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Total Results 35Rediscovering Pieces of the Past: The Manuscript Scores of Ferdinand Praeger
Summary of exhibition held in the University at Buffalo Music Library, March-August 2012. The Music Library holds the largest collection in the world of music manuscripts of composer Ferdinand Praeger (1815-1891). Praeger was born in Leipzig but emigrated to London in 1834. He spent the rest of his life there, working as a composer, pianist, teacher, and music critic. He is perhaps best known today for his book, Wagner, As I Knew Him (London, 1885). The Music Library's collection consists of approximately 480 scores.
Bruyas (Florian) Collection of French Opera Scores, circa 1830-1935
Contains 128 volumes of operas in vocal score format with piano accompaniment. The scores were published, mainly in Paris, between 1830 and 1935. They were collected by Florian Bruyas, many bearing his autograph on the cover or t.p. Several also have tipped-in pages with newspaper clippings and other illustrations as well as notations on the cast lists and scores. All items fully cataloged in the University Libraries Catalog accessible through a call number search: M9 A3 B84
Fake Book Collection
Collection of more than 100 fake books, all fully cataloged in the University Libraries Catalog. The online index allows for searching by composer, lyricist, song title, and fake book title.
Grètry, Andrè opera scores
A collection of twenty-nine scores, (twenty-five full scores and four vocal scores) for operas by the French composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813). Includes early editions published during Grétry's lifetime, editions published shortly thereafter by Jenny Grétry, seven volumes from the J. Frey edition published on subscription in
Musical Library Works (Digital Collection)
Digital collection consisting of music scores from the Music Library that have been digitized, either for the purpose of preservation or to provide patron access. It includes unique holdings, such as a manuscript condensed score of Jean Baptiste Lully's opera, Cadmus et Hermione, two music theory treatises by Giacomo Tritto, and seven works in a collection originally titled Italian Chamber music, 18th Century.
Mikhashoff (Yvar) Collection of Tangos, 1983-1991 (Mus. Arc. 1.10)
The collection contains photocopies of musical scores for 127 tangos for solo piano from 127 composers. The collection also documents the process by which Mikhashoff commissioned and performed the tangos. It includes correspondence, Mikhashoff's research into the history of the tango, and performance materials (i.e. programs and reviews). Composers commissioned for this project include Milton Babbitt, Lukas Foss, Otto Luening, Conlon Nancarrow, Luis de Pablo, and Nils Vigeland.
Mikhashoff (Yvar) Collection of Compositions (Mus. Arc. 1.2)
144 titles in various states: manuscript, sketch, fair copy, computer copy
Mikhashoff (Yvar) Collection of Transcriptions (Mus. Arc. 1.3)
88 transcriptions and full arrangements by Yvar Mikhashoff, including his piano transcriptions of opera excerpts
Mikhashoff (Yvar) Collection of Annotated Scores, 1828-1993 (Mus. Arc. 1.7)
1200+ scores collected by Mikhashoff, many with annotations. Also includes thematic materials gathered for programs.
Williams (Jan) Collection of Annotated Scores, 1950-1999 (Mus. Arc. 10.1)
More than 200 scores owned by percussionist and conductor, Jan Williams. The majority of the scores were marked by Williams for use in performance. Some scores bear inscriptions from composers to Williams.
Sapp (Allen) Score Collection, circa 1936-1992 (Mus. Arc. 11.1)
The Allen Sapp Score Collection contains 343 folders of manuscript and holograph scores of works composed by Allen Sapp. The collection also contains some of Sapp's drafts, outlines, and twelve-tone row forms and matrices; as well as exercises, analysis, and arrangements of other composer's works completed while at Harvard University.
Slee (Frederick Caldecott) Collection of Manuscript Scores, 1890-1954 (Mus. Arc. 12.1)
The collection contains scores and parts of original compositions and arrangements by Frederick Slee. It also includes transcriptions of works by composers such as J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Haydn, as well as a lesson for recorder.
Pugliese (Michael) Score Collection, circa 1976-1997 (Mus. Arc. 15.2)
Contains approximately 108 scores of percussion music, most of which have been marked for performance by percussionist Pugliese.
Peters (C. F.) Collection of Morton Feldman Manuscripts, 1962-1969 (Mus. Arc. 2.4)
The collection consists of 79 works by Morton Feldman in either score or part formats (72 scores; 7 sets of parts). All but one item are ink manuscripts on vellum. These served as the masters that previous hit Feldman submitted to C. F. Peters and Peters published directly from these masters. Almost all of the manuscripts are in Morton Feldman's hand, except for two scores copied by John Cage and three items in the hand of a music copyist.
Gearhart (Livingston) Collection of Scores, 1930-1996 (Mus. Arc. 23.2)
The Livingston Gearhart Collection of Scores contains compositions and arrangements by Gearhart in published and manuscript forms, as well as sketches and incomplete works. It also contains published scores by other composers annotated by Gearhart.
Sigel (Allen) Collection of Scores, 1946-1998 (Mus. Arc. 32)
The Allen Sigel Collection of Scores, 1946-1998 contains approximately 27 compositions by Allen Sigel. Many of them are present in multiple versions. There are also ten works by other composers in arrangements by Sigel and three of his didactic works for clarinet.
Sahl (Michael) Score Collection, 1953-2006 (Mus. Arc. 41)
The collection contains 42 manuscript scores, many of them reproductions by photocopy or ozalid, and 3 compact discs containing mp3 audio files of 10 works.
Winning (Carl) Collection of Scores (Mus. Arc. 42)
Collection of manuscript and printed music belonging to the conductor of the Buffalo Sängerbund.
Lindal (Pearl Radcliffe) Papers (Mus. Arc. 43)
Collection consists of 1 scrapbook of clippings about Pearl Radcliffe Lindal's career as a songwriter and eleven of her songs as published in collections. Material inserted into the scrapbook includes correspondence and additional prose writings by Lindal.
Wolf (Anton) scores and papers (Mus. Arc. 44)
Score and papers collection, and possibly photographs
Praeger (Ferdinand) Collection of Scores, circa 1837-1891 (Mus. Arc. 46)
This is the largest collection of Ferdinand Praeger's manuscripts in the world, consisting of approximately 480 works. The majority of the works are for piano, but the collection also includes chamber music for strings, large ensemble works, vocal works, and sketches. The dated works range from 1829-1891, but many works are undated. Much of the collection has been digitized and is available via links in the finding aid.
Collection of sheet music, circa 1790-1950 (Mus. Arc. 47)
Collection of 92 pieces of previous hit sheet music next hit, chiefly from the United States, most with title page illustrations.
Collection of 19th-century European Sheet Music, circa 1791-1900 (Mus. Arc. 48)
Collection of 125 complete pieces of previous hit sheet music from European next hit countries: Austria (5), Belgium (6), England (54), France (9), Germany (31), Italy (14), and the Netherlands (5). Most of these include title page illustrations, about 30 of which are in color. The collection includes an additional 24 partial works, most of which consist only of their title pages. The musical content consists of 44 works for solo piano and approximately 75 works for some combination of voice and piano.
Kirchmyer (George) Collection of Scores (Mus. Arc. 49)
Collection contains cue sheets for performances with silent films, keyboard music, and pedagogical materials
Hiller (Lejaren) Collection of Scores (Mus. Arc. 5.4)
Collection of Hiller's scores and parts. Many in computer-notated versions.
British Vocal Music Collection, late 18th to mid 19th-century (Mus. Arc. 51)
A miscellaneous collection consisting of eighty volumes of songs, song texts, and associated vocal works, together with eight hundred seventy-two separately issued items, published mostly in London from the late 18th to the mid-19th centuries. Included are many folk and anonymous songs as well as works by significant British composers.
French Vocal Music Collection, 1780-1862 (Mus. Arc. 52)
Collection of 61 French Romances; pieces for one or two voices with accompaniment and a collection of French songs, romances and opera excerpts in keyboard-vocal scores. A total of 174 pieces, most published in Paris, early to mid-19th century; about 30 late 18th-century items are included.
Paër (Ferdinando) Scores, 1771-1839
166 scores in manuscript and early editions. Many variant editions of the same works warrant further study. The majority of items are fully cataloged.
Smit (Leo) Score Collection, circa 1940-1998 (Mus. Arc. 6.1)
The collections consists of 104 scores by Leo Smit, principally in copies of holographs. There are also another 42 items arranged or transcribed by Smit, inscribed to or by Smit, scores marked for performance by Smit, and miscellaneous scores.
Brigham-Dimiziani (Sylvia) Collection of Annotated and Manuscript Scores (Mus. Arc. 70)
Contains scores owned and marked by soprano Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani
Chouinard (Joseph) Collection of Scores, 1951-1993 (Mus. Arc. 71.3)
The collection contains scores of 33 musical works by composer, singer, and librarian Joseph Chouinard.
Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection (Mus. Arc. 8.2)
Thirty-six titles of sheet music related to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo and one title related to an exposition held in 1905 in Buffalo. All but nine of the titles are photocopies of works in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. All items have been digitized and are available via links in the finding aid.
Cornelissen (Arnold) Collection of Manuscript Scores (Mus. Arc. 9)
Collection of manuscript and holograph scores by composer/conductor, Arnold Cornelissen.
Treasures of Yvar Mikhashoff
Summary of exhibit held in the State University of New York at Buffalo Music Library October 2018 - January 2019. The exhibit displays various rare and unique music scores from the Yvar Mikhashoff Collection of Annotated Scores. Mikhashoff (1941-1993) was a multi-talented pianist and composer who served on the music faculty at the University at Buffalo 1973-1993. He was an imaginative and tireless concert programmer who explored musical themes via genres (tangos and waltzes), eras, styles, and composers. Mikhashoff expanded the piano repertoire by commissioning new works and made his own transcriptions of other literature for keyboard, including his series of virtuosic opera transcriptions in the same vein as those by Liszt. His collection of annotated scores contains more than 1200 titles, many of which reflect his close working relationships with contemporary composers.
Peter Gena collection of papers and scores, 1950-2012 (Mus. Arc. 85)
The collection contains correspondence, writings, concert programs, articles, scores, and recordings. The content reflects Gena's work on the John Cage Reader, his work as a concert programmer, and his research interests. The score series includes six of Gena's compositions and three works by Julius Eastman.