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PA. Performing arts

 Record Group
Identifier: PA

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Juliette Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0421
Content Description

This collection contains articles and books written by Mrs. Crosby Adams (Juliette Adams); scrapbooks of her teaching studio happenings, other musical happenings, and programs from the recitals of her students; published articles about Adams; and one folder of correspondence. Several of her scrapbooks contain her handwritten description of events, classes, and class participants.

Dates: 1887-1945, and undated

Nicholas Anderson Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0015
Abstract

Nicholas Anderson is remembered as a teacher and musician. The Nicholas Anderson Sheet Music and Personal Papers Collection reflects his career as a cellist, begining with his early studies with Leslie Parnas and Irving Klein, and including materials related to his career as a solist and working with the New York Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

Dates: 1952 - 2015; Other: Date acquired: 2016 November 3

Lev Aronson Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0009
Abstract Lev Aronson (1912-1988) was a notable performer and teacher of the cello. He co-authored the pedagogical text, The Complete Cellist, with Rudolf Matz, but may be best remembered for his influence as an inspirational teacher to many established cellist of the current generation. In addition to the collection of musical...
Dates: 1912 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 2008 January

Alan Beeler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0450
Abstract

Alan Beeler (1939-2016) is remembered as a performer, educator, and a prolific composer. Acquired in November 2016, the Alan Beeler Collection contains over a hundred manuscript compositions and arrangements, in addition to other music for a variety of instrumentation. The collection also contains a small amount of Beeler's personal papers, including teaching materials.

Dates: 1960 - 2007

Elizabeth Cowling Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0002
Abstract Elizabeth Cowling was born in Northfield, Minnesota. She attended Carleton College, where she received her B.A. degree in Philosophy and went on to Columbia University, where she received her M.A. degree in Economics. Her Master'sand Ph.D. in Music were earned at Northwestern University.Dr. Cowling studied in Europe, starting in Paris in 1929, where she worked with Paul Bazelaire and studied with Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. In 1950 she was a student of Pablo...
Dates: 1937 - 1987; Other: Date acquired: 1977

Marion Davies Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0011
Abstract Marion Davies (1924-2012) is among the first women to secure the position of principal cellist in major orchestras in the United States. She received her music education initially at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She continued her education at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying with Emmanuel Feuermann and Gregor Piatigorsky. Davies served as first cellist with the Kansas City Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she...
Dates: 1924 - 2012

Anna B. and George Dickieson Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0372
Abstract George Dickieson of Winson-Salem, North Carolina, was hired as an instructor at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) in 1938 and retired after thirty-nine years in 1979. While at UNCG as a professor and conductor, he greatly influenced the School of Music to better develop the School and its programs to acheive national recognition and offer the best possible education for budding musicians. Mr. Dickieson also conducted the College-Community Orchestra which...
Dates: 1930 - 2005

Hermene Warlick Eichhorn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0126
Abstract Hermene Warlick Eichhorn was an alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG), a musician and award-winning composer, leader in the state's music community, and a music columnist for the Greensboro Daily News.The Hermene Warlick Eichhorn Papers date from 1920 to 1975 and include correspondence regarding Eichhorn's musical interests, professional activities, and specific compositions; biographical information; royalty statements; and original manuscripts of...
Dates: 1920 - 1975

Maurice Eisenberg Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0004
Scope and Contents

The collection contains approximately 900 scores owned by Maurice Eisenberg. The collections includes many annotated pieces, including five pieces possibly annotated by Pablo Casals.

Dates: 1900 - 1972

Raymond J. Gariglio Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0224
Abstract Raymond J. Gariglio came to UNCG in 1966 as a Professor of Music and became the bandmaster for all UNCG performing band ensembles. In 1969, he established the UNCG Jazz Ensemble, the first university-accredited jazz ensemble in North Carolina. A native of Illinois, Gariglio established himself as a premier clarinetist and musician in both the classical and jazz worlds of Chicago in the 1960s, performing as first clarinet and featured soloist for such major ensembles as the Lyric Opera...
Dates: 1850 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1990

Fritz Magg Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0006
Scope and Contents The Fritz Magg Musical Score Collection contains some 475 items in 44 boxes. Most interesting among those are his transcription of the Caprice no. 15 by Nicolo Paganini and a unique cello method, "A varied routine of practicing the 'Moto Perpetuo' by N. Paganini, a set of exercises arranged for cello. Magg, who devoted his lifetime to the study and teaching of Bach, left 32 editions of the unaccompanied cello suites, including a rare Alexanian edition. His particular performance annotations...
Dates: 1914 - 1997; Other: Date acquired: 2002 January

Douglas B. Moore Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0012
Abstract

Douglas B. Moore is a cellist, arranger, editor, conductor, and publisher. The Douglas B. Moore Musical Score Collection consists of his arrangements for multiple celli, published through his company, PlayMooreCello. Moore also has published nearly three dozen modern editions of late 18th century and early 19th century duos for violin and cello, most of which have never appeared since their first publication.

Dates: 1988 - 2015; Other: Date acquired: 2015 May 13

North Carolina Music Educators Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0157
Abstract The primary activity of the North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA) is the sponsorship of music festivals and competitions for choirs and bands. NCMEA also strives to create a standard for teaching music education in North Carolina. Records include correspondence, membership materials, minutes and working papers, financial reports, biographical materials, publications, history articles, programs, photographs, sound recordings and publications of North Carolina Music Educator. Also...
Dates: 1937 - 2016

Harold Schiffman Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0366
Abstract Harold Schiffman (b. 1928; Greensboro, North Carolina) has composed in virtually all media. His commissions include those from such diverse groups as the Tallahassee Symphony, the International Trombone Association, the Apple Trio, the Concertino String Quartet, the Mallarme Chamber Players, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, as well as from a number of individuals including conductor Richard Burgin, flutist Albert Tipton, soprano Janice Harsanyi, pianist...
Dates: 1944 - 2012

Luigi Silva Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0001
Abstract

Luigi Silva (1903-1961) is remembered as a distinguished musician, teacher, and scholar of the violoncello. The Luigi Silva Cello Music Collection, dedicated on April 5, 1964, spans nearly 1400 scores, many of which are transcribed or highly annotated by Silva. This collection is renowned among musicologists for its impressive number of annoted Bach suites.

Dates: 1726 - 1961; Other: Date acquired: 1963

Janos Starker Sheet Music and Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0017
Abstract János Starker (1924 - 2013) was a Hungarian-American cellist, music educator, and recording artist. Having performed over 5000 concerts as a soloist, he is remembered for his expert technique and prowess as a performer. Additionally, Starker was a revered teacher and held the title of Distinguished Professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Included in the János Starker Sheet Music and Personal Papers Collection is a wide array of musical scores accumulated by Starker throughout his...
Dates: 1890 - 2013

Laszlo Varga Musical Score and Audio Recordings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CC 0008
Scope and Contents The original manuscripts to his over fifty transcriptions for cello ensemble and other combinations, including several unpublished works, are an important part of the Varga Collection. Among these manuscripts are his solo cello transcriptions of the Bach D minor and E major violin partitas, and cello/piano arrangements of the Schubert F minor Fantasy op. 103, and the Kodaly Dances of Galanta (originally for orchestra). The collection also includes works written for the Varga Cello Quartet by...
Dates: 1924 - 2014