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ILMC ARCHIVE
manuscripts, musical instruments, records, videos, audio recordings...
The ILMC Foundation Archive is unique in the world for its breadth, systematization, and completeness. Scattered collections of music written in concentration camps do exist, but there is no comprehensive archive of all music composed between 1933 and 1953 in camps—Nazi, Soviet, Japanese, African, and Asian. With the tenacity of a scholar, Francesco Lotoro transcribes, digitizes, collects, and brings these scores back to life, working to reconstruct them philologically from materials often severely damaged and fragile.
SCORES
More than 8,000 published or unreleased scores and separate parts, on paper or digital copies, that were recovered during his journeys and meetings with relatives of the musicians.
DOCUMENTS
12,500 documents on musical production from 1933 to 1953
in concentration camps
(digital files, diaries, notes, music books).
AUDIO RECORDINGS
27 CDs of concentration camp music ensure the preservation of this unique repertoire, giving it a renewed voice.
MICROFILM
Precious testimonies are meticulously archived on microfilm, safeguarding them from the corrosive effects of time.
PUBLICATIONS
Over 3,000 publications documenting concentration camp music production from 1933 to 1953.
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Hundreds of hours of recordings capturing meetings with survivors and their heirs.
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