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Max Steiner digital audio tape recording of This Is Cinerama

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8940

Scope and Contents

Recording on digital audio tape transferred in 1999 from original elements of Max Steiner's score for the film This Is Cinerama (1952).

Dates

  • 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Condition restricted; patrons should use digital copy. Permission to use item must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Max Steiner digital audio tape recording of This Is Cinerama must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Biographical / Historical

Max Steiner (1888-1971) was an Austrian-American pioneering film composer.

Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner was born May 10, 1888 in Austria. Max married three times. He was most well-known for his musical compositions for movies; his best-known score is Gone With the Wind. He graduated from the Austria Imperial Academy of Music at the age of thirteen, completing an eight-year program in just one year. During his life, he won three Oscars for his musical scores. Max Steiner died on December 28, 1971.

Extent

1 sound cassette ((0.05 linear ft.) )

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Material donated as-is from an unknown donor. Owned by LTPSC on or before 5 August 2014.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Unknown donor; 2014.

Appraisal

Film Music

Processing Information

Processed; Mary-Celeste Ricks; 2016.

Title
Register of Max Steiner digital audio tape recording of This Is Cinerama
Status
Completed
Author
Mary-Celeste Ricks
Date
23 November 2016
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

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