Fredric Myrow papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of American composer Fredric Myrow (1939-1999), along with some papers of his father, composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987). Materials includes manuscript scores, manuscript sheet music, recordings, and correspondence, as well as books, scores, sheet music, and recordings by others. Myrow is best known for composing the soundtracks for "Soylent Green" (1973), "Scarecrow" (1973), and "Phantasm" (1979).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Creator
- Myrow, Fredric (Composer, Person)
- Kibbee, Martin (Lyricist, Person)
- Leipzig, Adam (Librettist, Person)
- Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
Fredric Myrow (1939-1999) was an American composer. Also known as Fred Myrow, he is best known for composing the soundtracks for "Soylent Green" (1973), "Scarecrow" (1973), and "Phantasm" (1979). Myrow was composer in residence at the New York Philharmonic and then the Los Angeles Theatre Center. He attended the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 1958. Myrow was the son of composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987) and grandson of music publisher and promoter Irving Mills (1894-1985).
Extent
160.375 Linear Feet (99 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of American composer Fredric Myrow (1939-1999), along with some papers of his father, composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987). Materials includes manuscript scores, manuscript sheet music, recordings, and correspondence, as well as books, scores, sheet music, and recordings by others.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. The USC Libraries Special Collections unit transferred custody of the Fredric Myrow papers to the USC Libraries Music Library on April 29, 2022. The preliminary box-level inventory is based on box labels and may not fully represent the contents within.
Subject
- Myrow, Fredric -- Archives (Person)
- Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987 -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Fredric Myrow papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated. With additional description by Diann Benti.
- Date
- 2022 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States
music@usc.edu