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Birnbaum Music Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: PMC00003

Scope and Contents

In 2000, the family of Nathan Birnbaum donated his music manuscript dating from 1902-1918. Locations noted in the manuscript include: London, Neu Sandez and also Knockaloe and Douglas which were both internment camps during World War I (1914-1918). Titles are mainly in German. A few titles are in Hebrew. Music almost exclusively for Violin.  Includes marches, waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and Jewish religious songs. There are over 130 titles, many of which are signed by one or more of the following names: Nathan Birnbaum, Z. Gohlberger, Safir Julius, and John Angeren. All compositions are handwritten; the majority appear to be original although there are some transcriptions of works by Drdla, Blumenthal, and Brahms.

Dates

  • Created: 1902 - 1918
  • Other: Date acquired: 11/00/2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1.00 items

136 pieces of music in a bound manuscript. other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Creator established the arrangement.

Source of Acquisition

Edith Birnbaum Millman and Leon Milman

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Processing Information

In 2011, this collection was processed by Elizabeth Fairall.

Title
Birnbaum Music Manuscript
Author
Elizabeth Fairall
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Florida Atlantic University Libraries Repository

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