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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the papers and audio recordsings of Klaus Liepmann, "Father of Music" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Extent:
- 1 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Klaus Liepmann Papers, 1933-1990. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Liepmann Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains photographs, clippings, audio recordings of Klaus Liepmann (violin) and as conductor of M.I.T. orchestra and choral groups, copies of unpublished short writings on musical topics, "Music at M.I.T.", Liepmann's autobiography "Fifty Years in America," and a biography of his father, Moritz Liepmann.
- Biographical / Historical:
Born in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Klaus Liepmann (1907-1990) first began studying the violin as a young child and later the viola and piano as well. He studied ensemble playing at the Hamburg Conservatory of Music. Liepmann continued his studies for five more years at the Academy of Music in Cologne, then in 1931 he became concertmaster of the Berlin University Orchestra and eirector of Hamburg University concerts.
As a Jewish person, Liepmann was deprived from performing when the Nazis came to power in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1933. He initially took positions in the New York City school system, then studied at Yale University. From 1939 to 1944 he directed the Yale Symphony Orchestra. During the final part of World War II, Liepmann was music advisor of the Army's First Service Command, supervising music education and recreation in all Army camps and hospitals in New England.
Liepmann became the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's first full-time professor of music in 1947 and remained at the school until his retirement in 1972. He was considered the "Father of Music" at M.I.T. He was the first to bring music to the humanities department there and became the first full-time director of music and conductor of the M.I.T. choral society and orchestra.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this collection were transferred to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives in 2006 by Lise Liepmann, daughter of Klaus Liepmann.
- Processing information:
Processed in 2016 by unprocessed.
- Arrangement:
The collection is unprocessed and is likely disorganized. Individual items may be difficult to find.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
Subjects
- Subjects:
- Music
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Klaus Liepmann Papers, 1933-1990. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Liepmann Papers).