Finding Aid for Paul Rolland Papers, 1939-83, 1986-87, 1992 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Paul Rolland Papers, 1939-83, 1986-87, 1992

ID: 12/5/21

Primary Creator: Rolland, Paul (1911-1978)

Extent: 26.55 cubic feet

Arrangement: Series 1 arranged topically and chronologically thereunder, series 2 arranged by format.

Date Acquired: 08/18/1972. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: American String Teachers Association, Austria - Art and Literature, European String Teachers Association, Faculty Papers, Illinois String Project, Music, School of, Music Publishers, Music Teachers National Association, National Academy of Music, Stringed Instruments, Violin

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Paul Rolland (1911-78), professor of music (1945-78), consists of series one, made up of documents relating to his publications, correspondence, performances, and publicity, and series two, made up of films and audio recordings related to the development of "The Teaching of Action in String Playing."

Biographical Note

Paul Rolland (1911-1978) was born on November 21, 1911 in Budapest under the name Pali Reisman. Rolland received his bachelors degree in music performance from Simpson College (Indianola, IA) and a masters degree from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He was the first violinist of the Budapest Symphony. Rolland helped to found the American String Teacher's Association in 1946. One year later, Rolland joined the faculty of the University of Illinois. In the late 1960s, Rolland received government funding to start the University of Illinois String Research Project, which resulted in his most famous book, The Teaching of Action of String Playing, as well as several pedagogical films. Rolland died in 1978 in Champaign, Illinois.

Subject/Index Terms

American String Teachers Association
Austria - Art and Literature
European String Teachers Association
Faculty Papers
Illinois String Project
Music, School of
Music Publishers
Music Teachers National Association
National Academy of Music
Stringed Instruments
Violin

Box and Folder Listing

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[Series 1: Paul Rolland Papers, 1939-1992],
[Series 2: Illinois String Research Project Films, c. 1964-1970],
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Series 1: Paul Rolland Papers, 1939-1992: See PDF: https://archives.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1205021.pdf Papers of Paul Rolland (1911-78), professor of music (1945-78), include publication manuscripts, correspondence, programs and publicity concerning the String Planning Conferences (1945-48), students, string pedagogy, bow grip and violin neck inventions, music programs, string quarter trip (1964-76), School of Music (1943-78), National Academy of Music (1972-79), and American String Teachers Association (1950-77). Correspondents include Rex Underwood, Dunace Haskell, Frank Hill, Ernest Harris, Yehudi Menuhin, Phyllis Weyer, Mary Sexton, Joseph Szigeti, Leonard Ratner, and Max Rostal. This series also includes photographs of Rolland; his friends, colleagues and students; workshops, trips abroad (1951-82) and the Illinois String Project (1966-71).

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