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scores (documents for music)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Original and entire drafts or transcripts of musical compositions or arrangements. Typically having the parts of all the different instruments or voices written on staffs one above another, so that they can be read at a glance.

Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:

Peabody Institute Gustav Klemm collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0114
Abstract

Gustav Klemm (1897-1947) was a composer and music educator who studied at the Peabody Conservatory and was the superintendent of the Peabody Preparatory. As a composer, Klemm wrote primarily music for voice and piano, music for piano solo, orchestral music, and choral music. The Peabody Institute Gustav Klemm collection contains printed editions of Klemm's collected musical works and a scrapbook documenting his professional activities.

Dates: approximately 1919-1961
Found in: Peabody Archives

Peabody Institute Robert Hall Lewis collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0115
Abstract

Robert Hall Lewis was a composer who taught at the Peabody Institute from 1969 to 1980. This collection contains newspaper clippings and related publicity about Lewis, correspondence between Lewis and the Peabody Institute, two photocopies of the holograph for his String Quartet No. 4, and three musical sketches for his Symphony No. 4.

Dates: 1976 - 1996
Found in: Peabody Archives

Peabody Institute Thomas Benjamin collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0141
Abstract Thomas Benjamin is a composer, choral conductor, and music theorist who taught at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University from 1987 until approximately 2010. The Peabody Institute Thomas Benjamin collection was assembled by staff of the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives. It includes printed or manuscript facsimile copies of musical scores by Benjamin, unpublished sound and video recordings of Benjamin's compositions, and copies of music theory textbooks written or co-written by...
Dates: approximately 1964-2015
Found in: Peabody Archives

Phyllis Bryn-Julson papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0100
Abstract

Soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson taught at the Peabody Institute from 1984 to 2017 and is known for her performances and recordings of 20th-century vocal music. The Phyllis Bryn-Julson papers contain programs, photographs, and other publicity materials from her singing career, correspondence with composers and other musicians, and scores of vocal music with Bryn-Julson's performance markings.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1963-2005; 1880 - 2019
Found in: Peabody Archives

Randolph S. Rothschild papers, including the Chamber Music Society of Baltimore records

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0098
Abstract This collection contains the personal papers of Randolph S. Rothschild from 1930 to 2005 and the administrative records of the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Baltimore from its founding in 1949 to its dissolution in 1997, for which Rothschild served as an executive for most of its existence. The CMS records include administrative documents, concert programs, publicity materials, and clippings related to its programming, which regularly featured commissions and other new music. Rothschild's...
Dates: 1930 - 2005
Found in: Peabody Archives

Robert Gould sheet music collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0681
Abstract

Popular sheet music, 1910-1950.

Dates: 1910-1950

Rodney Hansen papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0063
Abstract

Rodney Hansen was an organist and choirmaster who graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and spent much of his career in Baltimore. His personal papers include correspondence, concert programs, and clippings related to his career.

Dates: 1961-1987
Found in: Peabody Archives

Ronald Roxbury music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0129
Abstract Ronald Roxbury (1946-1986) was a composer, singer, flutist, and pianist. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and grew up as an African American during an era of segregation. He studied composition at the Peabody Conservatory with Stefans Grové and Earle Brown, earning a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in 1969. Many of Roxbury's works feature graphic or nonstandard musical notation. He also wrote several musical works that incorporate theatrical elements, such as ...
Dates: approximately 1960-1986
Found in: Peabody Archives

Ross Gould papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0112
Abstract

James Ross Gould was a film actor and songwriter who served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army. The Ross Gould papers contain manuscript and facsimile scores of songs by Gould, poems by Gould inscribed to the painter Durett Stokes, publicity photos of Gould from his Hollywood film career, and clippings.

Dates: approximately 1923-1955
Found in: Peabody Archives

Ruth K. Inglefield papers and harp music collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0111
Abstract

The Ruth K. Inglefield papers and harp music collection (assembled approximately 1960-2018) contain music for harp used by former Peabody Conservatory faculty member Ruth Inglefield. Most items are printed scores or reproductions composed between 1960 and 2010 and contain Inglefield's annotations. Many scores of chamber music include parts. The collection also contains a copy of Inglefield's dissertation and some professional ephemera.

Dates: Assembled or created approximately 1960-2018
Found in: Peabody Archives