JOHN LA MONTAINE COLLECTION
Box 23
| item 1 | Thoreau, Henry David. In Wildness is the Preservation of the World. Selections and photographs by Eliot Porter, with notes and texts for Wilderness Journal, Op. 41, by John La Montaine. Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. San Francisco: Sierra Club/Ballantine Books, 1971. Inscribed in ink to Frederick Fennell by John La Montaine, December 25, 1971. |
| item 2 | Collester, Jeanne Colette. Rudolph Ganz: A Musical Pioneer. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995. Inscribed in ink John La Montaine, January 28, 1995. |
| item 3 | Antek, Samuel. This was Toscanini. Photographs by Robert Hupka. Foreword by Marcia Davenport. New York: Vanguard Press, 1963. |
| item 4 | Yeadon McGinnis, Pearl. The Solo Vocal Music of American Composer John La Montaine: Compositions for Voice on Piano. Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music, Vol. 106. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2004. |
| item 5 | Nicholas, Louis. Thor Johnson: American Conductor. [Ephraim, WI]: Music Festival Committee of the Peninsula Arts Association, 1982. |
| item 6 | RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc. Complete Catalog of Victor Records for 1940-1941. Camden, NJ: RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1940. |
| item 7 | Victor Talking Machine Company. 1922 Catalogue of Victor Records. Camden, NJ: Victor Talking Machine Co., 1922. |
| item 8 | Wagner, Cosima. Cosima Wagner’s Diaries 1869-1877. Vol. I. Edited by Martin Gregor-Dellin and Dietrich Mack. Introduction by Geoffrey Skelton. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovnovich, 1978. |
| item 9 | Wagner, Cosima. Cosima Wagner’s Diaries 1878-1883. Vol. II. Edited by Martin Gregor-Dellin and Dietrich Mack. Postscript by Geoffrey Skelton. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovnovich, 1980. |
Box 24
| folder 1 | Bach, Johann Sebastian. First Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor. No. 19 in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Werke. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [n.d.]. Includes: Full score, with performing notes in pencil. Inscription in pencil to John La Montaine from Max Landow, March 7. Instrumental parts: pianoforte I, with performing notes in pencil; violin I, (2 copies), violin II (2 copies), viola (2 copies), violoncello (2 copies), contrabass. |
| folder 2 | Beethoven, Ludwig van. Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37. Arranged for strings by Vinzenz Lachner. [Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta, 1881]. Instrumental parts: violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello, contrabass. |
| folder 3 | Beethoven, Ludwig van. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major, Op. 73. New York: Broude Brothers, [n.d.]. Instrumental parts: flute I, flute II, oboe I, oboe II, clarinet I, clarinet II, bassoon I, bassoon II, horn I, horn II, trumpet I, trumpet II, violin I (8 copies), violin II (7 copies), viola (6 copies), violoncello/contrabass (9 copies), timpani. |
| folder 4 | Taylor, Azell. “Azell’s Songbook,” vol. I. For voice and piano. [s.l.]: Zeltone Music Press, 1982. 19 pp. Inscription in ink to John La Montaine from Azell Taylor. Biographical note written by John La Montaine in ink on cover. |
| folder 5 | Taylor, Azell. Includes: “Groovy.” For voice and piano. Manuscript facsimile. 4 pp. “Can We Get Along.” For voice and piano. Typescript score. 3 pp. |
| folder 6 | Thimmig, Leslie. Music for a Greek Play: Incidental Music to Euripides’ Helen. For ten instruments. Translation by Raymond Adolph Prier. Act II, full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound. 61 pp. Notes by John La Montaine in pencil on title page. |
| folder 7 | Thimmig, Leslie. Suite for Chamber Orchestra. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound. 77 pp. Dedicated to John La Montaine (with note by John La Montaine in pencil: I did not teach him anything.). |
Box 25
| [Recordings containing a single composition by John La Montaine] | |
| item 1 | Colloquy for Strings, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). The Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Michael Charry, conductor. Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine, Op. 21.” |
| item 2 | Conversations, Op. 42. Audio reel (n.d.). Keith Bryan, flute; Karen Keys, piano. Annotation on box: “Flute Conversations / Karen, Keith.” |
| item 3 | Incantation, Op. 39. Audio reel (n.d.). John La Montaine, piano. Annotation on box: “Incantation by John La Montaine. Piano version. Played by composer.” |
| item 4 | Jubilant Overture, Op. 20. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “John La Montaine. Jubilant Overture / 7 ½”/sec. full track.” Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine / Jubilant Overture (Whallon).” |
| item 5 | Jubilant Overture, Op. 20. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “John La Montaine. Jubilant Overture / copy—7 ½ sec. [illeg.] / full track / 1.) Whallon—2.) Baustian.” Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine / Jubilant Overture (Whallon) Baustian).” |
| item 6 | “O Lord Support Us.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “O Lord Support Us / Sutherland.” |
| item 7 | Quartet for Woodwinds, Op. 24a. Audio reel (n.d.). Julius Baker, flute; Robert Bloom, oboe; Keith Wilson, clarinet; Sol Schoenbach, bassoon. In ink on reel: “La Montaine.” |
| item 8 | Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra. Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 9 | Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano, Op. 8. Audio reel (n.d.). Nina De Veritch, violoncello; Gladys Gladstone, piano. Annotation on box: “Sonata for ‘cello and piano …. original.” |
| item 10 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (n.d.). Utah String Quartet: Oscar Chausow, violin; Norma Lee Madsen, violin; Sally Peck Lentz, viola; David Freed, violoncello. Annotation on box: “String Quartet, Opus 16 … original.” |
| item 11 | String Quartet, Op. 16 (?). Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine / Op. 16 String Quartet / Played by La Societa Cameristica Italiano / Lucille Knapp.” Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine / Op. 9.” |
| item 12 | “A Summer’s Day.” Audio reel (n.d.). Polly Jo Baker, soprano. |
| item 13 | Te Deum, Op. 35. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: |
| item 14 | Te Deum Laudamus. Audio reel (n.d.). Washington Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys. |
| item 15 | “‘Tis to the Man.” Audio reel (n.d.). Polly Jo Baker, soprano. |
Box 26
| [Recordings containing multiple compositions by John La Montaine] | |
| item 1 | Four Songs, Op. 2 / “Two Folk Songs.” Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Four Songs, Opus 2 by John La Montaine / 1.) Evening, Margaret / 2.) Evening, Wedding Song, Islanded in Thought, Daffodils; Chloe Owen, sop.; Alfio Micci, violin; J. La Montaine, piano / 3.) Two Folk Songs: Birds’ Courting Song, Black is the Color; MacMorgan, Bar.; La M., piano.” |
| item 2 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44 / “A Summer’s Day.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Final rehearsal 9 Lessons / 1st time Piano / Summer’s Day.” Annotation on box: “9 Lessons final rehearsal / Summer’s Day.” |
| item 3 | Sonata for Piano Four Hands, Op. 25 / Abravanel interview. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine / Op. 9 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / La Montaine-Piano, Eastman Philharmonia under Dr. Howard Hanson / 4-Hand Sonata, La Montaine, Gladys Gladstone / 2 performances and Abravanel interview / Gene Paek copy / Lucille Knapp.” Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine / Op. 16.” Accompanied by 2 items: Concert program (Chamber Music Concert, University of Utah, April 30, 1967) Press clipping (“Composer Slates U. Performance, The Daily Utah Chronicle). Box 21, Folder 1 (“Programs, articles and reviews”: Sonata for Piano Four Hands, Op. 25) contains duplicates of both items. |
| item 4 | “A Summer’s Day” / “Schweitzer’s Prayer.” Audio reel (n.d.). Polly Jo Baker, soprano; John La Montaine, piano. |
| [Additional recordings] | |
| item 5 | “Freedom Proclamation.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Freedom Procl. / Hammerklavier.” |
| item 6 | “Pulitzer Prizes 1959.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 7 | John La Montaine lecture, “The Creative Process.” Audio reel (1977). Annotation on box: “John La Montaine / The Creative Process / Nov. 15, 1977 / Whittier College Learning Resources Center.” |
| item 8 | “National Public Radio Interview.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 9 | “Today Show.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Freedom Procl. / Hammerklavier.” |
| [Recordings containing a single composition by John La Montaine] |
Box 27
| item 1 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Be Glad TV t.o.” Annotation on box: “Be Glad TV show sound.” |
| item 2 | Colloquy for String Orchestra, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). Chicago Chamber Orchestra; Dieter Kober, conductor. In ink on reel: “Colloquy / orig / track 1 only.” |
| item 3 | Colloquy for String Orchestra, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Colloquy / Tatton.” |
| item 4 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 9. Audio reel (n.d.). Jorge Bolet, piano; [National Symphony Orchestra]; Howard Mitchell, conductor. Annotation on box: “Piano Concerto Boston Op. 9.” |
| item 5 | Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 16. Audio reel (1981). CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Michael Charry, guest conductor. Produced by George Laverock, with James Reid, recording engineer. Recorded at CBC Studio 1, Vancouver, October 14, 1981. In ink on reel label: “La Montaine / tailout / Concerto for Strings / ½ track / stereo.” Annotation on box: “Tail out / Original—use for copies.” Track list: –i) Risoluto 6:20; –ii) Scherzo to 9:44 (attacca); –3) Recitative: Adagio to 12:32 (attacca); iv) Aria (attacca) to 16:31; v) Finale to 21:00. Accompanied by document listing recording credits and track list. |
| item 6 | God of Grace and God of Glory, Op. 22. Audio reel (1957). Choirs from three Buffalo-area churches: Holy Trinity Lutheran, Westminster Presbyterian, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral. Annotation on box: “WBEN Broadcast of 1957 Hymn Festival.” Taped on reverse of box: press clipping about upcoming WBEN broadcast of the Festival of Hymns (featuring cantata premiere). |
| item 7 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “9 Lessons final rehearsal.” |
| item 8 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “9 Lessons / Les Remsen / Polly Jo Baker / David Griffith / Priscilla Phillips / Robert Oliver / Carl Baum / Scott Shepherd.” |
| item 9 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “9 Lessons complete using all soloists.” |
| item 10 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “9 Lessons” In pencil on reel label: “re-mix 1.” |
| item 11 | Overture: From Sea to Shining Sea, Op. 30. Audio reel (n.d.). National Symphony Orchestra; Howard Mitchell, conductor. Recorded January 19, 1961. |
Box 28
| item 1 | Revolution. Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 2 | The Rose of Sharon, Op. 6. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Rose of Sharon J. Norman.” |
| item 3 | “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.” Audio reel (1970). Polly Jo Baker, soprano; John La Montaine, piano. Track list on box (side 1): –#1 October 23, 1970, at Class-Florence Russell; –#2 October 16, 1970, at Class-Patricia Baker; –#3 October 25, 1970, during recital Polly Jo Baker at Russell Studios; –#4 same, -higher volume. |
| item 4 | “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.” Audio reel (n.d.). Polly Jo Baker, soprano; John La Montaine, piano. Rehoused; annotation on original box: “Polly Jo Baker / Summers Day.” |
| item 5 | Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano, Op. 8. Audio reel (n.d.). George Sopkin, violoncello; John La Montaine, piano. |
| item 6 | Songs of the Nativity, Op. 13. Audio reel (n.d.). Searle Wright, organ; [Washington National Cathedral Choir]; Paul Callaway, conductor. Annotation on box: “Songs of the Nativity / 1st performances / Paul Callaway / Searle Wright.” |
| item 7 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (n.d.). Mid-America Quartet. In ink on reel: “Fine Arts & Eastman.” Annotation on box: “Premiere / Kansas City / Mid-America Quartet.” |
| item 8 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (1962). Fine Arts Quartet, April 9, 1962. Annotation on box: “(La Mont String Quartet Fine Arts Quartet (Original).” Movement (track) listing on box cover. |
| item 9 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (n.d.). Fine Arts Quartet. |
| item 10 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine / String Quartet / Fine Arts, Also Eastman.” Track listing: –performance by the Fine Arts Quartet; –performance by Eastman students. |
| item 11 | String Quartet, Op. 16. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine / String Quartet / (Fine Arts, also Italian Quartet) / copy, track 1.” In ink on reel label: “John La Montaine / Symphony No. 1 Op. 28 / Forthright / Upright-Outright.” Annotation on box: “La Mont Symphony No. 1 (Thor Johnson).” |
Box 29
| item 1 | Symphony No. 1, Op. 28. Audio reel (n.d.). Recorded at Peninsula Music Festival, Fish Creek, WI, August 10, 1958. In ink on reel label: “John La Montaine / Symphony No. 1 Op. 28 / Forthright / Upright-Outright // Recorded at Rehersal [sic].” Annotation on box: “Symph. I / rehearsal.” |
| item 2 | Symphony No. 1, Op. 28. Audio reel (n.d.). Recorded at Peninsula Music Festival, Fish Creek, WI, August 10, 1958. |
| item 3 | Symphony No. 1, Op. 28. Audio reel (n.d.). Ephraim Festival Orchestra; Thor Johnson, conductor. Annotation on box: “La Montaine Symphony No. 1 / copy.” |
| item 4 | Te Deum, Op. 35. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine Te Deum Laudamus.” |
| item 5 | Woodwind Quintet, Op. 24a. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on original box: “Woodwind Quintet Op. 24a.” |
| [Recordings containing multiple compositions by John La Montaine] | |
| item 6 | Birds of Paradise, Op. 34 / Te Deum, Op. 35. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine / Birds of Paradise / La Montaine – Hanson / Te Deum / Paul Callaway.” |
| item 7 | Canons for Orchestra, Op. 10 / Ode for Oboe and Orchestra, Op. 11. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Mont: Canons for Orchestra (Whallon), Ode for Oboe and Orchestra, McArthur / Op. 10, Op. 11.” |
| item 8 | Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra / Adagio for Orchestra. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Capriccio for Piano & Orch., Irene Gedny, Roch. Civic, Howard Hanson / Adagio for Orchestra (2 perf.) Roch. Civic, Howard Hanson.” |
| item 9 | “Christmas Gift.” Audio reel (1962). In ink on reel: “Christmas Gift.” Annotation on box: “62 – Sutherland singing – Xmas Carls (La Mont).” Label on side of box: “Op. 13.” [Songs of the Nativity] Audio reel rehoused; accompanied by back of original box. |
| item 10 | “Christmas Gift.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “John La Montaine / Christmas Music.” Annotation on box: “John La Montaine / Christmas Music / Master Copy.” Annotation on side of box: “La Mont Christmas Gift / 15 cycles p.s.” |
| item 11 | Danse Preludes / Burlesque / Fuguing Set, Op. 14. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “W–h [illegible] / rejects / Dance Pre. / good / Burlesque / Fuguing Set / t.o.” |
Box 30
| item 1 | [First orchestral pieces]. Audio reel (1938). Annotation on box: “La Montaine: 1st orchestra pieces 1938 Hanson, cond.” |
| item 2 | Five Sonnets of Shakespeare, Op. 12 / Four Songs, Op. 2 / Twenty-third Psalm / “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” / “Birds” / Invocation, Op. 4.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “I / Sonnets / 4 Songs op. 2 / II / 23rd Psalm / Stopping / Birds / Invocation / Evening Song / Wedding Song / Islanded.” Annotation on box: “La Montaine: I, Five Sonnets of Shakespeare, Opus 12, Four Songs, Opus 2 / II, 23rd Psalm, Stopping by Woods, Birds, Invocation (opus 4).” |
| item 3 | “Nativity [Nativity Morn?]” / “Birds’ Courting [Song]” / “Black [is the Color of My True Love’s Hair]” / “Sour Wood Mountain” / “Lullaby” / The Puppets, Op. 5. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Compositions by John La Montaine / Tape No. 2 / Elegy from Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.” Annotation on side of box: “Temple Quartet in Nativity, Kroki in Birds’ Courting, Black, Sour Wood Mountain, Lullaby, The Puppets.” |
| item 4 | “Now Begin on Christmas Day I.” Audio reel (1965). Annotation on box: “Title: Now Begin on Christmas Day Part 2 of 2 / Date: 12/25/65.” Annotation on side of box: “Now Begin on Christmas Day II, Op. 13, Op. 23.” |
| item 5 | “Now Begin on Christmas Day II.” Audio reel (1965). Annotation on box: “Title: Now Begin on Christmas Day / Open: Saturday, December 25, 1965, 10:06:10-1:58:50 PM EST / Program of works by John La Montaine / Interview by Ben Grauer.” Annotation on side of box: “Now Begin on Christmas Day I, Op. 13, Op. 23.” |
| item 6 | “Prayer for Evening” / “Now Comes the Gentile’s Saviour.” Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: in ink: “La Montaine: I. Prayer for Evening / II. Daffodils”; in pencil: “Now Comes the Gentile’s Saviour.” |
| item 7 | Scherzo / Colloquy for Strings, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Scherzo / Colloquy.” |
| item 8 | Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano, Op. 8 / Sonata for Piano Four Hands, Op. 25 / Fuguing Set, Op. 14. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “I. Cello Sonata / II. 4 hand Sonata, Fuguing Set.” |
| item 9 | Sonata for Flute Solo, Op. 24 / “Come Into My Garden.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Copy Doriot tails.” Annotation on box: “Doriot / Solo Sonata / Come into my Garden.” Annotation on side of box: “Solo Flute Sonata +.” |
| item 10 | Songs of the Nativity, Op. 13 / Processional / Colloquy for Strings, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Montaine: I. Songs of the Nativity, Opus 13 / II. Processional, Colloquy for Strings, Opus 21 (part).” |
| item 11 | Songs of the Nativity, Op. 13 / Wonder Tidings, Op. 23. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “t.o. NBC broadcast / Songs of Nativity.” Annotation on box: “La Montaine NBC Broadcast / Songs of the Nativity, Op. 13, Wm. Sutherland, Paul Sifler / Wonder Tidings, Op. 23, Church of the Resurrection, David Hewlett.” |
Box 31
| item 1 | Spreading the News, Op. 27 / “This is the Month” / “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” / “Twenty-third Psalm.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Schuler / Southerland / La Berge / Flagstad / Mcarthy—Del Jollo.” Annotation on box: “Spreading News / Sutherland—This is the Month / La Berge—Stopping by Woods, 23rd Psalm / Almost all of Spreading News / Flagstad ½ min.” |
| item 2 | Whittier Service, Op. 45 / Colloquy for Strings, Op. 21. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Best copies / Whittier Service, Ed Low, Neighborhood Chorus / Colloquy for Strings, Michael Charry, CBC Vancouver.” |
| item 3 | Wilderness Journal / “Piano & Birds.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Wilderness Journal / Piano & Birds.” Annotation on box: in ink: “Wilderness Journal”; in pencil: “Piano.” |
| [Recordings containing compositions by other composers, with or without compositions by John La Montaine] | |
| item 4 | John La Montaine, Canons for Orchestra, Op. 10 / Bohuslav Martinů, Violin Concerto. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Canons–(LaM) Conducting (twice.) / Violin Concerto (Martinu) 2 side also / Second side–backwards later–single track.” |
| item 5 | John La Montaine, Festival / Leslie Thimmig, Three Pieces for E-flat Baritone Sax. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “La Mont. Festival from Music for a Greek Play (Hanson) / Thimmig, Three Pieces for E Baritone Sax.” |
| item 6 | John La Montaine, Processional / Morton Gould, Jekyll and Hyde Variations. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Jekyl Hyde.” Annotation on box, in pencil: “Puppet Show / erger / La Mont Canons—NG.” Annotation on side of box: “La Mont Processional / Gould Jekyll Hyde Variations.” |
| item 7 | Johannes Brahms, [Piano] Concerto in D Minor / Frédéric Chopin, C-sharp Minor Etude, Op. 25 / Johannes Brahms, C Major Intermezzo / Alexander Scriabin, D-flat Major Etude. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Concert (?) II.” Annotation on box: “Brahms Concerto in D Minor (La Mont. Rochester Civic, Howard Hanson) / Chopin C-sharp Min Etude (op. 25) / Brahms C Maj. Intermezzo / Scriabine D-flat Maj. Etude.” Annotation on side of box: “La Montaine Early Works: Festival, Dirge, Symphony, Be Patient, Intermezzo, Capriccio.” |
| item 8 | Richard Wagner, Die Walküre, Act II. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Die Walküre Act II (beginning) / Full score p.73 / Vocal score p. / Sigmunde—Treptow, Siglinde—Varnay, Brünnhilde—Flagstad, Wotan—Franz.” |
| [Additional recordings] |
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| item 9 | “Angkloeng.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Angk g ” Annotation on box: “Save! Angkeloeng / Frednia [sic] Singers / Polly Jo Baker, Keith Molsted.” |
| item 10 | “Christmas Poems.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Practice.” Inscription on box: “For John / For better or for worse / from L. G. K.” Annotation on box: “Medieval Christmas Poems / Lucille Knapp.” |
Box 32
| item 1 | “Columbia question per.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 2 | “Eastman Radio Students.” Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “For Mr. Peter Haug / II LaMontaine.” |
| item 3 | “Einstein Notes.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 4 | “Gott. I.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 5 | “Readings from the Kebra Nagast.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 6 | “Pontalba.” Audio reel (n.d.). |
| item 7 | John La Montaine interview with Abravanel. Audio reel (1967). In ink on reel label: “KSL Abravanel Announce with John La Montaine, 4/16/67.” |
| item 8 | John La Montaine interview with Bill Denton. Audio reel (1972). Annotation on box: “National Symphony Notes / Bill Denton w/ John La Montaine / aired 10/8/72 / 10:24.” Originally accompanied by letter: Claudia Burns (WGMS Program Director) to John La Montaine, typescript, on letterhead for WGMS, dated October 12, 1972. Letter rehoused in Box 17, folder 7 (Correspondence to/from John La Montaine, “B [Bryan—Byrd].”). |
| item 9 | John La Montaine interview with Durham. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel: “Durham Interview.” |
| item 10 | John La Montaine interview with Ron Frederickson and Gene Park. Audio reel (n.d.). Annotation on box: “Interview—John La Montaine / Ron Frederickson / Gene Park.” |
| item 11 | John La Montaine interview on the Today Show. Audio reel (n.d.). |
Box 33
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| item 1 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Audio reel (1976). Composite tape made by Pennsylvania State University. No track listing. |
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| item 2 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Audio reel (1976). Act II. Recorded Sunday, February 8, 1976. (Third performance.) Annotation on box: “2-8-76 (Sunday) Performance (3p) (Act II) Original / 2 TR Stereo ½ / Scully #2.” No track listing. |
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| item 3 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Audio reel (1976). Act II, part 2. Annotation on box: “Roll #2 / Be Glad Master Act II part 2 / 15 i.p.s. 2 trk. stereo ½ trk.” No track listing. |
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| item 4 | Conversations, Op. 42. For violin. Audio reel (1976). Arnold Brustoff, violin; Sheldon Shkolnik, piano. Audio recorded and edited by Norman Pellegrini. Recorded in Ganz Hall, Chicago Musical College, Roosevelt University, Chicago, September 12, 1976. Annotation on box: “Conversations Vn. FD-5 Master.” No track listing. Accompanied by a document bearing notes on the recorded tracks by Location Recording Service. 1 p. of text. |
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| item 5 | Conversations, Op. 42. For flute. Audio reel (n.d.). Doriot Dwyer, flute; Susan Mendel, piano. Processed master. In ink on reel label: “John La Montaign [sic] 15 in/s NAB / Doriot Dwyer, Susan Mandel / Dolby 4 Tares at Ste. 4.” Annotation on box: “Doriot Dwyer / La Montaine: Conversations 4 movements / Final Master / FD-9 / side 1.” Bears note: “Dolby—A [Note: side 2 begins with 4 bands with no Dolby].” No track listing. |
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| item 6 | Six Sonnets [of Shakespeare], Op. 12. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel label: “Stereo 24:57 / Master Baker: 6 Sonnets.” Annotation on box: “Master / Polly Jo / JLM / 6 Sonnets / FD-8.” Track listing: –I; –II; –III; –IV; –V; –VI. |
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| item 7 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41. Audio reel (n.d.). In ink on reel label: “Wilderness Journal Part I”; on reverse: Sifler 7 Last part II.” Annotation on box: “Flute / Flute.” No track listing. |
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[Recordings containing a single composition by John La Montaine]
Box 45
| items 1-2 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44. Polly Jo Baker, soprano; David Griffith, tenor; The Fredonia Singers; Carl Baum, harp; Keith Molstad, reader; Scott Shepherd, percussion; conducted by John La Montaine. Fredonia Discs, FD-6, 1976. LP. 2 copies. Copy 2 in shrink-wrap. Accompanied by libretto insert. 4 pp. of text. |
| [Recordings containing multiple compositions by John La Montaine] | |
| items 3- 4 | John La Montaine: Music for the Dance. Eastman Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Rayburn Wright. Fredonia Discs, FD-3, 1976. LP. 2 copies. Copies 1-2 in shrink-wrap. Compositions included: Incantation for Jazz Band, Op. 39; Birds [original piece for solo piano, later basis for Birds of Paradise, Op. 34]; Venice West Blues; Six Dance Preludes. |
| items 5-6 | The Whittier Concerts. Volume 1. Polly Jo Baker, soprano; Thomas Tatton, viola; with John La Montaine, piano. Fredonia Discs, FD-8, 1977. LP. 2 copies. Copy 2 in shrink-wrap. Compositions included: Six Sonnets of Shakespeare, Op. 12; Conversations for Viola and Piano, Op. 42. Accompanied by typescript insert of song text. 1 p. of text. |
| [Recordings containing compositions by other composers, with or without compositions by John La Montaine] | |
| items 7-8 | John La Montaine, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 9 / Halsey Stevens, Symphonic Dances. First work: Karen Keys, piano; with the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guy Fraser Harrison. Second work: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by George Barati. Composers Recordings, Inc., CRI SD 166, [n.d.]. LP. 2 copies. Copy 2 in shrink-wrap. |
| item 9 | Samuel Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 / John La Montaine, Songs of the Rose of Sharon, Op. 6. Eleanor Steber, soprano; with the Greater Trenton Symphony, conducted by Nicholas Harsanyi. ST/AND Co., Inc., SLP 420, 1962. LP. |
| item 10 | Howard Hanson, Piano Concerto, Op. 36 / John La Montaine, Birds of Paradise, Op. 34. Alfred Mouledous, piano (first work); John La Montaine, piano (second work); with the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, conducted by Howard Hanson. Mercury ERA 1006, [n.d.]. Item in shrink-wrap. |
| items 12-13 | Frédéric Chopin, Sonata in B-flat minor / John La Montaine, Sonata for Piano, Op. 3 / John La Montaine, A Child’s Picture Book, Op. 7 / John La Montaine, Toccata, Op. 1. John La Montaine, piano. Dorian Records, DR-332, [n.d.]. LP. 2 copies. |
| item 14 | Songs by Horace Middleton. Janet Wheeler, soprano, with John La Montaine, piano. CM 7144, [n.d.]. LP. Accompanied by typescript track list. 1 p. of text. |
| item 15 | Treasury of French Song. Martial Singher, baritone; with Paul Ulanowsky and John La Montaine, pianos; Marcel Hubert, cello; and Ross Norwood, flute. Columbia Masterworks, ML 4258, 1950. LP |
| items 16-17 | Teaching Pieces for Budding Pianists. John La Montaine and Paul Sifler, pianos. Fredonia Discs, FD-4, [n.d.]. LP. 2 copies. Copies 1-2 in shrink-wrap. Compositions included: John La Montaine, Copycats, Op. 26; Questioning; Sparklers; A Child’s Picture Book, Op. 7; and Paul J. Sifler, The Young Pianist’s Almanac. |
| [Additional recordings] | |
| item 18 | Gertrude Stein Read by Gertrude Stein. Dorian Records, DR-331, [n.d.]. LP. Poems included: “The Making of Americans”; “A Valentine to Sherwood Anderson”; “If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso”; “Matisse”; “Madame Recamier: An Opera.” |
[Recordings containing a single composition by John La Montaine]
| item 19 | Overture: An Early American Sampler, Op. 43. Cassette tape (n.d.). |
[Recordings containing multiple compositions by John La Montaine]
| items 20-22 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41 / Incantation for Jazz Band, Op. 39. First work: Donald Gramm, bass-baritone; Paul Callaway, organ; National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati. Second work: Eastman Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Rayburn Wright. Fredonia Discs, FDCD-12, 1992. CD. 3 copies. Copies 2-3 in shrink-wrap. |
| [Additional recordings] | |
| item 23 | “Wilderness Journal” by John La Montaine. Bird calls recorded at Cobb Island on the Potomac River. Midwest Production Services, Inc., [n.d.]. |
Box 34
| item 1 | Be Glad Then America . . . A Documentary. U-matic videocassette (n.d.). PBS documentary about the development of the opera, aired July 4, 1977. |
| item 2 | Novellis, Novellis, Op. 31. U-matic videocassette (1981). Annotation on videocassette: “Novellis, Novellis / October 20, 1981 / School of Church Music / Floor Camera—copy.” |
| item 3 | Lessons of Advent, Op. 53 / “Mary’s Blessing and Farewell.” VHS cassette. (1986). In ink on cassette label: “Lessons of Advent—Chancel Choir/Eash Church 12/7/86 / Marys Blessing & Farewell—Chamber Choir of G. R. 11/30/86.” |
| item 4 | Songs of the Rose of Sharon, Op. 6 / Fragments from the Song of Songs, Op. 29. VHS cassette (1992). Songs of the Rose of Sharon: Eva Pearl Yeadon, soprano; Thomas H. Schleis, piano; Fragments from the Song of Songs: Jo Ellen Mizener-Kienzler, soprano; Jessica Paul, piano. Recorded at the Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music, March 19, 1992. |
| item 5 | Richard Strauss, Vier Letzte Lieder / G. F. Handel, Cantata Lucretia / John La Montaine, Six Sonnets of Shakespeare, Op. 12. VHS cassette (1992). Eva Pearl Yeadon, soprano; Thomas H. Schleis, piano. DMA recital recorded at the Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music, March 31, 1992. |
| Separated from Series 1 (Manuscripts and sketches), Sub-series B (Mature works). |
Box 46
| item 1 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 9. Two piano reduction. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 57 pp. |
| folder 2 | Spreading the News, Op. 27 (1957). A gossipy opera in one act. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound. 111 pp. |
| folder 3 | A Summer’s Day, Op. 32 (1963). After a sonnet of Shakespeare. For voice and orchestra. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 1 p. of text and 12 pp. of music. |
| folder 4 | Erode the Greate, Op. 40 (1969). Pageant opera in two acts. Composer’s notes. Ozalid manuscript, typescript. 4 pp. of text. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 227 pp. of music. |
| folder 5 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41. Symphony for bass-baritone, organ, and orchestra. Full score (incomplete). Ozalid manuscript. 18 pp. of music. |
| folder 6 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41 (1971). Symphony for bass-baritone, organ, and orchestra. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 173 pp. of music. |
Box 47
| folder 1 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41 (1971). Symphony for bass-baritone, organ, and orchestra. Cover for score (Fredonia Press). 6 copies. Piano vocal score. Manuscript facsimile, unbound, not folded. 86 pp. of music. |
| item 2 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41 (1971). Symphony for bass-baritone, organ, and orchestra. Full score. Volume I. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with performance markings in pencil. 96 pp. |
| item 3 | Wilderness Journal, Op. 41 (1971). Symphony for bass-baritone, organ, and orchestra. Full score. Volume II. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with corrections in ink and performance markings in pencil. 76 pp. |
| folder 4 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Opera. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 262 pp. of music. |
Box 48
| item 1 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Opera. Full score, Act I. Manuscript facsimile, bound, labeled “Composer’s Copy.” Errata list in colored pencil on verso of last page. 179 pp. of music. |
| item 2 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Opera. Full score, Act I. Manuscript facsimile, bound, labeled “Rental Material Property of Fredonia Press.” 179 pp. of music. |
| item 3 | Be Glad Then America, Op. 43. Opera. Full score, Act II. Manuscript facsimile, bound. 83 pp. of music. |
| item 4 | Revolution, Op. 43a. Suite from the opera Be Glad Then America. For chorus, soloists, guitar, orchestra, bells, guns, fireworks, and optional band. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with annotations in pencil and colored pencils, labeled “Composer’s Copy.” 262 pp. Bound with “Prologue: Freedom Has a Thousand Charms.” For voice and guitar. Score. Manuscript facsimile. 6 pp. Accompanied by manuscript list of edits in ink. 1 p. of text. |
| item 5 | Lexington Green, Op. 43b. For band or orchestra. Conductor’s score. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with annotations in pencil. Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1976. 18 pp. |
Box 36
| folder 6 | Lexington Green, Op. 43b. For band or orchestra. Conductor’s score. Ozalid manuscript, with annotations in colored pencil. 22 pp. of music. |
Box 48
| folder 6 | The Nine Lessons of Christmas, Op. 44 (1975). For narrator, soloists, SATB chorus, harp, and percussion. Full score. Manuscript and manuscript facsimile (masters), with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 66 pp. of music. |
Box 36
| folder 7 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score (incomplete; p. 91, alternative ending). Manuscript facsimile. 1 p. of music. |
Box 49
| folder 1 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 91 pp. of music. |
| folder 2 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, large, unbound. 91 pp. of music. |
| folder 3 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. 4 documents. Items include: Full score. Typescript (masters). Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1980. 91 pp. of music. Full score (copy 2). Typescript (masters). Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1980. 91 pp. of music. Score for flute and piano. Manuscript facsimile (masters). Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1980. 41 pp. of music. Solo flute part. Typescript (masters), with annotations in ink. Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1980. 13 pp. of music. Solo flute part (copy 2). Typescript (masters). Hollywood, CA: Fredonia Press, 1980. 13 pp. of music. Solo flute part (copy 3). Enlarged facsimile of typescript score. 13 pp. of music. |
| folder 4 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score (incomplete): movement I. Manuscript facsimile, bound. 40 pp. of music. Full score (complete). Manuscript facsimile, bound. 91 pp. of music. |
Box 50
| item 1 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. Includes sketch in ink and pencil of possible cadenza on verso of last page. 90 pp. of music. |
| item 2 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with performance markings in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. Note on title page: “This score used at premiere by Richard Bates, 4/12/81.” Includes manuscript errata list on recto and verso of last page. 90 pp. of music. |
| item 3 | Concerto for Flute, Op. 48. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, bound, with performance markings in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 91 pp. of music. |
| folder 4 | Two Scenes from the Songs of Solomon, Op. 49 (1980). Adapted from Fragments from the Song of Songs, Op. 29. For flute solo, strings, piano, and percussion. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 15 pp. of music. |
| folder 5 | “Come Into My Garden,” [Op. 49a] (1980). From Two Scenes from the Songs of Solomon, Op. 49. Adapted from Fragments from the Song of Songs, Op. 29. For flute solo, strings, piano, and percussion. Full score. Manuscript facsimile, labeled “Original Transparent Mss., JL.” 6 pp. of music. |
| folder 6 | Concerto II for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 55 [recte Op. 54] (n.d.). Full score (incomplete, pp. 1-11), labeled “First Sketch.” Ozalid manuscript. 11 pp. of music. |
| folder 7 | Concerto II for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 55 [recte Op. 54] (n.d.). 4 documents. Items include: Full score (incomplete): mvmt. III. Manuscript facsimile. 22 pp. of music. Full score (incomplete): mvmt. IV. Manuscript and manuscript facsimile. 40 pp. of music. Full score (incomplete): miscellaneous pages. Manuscript and manuscript facsimile. 39 pp. of music. Accompanied by envelope labeled “Concerto II, first copy of original mss., 3rd & 4th movts.” |
| folder 8 | Children’s Games. Variations on Tunes of Childhood. For piano and orchestra. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 78 pp. of music. Accompanied by front of envelope with typescript title page. |
| folder 9 | Children’s Games. Variations on Tunes of Childhood. For piano and orchestra. Facsimiles of source material (“tunes of childhood”) from unknown source. 9 pp. of music. Full score (incomplete). Manuscript facsimile. 4 pp. of music. |
| folder 10 | Five Sonnets for Orchestra after Shakespeare. For symphony orchestra. Full score. Ozalid manuscript. 41 pp. of music, |
| folder 11 | Five Sonnets for Orchestra after Shakespeare. For symphony orchestra. Full score. Manuscript facsimile. 41 pp. of music. |
| folder 12 | Untitled manuscript sketches for voice and accompaniment. First line of lyrics: “Je suis un petit poupon.” 6 pp. of music. Manuscript sketches for Piano Concerto V. 1 p. of music. Separated from Series 1 (Manuscripts and Sketches), Sub-series C (Sketches). |
| Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Series 3 (Correspondence), and Series 4 (Publicity and press materials). |
Box 35
| item 1 | Framed medal from ASCAP celebrating John La Montaine’s award of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, 1959. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
| item 2 | Wood plaque listing cast of Novellis, Novellis for December 4, 1966, performance Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
| item 3 | Plaque for the American Symphony Orchestra American Composer’s Award, April 21, 1982. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
Box 36
| folder 1 | Photograph of Kilbourne Hall, unattributed. Mounted with note from James Undercofler, director, with ink annotations by John La Montaine listing compositions he performed and performances of his compositions occurring in Kilbourne Hall. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
| folder 2 | Title page for Compositions of John La Montaine, Volume 2. Ozalid manuscript. 1 p. of text. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
| folder 3 | Correspondence. 3 documents. Items include: Antal Dorati to John La Montaine; ink manuscript, on personal letterhead; dated June 28, 1971. John La Montaine to Kay [Shouse] and Carol; typescript, with annotations in ink; undated. Unknown correspondent to John La Montaine; typescript, on letterhead for Springbok Radio Productions, South African Broadcasting Corporation; dated August (?) 5 (?), 1972. Separated from Series 3 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Correspondence with John La Montaine. |
| folder 4 | Oversized personal papers (original writings). 2 documents. Items include: John La Montaine, “Music and the Sounds of Nature,” reprinted from Music Journal. 1 p. of text. John La Montaine, “Be Glad Then America: A Decent Entertainment from the Thirteen Colonies,” unknown source. 2 pp. of text. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series A (Original writings). |
| folder 5 | Oversized press clippings (1), 1961-86, 1 undated. 5 items. Separated from Series 4 (Publicity and Press Materials), Sub-series C. |
| [Folders 6-7 See Sub-series A: Oversized manuscripts and sketches, p. 123] | |
| folder 8 | Oversized personal papers (ephemera). Layout of track list for LP cover: John La Montaine: Music for the Dance. Eastman Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Rayburn Wright. Fredonia Discs, FD-3, 1976. LP. 1 p. Separated from Series 2 (Personal papers), Sub-series D (Ephemera). |
| folder 9 | Oversized press clippings (2), 1950-95. 13 items. Separated from Series 4 (Publicity and press materials), Sub-series C (Programs, articles, and reviews). |
| folder 10 | Oversized concert posters, 1974-83, 1 undated. 8 items (with 1 duplicate). Separated from Series 4 (Publicity and press materials), Sub-series C (Programs, articles, and reviews). |