Finding Aid for Pietro A Cipollone Music and Personal Papers, 1848-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Elizabeth Miller, Scott Schwartz, Eduardo Herrera, Tad Boehmer and Kelly A. Carlson

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Collection Overview

Title: Pietro A Cipollone Music and Personal Papers, 1848-2000

ID: 12/9/56

Primary Creator: Cipollone, Pietro A. (1889-1955)

Extent: 11.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: alphabetical by music title or type of material

Subjects: Composers, Instrumental music, Music - United States, National Music

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of original and published music compositions and arrangements for wind band, original and published band books, photographs, programs, news clippings, business records, sound and videotape recordings, and an award documenting Pietro A. Cipollone's career as a composer, music educator, conductor, and director of wind ensembles in both Italy and the United States between 1905 and 1954. The papers also document Cipollone's involvement and management of the Ferrari Band, the Royal Italian Band, and the Loyal Order of the Moose Band. In addition to Cipollone's original musical compositions there are his and other's arrangements of works by such leading Italian and American composers as Luigi Bertolini, Giuseppe Verdi, John Philip Sousa, and Edwin Franko Goldman. The collection provides unique documentation of the melding of predominantly nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian orchestral and wind-band composition with early twentieth-century American music traditions. Of particular interest are Cipollone's arrangements of musical compositions by John Philip Sousa.

The collection is organized in four series: Series 1, Music Manuscripts, ca 1848-1954; Series 2, Published Music, ca 1863-1935; Series 3, Band Books, 1895-1937; and Series 4, Personal Papers, 1934-2000. The papers are arranged alphabetically by either title or type of material within each series. A composer/title index for all the music is located at the end of the finding aid.

Biographical Note

Pietro A. Cipollone - musician, band leader, and composer - was born in Tocco Casauria, Italy in 1889 and studied music composition and theory with Ettore Martini, who studied with Puccini and Massenet for over four years. He received wide acclaim in the United States and Italy for his excellence in directing of symphony orchestras and bands, and his music interpretations of traditional western-European orchestral composition. His musicianship won him praise from such renowned Italian music teachers as Cav. Omero Carraro, artistic director of the G. Campi Music House, in Foligno, Italy and Ivo Baffigi.

Pietro Cipollone emigrated to the United States in 1913. While living in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in 1933 he and local merchant Anthony Ferrari formed the Ferrari Sons Musical Club and the Ferrari Band with Cipollone as its music director. He also conducted the Royal Italian Band in Mount Carmel, PA and the Royal Order of the moose Band in Hammonton NJ. World War II brought about frequent changes of band personnel making it very difficult to sustain the band and its programming. Many of the band's concerts were radio broadcast on WAZL from Hazelton, Pennsylvania. In addition to his work as a band director Cipollone taught private music lessons at his home and at the Philadelphia Music Center until his death in January of 1955.

Subject/Index Terms

Composers
Instrumental music
Music - United States
National Music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: 6/14/00

Acquisition Source: source of acq

Acquisition Method: Papers were transferred to the University of Illinois from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's Baron-Forness Library June 14, 2000.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Music Manuscripts],
[Series 2: Published Music],
[Series 3: Band Books],
[Series 4: Personal Papers],
[All]

Series 2: Published Music

Box 3

Folder 37: A Santa Cecilia, undated: Composer/Arranger: Radelli
Folder 38: Addah Polka, undated: Composer/Arranger: Losey
Folder 39: Aida, undated: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 40: Selection from Aida, undated
Folder 41: Allegri Beviamo and Selection from Trovatore, 1863, 1911: Composer/Arranger: Ragone, Vincenzo
Folder 42: Andante from 4th Sonata, undated: Composer/Arranger: Mozart
Folder 43: Beer Barrel Polka, undated: Composer/Arranger: Brown, L & Jeromir, V.
Folder 44: The Belle of Mexico, 1914: Composer/Arranger: Dello, Joio C.
Folder 45: Beneath the Holly, 1922: Composer/Arranger: Brockton, Lester
Folder 46: Beneath Thy Window, undated: Composer/Arranger: Di Capua, E.
Folder 47: Fantasia from Tosca, 1928: Composer/Arranger: Puccini
Folder 48: Blue Danube, undated: Composer/Arranger: Strauss, J.
Folder 49: The Boy Scouts: Composer/Arranger: Henneberg, Paul
Folder 50: Bravura, March: Composer/Arranger: Duble, C.E.
Folder 51: Reminiscenze nell' op Carmen, undated: Composer/Arranger: Bizet, G.
Folder 52: Celebre Toreador, undated: Composer/Arranger: Metallo
Folder 53: Chansonette, 1923: Composer/Arranger: Friml, Rudolf
Folder 54: Cheerio, 1933: Composer/Arranger: Goldman, Edwin Franko
Folder 55: Cielito Lindo, 1924: Composer/Arranger: Fernandez
Folder 56: A Circus Clown, 1915: Composer/Arranger: Chenete, S. E.
Folder 57: Ciribiribin, 1909: Composer/Arranger: Pestalozza, A.
Folder 58: A Comical Contest, 1898: Composer/Arranger: Godfrey, Charles
Folder 59: Corinthian Overture snd Cosmopolitan Overture, 1929: Composer/Arranger: Brockton, Lester
Folder 60: Cyrus the Great, undated: Composer/Arranger: King, K.L.
Folder 61: D`Annunzio March, undated: Composer/Arranger: Bocelalari, E.
Folder 62: Departed Comrades, undated: Composer/Arranger: Keller
Folder 63: Divertissement aus Leo Falls Operette Die Dollarprinzessin von Oscar Fetras, 1908: Composer/Arranger: Fetras, Oscar
Folder 64: Dynamic, Overture, undated: Composer/Arranger: Huff, Will
Folder 65: El Capitan March, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 66: Ermina, 1919: Composer/Arranger: Petix, Luigi
Folder 67: Esmeralda Overture, 1887: Composer/Arranger: Herman, A.
Folder 68: The Fairest of the Fair, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 69: The Fiddler of St. Waast, 1909: Composer/Arranger: Herman, A.
Folder 70: Flag of Humanity, undated: Composer/Arranger: Hays, Al
Folder 71: Francesina, 1922: Composer/Arranger: Orlando, R.
Folder 72: The Free Lance March, 1906: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 73: Frolicsome Frolics, undated: Composer/Arranger: Meredith, J.C.
Folder 74: Funeral March, 1888: Composer/Arranger: Chopin
Folder 75: Funeral March - Flee as a Bird, undated: Composer/Arranger: Southwell,G.
Folder 76: Funicoly-Funicula, undated: Composer/Arranger: Peluso, G
Folder 77: Get Out and Get Under the Moon, 1928: Composer/Arranger: Tobias, Chas
Folder 78: Gipsy Life, 1905: Composer/Arranger: Kolling, C.
Folder 79: The Gladiator March, 1886: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 80: The Gliding Girl Tango, 1912: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 81: The Golden Star (Memorial March), 1919: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 82: The Governors` Own, undated: Composer/Arranger: Adams, Alton A.
Folder 83: Grand Galop Infernal, 1905: Composer/Arranger: Kolling, C.
Folder 84: Hiawatha: Indian Fox-Trot and One Night in June, 1929: Composer/Arranger: Brockton, Lester
Folder 85: The High School Cadets, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 86: The High School Cadets, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 87: I Diavoli Rossi, undated: Composer/Arranger: Rivela, E.

Box 4

Folder 1: Il Sospiro Dell`Anima, 1896: Composer/Arranger: Frosal, G.B
Folder 2: I`m Going Back to California, undated: Composer/Arranger: Brennan and Ball
Folder 3: I`m Sorry I Made You Cry, 1918: Composer/Arranger: Clessi, N.J.
Folder 4: In a Bird Store, 1917: Composer/Arranger: Lake, M.L.
Folder 5: In Der Waldschmiede, undated: Composer/Arranger: Eilenberg, Rich
Folder 6: Inglesina, Marcia Sinfonica, undated: Composer/Arranger: Delle Gese, D.
Folder 7: Inno Dei Fascisti, undated: Composer/Arranger: Blane, G.
Folder 8: Intermezzo: Cavalleria Rusticana, undated: Composer/Arranger: Mascagni
Folder 9: Ione - Reminiscenze, undated: Composer/Arranger: Petvella, E.
Folder 10: Kangaroo Hop, 1915: Composer/Arranger: Morris, Melville
Folder 11: King Cotton, 1895: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 12: Kiss Me Again, 1916: Composer/Arranger: Herber, Victor
Folder 13: La Paloma, undated: Composer/Arranger: Yradier
Folder 14: La Sirene, 1890: Composer/Arranger: Auber
Folder 15: La Traviata, undated: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 16: Le Figlie Di Cheope, undated: Composer/Arranger: Dall`Argine, C.
Folder 17: L`Innamorato - Divertimento per Bombino, undated: Composer/Arranger: Bartolucci, M
Folder 18: Love`s Lottery, 1905: Composer/Arranger: Edwards, Julian
Folder 19: Long Live our U.S. of A., undated: Composer/Arranger: Miller, H.C.
Folder 20: March - Gloria, undated: Composer/Arranger: Losey
Folder 21: March - Greeting to All, undated: Composer/Arranger: Nace, A.M.
Folder 22: March - National Emblem, undated: Composer/Arranger: Bogley, E.E.
Folder 23: Marcia Russa, 1922: Composer/Arranger: Orlando, R.
Folder 24: Maria, Mari, 1909: Composer/Arranger: Di Capua, E.
Folder 25: Medley of Gospel Hymns, undated: Composer/Arranger: Klohr, John N.
Folder 26: Memories of War, 1907: Composer/Arranger: Laurendeaus, L.P.
Folder 27: Men of Iowa, undated: Composer/Arranger: Van Doren, O.E.
Folder 28: Miserere from "Il Trovatore", 1896: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 29: Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan), 1926: Composer/Arranger: De Rose, Trent and Richman
Folder 30: National Melodies, undated: Composer/Arranger: Beyer, E.
Folder 31: National Melodies No.1, undated: Composer/Arranger: Laurendeau, L. H.
Folder 32: A Night In June, undated: Composer/Arranger: King, K.L.
Folder 33: O Belle Nuit, 1911: Composer/Arranger: Offenbach, J.
Folder 34: The Only Girl, 1915: Composer/Arranger: Herbert, Victor
Folder 35: Old Chestnuts, 1920: Composer/Arranger: Lake, M.L.
Folder 36: On the Mall, 1923: Composer/Arranger: Goldman, E.F.
Folder 37: O Sole Mio!, 1916: Composer/Arranger: Di Capua, E.
Folder 38: On the Road, undated: Composer/Arranger: Goldman, Edwin Franko
Folder 39: Poet and Peasant Overture, undated: Composer/Arranger: Roberts, Chas J.
Folder 40: Ramona - Waltz, undated: Composer/Arranger: Wayne, Mabel
Folder 41: Ricordo Di Torino, undated: Composer/Arranger: Becucci, Ernesto
Folder 42: Rigoletto, 1913: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 43: The Rifle Regiment March, 1886: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 44: `Round the World, 1912: Composer/Arranger: Klein, Manuel
Folder 45: Royal American March, undated: Composer/Arranger: Clement, F.W.
Folder 46: Selection from Il Trovatore, 1910: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 47: Selection from Il Trovatore, 1918: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 48: Selection from La Traviata, 1910: Composer/Arranger: Verdi
Folder 49: Semper Fidelis, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 50: Semper Fidelis, 1917: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 51: Songs from the Old Folks, 1913: Composer/Arranger: Lake, M.L.
Folder 52: The Stars and Stripes Forever, 1897: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 53: The Stars and Stripes Forever, 1897: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 54: The Stars and Stripes Forever, 1917: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 55: Sweet Evening Bells, 1916: Composer/Arranger: Rosenkrams, G.
Folder 56: Sweet Old Songs, 1913: Composer/Arranger: Billi, Vincenzo
Folder 57: Tenebre e Luce, undated: Composer/Arranger: Billi, Vincenzo
Folder 58: Three O`Clock in the Morning, 1921: Composer/Arranger: Robledo, J.
Folder 59: The Thunderer, 1889: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 60: The Thunderer, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 61: Under the Double Eagle, undated: Composer/Arranger: Wagner, J.F.
Folder 62: The U.S. Cadets, undated: Composer/Arranger: Skaggs, W.L.
Folder 63: Valse Egyptian, or A Day in Cairo, 1916: Composer/Arranger: Kastowsky, Jean
Folder 64: Washington Post March, undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip

Box 5

Folder 1: "Washington Post March" (P), undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 2: "Washington Post March" (P), undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 3: "Waves of the Danube" (P), 1911: Composer/Arranger: Ivanovici
Folder 4: "The Wayside Chapel" and "Under Southern Skies", 1929: Contains solo cornet part only.; Composer/Arranger: Brockton, Lester
Folder 5: "Webster`s Funeral March" and "Hymn", undated: Contains solo cornet part only.; Composer/Arranger: Beethoven
Folder 6: When I Grow Too Old To Dream (P), 1935: Composer/Arranger: Romberg, Sigmund and Hammerstein, Oscar
Folder 7: The White Plume March (P), undated: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 8: Why Do Ya Roll Those Eyes (P), 1926: Composer/Arranger: Charig, Philip
Folder 9: Willow Blossoms: A Legend (P), 1916: Composer/Arranger: Sousa, John Philip
Folder 10: The Yankee Skipper, undated: Contains drum part only.; Composer/Arranger: Rosenkrans, G.

Box 6

Folder 10: "America" and "the Star Spangled Banner"(P), 1909: Composer/Arranger: unidentified
Folder 12: "Canzoni Napoletani" and "Marcia Sinfonica", undated: Contains various unmarked parts.; Composer/Arranger: Cipollone, Pietro
Folder 25: "Lead Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God To Thee", undated: Contains parts for 2nd and 3rd Bb Cornet and 1st and 2nd Bb Tenor.; Composer/Arranger: unidentified

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[Series 1: Music Manuscripts],
[Series 2: Published Music],
[Series 3: Band Books],
[Series 4: Personal Papers],
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