Henri Lazarof Collection
Scope and Contents
The Henri Lazarof papers consist of recordings, manuscripts, professional and personal papers, programs, scores, photographs, and other materials related to Henri Lazarof’s life and career as a contemporary composer. The collection documents Lazarof’s work and creative process as he composed more than 150 works of music. Lazarof was a professor of music at UCLA and a lifelong supporter of the arts, and this collection contains records of these aspects of his life. Additionally, the collection features programs, correspondence, and other records related to performances and recordings of his works. While materials span his entire life (1932-2013), the bulk of the records are concentrated in the 1960s-2000s, when he was most professionally active. For details, see the series-level descriptions.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1932 - 2016
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1955 - 2010
Creator
- Lazarof, Henri (Composer, Person)
- American Brass Quintet (Performer, Organization)
- Bobo, Roger (Performer, Person)
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Performer, Organization)
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 (Composer, Person)
- Johnson, Tommy (Conductor, Person)
- Johnson, Tommy (Performer, Person)
- Kamei, Yukiko (Performer, Person)
- Los Angeles Chamber Ensemble (Performer, Organization)
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer, Organization)
- Mehta, Zubin (Conductor, Person)
- Ogdon, John, 1937-1989 (Performer, Person)
- Schwarz, Gerard, 1947- (Conductor, Person)
- Stern, Adam, 1955- (Conductor, Person)
- Stevens, Thomas, 1938-2018 (Performer, Person)
- Thomas, Milton (Performer, Person)
- Trojan Tuba Ensemble (Performer, Organization)
- UCLA Dance Company (Performer, Organization)
- Utah Symphony Orchestra (Performer, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Extent
50 Linear Feet (92 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in seven series: 1. Recordings, 1957-2011; 2. Manuscripts, 1951-2011; 3. Professional Papers, 1955-2015; 4. Personal Papers, 1957-2014; 5. Published and Event-Related Materials, 1922-2016; 6. Photographs and Art, 1925-2012; and 7. Realia, circa 1940-1979, undated. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from the JHL Foundation in July of 2019.
Processing Information
Processed by Cecil Greenstreet, 2020
Subject
- Lazarof, Henri (Person)
- Berger, Arthur, 1912-2003 (Composer, Person)
- Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003 (Composer, Person)
- Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016 (Composer, Person)
- Cage, John (Composer, Person)
- Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975 (Composer, Person)
- Ferrari, Luc (Composer, Person)
- Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991 (Composer, Person)
- Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 (Composer, Person)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933-2020 (Composer, Person)
- Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001 (Composer, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Brandeis University. Department of Music
- Chamber music -- 20th century
- Composers -- Biography
- Composers -- United States
- Music -- United States
- Orchestral music -- 20th century
- Organ music
- Suites (Orchestra)
- Suites (Violin)
- Symphonies -- 20th century
- Trumpet with orchestra
- Tuba and electronic music
- Viola with string orchestra
- brandeis alumni
- Title
- Henri Lazarof papers
- Author
- Cecil Greenstreet
- Date
- 2020 December 09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Brandeis University Repository
415 South St.
Waltham MA