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Musical compositions

Series consists of compositions and arrangements by Gena Branscombe, including published sheet music with inscriptions from the composer and manuscript copies of scores and parts.

Photographs

Series contains photographs collected, maintained, and/or accumulated by Kathleen Parlow. Photographs depict Kathleen Parlow's life, musical career (including photographs of the Parlow String Quartet), and travels to various places including Hawaii and Asia. Also includes photographs of various individuals including but not limited to: Kathleen Parlow; Minnie Parlow; Leopold Auer; Thomas Edison; Arthur Hinton; Harold Bauer; Samuel Gilbert Colt; Willen Willeke; Johan Halvorsen; Henry Scheadieck; Erich Wolff; Ernesto Consolo; Wanda De Stein; Mischa Elman; Marie Hall; and, Jascha Heifetz.

Audio tapes

Series contains audio recordings of various performances by Elyakim (Peter) Taussig and colleagues, predominantly from CBC radio broadcasts of his concerts.

Programs and magazine articles

Series consists of programs for performances of compositions by Gena Branscombe, magazine articles on her, and copies of her membership cards to various music and non-music associations. The series also includes a program and poster for a 100th anniversary concert at The James Room, Barnard Hal, Barnard College, Manhattan (November 15, 1981).

Daybooks

Series consists of Kathleen Parlow's diaries for each year from 1905 until 1960, with the exception of 1924, 1927, and 1955-1957, and 4 notebooks. The notebooks include her record catalogue, repertoire lists, handwritten recital programs, and her appointment diary (1905-1941).

Sheet music

Series contains sheet music created and/or accumulated by Kathleen Parlow.

Concert programmes

Series contains concert programmes dated from 1939-1958. Programmes reflect performances from Kathleen Parlow as well as the performances of the South Mountain String Quartet, Parlow String Quartet, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Trio, and many of other performers. Concert programmes are from a variety of locations worldwide including the United States, England, Finland, Belgium, Germany, Poland, and many other locations. Programmes are in black and white and colour. Some programmes have gold gilt edges as well as other visually interesting features.

Correspondence

Series contains letters, cards, and correspondence, including letters from George Crumb; John Leberg; Witold Lutoslawski; R. Murray Schafer; Pierre Trudeau (2). Cards: Vera [Frenkel]; Michael [Snow] (2); Veronica Tennant; Grant [?]; and, David [?] (2). Series also contains autographed photographs from Elly Ameling and Philippe Entremont, and a photograph of Taussig with Natalia Granados (Barcelona, 1980).

Press records

Series contains material from newspapers and magazines which relate to Kathleen Parlow, her students, and articles written by Parlow. Articles may be cut out or contained in their complete original source, or in scrapbooks. There are also quite a few articles that have been transcribed by hand, in some cases translated from the original language. Some are also typed. Additionally, there is a whole scrap book of articles about her students, and several loose articles about her students, specifically, Gisele MacKenzie (LaFleche).

Personal records

Series includes various records collected, created, or maintained by Parlow throughout her personal life. Records include dinner menus and programs from events, promotional materials, financial and legal information, obituaries, passports, drivers' licenses, calendar, newspaper or magazine articles by Parlow, professional papers, and obituaries.

Memorabilia

Series contains three-dimensional memorabilia objects, including three glass plate negatives from Kathleen Parlow's time in Petersburg; three framed photographs of Parlow's parents[?]; two metal stamps of Parlow with her violin; two framed photographs of Parlow (one as a young child); the National Award in Music medal from the University of Alberta; a family photo album, including a family tree; an Edison cylinder record of Parlow playing Nocturne, Op. 9, no. 2 in E-flat Major by Chopin (recorded 1913); an Edison 78 RPM record of Parlow playing Melodie by Tchaikovsky; and, 2 audio cassettes with recordings of the Parlow String Quartet. Series also includes drawings and watercolours of Kathleen Parlow.

The photographs included in the family album are listed at the front of the album and transcribed here:
1 - Uncle James Hamilton
2 and 3 - Mr. and Mrs. Allan (St. John)
4 - Mrs. Taylor (Allan's daughter)
5 - Nell (Allan's granddaughter)
6 - James Allen
7 - Sisters Allen
8 - Mr. and Mrs. Ross
9 - Mary Jane Sterling (mother's cousin)
10 and 11 - Mr. or Dr. and Mrs. Cooper
12 and 13 - Estabrooks and sister
14 and 15 - "The two Miss Guns"
16 - Uncle Sam
17 - Uncle Johnie
18 - Miss. Everitt
19 - Cousin George
20 and 21 - Rev. and Mrs. Harvey
21 - Annie Howe (niece of Uncle Sam's)
22 - Edgar Thompson
23 and 24 - Deacon and Mrs. Conolly (cousin)
25 and 26 - Mr. and Mrs. Merritt
27 - Major Hartley
28 - Mrs. Twee[...?] (minister's wife)
29 - Mr. Good
30 - Rev. Blakeney
31 - Mrs. Jones
32 - Baby Estabrooks
33 - Mr. Taylor
34 - Nell Taylor
35 - Boardman Wheeler
36 - James Hamilton (uncle)
37 - Cousin George
38 - Minnie Wheeler
39 and 40 - Father and Mother
41 - Miss. Conolly
42 - Mr. Broderick (Auntie Hamilton's brother-in-law)
43 and 44 - Mr. and Mrs. James Wheeler
45 and 46 - Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
47 - another Miss. Conolly
48 - Nellie Allan
49 - Dr. Broderick.

Compositions

Series consists of manuscript music and scores for Buczynski's radio music and children's pieces.

Photographs

Series consists of promotional and personal photographs of J. Churchill Arlidge, his family, and groups to which he belonged, including the Independent Order of Foresters (Arlidge was the High Organist); Christ Church at Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario; and a Grand Jury in 1907, which was appointed to investigate and make recommendations regarding public institutions and services in Toronto.

Compositions : scores, parts, and sketches

Series consists of manuscript scores and parts, and sketches, for Lothar Klein's instrumental, vocal, choral, chamber, and orchestral works. File also contains film and incidental music written by Klein.

Library catalogues

Series consists of catalogues for Boyd Neel's collections of scores and parts for orchestras that he conducted (the Boyd Neel String Orchestra and the Hart House Orchestra) and his collection of audio recordings in various formats.

Awards and honours

Series consists of materials relating to awards and honours received by Greta Kraus, including the Toronto Arts Award (1990), the Order of Ontario (1991), and the Order of Canada (1993). Materials include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and other press releases, and photographs. The series also includes two VHS tapes with recordings of the Order of Ontario ceremony (May 8, 1991) and the Toronto Arts Awards (August 15, 1990).

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence sent to Emmy Heim from various colleagues and friends, including correspondence E.G. Dentay, Margaret G. Skipworth (Lady Margaret Hall), and Victor Zuckerkandl, as well as some handwritten draft replies by Emmy Heim.

Music used in days of silent film, at Luseland

Series consists of 6 volumes of sheet music used by Edith McConica for silent films in Luseland, Saskatchewan (1920-1928). Includes the following volumes, some of which include McConica's annotations:

  1. Ketèlby, Albert W., A.W. Owen., W. Aletter, F.J. Liftl. New moving picture music. London: Bosworth & Co., Ltd., 1916
  2. Ansell, John. The "Hawkes Photo-Play" Series : Piano Albums, no. 7. London, Paris, Toronto: Hawkes & Son, 1925.
    • no. 37, A street in Algiers
    • no. 38, In Pekin
    • no. 39, Arab dance
    • no. 40, In a Japanese garden
    • no. 41, The Indian juggler
    • no. 42, Egyptian dance
  3. Norton, Harry. [Collection of topical pieces]. Boston: Walter Jacobs, 1928.
    • no. 1, Hurry : for general use
    • no. 2, Agitato : for sudden danger, tumult, struggle, etc.
    • no. 4, Mysterioso : for stealthy action, burglary, etc.
    • no. 6, Agitato : for general use
    • no. 8, Hurry : for general use
    • no. 9, Pathétique
    • no. 10, Combat
    • no. 13, Hurry : for general use
    • no. 15, Appassionato : for emotional love scenes
    • no. 17, Dramatic tension
    • no. 19, Doloroso
    • no. 20, Hurry
    • no. 21, Dramatic mysterioso
    • no. 23, Hurry
  4. Kempinski, Leo. A. Incidental symphonies : storm hurry. New York City: Photo Play Music Co., 1922.
  5. [Collection of short pieces, mostly mounted on cardboard].
    • The brownie's frolic, op. 29, no. 2 / F. Flaxington Harker. Theo. Presser Co., 1923
    • A gloomy tale : in characteristic style, op. 85, no. 4 / R. Krentzlin. Theo. Presser Co., 1923
    • Pygmies' midnight frolic / M.L. Preston. Theo. Presser Co., 1924
    • Dance of the goblins / Bert R. Anthony. Theo. Presser Co., 1919
    • The giant and the elf / Aileen Wier [Dortch]. Theo. Presser Co., 1925
    • The dancing bear [Indian theme] / Montague Ewing. [Theo. Presser Co., n.d.]
    • In a haunted cave / Wallace A. Johnson. Theo. Presser Co., 1925
    • Ghosts and goblins / Wallace A. Johnson. Theo. Presser Co., 1925
    • Menuetto in B minor, from op. 78 / F. Schubert. The Etude, November 1926
    • At the movies : the villain / Frank H. Grey. The Etude, February 1927
    • Theme : death and the maiden, quartet in D minor / Franz Schubert. n.p., n.d.
  6. PianOrgan film books of incidental music : extracted from the world famous "Berg" and "Cinema" incidental series. New York: Belwin Inc., 1925.
    • Book of misteriosos
    • Book of furiosos and battle music

Programs, posters, and other ephemera

Series consists of programs and posters from concerts held at Gallery 345, as well as thank you cards and notes from performers, and building plans for the gallery space and building (345 Souraren Ave., Toronto, Ontario). Series also includes a USB thumb drive (173 MB) with archived files from the Gallery 345 website, including performance announcements, program information, and performer biographies.

Early compositions and arrangements

Series consists of compositions and arrangements by Phil Nimmons, written early in his career before he formed his own group in 1953. Series includes charts for the Ray Norris Quintette, of which Nimmons was a member.

Conductor's scores for Canadian compositions

Series consists of conductor's scores for Canadian compositions conducted by Victor Feldbrill, often from the world premiere performance. Each score includes Feldbrill's annotations and the scores are frequently inscribed to Feldbrill by the composer. Most scores were printed by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC).

Canadian publications

Series contains the following volumes, listed in alphabetical order by box and author:

Box 1:

  • Ahrens, Cora / Ear training
  • Ahrens, Cora / Rudiments of music
  • Ahrens, Cora / Daily sight playing exercises for piano
  • Baird, Robert / Piano plus!
  • Berlin, Boris; Dubois, Pierre Max / Seven piano pieces: with preparatory exercises /
  • Berlin, Boris; Melecci, Adelmo; / Technical requirements for piano with exercises in ear training and sight reading
  • Berlin, Boris; Mould, Warren / Basics of ear training
  • Butler, Margaret / Children's book for the piano
  • Hutt, Doreen / Piano class teachers manual
  • Hutt, Doreen / Piano class method
  • Kammerer, Hope / The first period at the piano
  • Kennedy, Margery; Kennedy, Peter / Dominion piano book
  • Kennedy, Margery; Kennedy, Peter / Little music maker: the children's own piano book
  • Kirby, Kelly / The Kelly Kirby kindergarten piano method
  • Kirby, Kelly; Kirby, John / Theory and workbook
  • Melecci, Adelmo / Beginners method for the piano: preparatory work leading to grade 1
  • Paul, John B.; Werder, Richard H. / Instruction book / Piano course
  • Saint-Jean, Rene / L'ABC du piano method facile
  • Schaum, John / Piano course
  • Sclater, Molly; Ringhoffer, Joe / Keys to music rudiments: Answers and approaches
  • Vandendool, Grace / Keyboard theory
  • Williams, Edith / Playtime piano method
  • Williams, Edith / Playtime

Box 2:

  • Bentley, Olive / Olive Bentley's piano course
  • Berlin, Boris / Lessons in music writing: graded theory papers for piano students
  • Berlin, Boris / Hanon: revised edition
  • Berlin, Boris / ABC of piano playing: an easy method for beginners
  • Berlin, Boris / Daily exercises for piano students / Four star sight reading and ear tests
  • Berlin, Boris / Four Star sight reading for piano students: daily exercises based on the requirements
  • Berlin, Boris / Daily exercises / Four star sight reading
  • Berlin, Boris / Pianos on parade
  • Berlin, Boris / Practical hanon and scmitt: 40 exercises from hanon, 40 exercises from schmitt
  • Berlin, Boris / Complete scale and chord book
  • Berlin, Boris / Essential daily exercises for piano
  • Berlin, Boris / Musical kindergarten piano method
  • Berlin, Boris / O Canada! And God save the Queen
  • Berlin, Boris; Champagne, Claude / Practical sight reading exercises for piano students
  • Berlin, Boris; Magee, Edward / Four star sight reading
  • Berlin, Boris; Markow, Andrew; Smith ,Scott McBride / Daily exercises for piano students ; Four star sight reading and ear tests
  • Berlin, Boris; Melecci, Adelmo / A piano textbook for adults
  • Berlin, Boris; Mould, Warren / Rhythmic tests for sightreading
  • Berlin, Boris; Sclater, Molly; Sinclair, Kathryn / Keys to music rudiments
  • Blake, Jessie; Capp, Hilda / Making music: a piano book for beginners
  • Blake, Jessie; Capp, Hilda / First grade piano pieces
  • Blake, Jessie; Capp, Hilda / Writing music
  • Blake, Jessie; Capp, Hilda / Christmas Carols
  • Brelin, Boris; Macmillan, Ernest / The new modern piano student
  • Brown, Margaret Miller; Shore, Mary Mackinnon / Piano hand book
  • Eckstein, Maxwell / Let us have music for piano
  • Graham, J. Lascelles / Music made easy
  • Harris, C.L.M / Scales, chords and arpeggios
  • Humber, Lorraine Muter / My merry music book
  • Kennedy, Peter / Hand-building technic and studies
  • Loth, John Ferris / 20 lessons on counting time / Loth theory series
  • Loth, John Ferris / Piano play for every day
  • Lovett, Chris / Recreational keyboard course for piano and organ
  • Moy, Edgar / 60 writing lessons in musical theory
  • Picha, Helen / Piano: for advanced beginners individual and class instruction
  • Picha, Helen / Theory workbook for beginners: individual and class instruction
  • Picha, Zdenka / Method for all beginners
  • Wanless, Debra / Performance fun
  • Warner, Jean / Brief technique ; Warner piano series ; A series of graded piano solos ; Festival Harris series ; New piano series ; Local examination in music: Primary pianoforte examination, technical work

Tape collection

Series consists of electronic music compositions created at the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio (UTEMS) and copies of tapes made at other electronic music studios around the world. The series includes the two original card-catalogue indices for the tape collection, organized by tape number and by composer.

Among the tapes that originated at UTEMS are compositions by faculty and students from the Faculty of Music, independent composers who were granted access to the studio, and compositions created by visiting artists, scholars, and composers. Composers at UTEMS included Robert Aitken, John Beckwith, Brian Cherney, Gustav Ciamaga, Richard Henninger, David Jaeger, Larry Lake, John Mills-Cockell, James Montgomery, Harvey Olnick, Dennis Patrick, Myron Schaeffer, David Williams, and many others. Composers from other studios include Milton Babbitt, Henk Badings, Luciano Berio, Hugh Le Caine, Douglas Lilburn, Pierre Schaeffer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Vladimir Ussachevsky.

In addition to tapes created at UTEMS, the collections includes compositions created at the following studios, listed alphabetically:

Musicians

Series consists of glass lantern slides of paintings, busts, caricatures, cartoons, and manuscript renderings of musicians, including: Johann Christian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Philip Emmanuel Bach, Wilhelm Friedeman Bach, Notker Balbulus, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Countess Therese Brunswick, Frederic Chopin, Arcangelo Corelli, Karl Czerny, Louis Claude Daquin, Christoph Willibald Gluck, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Andrey Razumovsky, Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Heinrich Schutz, Antonio Vivaldi, Richard Wagner, and Mathilde Wesendonck. Series also includes slides of locations of significance to some composers (e.g., house in Eisenach where J.S. Bach was born); and reproductions of manuscripts by some of the composers.

Compositions and arrangements

Series consists of Ron Collier’s arrangements and original compositions, mostly written for various jazz formations and big band. The series includes manuscript scores, parts, and some sketches for Collier's compositions and arrangements.

Compositions

Series consists of manuscript scores and parts, master copies, drafts, sketches, worksheets, and libretti for compositions by Michael Colgrass.

78 rpm recordings

Series consists of the 78 rpm recordings from the Stratton-Clarke collection. The collection spans the entire history of 78 record production, including acoustic and electronic recordings, ranging from 7 to 14 inches in diameter. It consists predominantly of vocal recordings, representing the work of more than 1,000 different performers. Stratton and Clarke's collecting mandate focused on the Golden age of singing (pre-World War One), releases of the Mapleson cylinder recordings, Canadian performers, and early Russian recordings (pre-Revolution). Stratton also collected recordings by performers that he knew personally.

Concert programs

Series consists of programs and other ephemera collected by Carl Morey, predominantly from performances that he attended in Canada, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. Some programs also include ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, annotations by Morey, or program notes written by Morey. Several early programs are autographed by the performers.

Programs

Series consists of miscellaneous programs, predominantly for concerts that took place in Toronto.

Administrative records

Series consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, and reports relating to the administrative structure of Esprit Orchestra, as outlined in Esprit Orchestra's By-Laws (1989), including its Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Music Director, and various committees.

Annotated sheet music

Series consists of music for violin pieces by predominantly Canadian composers, which were written for and/or performed by Jacques Israelievitch. All music annotated by Israelievitch, including his bowings, fingerings, and other performance notes.

Correspondence

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence sent to Elizabeth Benson Guy, and her husband John Dentay. In addition to correspondence with music organizations, universities, and concert venues arranging performance, the series includes letters from Andreas Barban, Maria Kurenko, and Lotte Leonard. Series also includes correspondence relating to her debut at Carnegie Hall (May 10, 1959); her 1967 European tour, which included her debut at Wigmore Hall (October 31, 1967); and the Elizabeth Benson Guy seat endowment at Massey Hall (1979, 1982).

Governance and finance records

Series consists of the administrative and financial records of the Aldeburgh Connection, including newsletters; correspondence regarding private donations, corporate funding, and government grants; financial ledgers and budgets; and, board minutes. As a registered charity, the Aldeburgh Connection was dependent upon donations, funding, and grants, in addition to revenue from ticket sales, to support each concert season. Donations after the end of the Aldeburgh Connection concerts in 2013 were given in support of the organization’s archival project, which included the creation of an online archive of sound recordings, digitized programs, and a database of their performance repertoire. The series also includes the letters of incorporation for “The Aldeburgh Connection Concert Society” and early promotional material used to obtain funding.

Sheet music collection

Series consists of annotated sheet music and manuscript copies of sheet music in Harry Culley's hand, which were predominantly used for performances by the Black and White Spotters (Harry and Ida Culley's two-piano, four-hands duo). Many pieces include precise timings, as the Culley's frequently performed on radio shows on CKCL, CFRB, and CBC from the 1930s to 1950s. Series also includes some dance band music used by Harry Culley in his positions as conductor of the Royal York Orchestra (1929-1930) and Music Director at the Royal Alexandra Theatre (1948-1955).

Arrangements

Series consists of manuscript scores and parts for arrangements by Vic Centro, predominantly for the Vic Centro Sextet and Nimmons 'N' Nine.

Compositions and arrangements

Series consists of some original compositions and many arrangements by Leslie Bell, predominantly for choral ensemble, with some scores and parts for band or orchestra.

Newsletters

Series consists of newsletters issued by the Faculty of Music regarding the activities and achievements of faculty, staff and students. The newsletter was titled:

  1. University of Toronto Faculty of Music Newsletter (nos. 1-13, November 1970 - Summer 1974)
  2. News from the Faculty of Music (Autumn 1974 - Fall/Winter 1987)
  3. Notes (Summer 1988 - Spring 1990)
  4. Noteworthy (1987-2007, 2021-2022)
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