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By Sarah A. Long and Kelly A. Carlson
Collection Overview
Title: Harry Begian Papers, 1926-97
ID: 12/9/25
Primary Creator: Begian, Harry (1921-2010)
Extent: 25.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged into seven series: Series 1, Clinics and Conference Presentations; Series 2, Sound Recordings; Series 3, Correspondence; Series 4, Administrative Records and Research; Series 5, Teaching Notes; Series 6, Music; and Series 7, Photographs and Uniforms. Materials are arranged in alphabetical and chronological order.
Date Acquired: 12/10/1995. More info below under Accruals.
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, concert recordings, program notes, convention materials, research materials, and published articles that document Harry Begian's career as a conductor, teacher, guest speaker, and scholar from 1946-2005. In addition to administrative materials from his University career, this collection contains his personal teaching materials such as class notes, lesson plans, and conducting exercises. This collection also contains two boxes of his personal arrangements for high school and University bands.
Biographical Note
Harry Begian (1921-2010), University band conductor, composer, arranger, and pedagogue, has appeared as a guest conductor and speaker for numerous high school, University, and professional concert bands throughout the United States and internationally. Dr. Begian started his career as a band director during WWII at McKenzie High school in Detroit before he was drafted. After he finished serving in the war, he went on to become the director of the Cass Technical High School Symphonic Band from 1947-1964, making it one of the finest high school bands in the country.
Dr. Begian was director of bands at Wayne State University, his alma mater, from 1964-1967, and director of bands at Michigan State University from 1967-1970 before his 14 year tenure as director of bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1970-1984. After his retirement from the University of Illinois, he went on to become the director of the Purdue University Symphonic Band from 1985-1987.
In addition to being a professional conductor and composer, Dr. Begian is also widely recognized for his pedagogical techniques, and he has published 17 articles on rehearsal analysis and conducting strategies. He has also been the subject of two dissertations, as well as numerous interviews published in the Instrumentalist. Dr. Begian has been the recipient of various awards, including the National Band Association's Citation of Excellence, The Edwin Franko Goldman Award, and the Notre Dame St. Cecelia Award among others.
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
9 August 2013: Bandmasters Hall of Fame plaque, 1984; United States Air Force Plaque, undated; and Gold Key from Springfield, Illinois plaque, undated deacessioned.
Other Note:
Pages
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Clinics and Conference Presentations],
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Series 2: Sound Recordings],
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Series 3: Correspondence],
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Series 4: Administrative Records and Research],
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Series 5: Teaching Notes and Scholarly Papers],
[Series 6: Music],
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Series 7: Photographs, Ephemera and Uniforms],
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Series 8: Correspondence: Church Functions and Congressional Records, 1961-1973, 1961-62, 1964-68, 1973, 1983],
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Series 9: Books],
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- Series 6: Music
- Box 8
- Folder 18: Orchestra Score Collection, compiled by James Hile, 1984
- Folder 24: Praise Jerusalem!, 1987-88
- Folder 25: Kovia Yeroosaghem (Praise Jerusalem) Analysis by Dr. Harry Begian, 1987-90
- Folder 26: Begian, Harry: Private Library - Orchestral Scores, 1984
- Folder 27: Private Record Collection complied by James Hile, 1984
- Folder 28: Programs: Begian as performer, 1941
- Folder 29: Armenian, 1910, 1921, 1964, 1968, 1986, 1994
- Box 9
- Folder 8: Scores: Armenian Dances, 1973
- Box 15
- Folder 4: "Antic Hay" - Wilfred Berg, "Spanish Caprice" - Leonard B. Smith - Conductor's Scores
- Folder 7: Armenian Music to be Translated, 1950, 1953, 1961
- Box 16
- Folder 6: College Songs - New and Enlarged Edition, 1918
- Box 21
- Folder 2: Flute and Piccolo Music
- Box 22: Scores
- Folder 1: Bach, J.S. "Jesu, Jesu, du bist Mein"
- Folder 2: Bach, J.S. "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring"
- Folder 3: Gounod, ""Dio Posenti" from Faust
- Folder 4: Herbert, Victor, "Trio for Trumpets"
- Folder 5: Khachaturian, "Concerto for Piano" (Score)
- Folder 6: Khachaturian, "Concerto for Piano" (Instrumental Parts)
- Folder 7: Lehar, Franz, "Vilia" from The Merry Widow
- Folder 8: Mascagni, P. "Regina Coeli" from Cavalleria Rusticana
- Folder 9: Mendelssohn, "Lift Thine Eyes"
- Folder 10: Mozart, "Le Nozze di Figaro"
- Folder 11: Pergolesi, "Glory to God in the Highest" (Choir and Band)
- Folder 12: Rossini, "Una voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville
- Folder 13: Sarasate, "Zigeunerweisen"
- Folder 14: Sousa, J.P. "Northern Pines"
- Folder 15: Suppe, "Die Schone Galathee"
- Folder 16: "Three Christmas Carols"
- Folder 17: Verdi, "Di Provenza il Mar" from La Traviata
- Folder 18: Verdi, "Ritorno Vincitor" from Aida
- Folder 19: Wagner, "Elsa's Dream" from Lohengrin
- Folder 20: Wagner, "Parsifal"
- Box 23: Oversized Scores
- Folder 1: Reed, Alfred, "Kovia Yeroosaghem" ("Praise Jerusalem")
- Folder 2: Wagner, "Elsa's Dream" from Lohengrin
- Box 26
- Folder 4: White, "Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band" Manuscript Parts (1 of 2), ca. 1970
- NOTE: Manuscript euphonium part is missing. This folder includes a photocopy of the published euphonium part for reference. See Also: Oversized Score - White, "Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band", 1978: Record Series 12/9/25, Series 6, Box 27, Folder 3.
- Folder 5: White, "Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band" Manuscript Parts (2 of 2), ca. 1970
- See Also: Oversized Score - White, "Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band", 1978: Record Series 12/9/25, Series 6, Box 27, Folder 3.
- Folder 10: Anthem Treasures: A Collection of Choice Anthems - Both new and Old, 1882
- Composer: Stillman and Straub
- Box 27: Oversized Scores
- Folder 1: Prelude no. 15, op. 87, Undated
- Composer/Arranger: Shostakovich, arr. Arnold
- Folder 2: Prelude no. 15, op. 87, Undated
- Composer/Arranger: Shostakovich, arr. Arnold
- Folder 3: Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band, 1978
- See Also: Manuscript Parts - White, "Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Band", ca. 1970: Record Series 12/9/25, Series 6, Box 26, Folders 4 and 5.
- Composer/Arranger: White
- Box 29
- Folder 3: "Little Suite--Children at Play Movement" - Roy Harris, Conductor's Scores
- Folder 5: Lorva Horovel fr. Armenian Dances, Pt. II - A. Reed
- Folder 6: Armenian Dances Part II No. 1 and 2 -Alfred Reed
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Clinics and Conference Presentations],
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Series 2: Sound Recordings],
[
Series 3: Correspondence],
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Series 4: Administrative Records and Research],
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Series 5: Teaching Notes and Scholarly Papers],
[Series 6: Music],
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Series 7: Photographs, Ephemera and Uniforms],
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Series 8: Correspondence: Church Functions and Congressional Records, 1961-1973, 1961-62, 1964-68, 1973, 1983],
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Series 9: Books],
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