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Subseries includes manuscript scores and or parts for various ensembles. Authorship is uncertain or other than Phil Nimmons. This includes items that were arranged for ensembles led by Phil Nimmons and includes music for jazz ensemble, jazz orchestra, orchestra, jazz combo, incidental music for radio plays, music for clarinet, and music for tenor.

Overtures for Music for a Summer Day

Subseries includes manuscript scores for orchestra with accompanying parts. Included are overtures composed for the 1957 "Music for a Summer Day" festival that was hosted, as a mini festival, as part of the larger summer Stratford Festival.

Scripts with or without scores and parts

Subseries incudes manuscript and typeset scripts for radio programs and dramas. Many scripts come with accompanying scores and parts and were created for CBC broadcasts. Some files also include cue sheets.

Parts only

Subseries includes manuscript music, parts only, with Phil Nimmons acting as main author, including music for jazz ensemble and music for chorus.

Scores without parts

Subseries consists of manuscript scores for various ensembles with Phil Nimmons acting as main author. The files includes music for jazz ensemble, orchestra, and jazz combo.

Scores and parts

Subseries includes manuscript scores with parts for various ensembles with Phil Nimmons acting as main author. The subseries includes music for orchestra, for orchestra and chorus, for jazz ensemble (Nimmons ‘N’ Nine), for jazz combo, for instrumental ensemble, and incidental music for radio plays.

Scores, parts, and scripts

Subseries includes manuscript scores for various ensembles with parts and scripts created for radio broadcast. The files include music for jazz ensemble, orchestra, chorus, orchestra and chorus, and incidental music.

Parts only

Subseries consists of manuscript instrumental parts without scores for various ensembles, including music for jazz ensemble; strings, voice and piano; incidental music for orchestra; and, jazz trio.

Scores without parts

Subseries includes manuscript scores for various ensembles, including music for orchestra, jazz ensemble, trombone, jazz combo, vocal scores, and voice and harp.

Scores and parts

Subseries consists of manuscript scores with parts for various ensembles, including music for jazz ensemble, orchestra, voice and chorus, jazz combo, jazz ensemble and choir, soloist and guitar, piano and voice, jazz orchestra, and guitar and bass.

Arrangements

Series consists of manuscripts scores, parts, and scripts. These arrangements were made by Phil Nimmons for various ensembles.

Compositions and original creations

Series contains original works with Phil Nimmons as main author. The series includes scripts for radio broadcasts as well as scores and parts for various ensembles.

Phil Nimmons fonds

  • CA OTUFM 30
  • Fonds
  • 1945-1997

Fonds consists primarily of manuscript scores and parts, along with typescript copies. The fonds also contains radio scripts and cue sheets from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) productions, for which Phil Nimmons wrote and arranged music. Scores and parts include music written for his jazz band Nimmons 'N' Nine; its expanded version Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six; and various other ensembles. When indicated on the scores or parts, further details about the performers of each piece are indicated in file-level descriptions.

Nimmons, Phil

Go trane : [music for jazz ensemble]

File contains a set of parts for "Go trane", arranged for Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six. The parts are labelled "53" as in entry in Phil Nimmons' "Group Library" list.

Lambeth walk : music for chorus

File contains the score, part, and scripts for a CBC television broadcast on the "Parade." File includes a rundown of the show entitled "Dance crazes" and music for "Gavotte," "Dance crazes," and "Lancers."

Day in, day out : music for jazz ensemble

File contains the script, parts, and score for a CBC broadcast, "Front and Centre," at the Kraft Music Hall with host Gordie Tapp. The script was written by Chris Beard.

Open house : music for jazz ensemble

File includes the outlines for the television show "Open House" and musical cues for the show, which aired on CBC television on April 12, 19, 26, 1956. File includes scores and parts for the following: "Blues," "Standard," "Open house," "The man I love," "Mountain Greenery," "Manhattan," "The three B's," "One step forward," "Cricket on the heart," "Possum dust," "All too soon," "Reflections," "Medley," "What is this thing called love?," "Body and soul," "Blooming Bud," "Blue moon," and "A pretty girl is like a melody."

Married I can always get : music for jazz ensemble

File includes a second score (36 p.) and parts that is labelled "Swing Gently" and dated July 28, 1960. The score is unsigned. The first score, parts, and scripts are for a CBC radio broadcast on The Barris Beat. Pages 4 to 31 of the score are missing.

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