An older individual with a white mustache and thinning hair sits at a piano, wearing a pinstriped jacket. Their hands are placed on the keys while they look at sheet music titled "Sonata For Violin and Piano (1917)" by Otto Luening. A pair of glasses rests on the piano beside the music stand.
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Ursula Oppens, pianist being videotaped and recorded
Elliott Carter Concert, Center for Theatre Research
A musical group performs on a dark stage featuring various instruments, including a grand piano, a double bass, and wind instruments. In the foreground, one person sits at the piano with their back to the viewer while another person conducts the ensemble from the left. A sound technician stands in the center wearing headphones and carrying recording equipment, and a camera operator is positioned in the lower right foreground. White lines are taped onto the floor around the performers and crew.
Photograph taken from under piano lid, Mikhashoff facing camera -- Copy 2
A person with curly hair and a mustache is positioned behind an open grand piano. They are wearing a dark tuxedo jacket and white bow tie while resting their arms on the instrument. The foreground displays the interior structure and strings of the piano, and the background is a solid light shade.
Philip Glass, composer at piano accompanying Jon Gibson, soprano saxophone
Two people perform music together in a room with vertical wood-paneled walls. One person sits at a black grand piano with the lid open, looking toward the other performer. In the foreground, another person wearing glasses and a light-colored jacket plays a woodwind instrument. A music stand holding sheet music is positioned in the lower left corner.
Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Jan Williams, percussionist playing marimba, wearing black
A person wearing glasses and a dark sweater plays a vibraphone with two mallets in each hand. The individual looks down toward the instrument's bars, which are positioned in the foreground. A dark background surrounds the subject, and a music stand is partially visible on the left side of the frame.
Lukas Foss, composer with Nils Vigeland and David Felder
Three people are positioned in front of a set of tubular bells in a room with wood-paneled walls. The person on the left wears a light-colored sweater, the middle person wears a dark v-neck over a turtleneck, and the person on the right wears glasses and a striped shirt. A watermark reading "Copyright by Irene Haupt" is visible across the lower portion of the black and white frame.
Morton Feldman, composer with Renée Levine, facing each other
Two people are situated in an indoor setting featuring vertical curtains and musical equipment in the background. The person on the left has dark, curly hair, wears a striped sweater, and looks toward the other person. The person on the right wears glasses, a plaid shirt, and a textured blazer with their head tilted back and mouth open.
Frances-Marie Uitti, violoncellist seated, white background
Label on reverse reads: "Cellist Frances-Marie Uitti will perform tonight (March 17) and tomorrow (March 18) in the North American New Music Festival."
A person with short, light hair is seated on a chair holding a cello between their legs. Their arms are crossed over the body of the instrument, and they hold a bow vertically in one hand. The black and white portrait is set against a plain white background and includes a copyright watermark across the center.
Jacob Druckman, composer with Jan Williams
Two individuals are shown from the chest up in a black and white setting. The person on the left has light hair, a mustache, and wears large-framed glasses with a denim jacket. The person on the right wears a dark collared shirt with sunglasses hanging from the front.
Joseph Celli, oboist with oboe and english horn in front of him
A person with dark hair and a beard is positioned behind a table featuring multiple woodwind instruments and disassembled sections. They hold a piece in each hand while another instrument stands vertically on the table in front of them. The individual wears a dark short-sleeved shirt against a dark background with vertical structural elements.
A person with short hair and thick-rimmed glasses wears a houndstooth blazer over a light-colored collared shirt. They are positioned on the left side of the frame against a dark background where other figures are dimly visible. A copyright watermark is superimposed across the lower center of the scene.
A black and white close-up shows the side profile of a person with dark, curly hair wearing a dark turtleneck sweater. The person is positioned to the left and looks toward several reflective vertical metal tubes. These tubes are arranged in a row and attached to a horizontal support structure.
Lejaren Hiller, composer with Barry Truax
Hiller, Lejaren Arthur, 1924- - Composer
Two people stand facing each other in a dark indoor setting with overhead lights. One person wears a blazer over a plaid shirt and tie, while the other wears a light-colored jacket over a shirt and tie. Both individuals are depicted from the waist up and wear glasses.
Lukas Foss, composer with Yvar Mikhashoff
Two individuals are positioned indoors beside a musical instrument composed of several vertical metal pipes. The person on the left wears a dark turtleneck, and the person on the right wears a sweater with a light and dark diamond pattern. A clock is visible on the background wall to the left.
Aaron Copland, composer lecturing in June in Buffalo seminar, composers' workshop
Copland seated in pupil's desk, legs crossed
A person sits in a folding chair with a small attached desk in an indoor setting featuring additional chairs and a piano in the background. They wear a dark suit, a necktie, and glasses while sitting with their legs crossed. One hand rests on the desk arm while the other is raised toward their shoulder.
A black and white portrait features a person in formal attire holding a violin and bow. The person wears a dark suit jacket over a light collared shirt and a dark bow tie. Their left hand is positioned on the neck of the violin, and a bow is held across the lower portion of the frame.
Colin Bright, composer seated, playing didgeridoo
A person is seated cross-legged on a floor, playing a long, decorated didgeridoo that extends towards the foreground. A microphone on a stand is positioned near the base of the instrument. Behind the performer are several large equipment cases and a wall with an intricate mural.
Virgil Thomson, composer in checkered jacket and polka-dot bow tie, looking down
An individual with glasses and a bowtie sits in a room with rows of auditorium seating in the background. They wear a houndstooth-patterned blazer and a dark bowtie with white polka dots while looking downward. A copyright watermark is visible across the bottom of the frame.
A person wearing a light-colored button-down shirt stands behind a row of small percussion drums while holding drumsticks. The background features floor-to-ceiling vertical curtains, and another person with a beard stands to the right near a microphone. A watermark reading "Copyright by Irene Haupt" is displayed across the upper portion of the frame.
Frank Cipolla, conductor conducting wind ensemble in performance
This black and white scene captures an orchestra from behind the percussion section during a performance. Several rows of musicians sit with their instruments and sheet music, while a conductor stands on a podium at the far end of the stage with arms outstretched. The scene includes various brass and woodwind instruments, with large kettledrums prominent in the immediate foreground.
Larry Austin, composer with Joel Chadabe and Charles Dodge
Three people are gathered in a room, looking towards a large, multi-tiered piece of electronic equipment on a table. The person on the left wears a suit jacket over a turtleneck and glasses, while the other two wear more casual jackets. The equipment features several exposed internal components, ribbons, and wires. The background consists of dark wooden paneling and a brightly lit area in the distance.
Michael McCandless, composer with other musicians
McCandless, Michael, 1957-1993 - Composer
Seven individuals gathered on a wooden stage stand behind a percussion instrument with a book of sheet music resting on its stand. The people wear varied attire, including blazers and button-down shirts, and several wear eyeglasses. In the background, rows of empty auditorium seats are visible under indoor lighting. A music stand on the right side is labeled with the text "SLEE CON. HALL SUNYAB."
Morton Feldman, composer at piano, looking down
A person with dark hair and thick-rimmed glasses sits behind a dark, reflective surface looking down at white papers. They wear a light-colored, patterned button-down shirt under the bright light of an overhead lamp. In the background, white bookshelves are filled with numerous books.
A person wearing a peaked cap and glasses sits at a desk in front of a chalkboard featuring musical staff lines. They wear a button-up jacket over a collared shirt with a raised index finger on one hand. The other hand rests on the table, and the person's mouth is upturned.
Jan Williams, percussionist using mallets on piano strings
A person stands beside a grand piano with its lid raised, wearing glasses and a blazer. They hold a mallet in each hand and reach into the instrument to touch the internal strings. A brick wall and a chair are visible in the background, while the piano's keys are seen in the foreground.
This black and white portrait shows a person sitting cross-legged on a low, circular wooden platform. The person wears dark clothing and holds a violin horizontally across their lap with a bow held in their clasped hands. The background features a light-colored wooden floor and a dark, out-of-focus area.
A person with dark, curly hair wears a checkered button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up. They have one hand raised in a gesture with fingers spread while looking off-camera. In the foreground, a sheet of music with the title "Animus II" by Jacob Druckman is visible.
HPSCHD by John Cage and Lejaren Hiller performed at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Hiller, Lejaren Arthur, 1924- -- Performances
Performers included (not all visible): Aki Takahashi, Neely Bruce, David Fuller, Ivar Mikhashoff, David Tudor, harpsichords
This black and white scene features a grand piano set within an installation of large, curved fabric panels. Projections depicting planetary rings and cratered surfaces are visible on both the back wall and the fabric structures. The room is darkened with track lighting visible along the ceiling.
A person wearing a turtleneck and a textured blazer sits at a piano with hands positioned on the keyboard. They are looking at sheet music on a stand, and the internal hammers and strings of the piano are visible on the left. The background features rows of empty seats in a darkened auditorium.
David Felder, composer with Yvar Mikhashoff and unidentified musician
Three individuals are positioned in a row in front of a wood-paneled wall and a musical instrument with vertical metal tubes. The person on the left wears a vest over a collared shirt, the middle person wears a dark button-down shirt, and the person on the right wears a sweater with a geometric diamond pattern. The two individuals on the left wear glasses.
Paul Schmidt, actor seated at table, surrounded by glass bottles
A person wearing a dark suit and glasses sits at a small table in a dark environment. One glass and a bottle sit on the table, while dozens of similar bottles are arranged across the floor in front of it. A dark, low-walled circular structure encloses the area where the person and table are positioned.
Leo Smit, composer at piano, playing Rachmaninoff
A person with light hair and dark-rimmed glasses is positioned in front of a brick wall, looking down toward open musical scores. The name "S. RACHMANINOFF" is visible on the scores in the foreground. This black and white scene shows the person wearing a collared shirt and a sweater under directional lighting.
For 2 violins, viola, violoncello and 2 trumpets. Title from cover of violoncello part. Originally housed in folder bearing label: Italian chamber music, 18th century. Manuscript, in ink. Parts: violino primo, violino secondo and violoncello -- 1 folded leaf each
tromba primo and tromba secondo -- 1/2 single leaf each. RISM A/II, 139.350.
Sextets (trumpets (2), violins (2), viola, violoncello) -- Parts
State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library
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Trio sonatas (Violins (2), continuo) -- Parts
unfigured bass. Title from cover of basso part. Manuscript, in ink. Originally housed in folder bearing label: Italian chamber music, 18th century. Parts: violino primo and violino secondo -- 1 leaf each
basso -- 1 folded leaf. RISM A/II, 139.348
Contents: Allegro: D major, [4/4] -- Grave: B minor, 3/4 -- Presto: D major, 12/8.
Cadmus : Tragedie mise en musique / par Monsieur de Lully
Vocal sections scored for voice(s) and unfigured bass
instrumental selections scored for treble and unfigured bass. Libretto by Philippe Quinault after Ovid's Metamorphoses
first performed at the Jeu de paume de Béquet, Paris on 27 April 1673
the opera was revived in Paris in 1737--Grove Music Online article on Cadmus et Hermione.
Short score omits instrumental parts for all but violins and continuo.
Manuscript, in ink. ; Parts: violino primo: 1 double leaf; violino secondo, viola, violoncello: 1 single leaf each.
Originally housed in folder bearing label: Italian chamber music, 18th century. ; RISM A/II, 139.351
Contains: No. 43, Judica me, Deus / Andreas de Silva -- No. 44, Sub tuum predium / anonymous -- No. 45, Ecce nunc benedicite dominum / Andreas de Silva -- No. 46, In illo tempore sciens Jhesus / anonymous -- No. 47, Magne pater Augustine / anonymous -- No 48, Regum regum dominum / Costanzo Festa -- No. 49, Unde veniet / anonymous -- No. 50, Flete me celum et terra/Rex in solio sedens / Tromboncino -- No. 51, Memor esto verbi tui / Josquin -- No. 69, Virgo prudentissima / Heinrich Isaac -- No. 70, Anthoni pater inclite / Erasmus Lapicida -- No. 71, Cum pervenisset beatus Andreas/Securus et gaudens / Erasmus Lapicida -- No. 72, Cum pervenisset beatus Adreas/O bona crux / anonymous -- No. 75, Kirieleyson, Christeleyson, kyrieleison: Christe audi nos / anonymous -- No. 81, Quae est ista, quae processit / Antoine Brumel -- No. 82, Quam pulchra es / anonymous -- No. 83, Angelus ad pastores ait / anonymous -- No. 84, Ave virginum gemma Catherina / anonymous.
Fragments of the tenor and superius partbooks from a probable set of four dating from ca. 1520
Minuets, probably for violin or other treble instrument, and continuo
unfigured bass. Contents: Minuetto [no. 1 in F major] -- Minuetto [no. 2 in A major] -- Minuetto [no. 3 in B? major] -- Minuetto [no. 4 in G major]
Originally housed in folder bearing label: Italian chamber music, 18th century.
Manuscript, in ink. Includes one line of music in treble clef on p. [4]: Larghetto: A major[?] 3/8
Sonatas (Mandolin and continuo) -- Scores
Contents: Allegro: C major, 2/4 -- Grave et Andante: D major, [4/4]. For mandolin and continuo
unfigured bass. Caption title. Manuscript, in ink.
Contents: Larghetto: C minor, 3/4 -- A tempo giusto: C minor, 3/8 -- Allegretto[?] E-flat major, 2/4 -- A tempo giusto: C minor, 12/8. For violin and continuo, with some figures. Caption title. Originally housed in folder bearing label: Italian chamber music,18th century. Manuscript, in ink.
Suonata a violino e basso / del Sig.re Scaccia.
Contains solo violin line and unfigured bass. RISM/II, 139.352
Allegro: B♭ major, 2/4 -- Adagio: D minor, [4/4] -- Allegro, B♭ major, [4/4]
Sechs Lieder nach Dichtungen von H. Heine : für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte
Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856--Musical settings
Contents: Der kranke Sohn -- Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nackt -- Der Asra -- Der Schneidergeselle -- Vergiftet sind meine Lieder -- Die Ilse.
Shcherbachev, Nikolai Vladimirovich, b. 1853
Hymn for the Feast of St. Martina, celebrated 30 January.
Title devised from Nocturnale Romanum, Proprium sanctorum.
Text following "Ad Laudes. Hymnus" begins: Tu natale solum protege.
Scuola di contrappunto, ossia, Teorica musicale /da Giacomo Tritto ...
Bound with author's Partimenti regole generali (Milano : Ferd. Artaria, [1816])
Partimenti e regole generali : per conoscere qual numerica dar si deve a vari movimenti del basso / da Giacomo Tritto
Bound with: Scuola di contrappunto. Milano : Ferd. Artaria, [1816]. Probably bound together subsequent to publication.
Creative Associates peering into Renée Levine's office through window -- Renée Levine is standing behind her desk, facing camera
Sigurbjornsson, Thorkell, 1938- - Composer
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Allen Sapp, composer looking over balcony
Julius Eastman, composer performing (contact sheet)
Julius Eastman performing with Creative Associates in gallery hall near paintings
Robert Lazarus Martin, violoncellist performing at Evenings for New Music
James W. McKinnon, faculty being presented with award
1 unidentified woman, Alice Klein in background -- McKinnon holding award
1 unidentified woman giving award to McKinnon, Alice Klein in background
Performance of Lejaren Hiller's Avalanche for pitchman, prima donna, player piano, percussionist, and pre-recorded playback)
Hiller is not shown -- Joseph Glosson with 1 unidentified person reading near piano
Peltz conducting University at Buffalo Symphony (then known as University at Buffalo Civic Symphony)
Muriel Herbert Wolf, vocalist working with a student
Slee Hall organ, Op. 95, C.B. Fisk pipe shop
Reverse reads: Scarf [scharff?] joints on long posts-mahogany
Performance of Lejaren Hiller's Three rituals for two percussionists and lights
Hiller is not shown, only Jan Williams is shown
Lukas Foss, composer/conductor seated at piano at Second Festival of the Arts
Lukas Foss playing piano, head tilted down
Buell Neidlinger, double bassist playing
Lukas Foss, composer/conductor rehearsing with Creative Associates
Lukas Foss, profile -- Rehearsal of Foss' M.A.P. (Musicians at Play)
Unidentified women standing near bookcase, McKinnon in foreground
Lukas Foss, composer/conductor onstage with Douglas Davis
Morton Feldman, composer standing with David Del Tredici seated at piano
Charles Joseph, violinist in rest position
Julius Eastman with unidentified woman smiling -- Berlin, Germany
Frank Cipolla, conductor, with UB Symphonic Wind Ensemble
University at Buffalo Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Ensemble
Frank Cipolla conducting, elevated view from back of stage (Katherine Cornell Theatre)
Katharine Cornell Theatre (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Music-halls -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
Frederick C. and Alice Slee Chamber Hall (State University of New York at Buffalo) - Building
Taken from organ loft, piano on stage, approxiamtely 20 audience members visible
Performance of HPSCHD, composition by John Cage and Lejaren Hiller
Scene of the first performance -- John Cage is not shown
Allen Sapp, composer seated at piano with Ned Rorem and 1 unidentified man looking on
Jan Williams, percussionist conducting Creative Associates in performance (contact sheet)
Reverse reads: Milling mahog casework, Brian Pike
Henri Pousseur, composer conducting Creative Associates
Performance of Mel Powell's Prayer settings
Lukas Foss, back towards camera -- Rehearsal of Foss' M.A.P. (Musicians at Play)
John Tilbury, pianist standing outdoors, Fall 1977
Reverse reads: Sw 4' harmonic flute (non-harm has feet)
Jan Williams, percussionist with Creative Associates
Musicians are looking up at camera, photograph taken from elevated position
Edmond Strainchamps, faculty member teaching music theory
Piano in foreground, chalkboard in background
Creative Associates (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Creative Associates (State University of New York at Buffalo) - Ensemble
Photomontage of Creative Associates, caption in center reads, Who are these people?
Mischa Schneider, violoncellist working with students
Schneider, Mischa, 1903-1985 - Violoncello
Two female violoncello students are unidentified
Richard Dufallo, conductor with Creative Associates (rehearsal)
Evenings for New Music rehearsal: Stefan Wolpe's Piece for Two Instrumental Units (1962) -- View from behind Shaul Ben Meir
Heinz Rehfuss, vocalist accompanied by Carlo Pinto
Violoncello students not visible -- Mischa Schneider is conducting with right hand
Sherman Friedland, clarinetist seated with instrument in lap
Sherman Friedland, reaching out slightly (hands not visible)
Dean Drummond standing at piano, with Jan Williams, Robert Dick, and Gary Hatt in foreground -- Evenings for New Music rehearsal
Nora Post, oboist rehearsing with Creative Associates
Orford String Quartet: Andrew Dawes, Kenneth Perkins, violins