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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.

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Manuscript copies of Astor Piazzolla arrangements for the singer Yolande Tornell.

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Original graphic scores and sketches.

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The collection consists of one box of compositions by Louis Bergé, William Edward Bergé, and other family members, as well as works published by the Bergé company or collected by family members.

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The collection consists of seven boxes of materials from pianist and former UNT College of Music faculty member Berthe Huberman Odnoposoff and her husband, cellist Adolfo Odnoposoff.

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The collection consists of 8 boxes of euphonium and other brass music.

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The collection consists of 16 boxes of materials from the life and careers of Dr. Cecil Adkins (1932-2015) and Dr. Alis Dickinson (1936-2019), who were married in 1967 and both served on the faculty of the UNT College of Music.

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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.

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The collection consists of 61 boxes of scores, parts, and other materials from the career of Emanuel Borok (1944-2020).

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The collection consists of 18 boxes from the composer’s personal library, comprising some manuscript arrangements, but primarily orchestrations including the complete Schirmer’s Galaxy Library. (Source: pages 30-31 of Special Collections in the Libraries at Southern Methodist University, 1989.)

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The collection consists of five boxes of papers and recordings from the life and work of songwriter and producer Frank Slay.

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The Freddy Martin collection consists largely of the arrangements Martin's various bands played over the nearly fifty years of his career as a band leader. Series I consists of 4190 manuscript band scores with parts. Series II consists of other types of music, including published sheet music, published arrangements and manuscript lead sheets. Series III consists of Freddy Martin biographical materials, including correspondence, lists of arrangements, photographs, programs and memorabilia.

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The collection consists of twelve boxes of materials related to the Center for Contemporary Opera, including scores, libretti, correspondence, programs, magazines, and photographs. Many of the works were new commissions and appear in incomplete draft or excerpted form. Most of the accompanying correspondence is addressed to Jim Shaeffer and features a creator’s pitch of their work or performance instructions.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 67 boxes of live recordings of numerous bands and artists, including local acts as well as internationally known performers. Most recordings originated in Dallas (often from venues in the Deep Ellum area), or within Texas, with a few recordings from more distant locations such as Cleveland, Detroit, New York City, and the former West Germany. Recording formats include cassettes and compact discs, with artists including Frank Zappa, Eric Johnson, David Bowie, P.J....

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The collection consists of 94 broadcast transcription records published by Lang-Worth Feature Programs.

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The collection consists of eleven boxes of teaching materials, class notes, bibliographic materials, and writings by former North Texas music professor Lloyd Hibberd.

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Autographed miniature music scores and other items.

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Chant manuscript fragments.

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The collection consists of nine boxes of materials relating to rehearsals and performances by the Nova music ensemble, including scores, parts, and audio tapes (reel-to-reel and cassette). Compositions range from twentieth-century classics to pieces commissioned by Nova and the University of North Texas’s College of Music. Some scores are accompanied by notes from the composer or reference recordings.

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The collection consists of one box of music compositions by composers with connections to the University of Oklahoma, the University of North Texas, or both.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of twelve boxes of reel-to-reel audio tapes, various video formats, digital audio tapes (DAT), and cassettes that chronicle live performances and other special events between 1974 and 2003. The performances and events took place primarily in Texas, but also in Nevada (Las Vegas and Reno), Orlando, Detroit, Nashville, Kansas City, Memphis, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Little Rock, among others. Artists in this collection include Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Buddy Guy,...

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The collection consists of six boxes of Dr. Bonneau's music compositions and arrangements, along with material related to the memorial concert held in his honor in April of 2015, as well as personal effects and books.

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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.

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The collection consists of three boxes of correspondence and memorabilia including press clippings, photographs, performance materials, memorabilia, scores, and books.

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Collection of musical coins.