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The empty cup : parts

File contains parts for Bauer's improvisational composition in five sections: Sitar Drone Atmosphere; Falling - Filling the Cup; The Streets of Calcutta; Ascension - Reaching Beyond Life; and Resolution. The composition is for violin, bassoon, piano, guitar, and oboe and lacks a clear tonal centre and meter.The last section is a canon between the violin and bassoon.

Bauer, Bob

Convoy HFX : [score]

File contains two copies of Paul Cram's composition in 12 sections, which combines common music notation and graphic notation. The composition's commission was funded by a SOCAN grant. The piece is for 10-20 performers on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, percussion, guitar, accordion, tape, violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass.

Cram, Paul

Broken chains : [score]

File contains two copies of the score for Sandy Moore's composition "Broken Chains" for flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, percussion, harp, piano, and hand clapping.

Moore, Sandy

Snowstream : [score]

File contains five annotated copies of Naylor's score for 11 instrumental parts. Each part includes melodic guidance for improvisation and performers are instructed to switch between parts freely.

Naylor, Steve

Flight 752 : [piano score]

File contains nine annotated copies of Jeff Reilly's composition, "Flight 752" in piano score format. The composition includes horns, cello, bassoon, drums, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano, and is notated in common music notation.

Reilly, Jeff

Flight 753 : [piano score]

File contains four annotated copies of Jeff Reilly's composition, "Flight 753" in piano score format. The composition is a shortened version of "Flight 752."

Reilly, Jeff

Sunrise : [scores]

File contains two annotated copies of an original handwritten and print score of Paul Cram's score for the silent film "Sunrise."

Revolutions : [parts]

File contains an eight-page annotated guitar part and a four-page annotated tenor part for Paul Cram's "Revolutions." There is also one page of graphic notation for insertion at bar 211.

Cello parts from the PCO "Campin Out" tour

File contains cello 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: "Trouble in Paradise"; "Kafka's Chair"; "Eye of the Storm"; "High Ground"; "Have a Heart"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; various works from "B flat Restaurant"; "March of the Philistines"; various works from "Thunder"; "Urban Desperado"; "Campin' Out"; "Life of Crime"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Zebra Zone"; and "Immortal Coil."

Eye of the storm : [parts]

  • MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 13
  • File
  • [between 1987 and 2008]
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

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.

Taiwanese bootleg : [parts]

  • MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 14
  • File
  • [between 1987 and 2008]
  • Part of Paul Cram fonds

File contains parts for "Taiwanese Bootleg," by Paul Cram for the Paul Cram Orchestra, and include: alto saxophone (reed 1); tenor saxophone (reed 2); bass clarinet (reed 3); trombone; cello; trumpet; piano, guitar; bass; and drums.

Drums parts for Paul Cram Orchestra works

  • MS-5-21, Box 2, Folder 16
  • File
  • [between 1987 and 2008]
  • Part of Paul Cram 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.

Paul Cram compositions — concert parts

File contains concert parts by Paul Cram, including "March of the Philistines"; "Silent Movies"; "Loops"; "Telescope"; "Side Order" and "Entree" from "Bb Restaurant"; "The Problem"; "Round One"; "Hall of Mirrors"; "Ambulatory"; "Monk on Time"; "Lonely Woman"; "Ruminations"; and "The Ripple Effect."

Percussion parts for Paul Cram Orchestra 2002 tour and recording

File contains a tour and recording itinerary; set list and edits; drummer David Burton's curriculum vitae; and drum parts for: "Life of Crime"; "Eye of the Storm"; "Trouble in Paradise"; "Revolutions"; "Taiwanese Bootleg"; "Tip of the Iceberg"; "Dminor Diner"; "Have a Heart"; "Immortal Coil"; "Thunder"; "High Ground"; "Campin' Out"; Kafka's Chair"; and "Zebra Zone." There are two copies of some parts.

High ground : [score and parts]

File includes the score and parts for Paul Cram's "High Ground," composed for the Paul Cram Orchestra and performed on their May 2000 concert tour in Halifax, Toronto, Victoriaville, Quebec, and Ottawa. Movements 1, 2 and 4 are written in traditional musical notation; movement 4 — "Open Tutti (subito)" — is a page of conductor's notes. Parts include: reed 1; reed 2; reed 3; trumpet; trombone; cello; guitar; keyboards; bass; and drums.

Heads up : [parts]

File contains an original handwritten four line part — with a CAPAC copyright — annotated with: "Changes not written in blood, feel free to change / also blowing can be out also. Octave displacement may be necessary in melody." The second part is for Bb instruments and copyright 2005.

Round one : [parts]

File includes concert treble, concert bass, Eb and Bb parts for Paul Cram's "Round One."

Eva & Adolf : [parts]

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

Back of the house : [score and parts]

File contains a score for Paul Cram's "Back of the House," and printed parts for vocals; concert pitch; Eb alto sax; Bb clarinet; clarinet; and trumpet. There is also a facsimile handwritten trombone part.

Marmosa : [score]

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.

Halifax : [scores and parts]

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."

Telescope : [parts]

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

Cabaret for the end of time

File contains a set list, script material, and Paul Cram and other artists' parts and scores for a cabaret/concert in Chester, Nova Scotia. Music includes a concert part for "Y Chromosome"; tenor sax parts for "Holiday in Paradise, "Well You Needn't," "No Call for Mercy," "Come Sunday," "Wonderland," "Stormy Weather," "More" and Moonlight in Rio"; synth parts for "Walking thru Walls" and "Dancing Star"; and the clarinet part for "Send in the Clowns."

Rejuvenation : [score and parts]

File contains a facsimile handwritten score for "Rejuvenation"; trumpet, trombone and tuba parts for "Spectrum," "Whirlwind," "Neptune," "Rejuvenation," "Vines," and "Riffin"; and tenor sax parts for "Spectrum," "Whirlwind," "Neptune," "Foundation," "Vines," and "Riffin." The trombone II part for "Rejuvenation" is a print copy attributed to Sam Rivers, and the rest of the parts are stamped "Rivbea Music Productions."

Druids : [parts]

File contains two annotated copies of Paul Cram's "Druids," for piano, guitar and percussion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Conservatory manuscript music book

File contains a manuscript book with a pencilled transcription of Debussy's Première Rhapsodie pour Clarinette en Sib, as well as loose notes and a draft score for Sonnet 60, and a program for a 1968 McGill Faculty of Music recital.

Cut and paste scores for strings

File contains scores for violin, viola and cello composed of photocopied staves pasted onto sheets of paper, with brief notes written in ink.
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