Special Collections
Ivan Galamian Collection
Ivan Galamian was born in 1903 and died in 1981. After violin studies with Konstantin Mostras in Moscow and Lucien Capet in Paris, Galamian came to the United States in 1937 and quickly established himself as a leading violin teacher, with appointments to the faculties of the Curtis Institute and Julliard, and the establishment of his own summer school at Meadowmount. He published two method books on the violin: Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching and Contemporary Violin Technique. Galamian's students include such noted players as Michael Rabin, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman, and Jamie Laredo.
In 1990 Galamian's widow donated her husband's personal collection of scores to the University of Michigan Music Library. The Ivan Galamian Collection contains 210 items, including scores given to Galamian by his teachers, Mostras and Capet. All the scores in this collection feature fingerings, bowings, and other markings written in Galamian's hand, and provide valuable insights into his approach to teaching and performing these works.
As rare material these scores do not circulate, but may be viewed under the supervision of Music Library staff members. Most of these scores are copies of commercially available items currently under copyright, and therefore cannot be microfilmed.
All of the scores in this collection have been cataloged and can be searched in Mirlyn. To browse the entire collection, find the yellow navigation bar on the Mirlyn search page and click on "Command Language." Then enter the following command:
w590=ivan galamian collection<
To search the collection, combine the above search with additional terms. For example:
w590=ivan galamian collection and wrd=beethoven
Michael Rabin Collection
Michael Rabin was born in 1936 and died in 1972. After violin studies with Ivan Galamian, Rabin began a brilliant career as a soloist while still in his youth. Upon his tragic death at the age of thirty-five, Rabin's personal collection of scores was given to Ivan Galamian.
In 1990 Galamian's widow donated her husband's scores to the Music Library, including those that had belonged to Rabin. The Michael Rabin Collection contains 118 items. All the scores in this collection feature fingerings, bowings, and other markings written either by Galamian during Rabin's lessons with him, or by Rabin himself in later years.
As rare material these scores do not circulate, but may be viewed under the supervision of Music Library staff members. Most of these scores are copies of commercially available items currently under copyright, and therefore cannot be microfilmed.
All of the scores in this collection have been cataloged and can be searched in Mirlyn. To browse the entire collection, find the yellow navigation bar on the Mirlyn search page and click on "Command Language." Then enter the following command:
w590=michael rabin collection
To search the collection, combine the above search with additional terms. For example:
w590=michael rabin collection and wrd=mozart
Women Composers Collection
The holdings of the Music Library include a special collection of scores by women composers of the art music tradition from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
As rare materials these scores do not circulate, but they may be examined in person under the supervision of Music Library staff members.
All of the scores in this collection have been cataloged and can be searched in Mirlyn. To browse the entire collection, find the yellow navigation bar on the Mirlyn search page and click on "Command Language." Then enter the following command:
w590=women composers collection
To search the collection, combine the above search with additional terms. For example:
w590=women composers collection and wrd=beach
The Women Composers Collection can be purchased as a set of twenty-eight reels of microfilm from Primary Source Microfilm. Inquiries should be directed to
Primary Source Microfilm
12 Lunar Drive
Woodbridge, CT 06525
1-800-444-0799
http://www.galegroup.com/psm/index.htm
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