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Hector Pothier fonds

  • MS-13-66
  • Fonds
  • 1866-1973
Fonds consists of a Hector Pothier's medical school diploma, a Dalhousie song book (ca. 1912-1913), photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, election paraphernalia, invoices, and speeches made to the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Pothier, Hector

John Daniel Logan fonds

  • MS-5-1
  • Fonds
  • 1850 - 1932
Fonds contains music manuscripts and published scores, photographs, and autograph letters written by well-known composers such as Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi, and John Philip Sousa. Through his work as a music critic and journalist in Toronto and Halifax, Logan communicated with many prominent Canadian musicians in the early twentieth century. Many of the scores, photographs, and autographs included in this collection are a result of his contributions to music criticism. The music and theatre programs are frequently annotated with comments for reviews, and most of his correspondence with musicians and actors relates to his work as a music and theatre critic. Some of the scores were given to Logan as gifts from performers while others were sent to him for review or publication in newspapers. There are several manuscripts of songs by Edith Jessie Archibald, a prominent social activist and suffragist in Halifax. Letters sent to Logan also concern his poetic contributions, and there is a manuscript draft of one of his books, Preludes: Sonnets and other Verses (1906).

Logan, John Daniel

Chanties by various authors

File contains handwritten copies of various sea chanties collected by Frank Parker Day. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine" (accompanied by musical notation), "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.

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.

5. orchestral dominances : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "5. Orchestral Dominances," some of them annotated: two concert parts; two Eb parts; three Bb parts; and one trombone part.

The blue suite 1-5 : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "The Blue Suite" (1-5), which includes 1. "Kind of Sketchy"; 2. "Kind of So What"; 3. "Kind of Freddy"' 4. "Kind of Green"; and 5. "All Kinds." Some parts are taped together and/or annotated: five concert parts; two Bb horn parts; two Eb horn parts; and one alto flute part.

Bread & circuses : [parts]

File contains concert, Bb instrument, Eb instrument and bass clef instrument parts for Graham Collier's "Bread & Circuses." Folder also contains a program note written by Graham Collier and an enclosure note from Collier to Paul Cram.

Upstream music

File contains photocopies of sheet music, scores and parts by composers other than Paul Cram and collected by him in his work with Upstream Music.

The alternate Aberdeen Angus : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "The Alternate Aberdeen Angus," some of them annotated: four concert parts; one Eb part; five Bb instruments parts; and two bass clef instrument parts.

Under the pier : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "Under the Pier," some of them annotated: five concert parts; five Bb instruments parts; and three bass parts.

Out blues: [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "Out Blues," some of them annotated: one concert part; five Bb instruments parts; and two bass parts.

3. jardin d'amour : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "3. Jardin d'Amour," some of them annotated: seven concert parts; four Bb parts; and two alto flute parts.

1. yellow hymn : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "1. Yellow Hymn," some of them annotated: six concert parts; three Bb parts; and two alto flute parts.

2. above deep water : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "2. Above Deep Water," some of them annotated: five concert parts; two Bb horn parts; and two Eb horn parts.

4. blue monolith : [parts]

File contains multiple copies of parts for Graham Collier's "4. Blue Monolith," some of them annotated: three concert parts; four guitar parts; two trumpet parts; three trombone parts; two alto baritone part; two tenor/bass clarinet parts; and three bass parts.

Untitled composition fragments

File contains page 4 of an original handwritten composition for bassoon, saxophone, piano and voice in graphic notation, as well as pages 2, 3 and 4 of a composition in traditional music notation.

Fandance: [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition for flute and Bb clarinet.

Human in transition : [score]

File contains an original handwritten score by Paul Cram in graphic notation as well as an annotated copy of "Octavia," a graphic score by Paul Guy.

Halifax calling : [score]

Item is a score by Paul Cram for tenor saxophone and recorded bass, drums and sounds (e.g., foghorn, static, warning bell).

Two compositions

File contains two unsigned original handwritten compositions: "Goats" and "The Mongoose."

Forming for "23"

Item is a facsimile handwritten page 1 of forming directions, including a key, for Paul Cram's "23."

Untitled composition by Paul Cram

Item is an untitled original handwritten composition (possibly missing previous pages) with instrument notes on the reverse side.

Lost city: [part]

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

The life of a cell : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition by Paul Cram. At the end of the piece is the direction text, "REPEAT BACKWARDS."

Circuits : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition in both traditional musical and graphic notation.

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.

Ten : [part]

Item is an unsigned, original handwritten composition.

OAOS : [part]

Item is an original handwritten composition by Paul Cram.

Opening credits : [score]

Item is a composition written for string, winds, piano and bass by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Recital held December 2, 2015 and featuring jazz ensemble, film, text and voices. There is also a program with annotations indicating the running times of the set pieces.

Paul Cram's music notebook

Item is a music notebook dedicated "To Paul, With love from Marilyn, Dec 25, 1980." The notebook contains "The Game" — a four-part score with movements numbered I-XVI —; the concert part for "Stitches"; and a few untitled pages of notation.
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