Previously titled "Archives Collection 12: Talivaldis Kenins." Reference code (12) removed from the title of the collection July 30, 2019.
Files originally identified using box number, file number, and "rbsc" (Rare Book and Special Collections) numbers. These identifies are included under "Description identifier," but only the file number has been maintained as the identifier. For box-specific locations of each file, please see the PDF finding aid.
Talivaldis Kenins, a composer and teacher, was born in Liepaja, Latvia on April 23, 1919. He received a Bachelier des lettres from the College de Menton and Lycee de Grenoble in France in 1939, before studying composition at the State Conservatory in Riga with Joseph Wihtol. During the second Soviet occupation of Latvia following World War Two, he returned to France, and entered the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris in 1945, where he studied with Simone Plé-Caussade, Tony Aubin and Olivier Messiaen, among others. There, he received the Perilhou, Gouy d'Arcy and Halphen music prizes, and graduated in 1950 with the Grand Prix Laureate in composition.
Kenins emigrated to Canada in 1951, where he was the organist and music directory at St. Andrews Latvian Lutheran Church in Toronto. In 1952, he joined the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, where he taught composition and contrapuntal techniques until his retirement in 1984. Kenins composed chamber music, eight symphonies, twelve concertos, three cantatas, an oratorio, several choral works, and various educational pieces. His awards and honours include: the Champollion Silver Medal (Grenoble), Officer of the National Three-Star Order of the Republic of Latvia, and Honourary Professor by the Music Academy of Latvia.
Kenins passed away in Toronto on January 20, 2008.
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Archives Collection 12
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Fonds consists of manuscript scores, compositional sketches, correspondence, programs, and teaching materials, related to Kenins's career as a composer and professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
Materials acquired from Talivaldis Kenins (1990, November 1994).
Borrow scores and parts, and listen online to archival recordings at the Canadian Music Centre.
The Talivaldis Kenins fonds is stored offsite at Downsview. To access this collection, please contact the Music Library at least 2 weeks in advance of your visit.
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Series consists of manuscript scores, parts, and sketches for compositions by Talivaldis Kenins.
The Talivaldis Kenins fonds also includes microfilm copies of his music on 5 reels (see Box 21).
Copyright is retained by the composer.
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Duration: 4'15" ; 3'15"
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Includes sketches of the first movement.
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Strelerte, Veronika
English translation of title: Evening [prayer] of God's servant
St. Andrew's Church Choir
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For the University of Toronto Chorus, conductor Richard Johnston
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File contains a published copy of the score (Chicago : A. Kalnajs, 1964).
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Commissioned by the John Adaskin Project, Canadian Music Centre
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To Robert Aitken.
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Includes a one page introduction by the composer.
"To Aina Zemdegs for her dedicated patience in teaching my boys".
Alternate title: Twelve studies in contemporary styles for young pianists : for piano
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
Commissioned by Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes typescript of program notes by T. Kenins, and texts, wtih English translation by Warren Drake.
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Includes sketch of bar 1-7.
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To Andy.
Materials are not dated.
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Commissioned by the Edward Johnson Foundation, for the Guelph Spring Festival.
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Uldis Fogels after an Indian legend of E.Pauline Johnson
Duration: ca. 13'
Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
"Synopsis: A evil witch-woman causes plague and destruction to the Indians of the coast. The Sagalie Tyee (God) sends His Four Men after her and they turn the most benevolent men of the land into trees to surround the rock and keep the evil spirit within forever."
Text precedes score in the form of a poem.
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Weir, Stanley
Commissioned by the Latvian-Canadian Music Festival Association.
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
Commissioned by the Latvian Festival of Canada.
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"To Margot Burton for her patient and devoted attention to many of my works."
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Dedicated to Ingrida and Karina Gutbergs.
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Commissioned by the CBC.
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Duration: ca. 3'25" ; 4'10" ; 2'45"
Commissioned by the Women's Committee of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Includes cards for each instrument, labeled 1-11.
Commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Women's Committee for their Community Education Program with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council
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Originally written as part of his Suite concertante (12 : 7.54)
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Dedicated to Martrietai Upeniecei.
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Commissioned by the Inter-Provincial Music Camp through the Ontario Arts Council.
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Commissioned by St. John's Latvian Lutheran Church, Toronto
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Commissioned by the Canadian Music Educators' Association. Dedicated to David Ford and the North Toronto Collegiated Institute Symphony Orchestra.
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Duration: ca. 20.5'
Commissioned by the Latvian World Music Festival through the Canada Council.
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Commissioned by CAPAC.
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Dedicated to Eva Bravo.
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Commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
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Dedicated to the 4th Latvian Youth Song Festival in America, Cleveland 1982.
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Commissioned by the Latvian-Canadian Festival.
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Commissioned by the Latvian Concert Association.
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Commissioned by New Music Concerts. Dedicated to Robert Aitken.
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Commissioned by the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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File includes a photograph of a dress rehearsal.
Dedicated to Arturs Jansons.
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Dedicated to Routa Kroumovitch and Alvaro Gomez, concertmasters, the Symphony Orchestra of Chile.
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Dedicated to George at Christmas.
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Dedicated to Andra Darzins.
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Dedicated to my son George.
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Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Dedicated to Talivaldis Deksnis
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Jazeps Wihtols Foundation Award, London, England
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"Copying by Boris Kersting, Loc. No.149, October 1961"
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"To Ingus Naruns."
Composer's note: "Also including the Intermezzo movement, later deleted in the existing score and performances. I wonder why?" (Cf. 12 : 3.30)
Four movements: Introduction, Scherzo, Aria, Finale.
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Duration: 8'
"Even though this song does not belong to the Latvian folklore, it has been included in the folklore materials of E. Melngailis, who qualified this air as an authentic gipsy song. There were only a few nomadic gipsy tribes in Latvia whose main livelihood was derived from horse trading, and the text of this song is an illustration: 'Beyond the bushes and the woods, the masters three blue horses are prancing and chuncks [sic] of earth are flying. Oh God, how will I be able to harness them!'".
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Duration: ca.18'
Three pages of material (46-48) is included along with an attatched note: "Original: Steven Staryk requested a change in the last movement, which is in the present score."
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Composer's note: "Symphony no. 1."
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Duration: 3:00 ; 3:15 ; 3:00 - 3:15
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Duration: 3:30
Later published as "Nocturne for strings".
Dedicated to the Northmount Junior High School Orchestra.
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Later published as "Nocturne for strings".
Dedicated to the Northmount Junior High School Orchestra.
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Melngailis I
Duration: ca. 3'
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
"To Norma and Ronald Leonard."
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Duration: ca. 2'-2'10" ; ca. 3'40" ; ca. 1'45"-1'50"
"For R. Zemdegs, Riverdale C.I. Toronto."
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To Andy.
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Duration: 8'
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Duration: ca. 2'15" - 2'20" ; ca. 8'30" - 9' ; ?'
"To Marie-Claire Alain."
Three movements: Prelude, Variations on and Indian lullaby, and Toccata.
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The red clover = sorkonais doublins; The merry reel = jautra vija
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"To Andris."
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"To George."
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Levavas un Bartas melodijas
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
A. Kenins
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
Duration: ca. 10'
"To my pupils Dace, Aina, Peter and Toms".
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Duration: 2:30 ; 2:20 ; 2:12
"To George."
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File contains a photocopy of the publisher's proof.
Uldis Fogels
Duration: ca. 14'-15' (15'1/2)
"Synopsis: This story concerns a time when the winds on the earth become over-zealous and cause destruction and misery. A brave man, Iyas, sets out and finds Sawan-oong, the Creator of the Wind, and immobilizes him. All is well again until the complete lack of any breezes causes stagnanency and decay throughout the land. Once more Iyas goes to the Spirit, and sets him free. The Indian people have learned that the Great Spirit created the wind-maker for their own good, and will never again tamper with His will."
Includes a page of poetry preceding the score.
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Duration: ca. 15'
"Pour Marcelle et Jacques Vuillermet en témoignage d'une longue et fidèle amitié."
Includes a page of cut-out excerpts from a printed edition of the "Wohltemperirte Clavier" by J.S. Bach.
Includes a list of instrumentation and a "note from the composer".
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Duration: ca. 6' ; ca. 5'20" ; ca. 6'
"For Anita Rundans."
Performance instructions precede the third movement, "Moto Perpetuo".
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Duration: ca.4'30"-3'30"
"For Chris and Karen Ivy, Ont. Sept. 5, 1979."
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Duration: 8'30" ; 9'20" ; 7'30"
Includes an envelope of brief photocopied musical excerpts entitled "corrections to Quartet no. 2".
"For the New England Chamber Ensemble, N.S.W."
Commissioned by the Australian-Latvian Arts Festival and the New England Chamber Ensemble
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Duration: ca. 1'30" ; ca. 2'-2'10"
Commissioned by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects
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Duration: ca. 15'-16'
"For Rasma Lielmane."
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Duration: ca. 6'15"-6'30"
"To Edgar.
The melody has been borrowed from the Folklore materials of Latvian music, v.III, #1052 compiled by E. Melngailis."
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Atis Kenins
Duration: ca. 25' - 26'
Includes the orchestration and a "note from the composer". Text in Latvian with English translation included as a poem.
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Duration: ca.15'-16'
"For Arthur Ozolins.
Piano sonata no. 2".
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Duration: 12' or over
"For Janis Laurs, University of New England, Australia."
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Duration: ca. 2'45" ; ca. 5' ; ca. 2'45"
"For Anita Rundans.
A tribute to the 500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther.
The chorale theme used in this composition, 'Schoenster Herr Jesu', also known as 'Beautiful Saviour', is a Silesian folk song, found in the Muenster Gesangbuch of 1677."
Commissioned by the St.John's Latvian Lutheran Church of Toronto for the Second Latvian Organ Days in North America
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Duration: 4'20" ; 2'50" ; 4'30" ; 5'15" ; 3'40"
Score is preceded by one page of "notes from the composer".
"For the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther (1485)."
For performance by the chamber strings of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Duration: 3'30" ; 3'15" ; 6' ; 4'
"For Anton Kuerti."
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Duration: ca.14' - 15'
"For Greg Moore.
Theme borrowed from Franz Schubert's Fantasia Op.103 for piano four-hands, D.940."
Photoreproduction of the title page included.
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Duration: ca. 20 minutes
"Amplification of the guitar is left to the discretion of the performer."
For the Classical Duo of Montreal : Eric Wilner and Davis Joachim.
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Duration: ca. 15'
"For Chia Chou."
Commissioned by Canada Council
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Texts by Valda Mora and Mirdza Cuibe ; English text by Peter Zarins
Duration: ca. 11'
"To Ileana Peterson, Royal Opera House, Stockholm."
Texts printed as poems included.
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Duration: ca. 6' - 7'
"For my granddaughter Laura with a little bit of Latvia".
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Duration: ca. 25:00
"For Patrick Wedd."
Includes orchestration and performance instructions.
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Duration: ca. 16'
"For the Deane-Dawes duo."
Commissioned by the Island Chamber Players, Victoria B.C.
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Duration: ca. 11' - 12'
"All musical materials borrowed from the Latvian folklore."
Composed for the 2nd Latvian World Music Camp, Mount Orford, Quebec.
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Duration: 3' ; ca. 2'40" ; 5'30" ; 3'
"To duo-guitarists Don Wilson and Peter McAllister."
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Duration: 6' ; 8' ; 3'
(Covered by paper on the title page): "For duo pianists Nora Novika and Rafi Haradjanian, the Latvian Philharmonic in Riga."
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture in Latvia
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Duration: ca. 9'
"For Anita Rundans-Gaide."
Commissioned by the 5th Latvian Organ Days in America
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Duration: 6' ; 7' ; 6'30"
"For my son George."
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Duration: ca. 7' to 7'30" ; ca. 6'30" ; ca. 3'15"
"A la mémoire de Simone Plé-Caussade, Professeur au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, qui m'a montré que la musique n'est pas seulement un art, mais aussi une discipline."
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Duration: ca. 10'
Premiered by the National Orchestra of Latvia, Philharmonic Hall, Riga, Oct. 24, 1991
"....'whether times bring joy or hardship, our hope should never cease until the bells shall peel again for a strong and free Latvia!' Dr Karlis Ulmanis, Last President of Independent Latvia, arrested, deported and murdered by the Soviet forces in 1943.
A tribute to the Latvian people who suffered with dignity and despair, ignominious creulty and crime by the Soviet oppressors for more than fifty years. Thousands were killed, many more disappeared forever in the infamous Gulags of Siberia. These humble bars of music should remind us of the tragic fate of those innocent victims, mourned by almost every family, including mine. Dona nobis pacem."
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Duration: ca. 8'-9'
"For Oriol Romani Barcelona. A tribute to the 200th commemoration of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."
A note on "contemporary (performance) devices" is on the final page of the score.
Commissioned under the auspices of the Asosiacion Espanola de Musica de Camera
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Duration: ca. 9' ; ca. 13'30" ; ca. 4'30" ; ca. 6'30"
"For Peteris Plakidis, Riga, Latvia, 'a splendid composer and a dear friend.'"
Includes photocopies from programs of world premiere (Toronto, March 23, 1994) and Latvian premiere (Riga, May 8, 1994) and "Notes from the composer" on leaf following title page.
Commissioned by the Canada Council, for the 75th anniversary concert of the composer
Four movements: Molto animato ; Lento e tenebroso ; Vivacissimo ; Ricordanza
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Molto animato ; Lento e tenebroso ; Vivacissimo ; Ricordanza
Also known as Quintet for piano and strings
Duration: ca. 15:30
"For Armands Abols, winner of Barcelona and Santiago International Piano Competitions."
Commissioned through the Ontario Arts Council, for the 75th anniversary concert of the composer
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Duration: ca. 14' - 15'
"For Rivka Golani."
"In tribute to my beloved Georgian Bay where many of my works have been written, including this one."
"Que le soleil est beau quand tout frais il se lève, Comme une explosion nous lançant son bonjour! ; Bienheureux celui-la qui peut avec amour, Saluer son coucher plus glorieux qu'un rêve! = How beautiful is the sun when all fresh it rises like an explosion in greeting us! Blessed is the one who with love can hail its sunset, more glorious than a dream! Baudelaire."
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Duration: ca. 2:00 ; ca. 4:30 ; ca. 2:30 ; ca. 5.00
"For Armands Abols, a superb pianist and a friend."
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File consists of:
* Fugue exercises : class of Joseph Wihtol, Latvian State Conservatory, Riga, 1943/44 : photocopies of manuscript in presentation folder
* Counterpoint and fugue exercises : class of Mme Plé-Caussaude, Conservatoire national, Paris, 1945/47 : manuscript ink, 1 file of music
* Orchestrations of Schumann Carnaval, and Prokofiev Suggestion diabolique : class of Tony-Aubin, Conservatoire national, Paris, 1947/48 : manuscript ink and pencil, 2 scores (15, 22 p.)
* Notes from the class of Olivier Messiaen, 1948 : manuscript ink
* Caprice sur trois themes populaires lettons : for piano, 1946 : photocopy of manuscript, 6 p. of music ; Daina = Recit : for violin and piano, 1946 : photocopy of manuscript, 1 score (6 p. + 1 part (2 p.), "Originals at the Rare Book Section of the Library of the Music Academy of Latvia, Riga"
* Black Bill ; Nouveau né : incidental music for chamber ensemble, 1949 : manuscript ink, 1 piano score
* Duo, piano and orchestra : s.d. : manuscript pencil and ink, 1 file of sketches.
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File consists of: Agnus Dei; Forgotten pages (Joseph Wihtol); Piae cantiones novae, 1968; Chant of glory and mercy (Gloria), 1970; Concerto, 14 instruments, 1982; Quintet partita, 1983; Folk dance and fugue no. 2, 1986; Sinfonia concertata, organ, orchestra, 1986; Double concerto, violin, piano, orchestra, 1987; Little concerto, 1987; Suite en concert, 2 guitars, 1987; Concerto, piano, strings, percussion, 1990; Ex mari, 1991; Die Zauberklarinette, 1991; Piano quintet, 1993; Nonet, 1994; Sonata, viola, piano, 1995; Schumann paraphrases and fugue, 1995.
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File consists of the full score for orchestra and piano, and the reduction for two pianos. This piece was dedicated to Madame Louise Clarius-Marius (Madame Tony-Aubin).
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Series consists of Talivaldis Kenins’s personal and business correspondence, program notes, scripts for essays and lectures, and transcriptions of interviews.
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File consists of:
* Biographical materials, 1960-1990
* Program notes on his compositions
* Essays and lectures
* Scripts of his reviews of Toronto and Guelph Spring Festival concerts for "Carnet des arts" radio broadcasts, 1969-1971
* Transcriptions of interviews for his RCI Anthology LP
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File consists of personal letters from Richard Johnston, Christopher Redsell, Gerald Corey (NACO), Steve Ellis (Baker's), Herman Bittel (Christophorus-Verlag Herder), David Kaplan (Saskatoon Symphony), Arnold Walter, Claude Bissell, Karel Husa, Steven Staryk, Boyd Neel, George Zukerman, George Fiala, Arved Viirlaid, Walter Kemp, Gerhard Wuensch, Anton Kuerti, David Ford, Heinz Unger, Diether de la Motte, and several other students and performers appreciating his works. File also contains business letters from Canada Council, CBC, Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations, Frederick Harris Music, Association of Canadian Orchestras, Marseg (W.E. Ward), Courtenay Music Camp (Robert Creech), Berandol (Graham Coles), CMC (Keith MacMillan), Toronto Estonia Choir (George Teres), and Stratford Music (André Gingras)
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File consists of personal and business letters from Alain Weber (Conservatoire nationale), Gordon Fraser (UNESCO), SACEM, Marius Constant, Roy Royal (Radio-Canada), Claude Delvincourt (Conservatoire nationale), Monique Grenier (RCI), Maurice Allard, Louise Aubin, Francine Aubin, Nadia Boulanger (12 letters/cards), Gilles Tremblay, Yvette Horner (Schola cantorum), Clermont Pépin, Laurence Boulay, Pierre Cochereau, Pierrat sisters, Marie-Claire Alain (6) and Simone Plé-Caussade (9)
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File consists of correspondence between Talivaldis Kenins and the Waterloo Music Company regarding the publication of his "Psalm 150" for mixed choir a cappella and "Piae Cantiones Novae." File includes a manuscript copy of "Piae Cantiones Novae" with editorial markings from Kenins and William Brubacher.
Donated by Jean-Marie Barker, on behalf of Mayfair Music (A2025-12).
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Series consists of programs from performances of Kenins’s compositions, and reviews of the concerts. Series also contains copies of scholarly writing about Kenins and his compositions.
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Arranged chronologically by performance dates.
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Catalogues are not dated.
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File consists of dissertation (Ph. D., not granted), University of Adelaide, written by Kariks, Edgars.
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Item is a book by Ingrida Zemzare.
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Series consists of examination papers set, lecture notes, and student papers from Kenins's time at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
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Series consists of audio recordings of works by Talivaldis Kenins, including some recordings of performances conducted by Kenins and some world premieres. Many of the recordings were made for CBC broadcast. Others were performed at the University of Toronto. The series also includes three audio cassettes from a 1996 program on CJRT-FM that featured an interview with Kenins interspersed with recordings of his compositions, and recordings of Kenins' son George Juris Kenins performing the cello.
Files are listed in accession order and grouped as follows: nos. 1-23 are orchestral; nos. 24-37 are chamber music; nos. 38-45 are choral music, a cappella and with orchestra or instrumental ensemble; nos. 46-48 are piano music; nos. 49-52 are organ music; nos. 53-61 are special projects and recordings. Nos. 62-74 were not included in the original inventory and organization scheme. Most of the audio reels only contain a single composition; when an audio reel contains recordings of multiple compositions, these have been listed as item-level records.
Some of these recordings are from the Canadian Music Centre (CMC), many of which are digitized and available as part of the CentreStreams project. Where applicable, the CMC reference numbers are included in each file- and item-level description under "Existence and location of copies."
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CMC AR 180
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File is an audio reel, which includes the world premiere recording of Kenins's first symphony.
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File is a dubbed recording of the CBC broadcast on May 16, 1968 (dubbed July 3, 1968)
CMC 533
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Item is a recording of Kenins's symphony, conducted by Kenins at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto, Ontario
CMC 617
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File is a dubbed recording.
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File is a recording of a performance in Weill Auditorium, New York City
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CMC 798
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File is an audio recording from A Concert of Symphonic Music by Latvian Composer in Seattle, Washington.
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CMC 867 and AR 326
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CMC 1028
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CMC 1054
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Item contains two recordings of this symphony, including its world premiere at the Opera House, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.
CMC 1325
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File is an audio recording from the Latvian Festival in Symphony Hall, Boston.
CMC 1311 and L4
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Item is an audio recording of a performance by the Beethovenhalle Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Boris Brott in Bonn, West Germany, recorded for CBC Radio.
CMC 1245
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Item is an audio recording of a performance by the Beethovenhalle Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Boris Brott in Bonn, West Germany. The recording includes the orchestral rehearsal and concert.
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Item is an audio recording, which was taped in Winnipeg, Manitoba for CBC broadcast, produced by Randall Barnard.
CMC 1259
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File is an audio recording of a CBC commission for the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther. The recording was broadcast on CBC "Arts National" on November 10, 1983. John Reeves was the executive producer.
CMC AR 918
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File is an audio recording from Symphony Hall, Detroit.
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Item is an audio recording from a performance at the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of the CBC Summer Festival. The recording was made for CBC Radio and produced by Norman Newton.
CMC 846 & LT20
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Item is an audio recording from a performance at the CBC Toronto Summer Festival, in the Eaton Auditorium.
CMC 773
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Item is an audio recording from a performance in Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto with the following performers: Kathryn Wunder, Jose Shapero, James Campbell, Margot Burton, John Gowan, Brian Taylor, and Nora Fraser.
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File is an audio recording from Scarborough College.
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CMC 575
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LT 45 and CMC AR 832
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Item is an audio recording from a performance in Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto.
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File is an audio recording with Norma Auzin (viola). Frances Tursi (viola), and R. Leonard (cello) at the New York Town Hall.
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Item is an audio recording of the world premiere in Hannover, Germany.
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File is an audio recording of a performance at Hart House, University of Toronto.
CMC 562
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CMC 662
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File is an audio recording from a performance at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
CMC 528
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File is an audio reel recording of two Talivaldis Kenins' premieres, recorded in Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto.
CMC 460
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File is a dubbed recording from a performance at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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File is an audio reel recording with the following performers: Patricia Creighton (flute), Hamish Gordon (oboe), Donald Ross (clarinet), Donald Shore (bassoon), Geoffrey Leader (French horn), Michael White (trumpet), Paule Prefontaine (violin), Marie Berard (violin), Denis Beliveau (violin), Ronald Hay (viola), Beverley Spotton (viola), Helen Kopee (cello), Paul Widner (cello), and Peter Jones (double bass). The recording took place at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, with David Burnham, sound engineer.
CMC 1770 and CMC AR 615
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File is an audio recording from a performance at the 1970 Guelph Spring Festival with soloists Roxolana Roslak, Patricia Rideout, John Arab, and John Dodington.
CMC 604
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File is an audio recording of the world premiere of the Latvian version of Kenins' oratorio.
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Item is a recording of a performance for CBC broadcast.
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Item was recorded for CBC broadcast from a Birchmount Collegiate Concert.
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Item is a recording of a performance by Robert Aitken, E. Rittich, P. Caston, and the Festival Singers of Canada, conducted by Elmer Iseler in the Edward Johnson Building for CBC broadcast
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File is a dubbed recording for CBC.
CMC 625
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CMC 830 and CMC AR 309
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Item is a recording of Kenins' piece for mixed chorus, performed at Hart House at the University of Toronto
CMC 500
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Item is a recording from the Guelph Spring Festival, where this work was premiered at the War Memorial Hall in Guelph, Ontario. The recording was broadcast on CBC Radio's "In Concert" on August 1, [1982].
CMC 1765 and CMC AR 635
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CMC 606
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File is a recording from Salle Claude Champagne, Montreal, Quebec.
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Item is a recording from the Oratoire St. Joseph de Montreal on the Beckerath Organ.
CMC AR 716
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Item is a recording from Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto
CMC 1195
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CMC 618
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Item is an radio recording, created for CBC broadcast.
CMC 1297
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File is a recording of electronic piano, electronic organ, and other electronic devices used to create music for the internationally-acclaimed film *Dizziness* (1975) by Dr. Hugh Barber of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. The music was recorded by Ciamaga at the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS) and was not edited.
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File is a recording of an interview in French at the CJBC French Station in Toronto with performances of some of his works.
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File is a recording of an interview in French at the CJBC French Station in Toronto with performances of some of his works.
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Item is a sample from the broadcast Carnet des arts from Montreal (Radio-Canada), where for several years Kenins served with music reportages from Toronto, occasionally travelling across Canada together with Mari-Yvonne Kendergi and Aline Legrand (the producer of the program).
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File includes the following by Talivaldis Kenins (as well as other works by other Latvian-Canadian composers): Concerto da Camera no. 1 (world premiere). The festival took place in MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto.
CMC AR 597
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File includes the following by Talivaldis Kenins (as well as other works by other Latvian-Canadian composers): Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano; Folk song and variations for trumpet and piano; Festival fanfares for brass ensemble; Songs of youth for mixed choir (Latvian folk music); and the Concerto da Camera no. 1 (world premiere). The festival took place in MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto.
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File is an audio reel with recordings of Sonata op. 58 in D for cello and piano by Mendelssohn; Concerto in A minor for cello and string orchestra by Vivaldi; and Allegro Appassionato for cello by Saint-Saens. A note on the cover reads: "Solo cellist in this recording is George B. Kenins and Babby is the accompanist. Both play somewhat miserably because of a combination of over- and underwork, as this is the third day after the Grade 10 examination (May 24, 1969)."
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File is an audio reel that is labelled as a performance of *Beatae voces tenebrae* by the CBC Winnipeg Orchestra, conducted by Boris Brott (May 24, 1978), but the box is labelled differently (see item-level descriptions).
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Item is a recording of a performance for the Guelph Spring Festival at the Church of Our Lady, Guelph, Ontario with soloists Roxolana Roslak, Patricia Riedout, John Arab, and John Doddington.
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Item is a recording ofa performance at the Latvian Fifth Music Festival in Canada at the Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, Ontario.
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File includes a copy of the program for the concert, which included a performance of Kenins' Atklāšanas.
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File includes a copy of the program for the concert, which included a performance of Kenins' Al tu zelta lakstīgala.
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Item includes two recordings of the same work, the second being performed at a slightly faster speed.
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Item is a recording for CBC broadcast.
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Item is a recording of a performance by Ruth Bishop, Earl Brubacher, Orval Ries, Margo Burton, and Norman Abbott at Hart House, University of Toronto.
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File is an audio reel with a recording from a performance at the Concert Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto.
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File is a dubbed recording of a CBC radio broadcast from "Choirs in Concert".
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File is an audio recording from a performance in Hannover, West Germany at the European Latvian Second Song Festival.
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File is an audio recording of a radio program, produced by Alex Baran and David Olds for CJRT-FM. This program contains clips from an interview with Kenins as well as some musical excerpts, including: Serenade for Oboe and Cello, performed by Normunds Sne and Diana Ozolina; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, performed by Murray Perahia; Quintet, performed by Armands Abols, Sandis Steinbergs, Ilze Klava, Jurijs Savkins, and Reinis Birznieks; Beatae Voces Tenebrae, performed by the Beethoven Hall Orchestra, conducted by Boris Brott; Violin Sonata no. 2, performed by Rasma Lielmane and Ventis Zilberts; and Variations on a theme of Schubert, performed by Essex Winds.
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File is an audio recording of a radio program, produced by Alex Baran and David Olds for CJRT-FM. This program contains clips from an interview with Kenins as well as some musical excerpts, including: Piano Sonata no. 1, performed by Arthur Ozolins; Piano sonata no. 3, performed by Ozolins; Suite in D, performed by Jos van der Kooy; Sinfonia notturna, performed by Patrick Wedd; Partita on Lutheran Chorales, performed by the I Musici de Montreal, conducted by Yuli Turovsky; Tenderness: Diversity no. 12, performed by Warren Mould; and Schumann Paraphrases and Fugue, performed by Talivaldis Kenins.
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File is an audio recording of a radio program, produced by Alex Baran and David Olds for CJRT-FM. This program contains clips from an interview with Kenins as well as some musical excerpts, including: Chaconne for solo violin, performed by Rasme Lielmane; Symphony no. 7, performed by Leli Tammele and the Latvian Music Academy, conducted by Imants Resnis; Violin sonata no. 2, performed by Rasme Lielmane and Ventis Zilberts; Cantabile for Strings, performed by the Riga Philharmonic, conducted by Kriss Rusmanis; and, Sonata for 2 pianos, performed by Antra and Normunds Viksne.
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File is an audio recording of a radio program, produced by Alex Baran and David Olds for CJRT-FM. This program contains clips from an interview with Kenins as well as some musical excerpts, including: Concertino barocco, performed by Andris Pauls and Aida Grieze; Symphony no. 4, performed by the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Avison; Violin Concerto, performed by Steven Staryk and the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Avison; Nonet: L'ultima sinfonia, performed by Peteri Plakidis, Andris Pauls, Inese Milzaraja, Olafs Stals, Ivars Bezprozvianovs, Andris Grunte, Uldis Lipskip, Normunds Sne, and Arvids Klisans; and, John Bayless, Improvisation on Happy Birthday in the Style of Bach's Prelude no. 1 in C Major from the Well Tempered Klavier.