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By Thornton Miller, Kendall McFarlin, Nolan Vallier
Collection Overview
Title: Matthew de Lacey Davidson Music and Papers, 1920-2024![Add to your cart. Add to your cart.](themes/library_web/images/addtocart.gif)
ID: 26/20/249
Primary Creator: Davidson, Matthew de Lacey (1964 -)
Extent: 2.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: Materials are arranged in three series: Series 1) Music Compositons and Research, Series 2) Writings and Visual Art, and Series 3) Personal Papers. Series 1 is further arranged into two subseries: Sub-Series 1) Original Music Recordings and Scores and Sub-Series 2) Music Research and Manuscript Scores by Other Composers. CDs in Series 1 have been arranged first by a three-digit numeric code assigned by Davidson and alphabetically thereafter. Series 2 and 3 have been arranged alphabetically by subject.
Date Acquired: 06/26/2023. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Compositions-Music, Jazz, Music, School of, Piano, University of Illinois Alumni Association
Formats/Genres: Experimental Music
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of recordings and scores of original compositions, recordings of collected LPs, correspondence with composers, original research, poems and visual art, and family records documenting the life and career of Matthew de Lacey Davidson.
Biographical Note
Mathew de Lacey Davidson (b. 1964) is a composer and performer. Davidson was educated at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand; at the University of Toronto; and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied composition with Salvatore Martirano. His oeuvre includes works in musical theater, chamber music, solo piano music (notably rags), as well as orchestral and electronic music. He has also published articles on ragtime and early jazz, and he is a contributor to The Syncopated Times. Davidson’s interests go beyond just music, he has written poetry, novels, short stories, as well as a non-fictional novel on his experiences in social work. His cartoons have been published in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
An additional box of CDs and two scrapbooks were received from Davidson on July 20, 2023. A box of music compositions, programs, CDs, DVDs, books, unpublished short stories, and aticles were receieved from Davidson on March 28, 2024.
Acquisition Source:
Matthew de Lacey Davidson
Acquisition Method:
gift.
Related Materials:
Salvatore Martirano Music, Personal Papers, and Sal-Mar Construction
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 1: Music Compositions and Research, 1975-2022
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- Consists of original music scores and recordings, research conducted by Davidson, programs featuring performances of Davidson's music, correspondence with composers including Stephen Sondheim and William Bolcom, and biographical information on Davidson, documenting his career as a pianist, composer, and researcher. Materials are arranged into two subseries: 1) Original Scores, Recordings, and Programs and 2) Biography, Correspondence, and Research.
- Sub-Series 1: Original Music Recordings and Scores, 1975-2016
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- Consists of recordings and scores of original music by Davidson. Materials are arranged by material type. Recordings are arranged first using a three digit-code assigned by Davidson and then alphabetically. NOTE: The dates listed for the burned CDs frequently correspond to the last modfied date of the file on the CD, which may or may nor correspond to the work's publication date or of the performance date. Scores are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Box 1
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- Item 1: 001 - The Graceful Ghost, CD, 1994
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- Item 2: 002 - Voodoo Queen, CD, 1995
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- Item 3: 003 - Sugar's Nightmare, CD, 1996
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- Item 4: 004 - I Had 5 Long Years, CD, 1994
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- Item 5: 005 - Quatre mélodies québécoises, CD, 1994
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- Item 6: 006 - KGNU Interview, CD, 1992
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- Item 7: 007 - Symphony No. 1 in 20 Keys, CD, 1994
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- Item 8: 008 - The Singing Lesson, CD, 1994
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- Item 9: 009 - Le poème inattendu, CD, 1994
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- Item 10: 010 - Quartetto dell'Arte, CD, 1994
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- Item 11: 011 - R. Schumann, Quintet for Piano and Strings, orchestrated by Davidson; Music for Viola and Orchestra by Davidson, CD, 1994
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- Item 12: 012 - Trois œuvres de Rameau; Menuet; Nicklettes; and Music for Piano with Orchestra, CD, 1994
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- Item 13: 013 - Trio Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Harp; and Bergamasques, CD, 1994
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- Item 14: 014 - Davidson Performances, CD, 1994
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- Item 15: 015 - Dekalb, IL Concert, CD, 1991
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- Item 16: Études, CD, 1994
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- Item 17: The Graceful Ghost: Contemporary Piano Rags, CD, 1994
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- Recorded by Mastersound.
- Item 18: The Graceful Ghost: Contemporary Piano Rags, CD, 2007
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- Recorded by Capstone Records.
- Item 19: I Had 5 Long Years, world premiere, CD, 2009
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- Item 20: New Zealand Music and Early Works, CD, 1994
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- Item 21: On the Highwire: Piano Rags, Waltzes and Tangos by Donald Ashwander, performed by Davidson, CD, 2000
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- Recorded by Capstone Records.
- Item 22: Pianoforte Anachronisms, CD, 1994
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- Item 23: Quatre mélodies québécoises, CD, 1994
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- Item 24: Space Shuffle and Other Futuristic Rags, CD, 1992
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- Recorded by Stomp Off Records.
- Item 25: Stolen Music: Chamber and Electronic Music, CD, 1996
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- Recorded by Mastersound.
- Item 26: Stolen Music, CD, 2000
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- Recorded by Capstone Records.
- Item 27: Sugar's Nightmare: Piano Rags to Jazz, 1898-1995, CD, 1996
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- Recorded by Mastersound.
- Item 28: Syncopated Lady, CD, 1999
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- Recorded by Capstone Records. Featuring Tomoko Deguchi on piano. Tracks include Davidson's Etude Book 1.
- Item 33: Talencourt: Music for Voice, Piano, and Strings, CD, 2008
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- Recorded by Capstone Records.
- Item 31: Voodoo Queen: Piano Rags, Jazz and Blues, CD, 1995
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- Recorded by Mastersound.
- Item 32: Whippin' the Keys: 75 Years of Novelty Piano Ragtime, CD, 2001
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- Recorded by Capstone Records.
- Box 2
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- Folder 1: 5 Vignettes for Piano, 1982-1984
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- Folder 2: After Brahms: Nine Concert Tangos, for one piano-four hands, 2000
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- Folder 3: Aliens Disguised as Elvis Kidnapped by Grandmother's Appendix..., Theater Piece for Seven Performers, 1990
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- Full Title: Aliens Disguised as Elvis Kidnapped my Grandmother's Appendix in a Previous Life After Having Been Sucked Through a Black Hole Singularity on a Sunday Afternoon Picnic in the Park with Aunt Jemima Puddleduck While Discussing the Simultaneity of States of Sub-Atomic Particles, K. 666
- Folder 4: Deux Plaisenteries, for Eb Alto Sax and Piano, 1989-1993
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- Folder 5: Etudes Book I, for Piano Solo, 1993
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- Folder 6: Etudes Book II: A Ragtime Odyssey, five rags for Solo Piano, 2022
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- Folder 7: Fragments for Woodwind Quintet , 2020
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- American Composers Edition (BMI).
- Folder 8: I Had Five Long Years, 1991
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- Folder 9: In the Land of Wonderful Dreams: A Suite of Five Piano Rags, 2021
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- Folder 10: Magyar Rondo, for Solo Viola, 1985
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- Folder 11: Á la manière de Borodine, by Maurice Ravel, arranged for Woodwind Quintet by Matthew Davidson, 2020
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- American Composers Edition (BMI).
- Folder 12: Menuetto from Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major D. 485, by Franz Schubert, arranged for piano by Matthew Davidson, 2008
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- Folder 13: Millet Music , 1992
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- Folder 14: Music for Viola and Piano, 2006
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- Folder 15: Nicklettes: A Children's Suite of Seven Piano Pieces, 1996
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- Folder 16: Nonsense Music: Five English Songs, for Mezzo Soprano and Piano, 2006
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- Folder 17: One for Max, piano rag, 2021
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- Dedication: For Max Morath on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
- Folder 18: The Owl and the Pussy Cat, 2007
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- Folder 19: A Rag Suite for Piano Solo: Three Elusive Rags, 1989-1990
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- Manuscript Score
- Folder 20: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 2019
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- Box 5
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- Folder 1: Sonatine Pastorale, pour le piano, 2008
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- Folder 2: Six Chorale Preludes, for Piano Solo, 2002
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- Folder 3: Stolen Music, for a Flute Player, 1993
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- Folder 4: String Quartet: Im Stil von Haydn, 2022
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- Folder 5: Sylvan Catch, 1987
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- Folder 6: Three Elusive Rags, 1989-1990
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- Folder 7: Trois Oevres de Rameau, arranged for Orchestra by Matthew Davidson, 1999
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- Folder 8: Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues, by Frederic Rzewski, arranged for One Piano-Four Hands by Matthew Davidson, 2016
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- Box 6
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- Item 1: 4 CD Projects - Data Disc, CD, 2024
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- Contains audio recordings and liner notes.
- Item 2: 4 CD Projects - Data Disc, DVD, 2024
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- Item 3: Davidson - Music Videos, CD, 2020-2024
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- Contains video files for performances of: Magyar Rondo; Twin Muse After Brahms; Papillons III, VI, X, XIII, XV; Prelude No. 2; Prelude No. 6; Schubert Menuetto; Schumann; Sonatina.
- Item 4: De Lacy Davidson Music Scores, CD, 2024
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- Contains PDF, MP3, and WAV files of the following original compositions: After Brahms, Etudes Book I, Five Vignettes for Piano, Menuetto, Nicklettes, Papillons, Sonatine Pastorale, Three Elusive Rags, Etudes Book II, In the Land of Wonderful Dreams, One for Max, Six Chorale Preludes for Piano Solo, Rzewski Arrangement, Clarinet Sonata, Lithuanian Melodies for Flute and Guitar, String Quartet im Stil von Haydn, Serendipity, Ravel a la maniere de Borodine, Wind Quintet, Rameau for Orchestra, The Singing Lesson, Chamber Works, Deux Plais, Le Poeme Inattendu, Nicklettes for Orchestra, Robert Schumann Symphony, I Had Five Long Years, Music for Viola and Orchestra, Music for Viola and Piano, The Owl and the Pussy Cat, Quatre Melodies Quebecoises, Zwei Motetten, Nonsense Music, Quartetto Dell-Art, Symphony No. 1, and Three Songs.
- Item 5: Ghost Disc 1, Master CD, 1994
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- Item 6: Ghost Disc 2, Master CD, 1994
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- Item 7: Grand Piano Radio Program CD and DVD Performance, 2001
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- Includes a CD "The Grand Piano" radio program about the music of Davidson by Leslie Gerber for WMHT-FM, and a DVD of performances of music by Davidson that are played by himself and Rudolf Haken that can obly be viewed at the Sousa Archive.
- Item 8: On the Highwire, Master CD, 1994
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- Item 9: Sugar's Nightmare, Master CD, 1994
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- Sub-Series 2: Music Research and Manuscript Scores by Other Composers, 1982-2022
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- Consists of original research (which includes sound file examples on CD and written drafts), correspondence with major composers, and manuscript scores sent to Davidson by other composers. Materials are arranged by material type. Recordings are arranged first by a three-digit numeric code that was assigned by Davidson and then alphabetically. Paper records and scores are arranged alphabetically.
- Box 1
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- Item 32: 016 - Swanee Smiles, CD, 1994
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- Item 33: 017 - Aunt Hagar, CD, 1994
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- Item 34: 018 - Stomp Off, CD, 1994
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- Item 35: 019 - Stardust, CD, 1994
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- Item 36: 020 - 78 RPM Record Collection, CD, 2017-2018
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- Item 37: 78 RPM Record Collection, CD, 2017-2018
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- Item 38: Aunt Hagar's Children Blues, 78 RPM Reord Collection, CD, 1994
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- Item 39: Stardust etc, 78 RPM Record Collection, CD, 1994
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- Item 40: Stomp Off, Let's Go, etc., 78 RPM Record Collection, CD, 1994
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- Item 41: Swanee Smiles, etc., 78 RPM Record Collection, CD, 1994
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- Box 3
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- Folder 1: Research - The Effort Before the Prize, 2022
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- Folder 2: Research - Moonlight Memories: Brunswick Hot Dance Bands on the Early 1920s, c. 2022
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- Folder 3: Research - "The Remarkable Robert I. Pinsker Meets the Extraordinary Lemuel Fowler", 2022
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- Folder 4: Research - Society of Composers, Inc., 2012
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- Folder 5: Research - The Syncopated Times, 2021-2022
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- Box 5
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- Folder 9: Compositions - Ashwander, Donald, 1971-1988
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- Compositions by Donald Ashwander include "Empty Porches;" "Mobile Carnival rag-tango;" "Perdido Bay Moon Rag;" "Waterloo Rag;" "On The Highwire;" "Saratoga Rag;" "Summer Garden;" "October;" "Old Streets;" "Forgotten Ballrooms." Used by Davidson for recordings and performances at the University of Illinois.
- Folder 10: Compositions - Ashwander, Donald - The Brooklyn Stop and Start and Sunday Night, Manhattan, 1975-1984
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- Folder 11: Compositions - Ashwander, Donald - Daybreak in Alabama, Phases of the Moon, The Locust, and Yardsale Rag, 1962-1992
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- Folder 12: Compositions - Bolcom, William - Epithalamium: A Rag, 1993
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- Folder 13: Compositions - Morath, Max - In Seperate Rooms (An American Song Cycle), 1990
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- This score was the first performance given by Davidson (piano) and Rebecca Toon (soprano) at the University of Illinois in 1992.
- Folder 14: Compositions - Rzewski, Frederic - Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues for two pianos, undated
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- Arranged by composer Frederic Rzewski and sent to Davidson in 1992. May only be viewed at the Sousa Archives.
- Folder 15: Correspondence - Ashwander, Donald, 1991-1994
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- Folder 16: Correspondence - Morath, Max, 1992-1994
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- Folder 17: Correspondence - Sondheim, Stephen, 1982
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- Folder 18: Concert Program from Max Morath's Stage Show, 1993
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- Folder 19: Research - The Syncopated Times, 2023-2024
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- Box 6
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- Item 10: Moonlight Memories, CD 1, 1994
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- Item 11: Moonlight Memories, CD 2, 1994
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- Item 12: Brunswick I and II, CDs, 1994
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- Two Discs.
- Item 13: Davidson - Book, CD Project, and Scores, CD, 2023
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- Contains digital records for research projects Moonlight Memories, The Effort Above the Prize, and Lemuel Fowler Article
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