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Let our spirits soar : the voices of our past : [poster]

File contains three copies of a poster for two concerts by the Halifax Camerata Singers in collaboration with the Sirens (Kelsea McLean, artistic director). They performed at the Park Royal United Church in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and at the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan

Item is a letter from Edna F. Anderson to John Logan describing the success of a series of concerts given by the Boston Symphony Ensemble in venues across the Maritimes with a view to booking two similar concerts in Halifax.

Letter from Edvard Grieg

Item is a letter from Edvard Grieg to an unidentifed person. Grieg wrote the letter at his Troldhaugen residence in Bergen Norway on February 10, 1902. It reads: "Dear Sir! Permit me, in bad English, to thank you for your songs & for your essay on my musical work. Both has [sic] given me much pleasure. I also congratulate you to your reputation in America as teacher and composer and beg you kindly to receive from me and my wife our best compliments. Yours faithfully, Edvard Grieg."

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

Letter from Franz Liszt

Item contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, addressing the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Letter from Franz Liszt

File contains a letter written by Franz Liszt to an unidentified person, accompanied by a typed transcription. The letter addresses the publication of some of his songs by Schott, and his cousin, Mlle. Liszt.

Liszt, Franz

Letter from Giuseppe Verdi

File contains an autographed letter from Giuseppe Verdi, addressed to his publisher in Paris, Léon Escudier.

Verdi, Giuseppe

Letter from Jacques Offenbach

File contains an autographed letter from Jacques Offenbach as Director of the Theatre des Bouffes Parisiens, addressed to "Monsieur le Baron" (likely Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussman).

Offenbach, Jacques

Letter from John Philip Sousa

File contains an autographed letter from John Philip Sousa, written on his letterhead from the Marine Band and Orchestra, Washington, D.C. The letter is stored in a folder and includes a copy of a photograph of Sousa from 1895 .

Sousa, John Philip

Letters from Charles -Francois Gounod

File contains two letters written by the composer Charles Francois Gounod. Both letters are numbered (322 and 327) in pencil for an auction.

Gounod, Charles-Francois

Lieder, op. 2 : [excerpts]

Item is a copy of the songs "Heilige Nacht" and "Der Traum" for voice and piano, from Zemlinsky's Lieder. The copies are annotated in pencil by Anthony Pugh.

Life of Crime: [score]

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.

Light up the night : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition with lyrics and annotations written by Paul Cram in 1981 and revised in 1984.

Listy důvěrné

Item is a copy of Leoš Janáček's "Listy důvěrné" for orchestra, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.

Little Bell biographies of master musicians

File contains a book published by The Bell Piano and Organ Co., Limited of Guelph, Ontario, written by John Daniel Logan, which contains short biographies of various composers and promotes the Bell pianos as an instrument for performing their works. The composers included are Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Hadyn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Arthur Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg, and Edward MacDowell.

Little Mary sunshine

Item is a video recording of the Dalhousie Department of Theatre production of Little Mary Sunshine by Rick Besoyan, performed from 7 to 12 February 1989. The production was directed by Alan Lund and produced by Dalhousie Theatre Productions. The production was staged at the Sir James Dunn Theatre.

L'oiseau de feu : contre dansé en 2 tableaux : [piano arrangement]

Item is a copy of the first edition of Igor Stravinsky's piano arrangement of his ballet, "The Firebird." The ballet was written for the Ballets Russes in Paris, under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev. The piano arrangement was published shortly after the premiere performance on June 25, 1910 at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra.

Stravinsky, Igor

Lonely woman : [parts]

File includes a concert part with lyrics and a Bb part for Ornette Coleman's 1959 jazz composition, with lyrics by Toni Pigot. The piece was performed at a 2007 concert by the Guerrillas (Paul Cram on clarinet and tenor; Dawn Hatfield on baritone sax; Rick Waychesko on trumpet; Lee Park on electric violin; Toni Pigot on vocals; Dave Burton on drums; Lukas Pearse on bass and electronica; and Jeff Torbert on guitar and electronica.

Lost city: [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition by "J.Y." and "P.C." (presumed to be James Young and Paul Cram).
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