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Brigham Young University. Department of Music

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1920 - 1998

Biography

Department of Music (1920-1998) was responsible for teaching a variety of courses in music.

The Department of Music was established and made a department within the School of Arts and Sciences in 1920 when the Church Teachers College was split. It was transferred to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1921, then to the College of Fine Arts in 1925, before becoming part of the College of Arts and Communications in 1964. The department was renamed the School of Music in 1998. Department chairs included Florence Jepperson (1920-1946), Leroy F. Robertson (1946-1948), John R. Halliday (1948-1959), Crawford Gates (1960-1966), A. Harold Goodman (1966-1981), James A. Mason (1981-1983), K. Newell Dayley (1983- 1994), and Clyn D. Barrus (1994-1998).

The department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of a college dean. The department was associated with various colleges, including the School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921), the College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1925), the College of Fine Arts (1925-1964), and the College of Fine Arts and Communications (1964-1998).

The courses included basic voice, choir, military band, piano, orchestra, band, solfeggio, and composition. Private courses were available to students at an additional cost in violin, clarinet, and cornet. Beginning in 1921 music theory courses were added to the curriculum.

Citation:
BYU Organization History, via WWW, accessed 2013 May 30 (responsible for teaching variety of courses in music including basic voice, choir, military band, piano, orchestra, band, solfeggio, and composition; private courses were available to students at an additional cost in violin, clarinet, and cornet; 1921 music theory courses were added to the curriculum; department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of a college dean; department was associated with various colleges, including the School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921), the College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1925), the College of Fine Arts (1925-1964), and the College of Fine Arts and Communications (1964-1998); established and made a department within the School of Arts and Sciences in 1920 when the Church Teachers College was split; transferred to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1921, then to the College of Fine Arts in 1925, before becoming part of the College of Arts and Communications in 1964; renamed the School of Music in 1998; department chairs included Florence Jepperson (1920-1946), Leroy F. Robertson (1946-1948), John R. Halliday (1948-1959), Crawford Gates (1960-1966), A. Harold Goodman (1966-1981), James A. Mason (1981-1983), K. Newell Dayley (1983- 1994), Clyn D. Barrus (1994-1998)).

Found in 143 Collections and/or Records:

Merrill Bradshaw departmental secretary files, 1966-1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 522 Series 13 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Departmental secretary files.

Dates: Other: 1966-1967

Merrill Bradshaw general correspondence, 1965-1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 522 Series 13 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

General correspondence.

Dates: Other: 1965-1967

Merrill Bradshaw manuscripts and published scores, 1955-1996

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7486 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include hand-written manuscripts created by Merrill Bradshaw. Original scores and parts included. Published and bound scores are also included. Prominent scores include "The Restoration" and "Title of Liberty."

Dates: 1955-1996

Merrill Bradshaw music faculty correspondence, 1965-1967

 Series
Identifier: UA 522 Series 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains files of the department chair, and general department and faculty records, including correspondence, minutes, procedures, publications, and a sampling of class outlines and examinations.

Dates: Other: 1965-1967

Merrill Bradshaw professional papers, 1972-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7486 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes grade transcripts, class rolls, sheets of music and correspondence. The collection spans the dates 1952 to 1996, and also includes scholarship application forms and various records from Bradshaw's teaching years and tenure at Brigham Young University as well as articles he as written such as "Letters to a Young Mormon Composer."

Dates: 1972-1985

Oral history interview with John Homer Wakefield

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2989
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview taken from the eight included audiocassettes. The interview was conducted by Alonzo J. Morley on July 24 and 29, 1984 for the Joint Oral History Program of Brigham Young University Archives, BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club, and Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. Wakefield talks about his life, friends, and his many experiences in the Brigham Young University Music Department.

Dates: 1984 July 24-29

Oral history interview with John R. Halliday

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 113
Scope and Contents Professor Halliday was interviewed by Alma Heaton on August 29, 1983 as part of the Joint Oral History Project for the Brigham Young University Archives and Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. The interview was transcribed in 1984. The material gives a brief sketch of Halliday's life and concentrates on the time he served as a professor of Music at Brigham Young University. He mentions serving as the mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Dates: 1983-1984

Oral history interview with Lawrence W. Sardoni

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 141
Scope and Contents

Interview by Bertrand Harrison with Lawrence Sardoni concerning his childhood, education, and experinces as a professor at Brigham Young University. He elaborates on the Deptarment of Music and his association with LeRoy Robertson. Also talks about Church service. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1981

Oral history interview with Ralph A. Britsch

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 67
Scope and Contents

Interview by Thomas E. Cheney with Ralph A. Britsch concerning his experiences as a student at Brigham Young University, including comments about his teachers, and the development of BYU from 1931 to the present, particularily in the areas of music and drama. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1979

Paul Pollei correspondence, 1973-1996

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1226 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence to and from Paul Pollei of the Department of Music at Brigham Young University. The correspondence deals with many different subjects both on and off the Brigham Young University campus. Productions and special events on campus are discussed and planned between Pollei and other faculty and Department Heads and examples of musical composistion, particularly piano, are included with these correspondence. Multiple items of correspondence are invitations and directions...
Dates: 1973-1996