Archives Catalogue

MS-5-2, Box 2, Folder 11
File
[1941]

File contains a copy of a manuscript for Alexander Brott's piano suite, which includes "Sacrilege," "Remorse," and "Conviction."

Brott, Alexander

Newspaper clippings concerning concerts and Ellen Ballon's recovery from her injury

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1942

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also includes a sheet of caricatures drawn by Wilhelm Busch.

Newspaper article on Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Ellen Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 20
File
1965

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains two copies of the article.

Newspaper clippings concerning radio schedules and advertisements

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 21
File
1955-1958

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also includes a clipping about Ellen Ballon's agent, Andrew Schulhof, and a ticket for a performance at Plateau Hall in Montreal featuring Ellen Ballon performing Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto with the CBC Symphony Orchestra.

Newspaper clippings concerning radio schedules and recitals

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 22
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also includes clippings about Ellen Ballon's collection of miniatures from the Good Housekeeping magazine.

Newspaper clippings concerning advertisements, media schedules, and recitals

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 23
File
1953

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also includes a repertoire list for a piano performance by Ellen Ballon on BBC television.

Newspaper clippings concerning a visit by Villa-Lobos, radio schedules, and concerts

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 24
File
1952

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

These materials were originally filed with the programs located in (Box 4, Folder 14).

Newspaper clippings concerning radio schedules, recordings, and performances

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 25
File
1951

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File also contains newspaper clipping relating to Ellen Ballon's agent Andrew Schulhof and music in Montreal.

Newspaper clippings concerning the Prom concert

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 26
File
1948

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains a newspaper article on Ballon's performance at the Prom concert series in London, England, and two pages of photocopied news articles on the same performance.

Newspaper clippings concerning concerts and other topics

MS-5-2, Box 3, Folder 27
File
1941-1946

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains newspaper clippings that mention Ellen Ballon. Topics range from concert reviews, her favourite recipes, lifestyle, the death of her mother (Charlotte Ballon, nee Klein), and her contributions during the Second World War. One of the articles reports on her premiere performance in Rio de Janeiro of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto.

Correspondence and certificate from the Dean of the Faculty of Music at McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 5
File
1954

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains correspondence and a certificate regarding the honorary Doctor of Music awarded to Ellen Ballon in 1954.

Correspondence and certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University

MS-5-2, Box 4, Folder 6
File
1960

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File contains correspondence and a certificate from the Secretary of the Board of Governors of McGill University regarding the proceeds from the Martlet Concert and Ball as well as Ellen Ballon's general support of the McGill music program.

Suite

MS-5-2, Box 6, Folder 13
File
[before 1952]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

File is a manuscript with three numbered pieces by Alfred La Liberté: "Pensée Tendre" (D-flat Major), dedicated to Katherine Sneed; "Prière (Choral)" (D Major), dedicated to Marcel Dupré; and "Dance-Song" (b minor).

La Liberté, Alfred

Moonlight in Rio : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten concert, tuba and guitar parts for Paul Cram's "Moonlight in Rio."

Eva & Adolf : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 5
File
1985

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten trumpet, tenor clarinet, tenor 1, and alto sax parts for Paul Cram's "Eva & Adolf."

Alto sax parts for "Under the Double Standard," Creeping Culture," "Down to Earth," "Round One" and "Black and White"

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 6
File
[ca. 1980s]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten alto sax parts.

Hammer and Tongs : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten alto sax, tenor clarinet, and violin parts for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs."

Tenor parts for "Necktie Party"and "Main St."

MS-5-21, Box 10, Folder 8
File
1978

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten tenor parts for two Paul Cram compositions.

Scores for Paul Cram's "Down to Earth" and "Hammer and Tongs"

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 2
File
1983

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains original handwritten scores for Paul Cram's "Hammer and Tongs," written for two altos, bass and drums, and "Down to Earth," written for soprano, tenor and bass.

Halifax : [scores and parts]

MS-5-21, Box 12, Folder 4
File
[after 1980]

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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."

Drum parts from the PCO "Campin Out" tour

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 11
File
2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 12
File
2001

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

Into the ice : [score]

MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 8
File
1998

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

Silent movies : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 12
File
1992

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains concert, Bb and Eb parts for Paul Cram's "Silent Movies," which was recorded by the Benghazi Saxophone Quartet on the CD "On the Lam."

One heart broken into song : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 4, Folder 16
File
1999

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

The point of sympathy : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 1
File
1997

Part of Paul Cram fonds

File comprises 26 parts for chamber orchestra with improvisors; each part contains a key for the section of the score (@ letter E + F) that changes from traditional to graphic notation.

OHMYGOD! : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 2
File
2005

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

Telescope : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 3
File
2005

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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

Root cause : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 4
File
2003

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

Black dog : [parts]

MS-5-21, Box 8, Folder 5
File
2003

Part of Paul Cram fonds

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

Nova Scotia Mass Choir : [musical scores and lyrics]

MS-5-22, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1993-2020

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