François de Beaumont papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal and professional correspondence many of which are letters of gratitude, research, book lists, articles concerning, and copies of "The Viola and Its Interpreters Discography", by François de Beaumont, 1920-1976.
Dates
- Creation: 1965-1978
Creator
- Beaumont, François de (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English, German, French, and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from François de Beaumont papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical history
François de Beaumont (1932-1982) was a viola historian who wrote the Discographie sur l'alto .
François de Beaumont was born in 1932 in Switzerland. While he was a young medical student in the 1950s studying to be a surgeon in Geneva, he heard a performance by William Primrose of the Bartók Viola Concerto with l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the direction of Ernest Ansermet. So impressed and moved was de Beaumont by this performance that he resolved to devote part of his life to some aspect of promoting the viola. This endeavor culminated in the first printing of the Discographie sur l'alto in 1973, published by Bärenreiter and later issued in expanded editions in 1975, 1977, and 1980. He died in 1982 at the age of 49 after an operation.
Extent
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Arrangement
This collection is retained in its original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Arlette de Beaumont in 1991.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Arlette de Beaumont; 1991.
Appraisal
Viola historian (Section IV Primrose International Viola Archive Collection Development Policy January 2011).
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth West; June 2011.
- Title
- Register of the François de Beaumont papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth West
- Date
- 2011 June
- 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