Guide to the Benjamin Suchoff Collection of Bartokiana, 1945- 2001 Descriptive Summary
Guide to the Benjamin Suchoff collection of Bartokiana, 1945- 2001 Descriptive Summary Title : Benjamin Suchoff collection of Bartokiana Creator: Suchoff, Benjamin Antokoletz, Elliot Dates : N/A ID Number : B12 Size: 57 boxes Abstract: A collection of research and other documents concerning composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945). Language(s): English Hungarian German French Romanian Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary Provenance: Suchoff, Benjamin Antokoletz, Elliot Acquisition Donation. Information: Access Conditions: The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information. Processing processed History: Preferred Citation: Benjamin Suchoff Collection of Bartokiana, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Related Material: Antokoletz, Elliott, and Paolo Susanni. Béla Bartó k: A Research and Information Guide. New York: Routledge, 2011. Internet resource. Information about related materials is available at http://www.usf.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx? p=668794 Biographical Note Dr. Benjamin Suchoff (1918-2011) attended Cornell University, Julliard School of Music, and received a doctorate from New York University. During World War II, he served in the United States Army, enlisting in 1941 as a private. He was an accomplished pianist in both classical and jazz. He went on to become Professor of Ethnomusicology at UCLA and a recognized world authority on composer Béla Bartók, for whose estate he served as a curator and trustee. He has written numerous books and articles on Béla Bartók, as well as on topics in Ethnomusicology.
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