Michael Manion Music and Papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Original and published music

Correspondence

Research, Publications, and Performance Materials

Education and Personal Papers

Sound Recordings, Audiovisual Materials, and Computer Files



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Collection Overview

Title: Michael Manion Music and Papers, 1965-2008Add to your cart.

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Arrangement: Content is arranged in five series: Series 1 contains published and unpublished music, Series 2 contains correspondence, Series 3 contains materials related to publication and research, Series 4 contains materials related to Michael's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.


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Series 2: Correspondence, ca. 1972-2004Add to your cart.
Box 9Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Ars Musica, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Barlow, Clarence, 1997-2004Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Britton, Peter, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Buffham, Charles A., undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Canal Apartments, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Deutsche Bank, 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Dutch Immigrant Society, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Ex Machina, 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Hemken, Volker, 1993-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Hoitenga, Camilla, 1993-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Hopkins, Nicholas F., 1990-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Hughes, Bob, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Koninklijk Conservatorium, 1983-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Linke, Ulrich, 2004Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Logos, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Manion, Floy, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Martirano, Salvatore, 1981-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Mizelle, Dary John, 1989-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Northwestern University, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Oberlin College, 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Obst, Jayne, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 22: O Suilleabhain, Finbar, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Scripps, Doug, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Southwest Texas State University, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Stephens, Suzanne, 1990-1993Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1981-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Svoboda, Michael, 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA), 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 30: University of California, San Diego, 1978Add to your cart.
Includes map of California.
Folder 31: University of Miami, Coral Gables, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: University of Sussex, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 33: U. S. Department of Justice, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Van Reijsen Elektronika, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Wagner, Gregg, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Weiland, F. C., 1985-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Zupko, Ramon, 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 39: AddressesAdd to your cart.
Includes address book and envelope full of addresses.

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