us were a he Music Library Association’s 70th statuette of Enrico Caruso costumed for the T Annual Meeting in New York was 1918 Met premiere of La Forza del Destino, preceded by a series of tours. Taking and an unusual group of photographs of advantage of the meeting location, a group Claudia Muzio, revealing how a group of of 35 individuals were able to visit with the publicity shots were posed on the stage of archivists of the New York Philharmonic the old Met. A very unique find was a and the Metropolitan Opera prior to taking lithograph of the Metropolitan Opera a backstage tour of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1883, the year of its opening, House. Half our group took a bus from the which showed an earlier state of the Grand Hyatt Regency Hotel to Lincoln building, the details of which are obscured Center, where we met others in the lobby in virtually every photograph and of the Rose Building, the newest building contemporaneous images. Bob was eager to on the Lincoln Center site, that houses the tell us where he had come across this offices and archives of many of the Lincoln unusual document: from the online auction Center constituents. site, Ebay. Our first stop was the Archives of the (The combined remarks of Rich New York Philharmonic, where Associate Wandel, Bob Tuggle, and Carnegie Hall Archivist Rich Wandel gave us an overview archivist Gino Francesconi, heard in the MLA members in the lobby of the of the Archives’ activities. After providing a Archives Roundtable the following day, Rose Building. Photo taken by Bob Kosovsky. brief history of the orchestra, he explained made it clear that Ebay has become a how the Archives supplies a wealth of significant source for their institutions’ information to the administration and its acquisitions programs.) musicians, and functions as the institution’s Following Bob’s talk, we split up in to President’s Report repository of corporate history. One of the three groups for a backstage tour of the continued from page two afternoon’s more humorous moments came Metropolitan Opera House, given under when Rich showed us ’s the auspices of the Metropolitan Opera supported by the American Library score for Mahler’s sixth symphony. Its Guild. The Met may put on operas, but the Association. Once the Board has opening page of music was obscured by a extent of their backstage facility seemed as discussed this idea and worked out the bright red bumper sticker that read if we were part of a real-life opera. parameters (including the perks for “Mahler Groves.” Rich We were able to visit dressing becoming a MLA affiliate), this will remarked that he is always on rooms, watch performers in allow us to bring traditionally aligned guard for unique materials rehearsal studios, and see organizations like IAML-U.S. and and noted that some of many of the workshops MOUG, among others, more officially the Archive’s recent where productions into the structure of the Association. acquisitions came materials are created. continued on page four from exploring the We stood near the online auction site, Met stage, dwarfed by Ebay. the enormous sets that Contents: From the Rose encircled us. Through Building we proceeded this leg of the tour we E-Mail Digest...... 5 to the Metropolitan were able to perceive of Members’ Publications ...... 6 Opera House. Entering the institution as a Committee Reports...... 7-12 through the busy stage microcosm of a fully- entrance where a constant functioning city, siting at Roundtable Reports...... 13 stream of artists and artisans the edge of Lincoln Center. Transitions ...... 13 were passing by, we met with archivist A good time was had by all, and the Music Library News...... 14 Robert Tuggle. Bob gave us an tour left us stimulated for the opening Calendar...... 14 introduction to what he does and how the reception that night. Archives functions as a part of the Met, and Links to Web Sites...... 15

M L A Newsletter • No. 125 3 MLA Announces New Board Members

Alan Karass, University of California, Berkeley (1990- New England Chapter (NEMLA), and Publicity Officer 99), Co-Head of the Special Collections the Area Music Libraries Group Catalog Section of the Stanford University (BAML). Libraries (1988-90), Acting Head Librarian Mr. Rogan has written for Notes, he Music Library Association election and Music Bibliographer at the Stanford Basic Music Library, The Musical Woman, Tresults were announced at its 2001 University Music Library, as well as Head and Magazines for Libraries. national meeting in New York, New York. of the Music Cataloging Unit and Music Neil R. Hughes (University of Georgia), Cataloger at the Stanford University Elisabeth H. Rebman (The Colorado Libraries. She holds an A.B. from Oberlin College) and Michael J. Rogan (Tufts College, an M.A.L.S. from the University President’s Report University) were elected members-at-large. of Michigan and an M.A. in Music from Neil R. Hughes is Head of Music Stanford University. continued from page three Cataloging at the University of Georgia Ms. Rebman has served as the Music Our Plan 2001 is now coming to a Libraries, a position he has held since Library Association Placement Officer close. To keep the spirit of this effort 1999. He previously served as Music (1994-99), Chair of the Personnel alive, I would like to propose that the Cataloger at the University of Georgia Subcommittee (1996-97), Chair of the Board continue discussions related to Libraries (1986-99) and Assistant Librarian Online Services Subcommittee (1992-94), strategic planning, including financial at The Curtis Institute of Music (1984- Chair of the Subcommittee on the MARC planning, by devoting its Sunday morning 86). He received a B.Mus. from the Tag 028 (1980-82) and as a member of the meeting time to such. At our annual University of Alberta, an A.M.L.S. from Local Arrangements Committee (1992-93), meeting, I will invite members of the the University of Michigan and an M.A. in Nominating Committee (1972 & 1982) Association, among them committee Musicology from the University of and Administration Committee (1971-73). chairs and members, past-presidents, Georgia. As a member of the MLA Northern special officers, roundtable coordinators, Mr. Hughes is a member of MLA’s California Chapter she has served as Chair and editors to join us in these discussions. Education Committee (1999-). He has also (1979-81), Secretary/Treasurer (1970-72) Over the course of a few years, this will served on the Best of Chapters Committee and a member of the Nominating involve a good cross-section of the (1999-2001; Co-Chair, 2000-01), the Committee (1976-77 & 1991-92). membership, and will provide several Nominating Committee (1996), the Local Her publications include “Music different viewpoints (and hopefully, Arrangements Committee (1995) and the Libraries” in The Humanities and the solutions!) to the issues we face. Bibliographic Control Committee, Subject Library, 2nd ed., eds. N. Allen, N. Couch I cannot mention Plan 2001 without Access Subcommittee, Working Group on (Chicago: ALA, 1993), “Undergraduate acknowledging the tremendous work and Subject Access to Electronic Music (1990- Libraries” in Encyclopedia of Library and dedication of its Implementation Task 92). He has served the Music OCLC Users Information Science, ed. A. Kent et al. (New Force (David Farneth, chair, along with Group as Executive Board Member York: M. Dekker, 1981) and “The Jane Gottlieb, Paula Matthews, Diane (Continuing Education Coordinator, Undergraduate Library” in Library Trends Parr Walker, Leslie Troutman and Dan 1996-98), Program Committee Member 23 (January 1975). Zager). Future generations of music (1994), Chair of the Nominating Michael J. Rogan is Music Librarian librarians will profit from these members’ Committee (1990-91) and as a participant for the Tisch Library for Arts, Sciences, and diligent attention to building a framework in the NACO Music Project (1997-). As a Engineering at Tufts University. He that will guide our organization for years member of MLA’s Southeast Chapter, Mr. previously served as Head of the Bakalar to come. We look forward to reading and Hughes has been Chair of the Executive Music Library, Longy School of Music internalizing their final report at our Board (1999-2001), Co-editor of the Web (1993-99), Reference Librarian (part-time) upcoming Board meeting. The Site Development Committee (1996-99) at Northeastern University (1991-93) and membership will also partake of this and Associate Editor of Breve Notes (1994- Reference Librarian in the Music delight when it is published in our 97). Department at the Boston Public Library journal, Notes. Mr. Hughes has written for the Music (1987-90). He has a B.A. from the College In closing, let me say that I am happy OCLC Users Group Newsletter, Breve Notes of William and Mary, an M.A. and M.S. to follow in the footsteps of past MLA (the newsletter of the Music Library from Columbia University and is A.B.D. at Presidents who purchased new homes in Association Southeast Chapter) and the . the first few months of their tenure. As I sit Canadian Association of Music Libraries He has been MLA Program Chair amidst the construction chaos in my library Newsletter. (2001), Local Arrangements Co-Chair (due to the installation of an elevator and Elisabeth H. Rebman is Music (1998), MLA Newsletter Editor (1992-97) expansion of the listening center), it is nice Cataloging Consultant in the Albert Seay as well as a member of the Education to know I have a home away from “home.” Library of Music and Art at The Colorado Committee (1987-92) and the Assistant As always, please do not hesitate to contact College. She previously served as Reference Convention Manager Search Committee me if you have questions or concerns about Librarian in the Music Library at the (2000). He is an active member of MLA’s our Association.

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Stephen Mantz, Davidson College were fragile. With compact discs, this is no studies that separated music cataloging longer the case. Rather than using expensive from other formats to determine the pring on MLA-L is typically a busy equipment that is permanently located in average time per item. Generally, most S time, and this year was no exception. the library, portable CD and tape players indicated that music takes longer to catalog In the past two months (March-April) can be purchased and checked out to than other formats, with recordings taking discussion topics have included audio students, allowing them to listen anywhere. longer than scores. Special binding equipment, cataloging German titles, Third, he suggested that because problems and extra authority work make censorship, ergonomics, and music in technology changes so rapidly, purchase music materials more time consuming. literature. Of course, the complete bottom of the line consumer equipment • • • discussion of these and many other topics that can be replaced easily and A lengthy discussion ensued when can be found at the MLA-L archives at inexpensively. Equipment designed to last Kelly Leu, a library school student from the http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/ twenty years is unnecessary if you will need University of South Carolina, asked MLA- mla-l.html. to replace it with new technology in five. L readers for information on “clean” or Obituaries can be an important-and Some readers disagreed with this point, censored CDs. Some respondents were misleading-source of information, as Suzy replying that low-end equipment breaks strongly opposed to these “sanitized” Frechette (St. Louis Public Library) down more often and does not provide recordings, feeling that they were examples discovered. Several obituaries of Morton adequate sound quality. of censored art. Paige Casey (Grove’s Downey, Jr. mentioned that he wrote the Lois Kuyper-Rushing reported that at Dictionaries) voiced the opinion of many surfer hits “Wipeout” and “Pipeline.” Louisiana State University, their recently when asking, “Should the record company, Various library reference sources attribute a radio station, or Wal-Mart ... determine these pieces to others. Which is correct? In what a song’s message is?” Others saw the reality, Downey did write songs, but not “clean” CDs as another choice for these two surfer classics. Leslie Andersen Equipment designed consumers. Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie (TipsSMusic.com) related that the to last twenty years (CUNY Graduate Center) reminded us confusion might result from “Pipeline” that 18th-century Italian comic operas were originally being released on the local is unnecessary if you will altered to meet the local tastes and Downey label (named after the L.A. need to replace sensibilities of each city in which they were suburb). produced. “What’s the difference between • • • it with new this and “cleaning up” rap music?” she Allie Goudy (Western Illinois technology in five. asked. University) asked the MLA-L collective Richard Carlin (Routledge/Garland) wisdom for advice on audio equipment. noted that “clean” CDs reflect a trend in What is important to be included in audio rap music that was popular in the mid- equipment for student use in 2001? Among renovated music library facility includes 1990s. Rap groups would issue both the comments she received: buy DVD eighteen stations, twelve of which are “clean” and “uncensored” versions of their players instead of CD players, since DVDs computers with great sound cards and recordings. It was a marketing effort, more can play both formats; get the right kind of headphones. Students can use CDs, DVDs, than an attempt at censorship by record carrel system, since equipment will change and streamed audio reserves on these companies. They were attempting to but you’ll have the furniture a long time; computers. overcome opposition to objectionable lyrics and, PCs may be the answer, rather than • • • and provide radio stations versions of songs individual audio components. Several In a cataloging question, Chuck they could air. vendors were also recommended. Herrold (Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh) • • • Brad Short proposed several ideas for asked a question about omitting initial Many music libraries have collections discussion. First, he noted that electronic articles in German. In a uniform title, is it of concert and recital recordings. Marty reserves are becoming an expectation for correct to omit “Des” or “Der” when it Jenkins (Wright State University) queried many students and faculty. In the future, means “of”? The answer : the initial article librarians as to their institution’s policies much of the reserve listening that currently must be deleted, regardless of declension. regarding these recordings. He received 25 takes place in the library will take place off- So, for example, Des Knaben Wunderhorn responses from conservatories, universities, site. Washington University has already would be entered as Knaben Wunderhorn. and colleges. Nearly all reported that they seen a dramatic drop in the number of users This results in some odd results, especially record ensemble concerts and keep them in coming in to the library to do reserve for those who speak German, but it is perpetuity. Most also record and keep listening. necessary for cataloging purposes. junior/senior recitals and graduate recitals, Second, Brad posed the question of In another discussion, Dennis Clark though some retain them only for five years why listening needs to take place in the (Vanderbilt University) wondered how long or so. Only six record “studio recitals” library at all. Historically, listening centers it takes to catalog a score or recording. No (weekly recitals given by groups of students were set up because LPs and other media one responding to the list knew of any continued on the next page

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continued from the previous page documentary record of the institution. titles were suggested, as well as several print during the school day), and only three of • • • and web sources, including The Music those keep them indefinitely. In other discussions, Mark Scharff Lover’s Literary Companion, by Dannie and Although Marty did not ask (Washington University) was given many Joan Abse (New York: Parkwest : Robson specifically about cataloging practices, some resources in response to his request for Books, 1989). respondents volunteered the information. information on ergonomics. He received Keith Cochran (Ball State) learned that Policies seemed to vary widely. Some information on document holders, desks, there is no publication that specifically lists libraries don’t catalog the recital recordings chairs, keyboards and other equipment that jobs in classical music publishing. Richard at all, some catalog all of them, and some can be helpful. Advice on habits and Brundage (Schirmer/Associated Music catalog the recordings but assign them a behaviors such as taking breaks and Publishers) reported that this is a small low priority. Ralph Papakhian (Indiana stretching were also offered, as were many field, and that there are never many jobs University) suggested that the rationale for websites devoted to the subject. available; those that are open are usually retaining and cataloging recital recordings is Many people responded to Leandro filled by word of mouth and personal similar to that for retaining theses and Donozo’s request for literature that connections. Sometimes, freelancing can faculty publications: they provide a mentions classical music. More than twenty open the door to such positions.

Members’ Publications

lease send citations for items published or premiered in Jason Gibbs (San Francisco Public Library). P the past calendar year to the column editor, Sarah “Giai dieu cua thi ca: Tieng Viet va am nhac.” Van hoa Nghe Dorsey, via e-mail or snail mail at the address below. The thuat 199, No. 1 (2001): 83-88. (translation: “Poetry’s Melody: deadline for submissions for issue 126 is August 3, 2001. The Vietnamese Language and Music.” Culture and Arts) Please follow the citation style employed below. Martin D. Jenkins (Wright State University). Sarah Dorsey “A Descriptive Study of Subject Indexing and Abstracting in Music Librarian ‘International Index to Music Periodicals,’ ‘RILM Abstracts of School of Music UNCG Music Literature’ and ‘The Music Index Online.’ Notes 57, No. 4 P.O. Box 26167 (June 2001): 834-63. Greensboro, NC 27402-6167 [email protected] Alan Karass (College of the Holy Cross). “Journals of the Century in Music.” Serials Librarian 39 No. BOOKS 3 (2001): 103-32. Michael Meckna (Texas Christian University). Amy Edmonds (Southwest Texas State University). 74 entries in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Instructor’s Manual for Grout/Palisca A History of Western Musicians, 2nd Edition. Edited by Stanley Sadie; executive editor, Music, 6th ed. New York: Norton, 2001. [0-393-97680] John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan, 2001. ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS Judy Tsou (University of Washington). “Gendering Race: Stereotypes of Chinese Americans in Georgina M. Binns (Monash University, Melbourne, Popular Sheet Music.” Repercussions 6, No. 2 (1997, published Australia). 2001): 25-62. With Andrew Harrison “Monash Lectures Online: Cost Effective Flexible Delivery.” In Books and Bytes: Technologies for EB AGE the Hybrid Library: 10th Victorian Association for Library W P Automation (VALA) Conference Inc. 16-18 February, 2000, Monica J. Burdex (California State University-Northridge). Melbourne, Australia. Available at: http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/ “The Theater Owners’ Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), An ~vala/vala2000/2000pdf/Har_Bin.PDF Annotated, Bibliographical Listing from the ‘Chicago Defender’ “Music Libraries in Australian Tertiary Music Teaching and the ‘Pittsburgh Courier’ Weekly Newspapers - 1921-1931.” Institutions.” Fontes Artis Musicae 46, No. 3-4 (July-Dec 1999): http://www.csun.edu/~hfoao037/toba.html 279-85.

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They did not oppose a listening center, Pending completion of the new Facilities however. library, the music collections are in At length a compromise was reached, temporary quarters in the main library Subcommittee and it gained the support of the music because the former music library had to be department. The new library would renovated to house the law library. Further Joyce Clinkscales, initially hold recordings, videos, a reference information is available at the web site Emory University collection, and scores. Books would remain library.nevada.edu/music/, which contains in the main library, but the music library’s a link to the music department’s home Four new library facilities made their New architects would provide 10,000 square page with photos of the new building. York debuts at the program sponsored by feet of space for expansion and for eventual the Facilities Subcommittee on February housing of the music books. Taranto told University of Kansas 22. Chair Elizabeth Davis opened the of some ensuing battles with the architects, Next, Vic Cardell talked about the Thomas meeting by inviting attendees to visit the such as one involving a proposal to locate Gorton Music and Dance Library at the subcommittee’s web page, which contains a the circulation desk far from the library University of Kansas, accompanied by bibliography on library facilities and a many graphics and illustrations. He report form for the Register of Building focused on the evolution of programming and Renovation Projects. She encouraged Be persistant with and planning for the library as well as on anyone with a facilities project involving the resulting facility. Due to state music materials to register the project. The architects about the needs regulations, everything had to go out to web address is http://www.musiclibrary of the library. When bid, and Cardell spent so many hours assoc.org/committee/co_fac.htm ordering products using involved in the bidding process, an Looking toward the 2002 meeting in experience he likened to “a bad horror Las Vegas, and with a bow to the host state fabric or wood, always get movie,” that he chose as an alternate title for this year’s meeting, the program as large a sample as for his talk, “I know what you bid last featured libraries in the western part of the possible. summer.” country and —i n the case of Cornell — At the outset in 1996, the library was the western part of New York. envisioned as a music library of about entrance, with no oversight of the exit, and 12,000 square feet (three times as large as University of Nevada, Las Vegas one about the initial library design with a the former music library), which would be The presentations began with Cheryl round shape. Construction of the music incorporated in a new wing to be built for Taranto reporting on the new listening building began in July of 1999. the Department of Music and Dance. The center scheduled to open June 1, 2001, at UNLV’s music department, with goal was to open the new facility in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. about 30 full-time tenure-track faculty January of 2000. Planning got underway about six years ago members, has about 125 majors and serves Two years later the scope was with the receipt of a $6 million gift for a 250 undergraduates. In addition to expanded to include dance, which meant new music building. Under the terms of bachelors and masters degrees, the integrating collections from 13 different the gift, the building was to include a department is initiating D.M.A. programs locations on campus. The target date for recital hall and a music library. As the in woodwinds, voice, and percussion, with opening was delayed six months. university already had concert halls seating strings and piano to be added a year later. Construction started in April 1999, and 2,000 and 5,000, the obvious need for a The new library includes a ready- the library opened on schedule on June 26, smaller recital hall prompted programming reference collection, recordings in closed 2000, though the rest of the new building of a 300-seat hall. stacks with the compact discs in cabinets, was not yet complete. In addition to Programming for the music library open stacks for scores, and two offices. operating with some spaces unfurnished, required considerable negotiation among There is a small seminar room that is the staff had to deal with numerous various parties. To begin with, while the equipped to receive audiovisual problems related to the building’s being music librarian envisioned a comprehensive distribution signals, and a separate room unfinished. The timetable could not be music library with print and audiovisual for the Arnold Shaw Music Center, a delayed, because the old library had to be resources, the donor’s heirs equated a special collection focusing on popular renovated for occupancy by Music music library solely with a listening center. music and jazz in Las Vegas. Education and Music Therapy. University administration opposed a Five personal computers are available Cardell emphasized that one of the branch library. UNLV began only 43 years for student use. The twelve listening carrels critical aspects of planning was preparing ago, as a branch of the University of provide remote-controlled listening bid details that would ensure that the Nevada, Reno. A new $75 million main through a system supplied by American library’s many specialized requirements library was in the works, and Audio Systems. The source equipment for were met. Shelving areas had to be planned administrators at the young institution saw the system is located at the circulation to accommodate compact shelving in the no need to perpetuate branch libraries. desk. continued on next page

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continued from previous page staffed four hours a day, with increased • Make sure that no one makes future without difficulty. Furniture had to hours on the horizon. Adjacent to that changes in specs or plans without be aesthetically acceptable as well as ADA- desk are two stand-alone CD-ROM your approval. compliant, ergonomic, and practical. The machines loaded with bibliographic new media system involving playback to software. There are 14 public networked • Double-check details, and assume multiple locations needed a large console computers in the library, and many nothing. that would accommodate as much existing provide access to specialized software for equipment as possible. Because low bidders music and dance. • There is no such thing as too much won the contracts, the results were not Print materials are housed in several communication when it comes to a always the best that might have been different ranges of shelves, with books and new building project. obtained. journals, scores, and reference materials in Cardell recognized the need for discrete areas. Each aisle has retractable His future directions for the library intense planning for operating in a much reference shelving (in which a shelf at include raising funds to create endowments larger facility with double the staff, lots of about counter height has another shelf for the collections, equipment, and technology, an expanded scope (including directly below that can be pulled out to staffing, and to offer donors the dance), and the expected doubling of use hold material the user wishes to read). The opportunity to name the seminar room by patrons. A three-day retreat for him and vendor is working with the library to and individual media carrels. Digitizing his one staff assistant proved to be very improve the book supports for scores, as audio reserves is on the agenda, and there fruitful in addressing these issues. the supports don’t meet specifications. is discussion of integrating into the library The result of all the planning and the 80,000 recordings in the Music and bidding is a handsome facility all on one Dance Department’s Archive of Recorded floor. Illustrations showed series of low Sound. arches spanning the space between pillars Make sure that no Cardell closed by inviting everyone to in several areas, a design motif reflected in explore the library’s web site: http:// the media carrels and much of the signage. one makes changes in www2.lib.ukans.edu/musiclib/. The Joe and Joyce Hale Media System specs or plans without is an audiovisual playback system with the Editors note: Vic Cardell has recently large source console located behind the your approval. Double- relocated to San Diego. circulation desk. Staff can direct signals to check details, and 28 media carrels, the seminar room, and a assume nothing. University of Northern Colorado group-study room. This type of system was Stephen Luttmann introduced attendees to chosen because it could deliver the same the University of Northern Colorado’s new selection to multiple locations Music Library, which opened in 1997. His simultaneously and because it would help library serves primarily the School of extend the life of the LPs, which were still Custom-made shelving for oversize Music, which has 460 students, and the in heavy use. materials has tall narrow bins for musical theater program of the theater “Each of 28 media carrels are hard- supporting very tall materials shelved department. Mindful of the session’s wired to the source console, with a remote upright. These are modeled on the oversize running behind time, Luttmann graciously control, a 61-key Korg Triton keyboard, shelving at Indiana University, and are forsook his projected images and relied on and a permanently installed minidisk considered quite successful. Both the oral descriptions and his informative player, on which users can repeatedly listen current-periodicals shelves and the Recent handout. to selections that they’ve recorded from the Acquisitions area utilize slanted periodical The former music library occupied source console. The media carrels also have shelving. The periodical-display shelves are two separate areas with a staircase in either networked computers or video hinged to allow access to the horizontal between. This made it necessary to monitors. I had seen the computer and shelves behind, which can hold unbound maintain two circulation desks. There was music keyboard combination at Indiana, issues. neither air conditioning nor a security and American Audio System’s audio Cardell summarized what he learned system. The new library occupies its own installation at Peabody and Northwestern, from the project with the following words freestanding building with 15,000 square and decided to combine the two into a full to plan by: feet of space, plus a 3,000-square-foot media carrel. Each carrel has acoustical tiles basement. It is close to Frasier Hall, which on the side.” (from Cardell’s prepared text) •Be persistent with architects about houses the School of Music’s facilities, The library contains a seminar room, a the needs of the library. including a music technology center. Two group study room, and a microform room architecture firms that often work closely for the collection as well as reading and • When ordering products using fabric together collaborated on the project: printing equipment. For the first time or wood, always get as large a sample Gifford Spurck Associates and Caudill there is a separate reference desk, currently as possible. continued on next page

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continued from previous page breathes more on a seasonal basis than programs, and for years the library Gustafson & Associates. The 2.9 million many other woods, and the maple has experienced floor-loading crises. After dollars for new construction came from cracked in some places. The entire library many years of plans and campaigns to state-allocated funds. has tinted windows to screen out renovate the building, the University On the western end of the rectangular ultraviolet rays. approved such a project in concept. Several main floor, the entrance opens to a Luttmann supplemented his talk with more years of delay ensued, however, as vestibule and lobby leading to a circular a fact-packed handout, complete with floor priority for capital projects went to the foyer. Grouped around this foyer are the plan. Information about library services is main library, also located on the Arts circulation desk fronting a workroom and available at the website http:// Quadrangle. adjacent staff offices, rest rooms, a media www.unco.edu/library/music/home.htm. Whereas the music library formerly classroom, and a room for individual occupied noncontiguous spaces on five listening and viewing. Cornell University different floors, it now has integrated space Listening facilities demand only a low The program concluded on Friday on the second and third floors of the level of staffing, as users check out the afternoon, when Lenore Coral described original building plus a small amount of recordings and operate the equipment and showed illustrations of the Sidney Cox the new addition. The second floor houses themselves. Equipment purchased for the Library of Music and Dance at Cornell compact shelving units for LPs, the new building includes 33 computers, 22 University. Coral’s presentation had been reference stacks, listening facilities, and CD players, 6 cassette decks, 12 turntables, postponed because the requested software offices for library staff. Teaching studios 4 laserdisc players, 7 televisions, and 9 had not been installed for the Thursday for the performance faculty are elsewhere speakers. The library has 118 ethernet session. on the same floor. The third floor of the ports, but only two are in the listening The Cornell music department has 20 original building is occupied entirely by room. This is less than desirable for faculty members, 20 graduate students, the library, which also extends into a implementing streamed audio service. and 15 undergraduate majors, but enrolls corridor leading to the new building. The media classroom is used for about 1500 students per year in music As in any project, there were some bibliographic instruction. Use for music courses. Graduate programs are offered in problems and some surprises. What were courses is limited to those classes that need music history, theory, ethnomusicology, thought to be thick brick walls of Lincoln the equipment housed there. Luttmann performance practice, and composition. Hall turned out to be “a sandwich of cautioned colleagues to be aware of their The music library was created in the rubble,” according to Coral. She also local political situation and consider how nineteenth century and developed by Otto mentioned double-glazed windows that demand for use of such an attractive Kinkeldey during his tenure as University showed accumulation of moisture between facility might affect them. Librarian at Cornell. In 1929 the school’s the panes. From the front entrance, a visitor can first Ph.D. in a musical subject was There was no surprise in being unable pass through the circular foyer, walk by the awarded to Paul Henry Lang. The music to shed totally the load-bearing limitations circulation desk into a hexagonal foyer, and library also serves the dance department, a of the original building: in some areas descend a few steps to the large stacks area small program which offers no graduate stacks had to be limited to 64 inches in at the eastern end of the building. At the degrees and is located on the other side of height and no more than five shelves per far end of this rectangular space is a group- campus from the music department and vertical section. The ground floor, where study room in an oval shape, while the library. weight load would not have been an issue, north wall of the room features six adjacent The library expansion was part of an was programmed for the music department small alcoves-four of them square, one $18 million project comprising a because its superior acoustical properties circular, and one hexagonal. fundamental rehabilitation of Lincoln made it desirable as performance space. The stacks area also houses Hall, which housed the music department Having picked up an additional photocopiers, microfilm readers, special and library, and an 18,000 square-foot 10,000 square feet in the new design, the collections, and a ready-reference table addition to that building. The architectural library now totals 23,100 net square feet. It with 24 shelves of materials. (Most books firm was Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, is ADA accessible, and its printed materials circulate.) The stacks utilize 13 ranges of and Abbott, of Boston, which had already — no longer in various remote rooms — shelves with 7 shelves per section. Folios completed several other projects at Cornell. are open to all. As for nonprint materials, rest horizontally on half-height shelving John Hoffmann, the Facilities Manager for while videos and cassettes are housed on units with closely spaced shelves. This the Cornell Libraries, guided the project conventional shelving, compact shelving is design obviates the need for specialized for the libraries. used for the CDs and for the collection of shelving components to accommodate Built in 1888, Lincoln Hall originally 50,000 LP phonodiscs. Special-purpose oversize materials. housed Civil Engineering. Music first rooms include a seminar room, a The library can seat 120 patrons. All moved into the building in 1961, and microform reading room and the U.S. the furniture was custom-designed. The expanded in 1984 into space vacated by RILM office. Coral showed many maple used throughout the facility has Theater and Dance. The building was projected images of the facility-both large proven to have one disadvantage. It never well suited to any of the arts continued on next page

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continued from previous page statistical usage on electronic resources. views and special details such as graduate- Performance measurement was also an area Preservation student lockers tucked below a large of discussion. Lenore lamented the fact window. that standards for counting musical Committee The facility materials (i.e. scores) supports a wide array seems to have taken Marlena Frackowski, of technology. A self- a back seat in the Arizona State University contained network NISO community. delivers streamed There is no such A review of the Alice Carli, sound to 15 carrels 1999-2000 Survey of Eastman as well as to music thing as too much Music Libraries was classrooms, while a communication when the main item on the The session Objectives of the Binding computer lab offers it comes to a new agenda. Concerns Policy for Music Materials featured a panel MIDI keyboards and over lower-than- of experts representing the publishing and internet access. Data building project. expected partici- binding industries, music librarians, and ports at the tables pation led to a composers. It was sponsored by the MLA offer laptop con- discussion about the Preservation Committee and held in the nections in the possibility of an New York Marriott on February 24, 2001 seating areas. The open session in Las as part of the 70th Annual Meeting of facility has capability for CAT5 and fiber- Vegas for either the subcommittee by itself Music Library Association. optic cable in the future. or together with another MLA committee. Panel participants included: Coral brought along copies of an Members felt the need for more public attractive four-fold brochure about the relations and education for the Alice Carli, music librarian, Eastman Sidney Cox Library, which has an membership at-large. David Hursh agreed School of Music illustration showing some of the handsome to look into the idea of preparing a Richard Jones, music librarian, wood furniture as well as a mixture of fixed presentation on the uses of statistics for University of Notre Dame and moveable shelving. The brochure also music librarians. Maurine McCourry will Roberta Pillette, music librarian, outlines the history of the music library look into the relationship of library New York Public Library and explores connections between the rich automated systems and statistics. Other Edie Tibbits, music librarian, East collections and the distinguished Cornell ideas for open session topics will be Carolina University music faculty both past and present. formulated over the next few months. Daniel Dorff, music publisher, David Hursh and Diane Napert Theodore Presser agreed to review the current survey to see if Raoul Ronson, music publisher, there may be ways to simplify it. The Seesaw Music Statistics committee agreed that the survey should J.C. Noyes, library binder, Bridgeport continue to be administered on a regular National Bindery Subcommittee basis. Bob Strauss, paper preservation, Methods for reporting the results of Preservation Technologies Report the annual survey were discussed. Charles Griffin, composer, American Committee members will each contribute Composers Forum Brian Doherty, to a final report that will either be posted Chair to the MLA website or be compiled into an The participants had an opportunity article for Notes. It was decided to mail a to exchange information and ideas on how The Statistics Subcommittee met at copy of the completed survey to each to improve music printing and binding, the Music Library Association annual participant with the hopes of facilitating while members both of the panel and of meeting in New York on February 22 at their responses to next year’s survey. the audience posed questions and raised 5:00 pm. In attendance were Melva The idea of creating some kind of a their concerns and suggestions. The session Peterson, Jean Finks, Stephen Luttmann, directory of music libraries from annual was primarily targeted at information Maurine McCourry, Diane Napert, David surveys was discussed. There is a sense sharing among various organizations Hursh, and Brian Doherty. among the members that creating a involved in production and binding of Lenore Coral, MLA NISO Liaison, directory might be beyond the scope of the music scores for library use. It also briefed the subcommittee on the recent subcommittee. The current list of names provided an opportunity for discussion (Feb.15-16) Forum on Library Statistics and email addresses will be maintained by regarding proposed alterations to the and Performance Measure in Washington, the committee internally. ANSI/NISO/LBI Library Binding DC. Lenore indicated that the emphasis Standard (ANSI/NISO/LBI Z39.78-2000) was on E-stats and standards for reporting continued on next page

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continued from previous page that circulate return to the library damaged least - the libraries have different missions regarding inclusion of music-specific (marked, taped, clipped) because the and budgets; compromises will have to be requirements. The panel session was quality of their printing or binding does made. The current revision of the Standard intended as a prelude to further not meet the musicians’ demand for their was evolved in recognition of this fact, as communication by all the parties “openability.” On the stand during well as of the development of new printing concerned with the subject of library performance a score must remain open, for and distribution technologies for printed binding of music materials. a relatively extended period, where a materials, and its focus on desirable or Alice Carli, moderator, opened musician wants it to be open, to avoid the mandated outcomes, rather than specific the session by welcoming the participants. surprise of self-turning pages, and yet the materials or procedures, permits libraries After introducing the panelists she gave the pages must also be easy to turn rapidly and and binders to develop creative binding floor to Edie Tibbits from East Carolina quietly. solutions within the framework of the University, who gave a detailed historical Codifying library binding standards Standard. The final obstacle to the specific overview of the binding standards set and for music materials would help to alleviate inclusion of music in the Standard will be promoted by the Library Binding Institute. the situation by giving publishers and convincing the next revision committee of Edie indicated that some problems we face commercial binders a model for quality the relative importance of music as a class today with music binding involve lack of of library materials. To this end, the specific attention to music materials, which Preservation Committee will explore the are formatted and used differently from Now is the time for music possibility of including an MLA other library materials. Even the latest representative on the NISO (National version of the Binding Standard published librarians, publishers, Information Standards Organization) in April 2000 does not specify any details printers, composers, and committee that soon will be put together relating to musical scores. She pointed out to work on the next (2005) revision of the that music is a peculiar type of library binders to unite and take Standard. This will allow the representative material, deserving of special attention, at a lead in developing the to be an advocate for proposed music- the level now given to maps and baseline performance specific amendments. The full text of the periodicals, due to the specific use and proposal sponsored by the Preservation application of music scores for measures for binding of Committee and prepared by Edie Tibbits performance and rehearsal. This kind of music materials. will be available for perusal and comments usage calls for particularly stringent - or on the Internet at http://www.lib.ecu.edu/ creative - standards for durability and MusicLib/music.html openability to meet preservation and production, to counter the impulse to sell The discussion that followed dwelt usability requirements. Appropriate music scores with inferior binding in order upon several specific issues: binding helps not only to extend the life of to lower costs. Edie reported that the MLA • Openability - paramount for music library materials but also provides Preservation Committee has prepared a musicians. Scores sewn in signatures or (to musicians with reliable tools for their draft of music-specific binding a significantly lesser degree) given high profession. Although not yet ideal from a requirements intended for inclusion with quality double-fan adhesive bindings, can musician’s standpoint, the current Binding or into the current version of ANSI/ survive the necessary but potentially Standard opens a door for modifications in NISO/LBI Standard for Library Binding as damaging pre-treatment often the bindery treatment of printed music that document begins its next round of recommended for music (opening the book materials by a shift of focus from materials revision. Once amended, the Standard will and pressing it flat with one hand at several and procedures of the binding process to create a backdrop for better and more places throughout), as well as subsequent outcomes, measured by extended usability. stable control of bound music materials. It rehearsal and performance use. For music Now, when new technologies in music will serve its purpose by offering a clear produced in single pages, rather than publishing are being developed, is the time terminology (which may be of use to signatures with a central fold, the for music librarians, publishers, printers, publishers as well as library binders), conflicting demands of openability and composers, and binders to unite forces and providing a basis for problem solving, and durability produce perhaps the most take a lead in developing the baseline reducing the need for making individual serious problem to confront binders. For performance measures for binding of music treatment decisions for every bindery this reason, publishers (and self-publishing materials. If all stakeholders are involved in shipment. composers) who can manage to do so must this effort, the goal of extending the useful Edie also pointed out the obstacles to continue to be encouraged to produce life of printed music may be achieved. We attaining a “single practical solution” for all music in signature format, rather than all know that music scores are particularly libraries in terms of binding requirements. single pages. This problem will be greatly prone to have shortened lives due to the These obstacles result from the fact that affected (most likely increased) as on-line patterns of physical handling by performers music scores come in various shapes and publishing of printed music proliferates in who tend to impose extraordinary demands sizes, the libraries have different shelving the next decade. on their durability. 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continued from previous page a certain percentage unbound copies). materials should be treated with special • Comb binding - uses page-weakening • Single unattached pages - should they care. The Committee reached this goal perforation along the spine and resists easy be attached by a publisher? While it may thanks to lively discussion among the page turning, which significantly shortens work better for an individual performer members of the panel and questions and the life of the paper; the plastic comb also (and it’s a lot easier for the publisher!) to comments from the audience. The has a tendency to deteriorate and crack have single central pages laid in loose, handouts prepared by Edie Tibbits and with age. It was definitely decided by the libraries must routinely attach them to the Alice Carli also contributed greatly to the assembled panelists and audience that this score to prevent their loss by careless overall success of the session. The handouts binding, though inexpensive, has serious patrons. include: shortcomings both for library use and for In the discussions many participants 1. Summary of the proposed Binding individual musicians, and publishers shared comments and examples of how Standard changes; should be encouraged to abandon it as a their respective libraries deal with wear and 2. Binding for the Next Millennium: means of music binding in general. binding problems for music materials. Paper Score Preservation in the Post-Acidic • Spiral wire binding - also uses page- Era; weakening perforation and has a tendency 3. Bibliography of developments in to get tangled during shipments. It works Codifying library binding the Creation of a Library Standard and well for light or short-term use by standards for music Special Binding Issues for Music Materials. individual musicians (since the pages turn For additional copies of the handouts, silently on the stand and the music lies materials would help please contact the Preservation Committee open very flat), but is not appropriate for alleviate the situation by Chair, Marlena Frackowski at long-term or heavy use, including that [email protected]. received by library scores. Meanwhile, since giving publishers and • • • the scores that use spiral and comb commercial binders a Theodore Presser Company bindings often have insufficient inner model for quality Official Statement margins to begin with, library rebinding April 16, 2001 produces further problems, including a production. choice between binding the perforated Dear Music Librarians, pages (invites page loss with heavy use), guarding tape or repair papers over the What’s next? Following a productive panel holes (time-consuming, expensive, may The LBI Binding Standard applies discussion at the recent MLA Annual involve yet new problems) or only to library binders, not to the music Convention, Theodore Presser Company is photocopying the entire work onto new publishing community at large, and it is as pleased to offer unbound copies of any paper with wider margins or in folios (ditto yet unknown whether the committee scores which are reproduced on a single- and of untested legal status, even assuming concerned with that Standard will agree copy custom-print basis, to facilitate your the original is destroyed or withdrawn to that the needs of music should be rebinding. This will apply to publications follow library use under copyright law). specifically addressed therein. However, with a “custom print” status and rental • Cost of publishing - will go up for working together on amending the scores which are always purchasable as improved binding. As it is now, libraries Standard and other issues raised at the custom-print items. The retail price and shoulder all additional costs by being panel session will certainly help to spread catalog number for unbound copies will forced to pay for re-binding of scores in “performer-friendly” binding standards of always be the same as the standard bound order to meet their users’ needs. This may a more general nature over a broad item. To order publications in an unbound be appropriate, but should be taken into spectrum of composers, performers, edition, please specify “Unbound If consideration. One solution, already publishers and libraries. The next step will Possible” on your purchase order and implemented with some publishers by be to consolidate the lines of request that your vendor do the same on some libraries (e.g. at Yale and Oberlin) communication opened at the panel their purchase order to Presser. and endorsed by panelist Daniel Dorff discussion. Thank you for sharing your concerns from Theodore Presser, is to include a The goal of the Preservation with us, and we are glad to respond to your publisher-offered binding option of Committee session at the 70th Music needs. “unbound,” specifically for library use. (See Library Association annual meeting was to Sincerely, the Theodore Presser statement following survey the road toward raising nationally this report.) If this can be adopted as an (and internationally) accepted binding Theodore Presser Company option on library approval plans by major standards for music (including the LBI 588 No. Gulph Road vendors, it may become a solution helpful Standard for library binding) by facilitating King of Prussia, PA 19406 to both libraries (who must rebind the better communication and raising music anyway) and publishers (if they can awareness among various stakeholders of thereby expect to set aside - and then sell - what music binding is and why music

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performers. The forum will seek to provide Religion’s School of Sacred Music; and Composer/Performer not only a venue for performances, but also Yeshiva University’s Belz School of Music. a means for exchanging views and He also touched on several major Roundtable experiences on the interaction between the synagogue collections in the New York careers and activities of librarians with City metro area. He explained how Leonard J. Lehrman, those of composers and performers. As resources such as “cantor’s books” are Long Island Composers’ Alliance libraries have become important treated, as well as describing some of the communications centers, and often serve as unusually rich materials available today in After several years of discussion, concert halls, as well, the experiences which these archives and libraries. hesitation, resistance, and finally composers and performers can bring to the Special thanks also goes to Shulamit determination and cooperation, the library, and which the library can bring to Berger of Yeshiva University, for supplying Composer/Performer Roundtable received them, are not to be underestimated. It is copies of special musical holdings in the the necessary 6 letters of endorsement from hoped that this new Roundtable will fill a Belz School of Music for this roundtable MLA members and became official on the need in the organization. program. day of its first meeting, Feb. 22, 2001. The group elected David Peter Ms. Ryna Kedar gave a presentation In the concert portion of the meeting, Coppen and Patrick Hardish to co-chair with overheads from the “Special in the Alvin and Carnegie Hall rooms of the new roundtable. Acknowledgment and Collections in The Felicja Blumental the Grand Hyatt, soprano Patricia thanks for their encouragement and Music Center and Library, Tel Aviv, Magnuson and pianist Joan Harkness assistance are due Ryna Kedar, Eliott Israel.” Ms. Kedar had flown in from Israel performed George Boziwick’s cycle of 5 Kahn, Paula Matthews, Michael Rogan, to speak about the special collections of Emily Dickinson songs, “When Time Is Don Roberts, and Rick Jones. Hebrew, Yiddish and other Jewish Over”; pianist David Peter Coppen materials, and give an overview of the performed Patrick Hardish’s “Virginia collections in her library in Tel Aviv. She Fantasy”; pianist Leonard Lehrman spoke about the history of the Archive, and performed “Crystals” and “Pianopiece #2” Jewish Music described some of the special collections by attending guest composers Eleanor there in classical music as well as the music Cory and Joseph Pehrson, respectively; and Roundtable of Jewish composers in Israel. Ms. Kedar soprano Helene Williams sang the world gave out several pamphlets about the premiere of Leonard Lehrman’s setting of Judy Pinnolis, Library and catalogues of the Bronislaw Alex Skovron’s poem “The Golem,” Brandeis University Huberman and Joachim Stutschewsky accompanied by the composer at the Archives. piano. The Jewish Music Roundtable held Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, famous The concert portion was designed to one of its largest events at the MLA internationally as vocalist and performer in overlap with the end of the Bibliography conference in New York City in February, the “Klezmatics” klezmer band, (current Roundtable, but due to last-minute room 2001. Chaired by Judith Pinnolis of album: “The Well” with Chava changes, it was preceded by the business Brandeis University, the roundtable continued on page fourteen meeting in another room. The featured three key speakers and included a Bibliography Roundtable did, however, tremendous amount of information about include performances by tenor Paul Rogers Jewish music in archival collections. The Transitions and soprano Helene Williams of two new three speakers were: Dr. Eliott Kahn, arias composed within the last year from Music Archivist, Library of the Jewish Paul Cary, Director, Jones Music Sacco and Vanzetti, the three-act opera Theological Seminary of America, New Library, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, begun by Marc Blitzstein, originally York City; Ryna Kedar, Head, Acquisitions OH commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, and Cataloging Division, The Felicja Kenneth Calkins, Music Librarian, and completed just last month by Leonard Blumental Music Center and Library, Tel University of California, San Diego Lehrman, who also accompanied the Aviv, Israel; and Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, Alan Green, Head, Music & Dance singers. The first complete production of Sound Archivist, YIVO Institute for Jewish Library, Ohio State University. the work, with piano, in concert, is Research, NYC. Kathleen Haefliger, Music and scheduled to take place August 17-19, Dr. Kahn began the program with a Performing Arts Librarian, Chicago State 2001 at The White Barn in Westport, CT. talk entitled: “Archival Resources for University At the business meeting, the following Jewish Liturgical Music in the New York David Lasocki, Head of Reference mission statement was adopted: The Metro Area.” Dr. Kahn spoke about the Services, Cook Music Library, Indiana composer/Performer Roundtable of the holdings in special music collections of University, has been promoted in rank Music Library Association endeavors to three major institutions, including the from associate librarian to librarian. provide a forum for members of the MLA Jewish Theological Seminary; Hebrew Peggy Schein, Curator, Louis who are also professional composers and/or Union College-Jewish Institute of Armstrong House & Archives

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Irving Fine Collection Web Site

The National Digital Library Program both often programmed by orchestras to well as the finding aid for the complete and the Music Division are pleased to this day. The most frequently performed of collection. announce the release of the Irving Fine his choral works are Alice in Wonderland Irving Fine’s career is documented in Collection Web Site, now available at (1942), The Hour Glass (1949), and The the Music Division by http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ifhtml/ifh Choral New Yorker (1944). With the approximately 4,350 items from the Irving ome.html. This release coincides with the completion of his String Quartet in 1952, it Fine Collection. These materials were Music Division’s concert tribute to Fine on appears that Fine was able to combine his collected by the composer’s widow, Verna May 11th in the Library’s Coolidge earlier tonal approach to music writing Fine, who maintained a long relationship Auditorium. with the then new technique of “,” with the Music Division of the Library of Called a “remarkable American or twelve-tone technique. Congress to which she donated the composer” by noted music lexicographer Fine taught music theory and history materials in stages just before and after the Nicolas Slonimsky, Irving Fine (1914- at from 1939 to 1950 composer’s death. She tirelessly devoted 1962) was included in the so-called and music theory and composition at herself to promoting her husband’s music “American Stravinsky School” by fellow Brandeis University from 1950 to 1962. until her own death in 2000. composer and longtime friend Aaron He also taught composition at the The collection contains manuscript Copland (1900-1990). Fine, whose Berkshire Music Festival at and printed music, sketchbooks, writings, compositional output was influenced by from 1946 to 1957. and personal and business correspondence the music of (1882-1971) This first online release of The Irving from such twentieth-century musical and Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), died Fine Collection includes a selection of 57 luminaries as Leonard Bernstein (1918- prematurely in 1962, thereby cutting short photographs of Irving Fine (many of them 1990), , (b. one of the most promising careers in with other notable musicians at 1922), Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), twentieth-century American classical Tanglewood and elsewhere). A special Ned Rorem (b. 1923), and William music. presentation consists of manuscript Schuman (1910-1992). The archival Fine’s early, neoclassic works include sketches and the score for the String collection also contains scrapbooks, his Music for Piano (1947) and Partita for Quartet, along with a recorded programs, clippings, and sound Wind Quintet (1948). His later romantic performance of this work by the Juilliard recordings. style is represented by the orchestral works String Quartet. In addition, the site Notturno (1951) and Serious Song (1955), includes a timeline of the composer’s life as Calendar Roundtable Reports

continued from page thirteen 14-20 June 2001 Alberstein), wore his hat as a sound American Library Association archivist for YIVO. He gave “An San Francisco, CA Introduction to the Archives of The YIVO Institute Music Collections, New York City.” The treasures of the YIVO Institute 8-13 July 2001 respresent one of the most significant International Association of Music Libraries, Archives & Documentation Jewish music collections in the world. PÈrigueux, France Lorin provided us with great sound clips from various eras of Jewish music in America, including the early twenties and 10 August 2001 radio shows from the swing era. His Copy deadline for MLA Newsletter issue 126 interesting exhibit included diverse items from the YIVO, such as very large early 16-25 August 2001 radio recordings and old 78’s. Anyone wishing copies of the International Federation of Libraries handouts may contact the MLA Archivist. Boston, MA We ended the roundtable by requesting suggestions for the Las Vegas meeting program.

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Web sites mentioned in the body of this newsletter:

MLA-L Archives http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/mla-l.html

LC American Memory: Irving Fine Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ifhtml/ifhome.html

MLA Facilities Subcommittee registration form http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/committee/co_fac.htm

University of Nevada, Las Vegas http://library.nevada.edu/music

Kansas University http://www2.lib.ukans.edu/musiclib/

University of Northern Colorado http://www.unco.edu/library/music/home.htm

Monash Lectures Online http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~vala/vala2000/2000pdf/Har_Bin.PDF

Theater Owners Booking Association: a bibliography... http://www.csun.edu/~hfoao037/toba.html

Call for Nominations

The MLA Publications Awards Committee seeks nominations for the three awards for published works given annually by the Association: the Vincent H. Duckles Award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music; the Richard S. Hill Award for the best article on music librarianship or article of a music-bibliographic nature; and the Eva Judd O’Meara Award for the best review published in the Association’s journal, Notes.

Publications nominated for awards to be given in 2001 must have been published during the 2000 calendar year. Nominations may be directed to any member of the Committee: Jerry McBride ([email protected]); Mark McKnight ([email protected]); or Deborah Campana ([email protected]).

For full consideration, nominations should be made by July 1, 2001.

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