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Series contains sheet music and set lists relating to collaborations with Brecker Bros, David Clayton-Thomas, Anne Murray and others.

Series consists of manuscript scores written before 1960.

Series consists of records from John Beckwith's student years; scrapbooks of concerts Beckwith attended and participated in during this time; awards, tributes, and honours that he received later in his career in recognition of his many contributions to Canadian music; and other general biographical material that Beckwith collected throughout his life.

Series consists of miscellaneous memorabilia and biographical information pertaining to Michael Colgrass, including Ulla Colgrass' speech for the celebration of Michael Colgrass at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music (2019); biographies of Michael Colgrass and lists of his works and recordings; letters saved as "Ego boosters"; Michael Colgrass' first passport; a "Wanted" poster for Michael Colgrass; astrological charts for the Colgrass family; humorous drawings and writings; and a certificate for the "Michael Colgrass" star from the International Star Registry.

Series also includes videos from Colgrass' 85th birthday party (2017), obituaries, sympathy notes from friends and colleagues following his death, and videos from the Michael Colgrass Life Celebration Party held at Walter Hall, University of Toronto Faculty of Music (November 2019).

Series consists of articles about Derek Healey, scrapbooks, and other ephemera.

Series consists of brochures on the Toronto Wagner society, blank membership cards, blank letterhead, and Brian Corman's notes on the history of the society, including past chairs, speakers, and performers for the Society's annual Wagner birthday concert.

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

Series contains a file of scores, scripts, and publicity materials.

Series consists of glass lantern slides of various cathedrals, churches, basilicas, abbeys, and monasteries.

Most locations are in France: Albi Cathedral; Amiens Cathedral; Arles Cathedral; Bayeux Cathedral; Beauvais Cathedral; Bourges Cathedral; Carcassonne Cathedral; Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims; Caudebec Cathedral; Cluny Abbey; Coutances Cathedral; Dol Cathedral; Elne Cathedral; Évreux Cathedral; La Trinité, Caen; Le Mans Cathedral; Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Paris; Quimper Cathedral; Rodez Cathedral; Rouen Cathedral; Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges; Sainte-Chapelle, Paris; Saint-Étienne, Caen; Saint-Eustache, Paris; Saint-Maclou, Rouen; and Saint-Ouen, Rouen.

Other locations include Rome (Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls; Basilica of Saint Clement; Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo); Prague (Kostel sv. Josefa na Malé Straně; Kostel sv. Václava; Kostel svatého Ignáce; Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné; Kostel svatého Salvátora; Kostel svatého Víta); Leipzig (St. Thomas' Church); Québec (Laval Cathedral); Catalonia, Spain (Monastery of Sant Cugat); and England (Exeter Cathedral; Westminster Abbey).

Series also contains miscellaneous related slides, including examples of Early Christian cathedrals and basilicas and exemplars of French Gothic architecture. Some slides were reproduced from A History of Architecture by Banister Fletcher and Sir Banister Fletcher (published by George Philip & Son, London).

Series consists of chronological research files. Some of the files include tables of contents, which index the notes, clippings, and copies of material relating to Theodore Thomas's career included in the file.

Series contains various classical scores and parts, many of which were arranged and/or composed by Doug Riley.

Material consists of files relating to Doug Riley's collaborations with various singer. Also includes scripts for various projects and award show compositions.

Series consists an overview of commissions by the John Adaskin Project and correspondence relating to these commissions, including letters from various Canadian composers. The commissioning of Canadian composers to write additional music for schools was part of Phase 3 for the John Adaskin Project (see information sheets in Series D).

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

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

Series consists of manuscripts, transparencies, and master scores for original compositions by Derek Healey. Until 1999, Healey's manuscripts are handwritten; starting in 1999, Healey began to compose on a computer, and all future compositions are typeset.

Works were written in the following locations:

• Wargrave, England (op. 1a – 2b)
• Maidstone, England (op. 2c – 4)
• Shiplake, England (op. 5 – 16)
• Rome and Siena, Italy (op. 17a – op. 20d)
• Maidenhead, England (op. 21 – 34)
• Victoria, British Columbia (op. 35 – 39)
• Toronto, Ontario (op. 40 – 41a)
• Guelph, Ontario (op. 41b – 53)
• Eugene, Oregon (op. 54 – 69)
• Ruislip, England (op. 70 – 79)
• Brooklyn, New York (op. 80 – 164).

File contains scores, notes, and scripts for electronic music compositions by Myron Schaeffer.

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.

Series consists of manuscript scores, parts, and sketches for compositions by Talivaldis Kenins.

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.

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.

Series consists of manuscript scores, parts, and sketches for original compositions and arrangements by John Beckwith.

Series consists of records pertaining to performances by, and the repertoire of, Esprit Orchestra. Records include planning documents for both subscription and non-subscription concerts; planning documents for their national and international tours; correspondence and contracts with musicians; rehearsal schedules; repertoire lists; records relating to performance venues and audiences; and records and correspondence relating to composer commissions.

Series contains documents relating to the presentation of individual concerts (including correspondence and contracts); planning documents for each concert season; touring materials; documents relating to New Music Concerts' (NMC) commercially-released compact disc recordings; and records pertaining to the recording and broadcast of NMC concerts by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

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.

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.

Series consists of materials produced by the Aldeburgh Connection for each of their concerts, including the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, held at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (1982-2013); the Recital Series at the Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (1993-2013); the Discovery Series (also called the Young Artists Series), held at Walter Hall (1998-2011); the Bayfield Festival of Song (2007-2012); and various concerts performed on tour in North America and Great Britain. Each file contains the records created and used in the production of the concert, including promotional materials (programs, posters, and pamphlets); correspondence with musicians, sponsors, and venues; newspaper clippings of concert reviews; contracts with performers and venues; research notes; narrative scripts for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series; scores annotated by Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata; arrangements and transpositions of songs; stage, set, and lighting designs; subscriber lists; and ticket sales records.

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).

Series consists of contracts for commissions, workshops, and publishing (with Carl Fischer and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP); royalty statements; and tax returns for Michael Colgrass (1967-1998). Series also includes articles and correspondence relating to Colgrass' Pulitzer Prize (1978) for Déjà vu, and his Central Savings bank book (1956-1959).

Series consists of correspondence to Vic Centro from Phil Nimmons, Holly Nimmons, the Nevada Appeal (Carson City newspaper) regarding advertisements placed by Centro, and Billy O'Connor.

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.

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence, including letters from and to many Canadian musicians and composers.

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).

Series consists of personal and professional letters, postcards, and greeting cards sent to Greta Kraus. Series includes correspondence from Carl Bamberg, Emmy Heim, Jules Heim, Margarethe Kraus (mother), Sigrid Kraus, Dr. Walther Kraus (brother), Dr. Wilhelm Kraus (father), F. Langen, Lotte Leonard, Lois Marshall, Denise Restout, William Schabas, Irene Serkin, Rudolf Serkin, Teresa Stratas, Fritz Waldstein, Hans Weiss, Manfred Willfort, and Victor Zuckerkandl.

Series consists of correspondence with composers, musicians, and friends, including Murray and Dorothea Adaskin, Elizabeth Bailey, Michael Colgrass, Barbara Croall, Srul Irving Glick, Chris Paul Herman, Lothar Klein, Gary Kulesha, Arie and Rachel Lipsky, Andrew MacDonald, Alex Pauk, Brent Straughan, George Szell, David Wilson, and Pinchas Zukerman. Correspondence includes enclosed photographs from Murray Adaskin from a visit related to Adaskin's convocation address at Brock University (October 21, 2000) and from Arie Lipsky relating to their Max Bruch project.

Series also includes correspondence and notes relating to Israelievitch's proposed and completed recording projects, including correspondence with CBC, Opening Day Recordings, Dorian, Atma, and Fleur de son Classics, Ltd. (including various recordings and edits from Israelievitch's Solo Suite CD released in 2003).

Series also includes notes and schedules relating to the "Bach Marathon" that Jacques Israelievitch participated in (March 3, 1985), and repertoire lists for Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra auditions.

Series consists of correspondence regarding the John Adaskin Project, particularly from the early stages of the project to determine the project's parameters and funding, and during the years when Patricia Shand was its director.

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).

Series contains correspondence written and received by Kathleen Parlow.

Folder contains descriptions of correspondence involving or about Viktor Zuckerkandl.

Series consists of correspondence between Esprit Orchestra (predominantly Alex Pauk, Artistic Director) and musicians, composers, and other associations of the Orchestra.

Correspondents include: Robert Aitken, Luciano Berio, Louis Bessette, Maurice Bourgue, Tim Brady, Glenn Buhr, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Michael Colgrass, Marius Constant, Consulates (various), Paul Dolden, Wolf Edwards, Jose Evangelista, Ron Ford, Paul Frehner, Goethe Institut, Rivka Golani, Denis Gougeon, Governor General's office, Patricia Green, Sofia Gubaidulina, Chris Harman, Ofra Harnoy, Alice Ho, Willem Jeths, Helmut Kallmann, Henry Kucharzyk, Larry Lake, Louis Lortie, Bruce Mather, National Arts Centre, Yuji Numano, Michael Peppa, Erik Ross, Jeffrey Ryan, R. Murray Schafer, Barbara Sellers-Young, Soulpepper, Andrew Staniland, Mark Steinmetz, Andrew Stewart, Norm Symonds, Toru Takemitsu, Roger Tessier, Barry Truax, Owen Underhill, Astrid de Vries, He Xuntian, and Frank Zappa.

Series also includes letters from composers and performers that accompanied scores and/or recordings (names not listed above) submitted to Alex Pauk for consideration, and general correspondence from concert presenters, attendees, and composers.

Series consists of correspondence between the Music Library and students, staff, faculty, librarians, and researchers. Topics range from reference inquiries to score and part rentals, library facilities, conferences, meetings, and more.

Series consists of Derek Healey's correspondence with publishers and conductors regarding his compositions.

Series consists of letters to J. Churchill Arlidge concerning his performances; family correspondence; Arlidge's wedding certificate; and a jewel pendant that belonged to his mother.

Series consists of correspondence with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Music Centre (CMC), Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, performers, representatives of performing organizations, friends, and colleagues. The series also contains programs, Polish community activities, press notices and reviews, and notebooks and journals.

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with record labels, other record collectors, and musicians, regarding various topics, including particular vocalists and recordings, scholarship on historical performance practices, record labels and re-releases, recording speeds, purchases of recordings, matrix numbers, and much more.

Series contains correspondence dealing with the preparation and promotion of the Thomas biography, including correspondence with those who assisted Ezra Schabas in the research, writing, and publication process, and on other related matters.

Series consists of Talivaldis Kenins’s personal and business correspondence, program notes, scripts for essays and lectures, and transcriptions of interviews.

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).