Finding Aid for Dennis Eberhard Music and Papers, 1967-2005 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Title: Dennis Eberhard Music and Papers, 1967-2005

ID: 26/20/139

Primary Creator: Eberhard, Dennis (1943-2005)

Extent: 5.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: The music and papers are organized in two series: Series 1: Original Music, 1967-2005 and Series 2: Personal Papers, 1968-2005.  Series 1 is further organized into four sub-series: 1) Orchestral Works, 1978-2002; 2) Chamber Music, 1969-2004; 3) Choral Works, 1983-1989; and 4) Works for Band, 1967-1973. Series 1 is arranged chronologically within each compositional genre and physical format. Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by subject and content.

Date Acquired: 07/31/2006. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Alumni, Cage, John (1912-1992), Composers, Compositions-Music, Computer Music, Electronic Music, Hiller, Lejaren (1924-1994), Music, School of, Music Composition

Formats/Genres: Experimental Music, Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Consists correspondence, publicity packets, news clippings, audio-visual recordings, scripts, and original full scores, condensed scores, and parts for compositions created by Eberhard and documenting his professional music career as an experimental composer. Of particular significance is Eberhard's original composition and motion picture documentary, The Shadow of the Swan, surrounding the 2002 debut performance of this work for orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Dennis Eberhard (1943-2005) studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Kent State University, University of Warsaw in Poland as well as at the Experimental Music Studio of the University of Illinois from 1969 to 1972. Composing both concert music and music for film and theater, Mr. Eberhard also worked with John Cage and Lejaren Hiller, participating in the realization of their compositions Music Circus and HPSCHD. He studied composition with Marie Martin, Frederick Coulter, Paul Martin Zonn, Salvatore Martirano, and Wlodzimierz Kotonski, and electronics, computer techniques, and programming with Gordon Mumma and Herbert Brun. He taught at the University of Illinois, Western Illinois University, the University of Nebraska, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Cleveland State University, while lecturing widely on his own music at such institutions as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Cornell University, Penn State, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the University of New Mexico, and the Sao Paulo State University in Brazil.

Alumni
Cage, John (1912-1992)
Composers
Compositions-Music
Computer Music
Electronic Music
Hiller, Lejaren (1924-1994)
Music, School of
Music Composition

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: "Janus" (1979) and "Paraphrases" (1968) donated by Phillip  Musser, August 2007

Acquisition Source: Susan Lokar

Acquisition Method: Bequest to the University's School of Music Library.

Other Note: Abbreviations used throughout the collection include: full scores (FS), condensed scores (CS) and parts (P)