Alberto Nepomuceno collection

LC control no.	2003561026
Type of material	Music Score (Collection)
Personal name	Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. » More like this
Main title	Alberto Nepomuceno collection, 1887-1920 (bulk 1894-1920).
Description	around 150 items (6 boxes, 13 linear feet).
Rights advisory	Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory	Open to research. Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact>
Biography/History note	Composer Alberto Nepomuceno was born on July 6, 1864, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He received his early musical education in Brazil from his father, a church organist. His later musical studies were in European conservatories, and he became acquainted with major composers of the twentieth century, among them Debussy, Saint-Saëns, D'Indy, and Richard Strauss. In addition, his marriage to the Norwegian pianist Walborg Rendtler Bang allowed him to establish a personal friendship with Edward Grieg. Parallel to his career in composition and conducting, Nepomuceno's passion as a teacher was to give his country a better and more advanced musical curricula. Thanks to his work for the recognition of Brazilian nationalism and encouragement of young and new composers, he was able, just one year before his death, to conduct and introduce to the public Heitor Villa-Lobos's work. From his stage works to his piano pieces Nepomuceno's eclecticism is the common attribute of his whole output, from a conventional romantic trend passing through transitional styles to the fiery rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian dances. On Oct. 16, 1920, Nepomuceno died in Rio de Janeiro.
Summary	The collection consists primarily of scores, most of them photocopies of holographs, including two operas, nine orchestral and twelve chamber and solo works, as well as about forty songs and other vocal works. In addition, the collection contains a small number of photographs, portraits of the composer and his wife; books; catalogs; and other printed materials.
Notes	Sound recordings: transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington DC 20540 USA.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003004>
Cite as	Alberto Nepomuceno Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Acquisition source	Bulk; Purchase; Sergio Nepomuceno Alvin Corrêa; 1993.
Subjects	Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. » More like this Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920--Manuscripts. » More like this Music--Manuscripts. » More like this Music--Manuscripts--Facsimiles. » More like this Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920--Photographs. » More like this Composers--Brazil--Photographs. » More like this
LC classification	ML31 .N46
Repository	Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003004> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003004.3>