Hugo Goodwin Musical Scores
Description of Contents
1 box of 11 manuscript music scores by composer Hugo Goodwin.
Dates
- 1883 - 1936
Creator
- Goodwin, Hugo (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
Biography
Hugo Goodwin (approximate dates 1883-1936) studied with Wilhelm Middelschulte in Chicago, the French composer and organist Charles Widor and the pianist Moszkowsky. He was a well-known organist, giving 697 concerts in the St. Paul Municipal Auditorium. Prior to moving to Minnesota to join the music faculty of Carleton College in Northfield, he taught organ and composition at Grinnell College, where he had earned his masters degree. He died on August 17, 1936 while vacationing on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Goodwin resided at 2008 Bryant Ave South in Minneapolis.
Sources:
Historical Newspapers - Minneapolis Tribune, 11/5/1916, 8/18/1936 (obit).
Carleton College Archives
Minnesota Historical Society
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
General Collection Resources
- From Easter to Pentecost: A Short Oratorio
- Zgr 656g1 (Putnam Classification) (Adult Reference Music Score)
- Choral music -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Local sources
- Composers -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Musicians -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hugo Goodwin Musical Scores
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gail A. Wolfson
- Date
- May 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
