Alexandre Tansman papers
Scope and Contents note
Collection contains four 10" and four 16" intact studio recording disks; one 10" disk cracked; three 16" disks broken; two 16" disks shattered; one CD of studio recordings of the score for the 1943 film Flesh and Fantasy, composed by Alexander Tansman.
Dates
- approximately 1943
Creator
- Universal Pictures Company (Organization)
- Tansman, Alexandre, 1897-1986 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Alexander Tansman papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical/Historical note
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was born in Lodz, in what is now Poland. He studied music at the Lodz Conservatory and received a law degree from the University of Warsaw. He moved to Paris, where he was mentored by Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel, and where he was associated with the Ecole de Paris. He fled Europe in 1941, settling in Los Angeles, where he met Arnold Schoenberg. While in the United States he composed the scores for several motion pictures, including Flesh and Fantasy and Paris Underground, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. After the war he returned to Paris, where he died in 1986.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History note
Recordings made at Universal Studios for use in the film Flesh and Fantasy. The recording disks were acquired by Scott MacQueen, who transferred the playable disks to CD. MacQueen then donated the disks and the CD to the repository.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Scott MacQueen; August 2008.
Appraisal
Arts and Communications.
Processing Information note
Processed; John N. Gillespie; 2012.
- Title
- Register of the Alexander Tansman papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by John N. Gillespie, 2012
- Date
- May 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States