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Leopold Godowsky Collection - Manuscripts

Accession: SC1998.55

Location: M2A 2,6

Size: .25 feet

Biography: Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) was born in Vilnius but spent most his career in the United States and became a naturalized citizen. He was friend and associate of a large number of prominent musicians of his time. He was a very successful pianist until suffering a stroke in 1930, at which time he turned to composition and arranging other composers' works.

Provenance: The items in the collection were received in 1985 from two donors, Frankish R. Styles and Leopold Godowsky III.

Scope and Content: The collections contains some original manuscripts and many photocopies of manuscripts and proofs of original compositions and arrangements by Leopold Godowsky.

Associations: Watanabe Special Collections holds manuscript collections of several twentieth-century composers, mostly related to Eastman School or American music.

Restrictions: Copyright applies.

Series: 1

Series Name: Manuscripts

Series Description: The series contains original and reproductions of manuscripts of music by or arranged by Godowsky.