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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 78 Collections and/or Records:

Paul M. Stouffer papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0108
Abstract

This collection contains scores and recordings of music by Paul M. Stouffer.

Dates: approximately 1940-2000
Found in: Peabody Archives

Paul Vazkén papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0043
Abstract

Paul Vacek was a violinist, pianist, and composer (using the pen name Paul Vazkén) who studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music from 1946 to 1949. His papers contain manuscript scores of his compositions and arrangements, drafts and fragments of manuscript scores, and personal papers.

Dates: 1940-1996
Found in: Peabody Archives

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

Sergio Cervetti papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0013
Abstract

Sergio Cervetti left his native Uruguay in 1962 to study composition in the United States, graduating with a degree from the Peabody Conservatory in 1967 and later teaching music at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University from 1972 to 1997. As a composer, he wrote more than 100 works drawing from electronic music, folk elements, European tradition, and minimalist aesthetics. The Sergio Cervetti papers contain scores and recordings of his works.

Dates: 1964 - 2020
Found in: Peabody Archives

Series 2: Published and Manuscript Scores

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Austin Conradi papers, 1913-1971, contain a variety of material created and collected by Conradi during his career. These include concert programs, school essays, newspaper clippings, and a photograph. The bulk of Series 1 consists of correspondence primarily between Conradi and his former student Elizabeth Burnham, as well as letters from Conradi to his mother. Series 2 contains manuscript and published scores, transcriptions, and orchestrations, including a transcription by Austin's...
Dates: 1913 - 1971

Severin Rochman collection of Jewish synagogue and folk music

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0107
Abstract

This collection contains printed scores of Jewish sacred and folk music by multiple composers.

Dates: approximately 1920-1960
Found in: Peabody Archives

Sidney Lanier papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0007
Abstract

Sidney Clopton Lanier (1842-1881) was an American musician, poet and author. The collection spans the years 1838 to 1998, with the bulk dating from 1838 to 1972. The material consists of correspondence, prose, poetry, lecture and music manuscripts, photographs, memorial information, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1838-1972; 1838-1998

Theater Chamber Players records

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0070
Abstract

The Theater Chamber Players, founded by Peabody Institute faculty members Dina Koston and Leon Fleisher, were a chamber music ensemble that featured 20th-century music and was based primarily in Washington, D.C., from 1968 to 2003. The TCP records include administrative and business documents, correspondence, working files, concert programs, publicity material, photographs, recordings, scores, and reference material.

Dates: 1960-2007
Found in: Peabody Archives

Theodor and Emma Hemberger scores

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0080
Abstract

Theodor (Theodore) Hemberger was a German-born violinist, conductor, and composer who directed the Germania Männerchor and performed with H.L. Mencken in the Saturday Night Club. His wife, Emma Conrad Hemberger, was a singer and the composer of the anthem "Baltimore, Our Baltimore." The collection consists primarily of manuscript scores of Theodor's original works and arrangements for orchestra, voice, and chamber ensemble. Also included are manuscripts of Emma's music.

Dates: approximately 1890-1950
Found in: Peabody Archives

Thom Robinson music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0105
Abstract

Thom Robinson (1962-1994) was a composer and violinist who studied with Morris Moshe Cotel and earned a degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory in 1986. The collection contains manuscript and facsimile scores of Robinson's compositions. The bulk of the scores are for chamber ensembles, sometimes including voices.

Dates: 1979-1989
Found in: Peabody Archives

Timothy Mather Spelman scores

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0061
Abstract

Timothy Mather Spelman was an American-born composer who spent much of his career in Florence writing operas and vocal music. The collection includes manuscript and published scores of his compositions.

Dates: 1910-1962
Found in: Peabody Archives

Virginia C. Blackhead music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0131
Abstract

Virginia C. Blackhead (1882-1969) was the superintendent of the Peabody Preparatory from 1932 to 1944. Blackhead was also the director of the Baltimore and Ohio Women's Music Club from 1925 to 1940 and a musical advisor to the Peabody Junior Choir (later renamed the Phoenix Choir of Baltimore). The Virginia C. Blackhead music manuscripts (approximately 1905-1955) contain manuscript scores of songs for voice and piano composed by Blackhead.

Dates: approximately 1905-1955
Found in: Peabody Archives

Vladimir Padwa papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0012
Abstract Born in czarist Russia, composer and pianist Vladimir Padwa immigrated to the United States in 1932 and was heard regularly in concert halls, on radio, and in recordings for RCA Victor. He co-founded the First Piano Quartet and taught at the New York College of Music. The Vladimir Padwa papers contain manuscript scores, many of which are holographs, of nearly all of Padwa’s compositions, including works for piano, large ensemble, and the stage. The collection also includes Padwa’s musical...
Dates: 1900 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in: Peabody Archives

Walter Spencer Huffman music manuscripts and recordings

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0082
Abstract

Walter Spencer Huffman was a composer and music teacher who studied and served on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in the 1940s and 1950s. From 1955 until his death in 2005, Huffman taught music privately in Maryland and continued to compose. The collection consists of holograph scores of approximately 150 works, including chamber music, symphonies, and choral music.

Dates: 1941-1990, 1997, 2007
Found in: Peabody Archives

Walter Summer papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0122
Abstract Walter Summer (1923-2015) was a composer, writer, artist, and art exhibitor. He graduated in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science from Johns Hopkins and a Bachelor of Music and certificate in Harmony from the Peabody Conservatory. Summer wrote music, poetry, and prose throughout his adult life, often under the pen name Walter Summer d'Eté. His works were never published. In the 1990s he created computer-generated visual art and prepared computer-engraved scores of his earlier compositions. The...
Dates: 1940 - 2005
Found in: Peabody Archives

William A. Chrystal papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0008
Abstract

William A. Chrystal was a pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor based in the Pittsburgh area for most of his career. He attended the Peabody Conservatory in the 1950s and earned degrees in piano performance. The William A. Chrystal papers contain music manuscripts, programs, clippings, professional documents, and sound recordings.

Dates: 1946 - 2015
Found in: Peabody Archives