Finding Aids

Provenance

These materials were collected as a result of a project by the elementary music students of Edward Hines of Wendell, Massachusetts. During the 1993/94 academic year, the music students of Rowe Elementary School of Rowe, Massachusetts, Erving Elementary School of Erving, Massachusetts, and Sunderland Elementary School of Sunderland, Massachusetts wrote to a number of women composers to request scores and recordings of their compositions, as well as information about their lives, work, and musical training. The materials were donated to Sibley Music Library Special Collections in July, 1995.

 

Scope and Content

The collection contains a number of scores (mostly reproductions from the composers’ manuscripts), many with accompanying recordings on tape, compact disc, video tape, or LP. Also included are the composers’ biographical materials, resumes, and letters sent in response to the students’ questions. In addition to providing access to the music of these composers, the collection offers information about their careers, training, and compositional processes.

 

Restrictions and Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection, other than the usual copyright restrictions.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES

Series 1: Music

The series contains 73 scores, most reproductions of either the composers’ MS or printed copies.

Series 2: Recordings

The series contains 85 recordings, including 74 audio tapes (most copies made by the composers, several commercial recordings), 7 compact discs, 2 video tapes, and 2 LPs.

Series 3: Biographical File

The series contains 78 files, representing each of the composers involved in the project and containing letters, biographical information, resumes, work lists, photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, brochures, and concert programs.

 

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INVENTORY

Series 1: Music

Box 1

folder 1	Ahrens, Margaret. “Agnus Dei” repro from MS (voice part).
folder 2	Albrecht, Moonyeen. “Four psalms for flute and organ” pub’d Concordia Publishing House (1992) p.n. 97-6146.
folder 3	Alston, Lettie Beckon. “Four short pieces for soprano (or high voice) and piano” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 4	Appledorn, Mary Jeanne Van. “Four duos for viola and cello” pub’d Arsis Press (1989).
folder 5	Armer, Elinor. “The great instrument of the geggerets” pub’d Elinor Armer and Ursula Le Guin (1990) p.n. 2009-58.
folder 6	Austin, Dorothea. “Passages” repro from MS (score).
folder 7	Beglarian, Eve. “Born dancin'” repro from printed copy. “Eloise” repro from printed copy.
folder 8	Bell, Elizabeth. “Spectra” repro from MS (fair copy).
folder 9	Berl, Christine. “The violent bear it away” repro from MS (fair copy).
folder 10	Bouchard, Linda. “Ocamow” pub’d Ordinateurs et Musique Capricorne (1992).
folder 11	Brazelton, Kitty. “Dance suite” printed copy. “Don’t look back” repro from MS (score).
folder 12	Carroll, Nancy. “Songs from the heart of a child” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 13	Coates, Gloria. “Breaking through” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 14	Cobb, Nancy Hill. “The seven last words” pub’d Sound III (1988). “In the beginning” pub’d Leawood Music Press (1990). “Toccata” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 15	Cox, Cindy. “Four studies of light and dark” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 16	DeWitt, Debora E. “Arise my love” printed copy. “Blocks” printed copy.
folder 17	Diemer, Emma Lou. “Space suite” pub’d Plymouth Music (1989).
folder 18	Dobbins, Lori. “Fire and ice” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 19	Doyle, Donna. “Barcarole” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 20	Dusman, Linda. “Dindirindin” repro from MS fair copy. “Elio: visions of light” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 21	Dyrhaug, Sylvia M. “Psalm 51” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 22	Feldman, Joann E. “Lunar songs” printed copy.
folder 23	Fine, Vivian. “Toccatina” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 24	Galbraith, Nancy. “Danza de los Duendes” repro from MS (score) fair copy.

Box 2

folder 1	Gebuhr, Ann K. “Luftkasteller” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 2	Gentemann, Sister Elaine. “Papoose dreams” pub’d Boston Music (1961) p.n. B.M. Co. 12584. “Boogie fun” pub’d Gregorian Institute of America (1962) p.n. G-1378. “Keep in step” pub’d Carl Fischer (1948) p.n. 30294-2. “In a hammock” and “Jumping Jack” pub’d Art Publication Society (1971) p.n. 379-4. “Lolita Mia” and “Menuetto” pub’d Gregorian Institute of America (1962) p.n. G-1372. “Bunny fun” pub’d Art Publication Society (1955) p.n. S-227-2. “Piece in the aeolian mode”, “Leap frog”, and “Music box lullaby” pub’d Gregorian Institute of America (1962) p.n. G-1371. “The merry clock” and “Squirrels” pub’d Art Publication Society (1943) p.n. 182-4. “Snow white dances” pub’d Our Lady of the Lake College press (1949). “Greensleeves” pub’d Our Lady of the Lake College press (1970). “Rosita Mia” pub’d Our Lady of the Lake College press (1948).
folder 3	Gerberg, Miriam. “Nio:Naraen Kongo” repro from MS (score) fair copy. “Someone loves me” repro from printed copy.
folder 4	Gomez, Alice. “Mandarin whispers” pub’d Southern Music (1991) p.n. ST-904.
folder 5	Griebling, Karen. “Summer muse” printed copy. Repro of one page from a string quartet MS (score) fair copy.
folder 6	Griffin, Jackie. “Sonata for clarinet and piano” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 7	Harrison, Ellen Ruth. “La Cite du Globe Captif” repro from MS (score) fair copy. “La Danse du Baladin” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 8	Hemenway, Edith. “Asian figures” repro from pub’d editino: Roncorp, Inc. (1983).
folder 9	Janisse, Laura. “Babble” repro from MS (score) fair copy. “Saran wrap” printed copy.
folder 10	Jazwinski, Barbara. “Stryga” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 11	Kabat, Julie. “From four directions” printed copy.
folder 12	Kavasch, Deborah. “Bee! I’m expecting you!” repro from MS fair copy. “The crow and the pitcher” repro from MS fair copy. “Evolutions” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 13	Kirilenko, Irina. “New England sketches” pub’d Belwin Mills (1990) p.n. PA 02327.
folder 14	Lackman, Susan Cohn. “Waltzes for small orchestra” (Symphony No.1) repro from MS fair copy.
folder 15	Lockwood, Annea. “Malolo” repro from printed copy. “Red mesa” repro from pub’d edition: Waiteata press (1993).
folder 16	McAuliffe, Marie. “Saved!” printed copy.
folder 17	McClelland, Alice E. (Betsy). “G.A.B.” (two copies) repro from printed copy.
folder 18	McGinty, Anne. “The Mohawk trail” pub’d Edmondson & McGinty (1992).
folder 19	McTee, Cindy. “Circuits” pub’d Norruth Music (1991). “Capriccio per Krzysztof Penderecki” printed copy.
folder 20	Meachem, Margaret Ramsey. “In icy moonlight” repro form MS (score) fair copy.
folder 21	Merriman, Margarita. “Music I heard with you” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 22	Murdock, Katherine Ann. “Postcards from the center” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 23	Oliveros, Pauline. “Sound patterns” repro from pub’d edition: Edition TONOS (1964) p.n. 7601.
folder 24	Pierce, Alexandra. “Calypso of Ogygie (she who conceals)” printed copy.

Box 3

folder 1	Pizer, Elizabeth Faw Hayden. “Madrigals anon” repro from printed copy. “Strains and restraints” repro from MS fair copy. “Nightsongs” repro from MS (score) fair copy. “Expressions intimes” repro from MS fair copy. “Elegy for strings” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 2	Polin, Claire. “Makimono” repro from MS (score) fair copy. “Kuequenaku/Cambriola” repro from printed copy. “Margóä” repro from MS fair copy. “Freltic sonata” pub’d Arsis Press (1991). “First flute sonata” pub’d Southern music (1959). “Out of childhood” pub’d Seesaw music (1973).
folder 3	Rubin, Anna. “Breezes” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 4	Rudow, Vivian Adelberg. “With love” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 5	Ruehr, Elena. “Black and white” printed copy.
folder 6	Sandifur, Ann. “Scored improvisations” repro from pub’d edition: Arsciene Publishing (1987).
folder 7	Schleiffer, Marlene. “Essay for orchestra” repro from MS (two parts) fair copy.
folder 8	Schonthal, Ruth. “Bird calls” pub’d Oxford University press (1980). “Miniatures-book 1” pub’d Galaxy music (1961) p.n. 1.2914. “Miniatures-book 3” pub’d Galaxy music (1964) p.n. 1.2916.
folder 9	Semegen, Daria. “Music for violin and piano” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 10	Shatin, Judith. “We hold these truths” printed copy.
folder 11	Shrude, Marilyn. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” pub’d Thomas house (1991).
folder 12	Stasack, Jennifer. “Six elegies dancing” repro from MS fair copy.
folder 13	Tann, Hilary. “Water’s edge” printed copy. “Windhover” pub’d Oxford University press (1992).
folder 14	Tepping, Susan. “The twelve days of Christmas” repro from printed copy.
folder 15	Thomas, Marilyn Taft. “Eight slices of nature” printed copy.
folder 16	Thome, Diane. “Levadi (alone)” printed copy.
folder 17	Ulehla, Ludmila. “Unrolling a Chinese scroll” repro from MS (score) fair copy.
folder 18	Vance, Margaret Shelley. “Halleluia amen” pub’d G. Schirmer (1979) p.n. 48082. “The holly and the ivy” pub’d Belwin-Mills Publishing corp. (1975) p.n. OCT 2335. “I will give thanks” pub’d G. Schirmer (1979) p.n. 48083. “Shenandoah” pub’d G. Schirmer (1981) p.n. 48325. “Something told the wild geese” pub’d Belwin (1968) p.n. Bel.Oct.2206.
folder 19	Wallach, Joelle. “The tiger’s tail” repro from printed copy.
folder 20	Waters, Renee Silas. “Quartet for saxophones” repro from MS (score) fair copy.

Box 4

folder 1	Cox, Cindy. “Four studies of light and dark” repro from MS (score) fair copy. Separated from Box 1/15.
folder 2	Kavásch, Deborah. “Evolutions” repro from MS (score) fair copy. Separated from Box 2/12.
folder 3	Semegen, Daria. “Music for violin and piano” repro from MS (score) fair copy. Separated from Box 3/9.
folder 4	Stasack, Jennifer. “Six elegies dancing” repro from MS fair copy. Separated from Box 3/12.
folder 5	Ulehla, Ludmila. “Unrolling a Chinese scroll” repro from MS (score) fair copy. Separated from Box 3/17.

 

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Series 2: Recordings

Box 5

rec 1	Ahrens, Margaret. “Agnus Dei.”
rec 2	Albrecht, Moonyeen. “Four Psalms for Flute and Organ.”
rec 3	Alston, Lettie Beckon. “Four Short Pieces for Soprano and Piano.”
rec 4	Appledorn, Mary Jeanne van. “Sonatine,” “Four Duos,” “Liquid Gold.”
rec 5	Armer, Elinor. “The Great Instrument of the Geggerets.”
rec 6	Austin, Dorothea. “Passages.”
rec 7	Beglarian, Eve. “Eloise,” “Born Dancin’.”
rec 8	Bell, Elizabeth. “Spectra.”
rec 9	Berl, Christine. “The Violent Bear It Away.”
rec 10	Bouchard, Linda. “Ocamow.”
rec 11	Brazelton, Kitty. “Don’t Look Back,” “Excerpt/Texture 4,” Texture 5 – My Perfect Toes.”
rec 12	Brouwer, Margaret. “Timespan.”
rec 13	Carroll, Nancy. “Songs from the Heart of a Child.”
rec 14	Chambers, Wendy Mae. “A Mass for Mass Trombones.”
rec 15	Coates, Gloria. “Sinfonietta della Notte,” “Music on Open Strings.”
rec 16	Cobb, Nancy Hill. “The Seven Last Words.”
rec 17	Cobb, Nancy Hill. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” “In the Beginning,” “Toccata,” “A Wordsworth Trilogy.”
rec 18	Cox, Cindy. “Four Studies of Light and Dark.”
rec 19	Dewitt, Debora. “Blocks for Woodwind Sextet,” “Arise My Love for Soprano, Flute, and Oboe.”
rec 20	Diemer, Emma Lou. “Space Suite.”
rec 21	Doyle, Donna. “Barcarolle.”
rec 22	Dusman, Linda. “Elio: Visions of Light,” “Dindirindin.”
rec 23	Dyrhaug, Sylvia. “Tocatta for Piano Ensemble,” “Psalm 51.”
rec 24	Feldman, Joann. “Lunar Songs I & II,” “Dance in the Tropics.”
rec 25	Fine, Vivian. “Toccatina.”
rec 26	Galbraith, Nancy. “Danza de los Duendes.”
rec 27	Gebuhr, Ann K. “Luftkasteller.”
rec 28	Gentemann, Sister Elaine. “The Merry Clock,” “Bunny Fun,” “Leap Frog,” “Snow White Dances,” “In a Hammock,” “Lolita Mia,” “Greensleeves,” “Keep in Step,” “Papoose Dreams,” “Boogie Fun,” “Rosita Mia.”
rec 29	Gerberg, Miriam. “Nio: Naraen Kongo,” “Someone Loves Me.”
rec 30	Gomez, Alice. “Mandarin Whispers.”
rec 31	Gomez, Alice. “Christmas Carnaval” album by Marimba Quest, including arrangements of Christmas music by Gomez.
rec 32	Gomez, Alice. “Carnaval,” “Raindrops,” “Incidents of Travel,” “Rio,” “Eagles,” “Cafe Merengue,” “Rain Dance,” “Fantasia Chiapas.”
rec 33	Griebling, Karen. “Summer Muse,” “Dancing Ground of the Sun,” Suite from “The House of Bernarda Alba,” Quartet #1, “The Sea Songs.”
rec 34	Griffin, Jackie. “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.”
rec 35	Harrison, Ellen Ruth. “La Danse de Baladin,” “Hither- Thither,” “La Cité du Globe Captif,” “That Line Which is the Earth’s Shadow.”
rec 36	Hemenway, Edith. “Asian Figures.”
rec 37	Janisse, Laura. “Saran Wrap,” “Babble.”

Box 6

rec 38	Kabat, Julie. “From 4 Directions,” “Dream Sequence.”
rec 39	Kavasch, Deborah. “Bee! I’m Expecting You!” “The Crow and the Pitcher,” “Evolutions.”
rec 40	Kirilenko, Irina. “New England Sketches,” “Evening Impressions,” “Three Russian Songs.”
rec 41	Lackman, Susan Cohn. “Waltzes for Small Orchestra.”
rec 42	Leach, Mary Jane. “Celestial Fires.”
rec 43	Lockwood, Annea. “Red Mesa,” “Malolo,” “World Rhythms.”
rec 44	McAuliffe, Marie. “Saved!”
rec 45	McClelland, Alice E. (Betsy) “G.A.B.”
rec 46	McClelland, Alice E. (Betsy) “G.A.B.”
rec 47	McGinty, Anne. “The Mohawk Trail,” “American Folk Trilogy,” “Eagle Point Overture.”
rec 48	McTee, Cindy. “Capriccio,” “Circuits.”
rec 49	Meachem, Margaret Ramsey. “In Wildness is the Preservation of the Earth,” “In Icy Moonlight.”
rec 50	Merriman, Margarita Leonor. “Music I Heard With You,” “The Night is Freezing Fast,” “Expectation.”
rec 51	Murdock, Katherine Ann. “Traveling on a Beautiful Interstate 70,” “Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit,” “Kansas Tornado.”
rec 52	Oliveros, Pauline. “Sound Patterns.”
rec 53	Payne, Maggi. “Ahh-Ahh.”
rec 54	Pierce, Alexandra. “Calypso of Ogygie (she who conceals).”
rec 55	Pizer, Elizabeth Faw Hayden. “Strains and Restraints,” “Embryonic Climactus,” “Madrigals Anon,” “Expressions Intimes,” “Elegy for Strings,” “Nightsongs,” “Aquasphere.”
rec 56	Polin, Claire. “Freltic Sonata for violin and piano,” “Makimono.”
rec 57	Rubin, Anna. “Breezes.”
rec 58	Rudow, Vivian Adelberg. “With Love.”
rec 59	Ruehr, Elena. “Black and White.”
rec 60	Sandifur, Ann. “Scored Improvisations.”
rec 61	Schleiffer, Marlene. “Essay for Orchestra.”
rec 62	Schonthal, Ruth. “Evening Music,” “Nocturnal Fantasy with Ocean Waves.”
rec 63	Seltzer, Linda. “Autumn Cove, Spring Night.”
rec 64	Semegen, Daria. “Arc: Music for Dancers.”
rec 65	Semegen, Daria. “Music for Violin and Piano.”
rec 66	Shatin, Judith. “We Hold These Truths.”
rec 67	Shrude, Marilyn. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.”
rec 68	Silver, Sheila. “Sonata for Cello and Piano.”
rec 69	Stasack, Jennifer E. “Six Elegies Dancing.”
rec 70	Tann, Hilary. “Windhover,” “Water’s Edge.”
rec 71	Tepping, Susan. “Christmas Suite,” “Mostly SATB Christmas Carols,” “Two Carols for Woodwind Quintet,” “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
rec 72	Thome, Diane. “Levadi (Alone).”
rec 73	Ulehla, Ludmila. “Unrolling a Chinese Scroll.”
rec 74	Waters, Renee Silas. “Quartet for Saxophones.”

Box 7

rec 75	Dobbins, Lori. “Fire and Ice.”
rec 76	Giteck, Janice. “Home (revised),” “Om Shanti,” “Tapasya.”
rec 77	Jazwinski, Barbara. “Stryga.”
rec 78	Kabat, Julie. “Child and the Moon-Tree.”
rec 79	Lockwood, Annea. “A Sound Map of the Hudson River.”
rec 80	Pizer, Elizabeth. “Strains and Restraints,” “Expressions Intimes.”
rec 81	Wallach, Joelle. “The Tiger’s Tail.”
rec 82	Kabat, Julie. Excerpts from “Child and the Moon-Tree” and “Queen of Hearts” (video).
rec 83	Thomas, Marilyn Taft. “Eight Slices of Nature” (video).

LPs

rec 84	Pierce, Alexandra. “Variations 7.”
rec 85	Zaimont, Judith Lang. “A Calendar Set,” “Chansons Nobles et Sentimentales,” “Nocturne: La Fin de Siècle.”

 

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Series 3: Biographical File

Box 8

folder 1	Ahrens, Margaret. Letter.
folder 2	Albrecht, Moonyeen. Letter, works list.
folder 3	Alston, Lettie Beckon. Letter, biography.
folder 4	Appledorn, Mary Jeanne van. Letter, biography.
folder 5	Armer, Elinor. Letter, brochure.
folder 6	Austin, Dorothea. Letter, resume.
folder 7	Beglarian, Eve. Letter.
folder 8	Bell, Elizabeth. 2 letters.
folder 9	Berl, Christine. Letter, resume.
folder 10	Bouchard, Linda. Letter, resume, biography, concert program.
folder 11	Brazelton, Kitty. Letter, biography, copy of photo, concert poster.
folder 12	Brouwer, Margaret. Letter, biography, program notes.
folder 13	Carroll, Nancy. Letter.
folder 14	Chambers, Wendy Mae. Letter, resume, copy of article and concert program.
folder 15	Coates, Gloria. Letter, biography, reviews, business card.
folder 16	Cobb, Nancy Hill. Letter, resume, photo.
folder 17	Cox, Cindy. Letter, biography.
folder 18	DeWitt, Debora. Letter, resume.
folder 19	Diemer, Emma Lou. Letter, resume and works list brochure with copy of photo.
folder 20	Dobbins, Lori. Letter, biography, resume, works list.
folder 21	Doyle, Donna. Letter.
folder 22	Dusman, Linda. Letter.
folder 23	Dyrhaug, Sylvia M. Letter, 1994 works list with copy of photo.
folder 24	Feldman, Joann E. Letter.
folder 25	Fine, Vivian. Copy of article with photo.
folder 26	Galbraith, Nancy. Letter.
folder 27	Gebuhr, Ann K. Letter.
folder 28	Gentemann, Sister Elaine. Letter, biography, brochure, list of works on tape.
folder 29	Gerberg, Miriam. Letter, brochure, concert program, resume, copy of article with photo.
folder 30	Giteck, Janice. Letter.
folder 31	Gomez, Alice. Letter, biography, copy of article with photo, works list.
folder 32	Griebling, Karen. Letter, biography, cue sheet for tape, resume.
folder 33	Griffin, Jackie. Letter.
folder 34	Harrison, Ellen. Letter.
folder 35	Hemenway, Edith. Letter.
folder 36	Janisse, Laura. Letter.
folder 37	Jazwinski, Barbara. Letter, brochure with copy of photo.
folder 38	Kabat, Julie. Letter, biography, video description, 2 brochures with photos.
folder 39	Kavasch, Deborah. Letter.
folder 40	Kirilenko, Irina. Letter, biography.
folder 41	Lackman, Susan Cohn. Letter, works list.
folder 42	Leach, Mary Jane. Copy of concert program.
folder 43	Lockwood, Annea. Letter, program and performance notes.
folder 44	Luft, Mary. Letter.
folder 45	McAuliffe, Marie. Letter, program notes, resume.
folder 46	McClelland, Alice E. (Betsy). Letter, resume.
folder 47	McGinty, Anne. Letter, biography, works list.
folder 48	McTee, Cindy. 2 letters, biography, copy of photo.
folder 49	Meachem, Margaret Ramsey. 2 letters, resume, program notes.
folder 50	Merriman, Margarita Leonor. Letter, works list.
folder 51	Murdock, Katherine Ann. Letter, program notes, catalog of works.
folder 52	Oliveros, Pauline. Letter, copy of interview.
folder 53	Payne, Maggi. Letter, biography, program notes.
folder 54	Pierce, Alexandra. Letter, biography.
folder 55	Pizer, Elizabeth Faw Hayden. Letter, brochure with resume and works list.
folder 56	Polin, Claire. Letter, resume, brochure with photo.
folder 57	Rubin, Anna. Letter, program notes.
folder 58	Rudow, Vivian Adelberg. Letter, biography, resume.
folder 59	Ruehr, Elena. Letter.

Box 9

folder 1	Sandifur, Ann. Letter, resume.
folder 2	Schleiffer, Marlene. Letter.
folder 3	Schonthal, Ruth. Letter, works list, 2 brochures with photo, concert program.
folder 4	Seltzer, Linda A. Letter.
folder 5	Semegen, Daria. 2 letters.
folder 6	Shatin, Judith. Letter, brochure with photo.
folder 7	Shrude, Marilyn. Letter, biography, works list, 2 brochures with photo, concert program.
folder 8	Silver, Sheila. Letter, copies of articles, program notes, brochure with photo.
folder 9	Stasack, Jennifer E. Letter, resume, biography.
folder 10	Tann, Hilary. Letter, copy of article with photo, performance list.
folder 11	Tepping, Susan. Letter, resume, works list.
folder 12	Thomas, Marilyn Taft. Letter, brochure with photo, program notes, resume, works list.
folder 13	Thome, Diane. Letter, program notes, brochure with photo, copy of article.
folder 14	Tower, Joan. Letter, copy of article with photo.
folder 15	Ulehla, Ludmila. Letter.
folder 16	Vance, Margaret A. Letter.
folder 17	Wallach, Joelle. 3 letters, brochure with photo.
folder 18	Waters, Renee S. Letter.
folder 19	Zaimont, Judith Lang. Letter, biography, copy of article with photo, program notes.