Description
Soulima Stravinsky (1910-1994) was the youngest son of composer Igor Stravinsky and was a piano student of Nadia Boulanger. He moved to the United States in 1948. In 1950, Stravinsky was appointed to the piano faculty of the School of Music of the University of Illinois, where he remained until 1978.[1] He continued his solo career and began distinguishing himself as a composer, transcriber and editor.
The collection was acquired in 1977-8 prior to Stravinsky’s departure from the University and consists of piano music (about 250 items); miniature scores (10); full scores (25); score and part sets of piano concertos (7 sets); and 108 books on music (primarily in French).
Location / Access
Music and Performing Arts Library
- Books and scores are dispersed among MPAL’s cataloged holdings and can be found via the online catalog.
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
- For faculty recital recordings, see Series 2: Faculty Recitals and Lectures, 1949-1992 in the School of Music Audio Department Sound Recordings, 1945-1992 Finding Aid at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
Index terms
- Piano music
- University of Illinois composers
See also
Stravinsky’s personal papers were deposited at the Music Division of the NYPL for the Performing Arts.