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Edouard Pecourt Tango and Latin American Music Collection PA Mss 78 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x06971 No online items Guide to the Edouard Pecourt Tango and Latin American music collection PA Mss 78 Finding aid prepared by Denise Kniter and Zachary Liebhaber, 2014. UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 93106-9010 [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2014 June 10 Guide to the Edouard Pecourt PA Mss 78 1 Tango and Latin American music collection PA Mss 78 Title: Edouard Pecourt Tango and Latin American music collection Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 78 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections Language of Material: Multiple languages Physical Description: 33 linear feet(38 document boxes, 3 half-size document boxes, 13 oversize boxes, 2 roll storage boxes, 1 map cabinet drawer, 15 videocassettes, 13 films) Creator: Pecourt, Edouard, 1925-2008 Date (inclusive): 20th century Date (bulk): 1940-1999 Abstract: The Edouard Pecourt Tango and Latin American music collection consists of correspondence, photographs, albums, clippings playbills, programs, ephemera, manuscript scores, sheet music, lyrics sheets, and research materials related to tango and Latin American music from the beginning of the 20th century, amassed by Edouard Pecourt (1925-2008) record consultant, tango and Latin American music historian, discographer, and collector. Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library Language of Material: The collection is in English, French, and Spanish. Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], Edouard Pecourt Tango and Latin American music collection, PA Mss 78. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Library purchase, 2013. Custodial History In 2010 the UCSB Library acquired much of the former store inventory and collection of Parisian record dealer Edouard Pecourt, owner of the store La Boîte à Disques, a small antiquarian record shop in Paris from the early 1950s through 1980s. Pecourt emigrated to the United States in 1986 and brought with him his vast collection, much of which would be rarely found outside of Europe. In this collection were thousands of early French cylinder and disc recordings as well as recordings from Spain, Latin American and elsewhere. But the heart of Pecourt's collection was his incredible collection of recordings and materials related to the Tango, Argentine, and Latin American music. The library acquired the remainder of his collection from his widow in late 2013. Biographical Note Born in Montmartre, Paris, France, Edouard Pecourt (1925-2008) lived in France until 1986 when he married American Jocelyn Howells and moved to Portland, Oregon. From 1954 Pecourt ran La Boite à Disques in Paris, where he sold antique phonographs, records and postcards. In Paris, Pecourt imported many tango recordings from South America and worked as a record consultant for the Odeon company. Pecourt was a friend of Astor Piazzolla, Eduardo Falú, and other well known tango artists and composers. He was a world-renowned historian, archivist, discographer, and collector of all things related to tango music and dance. Scope and Content This is the manuscript portion of an archive containing 20,000 sound recordings, 6,000 pieces of sheet music, thousands of audio and videotapes, serials, discographies, and books pertaining to tango and Latin American music from 1900 forward. The manuscript portion of the collection contains correspondence, photographs, albums, clippings, artifacts, posters, some serials and sheet music, playbills, programs, ephemera, sound recording catalogs and unique audio and visual materials. The collection also contain notes and writings generated by Pecourt in the course of his tango and Latin American music research. Well represented are materials related to tango artists Carlos Gardel, Anibal Troilo, Ernesto Rondo, Eduardo Falú, and especially famed Argentine composer and musician Astor Piazzolla, a personal friend of Edouard Pecourt. Guide to the Edouard Pecourt PA Mss 78 2 Tango and Latin American music collection PA Mss 78 Among the Piazolla materials are signed original manuscript scores, signed photographs, and letters to Pecourt from Piazzolla dating from 1955 to 1974. Arrangement The collection has been divided into the following series: 1. Artist Files, 2. Tango Files, 3. Folklorico Files, 4.Tropical Files, 5. Clippings, 6. Photographs, 7. Artifacts, and 8. Audiovisual. Separated Material Published literature and 78 rpm discs have been separated for cataloging, and will be accessible through the UC Santa Barbara Library online catalog Subjects and Indexing Terms Serials (publications) Sheet music Tangos -- Argentina Posters Tango (Dance) Milongas (Music) Folk music -- Argentina Tango (Dance) -- History Folk dance music -- Argentina Música tropical Photographs Photographic postcards Photograph albums Correspondence Clippings (information artifacts) Canaro, Francisco Gardel, Carlos Pizarro, Manuel Troilo, Aníbal Falú, Eduardo Piazzolla, Astor Bianco, Eduardo Arolas, Eduardo Series 1. Artist Files 1920s-1990s Scope and Content Files in this series contain a mix of materials, including photographs, clippings, notes, correspondence, posters, and ephemera. Artists from all genres within the collection have been filed here--for instance, Lecuona Cuban Boys (Tropical), Los Fronterizos (Folklorico). The historical coverage of these materials ranges from the 1920s-1990s. Artist files in Group A are much less extensive than artist files in Group B, which are multi-foldered, broad in scope, and contain a wider variety of formats. Artist Files (Group A) box 22, folder 1 Acuna, Alberto box 22, folder 2 Acuna, Carlos oversize 7, Adams, Josephine folder 15 box 22, folder 3 Agapios, Nicolas Guide to the Edouard Pecourt PA Mss 78 3 Tango and Latin American music collection PA Mss 78 Series 1.Artist Files 1920s-1990s Artist Files (Group A) box 22, folder 4 d'Agostino, Angel box 22, folder 5 d'Alessandro, Nicolas box 22, folder 6 Aieta, Anselmo box 22, folder 7 Alba, Haydee box 22, folder 8 Aleman, Oscar box 22, folder 9 Alongi, Francisco box 22, folder 10 Los Andariegos box 22, folder 11 Angellilo box 22, folder 12 Arcos, Pilar box 22, folder 13 Argentins box 22, folder 15 Arieta, Roberto box 22, folder 18 Aslan, Pablo box 22, folder 19 Aspiazu, Eusebio box 22, folder 20 Aubert, Carmelita box 22, folder 21 Avellaneda, Pepito (y Suzuki) box 44, folder 5 Avsar, Orhan box 22, folder 22 Ayala, Roberto box 22, folder 29 Bachicha box 22, folder 23 Bajour, Szymsia box 22, folder 24 Barbero, Lorenzo box 22, folder 25 Bardi, Agustin box 22, folder 26 Barreto, Don (Orchestre Cubain) box 22, folder 27 Barletta, A. box 22, folder 28 Barriere, Alain box 23, folder 1 Basso, Jose box 23, folder 2 Bates, Hector box 23, folder 3 Los Beron box 23, folder 4 Berto, Agusto P. box 23, folder 5 Biagi, Rodolfo box 23, folder 6 Bilous, Vanina; Herrera, Roberto box 16, folder 13 Bianco-Bachicha (Orquesta) box 23, folder 7 Bocca, Julio box 23, folder 8 Bohr, Jose box 23, folder 9 Bonavena, Antonio box 23, folder 10 Borquez,Carlos y Ines box 23, folder 11 Bozan, Sophie box 23, folder 12 Breyer Hermanos box 23, folder 13 Brunelli, Feliciano box 23, folder 14 Buzon, Manuel (Orquesta Tipica Argentina) box 23, folder 15 Cabral, Julio box 23, folder 16 Caceres, Juan Carlos box 23, folder 17 El Cachafaz box 23, folder 18 Cafrune, Jorge box 23, folder 19 Caldara, Jorge box 23, folder 20 Calo, Miguel box 23, folder 21 Calo, Roberto box 23, folder 22 Calvo, Eduardo box 23, folder 23 Los Calchaleros box 23, folder 24 Calle, Oscar box 23, folder 25 Campoamor, Aldo box 23, folder 26 Campos, Enrique box 24, folder 4 Canaro, Rafael (Orquesta Tipica) box 24, folder 5 Los Cantores de Salavina box 24, folder 6 Los Cantores Quillahuasi box 24, folder 7 Cappelletti, Arrigo box 24, folder 8 Carabelli, Adolfo box 24, folder 9 Cardenas, Guty box 24, folder 10 Cardoso, Jose Guide to the Edouard Pecourt PA Mss 78 4 Tango and Latin American music collection PA Mss 78 Series 1.Artist Files 1920s-1990s Artist Files (Group A) box 24, folder 11 Carrasco box 24, folder 12 Carribean Jazz Project box 24, folder 13 Casares, Horacio box 25, folder 1 Castelar, Alberto box 25, folder 2 Castellanos, Eduardo box 25, folder 23 Castilla, Manuel J. box 25, folder 3 Castillo, Alberto box 25, folder 4 Castillo, Catulo (Orquesta) box 25, folder 5 Catan, Carlos Marambio box 25, folder 6 Cedron (Cuarteto) box 25, folder 7 Charlo box 25, folder 8 El Chango Rodriguez box 25, folder 9 Chazaretta, Andres box 25, folder 10 Cobian, Juan Carlos box 25, folder 11 Colangelo, Jose box 25, folder 12 Copello, Carlos; Monti, Alicia box 25, folder 13 Copes, Juan Carlos; Nieves, Maria box 25, folder 14 Cornejo, Agustin box 25, folder 15 Corsini, Ignacio box 25, folder 16 Cortes, Ramon (Orchestre) box 25, folder 17 Cuarteto Machin
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