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Collection Overview

Title: Michael Manion Music and Papers, 1965-2008

ID: 26/20/188

Primary Creator: Manion, Michael (1952-2012)

Extent: 5.25 cubic feet

Arrangement: Content is arranged in five series: Series 1 contains published and unpublished music, Series 2 contains correspondence, Series 3 contains materials related to publication and research, Series 4 contains materials related to Michael's education, Series 5 contains sound recordings and audiovisual materials of Michael's music as well as the music of his contemporaries. All series are arranged alphabetically.

Date Acquired: 02/04/2013

Subjects: Compositions-Music, Computer Music, Electronic Music, Music Composition

Languages: English, German

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of original and published music, new music ensemble performance directions and diagrams, correspondence, research notes, correspondence, audio recordings, photographs, concert programs, and posters documenting Michael Manion's career as a percussionist, composer of electroacoustical music, and scholar of the music and performance practices of Karlheinz Stockhausen between 1965 and 2008. Of particular interest is correspondence between Stockhausen and Manion related to the performance and notation practices for Stockhausen's works between 1984 and 1987 while Manion served as an assistant to Stockhausen.

Biographical Note

Michael Lawrence Manion (1952-2012), percussionist and American composer of electroacoustical music, earned his Bachelor of Music degree in composition and percussion performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1977 and Master of Music in composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1983. He studied composition with Randolph Coleman, Dary John Mizelle, and Gary Lee Nelson at Oberlin and Salvatore Martirano and Ben Johnston at the University of Illinois. In addition, he studied with Robert Ashley at Mills Collection from 1977 to 1978, Mauricio Kagel at the Musikhochschule Koln from 1980 to 1981, and Jonathan Harvey at the Univeristy of Sussex from 1985 to 1988. Between 1984 and 1987 he served as an assistant to Karl Heinz Stockhausen for the publication of such works Kindheit, Nausenflugeltanz, Wochenkreis, and Madchenprozession. He remained an active composer and performer throughout his career in Europe and the United States until a stroke in 2008.

Subject/Index Terms

Compositions-Music
Computer Music
Electronic Music
Music Composition

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Mrs. Floy Manion

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials: Published scores of Stockhausen's music and books on Stockhausen's music that were not worked on by Michael Manion and not used for his research articles on Stockhausen were transfered to the Calvin College Library.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Original and published music, ca. 1972-2008],
[Series 2: Correspondence, ca. 1972-2004],
[Series 3: Research, Publications, and Performance Materials, ca. 1977-2008],
[Series 4: Education and Personal Papers, ca. 1974-2010],
[Series 5: Sound Recordings, Audiovisual Materials, and Computer Files, ca. 1974-2007],
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Series 5: Sound Recordings, Audiovisual Materials, and Computer Files, ca. 1974-2007

Box 16

Reel 1: Combinations, 1976: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel. 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track stereo.
Reel 2: Constellations, 1974: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel. Tail out.
Reel 3: A Concert of Works by Manion, 1976: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 4: Screen, undated: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel. 15 ips, 4-channel.
Reel 5: Screen, 1980: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel. 15 ips, 4-channel.
Reel 6: Dialogue for Percussion and Pre-Recorded Tape, undated: Pre-recorded tape. Side one only. 7 1/2 ips. 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 7: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, 1990-1991: Electronic music. Tail out. Eight track. 15 ips. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 8: Ephiphany, 1976: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 9: Islands, 1987: 7 1/2 ips, stereo. 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 10: Islands, 1982: Performance tape. 4-track, 15 ips. Tail out. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 11: Islands, undated: 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 12: Islands, Music for Cello and Electronic Music, undated: 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel. 4-channel.

Box 17

Reel 1: Islands, Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated: Demo. 4 track, 15 ips. Tail out. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 2: Islands, undated: 8 track, 15 ips. Tail out. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 3: Manion, undated: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 4: Meta, 1977: Tail out. 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel.
Reel 5: Orbis Musica, undated: Tail out, 15 ips, 4-channel. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 6: Orbis Musica, undated: 1/4 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel. 4-channel. 7 1/2 ips.
Reel 7: Pulse, 1977: 2-channel, 1/4 track, 1/4 inch polyester tape on 7 inch reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Reel 8: Screen, undated: Head out, 7 1/2 ips. 1/2 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 9: Screen, undated: Master. 1/4 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.
Reel 10: Islands, 1987: 15 ips, stereo. 1/4 inch polyester tape on 12 inch reel.

Box 18

Disc 1: Manion, ca. 1971
Disc 2: Master, undated: Contains Two Discs, second disc unlabeled. Barlow, Bathory-Kitsz, Harrington, Koepf, Asgeirsson, Flanagan, Manion.
Disc 3: Michael Manion and Vince Reyes at Notice, 2003
Disc 4: Music for Solo Piano, Part I, undated
Disc 5: Music for Solo Piano, 2006: 1. Live, Dante Oei, piano; 2. Studio, Michael Manion.
Disc 6: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated
Disc 7: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, 1991: 1. Performance; 2. Rehearsal mix.
Disc 8: Music for Solo Piano, 2006: World premiere.
Disc 9: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Music for Electronic Percussion II; 2. Music for Solo Vibraphone; 3. Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds; 4. Combinations; 5. Part I.
Disc 10: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Part I; 2. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 11: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Music for Solo Piano; 2. Part I.
Disc 12: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds; 2. Part I; 3. Echoes/Densities; 4. Music for Solo Vibraphone; 5. Long Roll; 6. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 13: Manion, undated: Michael Manion: Music for Electronic Percussion II, version 1; Bathory-Kisz: RatGeyser.
Disc 14: Music for Electronic Percussion II, 2002
Disc 15: Manion, undated: Music for Solo Vibraphone, Music for Electronic Percussion II, Wheels.
Disc 16: Music for Electronic Percussion II, 2007
Disc 17: Manion, undated: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Music for Solo Vibraphone, Combinations, Music for Electronic Percussion II, Echoes/Densities, Part I.
Disc 18: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 19: Part I, 2005
Disc 20: Manion, undated, 2005: Part I, Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 21: Den Haag photos, undated
Disc 22: Michael Manion, undated: Part I, Music for Solo Vibraphone, Long Roll, Music for Solo Piano, Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 23: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. RatGeyser; 2. Croche et Tient; 3. Kongulo Kongulo, 4. Personal Wellness Attack Points; 5. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 24: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. ...until...; 2. RatGeyser; 3. Croche et Tient; 4. Playtime; 5. Kongulo Kongulo; 6. Personal Wellness Attack Points; 7. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 25: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. Music for Electronic Percussion II; 2. RatGeyser; 3. ...until... .
Disc 26: Michael Manion, 1999
Disc 27: Part I, undated
Disc 28: Michael Manion, undated: Part I, Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 29: Part I, undated
Disc 30: Long Roll II, 2006
Disc 31: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. ...until...; 2. RatGeyser; 3. Croche et Tient; 4. Playtime; 5. Kongulo Kongulo; 6. Personal Wellness Attack Points; 7. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 32: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated
Disc 33: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. Music for Electronic Percussion II; 2. RatGeyser; 3. Part I; 4. ...until... .
Disc 34: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. RatGeyser; 2. Croche et Tient; 3. Kongulo Kongulo; 4. Personal Wellness Attack Points; 5. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 35: 25 Jahre Feedback, 1996: 1. Improvisation Zurich 1972; 2. Cellokonzert, Micahel von Biel; 3. Feuermusik, Peter Eotvos; 4. Interludium, Silvio Foretic; 5. Ton-antition, David Johnson; 6. Pulse Music I, John McGuire; 7. Violectra, Johannes Fritsch; 8. Hochtoner, Johannes Fritsch; 9. Trio 1977, Johannes Fritsch; 10. Swallowtails, Rolf Gehlhaar; 11. Pandora, Klarenz Barlow; 12. Trio 1993, Volker Staub and Johannes Frtisch; 13. Ohne Titel fur Orgel, Siegfried Koepf; 14. Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Michael Manion; 15. Vaterkomm, Herbert A. Mtischke; 16. Pendulum, Herbert A. Mitschke.
Disc 36: Islands Pro tools, undated
Disc 37: ICMC Late Night, undated: Electronic percussion (three pieces).
Disc 38: Personal Wellness Attack Points, undated
Disc 39: Karnatic, undated
Disc 40: Flanagan, undated
Disc 41: Jazz festival, 2008
Disc 42: Jazz festival, 2008
Disc 43: Hinterhausmusik, 2005: Feedback Studio Cologne. John Cage, Composed Improvisation for Snare Drum; Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Memento Mori for Noah Creshevsky; Alvin Lucier, Silver street car for the orchestra; Michael Manion, Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 44: Eric Lyon, undated: Second Skin; Onceathon; Stem Cells; A Guzy Ree; Maisma.
Disc 45: Den Haag, 2003
Disc 46: Combinations, undated: PDF.
Disc 47: Cologne Musikhochschule, undated
Disc 48: Cologne November/October, undated
Disc 49: Cologne, undated
Disc 50: RatGeyser, undated
Disc 51: RatGeyser, undated
Disc 52: Bales, Barrels, and Cones...Antebellum/Antibellum, undated: 1. Electronic music; 2. Demo.
Disc 53: Bales, Barrels, and Cones...Antebellum/Antibellum, undated: Play copy.
Disc 54: Bales, Barrels, and Cones...Antebellum/Antibellum, undated: Play copy.
Disc 55: Archive copy 1, undated
Disc 56: Archive copy 2, undated
Disc 57: Michael Manion: Concert in Cologne, undated
Disc 58: Michael Manion, 1999: Audio files.
Disc 59: Manion Archive 2, undated: 1. Wheels; 2. Islands; 3. Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds.
Disc 60: Manion Archive 1, undated: 1. Constellations; 2. Echoes/Densities; 3. Trio; 4. Combinatons; 5. Oberlin Real-Time Orchestra; 6. Meta; 7. Music for Flute and Marimba.
Disc 61: Manion samples, undated
Disc 62: Manion time, undated
Disc 63: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Long Roll II for Four Drums; 2. Long Roll for Trom; 3. Music for Solo Vibraphone; 4. Part I; 5. Music for Solo Piano; 6. Music for Electronic Percussion.
Disc 64: Manion, undated
Disc 65: Manion, undated
Disc 66: Long Roll, undated
Disc 67: Long Roll concert, undated
Disc 68: Long Roll concert, undated
Disc 69: Long Roll II, undated
Disc 70: Long Roll toast, undated
Disc 71: Module, undated
Disc 72: Karnatic Cats, 2005

Box 19

Disc 1: PYPL Sibelius, undated
Disc 2: Music for Electronic Percussion, 2002
Disc 3: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 4: Music for Electronic Percussion, undated
Disc 5: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 6: Michael Manion, Electronic Percussion, undated: 1. RatGeyser; 2. Croche et Tient; 2. Playtime; 4. Kongulo Kongulo; 5. Personal Wellness Attack Points; 6. Music for Electronic Percussion II.
Disc 7: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 8: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 9: Music for Electronic Percussion, Kongulo Kongulo, undated
Disc 10: Music for Electronic Percussion Long Roll II, undated
Disc 11: Music for Electronic Percussion II, 2007
Disc 12: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 13: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated
Disc 14: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Islands, undated
Disc 15: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Islands, undated
Disc 16: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 17: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 18: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 19: Montpelier concert I, undated
Disc 20: Montpelier concert II, undated
Disc 21: Montpelier concert perfect, undated
Disc 22: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 23: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 24: Montpelier concert, undated
Disc 25: Music for Electronic Percussion II, undated
Disc 26: Mellotone audio, undated
Disc 27: Mellotone 2, undated
Disc 28: Mellotone 3, undated
Disc 29: Mellotone 4, undated
Disc 30: Music for Solo Piano, 2006
Disc 31: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Echoes/Densities; 2. Wheels; 3. Music for Solo Vibraphone.
Disc 32: Quartet corrected, undated
Disc 33: Manion normal, undated
Disc 34: Music for Solo Piano, Mellotone, undated
Disc 35: Manion, undated: 1. Music for Solo Vibraphone; 2. Part I; 3. Music for Solo Piano.
Disc 36: Long Roll, undated
Disc 37: Practice, undated
Disc 38: Michael Manion, undated: 1. Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds; 2. Echoes/Densities; 3. Music for Electronic Percussion II; 4. Part I; 5. Combinations.
Disc 39: Music for Electronic Percussion II, 2002
Disc 40: Music for Solo Piano, undated
Disc 41: Long Roll, undated
Disc 42: Long Roll, undated
Disc 43: Oberlin Real Time Orchestra, 1977
Disc 44: Oberlin Real Time Orchestra, 1977
Disc 45: Long Roll, undated
Disc 46: Realbooks, undated
Disc 47: Manion, ca. 1972
Disc 48: Music for String Quartet, 2008
Disc 49: Michael Manion, undated
Disc 50: Music for String Quartet, 2008
Disc 51: Long Roll PDF, undated
Disc 52: Long Roll, undated
Disc 53: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Islands, undated: Rehearsal CD.
Disc 54: Part I, undated
Disc 55: Amanda Miralrio and the Jazz Furnace, undated: 1. Cry me a river; 2. Feel good; 3. I love being here with you; 4. Impressions; 5. Night and day; 6. Peel me a grape; 7. Summertime; 8. Take five; 9. Honesuckle rose.
Disc 56: Jazz Furnace processed, undated
Disc 57: Excerpts, undated
Disc 58: Music for Solo Piano, Part I, undated
Disc 59: Solo vibe, undated
Disc 60: Long Roll small, undated: PDF.
Disc 61: ZAAL 100-1, undated
Disc 62: Wind ensemble, undated
Disc 63: untitled, undated: 1. 4; 2. Deviations; 3. Meditase/Pesta Raksasa;4. Drumming; 5. Trio for Piano, Violin, and Violoncello: IV. Ardente, Sperduto; 6. Delivery Boy Biography; 7. Two Pages; 8. June; 9. Trance I; 10. Certain Movement; 11. Money Management for a Better Life; 12. In C; 13. Lick; 14. Also Sprach Einstein; 15. Sweet Air; 16. Bolis Me, Lasko; 17. Tone Cloud II; 18. Silver Wings.
Disc 64: untitled, undated
Disc 65: Shigeru Kan-no: Portrait, 2004: Quaoar fur Violine, Tenor-Bass Posaune und Orgel; String Quartet VI, Dietro il Pontecello; Semi-Concerto-Grosso I for Accondion and String Orchestra, Terrolismo; Flute-Quartet II for Shinobue, Flute, Alto- and Bass Flute, Nagauta; Cadance, 24 Variation without Theme for Ensemble; Engagement for Accordion and Baritone Saxophone; Septet III, Tanzglockenspiel; Otnacca fur Klarinette solo.
Disc 66: Shigeru Kan-no: Sound Portrait II, 2004: Duo-Kyogen; Spell.
Disc 67: Shigeru Kan-no: Portrait III, 2005: Situation on the Situation fur Kammerorchester in zweit Satze; Streichtrio-Zwilling fur 2 Geigen und Bratsche; Die Wuste und das trockene Land sollen sich freuen von Jesaja 35,1-6 fur gemischen Chor und 4 instrument; Blechblaserquintett III mit Schlagzeug, Der Rosarote Elefant mit Schlagzeug; Klang-Meditation I fur Orgel und Metallschlagzeug.
Disc 68: Shigeru Kan-no: Portrait IV, 2005: BLechblaserquintett I, Noiram for 2 Trumpets and 3 Trombones; Streichduo I fur Geige und Cello, Freiburgisches Thema; Streichtrio I fur Geige, Bratsche, und Cello; Flammender Pfeil fur kleines Orchestra; Duo-Kyogen fur Flote und Gitarre; Hornquartett II, Exposition-Metamorphose-Fantasie mit 2 Wagnertuben.
Disc 69: Music for Solo Piano, undated: PDF.
Disc 70: Solo Piano 2a, undated
Disc 71: Per Leonardo, undated
Disc 72: Piano-orch, undated
Disc 73: Part I audio, undated
Item 74: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated: DAT cassette tape.
Item 76: Travan 8 GB cartridge, undated
Item 75: Music for Flute and Marimba, undated: Computer-demo performance. Side 1: Music for Flute and Marimba; Side 2: Unknown piano piece. Cassette tape.
Item 77: Music for Flute and Marimba, Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, Islands, undated
Item 78: Islands, Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated: Islands, first West Coast performance; Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, first performance.
Item 79: Massimiliano Viel "Vi" per electronica, 1994: DAT cassette tape.
Item 80: Islands for flute and tape, 1991: Cassette tape.
Item 81: untitled, undated: 1. Cello rehearsal; 2. Islands rehearsal; 3. Cello demo mix; 4. Islands demo mix. DAT cassette tape.
Item 82: Performances, undated: Echoes/Densities; Music for Flute and Marimba; Constellations. DAT cassette tape.
Item 83: Manion and Martirano, 1991: Old First Concert, 9/13/1991. Cassette tape.

Box 20

Audio-Visual Recording 1: Manion, undated: VHS tape.
Audio-Visual Recording 2: Islands, undated: Electronic music. VHS tape.
Audio-Visual Recording 3: Music for Cello and Electronic Sounds, undated: Electronic music. VHS tape.

Box 21

Item 1: ADAT Recording "JH", undated: Liner notes contain the following track listing: 1) PH, 2) Five, 3) TWCM, 4) CYSM, 5) HJ, 6) AATW, 7) SF, 8) CT, 9) MP, 10) RH, 11) FL, 12) -.
Item 2: Box of Mini Diskettes, ca. 1990: Box contains four diskettes labeled as follows: "READ ME Sys Control," "SI SF Void," "Family Tree," and "SI SF Info."