Lauro Ayestarán collection

LC control no.	2003561032
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Ayestarán, Lauro. » More like this
Main title	Lauro Ayestarán collection, 1830-1966 (bulk 1850-1950).
Description	around 6,000 items (112 boxes, 30 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	Uruguayan musicologist Lauro Ayestarán was born on July 9, 1913, in Montevideo. From 1937 to 1957 he was professor of music history and director of choral activities in Montevideo high schools. In 1943 he began the systematic collection of Uruguayan folklore. He was professor of musical research and Uruguayan folklore at the School of Humanities, Department of Musicology, University of Montevideo, and of music history at the National Conservatory from 1946 to 1966. He published a considerable number of books and contributed to many dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books on music and folklore. On July 22, 1966, he died suddenly of a heart attack, at his home in Montevideo.
Summary	The collection consists primarily of art and popular music scores and holographs written by Uruguayan composers, with a comprehensive sample of the best composers in each group. In addition, there is a representative number of works written by European composers who settled in Montevideo during the 19th century, mainly from Spain and Italy. Included are photographs of the holographic items, as well as portraits of musicians.
Notes	4,000 wire-recordings held in Musicological Section of the Museum of National History in Montevideo.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003003>
Cite as	Lauro Ayestarán Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Acquisition source	Purchase; Flor de María Rodríguez.
Subjects	Music--Uruguay. » More like this Composers--Uruguay. » More like this Music--Manuscripts--Uruguay--19th century. » More like this Music--Manuscripts--Uruguay--20th century. » More like this
LC classification	ML31 .A9
Geographic area code	s-uy---
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.mu003003> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003003.3>