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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:

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

Tibor Pusztai papers, 1950-2016

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-040
Abstract

The personal papers of Hungarian-American violinist, violist, composer, conductor, and educator Tibor Pusztai (1946-2016), who taught at Berklee College of Music from 1994-2015. Pusztai’s papers include published and unpublished compositions and arrangements, teaching materials, correspondence, recordings, clippings, and programs.

Dates: 1950-2016
Found in: Berklee Archives