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.
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.
Series contains musical scores collected and used by Ellen Ballon. The scores include several first editions of popular works by Mozart and Chopin, and various autograph manuscript scores, including Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto, which was written for Ellen Ballon. All of the works are for piano or piano and orchestra.
Series contains manuscripts and printed music given to or acquired by John Daniel Logan for his personal collection or in his capacity as a music writer with newspapers in Halifax and Toronto. Most of the music is for solo piano and voice.
File contains one complete original handwritten score for Paul Cram's "Marmosa," one copy, and an original handwritten alternate version of page 1. The composition is for violin, soprano and alto sax.
File contains an original handwritten score for Paul Cram's "Man with the 7 Toes," written for voice; trumpet; alto and tenor sax; guitar; piano; bass; and drums. There are two additional pages marked #28 written for voice and two instruments.
Item is the score for all three movements of Paul Cram's "Life of Crime," performed by Upstream Music Ensemble in 1995 at Saint Mary's University, Halifax. The score is for reeds 1, 2 and 3; trumpet; trombone; cello; guitar; keyboard; bass; and drums.
Item is a score 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. The score was written for flutes 1 & 2; oboes 1 & 2; clarinets 1 & 2; bassoons 1 & 2; trumpets 1 & 2; French horns 1 & 2; alto sax; tenor sax; bass clarinet; solo cello; accordion; piano; guitar; electric bass; drums; marimba; timpani; violins 1 & 2; viola, cello; and contrabass.
File contains a score 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.
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.
Item is a manuscript of "In Flanders Fields" by Edith J. Archibald, which sets the words of the poem of the same name by Colonel John McCrae. The piece is for solo voice and piano in F Major and was written at Archibald's home on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The piece is 5 pages long with extra blank pages.
Item is a conductor's score for "Immortal Coil," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble in 1990. The piece has a playing time of 15 minutes. The score includes a title page and an instrumentation list, which includes trumpet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, harp or synthesizer, guitar, synthesizer, and drums.
Item is an annotated conductor's score for "Immortal Coil," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble in 1990. The piece has a playing time of 15 minutes. Instrumentation includes alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harp, tenor saxophone, synthesizer one, synthesizer two, guitar, and drums.
Item is an annotated conductor's score for "Immortal Coil," a concert work composed by Paul Cram for Upstream Ensemble in 1990. The score contains annotations in pen and pencil. Instrumentation includes alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harp, tenor saxophone, synthesizer one, synthesizer two, guitar, and drums.
File contains an annotated one-page score for "Halifax—i," written for clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, trumpet in Bb, drums, guitar, piano, violin and bass, and a transposed score for "Halifax—iii." There are also Bb parts for "Halifax—ii", "Halifax iv," and "Halifax v,"; and a drum part for "Halifax—ii."
Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in G Major entitled "Going West." The text for the song was written by Rev. Mrs. Ross(?) of Hamilton, Ontario.
File contains the sheet music for Edith J. Archibald's "God Bless Our Canada" and a manuscript version of the English lyrics for the anthem by Archibald. The song is written in F Major for four-voice chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and piano with lyrics in English and French.
File contains pages 1-36 and 57-108 of a score for clarinet solo, grand piano, and solo cello; and parts for clarinet solo, grand piano, and solo cello.
Item is an original handwritten score for violin (amplified); clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet; trumpet in Bb; alto sax/soprano sax; tenor sax; baritone sax; trombone; cello (amplified); percussion (xylophone, marimba, timpani); guitar; keyboards; synthesizer/piano; bass (acoustic/electric); and drums. The title page indicates the running time is 13-14 minutes.
Item is a copy of a manuscript version of an adaptation of "Fill Every Glass" from "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay (1728). The arrangement was made by "C.B.C." and "J.F.W" for the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto and is for solo voice (for the character of Matt of the Mint) and chorus.
File contains parts for "Eye of the Storm," composed by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra,and include: alto saxophone (reed 1), tenor saxophone (reed 2), clarinet (reed 2), bass clarinet (reed 3), trombone, cello, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in C Major entitled "Exiled: A Serbian Lament." A separate author for the lyrics is not indicated, so they are likely also written by Archibald.
Fonds contains correspondence, musical scores (piano and orchestral), photographs, a sketch, harmony notebooks, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings, academic journals, a press book, scrapbooks, and letters of composers. The musical scores include several first edition copies and autograph manuscripts. All personal correspondence is incoming correspondence; no outgoing correspondence is included in this 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Item is the 1989 conductor's score for "Beyond Benghazi" by Paul Cram, for clarinet; trumpet; alto sax; tenor sax; trombone; baritone; bassoon; cello, timpani; guitar; piano x 2; bass; and drums. The title page contains handwritten musical directions.
Item is the 1996 score for "Beyond Benghazi" by Paul Cram, which was first copyright in 1979 and revised in 1996. The score is for flute, piccolo, 2 oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, 2 trumpets, 2 French horns, violins 1 & 2, violas, cellos, string basses, timpani, percussion (vibes & marimba), synthesizer, guitar, piano, electric bass and drums.
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