Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Mark H Hindsley Papers Finding Aid Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Mark H Hindsley Papers Finding Aid By Sarah Burge, Kelly A. Carlson, Charity Clevinger, Adriana Cuervo, Kelly Laas, Mary Miller, Jennifer Schauer, Noah Lenstra and Scott Schwartz
Title: Mark H Hindsley Papers, 1907-2002
ID: 12/9/20
Primary Creator: Hindsley, Mark H. (Mark Hubert) (1905-1999)
Extent: 36.9 cubic feet
Arrangement:
Materials are arranged in five series, which are as follows: Series 1) Music, ca. 1940-1999; Series 2) Personal Papers and Administrative Records, ca. 1907-1998; Series 3) Professional Association Correspondence, Photographs and Memorabilia, ca. 1931-1999; Series 4) Awards, Memorials and Memorabilia, ca.1905-2002; and Series 5) Uniforms.
Series 1) Music is arranged in four sub-series: 1) Hindsley Transcriptions, 2) Hindsley Compositions, 3) Transcriptions by Other Composers, and 4) Compositions by Other Composers.
Series 2) Personal Papers is arranged in thirteen sub-series: 1) Correspondence, 2) Publications - General, 3) Lectures and Presentations, 4) Cleveland HS Memorabilia, 5) Military Service Memorabilia, 6) Military Service Related, 7) Indiana University Memorabilia, 8) University of Illinois - Teaching and Conducting Notes, 9) University of Illinois - Photos, 10) University of Illinois - Concert and Marching Band Files, 11) University of Illinois - Band Sound Recordings, 12) Guest Conducting Programs and Notes, 13) University of Illinois - Administrative Files.
Series 3) Professional Association Correspondence is arranged in four sub-series: 1) ABA Correspondence Files, 2) CBDNA Correspondence Files, 3) Other Professional Organization Correspondence Files, and 4) Professional Organization Photos.
Series 4) Awards is arranged in four sub-series: 1) Education and Awards, 2) Obituaries and Memorials, 3) Personal - General, 4) Photos.
Papers are then arranged alphabetically or chronologically thereunder.
Subjects: American Bandmasters Association, Awards, Band, Football, Band Buildings, Band Clinics, Band Concerts, Band Department, Band Theory, Chief Illiniwek, College Band Directors National Association, Composers, Compositions-Music, Concerts, Conductors (Music), Faculty, Faculty Papers, Goldman, Edwin Franko, Harding, Albert Austin, Indiana University, Marching Illini, Military Training, Music, Music Competitions, Reserve Officers Training Corps, Songs, University of Illinois
Formats/Genres: Arrangements (Music), Clothing and Textiles, Correspondence, Papers, Sheet music, Sound Recordings, Uniforms
Languages: English
Consists of music manuscripts, correspondence, publications, concert programs, concert band and Army uniforms, audio and video recordings, conference proceedings, plaques, and news clippings, documenting Mark Hindsley's career as a conductor, arranger, educator and administrator during his tenure at Indiana University, Cleveland Heights Schools, the United States Army, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign between 1925 and 1970. This collection provides a unique view of the development of the band program at the University of Illinois, and the development of the bandmaster's profession in the United States. The papers are organized in four series that represent the predominant areas of Hindsley's career as arranger, bandmaster, educator, and administrator. Some interesting documents contained in the collection include his patented tuning methods, University of Illinois' Chief Illiniwek's training routines, band formation routines, and his renowned band arrangements.
Mark Hindsley (1905-1999) was an arranger, conductor, composer, and longtime band director of the University of Illinois Bands and the Marching Illini. Hindsley graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Indiana University before going on to earn a Master of Arts in Music degree there in 1927. Hindsley began his career at Indiana University at Bloomington, where he served as band director and music instructor until 1929. From 1929-1934 Hindsley worked as Director of Instrumental Music in the public schools of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
In 1934 he was appointed Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Illinois under A. Austin Harding, where he was assigned as director of the marching band and conductor of the First Regimental Band. Under Hindsley's direction the marching band field routines have become an Illini tradition. His work was interrupted by military service in the Air Force between 1942 and 1946, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. During this time he supervised more than 150 Air Force bands and was assigned to the music faculty at American University of Biarritz, France. In 1948 Mark Hindsley succeeded Harding as Director of Bands at Illinois; he stayed active in that position and as Professor of Music until his retirement in 1970.
Mark Hindsley made a series of 59 recordings of the University of Illinois bands. During his lifetime Hindsley wrote more than 75 transcriptions of major orchestral works including Strauss' Don Juan and Wagner's Tannhauser, and he authored eight books and more than 40 journal articles on band education. Hindsley's involvement with several professional band organizations included his role as president of both the College Band Directors National Association in1947 and the American Bandmaster's Association in 1957. His research in wind instrument intonation influenced the design of several instruments in both the United States and Europe. He was granted a patent for mechanisms on valve brass instruments. After his formal retirement Mark Hindsley continued his work as a transcriber, and served as guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician for different band organizations.
American Bandmasters Association
Awards
Band, Football
Band Buildings
Band Clinics
Band Concerts
Band Department
Band Theory
Chief Illiniwek
College Band Directors National Association
Composers
Compositions-Music
Concerts
Conductors (Music)
Faculty
Faculty Papers
Goldman, Edwin Franko
Harding, Albert Austin
Indiana University
Marching Illini
Military Training
Music
Music Competitions
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Songs
University of Illinois
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals: 1/18/1968; 6/21/1982; 3/6/2014 remaining portion of "Ad majorum" which was found in basement of Hort Field Lab. 6/20/2022 remaining class handouts used by Mark Hindsley were transferred from University Bands to the Center.
Access Restrictions: Box 64 restricted until 2030.
Acquisition Method: The papers were donated to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by Mark Hindsley in 1968 and 1982. Additional records were donated by Mrs. Hindsley in 1999 after the death of Mark Hindsley.
Contains Hindsley's arrangements of operatic, chamber and orchestral European repertoire for band. Some titles have duplicate copies that contain marginalia and annotations, and they were kept because they provided insight into Hindsley's techniques for music arranging and conducting. Whenever possible an identification of the format of the music for each title (i.e., full score, condensed score, piano score, and parts) has been identified with the corresponding abbreviations: FS, CS, PS, P. Also included among these works are arrangements of the University of Illinois' "Hail to the Orange," "Hymn to Illinois," and "On Football Parade."
Arranged in four sub-series: sub-series 1) Hindsley Transcriptions, sub-series 2) Hindsley Compositions, sub-series 3) Transcriptions by Other Composers, sub-series 4) Compositions by Other Composers.
1. Golden Mountains Suite, Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. A. Austin Harding, Jan. 1, 1944) (FS)
2. Hula rehearsal notes
3. Hula, Dai-Keong Lee (arr. A. Austin Harding) (FS)
4. Prelude, Dai Keong-Lee (arr. A. Austin Harding, Mar. 11, 1945) (FS)
5. Metamorphoseon, Ottorino Respighi (arr. A. Austin Harding) (conductor's score)
6. Symphony No. 9 (movements 1-5), Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. A. Austin Harding, 4th movement on Feb. 21, 1947, 5th movement on Mar. 19, 1947)
Contains Hindsley's correspondence, teaching materials, concert programs, sound and video recordings, photographs, uniforms, administrative records, publications, lecture notes, news clippings and scrapbooks that were used by Hindsley during his career as a conductor and educator at Indiana University, Cleveland Heights Schools, the United States Army and the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. The papers are arranged chronologically.
Arranged in thirteen sub-series: sub-series 1) Correspondence - General, sub-series 2) Publications - General, sub-series 3) Lectures and Presentations, sub-series 4) Cleaveland Heights High School Memorabilia, sub-series 5) Military Service Memorabilia, sub-series 6) Military Service Related, sub-series 7) Indiana University Memorabilia, sub-series 8) University of Illinois - Teaching/Conducting Notes, sub-series 9) University of Illinois Photographs, sub-series 10) University of Illinois Concert Band and Marching Band Files, sub-series 11) University of Illinois Band Sound Recordings, sub-series 12) Guest Conducting Programs and Notes, and sub-series 13) University of Illinois Band Administration Files.
Side A: Illinois Loyalty; Hail to the Orange; Oske Wow Wow, First recording of a college band
Side B:Interview with Dr. Clarence Ireland, class of 1926, piccolo
Test Pressing. LP ID: LPS 2A3-03
Concerto for Violin in G-minor (feat. Alice Shoenfeld, violin) - Bruch; Die Meistersinger Overture - Wagner; Salome's Dance - Strauss; The White Peacock - Griffes; Anniversary March - Goldman
(track listing from published recording)
Test Pressing. LP ID: LPS 243-04
Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Bach; Symphony #6, I. Adagio, Allegro non troppo, Andante - Tschaikowsky; Symphony #5, II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Tschaikowsky; Symphony #4, IV. Allegro con fuoco - Tschaikowsky;The Vanished Army - Alford (track listing from published recording)
Test Pressing. LP ID: LPS 243-05
Egmont Overture - Beethoven; Christmas Concerto - Corelli; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue - Bach/d'Abert; Jericho Rhapsody - Gould; Semper Fidelis - Sousa
(track listing from published recording)
Test Pressing. LP ID: LPS 243-06
Danse Macabre - Saint-Saens; Tannhauser Overture - Wagner; The Star Spangled Banner - Key; By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing/ Illinois Loyalty - Guild; La Fiesta Mexicana - Reed; West Side Story Prologue - Bernstein track listing from published recording)
Test Pressing. LP ID: LPS 243-07
Scheherazade: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship; II. The Story of the Kalandar Prince; III. The Young Prince and Princess; IV. Festival of Bagdad, and Conclusion - Rimsky-Korsakov (program from published recording)
Contains Hindsley's correspondence, photographs, conference proceedings and administrative documents related to his affiliations to professional band organizations such as the American Bandmasters Association in which he served as President in 1957 and the College Band Directors National Association in which he also served as president in 1947.
Arranged in four sub-series: sub-series 1) ABA Correspondence Files, sub-series 2) CBDNA Correspondence Files, sub-series 3) Other Professional Associations - Correspondence and Files, and sub-series 4) Professional Associations - Photographs.
Contains Hindsley's personal correspondence, Indiana University Yearbook, photographs, obituaries and other materials pertaining to his family.
Arranged in four sub-series: sub-series 1) Education and Awards, sub-series 2) Obituaries and Memorials, sub-series 3) Personal - General, sub-series 4) Photographs.
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