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CBC Wednesday night

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for the weekly radio program "CBC Wednesday Night," later rebranded "CBC Wednesday Night" and finally "CBC Tuesday Night". Phil Nimmons regularly wrote incidental music for radio plays broadcast on this program.

Other radio and television plays

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for incidental music by Phil Nimmons for various radio and television programs.

CBC Stage 52

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio series Stage 52, which aired on Sunday nights. Phil Nimmons regularly wrote incidental music for radio plays broadcast on this program.

Canada Series

Subseries consists of scores and parts for arrangements by Phil Nimmons for the 13-episode CBC radio program "Canada Series" with Morris Surdin.

Phil Nimmons fonds

  • OTUFM 30
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1997

Fonds consists primarily of manuscript scores and parts for music written, arranged, and orchestrated by Phil Nimmons. Materials also include annotated scripts for incidental music that Nimmons wrote for various Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio and television productions. Fonds includes scores and parts for two ensembles that Nimmons led, Nimmons 'N' Nine, and its expanded version Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six, as well as various other ensembles.

Nimmons, Phil

Folio

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for plays that aired on the CBC television program "Folio." "Folio" ran from 1955 to 1959, succeeding "Scope" and preceding "Festival" as CBC's flagship program from television dramas and musical comedies.

The Barris Beat

Subseries consists of scores, parts, and scripts for episodes of the Canadian variety television series "The Barris Beat," which aired on CBC TV. Musical arrangements for this show were by Phil Nimmons and Nimmons 'N' Nine served as the house band.

Showtime

Subseries consists of scores and parts for incidental music that Phil Nimmons wrote for "Showtime," previously known as "Canadian General Electric Showtime" or "C.G.E. Showtime" or the "CGE Show".

Parade

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts, for incidental music that Phil Nimmons wrote for the CBC television program "Parade," a variety series that aired from 1959 to 1964.

War's aftermath : incidental music for instrumental ensemble

File contains script by Ronald Hambleton for part one "The Crusades" and part two "The Interregnum" of a radio program on CBC Trans Canada Network Broadcast. Segments were broadcast on July 23, 1948 and July 30, 1948 respectively, with producer Robert Allen. The script includes Phil Nimmons' annotations for musical cues. File also includes excerpted pages from part 3 "Post French Revolution" (broadcast August 6, 1948) and part 4 "The Napoleonic Wars" (broadcast [August 13, 1948]).

Anthology : incidental music for instrumental ensemble

File contains scripts by Ronald Hambleton for CBC broadcasts on June 1, 7, 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13; August 10, 17, 1947. The producers were John Wickham Barnes and Doug Nixon. The scripts include Phil Nimmons' annotations for musical cues.

Salute to industry : incidental music for instrumental ensemble

File contains scripts with Phil Nimmons' annotated musical cues and scores for a radio series for CBC broadcast on the Dominion Network from CJOR Vancouver. Written and produced by Dick Diespecker; narrated by Ross Mortimer and Dave Hill. The program aired weekly from October 31, 1946 to March 2, 1947.

The land of lost content : incidental music for radio play for orchestra

File contains script, scores, and parts for a radio play biography of A.E. Housman by John Reeves. File also includes a sheet of financial calculations. Musical numbers include:

  • When I was one-and twenty
  • Loveliest of trees
  • Look not in my eyes
  • Think no more lad
  • The Lads in their hundreds
  • Madrigal / Francesco Landino [Landini].

D'Arcy McGee : for orchestra

File contains the script, score, and parts for a CBC broadcast on July 1, 1951. The script was adapted by Len Peterson; production by J. Frank Willis.

Affectionately, Jenny : incidental music for instrumental ensemble

File contains the scripts, scores, and parts for CBC broadcast from July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952. Script by Patricia Joudry. Produced by J. Frank Willis. File includes scripts for episodes 1-6, 9-13, 15-27, and 31, and scores and parts for episodes 1-31, opening and closing themes, fill, and P.S. theme.

Autumn : an anthology : incidental music for orchestra and chorus

File contains scripts, scores, and parts for a CBC broadcast on October 31, 1951 with the script by Alan Anderson and production by J. Frank Willis. Musical numbers include:

  • Bringing in the sheaves
  • Autumn evening
  • Brown October ale
  • Widdicombe Fair
  • Hymn of Thanksgiving.

Dominion of destiny : incidental music for orchestra

File includes the script, score, and cue parts for a dramatic and musical cavalcade of Canada's story presented as part of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada's Canada Day program at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, August 21-22, 1953. Script by Larry McCance. File also includes manuscript scores for arrangements of Red River Valley and Agnus Dei by Bizet, as well as includes calculations of amounts due for composition charges, rehearsal dates and times, a souvenir programme, and a copy of the published score for "Pomp and Circumstance".

Dr. Dogbody's leg : incidental music for orchestra

File contains the scripts, scores, and parts for CBC broadcasts on February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 4, 11, 18, 25; (9th installment not dated); April 22, 29, 1952. The script is by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, adapted by Joseph Schull. File includes scores and parts for the opening theme and episodes 1 thru 11.

Cottage for sale : incidental music for orchestra

File contains the scripts, score, and parts for a CBC broadcast on August 10, 1955. The script is by Len Peterson. The file also includes a letter from the Toronto Musicians Association regarding complaints.

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