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Franciszek Zachara Collection, 1931-1964

 

Summary

Creator:
Zachara, Franciszek
Extent:
4.75 Linear Feet music
.9 Linear Feet recordings
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Franciszek Zachara Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/M1.A18_M1.

Background

Scope and content:

The Franciszek Zachara Collection contains uncataloged manuscripts by the composer, consisting of 29 complete works and roughly 13 incomplete works. The manuscripts include works for symphony, symphonic band, solo, and chamber ensembles. The collection also contains audio and video recordings of Zachara's performances.

Biographical / historical:

Franciszek Zachara (1898-1966) was a Polish-American concert pianist, composer, and college music educator. He was born in Poland in 1898, and studied in Saratov and St. Petersburg, Russia. He taught at FSU from 1948 until his death in 1966.

Zachara composed well over 300 works, and was very active as a performer. He had given more than 500 concerts in Europe before coming to New York City in 1928, where he made his American debut. He had extensive radio experience, with frequent appearances over New York stations WOR and WNYC, and weekly programs for eight years over Atlanta station WSB. He made frequent television appearances in Jacksonville, Florida, and on Educational WFSU-TV. One of his video tapes from the Music Hall Series at FSU is held by the Warren D. Allen Music Library. He possessed a phenomenal repertoire at the piano, including the entire works of Chopin, a field in which he was a specialist. Included in his publications are Twelve Master Preludes (1931), Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in E Major (1937), Twelve Master Etudes (1938), Three Organ Chorales (1954), and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1964).

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers. Users may access this collection by making an appointment with the Music Special Collections staff at AMLSpec@fsu.edu.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Franciszek Zachara Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/M1.A18_M1.

Location of this collection:
FSU College of Music
122 N. Copeland St.
Tallahassee
FL
32306-1601
USA