Title
Yvar Mikhashoff Collection of Tangos, 1983-1991
Collection Number
Mus. Arc. 1.10
Creator
Mikhashoff, Yvar
Extent
5 boxes (250 items)
Repository
Music Library, University at Buffalo, The State University
of New York.
Buffalo, New York 14260-4750
Abstract
The collection contains photocopies of musical scores for 127 tangos for solo piano from 127 composers. The collection also documents the process by which Mikhashoff commissioned and performed the tangos. It includes correspondence, Mikhashoff's research into the history of the tango, and performance materials (i.e. programs and reviews). Composers commissioned for this project include Milton Babbitt, Lukas Foss, Otto Luening, Conlon Nancarrow, Luis de Pablo,and Nils Vigeland.
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