BYU Library - Special Collections

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Contains music that was written for Bernard Zaslav and his performing ensembles, music with related correspondence that was given to Bernard Zaslav and his performing ensembles, and Zaslav's collection of materials on Gabriela Lena Frank and Émile Férir. Dated approximately 1800-2011 with the bulk of the materials being from 1956-2011.

Scope and Contents Series contains objects and papers pertaining to the harp. Contains framed decorations depicting the harp, Lyon and Healy harp books, photographs of Litterell's personal harp and correspondance about repairs on Litterell's harp, a scrapbook of events that Litterell participated in or attended. The scrapbook contains program notes, newspaper clippings, business cards, personal notes magazines and photos. There are also news clippings and a bag from the 5th World Harp Congress. The framed...

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Subseries contains the personal decorations of Bob D. Litterell. There is a bag from the World Harp Congress and framed depictions of the harp and harpists. Materials dated approximately 1900-2013.

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This series contains Bob D. Litterell's notes with his scores, contracts with Lyon and Healy, and programs of Litterell's performances. It includes handwritten notes, correspondences, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, photocopied music, photocopied excerpts from books, printed programs and performance flyers. The material covers Litterell's education and professional career, as he performed and studied in Kansas, California and Colorado. Materials dated approximately 1900-2013.

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Subseries contains the programs from Bob D. Litterell's performances as a student and professional, living in Colorado, California and Kansas. Also included are some correspondance and documents from his schooling at Wichita State University, newspaper clippings and an illustrated paper about the harp in Egypt and Mesopotatmia. Materials dated approximately 1970-2013.

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Series was prepared by des Varennes with documents and personal items for her biography on Henriette Renié. The majority of the series is composed of correspondence, but also includes concert programs, manuscripts, published items and documents.

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This series contains materials Gordon Childs collected and received from several prominent contemporary viola d'amore players and composers. The collection includes a rare piece of music given to him by the well-known composer, Vaclav Nelhybel, to perform. Dated 1782-2014 with the bulk being from 1900-2014.

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This subseries includes programs, newspaper articles, biographies, and other reviews written about Muradian by Gordon Childs, members of the Viola d’amore Society of America, one of Muradian’s teachers, and other well-known musicians. The sub-series also includes quartets, concertos, and sonatas written by Muradian. These are in the form of photocopied handwritten manuscripts and printed musical scores. Some contain personal annotations and markings by Childs. Dated 1955-1998.

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Contains music scores in the form of handwritten manuscript. It also contains some biographies of well-known composers. Dated approximately 1950-1999.

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Contains music sent to Bernard Zaslav often with correspondence from the composer. Dated 1956-2011.