University Bands Collection

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Detailed Description

Instruments

Photographs

Uniforms

Ephemera

Music

Pressbooks

University of Illinois Band 16mm Films

Bound Concert Programs

University of Illinois Band Videocassettes and Sound Recordings

Administrative Records

Direct Cut Discs


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Finding Aid for University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Tracy Parish, Adriana Cuervo, Kelly A. Carlson, and William Fisher

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Collection Overview

Title: University Bands Collection, circa 1840-2021View associated digital content.

ID: 12/9/93

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Bands

Extent: 114.85 cubic feet

Arrangement:

Arranged in eleven series:

Series 1) Instruments, ca. 1810-1950 consists of instruments purchased by University Bands. These instruments were available for use by students and many have been assigned inventory numbers, were stamped, or were given a university property sticker. These materials are unarranged.

Series 2) Photographs, ca. 1890-2011 consists of photographs, copy prints, and negatives. Materials are arranged by ensemble and chronologically therein.

Series 3) Uniforms, ca. 1920-2021 consists of marching uniforms, jackets, pants, hats, pins, ties, and Chief Illiniwek outfits. Materials are unarranged.

Series 4) Ephemera, ca. 1912-2024 consists of posters, correspondence, programs, sound recordings, alumni newsletters, magazines, awards, and commemorative Cheez-It box. Materials are unarranged.

Series 5) Music, ca. 1901-1975, consists of published and unpublished sheet music that were included in the University of Illinois Band Library. Materials received after 2022 are arranged alphabetically by title, prior to 2022, materials were unarranged.

Series 6) Pressbooks, 1935-1975, consists of three oversized pressbooks, containing newspaper reviews and clippings about the band. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Series 7) University of Illinois Band 16mm Films, 1932-1985 consists of 16mm film reels of the University Bands. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Series 8) Bound Concert Programs, 1906-1985 consists of 12 bound books of concert programs. Materials are arranged chronologically. NOTE: these materials are located in the Sousa Reference Collection.

Series 9) University of Illinois Band Videocassettes and Sound Recordings, 1979-2002 includes tape cassettes, CDs, beta tapes, cassette tapes, U-Matic, VHS, DVDs, and BetaCam tapes. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Series 10) Administrative Records, 1906-2010, includes band conference and clinic programs, festival adjudications, Illinois commencement programs and band concerts, Marching Illini programs, ISYM programs, and WILL Radio broadcasts that were managed by the Assistant Directors of Bands between 1956 and 1974, including Eldon Oyen who joined the University Bands staff in 1969. Materials are arranged chronologically and starting with the 2024 accession alphabetically by subject.

and Series 11) Direct Cut Discs, 1937-1956 includes alumninum and acetate direct cut 12" and 14" Discs. Materials are unarranged.

Date Acquired: 09/16/2004. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Alumni Association, American Bandmasters Association, Awards, Band, Football, Band Department, Begian, Harry, Brass Instruments, Chief Illiniwek, Clarke, Herbert L., College Band Directors National Association, Fillmore, Henry (1881-1956), Films, Goldman, Edwin Franko, Harding, Albert Austin, Hindsley, Mark H., Illinois School Band Association, Illinois Summer Youth Music, Keene, James F., Marching Illini, Musical Instrument Collections, Musical Instrument Makers - Europe, Musical Instrument Makers - United States, Music Educators National Conference, National Music Camp (Interlochen, MI), Radio Station - WILL, Rose Bowl, Sousa, John Philip, Summer Youth Music, University Records, Woodwind Instruments

Formats/Genres: Audio-Visual Material, Concert Programs, Correspondence, Musical instruments, Newspaper Clippings, Papers, Photographs, Posters, Scrapbooks, Sheet music, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of musical instruments, band uniforms, photographs, music, newsclippings, pressbooks, audiovisual recordings, concert programs, and administrative records, documenting the history of the University of Illinois Bands Department since its creation in 1905.

Biographical Note

The University of Illinois Military Band was established in 1870 for the purpose of providing music for functions within the military department of the Illinois Industrial University. From 1868 to 1894, the band was administered by student leaders and from 1895 to 1904 was led by various university faculty members. From 1905-1907, the band was led by Albert Austin Harding, who was an undergraduate in engineering.

In 1907, Harding was named the first director of bands, serving in this role for over forty years (1907-1948) and leading the band to a position of national prominence. Under Harding, the University of Illinois band became the first band to perform at a collegiate baseball game (1906) and a collegiate football game (1907); one of the few collegiate bands to receive a march written by John Philip Sousa (1929); and a laboratory ensemble for many of Harding's mentees, which included William D. Revelli, Frederick Fennell, Clarence Sawhill, Ray Dvorak, and Glen Cliffe Bainum. In 1929, Harding became one of the founding members of the American Bandmasters Association.

In 1932, upon the death of John Philip Sousa, Sousa left his vast library of sheet music and original manuscripts in the care of the University of Illinois Band. In 1955, the Band Department had grown so large that they required a new building to be constructed. In 1958 the Harding Band Building was completed, becoming the first permanent building specifically constructed for a collegiate band program in the country.

Subsequent directors of the Band Department include: Mark H. Hindsley (1948-1970), Harry Begian (1970-1984), James F. Keene (1985-2008), Abel Saldivar Ramirez (2008-2009), Robert Rumbelow (2009-2014), Linda Moorhouse (2014-2015), Stephen Peterson (2015-2022), and Kevin Geraldi (2022- ). The University Band Department also saw the rise of several important assistant directors and directors of the Marching Illini, including: Ray Dvorak, Glen Cliffe Bainum, Clarence Sawhill, Everett Kisinger, Guy Duker, Eldon Oyen, Harvey Herman, Gary E. Smith, Ken Steinsultz, Peter Griffin, Tom Cavena, Roby George, Barry Houser, Jesse Leyva, Elizabeth Peterson, and Kimberly Fleming.

The Band Department is currently a unit of the University of Illinois School of Music, which is in turn a unit of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Ensembles under the administration of the Band Department include the UI Wind Symphony, two symphonic bands, three concert bands, a British Brass Band, Clarinet Choir, the UI Basketball Band, the Orange & Blues and the Marching Illini.

Subject/Index Terms

Alumni Association
American Bandmasters Association
Awards
Band, Football
Band Department
Begian, Harry
Brass Instruments
Chief Illiniwek
Clarke, Herbert L.
College Band Directors National Association
Fillmore, Henry (1881-1956)
Films
Goldman, Edwin Franko
Harding, Albert Austin
Hindsley, Mark H.
Illinois School Band Association
Illinois Summer Youth Music
Keene, James F.
Marching Illini
Musical Instrument Collections
Musical Instrument Makers - Europe
Musical Instrument Makers - United States
Music Educators National Conference
National Music Camp (Interlochen, MI)
Radio Station - WILL
Rose Bowl
Sousa, John Philip
Summer Youth Music
University Records
Woodwind Instruments

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Instruments, ca. 1810-1950],
[Series 2: Photographs, ca. 1890-2011],
[Series 3: Uniforms, ca. 1920-2021],
[Series 4: Ephemera, 1912-2000],
[Series 5: Music, ca. 1901-1975],
[Series 6: Pressbooks, 1935-1975],
[Series 7: University of Illinois Band 16mm Films, 1932-1985],
[Series 8: Bound Concert Programs, 1906-1985],
[Series 9: University of Illinois Band Videocassettes and Sound Recordings, 1979-2004],
[Series 10: Administrative Records, 1906-2010],
[Series 11: Direct Cut Discs, 1937-1956],
[All]

Series 5: Music, ca. 1901-1975
Consists of published and unpublished sheet music that were included in the University of Illinois Band Library. Materials received after 2022 are arranged alphabetically by title, prior to 2022, materials were unarranged.
Box 42
Folder 2: Ad Majorem Gloriam Universitatis Illinorum , 1958 (Full Manuscript Score)
Composer/Arranger: Harris
Folder 3: Three-in-One, Undated (Full Manuscript Score)
Composer/Arranger: Unidentified
Folder 4: I Fanfare (FS), undated
Folder 5: Concerto in D Major (FS), undated
Composer/Arranger: Torelli
Folder 6: Rhapsody in Blue for Band and Solo Trumpet (FS), undated
Composer/Arranger: Gershwin/Dokshitzer
Box 46
Folder 1: I Fanfare, Undated
Composer: J. Curnow
Folder 2: Concerto in D Major, 1975
Composer / Arranger: Tartini / R. Modell
Folder 3: Rhapsody in Blue, Undated
Composer / Arranger: Gershwin / Dokshitzer
Box 47
Folder 1: Giuseppe Mule (arr. Tommaso Ferrante) "Dafni" FS, 1938
Interludio e Danza Satiresca.
Folder 2: Giuseppe Mule (arr. Alfredo Palombi) "Vendemmia" FS, 1938
Folder 3: Alfredo Casella (arr. Antonio Romeo) "Il Convento Veneziano: Atto I. Ronde D'Enfants" FS, 1934
Folder 4: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (arr. Alfredo Ceccherini) "La Dama Boba Sinfonia" FS, 1940
Folder 5: Antonio D'Elia "Il Trionfo di Bellerofonte: Impressioni Sinfoniche" FS, 1929
Folder 6: Puccini (arr. Giovanni Pennacchio) "Madama Butterfly: Act II. Part 1" FS, 1905
Folder 7: Puccini (arr. Giovanni Pennacchio) "Madama Butterfly: Act I" FS, 1905
Folder 8: Puccini (arr. Giovanni Pennacchio) "Madama Butterfly: Act II. Part II" FS, 1905
Folder 9: Gomes (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Salvator Rosa: Finale I" FS, 1928
Folder 10: Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Francesco de Divitus) "Le Tre Epoche: Oberto conte di S. Bonifacio" FS, undated
Folder 11: Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Ernani: Act II" FS, 1930
Folder 12: Gomes "Il Guarany: Introduzione, Coro e Duetto Dell'Atto I" FS, 1928
Folder 13: Gomes "Lo Schiavo" FS, 1928
Folder 14: Alessandro Peroni "Genova: March. Op. 18. Number 2" FS, 1935
Folder 15: Giovanni Rinaldi (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "Mammolette" FS, 1930
Folder 16: Victorin Joncieres (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "Danse Moravienne" FS, 1930
Folder 17: E. Carabella (arr. Giuseppe Manente) First Rapsodia Romanesca: Su Temi Popolari Romani" FS, 1931
Folder 18: Alessandro Peroni "Esultanza March Op. 21. Number 1" FS, 1935
Folder 19: Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (arr. Antonino Parola) "Lolita: Serenata Spagnola", FS., 1936
Folder 20: Giacinto Sallustio (arr. Luigi Cirenei) "Inno a Benito Mussolini: Version of Emidio Mucci" FS, 1935
Folder 21: Alfredo Catalani (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "In Sogno: Melodia" FS, 1930
Box 48
Folder 1: Zandonai, Riccardo (arr. Salvatore Pappalardo) "Giuletta e Romeo: Sunto della tragedia: 1st Part" FS, 1927
Folder 2: Mancinelli, Luigi (arr. Pellegrino Neri) "Scene Veneziane Suite: Number 3. Fuga Degli Amanti a Chioggia" FS, 1912
Folder 3: Mule, Giuseppe (arr. Antonio D'Elia) "Sicilia Canora" FS, 1930
Folder 4: Victor De Sabata (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Suite in Quattro Tempi, Op. 2" FS, 1929
Folder 5: Boito, Arrigo (arr. Ottino Ranalli) "Nerone: Fantasia sul I. Atto" FS, 1926
Folder 6: Arrigo Boito (arr. Ottino Ranalli) "Nerone: Fantasia sul III. Atto" FS, 1928
Folder 7: Zandonai, Riccardo (arr. Salvatore Pappalardo) "Giuletta e Romeo: Sunto della tragedia: 2nd Part" FS, 1927
Folder 8: Zandonai, Riccardo (arr. Carmelo Preite) "La Farsa Amorosa: Sinfonia" FS, 1939
Folder 9: Palombi, Alfredo "Pagine di Guerra (A.O.I.)", 1938
Folder 10: Palombi, Alfredo "Suite All'Antica", 1938
Folder 11: Verdi, Giuseppe (arr. Cesare Panizza) "Messa da Requiem per l'anniversario della morte di Alessandro Manzoni" FS, 1928
For large band
Folder 12: Martucci, Giuseppe (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Notturno in Sol bemolle. Op. 70. N. 1" FS, 1911
Folder 13: Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (arr. Carmelo Preite) "Il Campiello: Atto Secondo. Intermezzo" FS, 1938
Folder 14: Laccetti, Guido (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Carnasciali. Atto Primo. Interludio" FS, 1927
Folder 15: Camillo de Nardis (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Scene Abruzzesi: 2nd Suite. 1st Processione Notturna Del Venerdi Santo" FS, 1929
Box 49
Folder 1: Veretti, Antonio (arr. Tommaso Ferrante) "Saluto al Duce. Parole di F.P. Mule", 1936
Folder 2: Parelli, Attilio (arr. Antonio Parola) "Trombe, Pifferi e Tamburi: Marcia brillante" FS, 1934
Folder 3: De Sabata, Victor (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Suite in Quattro Tempi: II. Tra Fronda e Fronda" FS, 1929
Folder 4: De Sabata, Victor (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Suite in Quattro Tempi: I. Risveglio Mattutino" FS, 1929
Folder 5: Casavola, Franco (arr. Carmelo Preite) "Castello Nel Bosco Danze" FS, 1936
Folder 6: De Sabata, Victor (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Suite in Quattro Tempi: III. Idillio" FS, 1929
Folder 7: Mule, Giuseppe (arr. Antonio D'Elia) "Sicilia Canora: Suite Per Orchestra" FS, 1930
Folder 8: Puccini, Giacomo (arr. for small band) "Tosca" FS, 1930
Folder 9: Puccini, Giacomo (arr. Antonio D'Elia) "Turandot" FS, 1927
Folder 10: Donato (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Julian: Tango Milonga" FS, 1930
Folder 11: Camillo de Nardis (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Scene Abruzzesi: 2nd Suite: San Clemente a Casauria" FS., 1929
Folder 12: Casavola, Franco (arr. Carmelo Preite) "Castello Nel Bosco: Danze" FS, 1936
Folder 13: Bossi, Renzo (arr. Tommaso Ferrante) "Tre Interludi per la tragedia La Figlia di Jorio" FS, 1935
Folder 14: Ricardo Pick-Mangiagalli (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Il 'Carillon' Magico: Commedia mimo-sinfonica" FS, 1920
Folder 15: Luigi Tosi "Inno Eroico" FS, 1922
Folder 16: Montemezzi (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "L'Amore Dei Tre Re: Fantasia" FS, 1914
Box 50
Folder 1: Giuseppe Martucci (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "Novelletta. Op. 82" FS, 1922
Folder 2: Mancinelli, Luigi (arr. Giuseppe Ruta) "Cleopatra di P. Cossa" FS, undated
Folder 3: C. De Nardis (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Scene Abruzzesi: Seconda Suite Per Orchestra: III. Serenata Agli Sposi", FS., 1929
Folder 4: C. De Nardis (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Scene Abruzzesi: Seconda Suite Per Orchestra: IV. Festa Tragica", FS., 1929
Folder 5: Giuseppe Martucci (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Giga. Op. 61. N. 3" FS, 1911
Folder 6: Gino Marinuzzi (arr. Pellegrino Neri) "Sicania: Poema Sinfonico" FS, 1914
Folder 7: Mascagni (arr. Domenico Ascolese) "Iris: Introduzione Il Sole", 1899
Folder 8: Guido Laccetti (arr. Raffaele Caravaglios) "Carnasciali: Atto I. Interludio" FS, 1927
Folder 9: Giuseppe Puccini (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Suor Angelica: Sunto Dell'Opera" FS, 1920
Folder 10: Mule, Giuseppe (arr. Luigi Cirenei) "Marcia Trionfale" FS, 1930
Folder 11: Ottino Ranalli "Danza" FS, 1920
Folder 12: A. Franchetti (arr. Ubaldo Pannocchia) "Cristoforo Colombo: Epilogo" FS, 1913
Folder 13: G. Puccini (arr. Giuseppe Manente) "Il Tabarro Sunto dell'Opera" FS, 1921
Folder 14: Pietro Clavsetti "Nove Maggio: Inno" FS, 1939
Folder 15: Umberto Giordano (arr. Giovanni Pennacchio) "Andrea Chenier. 2nd Fantasia. Acts 1-4" FS, undated
Sonzogno, Editor
Folder 16: Pietro Mascagni (arr. Alfredo Caso) "Si: Introduzione Fantasia for Small Band", 1913
And (arr. Alessandro Vessella) "Isabeau". Casa Musicale Sonzogno, Editor
Box 51
Folder 1: Puccini, G. (arr. Alessandro Peroni) "Tosca. Fantasia" FS, 1903
Folder 2: C.A. Silva (arr. Alessanro Peroni) "San Lorenzo: Marcia Defile Dell'Esercito" FS, 1927
Folder 3: Ottorino Respighi (arr. Antonio D'Elia) "Festa Romane: Poema Sinfonico in 4 parts" FS, 1930
Folder 4: Verdi, 1938
(arr. Tommaso Ferrante) "Otello: Ballabili"; (arr. Enrico Pinochi) "I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata: Preludio ed Introduzione"; (arr. Alessandro Vessella) "Sinfonia nell'Opera La Battaglia di Legnano"; (arr. Pio Nevi) "Marcia Funebre e Preghiera di Fenena nell'Opera Nabucco"; (arr. E. Pansini) "Aida: Duetto, Finale" FS
Folder 5: Pizzetti, Ildebrando (arr. Alfredo Ceccherini) "Musiche Corali e Strumentali per l'Agamennone di Eschilo" FS, 1940
Folder 6: Pietro Clavsetti (arr. Angelo Ruspantini) "Inno All'Impero Su Parole di Mussolini", FS., 1938
Folder 7: Antonio D'elia "Alla Milizia Fascista" and "Marcia Imperiale", FS., 1930
Folder 8: Gilbert Reynolds Combs "Dance of the Houri: Military Band" P, undated
manuscript
Folder 9: G. Jacobi "Scenes from the Ballet The Tzigane" P., undated
manuscript
Folder 10: John Francis Barnett "Choral and Orchestral Parts: The Ancient Mariner: Cantata", P., undated
Published by Hutchings & Romer. London.
Folder 11: Debussy "Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien. Fanfares" FS, 1911
Folder 12: Debussy "La Boite a Joujoux" P, 1919
Folder 13: Jgnaz Brull "Serenade. Op. 36" P, undated
Box 52
Folder 1: Hector Berlioz (arr. Gabriel Pares) "Symphonie Fantastique" (1 of 3), undated
Folder 2: Hector Berlioz (arr. Gabriel Pares) "Symphonie Fantastique" (2 of 3), undated
Folder 3: Hector Berlioz (arr. Gabriel Pares) "Symphonie Fantastique" (3 of 3), undated
Folder 4: Giuranna, Barbara (arr. Alfredo Palombi) "X. Legio", 1938
Folder 5: Massarani, Renzo (arr. Salvatore Pappalardo) "Squilli e Danze per Il 18 BL", 1938
Folder 6: Rossellini, Renzo (arr. Alfredo Palombi) "Stampe della Vecchia Roma", 1918
Folder 7: Adriano Lualdi (arr. Buonomo Carmine) "Africa: Rapsodia Coloniale 1935, 1940
Box 74
Folder 1: 9th Fanteria "Regina," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 2: 10th Fanteria "Regina," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 3: 13th Fanteria "Pinerolo," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 4: 14th Fanteria "Pinerolo," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 5: 39th Fanteria "Bologna," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 6: 47th Fanteria "Ferrara," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 7: 95th Fanteria "Udine," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 8: 96th Fanteria "Udine," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 9: 96th Fanteria "Genova," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 10: 225th Fanteria "Arezzo," marcia militare by Salvatore Rubino, 1936
Folder 11: Aviazione Italiana, marcia by Guglielmo Cecconi (arr. by Crescenzo di Miniello), 1911
Folder 12: Il Carillon Magico, commedia mimo - Sinfonica by Riccardo Pick-Mangiacalli (arr. by Giuseppe Menentte), 1920
Folder 13: Charmante Coquette, gavotte by Vincenzo Billi (arr. by Ezio Baroncini), 1912
Folder 14: Fanfare Introduction to the "Star Spangled Banner," by Arcady Dubensky, 1939
Folder 15: Fontane di Roma by Ottorino Respighi (arr. by Ottino Ranalli), 1920
Folder 16: Hans, il Suonatore di Flauto, overtura by Luigi Ganne (arr. by Alessandro Peroni), 1908
Folder 17: Himno Municipal Interamericano, canto y piano by Gonzalo Roig and Francesco Royas, ca. 1944
Includes correspondence from Carlos M. Moran dated 22 June 1944. Spanish Text by Carlos M. Moran, English Text by Gustavo Kielmann, French Text by Jose M. Bens and Carlos Johnson, Portugese Text by Manuel Abelend.
Folder 18: Marcia Militare per Banda sopra Motivi dell'Opera Mose di G. Rossini by A. Vassella, 1901
Folder 19: San Lorenzo, marcia defile dell'Esercito by C. A. Silva (arr. by Alessandro Peroni), 1927
Folder 20: Secret of Suzanne, overture by E. Wolf-Ferrari (trans. by Thomas Harris) (Parts), undated
Box 75
Folder 1: Sous le Pommiers!, scene champêtre by Paul Wachs (trans. by A. Peroni), 1930
Folder 2: Studi d'Instrumentazione per Banda by Alessandro Vessalla, 1931
Folder 3: Suite Siciliana in Quatro Tempi by Gino Marinuzzi (arr. by Ottino Ranalli), 1920
Contains extensive annotations by A.A. Harding, used for transcription of third movement Valse. See 12/9/22 Box 50, F. 4.
Folder 4: Terzetto e Duetto Finale nell Opera La Giorada by A. Ponchielli (arr. by G. Mariani), undated

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Instruments, ca. 1810-1950],
[Series 2: Photographs, ca. 1890-2011],
[Series 3: Uniforms, ca. 1920-2021],
[Series 4: Ephemera, 1912-2000],
[Series 5: Music, ca. 1901-1975],
[Series 6: Pressbooks, 1935-1975],
[Series 7: University of Illinois Band 16mm Films, 1932-1985],
[Series 8: Bound Concert Programs, 1906-1985],
[Series 9: University of Illinois Band Videocassettes and Sound Recordings, 1979-2004],
[Series 10: Administrative Records, 1906-2010],
[Series 11: Direct Cut Discs, 1937-1956],
[All]
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