music. Music collections
Record Group
Identifier: music
Archival collections of music and musicians, including scores, correspondence, recordings, and more.
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Houston Folklore and Music Society records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0668
Overview
These records mainly consist of news clippings and newsletters of the Houston Folklore and Music Society.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1967 - 2016; 1951 - 2016
Igor Stravinsky Archive
Collection
Identifier: MS 0753
Overview
The Igor Stravinsky Archive contains annotated proofs, autograph and copyist manuscripts, and associated material of the works of the revolutionary Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky. The majority of the proofs contain significant corrections, alterations, and annotations in Stravinsky’s hand, some of which include quite extensive autograph musical manuscript additions in the hand of the composer in addition to autograph textual notes. A number of the proofs are present in successive...
Dates:
1908 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1938
Illuminated Sacred Music Manuscript Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0510
Abstract:
Thirteen individual leaves of rare 15th and 16th century original music manuscripts depicting portions Catholic masses and prayers in Latin, hand drawn and beautifully illustrated with brilliant tempera paints on large vellum sheets. A podcast by Rice University features this material online: "Sing the Glory: an illuminated manuscript of adoration", available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDW5Op5Iwjs. The materials are available online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/13014.
Dates:
15th-16th century
Jack Saunders collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0687
Overview
This collections contains photographs, fliers, lyrics, news clippings, and audio covering the musical career of Jack Saunders.
Dates:
1964 - 2013
James Fraher photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 1046
Overview
This collection consists of photography by James Fraher, which documents members of the Houston blues and the Texas zydeco community.
Dates:
1970 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1998 - 2004
Jerry "Scooter" Ebel collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0827
Overview
This collection consists of posters collected by Jerry "Scooter" Ebel.
Dates:
1973 - 1975
Jimmy Don Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0994
Overview
This collection contains audio, photographs, posters, and other materials related to the music career of Jimmy Don Smith.
Dates:
1965 - 1990
Joseph Lomax collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 660
Overview
This collection contains original writings, correspondence, photographs, and audio that document the work and life of Joseph Lomax.
Dates:
1950 - 1996
Joseph R. Farrell collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 0447
Overview
This collection mainly contains audio files of the works of Joseph R. Farrell.
Dates:
1977
K-Rino Hip Hop music collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0720
Overview
Recordings and posters featuring K-Rino, as well as one Houston Chronicle (September 10-16, 2015) edition featuring Houston's Hip-hop History, one "Rap by Design: Conspiracy to Revelation" book, with foreword written by K-Rino, and one unopened "Stories from the Black Book" cassette tape.
Dates:
2008-2017