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By Tracy Parish, Adriana Cuervo, and Kelly A. Carlson
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Collection Overview
Title: Mark Foutch Collection, 1935-2000
ID: 12/9/59
Primary Creator: Foutch, Mark R. (1922-2002)
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: The collection is organized into two series: Series 1, Music; and Series 2, Photographs and Ephemera. Series 1 consists of two Sub-Series: Sub-Series 1, Music Manuscripts; and Sub-Series 2, Published Music.Each of these Sub-Series is organized alphabetically by composer. Whenever possible, an identification of the format of the music for each title (i.e. full score, condensed score, piano score and parts) has been noted with the corresponding abbreviations, FS, CS, PS, PA. Series 2 is organized alphabetically by subject.
Date Acquired: 06/23/2001. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Band Musicians, Bands, Instrumental music, Music - United States
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of manuscript and published music and parts for wind band by Mark Foutch and other composers, piano scores and parts for wind instrument and vocal solo, cornet and trumpet etude books, photographs, sheet music cover art, an event program, and sound recordings documenting Mark Foutch's music career.
Biographical Note
Dr. Mark R. Foutch was born in Oklahoma City, Oklaohoma on July 22, 1922, the son of Mark R. and Grace Wormood Foutch Sr. He began his music studies at an early age. He attended Springfield, Illinois schools as a child and eventually received his optometry degree in 1947 from Monroe College of Optometry. He was a World War II veteran and practiced optometry in Central Illinois for his entire career. Foutch played in various professional and community bands around the United States before forming his own commercial ensemble, "The Mark Foutch Brass Band", which he led from 1954 to 1977. The band was based in Champaign, Illinois and performed concerts in the the style of the "John Philip Sousa Band." In addition he served as the director of the Ansar Temple Shrine Jazz Band out of Springfield, Illinois. Foutch died on November 6, 2002 and was buried in Champaign, Illinois' Mount Hope Cemetery.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
Initial donation of music, photographs, and ephemera from an unknown source on June 23, 2001.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Other Note:
Pages
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Music],
[
Series 2: Photographs and Ephemera],
[All]
- Series 1: Music
- Sub-Series 1: Manuscript Scores and Parts
- Box 1
- Folder 1: George M. Cohen Selection, Undated (P)
- Composer/Arranger: Cohen (Foutch)
- Folder 2: Inflammatus, Undated (P)
- Composer: Rossini
- Folder 3: Morceau de Concert, Undated (P)
- Composer: Rossini
- Folder 4: Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, Undated (P)
- Folder 5: Untitled Sketch, Undated (P)
- Folder 6: Untitled Work, Undated (P)
- Composer: Foutch
- Sub-Series 2: Published Music
- Box 1
- Folder 7: The Downfall of Paris, 1955 (P)
- Composer/Arranger: Emmett (Aarde)
- Folder 8: La Coquette, 1937 (PS, P)
- Composer: Bellstedt
- Folder 36: The Footlifter, Undated, (P)
- Composer: Fillmore
- Folder 9: When the Moon Hangs High, 1939 (PS)
- Composer: Fiorito/Bullock/Wenrich
- Folder 10: Aguero Paso-Doble, Undated (P)
- Composer: Franco
- Folder 11: Concertstuck, 1907 (PS, P)
- Composer: Geehl
- Folder 12: Jupiter, 1914 (P)
- Composer/Arranger: Goldman (Tobani)
- Folder 13: I've Got My Heart Set On You, 1937 (P)
- Composer: Gordon/Revel
- Folder 14: Melody, 1955 (CS)
- Composer: Harper
- Folder 15: Gaiety Polka, 1912 (PS)
- Composer: Hartley
- Folder 16: Gypsy Love Song, 1928 (PS, P)
- Compser/Arranger: Herbert (Langey/Vereecken)
- Folder 17: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, 1937 (P)
- Composer/Arranger: Kaper/Jurmann (Murphy)
- Folder 18: Josephine, 1937 (P)
- Composer: King/Bivens
- Folder 19: King Carneval, 1936 (PS, P)
- Composer: Kryl
- Folder 20: Beautiful Colorado, 1924 (PS)
- Composer: De Luca
- Folder 21: The Music Maker at the Piano, 1930 (PS)
- Composer: Messner/Ganz
- Folder 22: Die Teufelszunge, Undated (P)
- Composer: Schmidt
- Folder 23: Annie Laurie, 1913 (PS)
- Composer: Smith
- Folder 24: The Water Witch/Coming Thro' The Rye, 1913 (P)
- Composer: Smith
- Folder 25: Polka the Peony, 1911 (P)
- Composer: Vander Cook
- Folder 26: Il Trovatore, 1891 (P)
- Composer: Verdi
- Folder 27: Untitled Fragment/Untitled Fragment, Undated (P)
- Folder 35: Set of Conductor/Solo B flat Cornet Parts, ca. 1901-1950
- Sub-Series 3: Etude Books
- Box 1
- Folder 28: Clarke's Elementary Studies for the Cornet, 1920
- Composer: Clarke
- Folder 29: Rubank Elementary Method for the Cornet, Undated
- Composer: Robinson
- Series 2: Photographs and Ephemera
- Box 1
- Folder 30: John S. Burroughs, 1965
- Folder 31: Group photo of children in costume, Undated
- Folder 32: Lake Springfield Dedication Celebration Program, 1935
- Folder 33: United States Marine Band on parade, Undated
- Folder 34: Cover of "Master Cornet Solos of the Worlds Best Known Compositions", Undated
- Folder 37: Newspaper Clipping and Concert Program, 1957-1996
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Series 1: Music],
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