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Kafka's chair / Paul Cram

Item is Paul Cram's undated score for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, cello, guitar, piano and bass.

The magic order : [score]

Item is a facsimile score for voice; trumpet; soprano sax/flute; trumpet 2; alto sax; trombone; tenor sax/clarinet; bass trombone; baritone sax/flute; guitar 1; guitar 2; synthesizer 2; piano 1; contrabass 2; drums 2; drums 1; and percussion.

The magic order : [score and parts]

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 magic order : [score]

Item is an annotated score of a work first performed by Upstream Orchestra in memory of Steve Lacy on May 18, 2013 at the International Festival de Musique Actuel, which commissioned the work, in Victoriaville, Quebec. The piece was played alongside "Convoy HFX" and "Witch Gong Gang II/10." The Upstream Orchestra included Jeff Reilly, conduction; bass clarinet, Tena Palmer; voice, Rick Waychesko; trumpet, Chris Mitchell; soprano sax/flute, Paul Tynan; trumpet, Kenny MacKay; alto sax, Danny Martin; trombone, Paul Cram; tenor sax/clarinet, Tom Walsh; trombone, Dawn Hatfield; baritone sax, flute, Geordie Haley; guitar, Scott McMillan; guitar, Tim Crofts; synthesizer, Steven Naylor; piano, Lukas Pearse; contrabass-electronics, David Burton; drums, Danny Parker/contrabass, Doug Cameron; drums; and Erin Donovan, percussion.

The top of the score pages are in standard notation and provide the music for different instruments. The bottom half of each page is in graphic notation with symbols noting improvisational cues and solos for each instrument. There also parts for B, Bb, Eb, bass, and drums. There are two pages of smaller visual notations. The score was composed for voice; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; soprano sax/flute; alto sax; tenor sax/clarinet; baritone sax; piano; synthesizer; 2 guitars; 2 basses; 2 drum sets; and percussion.

Telescope : [parts]

File contains printed concert, Bb, and Eb parts and facsimile handwritten concert and Bb parts. Telescope was composed for saxophone quartet.

OHMYGOD! : [parts]

File includes multiple copies of the 12 parts of Paul Cram's score OHMYGOD!, which includes: drums; trumpet; violin; bass clarinet; bass; tenor sax; flute; baritone sax; voice; audio; and guitar.

Root cause : [parts]

File contains parts for fifteen instruments: drums; trumpet (x 2); alto sax; clarinet; tenor sax (x 2); violin (x 2); viola; tuba; trumpet (x 2); accordion; guitar; vibes; percussion/congas; and bass.

Nasca lines

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the work "Nasca Lines" performed by the Upsream Orchestra with Janice Jackson at the Scotia Festival of Music by CBC radio.

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.

Black dog : [parts]

File contains concert, voice, clarinet, bass, baritone, trumpet and drum parts for Paul Cram's "Black Dog."

Scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC)

Subseries contains 34 scores catalogued by the Canadian Music Centre ca. 2016. The scores in this subseries are listed in the order of the RSN (record series number) established by the CMC and descriptions contain corresponding call numbers. They were re-foldered along with the CNC envelopes in which they were maintained.

Trouble in paradise / Paul Cram

  • MS-5-21, Box 15, Folder 13, Item 1
  • Item
  • [ca. 2002?]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is Paul Cram's score for clarinet, trumpet, alto, tenor, trombone, baritone, bassoon, cello, mallets, guitar, piano, bass and drums.

Urban desperado / Paul Cram

Item is Paul Cram's score for reeds 1, 2 & 3, trumpet, trombone, cello, guitar, piano, bass, drums.

Trouble in paradise / by Paul Cram

  • MS-5-21, Box 15, Folder 13, Item 2
  • Item
  • [ca. 2002?]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is Paul Cram's score in three parts for reeds 1, 2 & 3, trumpet, trombone, cello, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums.

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.

Posters of Paul Cram performances

File includes a poster for an Open Waters festival featuring the Paul Cram Trio; two posters for Paul Cram, Lyle Ellis and Gregg Simpson at the Music Gallery; a poster for Benghazi Sax Redux; and a poster for the Paul Cram Trio.

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.

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.

Thunder : [parts]

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.

NSAC

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 33
  • Item
  • December 6, 2000 - February 1, 2001

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a recording of a performance by Upstream Music Association for Nova Scotia Arts Council on February 1, 2001. It also contains Jeff Reilly's work "Ghost Tracks" performed by the Upstream Orchestra on December 6, 2000.

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.

Upstream demo

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a recording of a performance by Upstream Music Association. The container label notes "NSAC (Nova Scotia Arts Council) Grants to Organizations".

University of Ottawa and Waterloo

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 49
  • Item
  • [between 1990 and 1999]

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of performances by the Upstream Ensemble at the University of Ottawa and the University of Waterloo.

One heart broken into song : [parts]

File contains soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for "Swing Low" and alto, tenor and baritone saxophone parts for Paul Cram's "One Heart Broken into Song," from his score for the film of the same name, directed by Clement Virgo and written by George Elliott Clarke.

Irons in the fire / by Paul Cram

Item is an annotated composer's score of Paul Cram's Irons in the Fire for flute 1 & 2, oboe 1 & 2, clarinet 1 & 2, bassoon 1 & 2, trumpet 1 & 2, french horn, french horn, alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, solo cello, accordion, piano, guitar, electric bass, drums, marimba, timpani, violin 1 & 2, viola, cello, contrabass.

Open waters

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 36
  • Item
  • November 16, 1999

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia and Weigold.

Archaeology : [score]

Item is a score for Paul Cram's concert work "Archaeology," which he composed in 1991 and debuted February 7, 1992 at the Dalhousie Arts Centre.

Into the ice

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of the concert work "Into the Ice" composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia.

Into the ice : [score]

File contains the score for "Into the Ice," a piece composed by Paul Cram and performed by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia, as well as loose pages of graphic notation and a sketch of the stage arrangement.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains annotated parts for "Have a Heart," composed by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra and performed on their May 2000 concert tour in Halifax, Toronto, Victoriaville, Quebec, and Ottawa. The composition was created in 1987 and revised in 1998. Parts include guitar, piano, trombone, bass, clarinet, drums, cello, reed 1 (alto sax); and reed 2 (tenor sax). File also contains a press release with tour details.

Have a heart : [parts]

File contains parts for "Have a Heart," written by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra. Parts include piano; alto saxophone; trombone; bass; trumpet; clarinet; guitar; cello; and drums.

Into the ice / by Paul Cram

Item is an annotated composer's score of Paul Cram's Into the Ice for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, soprano sax/flute, tenor sax/clarinet, string orchestra — 86442, marimba, timpani, guitar, piano, electric bass, drums.

Rough

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 40
  • Item
  • November 3, 1998

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia. The container is labelled "Rough".

Final mix- open waters

  • MS-5-21, Box 7, Cassette 45
  • Item
  • November 3, 1998

    • Part of Paul Cram fonds

Item is an audio cassette with a recording of a performance by the Upstream Ensemble with Symphony Nova Scotia. The container label notes "Clone #2 - No Cues".

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.

The point of sympathy / by Paul Cram

Item is the master of a conductor's score for Paul Cram's The Point of Sympathy for Chamber Orchestra with Improvisor, which includes an instrumentation list on the title page: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in Bb, 2 french horns, violin1 (8), violin 2 (6), viola (4), cello (4), contrabass (2), marimba, timpani, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, electric cello, piano, accordion, guitar, electric bass, drums.

Tyranny of interest / Paul Cram

Item is a composer's score of Paul Cram's The Tyranny of Interest—with eleven movements and a key to formings—for voice, soprano sax, alto sax 1 & 2, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet 1 & 2, trombone 1, 2 & 3, piano, guitar, cello. bass 1 & 2, and drums.

Hall of mirrors / Paul Cram

Item is a revised concert score for Paul Cram's Hall of Mirrors for harp/synth, koto, shakuhachi, soprano sax, tenor sax, clarinet, cello, guitar, synth/piano, electric bass, and drums.

The point of sympathy : [score]

Item contains a partial score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy" — pages 3-50; the last four pages are printed on the reverse sides of scrap paper.

The point of sympathy : [score]

Item contains an annotated score of Paul Cram's "The Point of Sympathy." The file includes a handwritten conductor's key and a photocopied key to formings.
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