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Blanche Patecky music compositions, 2016
Overview of the Collection
- Composer
- Patecky, Blanche, 1904-
- Title
- Blanche Patecky music compositions
- Dates
- 201620162016
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (2 folders) : Includes compact disc
- Collection Number
- Coll 837
- Summary
- Sheet music and compact disc of piano compositions by Blanche Patecky (1904-1996). Patecky was a musician and painter in Portland, Oregon. Her compositions were published for the first time in 2016 by musician and composer Matthew Lauser.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Blanche Patecky was born in 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, to Samuel and Emma Friend, and came to Portland, Oregon, as a child. She studied piano and worked as an organist. In 1930, she married Albert Patecky, who became a notable painter. The couple had a son, Kenneth. Blanche Patecky taught piano, composed music, and painted; however, none of her musical compositions were published during her lifetime. She died in 1996.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Matthew Lauser is a composer and musician from the Pacific Northwest. In 2016, he published and performed piano pieces that Blanche Patecky had composed in the 1950s, and arranged Patecky's works for the string quartet.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of music composed by Blanche Patecky in the mid-20th century. The collection contains a book of sheet music and a compact disc. The sheet music, titled "Slavic Dances for Piano," consists of Patecky's piano compositions as well as arrangements of them for trios and quartets by musician and composer Matthew Lauser. The compositions are "Serenade in Seville"; "Dance of the Peasant Dolls"; "Around a Gypsy Campfire"; "The Cossack's Return"; and "Czardas." The compact disc contains recordings of the compositions performed by Lauser.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Blanche Patecky music compositions, Coll 837, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Sheet music may not be reproduced except for educational or performance purposes. Permission for other uses of sheet music or contents of compact disc may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Composers--Oregon
- Piano music
- Stringed instrument music
- Women composers--Oregon
Form or Genre Terms
- Music books
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Lauser, Matthew (arranger)
- Lauser, Matthew (performer)
