Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Billy Byers collection, 1964-1980 |
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Span Dates | 1964-1980 |
Call No. | ML31.B94 |
Creator | Byers, Billy, 1927-1996 |
Extent | 1,167 items |
Extent | 35 containers |
Extent | 7 linear feet |
Language | Material in English |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010009 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010561025 |
Summary | Billy Byers was a composer, arranger, orchestrator, and musician (trombonist). The collection primarily contains full scores in Byers' hand. It represents a sampling of Byers' work as a composer, arranger, and orchestrator. The material shows the diverse styles, musical forces, and variety of performing venues in which he worked. The scores include works for recordings, live performances, television, and film; for small combos, big bands, and orchestras; and for singers of various styles, including pop, jazz, rock, rhythm and blues, and disco. |