This collection consists of programmes from events at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Performers include faculty members, students, student ensembles, and guest artists, performing at one of the Faculty's theatres (Walter Hall and McMillan Theatre), and at other University venues. The complete Music Library Collection of Faculty Events includes audio and video recordings, in addition to the programmes that you find here. For the complete collection of faculty recordings, visit...
Collection of scores published pre-1924 from the University of Toronto Music Library. Part of an ongoing project (started 2021) to digitize public domain scores in the library. So far, the project includes digitized secular vocal scores (M1497-M1998), sacred vocal scores (M1999-M2199), and orchestra and string orchestra scores (M1000-M1160).
Canadian Sheet Music from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Library.
Kathleen Parlow, violinist and teacher, was born in Calgary, 20 September 1890 and died in Oakville, Ont., 19 August 1963. She completed her studies with Leopold Auer at St Petersburg [Leningrad] Conservatory, made her professional debut in Berlin in 1907 and then toured world wide. Returning permanently to Canada in 1941, she taught at the Toronto Conservatory and founded The Canadian Trio, and the Parlow String Quartet.
New Music Concerts (NMC) is a performing arts organization, established in Toronto in 1971 by Norma Beecroft (president) and Robert Aitken (artistic director) and they started an annual series of concerts in 1972. NMC programs feature an international array of composers and performers with composers often conducting or performing in their own works. They have commissioned numerous new compositions by Canadian composers. The NMC archives are held at the University of Toronto Music Library. This...
Music - University of Toronto
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Seward, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen), 1835-1902; Unseld, B. C. (Benjamin Carl), 1843-1923
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Topic: Saxophone -- Methods
The Harvey Olnick Rare Book Room contains over 2,600 volumes exemplifying the history of music, music editing, performing, and printing—from liturgical manuscripts and early printed treatises; to first editions of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Gershwin; to early Canadian sheet music and tune books. A significant number of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century opera full scores, with particular strength in the French repertoire, complements the large libretto holdings of the Thomas Fisher Rare...
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Topic: Choirs (Music) -- Training of
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5000 musical terms; a complete dictionary of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and such other words, phrases, abbreviations, and signs as are to be found in the works of Auber, Beethoven, Bertini ... and other eminent musical composers. The whole including the celebrated dictionaries of Busby, Czerny, Grassineau, and Hamilton. Arr., rev. and corr. To which is added a treatise on playing the organ or pianoforte by figures, etc
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1851
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Adams, John S. (John Stowell), d. 1893
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Polyglot
Gwen Duchemin
Topics: Harmony, Music theory, Music
Bibliography: p. [v]-vi
Topic: Music -- Dictionaries
Reprinted from the Ladies' home journal
Topic: Piano -- Instruction and study
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Topics: Phonetics, Singing and voice culture, Language, Modern -- Pronunciation
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Lambert, L. A. (Louis Aloisius), 1835-1910
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Topics: Songs, Provençal, Ballads, Provençal, Folk songs, Provençal, Lullabies
"Organ bibliography": p. 357-358
Topics: Organ, Organists -- Great Britain
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Topics: Sea songs, Folklore of the sea
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Music - University of Toronto
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1910
1910
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; Sophocles; Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929
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Music Library copy 1: gift of the Estate of Robert A. Fenn
Topic: Operas
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Avenel, Paul, 1823-1902
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Key, Pierre V. R. (Pierre Van Rensselaer), 1872-1945; Zirato, Bruno
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Topic: Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921
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Topics: Keyboard harmony, Harmony, Continuo
Materials from the Edward Johnson collection at the University of Toronto Music Library. Edward Johnson, tenor and administrator, was born in Guelph, Ontario on August 22, 1878. He sang in Europe (as "Edoardo di Giovanni") from 1912-1919, and in North America from 1919-1935. From 1935-1950 he was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. He died in Guelph in 1959.
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Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Music manuscripts from the J. Churchill Arlidge fonds at the University of Toronto Music Library. Arlidge (1849-1913) was a flutist, organist, teacher, and composer. He moved to Toronto, Ontario from England in late 1874 and stayed for about a year, performing as a solo flutist with F.H. Torrington, acting as the first organist and choirmaster at Toronto's Carlton Street Methodist Church, and teaching. Arlidge permanently settled with his family in the Toronto area...
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Topics: Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921, Singing -- Methods
Later ed. has title: Music lovers' encyclopedia
Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
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Topics: Violin -- Construction, Varnish and varnishing
v. 1. Opera and the essence of music.- The stage-play and dramatical poetic art in the abstract.- v. 2. Poetry and music in the drama of the future
Topics: Opera, Drama
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Topics: Hymns, English, Tune-books, Anthems
Libretto by the composer
Topic: Operas
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Topics: Music, genealogy
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1920
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Forkel, Johann Nikolaus, 1749-1818; Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936
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Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965; Gillot, Hubert, 1875-
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Bibliographical footnotes
Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Topic: Musicians -- United States Directories
Includes index
Topics: Motion picture music -- Instruction and study, Musical accompaniment
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Topics: Feudalism -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources, Franks -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources,...
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Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile, 1865-1950
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Unacc. songs for 1-2 voices
Topic: Songbooks, French
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Topics: Bible, Psalms (Music)
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Christiansen, F. Melius (Fredrick Melius), 1871-1955
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[Alto Solo] Fair are the meadows, / Fairer the woodlands, / Robed in flowers of blooming spring; / Jesus is fairer, / Jesus is purer, / He makes our sorrowing spirit sing. [All ladies voices] Beautiful Savior! / Lord of the nations! / Son of God and Son of Man! / Glory and honor / Praise, adoration / Now and forevermore be Thine. / Now and forevermore be Thine! [Male Chorus] Beautiful Savior! Lord of the nations! / Son of God and Son of Man! / Glory, glory and honor / Praise, adoration / Now...
Topic: sheet music
Source: folio
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Organists, English
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Topics: Music -- Manuals, text-books, etc, Piano -- Methods, Music -- Examinations, questions, etc
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Capelle, Pierre Adolphe, 1772-1851; C***
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Topics: Violin makers, Violin
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Music - University of Toronto
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1913
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929; Molière, 1622-1673; Kalisch, Alfred, 1863-1933
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Music Library c.1: gift of the Estate of Robert A. Fenn
Topics: Operas, Ariadne (Greek mythology)
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Topics: Liturgical dramas, Easter music
Doreen Hall
Topic: Tonic sol-fa
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
Includes bibliography
Topic: Organists
xv, 172 p
Topic: Oratorios -- Vocal scores with piano
Each volume also has special title-page
Topics: Music, Musicians
8 p. of music 31 cm
Topics: Daudet, Lucien, 1883-1946 -- Musical settings, Song cycles, Songs (Medium voice) with piano
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Catholic Church
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cxcvj leaves of music
Topics: Gregorian chants, Gregorian chants
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Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg, 1736-1809; Seyfried, Ignaz, Ritter von, 1776-1841
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Topics: Harmony, Continuo, Composition (Music)
Copy 2 : Gift of F. Gordon Stanley
Topic: Tonic sol-fa
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[English] Lamb of God, that takest away our sins, / Have compassion, have compassion upon us. / O thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, / Have compassion, have compassion, have compassion upon us. / Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thou that bearest the sins of the world, / Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thou that takest away all the sins of the world, / O Lamb of God, thy peace be with us, Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thy peace with us. / Thy peace, Thy peace ever be with us....
Topic: sheet music
Source: folio
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
"List of musical compositions": p. 183-195. "Literary works": p. [199]
Topic: Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970
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Topic: Piano -- Methods
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Topic: Overtures -- Scores
"Bibliography of The organ", by J.H. Burn: p. 99-134
Topics: Organ (Musical instrument), Organists
Music - University of Toronto
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Chaikovskii, Modest Ilich, 1850-1916; Newmarch, Rosa Harriet Jeaffreson, 1857-1940
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"Chronological list of Tchaikovsky's compositions from 1866-1893": p. 726-749
Topic: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
Music - University of Toronto
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La musique aux Pays-Bas avant le 19e siècle. Documents inédits et annotés. Compositeurs, virtuoses, théoriciens, luthiers; opéras, motets, airs nationaux, académies, mâitrises, livres, portraits, etc.; avec planches de musique et table alphabétique
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Straeten, Edmond vander, 1826-1895
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Imprint varies: v. 1. C. Muquardt
Topics: Music, Musicians, Dutch, Musicians, Belgian
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883; Wesendonk, Mathilde, 1828-1902; Ellis, William Ashton, d. 1919
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Includes biblbiographical references and index
1 vocal score (204 p.)
Topic: Operas -- Vocal scores with piano
1 vocal score (xi, 191 p.) ; 27 cm
Topics: Samson (Biblical judge) -- Songs and music, Oratorios -- Vocal scores with piano
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topic: Walker, Ernest, 1870-1949
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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[Verse 1] O’er all the way, green palms and blossom gay / Are strewn today in festal preparation / Where Jesus comes, to wipe our tears away / E’en now the throng to welcome Him prepare [Chorus] Join all and sing / His name declare / Let ev’ry voice resound with acclamation / Hosanna! Praised be the Lord! / Bless Him, who cometh to bring us salvation. [Verse 2] His word goes forth and peoples by His might / Once more regain freedom from degradation / Humanity doth give t each his right /...
Topic: sheet music
Source: folio
Includes index
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Topic: Music theory
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