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By Noah Lenstra
Collection Overview
Title: Paul Price Percussion Music and Papers, 1961-1982
ID: 12/5/51
Primary Creator: Price, Paul (1921-1986)
Extent: 17.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Organized into 5 series. Each series arranged alphabetically by last name of composer or performer, except for Series 4, which is arranged chronologically, and Series 5, which is arranged by format. Series 1. Music Manuscripts - Consists of orginal manuscripts of unpublished compositions and/or arrangements. Series 2. Annotated Scores and Parts - consists of unpublished and published sheet music annotated by Price and/or members of the Manhattan Percussion Ensemble for performance. Series 3. Unannotated Scores and Parts - Consists of reproduced manuscripts bearing no or very few annotations, retained because of their unavailability in other sources. Series 4. Papers - Personal papers of Paul Price. Series 5. Sound Recordings - including LPs, reel-to-reel tapes, and cassette tapes.
Date Acquired: 08/31/1987
Subjects: Faculty, Faculty Papers, Manuscripts, Music, Music, School of, Percussion
Formats/Genres: Experimental Music, Sheet music, Sound Recordings
Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of percussion sheet music, sound recordings and correspondence documenting Paul Price's career as a percussion music educator, publisher and performer. Of special note are manuscripts, non-commercial recordings, and other forms of unpublished music materials of American 20th-century composers including Lou Harrison, Michael Colgrass, and Henry Cowell, as well as works by Price himself. Among the sound recordings, of special note are performances by the Manhattan Percussion Ensemble with Paul Price as conductor. Also includes correspondence file containing correspondence with 20th-century composers of percussion music. Some of the sheet music files also contain correspondence, performance programs or other additional material documenting a work's performances or publishing history.
Biographical Note
Paul William Price (b. Fitchburg, Mass., 31 July, 1910- d. New York, 1986) was a percussionist, composer, conductor, publisher of percussion music, and music educator during the four decades following the end of World War II. He studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory under George Carey and Fred Noak. In his teaching career he held faculty positions at the University of Illinois from 1949 to 1956; Boston University; Ithaca College; Newark State College and, after 1957, the Manhattan School of Music. Price also conducted the Manhattan Percussion Ensemble and began independently publishing percussion music under the titles "Music for Percussion" and "Paul Price Publications," beginning in the mid-1960s. He was also a composer of percussion music and a writer of books on percussion methodology. Through these activities he was influential in promoting the growth of the percussion ensemble movement in the United States and in stimulating interest in composing for percussion in the latter half of the 20th century.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Alternate Extent Statement:
17 cubic feet
Access Restrictions:
No restrictions.
Acquisition Source:
Percussive Arts Society and Phyllis Price
Acquisition Method:
Donation.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Music Manuscripts, ca. 1950-1980],
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Series 2: Annotated Scores and Parts, ca. 1950-1980],
[Series 3: Unannotated Scores and Parts, ca. 1950-1980],
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Series 4: Papers],
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Series 5: Sound Recordings],
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All]
- Series 3: Unannotated Scores and Parts, ca. 1950-1980
- Consists of unannotated scores and parts, in either published or reproduced manuscript form, retained because they document Paul Price's activities as a music editor and collector. Arranged alphabetically by composer's last name. Note that oversized scores and parts are at end of series.
- Box 16
- Folder 1: Ahlstrom, David "Theme and Eleven Variations for String Quartet, Flute and Marimba" S and P, May 1952 (revised Summer 1960)
- Dedicated to Glenn Robinson. Originally written in Cincinnati, Ohio; revised in Rochester, New York.
- Folder 2: Ahlstrom, David "Toccatas and Passacaglias for Percussion and Speaking Voice based on the Poem 'To the Dark Tower' by Garrett Chitwood'" S and P, Winter of 1960-1961
- Composed in Johnson, Vermont
- Folder 3: Alexander, Josef "Gitanjali: Song Offerings for Soprano Harpsichord and Percussion" P, undated
- Folder 4: Amato, Bruno "Quintets for Trombones and Percussion" S and P, undated
- Folder 5: Barker, Thomas E. "Dyad: Prelude", 1978
- Folder 6: Barker, Thomas E. "Instrumentarium" P, 1980
- Folder 7: Bartlett, Harry "Zoo Parade" S and P, December 1956
- Box 17
- Folder 1: Benson, Warren "Streams", undated
- Folder 2: Benson, Warren "Trio for Percussion", ca. 1960
- Folder 3: Bergamo, John "Five Miniatures for Percussion Quartet" / "Four Pieces for Timpani" / "Exhibition Solo No. 1", 1960/1962/undated
- Folder 4: Beyer, J.M. (et.al.) "Percussion Pieces - IV", undated
- Folder 5: Brooks, M. Steven "Beating Off" with correspondence, 1977
- Folder 6: Camilleri, Charles "Fantasia Concertante for Solo Percussion", undated
- Folder 7: Canning, Thomas "Symphony No. 1, Classical", 1965
- Folder 8: Clark, Robert Keys "Patterns for Percussion" with annotations and correspondence, 1967
- Folder 9: Combs, J.C. "Shakes, Rattles and Rolls", undated
- Folder 10: Connor, Philip "Enough of Too Much" with correspondence, undated
- Folder 11: Dana, Ramon "6 Pe-Tesp" S and P, 1975
- Folder 12: DePue, Wallace E. "Toccatina for Solo Percussion and Piano", undated
- Box 18
- Folder 1: Elster, Martin "Disguises" / "Flamident" / "Song and a Dance" / "Three Time Phases", ca. 1984
- Folder 2: Floyd, John M. "Mobile for Percussion Ensemble", 1976
- Folder 3: Frackenpohl, Arthur Roland "Duo for Woodwind and Drum Set", 1974
- Folder 4: Gibb, Stan "Klangspiel", undated
- Folder 5: Gibb, Stan "Second Start", undated
- Folder 6: Giron, Arsenio "Cuartillo", undated
- Folder 7: Glanville-Hicks, P. "Musica Antiqua, No. 1" and "Pre-Colombia Prelude and Presto", 1957
- Folder 8: Glaser, Werner Wolf "Tale for Garytone Saxophone and Percussion for Linda Bangs", 1977
- Folder 9: Gordon, Louis "Movements for Two Pianos and Three Percussion", undated
- Folder 10: Grady, Jerry Wayne "Timbrestream for Percussion and Alto-Flute-Piccolo", undated
- Folder 11: Green, Ray "Three Inventories of Casey Jones", undated
- Folder 12: Harrison, Lou "Recording Piece", 1955
- Folder 13: Harrison, Lou "Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra", undated
- Box 19
- Folder 1: Hedwall, Paul "Passacaglia for Percussion", January 7, 1961
- Folder 2: Heim, Norman "Concertante for Clarinet and Percussion", 1978
- Folder 3: Horst, Thomas "Essere nei guai asta solo for vibraharp", undated
- Folder 4: Hodkinson, Sydney "Drawings, Set No. 1, for Percussion Quartet", 1960
- Folder 5: Hodkinson, Sydney "Drawings, Set No. 3, for B-flat Soprano Clarinet and Drums", April 1961
- Folder 6: Houllif, Murray "J.P. Quarte" S and P, 1976-1977
- includes programs
- Folder 7: Houllif, Murray "Chamber Piece for Percussion Octet" / "Duet for Trumpet and Percussion" / "Three Movements for Multi-Percussionist and Percussion Quartet" / "Octaphonics for 8 Mallet Players" / "The Piece" / "For a Percussionist" / unidentified, ca. 1974/1975
- Folder 8: Howard, Bertrand "Imbrications for Solo Percussion", undated
- Folder 9: Jacobsky, G. "No. 1 - Short Composition for Trio", 1959
- Folder 10: Jarlkov, Ib "Skitser/Sketches", December 1965
- Box 20
- Folder 1: Kohan, Alan "Flight of Fancy" S and P, undated
- Folder 2: Kolb, Barbara "New York - Le Havre - from Percussion Quartet" S, ca. 1968
- Folder 3: Kraft, William "Suite for Weatherkings" dedicated to Remo Belli, S and P, 1958
- Folder 4: Kupferman, Meyer "Sound Phantoms #5 for Percussion Orchestar" S and P, 1980
- Published General Music Publishing, Company
- Folder 5: Kurek, Michael "Somna: A Fantasy for Marimba", undated
- Folder 6: Lacerda, Osvaldo "Suite for Xylophone and Piano" / "Ponto de Iemanja", 1968/1974
- Folder 7: Lacerda, Osvaldo "Losango Caque No. 1" / "Hiroshima, Meu Amor", 1970/1968
- Folder 8: La Rosa, Michael "Life Cycle Suite for Mallet Quintet" S and P, undated
- Folder 9: La Rosa, Michael "Visions of the Apocalypse" S and P, undated
- Folder 10: Meyer, Ramon "Sketches in Sound for Percussion - 6 Performers", undated
- Folder 11: Mayer, William "Music for Percussion" S and P, undated
- Folder 12: Maroney, Denman F. "If you Feel the Way I do, Why Don't You Say So?" for Bells and Chimes S, 1975
- Folder 13: Mais, Chester L. "Short Suite for Percussion Quartet", Fall-Winter 1980
- Folder 14: Mais, Chester L. "Some Music for King George for Solo Marimba", Summer 1982
- Folder 15: Levitan, Daniel "Music for Seven Percussionists" S, 1979
- with correspondence
- Box 21
- Folder 1: Lieberman, Glenn "Spinning Song for Three Percussionists" S, undated
- Folder 2: Miller, Donald "Ten Trios for Beginning Percussionists", undated
- Folder 3: Noak, Fred "Caprices and Duets", undated
- Folder 4: Myers, Robert "Toccata - Movements for Percussion", 1971
- Folder 5: Myers, Robert "Percussion Piece" S, 1963
- Folder 6: Myers, Robert "Five Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion", November 1960
- Folder 7: Moran, Robert "Electric Boogie and Bombardments No. 2", 1962-1964
- Folder 8: Musser, Clair Omar and William Moersch "Music of the International Marimba Symphony Orchestra", undated
- Folder 9: Missal, J. "Two Impressions for Percussion Ensemble and Piano", 1957
- Folder 10: Noak, Fred W. "Percussion Orchestra Pieces" - Humoresque, Three Chicks and a Worm, Stalagmites and Stalagtites, Rondo for Timpani Solo, undated
- Folder 11: O'Connor Morris, George Allan "Suite for Percussion Quartet" and "Fanfare", undated
- Folder 12: Otto Ferenc "Aria es Scherzo" and "Pasztoral" with programs, 1962
- Folder 13: Penner, Bruce "So Cruel, So Silent", undated
- Folder 14: Penner, Bruce "Twilight Music", undated
- Box 22
- Folder 1: Reilly, Edward R. (Ed.) "Renaissance March Rhythms", 1963
- Folder 2: Raphling, Sam "Malet Concerto", 1964
- Folder 3: Raphling, Sam "Concerto for Trombone and Percussion" S and P, undated
- Folder 4: Raphling, Sam "Toccata for Piano and Percussion and Concerto for Piano and Percussion", undated
- Folder 5: Ramey, Philip "Four Bagatelles for Percussion", 1964
- Folder 6: Perry, Julia "Homunculus, C.F. for 10 Percussionists", 1961
- Folder 7: Sergey, Thomas "Surface Tension for Two Percussionists", 1978
- Folder 8: Sebesky, Gerald "Concepts for Percussion" S, 1967
- Folder 9: Schwartz, Elliott "Aria No. 3 for Viola and Woodblocks", 1967
- Folder 10: Smith, Stuart "James Balfouri" and "Glas", undated
- Folder 11: Steinberg, P. "Envelopes", undated
- Folder 12: Rogers, John E. "Isorhythms for Percussion and Keyboard Instruments" S and P, 1963
- Folder 13: Santoro, Claudio "Diagramus Ciclicos in Two" Piano Part, 1966/1967
- Folder 14: Saperstein, David "Antiphonies for Percussion" S and P, 1972
- Folder 15: Sapieyevski, Jerzy "Music Number 17", 1969
- Box 23
- Folder 1: Schoette, Elmer "Sonatina for Three Percussionists and One Pianist" S and P, 1959
- Folder 2: Stern, Robert "Playground" S, undated
- Folder 3: Stewart, Robert "Hydra III: Percussion, Piano and Brass Ensemble", ca. 1968
- Folder 4: Stratton, David "Kapow!" P and S, undated
- Folder 5: Stravinsky (arr. Martin Elster) "Three Pieces for String Quartet" arranged for Hartt Percussion Ensemble, undated
- Folder 6: Swift, Richard "Demains, II, op. 30 for solo percussion", February 1962
- Folder 7: Takoro, Thomas "Three Anarchists for Three Percussionists", undated
- Folder 8: Tanenbaum, Elias "Images II for Percussion and Tape", November 1973
- Folder 9: Thome, Diane "Three Oriental Songs" S, October-December 1964
- Folder 10: Tower, Joan "Percussion Quartet", February 1963
- Folder 11: Uber, David "Caprice No. 1 for Piano and Percussion", 1980-1981
- Folder 12: Valandingham, Larry D. "Rhapsody for Marimba" and "Tom Tom Trio, No. 1", undated
- Folder 13: Vincent, Paul and David Vincent "Psalm of the Cloak of Man" S and P, 1980
- Folder 14: Vincent, David W. "Toper (Timmy's Tune)" S and P, 1980
- Box 24
- Folder 1: Vincent, John "Suite for Percussion Ensemble" S and P, February 1, 1973
- Folder 2: Whitaker, Howard "Music for Vibraphone", 1972-1974
- Folder 3: Wilding-White, Raymond "For Mallets (2 Players)", 1962
- Folder 4: Wilding-White, Raymond "Three Psalms for Baritone and Percussion: #43-13-93" S and P, 1965
- Folder 5: Won, Yong Sook "The Moon, in the Pond, In My Glass", ca. 1975
- Folder 6: Youhass, William "Variations for Percussion Quartet" S and P, undated
- Box 26: Over-sized scores and parts
- Folder 1: Ahlstrom, David; James Drew and Tom Constanten "Suite Number Two" "Metal Concert" and "A Giraffe of Wyne (and Thou)", 1970-1974
- Folder 2: Cacioppo, George "Bestiary, No. 1, Einzong", undated
- Folder 3: Kabelac, Miloslav "Eight Ricercari" S, 1979
- Folder 4: Levitan, Daniel "Concerto for Marimba with Percussion Orchestra" S and P, ca. 1970
- Folder 5: Lombardo, Robert "Three Short Pieces for Four Timpani", 1965
- Folder 6: Mais, Chester L. "Symphony for Percussion Ensemble", Summer 1981
- Folder 7: Parchman, Gen. "Percussion Pieces" S and P, ca. 1960s
- Concerto, Sonate and Symphony
- Folder 8: Ptaszynska, Marta "Synchrony for Percussion Trio", 1978
- Folder 9: Read, Gardner "Haiku Sessions" S, undated
- Folder 10: Rovics, Howard "Concerto for Trumpet and Percussion" S and P, 1975
- Folder 11: Simons, Netty "Design Groups for Percussion for 1-5 Players", 1967
- Folder 12: Saperstein, David "Percussion Trio" S and P, undated
- Folder 13: Taylor-Perkins, Coleridge "Sonatina for Percussion, Movements 1-3" S, undated
- Folder 14: Thomas, Ronald "Situations of the Craft (Piano and Percussion)", 1966
- Folder 15: Thome, Diane "Los Nombres (tape/piano/percussion)" S, undated
- Folder 16: Washburn, Gary "Sonatina for Solo Percussion" and "Twosome", 1972
- Folder 17: Whitaker, Howard "Diversions for Two Vibes and Piano for Dennis Plies", 1972
- Folder 18: Willis, Richard "Passaggi for Brass Quintet, Piano and Percussion", ca. 1960s
- Folder 19: Winiarz, John "Rahamiwami" S, 1982
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Music Manuscripts, ca. 1950-1980],
[
Series 2: Annotated Scores and Parts, ca. 1950-1980],
[Series 3: Unannotated Scores and Parts, ca. 1950-1980],
[
Series 4: Papers],
[
Series 5: Sound Recordings],
[
All]
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