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Theodore Hoffman Japanese Music collection, 1925-

 

Summary

Creator:
Hoffman, Theodore (1925-)
Abstract:
This collection consists of over 300 scores of music by Japanese performers issued by the Japan Federation of Composers along with their Catalogue of Publications (1925-). The compositions in this collection contain pieces for violin, piano, cello, flute, clarinet, guitar, harp, electric organ, harpsichord, horns and other instruments. Miscellaneous materials include books, sound discs, records and pamphlets.
Extent:
17.44 Linear Feet
70 boxes
Language:
English Japanese

Background

Scope and content:

The collections contains 71 boxes with music scores and CDs.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Theodore Hoffman, born October 18, 1925 in California, has conducted extensive research concerned with the field of Japanese music. He attended Stanford University, Mills College, the University of Illinois and the University of the Pacific wherehe earned a Ph.D. in Music and Asian Studies. Dr. Hoffman taught at the University of Illinois, San Francisco State College and San Benito College. In 1962, he became a professor in the Music and Humanities Departments at the University of South Florida, where he remained until his retirement in 1991. He was also named chairperson of the Humanities Department in 1979. He was the recipient of two Fulbright Grants, was a Fellow of the Japan Foundation, a participant in three National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and was awarded grants by the U.S. Office of Education and the American Association of State Universities and Colleges. Dr. Hoffman was also a composer and has created many musical compositions that have been performed throughout the United States and in more than 25 foreign countries. Dr. Hoffman died January 2, 2003.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the library by Dr. Hoffman.
Processing information:

This collection is cataloged individually in the USF Library Catalog. Please search for items in the catalog or request additional material from an archivist.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Composition (Music)

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA