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Cabaret for the end of time

File contains a set list, script material, and Paul Cram and other artists' parts and scores for a cabaret/concert in Chester, Nova Scotia. Music includes a concert part for "Y Chromosome"; tenor sax parts for "Holiday in Paradise, "Well You Needn't," "No Call for Mercy," "Come Sunday," "Wonderland," "Stormy Weather," "More" and Moonlight in Rio"; synth parts for "Walking thru Walls" and "Dancing Star"; and the clarinet part for "Send in the Clowns."

Cabaret for the end of time

File contains bass parts music by Paul Cram and other artists performed in "Cabaret for the End of Time" in Chester, Nova Scotia. Compositions include: for "Holiday in Paradise"; "No Call for Mercy"; "Wonderland"; "Moonlight in Rio"; "Dancing Star"; "Send in the Clowns"; "Walking the Walls"; "More"; "Nightcap"; "All the Things You Are"; "Georgia"; and "Boogie Stop Shuffles."

Campin' out

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 9
  • Item
  • January 24, 1998.

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the work "Campin' Out" performed by the Upstream Ensemble at the Holiday Inn in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Caravan : [part]

Item is an original handwritten cello part by Paul Cram.

Caravan : [score]

Item is a score for soprano, alto and baritone saxophone arranged by Paul Cram.

CBX : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition by Paul Cram.

CD rom- demo

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 10
  • Item
  • [between 1985 and 2000]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble.

Cello parts from the PCO "Campin Out" tour

File contains cello parts for the Paul Cram Orchestra's second Canadian tour in September 2001 in support of the band’s debut CD on the Victo Label, “Campin Out.” The group played Halifax, Ottawa (National Library of Canada), Guelph (Guelph Jazz Festival), Vancouver (Western Front), and Montreal (Sala Rossa). Works included are: "Trouble in Paradise"; "Kafka's Chair"; "Eye of the Storm"; "High Ground"; "Have a Heart"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; various works from "B flat Restaurant"; "March of the Philistines"; various works from "Thunder"; "Urban Desperado"; "Campin' Out"; "Life of Crime"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Zebra Zone"; and "Immortal Coil."

Circuits : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition in both traditional musical and graphic notation.

Clarinet, tenor sax, bass, drum and concert parts for Paul Cram compositions

  • MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 24
  • File
  • [between 1988 and 2007]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains annotated drum, trombone and bass parts for "1963," "Revolutions" and "Under the Double Standard"; trumpet part for "Under the Double Standard"; bass part for "Zones"; Tenor and alto sax parts for "Tango Oreo"; clarinet parts for "March of the Philistines" and "Get up and Go"; Bb and concert parts for "Monk on Time"; concert parts for "On the Lam";"Telescope"; "Live it Up"; "Mandarins"; "Lonely Woman"; "In the Bosom of the Bubble"; "Round Trip"; "Heads Up"; and "In Mufti." There are also parts for various jigs and for "Public Nuance," by Gregg Simpson.

Compose Yourself — Grammar School

File contains parts for Paul Cram's "Irons in the Fire," an 11-minute piece for chamber orchestra commissioned by Symphony Nova Scotia and premiered by Upstream Ensemble in the fall of 1999. Parts include: guitar; tenor sax; solo electric cello; piano; accordion; alto sax; bass clarinet; drums; electric bass; violin 1; violin 2; viola; cello; contrabass; flute 1; flute 2; oboe 1; oboe 2; clarinet 1; clarinet 2; bassoon 1; bassoon 2; trumpet 1; trumpet 2; French horn 1; French horn 2; timpani; and marimba. The parts were copies for a Halifax Grammar School concert or workshop in 2012/2013.

Concert- final mix

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the Upstream Ensemble performing in concert. The container label attributes the works "Immortal Coil" to Paul Cram and "Sunrise" to Jeff Reilly. It also notes "Improv #1", Naylor- "Nocturne", Bob Bauer- "Valse Triste", and Tittle- "intellectual Dancing".

Concert- live at Khyber

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a concert performance at the Khyber Centre for the Arts in Halifax Nova Scotia.

Concert parts for Paul Cram compositions

File includes concert parts for "Ambulatory"; "Lamnations"; "The Problem"; "Groucho Joe"; "Happy Talk"; "Caravan"; "In the Bosom of the Bubble"; "Somewhere in Between"; "Wave Surface"; "Volga Boat Race"; "Walk!!!"; and "Campin Out."

Convoy HFX : [score]

File contains seven copies of scores for Paul Cram's "Convoy HFX," with printed standard music notation and handwritten formations. Six are copies with handwritten annotations; one is an original handwritten score on tissue with the printed notation parts pasted on.

Convoy HFX : [score]

  • MS-5-21, OS Folder 1
  • Item
  • [between 2001 and 2003]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an annotated score composed by Paul Cram and commissioned by the Canadian Council of Music in 2001. "Convoy HFX" was first performed by an 18-piece Upstream Orchestra in January 2002; in 2006 by the Upstream Ensemble; and in 2013 alongside "The Magic Order" and "Witch Gong Gang II/10" at the International Festival de Musique Actuel in Victoriaville, Quebec. A list of musicians includes: Jeff Reilly, Kenny MacKay, Paul Cram, Steven Naylor, David Burton, Erin Donovan, Tim Crofts, Doug Cameron, Lukas Pearse, Danny Martin, Tom Walsh, Rick Waychesko, Paul Tynan, Tena Palmer, Geordre Haley, and Scott McMillan.

The lefthand pages of the score are predominantly in graphic notation with some standard music notation. They are divided into 13 parts: 1) "Whispers"; 2) "Morse"; 3) "Nausea"; 4) "Storm"; 5) "Attack" followed by a solo; 6) "0400 Hours"; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. The righthand pages, labelled "13," are in standard notation for different instruments. The file also contains two posters advertising Convoy HFX.

Convoy Hfx / P. Cram

Item is a composer's score printed on one page divided into 12 numbered sections or movements that combine printed standard music notation and handwritten formation.

Corridors of power : [parts]

File contains parts for Paul Cram's "Corridors of Power," which was commissioned by Canada Council and written for Upstream Orchestra, who premiered it in the fall of 2000. File includes parts for flute; clarinet; bass clarinet; oboe; bassoon; alto sax; viola; cello; piano; and guitar. The composition is written in both traditional musical and graphic notation.

Corridors of power : [scores]

File contains two spiral-bound scores; one is marked "old" and the other is annotated and marked "new score." The work was commissioned by Canada Council and written for Upstream Orchestra, which premiered it in the fall of 2000. The score is written for voice; flute 1; oboe 1; clarinet; bassoon; trumpet; alto sax; tenor sax; baritone sax; bass clarinet; accordion; piano 1; guitar; electric bass; drums; marimba; timpani; violin 1; violin 2; viola; cello; and contrabass.

Corridors of power / Paul Cram

Item is an undated composer's score of Paul Cram's Corridors of Power for voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone, bass clarinet, accordion, piano, guitar, electric bass, drums, marimba, timpani, violin 1 & 2, viola, cello and contrabass.

Cram music

  • MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 26
  • File
  • [between 1992 and 2009]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains the score for "Mail-Order Mantis"; concert, Bb tenor and Eb saxophone parts for John Coltrane's "A Love Upstream/Resolution"; Eb part for "Monk on Time"; Bb score for "Beyond Benghazi"; Bb instrument parts for "Bb Restaurant Redux"; "Free Delivery"; "Silent Movies"; "Telescope"; "Monk on Time"; "Long Distance"; and tenor sax part for "Back of the House."

Cram: Upstream

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 13
  • Item
  • November 18, 1990

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by Upstream Ensemble. Listed on the container label are the works "The Staten Island [Ferry] is Orange". 1. Rehearsal; 2. Concert- "Soft Walls"; 1. Concert; 2. Rehearsal.

Dance noir : [parts]

  • MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 5
  • File
  • [between 1990 and 2007]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for Paul Cram's "Dance Noir," including accordion; guitars 1 and 2; piano; and reeds 1 and 4.

Demo

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble.

Demo

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of an Upstream Music Association demo for NSAC. Works listed on the container label are 1. "Irons in the fire", 2. "Heavier Than Air", and 3. "A Frank Exchange".

Détente

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Détente: Music from No Man's Land" composed by Paul Cram.

Détente : music from no man's land / Paul Cram

File contains scores for Paul Cram's Détente: Music from No Man's Land, including two copies of the part for voices (male and female) and one each of soprano sax, baritone sax, and percussion.

Détente : [score]

File contains a facsimile handwritten score by Paul Cram for voice; violin, viola and cello; soprano, alto, tenor and baritone reeds; piano; electric bass; string bass; and percussion 1 and 2. The first page indicates a running time of 90 minutes. There is also an original handwritten score: Part II, "Spies," pages 34-37.

Détente: Music from no man's land

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Détente: Music from No Man's Land" composed by Paul Cram. "Side A + B" is noted on the cassette.

Dminor diner : [parts]

  • MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 19
  • File
  • [between 1997 and 2008]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "Dminor Diner," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include cello; trombone; trumpet; bass; alto saxophone (reed one); tenor saxophone (reed two); bass clarinet (reed three); drums; and guitar.

Druids : [parts]

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's "Druids," for piano, guitar and percussion.

Drum parts from the PCO "Campin Out" tour

File contains drum parts for the Paul Cram Orchestra's second Canadian tour in September 2001 in support of the band’s debut CD on the Victo Label: “Campin Out.” The group played Halifax, Ottawa (National Library of Canada), Guelph (Guelph Jazz Festival), Vancouver (Western Front), and Montreal (Sala Rossa). Works included are: "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Life of Crime"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; "High Ground"; "Have a Heart"; "Walking the Wall"; Eye of the Storm"; "Kafka's Chair"; "Immortal Coil", "Zebra Zone"; "Urban Desperado"; "Thunder"; and "Campin' Out." File also includes a note to Dave from Paul.

Drums parts for Paul Cram Orchestra works

  • MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 16
  • File
  • [between 1987 and 2008]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains drum parts for Paul Cram compositions for the Paul Cram Orchestra, including "High Ground"; "Walkin' the Wall"; "Zebra Zone"; "Have a Heart"; "Campin Out"; "Life of Crime"; "Trouble in Paradise"; "Immortal Coil"; and "Urban Desperado." There is also a page of handwritten notes for "Kafka's Chair" and loose sheets of manuscript scores for "Side Order from B-flat Restaurant" and "March of the Philistines" for concert-pitch instruments.

Dues : [part]

Item is an unsigned, facsimile handwritten composition with Bb and Eb parts.

Eva & Adolf : [parts]

File contains original handwritten trumpet, tenor clarinet, tenor 1, and alto sax parts for Paul Cram's "Eva & Adolf."
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