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By Nolan Vallier and Scott Schwartz
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Collection Overview
Title: John DeRoule Music and Personal Papers, 1930-2011
ID: 26/20/203
Primary Creator: DeRoule, John (1930-2011)
Extent: 3.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: This collection is organized in two series: Series 1, Music; and Series 2, Personal Papers. Series 1 has two subseries: Subseries 1, Arrangements; and Subseries 2, Compositions; and is arranged alphabetically by title.
Date Acquired: 12/07/2015
Subjects: Compositions-Music, Jazz, Military Music
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of original music compositions and jazz arrangements written for the US Air Force bands as well as the Wilbur Wright College jazz band. In addition there is correspondence and photographs documenting DeRoule's career as a trumpeter, composer/arranger, and music educator between 1951 and 2011.
Biographical Note
John DeRoule was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were John and Mary DeRoule, and his brothers were George and Frank DeRoule. In 1951 John DeRoule was accepted as a trumpet player in the 542 Air Force Band, and in 1953 he enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a music student and earned both his Bachelor and Master degrees in music. He earned his Doctorate of Music Education and Composition from Northwestern University while he was an Associate Professor of Music at Wilbur Wright College. During his tenure with the US Air Force Band and later the Air National Guard Band of Illinois, he served as one of only five jazz arrangers for the Air Force jazz ensembles. He also played first trumpet in both the Stan Kenton and Tommy Dorsey Bands prior to becoming a faculty member at Wright College. While on the music faculty of Chicago's Wright College, DeRoule established the Jazz Education in the City Colleges of Chicago program during the 1960s to improve jazz education curriculums across the country. He continued teaching both jazz composition and arrangement at Wright College for forty years before retiring.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source:
Frances DeRoule
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1:
Music],
[
Series 2: Personal Papers],
[
All]
- Series 1: Music
- Sub-Series 1: Arrangements
- Box 1
- Folder 1: After the Lovin' (P), Bernstein & Adams, undated
- Folder 2: Annie Laurie (P, S), undated
- Folder 3: As Time Goes By (P), undated
- Folder 4: Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair, ca. 1978-1985
- Folder 5: A Blaze of Brass (P), L. Smith, undated
- Folder 6: Can't Stop Lovin' You (P), undated
- Folder 7: Caravan (P), Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, undated
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Carnival of Venice (P, S), undated
- Folder 2: Carnival of Venice (P), undated
- Folder 3: Chicago (P, S), undated
- Folder 4: Chicago Medley (S), undated
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Chicago Medley (alto, trumpet, French horn, clarinet parts), undated
- Folder 2: Chicago Medley (flute, tenor & baritone sax, trombone, baritone, bass, and drum parts), undated
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Chicago Medley (P), Undated
- Folder 2: Colors (P), undated
- Folder 3: Drei Viertel Takt (P), undated
- Folder 4: Dupree Blues (P), undated
- Folder 5: Elegie (P, S), Gabriel Faure, undated
- Folder 6: El Toro Romantico (P, S), undated
- Box 5
- Folder 1: The Entertainer (P), Scott Joplin, undated
- Folder 2: Fascinating Rhythm (P), G. Gershwin, ca. 1978-1985
- Folder 3: Foggy Day (P, S), G. Gershwin, undated
- Folder 4: Girl from Ipanema (P, S), undated
- Folder 5: Greensleeves (P, S), undated
- Folder 6: Here's That Rainy Day (P, S), Jimmy Van Huesen, undated
- Folder 7: In Heaven There Is No Beer (P, S), undated
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Isle of Capri (P), undated
- Folder 2: It Was A Very Good Year (P), ca. 1978-1985
- Folder 3: Jacob's Ladder (P, S), undated
- Folder 4: The Lady Is A Tramp (P, S), undated
- Folder 5: Laura's Waltz (P, S), undated
- Folder 6: Lighthouse (P, S), undated
- Folder 7: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (P, S), undated
- Folder 8: Lilli Marlene (P), undated
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Meditation (S), undated
- Folder 2: Moon Love (P), undated
- Folder 3: My Ship (P, S), undated
- Folder 4: None But the Lonely Heart (P, S), undated
- Folder 5: Ole Man River (P, S), undated
- Folder 6: Poinciana (S), ca. 1936
- Folder 7: Prayer of Saint Gregory (P, S), Alan Hovhaness, undated
- Folder 8: Somewhere (P, S), undated
- Folder 9: The Summer Knows (P, S), Michele Legrande, ca. 1981
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Summertime (P), G. Gershwin, undated
- Folder 2: Swingin' Shepherd Blues (P, S), undated
- Folder 3: Trombone Quartets: America; Star-Spangled Banner; Yankee Doodle; Battle Hymn Of The Republic; God Bless America (P), undated
- Folder 4: The Way We Were (P, S), undated
- Folder 5: The Weasel Goes Pop (P, S), undated
- Folder 6: When Sunny Gets Blue, ca. 1985
- Folder 7: Where or When (P, S), Rodgers
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Won't Let you Go (P, S), undated
- Folder 2: Yakety Sax (P), Randy Randolph & James Rich, undated
- Folder 3: Yesteryear (P), ca. 1985
- Folder 4: You Go to My Head (S), undated
- Folder 5: You Light Up My Life (P, S), Joe Brooks, undated
- Folder 6: You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You (parts and vocal score), ca. 1983
- Box 10
- Folder 8: Score Fragments, undated
- Folder 9: Untitled Parts and Score, undated
- Box 13
- Folder 1: Breezin' (S), Bobby Womack, undated
- Folder 2: Caravan (S), Mills, Ellington, Tizol, undated
- Folder 3: Got a Lot of Livin' To Do (P and S), undated
- Folder 4: Green Dolphin (S), undated
- Folder 8: The Way We Were (P and S), undated
- Sub-Series 2: Compositions
- Box 10
- Folder 1: 5 + V (P, S), ca. 1994
- Folder 2: 5/4 Five (P, S), undated
- Folder 3: Alternate Mood (P, S), undated
- Folder 4: A Waltz For Dee (P), unated
- Folder 5: Concert band Warm Up No. 1 (P, S), undated
- Folder 6: Cookie (P, S), undated
- Folder 7: Diss-Ent (P, S), undated
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Foxy Waltz (P, S), undated
- Folder 2: Frank's Dream (P, S), undated
- Folder 3: Jazz Suite (P, S), undated
- Folder 4: New Mood (P, S), undated
- Folder 5: No. V (S), undated
- Folder 6: No. VI (S), undated
- Folder 7: Peace for Eight (P, S), undated
- Folder 8: Rhythm Routine I (P, S), undated
- Folder 9: Something Green (P, S), undated
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Solo for Concert Band (P, S), undated
- Folder 2: Solo for Trombone and Concert Band (P, S), undated
- Folder 3: Warm Up (S), undated
- Box 13
- Folder 5: No. III (S), undated
- Folder 6: No. IV (S), undated
- Folder 7: A Waltz for Dee (S), undated
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