Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Washington Composers Collection 1931-1979
Cage 442
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Title
- Washington Composers Collection
- ID
- Cage 442
- Date [inclusive]
- 1931-1979
- Extent
- 2 containers, 5 linear feet, 120 items
- Abstract
- Manuscript scores, correspondence and printed and other materials relating to twenty Washington State composers including William Brandt, Demar Irvine, Lockrem Johnson, George F. McKay, and Glenn Spring.
Biographical Sketch:
Hans Moldenhauer was born in Mainz, Germany on December 13, 1906 and emigrated to the U. S. in May, 1938. He settled in Spokane, Washington in early July, 1939. His work as a scholar, collector, pedagogue and pianist has been nationally and internationally acknowledged. He is the author of several books and, together with his wife Rosaleen, wrote the definitive biography of composer Anton von Webern. The collection of autograph music manuscripts, letters and related materials, inaugurated by him and known as The Moldenhauer Archives, "Music History from Primary Sources," is one of the largest in existence. Parts of this collection, including the Washington Composers Collection, have been donated to the WSU Libraries and form part of the Moldenhauer Archives at WSU.
Scope and Content
The material consists of letters, manuscript scores and/or preliminary sketches, arranged in alphabetical order, by composer. Most of the letters were written by the composers to Dr. Moldenhauer in response to his request for material for the collection. Spanning a time period of almost half a century, the collection contains material by such composers as George Frederick McKay and John Verrall. WSU Music Department faculty member William Brandt is represented by several works, and a manuscript orchestral score by Kemble Stout, former Chairman of the Music Department, is also included. One of the two operas in the collection is Lockrem Johnson's A Letter to Emily, which enjoyed considerable popularity at one time. There are also reel-to-reel tapes of performances of Brandt's Toccata and of Glenn Spring's Missa Brevis.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Acquisition Information
The manuscripts and papers of 20 Washington composers were acquired by the Washington State University Libraries from Dr. Hans Moldenhauer in December 1979 (MS 80-2).
Processing Information
The material was processed in October 1981 by John Mueter.
Names and Subjects
Detailed Description of Collection
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Papers circa 1953-1958 20 P. reproduction of the Seventh Piano Sonata Op. 20; pencil sketch of the String Quartet and a donor letter. |
1 | 1 | ||
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Papers circa 1957 Seventeen p. ms. score of the Piano Trio, Feb. 1957; ms. reproduction of an untitled work for viola and piano; sketches and a donor letter. |
1 | 2 | ||
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Papers 1959-1975 Nineteen p. ms. reproduction of the Toccata, 1974; also lst draft sketch and 5" reel-to-reel tape of the first performance of this work; 3 other scores; letters and programs. |
1 | 3 | ||
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Papers 1944 and 1958 Two 1. ms. score of Prelude (for piano), 1944; 2 1. ms. orch. score of Cow Town (excerpt), 1945; 2 letters. |
1 | 4 | ||
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String quartet #1 1963 Sixteen p. ms. score, signed. |
1 | 5 | ||
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Papers 1960-1961 Fourteen p. ms. reproduction of Rhapsody (for piano), 1960; pencil sketches for two other works; programs and several letters. |
1 | 6 | ||
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Credo undated Pencil sketches (4 1.) and a diagram, 60-1/2" by 11-1/2". |
1 | 7 | ||
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Ye choirs of new Jerusalem undated Nine 1. ms. score; also 2 letters. |
1 | 8 | ||
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Trois mélodies dans la nuit 1959 Text by Paul Claudel. Ten p. ms. score and pencil sketch for one of the songs; 6 letters and a program. |
1 | 9 | ||
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Papers undated Three 2 1. ms. scores of songs for solo voice and piano: Rest, Midnight and Carmel; printed score of Within a Flower; 5 letters. |
1 | 10 | ||
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Papers 1955-1958 Fifteen p. ms. reproduction of Sonatina (for piano); 26 p. pencil full-score for Reynard the Fox, 1955; one letter. |
1 | 11 | ||
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A letter to Emily; chamber opera in one act and two scenes 1950 Sixty-five p. ms. piano-score; copy of the libretto; one letter. |
1 | 12 | ||
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The Golden Lion; opera in one act and six scenes 1958 One hundred twenty p. ms. score; 2 letters. |
2 | 13 | ||
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Papers 1931-circa 1956 Three ms. scores: Sonata No. 2 for Organ, 1940, 43 pp.; Six Pieces on Winter Moods and Patterns, undated 17 pp., Folksong Variants, 1953, 24 pp.; 4 printed scores; letters and assorted papers. |
2 | 14 | ||
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Concert waltz 1895 Three 1. orch. score, dated Feb. 23, 1947; 3 1. reproduction of the piano-reduction and ms. parts for a piano-trio version of same; 3 concert programs. |
2 | 15 | ||
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Two twelve-tone pieces for guitar undated Two 1. printed score. Inscribed and dated June 8, 1955. |
2 | 16 | ||
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Missa brevis 1968-1972 Two full-score reproductions, 31 pp. and 35 pp.; pencil sketches for same; program and 5" reel-to-reel tape of the first performance; resume of the composer and a list of works. |
2 | 17 | ||
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Andante for orchestra undated Thirteen p. ms. score. |
2 | 18 | ||
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Sonata for cello and piano 1959 Twenty-five p. ms. score, in pencil; donor letter. |
2 | 19 | ||
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Papers 1958-1960 Twenty two p. ms. score of the String Quartet #7 and 8 1. ms. score of the Suite for Orchestra; 3 letters. |
2 | 20 | ||