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Additional authors

1. Bolcolm, William.
2. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
3. Crumb, George.
4. Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016.
5. Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996.
6. Dürr, Alfred, 1918-2011.
7. Erb, Donald, 1927-2008.
8. Kalish, Gilbert.
9. Perlis, Vivian.
10. Rifkin, Joshua.
11. Rochberg, George.
12. Sterne, Robert.
13. Subotnick, Morton.
14. Swift, Kay, 1897-1993.
15. Wernick, Richard, 1934-
16. Wuorinen, Charles.
17. Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.

Description

1. 10 linear ft. (22 boxes)

Summary

1. The Teresa Sterne Papers consist of material documenting Sterne's childhood career as a pianist and her activities as the director of Nonesuch Records from 1965 to 1979.

Subject

1. Sound recording industry > United States
2. Scores
3. Record labels > United States
4. National Symphony Orchestra (New York, N.Y.)
5. Sound recording executives and producers > United States
6. Sterne, Teresa
7. Financial records
8. Clippings
9. Scrapbooks
10. Nonesuch Records (Firm)
11. Composers > 20th century
12. Correspondence
13. Photographs
14. Musicians > United States
15. Programs

Genre/Form

1. Clippings.
2. Correspondence.
3. Financial records.
4. Photographs.
5. Programs.
6. Scores.
7. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. JPB 02-9

Source (note)

1. Teresa Sterne

Biography (note)

1. Teresa Sterne, a pioneering producer of classical music, was director of Nonesuch Records from 1965 to 1979.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Sterne, Teresa.

Title

1. Teresa Sterne Papers, 1913-1979.

Biography

1. Teresa Sterne, a pioneering producer of classical music, was director of Nonesuch Records from 1965 to 1979. Sterne was born in Brooklyn on March 29, 1927. She made her professional debut as a pianist in 1939 with the NBC Symphony Orchestra at Madison Square Garden. In 1965, Sterne was invited to take charge of the Nonesuch label, then a subsidiary of Elektra Records. Using her close ties with composers and performers, Sterne turned the small budget label into one of the most adventurous companies in the recording business. Through Sterne's efforts, Nonesuch releases helped raise the profile of music neglected by the major labels, particularly contemporary music and American vernacular music. Sterne commissioned works by American composers, issued recordings of lesser-known works by major composers, was in the forefront of the early instrument movement, and introduced world music to a wider audience. Sterne was fired from Nonesuch in 1979, despite protest within the classical music community. She died at her home in Manhattan on December 10, 2000.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Bolcolm, William.
2. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
3. Crumb, George.
4. Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016.
5. Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996.
6. Dürr, Alfred, 1918-2011.
7. Erb, Donald, 1927-2008.
8. Kalish, Gilbert.
9. Perlis, Vivian.
10. Rifkin, Joshua.
11. Rochberg, George.
12. Sterne, Robert.
13. Subotnick, Morton.
14. Swift, Kay, 1897-1993.
15. Wernick, Richard, 1934-
16. Wuorinen, Charles.
17. Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.

Research call number

1. JPB 02-9