81 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Arrangements (Music).

  1. Music of the Sousa Band and Victor Grabel, 1861-1954

    approximately 2,600 items. 26 containers. 9 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Conductor, composer, and arranger John Philip Sousa shared a portion of his early music library with fellow band conductor, composer, and arranger Victor Grabel, a small section of which comprises this collection. The materials include arrangements and transcriptions of songs, arias, overtures, dances, and suites created for the Sousa Band, printed arrangements, and original compositions by Sousa and Grabel. The works are chiefly represented by printed and manuscript parts.

  2. John Philip Sousa collection, 1849-2004

    approximately 9,000 items. 96 containers. 14 mapcase folders. 48.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Though composer, arranger, and conductor John Philip Sousa is best known for his marches, his oeuvre also includes many songs, dances, overtures, suites, fantasies, and operettas, among others. The collection consists largely of holograph full scores for band and orchestra, but there are also some parts, sketches, and printed scores, as well as works by other composers. The business papers document the operations of John Philip Sousa, Inc., primarily after his death. The collection also includes photographs, book drafts, and miscellaneous items featuring Sousa and The Sousa Band.

  3. Robert Hernried papers, 1907-1951

    approximately 400 items. 5 containers. 3.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Robert Hernried was an Austrian composer, conductor, educator, author, and musicologist who immigrated to the United States in 1939. The collection contains holograph scores for many of his compositions, including vocal works such as songs, an opera, and a mass; correspondence; writings; biographical information; and programs.

  4. Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust archive, 1895-2012

    approximately 108,000 items. 617 containers. 267 linear feet. 7 mapcase folders. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) and his lyricist brother Ira (1896-1983) wrote some of the most significant American popular songs of the first half of the twentieth century. After George's untimely death in 1937, Ira worked with many other notable composers and diligently kept his brother's legacy alive. After Ira's death, his wife, Leonore, founded the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trusts in 1987 to function as a philanthropic fund endowing organizations in areas such as the arts, education, and medical research. The Gershwin Trusts also handled day-to-day business concerning licensing and royalties, as well as innovating new Gershwin recording projects and new stage musicals. The Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust materials include scores and parts, correspondence, photographs, programs, business and financial papers, clippings and serials, art work, posters, and promotional materials.

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  5. Don Gillis music manuscripts, 1934-1976

    approximately 1,000 items. 31 containers. 13.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Don Gillis was an American composer, producer, author, broadcaster, and educator. The collection contains holograph scores, parts, and sketches for Gillis's compositions and arrangements, as well as materials for his book, The Unfinished Symphony Conductor.

  6. Barry Sisters papers, 1950s-2006

    approximately 4,725 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Barry Sisters (Merna and Claire Barry) was a popular American Jewish vocal group whose careers as Yiddish jazz singers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s. They made their first recordings on Victor Records, and they performed on the radio and television, at New York's Catskill resort hotels, and toured in the United States and abroad. The collection chiefly documents their musical careers through musical scores, parts, and lead sheets, as well as other related documentation.

  7. Music of Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company, 1989-1993

    approximately 14,000 items. 69 containers. 29.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This collection contains scores and parts from the 1989-1993 period during which radio host Garrison Keillor took a hiatus from the weekly variety show A Prairie Home Companion and started a new radio show called American Radio Company. The program featured sketches and live musical performances similar to those of A Prairie Home Companion, but with a New York cultural focus (it was broadcast from the Brooklyn Academy of Music rather than from the Fitzgerald Theater in Minneapolis) and greater musical diversity. The house band for this period was "The Coffee Club Orchestra" led by music director Rob Fisher, with much of the music arranged by composer and music director Russell Warner.

  8. John Adams music manuscripts and papers, 1925-2017

    approximately 10,385 items. 135 containers. 5 mapcase folders. 65 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    John Adams (1947-) is an American composer, conductor, and writer. He is the winner of five Grammy Awards and recipient of the 2003 Pultizer Prize for his work On the Transmigration of Souls in tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The collection includes music scores by Adams and others, correspondence, business and financial papers, biographical materials, programs and promotional materials, and clippings.

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  9. Charles Zachary Bornstein papers, 1953-2020

    194 items. 8 containers. 4.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Charles Zachary Bornstein (b. 1951) is a conductor, composer, teacher, and playwright. The collection contains music manuscripts, sketches, and correspondence with friends and colleagues, such as Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, and André Watts. Also included are photographs and one book.

  10. Anne Hull papers, 1894-1981

    approximately 1,500 items. 6 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Anne Hull (1888-1984) was an American pianist, composer, pedagogue, and writer. In her early career she formed a piano duet with Mary Howe, touring throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Hull later turned to education, focusing on younger students at preparatory schools. The collection includes music composed by Hull and others; writings of Hull and those in her circle; correspondence; programs and promotional materials of Hull's concerts and of her students'; and subject files pertaining to individuals, ideas, and Hull's life.