Sheet music
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Dave Catron Papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.504
Scope and Contents
The Dave Catron Papers consists of materials collected during Catron’s time with the Michigan State University Bands, including the Spartan Marching Band, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble. Included are handbook and composite books for the Spartan Marching Band with season schedules, directories, drill formations and notes, and pregame and halftime scripts. The collection also consists of football program pages, an official Rose Bowl souvenir parade program, newspaper clippings, articles...
Dates:
1956 - 2022
Edna Z. Emley papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00406
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and various other papers of Edna Z. Emley (nee Osterrout), of Mason, Michigan, and her family. The earliest letters (1836-1851) are to Bernhard Stohlmann of Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, a relative of the paternal great-grandmother of Emley's first husband, Clifford Migrants. Most of these letters are written in German and pertain largely to personal matters of Stohlmann and his friends still living in Germany. This correspondence is not...
Dates:
1836 - 1941
Floyd von Richter collection
Collection
Identifier: 00229
Scope and Contents
This collection contains dance orchestra music in arrangements popular throughout central Michigan in the early 1900s. The collection includes photographs of Floyd von Richter, orchestras and miscellaneous people and also includes sheet music published in Lansing, Michigan by von Richter as well as other composers. There is also included a document showing von Richter's competency in piano tuning and repair.
Dates:
1887 - 1934
Gomer Llewellyn Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.391
Scope and Content
This collection consists of concert programs from the MSU University Chorus and Orchestra Christmas concerts and sheet music for "The Divine Mystery: A Parable for Christmas" and "Gloria in Excelsis."
Dates:
1943 - 1974
H. Owen Reed papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.375
Scope and Contents
The H. Owen Reed collection contains correspondencedate books, sheet music, audio recordings and photographs. Sheet music consists of Reed's compositions including manuscripts, published versions, and transparencies used to make the published versions. Audio recordings include cassettes of performances of Reed's music by various groups. There are also cassettes of music by Reed's pupils and Michigan State University bands and groups. Also included are electronic records consisting of audio...
Dates:
1934 - 2011
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
Henrietta Marsh Thompson sheet music collection
Collection
Identifier: 00192
Scope and Contents
The Henrietta Marsh Thompson sheet music collection consists of one volume of sheet music collected and bound by Thompson. The majority of the 44 songs were composed between 1860 and 1868. Several songs refer to the Civil War and there is also some Christmas music. Some of the sheet music is torn and some pages have sections missing. The volume was unbound due to deterioration of the spine.This sheet music has been scanned and placed online at ...
Dates:
1850 - 1895
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