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Dvorkin, Judith (April 22, 1928-July 24, 1995)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: April 22, 1928 - July 24, 1995

Biography

Judith Dvorkin was born in New York in 1927. She was educated at Barnard College and Columbia University, where she studied under Otto Luening and Elliott Carter.

She compose several works, such as Maurice (1955), The Children (1956), Suite for violin and clarinet (1957), Cyrano (1964), Humpty Dumpty and Alice (1988), The Frog Prince (1993), Perspectives (1987), What’s In A Name?, Blue Star, and The Crescent Eyebrow (1956).

Source: Sadie, Julie A., and Rhian Samuel, eds. Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1995.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

American Composers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0078
Scope and Contents

The American Composers Collection includes material related to over 150 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items. Material varies with composer, from a single item to several folders. The collection was amassed from various donations to the University of Missouri-Kansas City before being given to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections. Provenance is noted when known.

Dates: 1813 - 2006

Judith Dvorkin, 1956

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The American Composers Collection includes material related to over 150 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items. Material varies with composer, from a single item to several folders. The collection was amassed from various donations to the University of Missouri-Kansas City before being given to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections. Provenance is noted when known.

Dates: 1956

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