Koussevitzky Music Foundation
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The Koussevitzky Music Foundation is an organization dedicated to supporting and commissioning contemporary classical music, continuing the artistic legacy of conductor and patron Serge Koussevitzky.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
music foundation
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nonprofit organization → |
| activity |
awarding commissions to composers
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promoting new orchestral and chamber music → supporting performances of commissioned works → |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Library of Congress
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| associatedWithPerson |
Serge Koussevitzky
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| country |
United States
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| field |
contemporary classical music
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| focusesOn |
chamber music
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orchestral music → vocal music → |
| foundedFor |
commissioning new musical works
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supporting contemporary classical music → |
| genreSupported |
classical music
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contemporary music → |
| hasLegacy |
major influence on 20th-century music repertoire
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| hasPart |
Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress
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| mission |
to continue the artistic legacy of Serge Koussevitzky
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| namedAfter |
Serge Koussevitzky
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| notableCommissionedComposer |
Aaron Copland
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Benjamin Britten → Béla Bartók → Dmitri Shostakovich → Leonard Bernstein → Olivier Messiaen → Paul Hindemith → Samuel Barber → |
| supports |
living composers
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premieres of new works → |
| typeOfSupport |
financial commissions
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grants for new compositions → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Serge Koussevitzky
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founded |
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Koussevitzky Music Foundation
("Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress")
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hasPart |