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William H. Berwald Papers
A description of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives
Finding aid created by: Hadiya Lee
Date: 2024
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Finding aid created by: Hadiya Lee
Date: 2024
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Summary |
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| Creator: | Berwald, W. (William), 1864-1948. |
| Title: | William H. Berwald Papers |
| Dates: | 1901-1944 |
| Size: | Approximately 10 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Scores, sound recordings, and scrapbooks related to the composer, conductor, pianist, and Syracuse University professor |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
William H. Berwald (1864-1948) was a composer, conductor, pianist, and professor at Syracuse University's College of Fine Arts. Berwald was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, in the Province of Schwerin. As a young man he was a student at the Conservatory of Music in Stuttgart and the Royal Academy of Music in Munich.
In 1892 Berwald began teaching as a professor of composition and piano at Syracuse University, where he would stay for 52 years. He taught the history of music, music theory, and the piano. Berwald earned a master’s degree and doctoral degree in music from Syracuse University in 1903 and 1912 respectively.
While working at the University he was a prolific composer, producing over 400 works of orchestral and chamber music. Berwald directed a Symphony Orchestra at Syracuse University from 1922 to 1925, with concerts held at the Keith Theater located at 400 Salina Street. He was widely recognized in his field and received many prestigious awards including the prize of the Manuscript Music Society of Philadelphia (1901), the Clemson Gold Medal in New York (1913), the Presser Etude Prize (1915), and the Estey Organ Prize (1928).
The William H. Berwald Papers contain scores, sound recordings, two scrapbooks, biographical materials, and printed materials. The first scrapbook belonged to William Berwald; the second belonged to pianist and pupil of Berwald, Sherman Schoonmaker.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact the University Archives for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Additional information about William H. Berwald can be found in the Syracuse University Clipping Files Collection. There is also a file of Berwald in the Syracuse University Portrait Collection.
Names
Berwald, W. (William), 1864-1948.
Syracuse University -- Alumni and alumnae.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
Piano -- Instruction and study.
College teachers.
Composers.
Conductors (music)
Higher education.
Musicians.
Pianists.
Types of Material
78 rpm records.
Phonograph records.
Scores (documents for music)
Scrapbooks.
Sound recordings.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William H. Berwald Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from the Syracuse University Libraries’ music department in 1977; gift or transfer from unknown donor in 1994; one scrapbook gift of Bianca Caiella Breed in 2017.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
Materials remain in their original order.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.