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Harry Begian papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.272
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials related to Harry Begian’s career at Michigan State University. These consist of band performance information, clippings, and photographs. The photographs include groups, band formations, and people. Notable people in the photographs are Governor William Milliken, MSU President Clifford Wharton, Jack Breslin, Clarence "Biggie" Munn, Randall J. Spicer, and Harry Begian.
Dates:
1957 - 1984
Irving "Pete" Schandelmeier papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.396
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one box of dance band music, including 56 pencil arrangements. Some folders include complete scores and/or parts but most are incomplete. Many are stamped with Schandelmeier’s name and most are stamped “Ann Du Pont, Queen of the Clarinet and Her Orchestra”. Published sheet music designated “for professional use” and a smaller collection of published sheet music for commercial purchase is also included. An undated clipping from Metronome magazine mentions...
Dates:
1939 - 1941
Joe Cappo collection
Collection
Identifier: 00223
Scope and Contents
The Joe Cappo collection includes published and original dance band arrangements, as well as published and original medleys and individual songs. All original pieces are written in either pencil or ink whereas the published arrangements are printed and copyrighted. The arrangements are for both instruments as well as voice. Many arrangements lend themselves to a full band with brass, backup vocals, and lead vocals. The collection also contains a poster from a concert put on by the Joe Cappo...
Dates:
1914 - 1955
Leonard Falcone papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.133
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection span from 1916, with photographs of Falcone's arrival to the United States from his native Italy, until 1985, with news clippings and an itinerary outlining the upcoming tour of the Falcone Alumni Band.The most comprehensive range of materials in this collection are contained in Falcone's personal collection of scrapbooks. In particular, the early volumes provide much information on Falcone during his early years, including concert programs from...
Dates:
1916 - 2014
Patricia Johannes collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.416
Scope and Contents
The Patricia Johannes collection consists of the history of the Michigan State University Carillon and Beaumont Tower and MSU carillonneurs including biographic information, event information, articles, and photographs. Also included is sheet music that was arranged for the carillon, a thesis titled, "Carillon at Beaumont Tower" by Sally Harwood, and biographical information about a MSU carillonneur, William E. Vajda. The folders are in chronological order from 1995 to 2017 and...
Dates:
1985 - 2018
Raymond Lyon Bowers papers
Collection
Identifier: 00193
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Raymond Lyon Bowers papers consist of his original sheet music. The sheet music covers early compositions in school to later unpublished works. The music is either on loose paper or in composition notebooks. Bowers had numbered all of his sheet music and created a numerical list. This order has been maintained in the collection, with the exception of the materials on his opera, Legends of Alhambra. The materials relating to the opera have been pulled from the sheet music and...
Dates:
1902 - 1970
School of Music records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.86
Scope and Contents
The collection includes annual reports, band rehearsal attendance, marching band formation charts, news clippings, magazines, and marching band halftime programs. The Music Department information includes correspondence, reports, and pamphlets. There are also Michigan State Institute of Music and Allied Arts materials that includes music programs and press releases. The collection also includes scrapbooks containing concert programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and service bulletins...
Dates:
1870 - 2007