Finding Aid for Peter Michalove Music and Papers, 1772-2014 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Peter Michalove Music and Papers, 1772-2014

ID: 26/20/189

Primary Creator: Michalove, Peter A (1951-2013)

Extent: 3.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: The collection is organized into two distinct series. Series 1: Personal Papers, 1963-2013 is organized chronologically by schools and universities attended. Series 2: Music and Audio Recordings, 1970-2006 is organized chronologically.

Date Acquired: 05/10/2013

Subjects: Compositions-Music, Martirano, Salvatore, Music, School of

Languages: English, Russian, German, Hebrew, Latin, French, Mongolian, Georgian, Manchu, Turkish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of news clippings, photographs, music programs, correspondence, and original music compositions documenting his educational experiences growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina as well as his tenure as a composition student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois between 1963 and 1976.

Biographical Note

Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, and attended Grimsley High School between 1966 and 1969 where he began composing at an early age. He earned is bachelors of music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 and masters degree in composition from the University of Michigan in 1973. He later attended the University of Illinois between 1974 and 1976, and studied composition with Salvatore Martirano and Ben Johnson. He completed his DMA in composition in 1976. Shortly after completing his doctoral studies he took a position with the Internal Revenue Service, and remained with the IRS until 1979 when he accepted an accounting position in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. In addition to music, Michalove was an active philatelist in the Rossica Philately Society where he researched and presented on atamps and letters from Soviet Georgia. He later work for Illinois' Alumni Association (1981-1989), Geology Department (1989-1999), and the Foreign Language Department (1999-2006). After retiring from the University of Illinois in 2006, he returned his focus on music composition.

Subject/Index Terms

Compositions-Music
Martirano, Salvatore
Music, School of

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Peter A. Michalove

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal Papers, 1772-2014],
[Series 2: Music and Audio Recordings, 1965-2006],
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Series 2: Music and Audio Recordings, 1965-2006

Box 3

Folder 1: Quintet for Winds, 1970 (revised 2005): Two Copies.
Folder 2: Octet for Winds, November 1, 1970
Folder 3: Ballade des pendus, 1971: Two copies. Includes performance programs and dates of performance.
Folder 4: Ramifications for Solo Flute, April 1972 (revised May 16, 1990)
Folder 5: Zyerkalo piano solo, 1972
Folder 6: Shadows, February 28, 1973
Folder 7: Far Out in Fa, 1973
Folder 8: Lauda for solo A or B-flat Clarinet, 1974: Two Copies.
Folder 9: Mass for Chorus and Orchestra, October 17, 1974
Folder 10: Three Note-Pieces for piano, 1975
Folder 11: Circles and Squares, 1976
Folder 12: Diversions, 1976
Folder 13: A Due, for Clarinet and Trumpet, 1977
Folder 14: Sequences, 1982
Folder 15: Horizon Variations for Band, Score, 2009
Folder 16: Exodium, 2011

Box 2

Folder 27: String Quartet No. 1, 1987
Folder 28: String Quartet No. 2, 2004
Folder 29: Fanfare for Two Trumpets, 2004: Two Copies. Also includes Humanities Convocation Program Book and 2013 transcription entitled "Fanfare for Horn and Trombone."
Folder 30: Woodwind Quintet No. 2, 2006
Folder 31: Variations: Rodger Hannay in Memoriam for String Quartet, 2007: Two Copies. Includes concert program for performance.
Folder 32: Horizon Variations for Band, Parts, 2009

Box 4

Folder 1: Reflections for Winds, 2009: Two Copies.
Folder 2: Two Songs on October, by Dylan Thomas, 2009: Two Copies. Includes concert program for performance.
Folder 3: Back to Back, 2010: Two Copies.
Folder 4: Labyrinth for Woodwind Quintet, 2010: Two Copies. Includes programs for performance.
Folder 5: Sonata for Violin and Piano, 2010: Two Copies.
Folder 6: String Trio, 2010
Folder 7: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, 2010: Two Copies.
Folder 8: Chamber Concerto for Clarinet, 2011: Two Copies.
Folder 9: Sonata for Viola and Piano, 2011: Two Copies. Includes program, recital notes, and correspondence for the premier performance.
Folder 10: Serenata a due, 2011: Two copies.
Folder 11: A Nighttime Outing, 2011
Folder 12: Variations for Cello and Piano, 2011: Includes newspaper article and program for first performance.
Folder 13: "Fog" and "The Pond", 2011
Folder 14: Cycles for Brass Quintet, 2012: Two Copies. Includes program from first performance.
Folder 15: Five Dances for Five: For Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, and Cello, 2012
Folder 16: Four Songs of William Butler Yeats, 2012: Two Copies. Includes program from performance
Folder 17: Passageways for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello, 2012: Two Copies. Includes programs for premier performance.
Folder 18: Passageways, Version 2, 2012: Re-orchestrated for Oboe and Piano.
Folder 19: Oasis: Five Bagatelles for Piano, 2012: Two Copies. Includes program from first performance.
Folder 20: Fanfare for Horn and Trombone, 2013: Re-orchestration of Fanfare for Two Trumpets, see Folder 2.
Folder 21: Three Songs for Heinrich Heine, 2013
Folder 22: Five Fragments for Double Reeds, 2013: Two Copies.
Folder 23: Five Fragments for Double Reeds, Version 2, 2013: Two Copies. Re-orchestrated for two oboes and English horn.
Folder 24: An Alpminute for Alphorn, 2013
Folder 25: Divertimento for Sting Quartet, 2013: Two Copies.
Folder 26: String Quintet, 2013
Folder 27: Prayer for a Congregation, undated
Folder 28: Cantata, undated
Folder 29: Convocation and Tape Recordings, 1987-1993: Cassette audiotapes (2), Humanities Convocation, 1993; and Cassette audiotape (1), String Quartet, 1979 and Fanfare for Two Trumpets, 1979 (revised 1990)
Folder 30: Viola Sonata Recording, 2011: Recording on CD.
Folder 31: Band Manuscript Book: Chamber Music, 2004-2012: Pieces include: Ballade des Pendus, Fanfare for Two Trumpets, Variations Roger Hannay in Memorium, Reflections for Twelve Winds and Percussion, Labyrinth for Woodwind Quintet, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Back to Back (for flute, viola and cello), Two songs on October by Dylan Thomas, String Trio, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Chamber Concerto for Clarinet, Sonata for Viola and Piano, Serenata a due, A Nighttime Outing, Variations for Cello and Piano, Fog, The Pond, Passageways, Five Dances for Five, Cycles for Brass Quintet, Four Songs of William Butler Yeats, Oasis: Five Bagatelles for Piano
Folder 32: Rossica Journal, 2014
Folder 33: Fraternity pins, ca. 1972-1976: Three pins.
Folder 34: Travel plans and passports, 1973-2012
Folder 35: Collected articles on Tom Leher, ca. 1988-2003
Folder 36: Personal files, ca. 1986-2004
Folder 37: Variations Roger Hannay in Memoriam (String Quartet no. 3), 2007

Box 5

Item 1: Grimsley High School Symphony Band Recording, 1965: LP. Two copies. First recording of a composition by Michalove. Program is as follows: Fritz Velke "Fanfare and Rondo"; David Hinshaw "Yelsming Suite" (Student, first performance); Donald H. White "Dichotomy" (first performance); Peter Michalove "Sketch for Band" (8th Grade, first performance); Herbert Hazelman "A Short Ballet for Awkward Dancers"; and Norman Dello Joio "Variants on a Mediaeval [sic] tune."
Item 2: Grimsley High School "Mid Winter Concert" Recording, 1970: LP. Program includes: Porter "Selections from 'CAN-CAN'"; Tschaikowsky [sic] "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"; Borodin "Borodin-Bongos-Brass"; Rawdazzo-Weinstein "Goin' Out of My Head"; Peter Michalove "Prelude and Fugue" (first performance); Rezicnek "Donna Diana Overture"; Jenkins "Cuernavaca"; Schrifin "Highlights from 'Mission Impossible'"; Giovannini "Alla Barocco (Folk-Rock)".

Box 6

Disc 1: Peter's files, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 2: Michalove, Georg and Manaster Ramer: Current Issues in Linguistics Taxonomy, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 3: Peter's temp files (PC - old), undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 4: Backup files - old disk, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 5: Marcantonio, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 6: MCR from 18, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 7: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 8: Hypercard Composer Demo, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 9: A. Vovin: Lin. etym., undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 10: Part 3 (backup), proposal, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 11: Part 3 - complete, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 12: Peter A. Michalove Soviet Field Post of World War II, undated: Floppy disc. Filename sovpo.doc
Disc 13: Z Term, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 14: Alphabetical location list, undated: Floppy disc. Notes: Ascii text w/tabs file, use cyrillis translit font.
Disc 15: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 16: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 17: Geo Sciences, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 18: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 19: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 20: NSF Worksheets for Mac, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 21: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 22: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 23: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 24: Fonts, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 25: Fonts, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 26: Unlabeled disc, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 27: FLB - Business Office: Office 98 and Excel, undated: Floppy disc.
Disc 28: Midwest Alumni Letter, undated: Floppy disc. Inlcudes Midwest ltr first, Midwest revised, Midwest Geology ltr, Midwest rewritten, Mlhm (signatures), and pljs (signatures).
Disc 29: Catalog of Cat Postcards - backup, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 30: Book - backup, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 31: DBase II, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 32: Catalog of cat postcards, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 33: Papers, book, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 34: Work disk, undated: Mini Floppy disc.
Disc 35: Exhibits, undated: CD-RW.
Disc 36: NoteWorthy Composer, 2004: CD software.

Box 7

Folder 1: Bound Manuscript Book, Large Ensemble Music, 2009-2013: Includes: Horizon Variations for Band, Exodium, and Six Visions for Orchestra

Box 8

Item 1: Diversions, Ramifications, and Ballade des Pendus, undated: Cassette Tape. Marked "Sousa - 036, 1 of 18".
Item 2: Ballade des Pendus, 10 November 1971: Acetate Tape, 7" reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 2 of 18".
Item 3: Arpeggios ascending and descending, undated: Acetate Tape, 7" reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 3 of 18". Includes diagrams for electronic sound board mixer.
Item 4: Far out in Fa, 2 April 1973: Acetate Tape, 7" reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 4 of 18".
Item 5: Three Note Pieces, 15 October 1973: Acetate Tape, 7" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 5 of 18".
Item 6: Ramifications, Far out in Fa, Ballad des Pendus, undated: Acetate Tape, 7" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 6 of 18". Submitted in "Support Peter Michalove."
Item 7: Ballade des Pendus and Ramifications, undated: Acetate Tape, 7" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 7 of 18".
Item 8: Zyerkalo, 14 December 1972: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 8 of 18".
Item 9: Circles and Squares, 1976: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 9 of 18".
Item 10: Hill Hall 315, undated: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 10 of 18".
Item 11: Quartet for Winds and other pieces, 1970-72: Acetate Tape, 7" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 11 of 18". Pieces included: Quartet for Winds (recorded 18 March 1970), Three Crowns (recorded 26 October 1970), Signs of Death (recorded 26 October 1970), Octete for Winds (recorded 9 December 1970), Cantata on Jewish Liturgical Texts (recorded 21 April 1971), Ballade des Pendus (recorded 10 November 1971), Ramifications (recorded 18 July 1972).
Item 12: Ramifications and Far out in Fa, undated: Acetate Tape, 7" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 12 of 18". New Music Ensemble tape.
Item 13: Circles and Squares, 15 July 1976: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 13 of 18". Recorded by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra of Greensboro, N.C.
Item 14: Unidentified works recorded in Urbana, undated: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 14 of 18".
Item 15: Unidentified works, 29 March and 4 April 1972: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 15 of 18".

Box 9

Item 1: Ballade des Pendus and Far out in Fa, 21 February 1974: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 16 of 18".
Item 2: Unidentified works recorded in Greensboro, N.C., undated: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 17 of 18".
Item 3: Ramifications, Far out in Fa, Ballade des Pendus, undated: Acetate Tape, 5" Reel. Marked "Sousa - 036, 18 of 18".

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