Bassoon
Topic
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Adolph Weiss and Paula Hughes papers
Collection
0380-SCPA
Found in:
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
Abstract
Adolph Weiss (1891 – 1971) was a modernist American composer, and once a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna. Weiss also served as a professional bassoonist in a number of orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Symphony Society, the Rochester Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony. Paula Hughes was a patron of the performing arts who lived in Ojai, California. The papers contain materials that span the period of 1959 to 1971; the bulk of the...
Dates:
1959-1971 and undated; Majority of material found in 1960-1965