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By Carol Berthold
Collection Overview
Title: William Heiles Audio Recordings and Papers, 1957-2010
ID: 12/5/85
Primary Creator: William Heiles (1937-)
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: Materials are arranged in two series: 1) Audio Recordings and 2) Papers. Series 1 is arranged chronologically by media type and Series 2 is arranged by subject corresponding to topics in Heiles' dissertation.
Date Acquired: 09/15/2023
Subjects: Instrumental music, Music, School of, Music - Instruction and study, Piano
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of audio recordings, notebooks, doctoral dissertation, and compositional sketches, documenting William Heiles' performance career as a pianist and scholar.
Biographical Note
William Heiles (1937- ) was born in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his B.Mus. degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1958. Following two years of study at the Städtliche Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany, on a Fulbright grant, he earned his M.M, and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Heiles was the first pianist to earn a DMA degree from UIUC, studying with Stanley Fletcher and Soulima Stravinsky. Beginning in 1968, he became a member of the piano faculty at the University of Illinois, serving as chair of the Piano Division from 1980 until his retirement. Professor Heiles performed frequently as pianist and harpsichordist in recitals and festivals. His repertoire spanned the early Baroque to the present, with special emphasis on Bach, Chopin, Schumann, and music of recent decades. He has presented numerous local premieres of major works by Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter, Gyorgy Ligeti, and other contemporary composers.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source:
William Heiles
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Audio Recordings, 1957-2009],
[Series 2: Papers, 1961-1964],
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- Series 2: Papers, 1961-1964
- Consists of compositions, notebooks, doctoral dissertation, and dissertation examples. Materials are arranged by subject in relation to Heiles' doctoral dissertation.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: William Heiles, Compositions, 1961-1962
- Box 4
- Reel 1: Chopin Piano Music, Morris Rosenthal, undted
- 7 inch acetate tape. Side I pieces include: Chopin, Nocturne in Db major, Op, 27, no. 1; Nocturen in Eb major, Op. 9, no, 2; Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, no. 4; Mazurka in Ab jajor, Op. 50, no. 2; Waltz in Ab major, Op. 42; Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, no. 2; Prelude in B minor, Op. 28, no. 6; Prelude in G major, Op. 28, no. 3; Pelude in A major, Op. 28, no. 7. Side II: Chopin-Liszt-Rosenthal, The Maiden's Wish.
- Reel 2: Chopin Mazurkas, Ignaz Friedman, undated
- 7 inch 1cetate tape. Side I pieces include: :F minor, Op. 7, no. 3; Bb major, Op. 7, no. 1; A minor, Op. 7, no. 2; D major, Op. 33, no. 2; Bb minor, Op. 24, no. 4; B minor, Op. 33, no. 4; C# minor, Op. 41, no. 1; Ab major, Op. 50, no. 2; C# minor, Op. 63, no. 3; A minor, Op. 67, no. 4; A minor, Op. 68, no. 2. Side II: A minor, Op. 68, no. 2.
- Reel 3: Chopin Piano Music, DePachmann and Paderewski, undated
- 7 inch acetate tape. Side I pieces include: DePachmann: Nocturne in B major, Op.32, No. 1; Impromptu in F# major, Op. 36; Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72; Mazurka in C# minor, Op. 63, no. 3; Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67, no. 4;. Padeerewski: Nocturne in F major, Op. 15, no, 1; Nocturne in F# major, Op. 15, no. 2; Prelude in Ab major, Op. 28, no. 17. Side II: Paderewski: Prelude in Db major, Op. 28, no. 15; Paderewski: Nocturne in Bb major, Op.6, no. 4.
- Folder 1: William Heiles, Rhythmic Nuane in Chopin Performances Recorded by Moriz Rosenthal, Ignaz Friedman and Ignaz Jan Paderewski, Docor of Musical Arts, 1964
- Folder 2: William Heiles, Ryhthmic Nuance in Chopin Performances Recorded by Moriz Rosenthal, Ignaz Friedman and Ignaz Jan Paderewski, Doctor of Musical Arts, 1964
- Folder 3: William Heiles, Drafts of Compositions, undated
- Folder 4: William Heiles, Composition notebook, undated
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