Harold C. Schonberg Collection
Collection
0514-IPAM
The Harold C. Schonberg Collection contains papers, scores, and recordings relating to the life and career of author Harold C. Schonberg. Schonberg was one of the most important music critics in the world, as well as the author of over a dozen highly influential books, such as "The Great Pianists." For additional information, expand the menus below.
6.00 Linear Feet
English
Harold C. Schonberg, one of the world's leading music critics, was born in New York City in 1915. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn College and an M.A. from New York University. He has been conferred the honorary degrees of Doctor of Letters from Temple University and Doctor of Humane Letters from Grinnell College. He joined the New York Times in 1950 as music critic, was named senior music critic in 1960 and continued at that post until he became cultural correspondent in 1980. Schonberg was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1971. The author of more than a dozen books -- including "The Great Pianists," "The Great Conductors," "Lives of the Great Composers," "Facing the Music," "The Glorious Ones" and "Horowitz: His Life and Music" -- Schonberg has served as a juror in many international piano competitions, including the Rubinstein in Tel Aviv and the Liszt in Budapest.
Schonberg died on July 27, 2003.
The collection is arranged into five series:
Series I- Scores
Series II- Programs and Concert Materials
Series III- Books, Magazines, and Journals
Series IV- Correspondence
Series V- Subject Files
Please see the detailed finding aid under inventories/additional information for an item-level overview of the collection.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library