Latter Day Saints -- Songs and music
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University faculty music collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231565430]
Identifier: UA 133
Scope and Contents
Collection includes published and handwritten unpublished musical selections written and arranged by Brigham Young University faculty members.
Dates:
1899-1975
Lex De Azevedo music scores and sketches
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2150
Abstract
Includes original, photocopied, and published music scores by De Azevedo, composed for musical and film productions with Latter-day Saint (LDS) themes. Also includes recordings of music scores in the following formats: audiocassette, audiotape, videotape, compact disc, and phonograph record. The collection sheds significant light on the development of the LDS popular music genre.
Dates:
approximately 1960-1989
Lowell M. Durham papers
Series
Identifier: MSS 8150
Scope and Contents
Contains sheet music, drafts, and clippings by Durham. Includes sheet music for his pieces, as well as compositions by composer Crawford Gates. Collection also contains several materials related to Durham's book on Maurice Abravanel, his research as well on Latter-day Saint musicians, and many newspaper and magazine clippings with news on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, and music programs at the University of Utah. Some personal papers are also included, such as notes, personal...
Dates:
1920-1994
Lowell M. Durham articles and drafts, 1925-1992
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8150 Series 5
Scope and Contents
Contains materials written by and collected by Durham related to Utah and Latter-day Saint music and musicians. Most of the material consists of drafts of chapters from Durham's book on Maurice Abravanel, complete with notes and edits. Also contains some research material, including a few clippings and a list of recordings of the Utah Symphony. There are articles written by Durham and others as well, such as his earlier draft of "The Abravanel Years," the article "Pioneer Symphony" by...
Dates:
1925-1992
Lowell M. Durham papers on Latter-day Saint music, 1920-1993
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8150 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains Durham's files on Mormon music and musicians. Many of these materials relate to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, including correspondence on replacing the conductor of the choir and clippings of reviews of their performances. Includes mentions on the careers of Jay Welch and Richard Condie. Also includes several pieces of research on Mormon musicians with Ph.D.s in music. Research on hymnody in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is included as well, such as published...
Dates:
1920-1993
John D. T. McAllister papers
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244581]
Identifier: MSS SC 565
Scope and Contents
Short typewritten biography with genealogical data, typescripts of selected journal entries concerning crossing the plains, 1851, the corner stone ceremony for the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple, 1852, his mission to England, 1852-1856, and travel with a handcart company on his return. Also included are three poems he wrote, correspondence to his wife, Anne E., and to David H. Cannon, 1886-1895, covering family affairs, political views and temple business, and a description of the Washington...
Dates:
1851-1895
Thomas Salisbury record book
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225522314]
Identifier: MSS 3141
Scope and Contents
Record book, kept from 1848 to about 1864, contains a record of Salisbury's parents' birth and death dates, the birth dates of his siblings, his marriage dates, and the birth dates of his children. It also contains the dates of his baptism; his ordination to the office of a teacher, elder, and high priest; and the dates when he was set apart as secretary, second councilor, and finally bishop of the St. Louis 1st and 2nd Wards. It contains lists of letters mailed and received and mentions the...
Dates:
1848-1864
John Laurence Seymour music drama
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1521
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of the play "Nephi the Tender Bough" in two volumes. This is a music drama in a prologue and five acts. The text was written by Inez Stevens Cooper (based upon the Book of Mormon) and set to music by John Laurence Seymour.
Dates:
1974
Margaret Summerhays papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1415
Abstract
Collection includes brief biographical writings, scrapbooks, correspondence, teaching materials, a sampling of financial records and memorabilia.
Dates:
1879-1973