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Stephen Pedersen fonds
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A Titanic memorial evening

File contains a script and scores for A Titanic Memorial Evening, words compiled by Lorne Elkin Rozovsky and music compiled by Stephen A. Pedersen, presented by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia on July 12, 1978 at Saint David's Church, Halifax.

Concerts in historic settings

File contains records about the Heritage Trust's concert series, for which Stephen Pedersen was musical director, including a 1979 annual report of the Heritage Trust; small posters; and a newspaper clipping. There are also notes and a script for An Evening with Adele Hugo in Halifax, and correspondence with Nimbus Publishing about the possibility of a book and cassette series based on the concert series.

Counterpoint exercises

File contains miscellaneous counter point exercises composed by Stephen Pedersen, including "Canon for Rosie & Gail with a friend of their Choice."

Cut and paste scores for strings

File contains scores for violin, viola and cello composed of photocopied staves pasted onto sheets of paper, with brief notes written in ink.

Empire music manuscript book

File contains a manuscript book containing untitled and titled musical compositions in pencil, including "Counterpoint + Palestrina & the Dissonance"; "Western Wind"; "Weepe You No More"; "What is Beauty"; and "Never More the Wind."

Gonfalons for two flutes

File contains scores, textual notes and a letter addressed to "Daedalus" acknowledging his entry—"Gonfalons for Two Flutes"—in the Centennial Competition for Canadian Student Composers.

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia concert scores

File contains published music scores used in Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia concerts, which were performed in historic settings. Scores include Sweet Polka Kiss; H.M.S. Pinafore; Polonaise from "Maignon"; Minute Waltz; We Sail the Ocean Blue; and El Capitan. There is also a handwritten score for Dickens in North America, with music by Stephen Pedersen and lyrics by Mark DeWolf. It was first performed in the Red Room, Province House, on August 24, 1979.

Movement for string quartet

File contains photocopied scores for violin I, violin II, viola and violincello. The cover pages and page numbers are marked in ink.

Piano pieces

File contains title and untitled piano compositions by Stephen Pedersen.

Sketches

File contains a one-page composition and a finger board chart for the guitar.

Stephen Pedersen fonds

  • MS-5-23
  • Fonds
  • 1964 - 2000
Fonds contains records related to Stephen Pedersen's music teaching, composing and performance activities. Record types include manuscript music scores, sound recordings, posters and programs, contracts and correspondence.

Pedersen, Stephen Alan

The Conservatory manuscript music book

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.
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