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Anonymous Private Collection of American Sheet Music 1

Collection 0344-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Howard Serwer (1928-2000) joined the University of Maryland in 1968 as a musicologist in the School of Music. He was a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Georg-Friedrich-Handel-Gesellschaft from 1968 to 1995. Serwer, along with Paul Traver, was one of the driving forces behind the 1975 Handel Festival held in Washington, DC. His own collection of papers consists of research materials pertaining to various topics in music. This bound set of 18 pianoforte duets comes...

Antonia Tricarico collection of DC punk photographs

Collection 0446-SCPA-TRICARICO

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Antonia Tricarico is a photographer and the author of the photo book, Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997-2017, published by Akashic Books in 2017. She also edited the 2023 monograph, The Inner Ear of Don Zientara, published by Akashic. The Antonia Tricarico collection of DC punk photographs consists of photographic prints taken by Tricarico of participants in the Washington, DC punk subculture. The...

Arthur Brandenburg papers

Collection 0033-SCPA-ABA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Arthur H. Brandenburg (February 21, 1899 - August 23, 1986) was an American music educator and bandleader in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was a member of the American School Band Director's Association (ASBDA) and the American Bandmasters Association (ABA), serving as the first director of the ABA Research Center. The collection consists of professional papers including correspondence, programs, administrative documents, curriculum materials, pedagogical/instruction materials, photographs, and...

Arthur L. Williams papers

Collection 0066-SCPA-ABA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Arthur L. Williams (1902-1973) was a researcher and musician. He was appointed to the faculty of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in 1928 and founded the Ohio Intercollegiate Band Festival and the Ohio School Orchestra Contests in 1929. In 1950, Williams was elected to the American Bandmaster's Association (ABA) and served as chairman of ABA Research Sub-Committee on Band Research Study Topics. The collection contains Williams' correspondence with ABA members regarding band...

Arthur Wise papers

Collection 0075-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Arthur Wise (1906-1973) was a music educator, involved as both a public school band director and a community ensemble conductor. He served the public school system for over 35 year, as band director at Lisbon H.S. in Lisbon, Ohio, and Lincoln High School in Philadelphia. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Wise was an avid Civil War scholar, and, with the collaboration of Francis A. Lord, he published two books on the topic, Bands and Drummer Boys of...

Asher G. Zlotnik papers

Collection 0002-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Dr. Asher G. Zlotnik (1915-1997) was a music scholar and teacher who spent most of his career teaching music theory and sight singing to practicing musicians, including members of the Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey bands, and members of the radio network orchestras at ABS, CBS, NBC and the WOR radio orchestra. His academic teaching positions included the Hartford School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Boston University. He also engaged in research and private teaching in Baltimore...

Balint Vazsonyi Collection

Collection 0011-IPAM

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Balint Vazsonyi (March 7, 1936-January 17, 2003) was a Hungarian-American pianist, perhaps best known for his live performances of the complete cycle of the thirty-two Piano Sonatas by Beethoven. Vazsonyi also was an author who wrote extensively on political science in the Washington Times and other media sources. The collection consists of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, recordings, lectures, scrapbooks, brochures, manuscripts, books, and videos...

Band music catalogs and method books collection

Collection 0421-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract

This collection contains booklets, pamphlets, and other advertising materials. All the items related to band music and most of them were distributed by music publishers.

Becky Dukes papers

Collection 0139-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract

Becky Dukes (b. 1934 - d. 2023) was an award-winning American composer and singer. She composed more than a hundred pieces of music, both for piano and with lyrics. Her collection consists of press materials, compact discs, and photocopied scores.

Bennett Reimer papers

Collection 0141-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract A specialist in the philosophy of music education, aesthetic education, comprehensive arts programming, Bennett Reimer (1932-2013) was an American music educator and scholar who served as chair of the Music Education Department at Northwestern University where he was the John W. Beattie Professor of Music Emeritus. He authored over two dozen books and more than 150 articles, chapters, and reviews. In addition, Reimer served on editorial boards for many major music publications, as well as...

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Anonymous Private Collection of American Sheet Music 1

Antonia Tricarico collection of DC punk photographs

Arthur Brandenburg papers

Arthur L. Williams papers

Arthur Wise papers

Asher G. Zlotnik papers

Balint Vazsonyi Collection

Band music catalogs and method books collection

Becky Dukes papers

Bennett Reimer papers

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