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By Nolan Vallier and Swarnikaa Kiran
Collection Overview
Title: Robert Morgan Music and Audio Recordings, 1962-2020
ID: 26/20/187
Primary Creator: Morgan, Robert (1942-)
Extent: 1.3 cubic feet
Arrangement: Arranged in two series: Series 1) Original Compositions and Series 2) Personal Papers.
Date Acquired: 10/29/2012. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Big bands, Composers, Compositions-Music, Illinois Summer Youth Music, Instrumental music, Jazz, Orchestra, Organs, Powell, Morgan, Summer Youth Music, Woodwind Instruments
Formats/Genres: Audio-Visual Material, Sheet music
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of original music compositions and audio recordings of performances of his early chamber, choral, orchestra, concert, and jazz band works while a student at the University of North Texas and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created between 1962 and 1974. Of note is a film reel of the University of Illinois Jazz Band's performance with John Garvey at the 1970 Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival.
Biographical Note
Dr. Robert "Doc" Morgan (1942- ) was raised in Houston, Texas and received his BA in music in 1963 from the University of North Texas. He completed his Masters of Music degree from the University of North Texas in 1965 and a Ph.D. in music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1974. In 1976 he joined the faculty of the High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPV) in Houston, Texas as the Director of Jazz Studies, a position he held until 1999 when he retired. During his tenure at HSPV, he establish the jazz program's national and international reputation, and was inducted into the International Association for Jazz Education Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as one of America's leading jazz educators. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music in 1999. In 2014, HSPV began presenting the annual "Doc Fest" in honor of Dr. Morgan, a tradition that has continued through 2024.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
"Home Movies" 8mm film accessioned July 14, 2014.
Acquisition Source:
Robert Morgan
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Related Materials:
John Garvey Music and Papers - 12/5/38
School of Music Audio Department Sound Recordings - 12/5/64
Nature's Table Collection - 12/9/144
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Original Compositions, 1962-1979],
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Series 2: Personal Papers, 1971-2021],
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- Series 1: Original Compositions, 1962-1979
- Includes sheet music, sketches, poems used for compositions, requests for copyright permissions used for compositions, concert programs, and audio recordings of Morgan's compositions. Materials follow original order.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: More Than a State of Mind (CS), 1968
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 2: Canyon Fanfare (P), 1987
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 3: Haiku (CS), 1972
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 4: Dedication Prelude for Organ (P), 1968
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 5: Introduction, Allegro, and Dirge for Brass and Percussion (CS, P), 1968
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 6: Selections from 'Texas' for Concert Band (CS, P), 1967
- Includes recording of optional sound effects. 78, 33 1/2 rpm.
- Composer: Guion, David W. (arr. Robert Morgan)
- Folder 7: Four Short Statements on a Row by Webern (FS, P), 1965
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 8: Take No Thought (FS), 1964
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 9: Introduction and Allegro for Flute and Piano (FS), 1964
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 10: Piece for Trumpet and Piano (PS, P), 1962
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Jazz Cantata on Black Poets (FS), 1974
- Unbound copy of full score.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 2: Jazz Cantata on Black Poets (FS), 1974
- Onionskin copy of full score.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Sinfonietta for Orchestra (FS), 1965
- Bound copy of master's thesis.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 2: Sinfonietta for Orchestra (P), 1965
- Handwritten complete set of parts.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 3: Sinfonietta for Orchestra (CS), 1965
- Handwritten, spiral-bound full score.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 4: Sinfonietta for Orchestra (FS), 1965
- Onionskin copy of master score.
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Variations on a Chorale Theme (CS), 1969
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 2: Woodwind Trio #1 (FS), 1963
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Cantata - Band Parts: I, "Prologue", ca. 1973
- Folder 2: Cantata - Band Parts: II, "Cotton Song", ca. 1973
- Folder 3: Cantata - Band Parts: III, "Words Like Freedom", ca. 1973
- Folder 4: Cantata - Band Parts: IV, "Truth", ca. 1973
- Folder 5: Cantata - Band Parts: V, "Midway", ca. 1973
- Folder 6: Cantata - Band Parts: VII, "Interlude", ca. 1973
- Folder 7: Cantata - Band Parts: VIII, "The Sun Came", ca. 1973
- Folder 8: Cantata - Band Parts: IX, "For My People", ca. 1973
- Folder 9: Cantata - Band Parts: X, "Epilogue", ca. 1973
- Folder 10: Cantata for Chorus and Jazz Band - Score, 1974
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Folder 11: Cantata - Illini Jazz Festival, 1979
- Contains Event Schedule for Illini Jazz Festival '79.
- Folder 12: Cantata - Master Choral Parts, 1974
- Folder 13: Cantata - MENC Performance, Omaha, 1975
- Includes program notes for the Black Chorus and Jazz Band, and correspondence about performances.
- Folder 14: Cantata - Poems and Copyright Information, ca. 1973
- Box 6
- Item 1: 7'' Reel featuring Black Chorus and UI Jazz Band performing Robert Morgan's Canata (Part 1), 1975
- Item 2: 7'' Reel featuring Black Chorus and UI Jazz Band performing Robert Morgan's Canata (Part 2), 1975
- Item 3: 7'' Reel featuring Black Chorus and UI Jazz Band performing Robert Morgan's Canata (Part 3), 1975
- Item 4: 7'' Reel featuring Black Chorus and UI Jazz Band performing Robert Morgan's Canata (Part 4), 1975
- Item 5: Tape Casette of Jazz Cantata on Black Poets, undated
- Composer: Morgan, Robert
- Series 2: Personal Papers, 1971-2021
- Includes home movies, awards, and ASCAP membership certificate. Materials follow original order.
- Box 5
- Folder 15: Certificates - ASCAP, KTSU Hall of Fame, 1971, 2017
- Membership Certificate for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and Certificate of Congressional Recognition for KTSU Jazz Hall of Fame.
- Folder 16: Unitarian Universalist Church - Order of Service, 1972
- Includes Morgan's Prelude I and Haiku.
- Box 7
- Item 1: Texas Jazz Educators Association Award, 2021
- TJEA Hall of Fame.
- Item 2: Jazz Education Hall of Fame, 2020
- Presented by Downbeat Magazine (Jazz, Blues & Beyond) to Robert "Doc" Morgan.
- Reel 1: "Home Movies", 1970-1979
- 8mm silent acetate motion picture film containing the following: 1. Fourth of July parade in Champaign-Urbana, 1970; 2. Notre Dame Jazz Festival, winter, 1971; 3. National College Jazz Festival at the University of Illinois, late spring, 1971, containing clips of Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Al Cohn, Bill Watrous, and others; 4. A party at Ron Elliston's house, c. summer, 1971; 5. Rudy James Dixieland band park concert, with Morgan Powell and others, c. summer, 1971; 6. Duke Ellington at the University of Illinois, c. 1971 or 1972; 7. Illinois Summer Youth Music, 1979; 8. Fourth of July parade in Champaign-Urbana, 1979.
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