Music: Classical and Sacred
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
A. W. Perry’s Sons Collection
American Composers Collection
The American Composers Collection includes material related to over 150 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items. Material varies with composer, from a single item to several folders. The collection was amassed from various donations to the University of Missouri-Kansas City before being given to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections. Provenance is noted when known.
American Dance Band Music Collection
Amy Cheney Beach Collection
Charles Sanford Skilton Collection
Classical Music Manuscripts Collection
Composers and Musicians Autograph Collection
The Composers and Musicians Autograph Collection contains autographs of famous and significant composers and musicians. The signatures are accompanied by a picture of the signer. Many of the signatures are on letters or notes written by the signer. In the case of both Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Nikoly Rimsky-Korsakov, handwritten music accompanies the signature.
Dana Suesse Collection
David A. Gordon Collection
David Dean Conn Collection
Dorothy Rosenwald Collection
Consists mostly of recordings of religious Jewish music and synagogue, but also includes several recordings of operas, plays, and inverviews from radio broadcasts.
Dr. Vincent T. Williams Collection
Ed Roche Collection
The collection contains many unique items recorded in the Kansas City area, including political speeches, musical performances, religious services, and advertisements for businesses and organizations. The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kansas City Conservatory of Music are strongly represented with numerous recordings of each entity. Finally, the collection also holds some national radio programs, such as "The Guiding Light," "Hymns of All Churches," and "Michael Shayne."
Eugene Butler Collection
Eunice Lea Kettering Collection
Florence and Richard DuPage Collection
Manuscripts from Florence and Richard DuPage. Series notes contain more extensive information.
The audiovisual materials contain recordings of performances of Richard and Florence DuPage's compositions.
Fred Calland Collection
George Elliott Simpson Collection
Gerald Kemner Collection
Gordon Spencer Collection
Hans Christian Feil Collection
Recordings of Hans Christian Feil, a Kansas City composer, director, and organists.