Archives Catalogue

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 37
File
1999

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "Under the Pier," some of them annotated: five concert parts; five Bb instruments parts; and three bass parts.

Two structures for flute, trombone, and contrabass : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 12
File
[198-?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two original handwritten compositions by Paul Cram titled "Two Structures for Flute, Trombone, and Contrabass." Both are heavily annotated; one contains two movements and other only the first movement.

Two songs with music by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 32
File
1935

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two songs arranged by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell, "Dear Old London" (1926) and "Keep on Hopin'" (1915). Both scores are inscribed by the arranger.

Two short compositions by Paul Cram

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 33
File
1979

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two short original handwritten compositions by Paul Cram: "Raise Four & More" and "Monday Morning."

Two piano pieces

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains copies of the manuscripts for two untitled pieces by George Barati (born Gyorgy Braunstein), written at the MacDowell Colony between June 19 and June 22, 1948. The first composition is dedicated to his wife, Ruth.

Barati, George

Two compositions for the pianoforte, Op. 10

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 4
File
1906

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two pieces by Sydney C. Dalton: "Yearning" (dedicated to Cecil) and "Valse Arabesque." They were published by Arthur P. Schmidt in 1906.

Dalton, Sydney C.

Two compositions

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 31
File
[after 1978?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains two unsigned original handwritten compositions: "Goats" and "The Mongoose."

Trumpet parts from the PCO "Campin Out" tour

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 1
File
2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains trumpet scores 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." There are also pages of graphic notation and a photocopied tour itinerary containing a note to Paul from John.

Trudy's Song written by Budge Wilson and performed by Jane Buss at the Canadian Children's Book Centre Fundraiser

MS-2-650.2014-047, Box 74, Folder 43
File
2002

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Trotsky in Halifax

MS-5-23, Box 4, Folder 23
File
[ca. 1978]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains notes and scores for a Trotsky in Halifax concert, including scores for Trotsky Medley; Tipperary; L'internationale; Visions Fugitive III; Adele's Theme; La Marseillaise; Solidarity Song; Glutton Waltz; Ich Habe gelerent; and Auprès de ma blonde.

Trombone parts for Paul Cram Orchestra 2002 tour and recording

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 8
File
2002

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a tentative set list with recording times and a note to Tom from Paul, and trombone parts for: "Life of Crime"; "Eye of the Storm"; "Trouble in Paradise"; "Revolutions"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; "Dminor Diner"; "Have a Heart"; "Immortal Coil"; "Thunder Drums"; "High Ground"; "Campin Out"; Walkin' the Wall"; Side Order from Bb Restaurant"; "Entree from Bb Restaurant"; "Urban Desperado"; "Zebra Zone"; "Kafka's Chair"; "Groucho Joe" and "March of the Philistines."

Trois Polonaises, Op. 71 : [piano scores]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 12
File
1827-1829

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains each of the three Op. 71 polonaises by Frédéric Chopin, published posthumously under the guidance of Julian Fontana. Each Polonaise includes a note from Fontana regarding their publication (dated May 1855, in Paris).

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Trois Memoires D'Acadie

MS-5-23, Box 5, Folder 9
File
[1971?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains textual notes for a piece called "Memoires D'Acadie pour voix, clarinette et piano."

Trois mazourkas pour le piano

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 9
File
[1847]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a first edition copy of Chopin's Mazurkas, Op. 63, published by Breitkopf and Hartel. The compositions were dedicated to the Countess Laura Czosnowska.

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

Transfigured night : [parts]

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 30
File
2000

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains the instrumental parts for Paul Cram's compilation of arrangements entitled "Transfigured Night." The piece includes four arrangements: "Wie Lange Noch?" by Kurt Weill for soprano, accordion, and contrabass; String Quartet Op. 28, 2nd movement by Anton Webern for string quartet; "All the Things you Are" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for trumpet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone; and a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The piece also includes two newly-composed sections for guitar, bass, and drums, and piano and cello duet.

Cram, Paul

Transfigured night - part 2 : [score and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 14
File
[2000?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a score and parts for "Transfigured Night - Part 2," arranged by Paul Cram for voice, flute, oboe; clarinet; bassoon; trumpet; alto sax; tenor sax; baritone sax; bass clarinet; solo cello; accordion; solo piano; guitar; electric bass; drums; timpani; violins 1 & 2; viola; cello; and contrabass.

Transfigured night - part 2 : [score and part]

MS-5-21, Box 3, Folder 20
File
2000

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a score for "Transfigured Night - Part 2," arranged by Paul Cram for voice, flute, oboe; clarinet; bassoon; trumpet; alto sax; tenor sax; baritone sax; bass clarinet; solo cello; accordion; solo piano; guitar; electric bass; drums; timpani; violins 1 & 2; viola; cello; and contrabass. There is also a one page cello part arranged by Paul Cram.

Titled and untitled liturgical scores

MS-5-23, Box 7, Folder 11
File
[ca. 1970?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

Tip of the iceberg : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 15
File
[between 1987 and 2008]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "Tip of the Iceberg," composed by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra, and include: soprano saxophone (reed 1); tenor saxophone (reed 2); bass clarinet (reed 3); trombone; cello; trumpet; piano, guitar; bass; and drums.

Thunder : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 12
File
2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contain piano, reeds 1, 2 & 3, cello, guitar, bass and drum parts for Paul Cram's "Thunder," a drama with music created by Alan Williams, Mary Vingoe, and Paul Cram. "Thunder" premiered in 1996 at Dalhousie University and was broadcast on CBC Radio Drama in 2001. The piece has five movements: 1. They Say; 2. 1963; 3. Twin Cities; 4. Black Dog; and 5. Vanishing.

Threnody # 1 and #2 : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 26
File
[19--?]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

Three piano pieces by Elinor Remick Warren

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 28
File
1949

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File includes correspondence from Elinor Remick Warren. The scores are: "Sea Rhapsody for Piano" (1946); "The Fountain" (1934); and "Dark Hills" (1946).

Remick Warren, Elinor

Three haiku : [score]

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 23
File
1968

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains scores for speaking and flute, handwritten in pencil, and textual notes about the haikus and settings.

Thomas Beecham : [autographed photograph]

MS-5-2, Box 9, Folder 8
File
[195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

This week in Boston : Theatre guide with map of Boston

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 23
File
January 29, 1922 - February 4, 1922

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

The world beloved : a bluegrass mass with modern grass : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 43
File
April 2, 2016

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers, which took place at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The unknown or Alonzo the armless : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 10
File
2004

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains violin and clarinet/Bb winds parts for Paul Cram's score for the silent film "The Unknown or Alonzo the Armless," starring Lon Chaney.

The Ring of Nibelung by Wagner : an essay by Anthony Pugh

MS-2-26, Box 6, Folder 1
File
2004

Part of Anthony Pugh fonds

File contains typescript drafts of Anthony Pugh's last essay on The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner. Some of the pages include handwritten annotations by Pugh. The file also includes a note from Mary Pugh about the essay and a printout of an email From Anthony Pugh to Adrian Hoffman relating to the essay and Pugh's book on Proust's manuscripts.

The prodigal son and the widow

File
1967-1968

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File consists of three audio recordings containing recorded CBC radio broadcastings of the opera "The Prodigal Son" at the Guelph Spring Festival in 1968 and the opera "The Widow" at the CBC Toronto Summer Festival in 1967, and backstage interviews at the Toronto Canadian Opera Festival. Originally labelled "the widow" and handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read:
Joan Maxwell(mezzo-soprano), Sheila Piercey(soprano), Maurice Brown(baritone), John Arab(tenor)

(Track) 1. The prodigal son / by Benjamin Britten / music directed by Nicholas Goldschmidt - Peter Ginkel, Maurice Brown, Garnet Brown, John Arab
(Track ) 2. The widow / by Calixa Lavallée - John Arab and Sheila Piercey duet, 1967 CBC festival - Barbini

The problem : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 2
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains an original handwritten concert part and alto sax part for Paul Cram's "The Problem."

The point of sympathy : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 1
File
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File comprises 26 parts for chamber orchestra with improvisors; each part contains a key for the section of the score (@ letter E + F) that changes from traditional to graphic notation.

The nth degree : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 17
File
2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "The Nth Degree," composed by Paul Cram in 2001 for Upstream Ensemble. The piece has four movements; the first and third movements comprise typed cues, while the second and fourth movements are traditional scores. Parts include cello; electric bass; harp; guitar; piano; drums; alto saxophone; bass clarinet; and tenor saxophone. File includes additional annotated copies of the tenor sax, piano and cello parts.

The Nova Scotia songbook with Clary Croft : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 37
File
October 21, 2017

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two copies of a poster for a concert by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Clary Croft, which took place at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The night bell, CBC broadcast - May 21, 1958

MS-5-20, box 2, Reels 4 & 5
File
May 21, 1958

Part of Sheila Piercey fonds

File contains two audio reels containing sound recordings of "The Night Bell/Il Campanello" by CBC Radio Orchestra performed in English translation. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Serafina(soprano).

The navigator : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 1, Folder 12
File
July 19, 2006

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains annotated treble 1& 2 and piano, bass & drum parts for Paul Cram's score for the silent film "The Navigator," starring Buster Keaton.

The mountains of madness : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 17
File
1988

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains Bb and concert parts for a Paul Cram composition.

The Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra concert fliers

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 2
File
March 5, 1942

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two fliers for Ellen Ballon's concert with The Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ethel Stark.

The Messiah with Symphony Nova Scotia conducted by Ivars Taurins : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 17
File
December 21, 2005 - December 22, 2005

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a poster for a concert performed by the Halifax Camerata Singers and Symphony Nova Scotia (SNS) and the SNS Chorus, with guest conductor Ivars Taurins of Tafelmusik. The concert took place at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Messiah

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 16
File
December 21, 1995

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Georg Tintner, with the Halifax Camerata Singers and the Cantabile Singers of Truro, directed by Jeff Joudrey. The file also includes a newspaper clipping about the concert.

The McGill News : Ellen Ballon and Pauline Donalda receiving honorary doctorates from McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 8, Folder 7
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a framed reproduction of the front cover of The McGill News (Winter 1954), featuring Ellen Ballon and the Canadian operatic soprano Pauline Donalda receiving their honorary doctorates. The photograph is in black and white but the banner for the magazine is in colour.

The master builder : [score]

MS-2-693, Box 2, Folder 14
File
1946

Part of R. Graham Murray fonds

File contains "The Master Builder." Based on a Norwegian folk song by Alfred Whitehead.

The magic order : [score and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 5, Folder 9
File
2013

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains a title page; a handwritten forming order/conductor's score in graphic notation (and copies); and 12 printed parts for Inst 1, each in a different key.

The glory of the Renaissance : music for choir and brass

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 19
File
February 1996

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains two programs for two concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Maritime Conservatory Faculty Brass Quintet. The concerts took place at St. Andrew's United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia and in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The file also includes a newspaper clipping of an advertisement for the concert.

The Galliard Ensemble sample school programmes

MS-5-23, Box 5, Folder 6
File
[197-?]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains a sample programme for high school concert and elementary school music seminars.

The First Baptist Girls' Choir in concert

MS-5-15.2006-018, Box 2, Folder 21
File
May 5, 1996

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains a program for a concert by the First Baptist Girls' Choir with guests, the Halifax Camerata Singers.

The empty cup : parts

MS-5-16, Box 9, Folder 9
File
1997, October

Part of Upstream Music Association fonds

File contains parts for Bauer's improvisational composition in five sections: Sitar Drone Atmosphere; Falling - Filling the Cup; The Streets of Calcutta; Ascension - Reaching Beyond Life; and Resolution. The composition is for violin, bassoon, piano, guitar, and oboe and lacks a clear tonal centre and meter.The last section is a canon between the violin and bassoon.

Bauer, Bob

The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz : research notes

MS-5-1, Box 5, Folder 21
File
[1890 - 1929]

Part of John Daniel Logan fonds

File contains handwritten notes on the story of Hector Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust, Op. 24" (1846), written for four soloists, children's chorus, seven-part choir, and orchestra. The notes are possibly for a pre-concert lecture or program notes for a concert.

The Creation : a biblical oratorio by Franz Joseph Haydn : [poster]

MS-5-15.2018-027, OS Box 20, Folder 20
File
April 12, 2002

Part of Halifax Camerata Singers fonds

File contains three copies of a poster for a performance by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia and the Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus. The concert took place at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Conservatory manuscript music book

MS-5-23, Box 3, Folder 32
File
[ca. 1968]

Part of Stephen Pedersen fonds

File contains a manuscript book with a pencilled transcription of Debussy's Première Rhapsodie pour Clarinette en Sib, as well as loose notes and a draft score for Sonnet 60, and a program for a 1968 McGill Faculty of Music recital.

The blue suite 1-5 : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 9, Folder 45
File
2006

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "The Blue Suite" (1-5), which includes 1. "Kind of Sketchy"; 2. "Kind of So What"; 3. "Kind of Freddy"' 4. "Kind of Green"; and 5. "All Kinds." Some parts are taped together and/or annotated: five concert parts; two Bb horn parts; two Eb horn parts; and one alto flute part.

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