Louise Talma papers
Published: 1875
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Manuscripts; Music; Archives
Other titles: Louise Talma collection,
Description: The music materials in the Louise Talma collection chiefly consist of holograph manuscript scores, sketches, tone rows, and photo-reproduced manuscripts bearing annotations in the composer's hand. Many works are accompanied by errata, correspondence, programs, notes, and other items of interest. The collection also contains scores by other composers, most notably Lukas Foss, with whom Talma had a particularly close relationship. The remaining materials in the collection will be processed at a later date and include correspondence, photographs, business papers, and other materials related to Talma's career.
Notes: Only the music materials are available for research at this time.

Access Advisory: 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

Louise Talma Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress.

Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.

Gift; Louise Talma; 1996.

Gift; Louis Martin; 1997.

transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.

The Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection and the Charles Seeger Collection contain correspondence to and from Talma.

Louise Talma (b. Oct. 31, 1906, in Arcachon, France; d. Aug. 13, 1996 at Yaddo Artist Colony, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) was an American composer, pianist, and educator.

Materials principally in English, French, German, and Italian.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011004