Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Paul Des Marais Collection of Music Manuscripts,
Date (inclusive): 1947-1993
Collection number: 177
Creator:
Des Marais, Paul
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscripts and ozalid masters of scores
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Please contact the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections. All requests
for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Librarian for Performing Arts Special Collections. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the Performing Arts Special Collectionsas the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Paul Des Marais; gift; 1998, 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Paul Des Marais Collection of Music Manuscripts, 177, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Des Marais by born on June 23, 1920, in Menominee,
MI.; studied with Leo Sowerby in Chicago; BA
(1949), MA (1953), Harvard Univ., where he studied
with Nadia Boulanger and Walter Piston; taught
composition at the University of California, Los
Angeles from 1960; works include the operas
Epiphanies (1964-8) and Le cimetière marin (1971),
two piano sonatas (1947, 1952), music for various
vocal and instrumental ensembles, and incidental
music for theatrical and dance productions.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts and ozalid masters of scores of compositions by Paul Des Marais.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Collection is arranged
chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Des Marais, Paul--Archives.
Composers--United States--Archival resources.
Music--Manuscripts.