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Title: Walter J Kasura Russian Folk Music Collection, 1960-1983
ID: 12/5/61
Primary Creator: Kasura, Walter J. (1918-1983)
Other Creators: Grushko, Nikolai (1902-1987), Sheynkman, Emanuil (1939-1995)
Extent: 98.1 cubic feet
Arrangement:
Organized into three series.
Series 1: Published Songs, is arranged by EC number and alphabetically by title.
Series 2: Instrumental Music, which contains Sub-Series 1: Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian Folk Song Arrangements, Sub-Series 2: Nicholas Grushko Arrangements, Sub-Series 3: Emanuil Sheynkman Arrangements, and Sub-Series 4: Prima Balalaika Music. Each sub-series is arranged following EC number and then alphabetically by title.
Series 3: Personal Papers, which contains the personal papers of Walter Kasura and is arranged alphabetically by subject.
and Series 4: American Popular Music, which contains arrangements of American popular songs for Russian folk orchestra arranged alphabetically by title.
Processing of this collection was done by multiple people over multiple years; therefore, there is some differences in formatting within the finding aid. Originally, the collection was organized by EC number, some of which are indicated in the finding aid. Some of the records are also cataloged in the University of Illinois Library Catalog. Original EC numbers 732 and 1058 are still missing.
Date Acquired: 05/12/1986. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Balalaika music, Catalogs, Choral music, Choral Society, Folk music, Mandolin music, Music, School of, Music -- Russia, Russian Emigres, Russian Folk Orchestra, Russian Folk Songs, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine, University of Illinois, Vocal music
Formats/Genres: Sheet music
Consists of manuscripts, research notes, personal papers; published works, including Russian folk songs, other vocal and choral works, instrumental solos, scores and parts for orchestral and chamber performing ensembles; arrangements of folk and orchestral music for Russian folk ensemble by Kasura; instrumental methods books; and reference books on performance practice, repertory, and historical development of the balalaika, domra, and Slavic folk orchestra, documenting the career of Walter J. Kasura as a Russian Folk Orchestra director, composer, and balalaika player. Also contains arrangements composed by Nikolai Grushko and Emanuil Sheynkman.
Walter Kasura was born in New York City to Russian emigre parents. He studied music theory and arrangement under Alexander Ivanoff, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He also received further guidance from the well-known Peter Biljo, who performed regularly on the CBS radio program "Around the Samovar." His performing experience included a small group called the Moscow Balalaika Ensemble, the professional wing of the Balalaika and Domra Society. He played club dates, parties, on radio and television, at leading hotels in Miami, Quebec, and New York, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In 1977 the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra of New Jersey and the North Jersey Philharmonic with Leonard Davis as balalaika soloist performed one of his arrangements. The latter concert drew a crowd of over 5,000 people. In 1979 Walter was awarded a grant to teach balalaika and domra seminars at the University of Illinois and to direct in concert the University of Illinois Balalaika Orchestra.
Balalaika music
Catalogs
Choral music
Choral Society
Folk music
Mandolin music
Music, School of
Music -- Russia
Russian Emigres
Russian Folk Orchestra
Russian Folk Songs
Russian Orthodox Church
Ukraine
University of Illinois
Vocal music
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals: Additions acquired from the Music and Performing Arts Library on May 3, 2016.
Acquisition Source: Walter J. Kasura Family
Acquisition Method: Gift
Related Materials: See also record series number 35/3/68.
Other Note: Many of these scores are written in Cyrillic, and there are some differences in transliteration. Here are some examples of the same Cyrillic combinations transliterated different ways: ch and zh; yaya and iaia; cz and ts; skaya and skaia; skogo and sky and ski(i). When searching for a particular piece, please use both options. For example "tanecz" and "tanets"; "Rimskogo-Korsakov" and "Rimsky-Korsakov."
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Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composer: Burke, J.
Arranger: Paul, W.
Composer: Porter, C.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Powell, T.
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composers: Ellington, D. and J. Tizol
Arranger: Hudson, W.
Composer: Porter, C.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Norman, J.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: De Rose, P.
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composer: Ala, S.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Bowman, B.
Arranger: Jenkins, G.
Composers: Noble, J. and Leleiohaku
Arranger: Murphy, S.
Composer: Spina, H.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Robin, L. and R. Rainger
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Cahn, S. and S. Chaplin
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Dorsey, J.
Arranger: Hathaway, C.
Composer: Porter, C.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Rosell, E., Del Rio, M., and R. Gasparre
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Stept, S.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Ohman, P., Mercer, J., and M.O. Teetor
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composers: Ellington, D., Tizol, J., and L. Singer
Arranger: Singer, L.
Composer: Jerome, R.
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composer: McHugh, J.
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composer: Grever, M.
Arranger: Hathaway, C.
Composer: Churchill, F.
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composers: Cahn, S., and S. Chaplin
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Whiting, R.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Romber, S.
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composer: Burke, J.
Arranger: Hathaway, C.
Composer: Rimsky-Korsakov, N.
Arrangers: Dorsey, T., and Red Bone
Composers: Burk, R., and S. Mysels
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composers: Whitcup, L., and T. Powell
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composers: Kenny, C., and N. Kelly
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composer: Gordon, M., and H. Revel
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composers: Shivers, W., Bernier, B., and B. Emmerich
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composer: Grever, M.
Arranger: Hathaway, C.
Composer: Scott, R.
Arranger: Ades, H.
Composers: Kennedy, J., and M. Carr
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Robin, L., and R. Rainger
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Mueller, G., Johnson, B., and H. Busse
Arranger: Murphy, S.
Composers: Towers, L., Morrow, M., and D. Pelosi
Arranger: Weirick, P.
Composers: Gordon, M., and H. Revel
Arranger: Hathaway, C.
Composer: Romberg, S.
Arranger: Skinner, F.
Composer: Warren, H.
Arranger: Mason, J.
Composers: Meyer, J., Bernier, B., and B. Emmerich
Arranger: Lippman, J.
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