Finding Aid for the Gunther Tautenhahn Collection of Musical
Compositions 1968-1974
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Gunther Tautenhahn Collection of Musical
Compositions,
Date (inclusive): 1968-1974
Collection number: 30-M
Creator: Tautenhahn,
Gunther
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: Ozalid copies of musical scores by Tautenhahn and one
manuscript sketchbook in a 3-ring binder.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Music Library.
Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their
heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the
copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to
publish if the Music Library does not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gunther Tautenhahn Collection of Musical
Compositions, 30-M, Performing Arts Special Collections , University of
California, Los Angeles.
Biographical Note
Composer, Gunther Tautenhahn, was born in Kaunas, Lithuana on December 22,
1938. He came to the United States on November 30, 1951, and became a U.S.
citizen in 1953. He moved to California in 1967, residing there still.
Tautenhahn studied composition in New York and Vienna, and has won many
awards for his compositions including six ASCAP Standard Awards
His compositions have been performed and broadcast in Africa, Austria,
Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,
Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, U.K., and United States, by chamber groups and
orchestras, and the the world's leading musicians.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of ozalid copies of musical scores by Tautenhahn.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Sound Recordings
- Series 2. Printed Music
Series 1.
Sound Recordings
Box 2, Folder 1
Music from Two Millenniums
2002
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunter
Physical Description: Compact Disc
Box 1
Pyramid Four
1978 August
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Orchestra
Box 1
The American Ode Symphony No. 3
1967 October
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: orchestra, four part chorus, piano
Box 2, Folder 2
Sparks of Life
2002 August
Parts: Mezzo Soprano, Tenor and Piano
Box 2, Folder 4
Micro Entity's
1999 October-December
Box 2, Folder 6
Lullaby for Two
1995 November
Box 2, Folder 9
Poetical Rhapsody
1968 June
Box 2, Folder 11
Reflections
1985 September
Box 2, Folder 12
The Vertical Man
1982 August-December
Parts: trumpet, percussion
Note
Commissioned by Steven Trinkle and Eugenie Burket.
Box 2, Folder 17
String Quartet Nr. 2
1981-1983
Physical Description: full score and parts
Box 2, Folder 19
Wilted Night. Prelude
1976 August
Box 2, Folder 21
Fivescape
1984 January-March
Parts: violin, clarinet, marimba, French horn,
piano
Box 3
Dare To Love
1996 June-1998 December
Physical Description: 14" x 11"
494 p.
Scope and Content Note
Complete original manuscript of the opera, Dare To Love, in two acts and six
scenes, including notes on orchestration, singers, and other miscellaneous
information.
Box 4
Between Heaven and Hell
Physical Description: 18.5" x 12"
183 p.
Box 4
Between Heaven and Hell
Physical Description: 18.5" x 12"
183 p.
Scope and Content Note
Complete original manuscript of the opera, Between Heaven and Hell, in three
acts, contained in 5 pads of manuscript paper.
Box 5, Folder 1
Quadrilingual, Mass for Peace, Cathedral Work #2
1995
Parts: four part choir, orchestra
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 5, Folder 2
Calendar Odyssey
1990
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 5, Folder 3
Concept, three. For orchestra.
1976
Scope and Content Note
Original score, bound.
Note
On title page: Composed in celebration of the United States
Bicentennial (1776 - 1976).
Box 5, Folder 4
Piano Marathon, op. 162
2007
Scope and Content Note
Original score of 10 movements in two parts.
Box 6, Folder 1
Composer scores
Scope and Content Note
Article by Lee Sutter about Gunther Tautenhahn.
Box 6, Folder 2
Addiction, for orchestra. Cathedral work #19.
2000
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 6, Folder 3
Concerto for a fantastic piano and orchestra.
2000
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 6, Folder 4
Veronica Paris, and opera in 2/5 and 2/A. Cathedral work
#10.
1999
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 6, Folder 5
Silence. An opera in 4/5 and 1/A. Cathedral work #17.
2000
Scope and Content Note
Original score.
Box 7
Match My Heart (From Corinna's Flowers)
2007
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: soprano, piano
Box 7
Millennium Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Violin, orchestra
Box 7
Self Destruction Blvd.
2004-2005 January
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: French horn, percussion instruments
Box 7
The Hoax
1998 June
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: viola, piano
Box 7
The Vertical Man
1982
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: trumpet, percussion instruments
Box 7
Veolmania
2004 May 6
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: viola, piano
Box 7
Veolmania for Viola and Piano
2004 May 6
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Viola, piano
Box 8
Fragmented Fragments
2001 April-May
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: piccolo, flute, clarinet, trumpet, French horn,
xylophone, timpani, violin, cello, piano
Box 8
Pyramid Four
1978 August
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Orchestra
Box 8
Terzer Variations
2007 May
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: French horn
Box 9
Interchange
1980
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Box 9
Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Minor
1966 November-December
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Piano
Box 9
Quintet in C Major
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Box 9
Saxophone Quartet
1976
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor
saxophone, baritone saxophone
Box 9
Sparks of Life
2002 August
Parts: Mezzo Soprano, Tenor and Piano
Box 9
The American Ode Symphony No. 3
1967 October
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Orchestra, Four part chorus, Piano
Box 9, Folder 21
Fivescape
1984
Parts: Violin, Clarinet, Marimba, French/Horn,
Piano
Box 10
Everlasting Hatred
2002
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 10
I Sing
2003
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 10
While the Earth Remaineth
2003
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 10
With Water He Wipes the Clouds
2003
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 11
The Scrolls Part I
2002
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 11
The Scrolls Part II
2003
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 12
Do Not Worry
2003
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: Three pianos, four trumpets, one french horn,
chorus, soloists
Note
Part of "The Scrolls." Music is written on scroll.
Box 13
A Sixth of Tautenhahn
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Performer: 2007
Parts: timpani, piano
Box 13
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
1979
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: violin, piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn,
clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, viola, harp, glockenspiel,
timpani
Box 13
Zeus
1983-1984
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: orchestra
Box 14
Requiem in Four Languages Op. 177
2007-2008
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: orchestra
Box 15
In Cambrian Wet Arms
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: orchestra
Box 15
The Baltic Knight
Composer: Tautenhahn, Gunther
Parts: orchestra