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Berklee College of Music

 Organization

Historical Note

Berklee College of Music was founded by Lawrence Berk in 1945 as the Schillinger House school of music, as the curriculum centered on the Schillinger Method of Music Composition. The name was changed in 1954 to the Berklee School of Music, and again in 1970 to Berklee College of Music.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Berklee College of Music 60th Anniversary scores, 2006

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-050
Abstract

Parts and scores for three overtures composed by Berklee College of Music alumni, commissioned for and performed at the Berklee 60th Anniversary Concert on January 28, 2006.

Dates: 2006
Found in: Berklee Archives

Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-053
Abstract This collection comprises the original vinyl recordings and printed study scores for the Jazz in the Classroom series produced from 1958-1976. The educational series featured music composed, arranged, and performed by Berklee students to demonstrate jazz writing and performance techniques and to showcase the outstanding students of the day. The fully digitized collection is available ...
Dates: 1958-1976
Found in: Berklee Archives