Gerard Béhague Papers
Scope and Contents Note
The personal and professional papers of ethnomusicologist Dr. Gerard Béhague include correspondence, written works, musical recordings, sheet music, records of the Latin American Music Review, and collected materials.
Please note that the collection is currently unprocessed. Until processing is complete the collection may be made partially available to researchers only under limited circumstances. Please contact the Benson Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room for more information.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1980-2005
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Limited access allowed until processing is complete.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Ethnomusicologist Gerard Béhague was a specialist in Brazilian and Andean music. He was born in France and grew up in Brazil, where he studied at at the National School of Music of the University of Brazil and the Brazilian Conservatory of Music. He received a master's degree in musicology at the Sorbonne in Paris, and a Ph.D. in musicology from Tulane University in 1966. He taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Texas at Austin.
Béhague was the author of numerous works including Performance Practice: Ethnomusicological Perspectives, Music In Latin America: An Introduction, and Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Search for Brazil's Musical Soul. Founded and edited the Latin American Music Review. He was president of the society for Ethnomusicology from 1979 to 1981. In 1994 he was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Music, and in 1997 the Brazilian government awarded him the title of Commander of the Order of Rio Branco. Gerard Béhague died on June 13, 2005.
Full Extent
25 linear feet
Abstract
Personal and professional papers of ethnomusicologist Gerard Béhague include correspondence, written works, musical recordings, sheet music, records of the Latin American Music Review, and collected materials. Collection is unprocessed and access is limited.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Gerard Béhague Papers
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu