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06. Music Library

 Collecting Area
Identifier: 06

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Music Library Chant Fragment Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-167
Abstract

Chant manuscript fragments.

Dates: 1100-1500; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/1970
Found in: Music Library

Frank and Jean Mainous Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-132
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one box of instantaneous records, manuscript music, and ozalid copies of manuscript scores.

Dates: 1945-1955; Majority of material found in 1948
Found in: Music Library

William J. Haseltine Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-172
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 33 boxes of recordings of the Stan Kenton band and other jazz bands, including a considerable set of British bands musicians, such as Vic Lewis and Jack Parnell.

Dates: 1940-2018; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 10/04/2022
Found in: Music Library

Ralph Hartsock Flower Mound Ensemble Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-171
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three boxes of materials documenting the activities of multiple ensembles in Flower Mound, Texas, including the Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra, the Flower Mound Chamber Orchestra, The Celestial Wind Quartet, and other groups that rehearsed and performed at the Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church.

Dates: 1995-2020; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 12/20/2022
Found in: Music Library

Howard Opera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-170
Abstract

Opera libretti and related materials.

Dates: 1880-1951
Found in: Music Library

Cyrus Trobbe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-169
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one box of personal papers and notated music from Cyrus Trobbe. These materials exist alongside about 200 items in the UNT Libraries Catalog which were also from Trobbe's collection.

Dates: 1891-1952
Found in: Music Library

Rusty Rush Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-168
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one box of rare or unique materials in conjunction with the larger set of commercially released books and recordings received from Rusty Rush.

Dates: 1960-1988; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/2022
Found in: Music Library

Darwin Lamm Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-095
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of forty-three boxes of sound recordings and publications from Darwin Lamm's writings and radio programs, concerning Elvis Presley and other rock and country artists.

Dates: Date unknown; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 05/00/2013
Found in: Music Library

Stefan Bardas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-096
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of reel-to-reel recordings of Stefan Bardas' performances as a concert pianist.

Dates: 1961-1981; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 04/27/2015
Found in: Music Library

Andrew S. Pope Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-174
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 17 boxes of framed photographs, lithographs, performance programs, autographs, letters, and other memorabilia from major international opera performers, with a particular emphasis on performers of the late nineteenth century.

Dates: 1830-1987; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/2020
Found in: Music Library

Vido Musso Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-077
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one box of photographs, clippings, and other memorabilia from the life and career of Vido Musso.

Dates: 1939-1982; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/2008
Found in: Music Library

Gordon Munford Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-078
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three boxes of cassette recordings of live performances by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, as well as commercially released studio recordings.

Dates: 1941-1975; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/1999
Found in: Music Library

Robert L. Marquis, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-079
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two boxes of photos, band parts, and saxophone method books from Robert L. Marquis, Jr., dating from his time with the Aces of Collegeland.

Dates: 1925-1935; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 04/16/2014
Found in: Music Library

Ruth Negri Harp Scores and Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: 06-022
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four boxes, which primarily contain harp parts for symphonic and operatic works by major composers, but also include photos, conference materials, and LP, 78 rpm, and CD sound recordings featuring Carlos Salzedo and Marcel Grandjany.

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Music Library

Stuart Louchheim Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: 06-023
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of about 45 discs of recorded music, including various versions of Louchheim's own works along with copies of relatively obscure early recordings of international music. A few supplemental materials are also present.

Dates: 1951-1958
Found in: Music Library

Piano Roll Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-024
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four boxes of player piano rolls from various publishers. The rolls are primarily of popular music, but include some classical music as well.

Dates: 1903-1957
Found in: Music Library

WNCN Memorabilia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-025
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three boxes of memorabilia from a classical music radio station in New York City, WNCN 104.3, and includes items reflecting efforts by its Listeners Guild to keep the station on the air in a classical format.

Dates: 1974-2009; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 09/25/2009
Found in: Music Library

Blue Amberol Cylinders

 Collection
Identifier: 06-026
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately 180 audio cylinders from Thomas Edison's Blue Amberol line, published from 1912 through 1929. Popular songs (1500-5719) are especially well represented, along with almost the entire "Bohemian" series (9850-9867).

Dates: 1912-1929; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 08/27/1993
Found in: Music Library

Cylinder Audio Recordings - General

 Collection
Identifier: 06-027
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one box of cylinder audio recordings from various manufacturers.

Dates: 1896-1920
Found in: Music Library

Jack Roberts Recordings and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 06-028
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two boxes of reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings from former UNT piano professor Jack Roberts, who served on the music faculty from 1957-1999.  Reel-to-reel tapes comprise most of the collection, and are primarily of Roberts' own performances in solo and ensemble settings, along with some performances by students and colleagues.

Dates: 1924-1995; Majority of material found in 1964-1995
Found in: Music Library

Maynard Ferguson

 Collection
Identifier: 06-001
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 149 boxes, most of which contain sets of parts used by the various bands led by Maynard Ferguson from around 1950 through his death in 2006. Scores are also present, along with published arrangements, Thai and Indian music, miscellaneous and/or unidentified materials, and scores reconstructed by Ferguson expert Edward Etkins. Abbreviations: MF = Maynard Ferguson; S = Score; NS = No Score; R = Rhythm section; Mosaic = Released on The...
Dates: circa 1948-2006; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 10/00/2008
Found in: Music Library

Robert R. Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-029
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two boxes of a variety of literature and promotion materials related to pipe organ builders and specific pipe organs primarily in the United States, along with performance programs, correspondence, catalogs, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

Dates: 1938-1988
Found in: Music Library

Glass Radio Transcription Discs

 Collection
Identifier: 06-030
Scope and Contents The collection consists of over 250 glass-base, 16-inch broadcast transcriptions dated from July of 1941 through February of 1950, divided more or less evenly between news material (principally from the NBC "Blue" network) and "classical" music: largely orchestral music, with some opera selections. The musical selections are primarily from the New York Philharmonic and NBC Symphony Orchestra, with later selections from the "Oklahoma Symphony" (possibly the present-day Oklahoma City...
Dates: 1941-1950; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/1992
Found in: Music Library

Bruce Tater Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-037
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately 15 boxes of papers, recordings of radio interviews, and other sound recordings, mostly in connection with Tater's career as host of jazz radio shows, principally at KJZY (Sonoma County, CA), and KETR (Commerce, TX).

Dates: circa 1920-2007
Found in: Music Library

Edward Baird Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 06-031
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of audio recordings of performances by Baird, along with a few other performers; and two books of Jewish liturgical settings and sacred music.

Dates: 1970-1985
Found in: Music Library