Archives Catalogue

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 3
Item
April 6, 1910

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 7
Item
1910

Item is an autographed copy of Rafael Joseffy's edition of Paul de Schlözer's etude. It was published by G. Schirmer of New York as part of a "Studies for Concert Use for Piano Solo" series.

Joseffy, Rafael

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 2
Item
March 18, 1910

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ellen Ballon harmony

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 2
Item
1911

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil with some corrections in pencil crayon. The first page of the notebook is dated March 23, 1911.

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 5
Item
November 21, 1911

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 8
Item
November 21, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 9
Item
December 26, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 6
Item
January 20, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Envelope from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 7
Item
April 18, 1912

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Mr. Goldmark harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises handwritten in pencil.

Ellen Ballon's workbook

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains some theory and sale exercises at the beginning of the notebook, but is largely empty. The last page includes a rough repertoire list.

Ellen Ballon's first harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises handwritten in pencil.

Mr. Goldmark harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 2, Item 1
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil.

Ellen Ballon's harmony workbook

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 2, Item 2
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil.

Ellen Ballon harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil.

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 10
Item
November 24, 1913

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ellen Ballon harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil.

Ellen Ballon's harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil with corrections in blue and brown pencil crayon. There are two pages inserted into the workbook containing repertoire lists.

Ellen Ballon's harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil. "Mr. Goldmark" is written inside the front cover of the notebook.

Ellen Ballon harmony book

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
[1906 - 1913]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a music notebook kept by Ellen Ballon during her childhood. The notebook contains harmony exercises and notes handwritten in pencil.

Variationen uber ein Kinderlied für grosses orchester mit konzertantem klavier, op. 25 : klavier

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 5
Item
1914

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the piano part of the 1922 edition of Ernst von Dohnanyi's composition, published by N. Simrock.

Dohnányi, Ernő

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 11
Item
November 26, 1914

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Keep on hopin' : [sheet music]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 32, Item 1
Item
1915

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains the sheet music for "Keep on Hopin'" with words by Frank Stanton and piano music by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell. The score is inscribed to Ellen Ballon and dated June 18, 1935. The score was published in three keys, C Major, E-flat Major, and F-Major. This version is in E-flat Major.

Heron-Maxwell, Kathleen

Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 12, Item 12
Item
November 28, 1916

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ronde pour orchestre : reduction pour piano

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 13
Item
1916

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a piano arrangement of one of the folk songs from "Huits Chants Populaires pour Orchestre" by Anatoly Lyadov (also spelled Liadov), which was originally written in 1905. The score is dated August 15, 1916 at San Sebastien and accompanied by a note from Scribner's publishing house that the score is an original manuscript of the composer's arrangement for pianoforte solo. However, Liadov died August 28, 1914. The publisher's note also indicates that it was previously part of the collection of Serge Diaghileff (Diaghilev).

Lyadov, Anatoly

Postcard featuring Pietro Mascagni and signed by various musicians

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 1
Item
[c. 1890 - 1920]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a postcard with a black and white photograph of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), an Italian opera composer. The postcard has various signatures on the front, including Francesco Marconi (1855-1916, operatic tenor from Rome) and four other illegible signatures. The postcard is addressed to Frau Dr. Lehnsern(?) of Berlin.

Mascagni, Pietro

Letter from Maurice Ravel

MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 27, Item 6
Item
December 13, 1921

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Ravel, Maurice

Quill dance : after an olden-time folk-song for quills

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 33
Item
1921

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a piano composition by Eugen Putnam, autographed by the composer.

Putnam, Eugen

Konzert etüde, op. 22 no. 1

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 11
Item
[1916-1925]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is the original score inscribed to Ellen Ballon by Alberto Jonas. Ballon was one of Jonás' students in New York from c. 1916 until 1925.

Jonàs, Alberto

Novellette : etude in seconds : op. 22, no. 1

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 12
Item
[1916-1925]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains the manuscript for Alberto Jonàs' "Novelette" for piano, which he wrote for Ellen Ballon. Ballon was one of his students in New York from c. 1916 until 1925.

Jonàs, Alberto

Dear old London : [sheet music]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 32, Item 2
Item
1926

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains the sheet music for "Dear Old London" with words by D. Eardley-Wilmot and piano music by Kathleen Heron-Maxwell. The score is inscribed to Ellen Ballon and dated June, 1935. The score was published in two keys, B minor and D minor. This version is in D minor.

Heron-Maxwell, Kathleen

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 4
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Serenade from "Don Juan" : [arranged for piano]

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 30
Item
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is Backhaus' arrangement of the serenade from Mozart's opera, "Don Juan," autographed by the arranger.

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon's hands on a keyboard

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 2
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 3
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 5
Item
1927 - [195-?]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Publicity photograph of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 1
Item
1927

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

The fountain

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 28, Item 2
Item
1934

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Bachianas Brasileiras no. 3 para piano e orquestra : redução para dois pianos

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 2
Item
1938

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item also includes a memo, performance information, and a note regarding the composition's publication by Max Eschig. The score was copied by Henrique Martins and is dedicated to Arminda Neves d'Almeida (Mindinha).

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bachianas Brasilieras no. 3 : [conductor's score]

MS-5-2, Box 7, Folder 14
Item
1938

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a copy of an autograph version of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3, including performance notes. The score was reproduced and bound by Independent Music Publishers of New York City.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bachianas Brasileiras no. 3 : piano e orchestra : [conductor's score]