Harry Sosnik papers, 1920-1995

Author / Creator

Sosnik, Harry, 1906-1996

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Summary

Papers, primarily comprised of musical scores and parts, of a composer, arranger, and conductor for radio and television and vice-president in charge of music for the American Broadcasting Company....

Papers, primarily comprised of musical scores and parts, of a composer, arranger, and conductor for radio and television and vice-president in charge of music for the American Broadcasting Company. Included are 176 recordings of programs in the form of air checks, many representing the WNBC-TV program "Musical Comedy Time"; 319 pressings of Decca recordings arranged and conducted by Sosnik, 1936-1945, featuring such performers as Rudy Vallee, Dick Powell, Bing Crosby, and Judy Garland; and 46 symphonic recordings. On tape are two musical pieces from "Playwrights '56" and two from the 1954 "Rodgers and Hammerstein Special."

The musical scores and parts consist of compositions by Sosnik and music arranged and conducted by him for radio and for television series and specials. Of interest in the television series is the music for the Emmy Awards special, the "Ford Show," "Musical Comedy Time," "Philco Television Playhouse," "Twenty-Five Years of Life," and "Your Hit Parade," some of which was composed by Sosnik. Also included are bridges, tags, and playoffs consisting of short pieces used as introductions, lead-ins, or incidental background music.

The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1940-1966, and is described in the register. Additional accessions date 1920-1995 and are described below.

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