Summary Information
Yehuda Yannay Papers
1956-2006
UWM Manuscript Collection 293
- 23.6 cubic ft. (27 boxes)
- 221 audio reels
- 256 digital files
- 2 oversize folders
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Collection provides documentation of most of the Yannay
catalog, as well as some musical events and series with which Yannay was involved,
such as the Music From Almost Yesterday concert series. The documentation takes a
variety of forms and usually includes scores and parts, but also often recordings,
ephemera, props, and promotional material. Material dates from 1956 to
2006.
English
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Biography/History
Yehuda Yannay (b. May 26, 1937 in Timisoara, Romania) is an Israeli-American
composer, conductor, and media artist whose work includes music for orchestra,
electronic, live electronic and synthesizer pieces, environmental compositions,
film, music-theater, and a large body of vocal and chamber music pieces.
Immigrating to Israel in 1951 where he studied with Boskovitch, Yannay settled
permanently in the USA in 1968 after a Fulbright Fellowship at Brandeis University.
Yannay is a graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music (Tel-Aviv) and Brandeis
University, and holds a doctorate from the University of Illinois in
Champaign-Urbana. In 1970 he joined the Composition Department at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) where he is currently (2010) emeritus professor of
music.
Considered an international figure in contemporary music, Yannay's contributions to
new ideas in 20th-century music are listed in numerous articles, textbooks and
encyclopedias of music. A wide array of his works for instruments, voices and
electronics are found on the Innova and Electronic Music Foundation labels. He has
also served as a guest professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in
Stuttgart and Hamburg. In 1971 at UWM, Yannay founded the Music From Almost
Yesterday concert series, which is dedicated to the regular presentation of
avante-garde and contemporary music.
Scope and Content Note
Scope and content notes of series are given in the contents list.
Arrangement of the Materials
The original order (largely chronological) of the donation is preserved; and
groupings of musical pieces created by the composer are thus intact.
Other Finding Aids
Guides provided by Yannay, including some premier information (performance date,
place, and musicians), musical direction, and logs of recordings are available in
the Archives Department.
Preferred Citation
Citation
Guide for Primary Sources
Related Material in the UWM Libraries
Search PantherCat, the UWM Libraries'
online catalog for copies of Yannay's scores, musical recordings, and videos
available in the UWM Libraries.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Use of audio recordings requires the assistance of an archivist. Additionally,
the Archives Department does not have playback equipment for all audio formats
in the collection.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Yehuda Yannay retains copyright to the material in the collection.
Yehuda Yannay donated the collection to the Archives in January 2008 (accessions
2007-048 and 2007-049).
Ellen Engseth (supervisor) and Sarah Phillips completed processing the collection
in fall 2010.
Contents List
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Series: 1. Works, 1956-2006
: This series includes compositions and productions that comprise much of
Yannay's catalog. It is organized by work title in a general chronological
order. Documentation of each work usually includes scores and parts. Some
recordings are also available. Material may also include lecture notes, poem
texts, illustrations, stage directions and diagrams, correspondence,
photographs, programs and promotions, and props. When in print format, this
material is noted as "manuscript material" in the Contents List; when
digital, such material is listed as the appropriate digital file type.
: For digital files, use network access copy.
: Musical direction and premier information can be found in lists available in
the Archives Department.
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Early Compositions and Arrangements, Small
Compositions, 1956-1960s
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Rubayat,
1958
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Manuscript material
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Twelve Monophonic Dances,
1958
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Manuscript material
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Variations for 2 Flutes,
1960
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Manuscript material
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Mishnayot,
1961
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Psukey Dezimra,
1961
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Manuscript material
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The Chain of Proverbs,
1962
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Manuscript material
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Audio
5, 41
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Audio recording, 1962
2 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Music for Piano,
1962
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Manuscript material
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Audio
41
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Audio recording, 1962
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Spheres,
1963
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Box
4
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Permutations,
1964
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Box
5
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Incantations,
1964
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Box
5
Folder
3-4
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Manuscript material
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Audio
24, 25, 41
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Audio recording, 1964
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Statement for Flute,
1964
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Manuscript material
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Audio
42
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Audio recording, 1964
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Interconnections,
1965
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Box
5
Folder
6-7
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Manuscript material
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Random Rotated,
1965
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Box
14
Folder
12
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Manuscript material
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Foregroundmusic,
1965
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Fragments [Two Fragments],
1964
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Box
6
Folder
2-3
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Manuscript material
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Audio
8, 37, 41, 43
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Audio recording, 1966
4 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
38
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Audio recording, 1966
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Continuum, Op.15,
1964
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Box
6
Folder
4-5
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Manuscript material
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Audio
35-36
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Audio recording, 1966
2 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Textures [Mirkamim],
1967
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Box
14
Folder
1-11
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Manuscript material
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Audio
7, 9-10
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Audio recording, 1967
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
11
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Audio recording, 1967
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Three Christian Morgenstern
Studies, 1968-1970
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Box
2
Folder
5-6
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Manuscript material
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Mutatis Mutandis,
1968
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Box
15
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Audio
8, 10, 21
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Audio recording, 1968
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
22
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Audio recording, 1968
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Audio
23
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Audio recording, 1968
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Wraphap,
1969
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Manuscript material
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Per Se,
1969
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Box
6
Folder
7-8
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Manuscript material
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Audio
49
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Audio recording, WFMT Conversation,
1970
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 3 ¾ ips)
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Coloring-book,
1969
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Box
15
Folder
3-4
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Manuscript material
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Houdini's Ninth,
1969
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Manuscript material
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Audio
51
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Audio recording, 1969
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Coheleth,
1970
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Box
7
Folder
1-5
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Manuscript material
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Oversize Folder
1
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Oversize manuscript material
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Audio
52
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Audio recording, 1970
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Dawn,
1970
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Box
7
Folder
6-7
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Manuscript material
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Audio
4
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Audio recording, 1970
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Dawn and Departure,
1970
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Audio
8
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Audio recording, 1970
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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The Decline and Fall of the Sonata in B
Flat, 1970-1976
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Manuscript material
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preFIX-FIX-sufFIX,
1971
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Box
15
Folder
5-6
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Manuscript material
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Squares and Symbols, Exits and
Traps, 1971
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Box
16
Folder
2
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Manuscript material
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Audio
25, 40
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Audio recording, 1971
2 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
39
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Audio recording, 1971
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Concerto for Audience and
Orchestra, 1971
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Box
8
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Autopiano or Piano Minus Pianist,
undated
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Manuscript material
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Departure,
1972
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Box
7
Folder
6-7
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Manuscript material
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Bug Piece,
1972
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Box
9
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Houdini's Ninth,
1973
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Four Music Theater Pieces,
Directions book
1 digital text file
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Box
16
Folder
1, 16
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Manuscript material
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Oversize Folder
1
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Oversize manuscript material
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Late Spring Pieces, Piano [Seven Late
Spring Pieces], 1973
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Box
16
Folder
3-5
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Manuscript material
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Audio
37, 54
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Audio recording, 1973
2 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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At the End of the Parade,
1974
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Box
17
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Audio
30-34
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Audio recording, 1974
5 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Noiseless Patient Spider,
1975
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Box
10
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Audio
1-3
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Audio recording, 1975
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Five Songs for Tenor and
Orchestra, 1976-1977
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Box
18
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Audio
26-28
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Audio recording, 1976-1977
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
29
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Audio recording, 1976-1977
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Nigun Haganuz [Hidden Melody],
1977
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Box
17
Folder
3-4
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Manuscript material
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Audio
18
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Audio recording, 1977
1 audio reel (¼ in.)
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Audio
19-20
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Audio recording, 1977
2 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Three Michael and Nancy Pieces,
1978
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Box
18
Folder
4-6
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Manuscript material
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Genesis,
1979
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Audio
6
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Audio recording, 1979
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Charcoal and Pastel Music 1 to 52,
1979
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Box
11
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Late Spring Pieces,
1979
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Box
16
Folder
3-5
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Manuscript material
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Tombeau de Satie,
1979
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Manuscript material
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Audio
17
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Audio recording, 1979
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Campane di Leopardi,
1979
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Box
11
Folder
3-4
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Manuscript material
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Audio
16
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Audio recording, 1979
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 15 ips)
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Audio
17
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Audio recording, 1979
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Concertino Violin, Orchestra [Concertino
for Violin and Chamber Orchestra],
1980
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Legal size score, cover, and instrumentation
3 digital text files
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Tabloid score, cover, and instrumentation
3 digital text files
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Parts
14 digital text files
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Box
11
Folder
5-10
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Manuscript material
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Audio
50
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Audio recording, 1980
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Quintet,
1980-1981
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Box
12
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Eros Reminisced,
1981
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Score for high voice
5 digital text files
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Score for low Voice
5 digital text files
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Cavafy texts
1 digital text file
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Manuscript material
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All Our Women,
1981
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Box
19
Folder
1-8
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Manuscript material
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Oversize Folder
2
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Oversize manuscript material
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Trio: for Clarinet, Cello, and
Piano, 1982
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Score
1 digital text file
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Manuscript material
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Audio
12
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Audio recording, 1982
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
13-15
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Audio recording, 1982
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 15 ips)
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Jazz Moods,
1983
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Box
20
Folder
1-6
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Manuscript material
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Im Silberwald,
1983
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Audio recording
1 digital audio file
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Box
13
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Audio
44, 55, 61
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Audio recording, 1983
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
57-58
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Audio recording, 1983
2 audio reels (¼ in.)
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Audio
56, 59-60
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Audio recording, 1983
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 15 ips)
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Audio
44, 55-56
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Audio recording, 1983
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Nine Branches of the Olive Tree,
1983
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Box
13
Folder
4-6
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Manuscript material
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Audio
45-47
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Audio recording, 1984
3 audio reels (¼ in.; 7 ½ ips)
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Audio
48
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Audio recording, 1984
1 audio reel (¼ in.; 15 ips)
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Between the Raindrops,
1984
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Box
22
Folder
1-2
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Manuscript material
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Jidyll,
1984-1990
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Box
21
Folder
1-8
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Manuscript material
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M. My Dear,
1985
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Box
22
Folder
3
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Manuscript material
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Three Visions of the Age,
1985
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Yigdal,
1985
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Box
22
Folder
4-5
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Manuscript material
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Augentanz = Eye Dance and Galgenlied,
1986
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Box
1
Folder
1-5
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Manuscript material
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In Madness There Is Order,
1988
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Slides
58 digital image files
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Sound files
19 digital audio files
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Presentation
1 digital presentation file
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Manuscript material
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Spiegeltanz,
1989
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Manuscript material
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Duo, Flute, Violoncello,
1991
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Box
22
Folder
6-7
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Manuscript material
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Violoncello Solo,
1993
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Presentation
1 digital presentation file
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Box
22
Folder
8
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Manuscript material
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Pieces, Saxaphone, Clarinet,
Marimba, 1994
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Box
22
Folder
9-14
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Manuscript material
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Playing for Peace,
1994
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Box
23
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Exit Music At Century's End,
1993
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Scores and notes
7 digital text files
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Box
23
Folder
2-5
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Manuscript material
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Loose Connections,
1996
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Box
23
Folder
6-9
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Manuscript material
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Tangoul Mortii,
1996-1997
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Scores and notes
3 digital text files
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Box
23
Folder
10-12
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Manuscript material
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Go Fearing,
1996
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Presentation
1 digital presentation file
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Box
23
Folder
13
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Manuscript material
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Radiant, Inner Light,
1998-2000
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Manuscript material
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Piano Portfolio I,
1998-2000
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Score, cover, and notes
9 digital text files
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Box
24
Folder
1-3
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Manuscript material
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Marrakesh Bop,
1999
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Box
24
Folder
4
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Manuscript material
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My Main Squeeze,
2000
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Box
24
Folder
5-6
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Manuscript material
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Piano Trio,
2001
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Violin and Cello combined part
1 digital text file
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Box
24
Folder
7
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Manuscript material
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The One-Legged Dancer,
2001
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Score, cover, and notes
3 digital text files
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Box
25
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Visions of Y,
2002
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Box
25
Folder
2-4
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Manuscript material
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Piano Concerto,
2002
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Instrumental parts
16 digital text files
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Scores, cover, notes, instrumentation, and percussion
list
10 digital text files
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Box
25
Folder
5-6
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Manuscript material
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Three Organic Pieces,
2004
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Box
25
Folder
7-8
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Manuscript material
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Hornology,
2004
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Score, cover, and notes
3 digital text files
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Box
26
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Piano Transplant,
2004
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Score
1 digital text file
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Box
25
Folder
9
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Manuscript material
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Double Transplant,
2004
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Score
1 digital text file
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Box
25
Folder
10
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Manuscript material
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Rhapsody,
2005
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Legal size score, cover, and notes
4 digital text files
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Tabloid score, cover, notes and instrumentation
4 digital text files
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Instrumental parts
19 digital text files
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Box
26
Folder
2-5
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Manuscript material
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Nuances Argentées,
2006
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Score pieces
6 digital text files
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Legal size score
1 digital text file
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Tabloid score, cover, tape synchronization, orchestration,
and instrumentation
6 digital text files
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Instrumental parts
48 digital text files
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Box
26
Folder
6-7
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Manuscript material
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Series: 2. Musical Series and Organized Events,
1971-1991
These recordings are ¼ inch audio reels of varying lengths
and speeds. Ask an Archivist for detailed information on any particular
reel.
: This series includes recordings from the Music from Almost Yesterday (MFAY)
concert series (1971-1991); the American Society of University Composers
(ASUC) Region V Conference, 1977; and the 1972 Fresh Music Fare festival. At
that time, Fresh Music Fare was the largest contemporary music festival to
be held in Milwaukee. Additionally, concert programs and recording logs can
be found in the "manuscript material."
: The Archives Department does have playback equipment for all audio formats in
the collection.
: Recording logs of Milwaukee Fresh Music Fare, and other lists with musical
information, are available in the Archives Department.
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American Society of University Composers Region V Conference,
1977
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Audio
196-203
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Audio recording
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Manuscript material
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Milwaukee Fresh Music Fare Festival,
1972
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Audio
165-195
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Audio recordings
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Manuscript material
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Music from Almost Yesterday,
1971-1991
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Audio
62-164, 204-221
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Audio recordings
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Box
27
Folder
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Manuscript material
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