Finding Aid for the Juan Aguilar Papers PASC-M.0107
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Title: Juan Aguilar papers
Creator:
Aguilar, Juan
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0107
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(8 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1907-1957
Abstract: The collection consists of music manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, papers and photographs of Mexican-American composer,
Dr. Juan A. Aguilar.
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on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
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Acquisition Information
Beatrice Aguilar; gift; 1991
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Juan Aguilar Papers (Collection PASC-M 107). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Scope and Content
Collection consists of music manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, papers and photographs of Mexican-American composer,
Dr. Juan A. Aguilar.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Manuscripts
- Series 2. Photographs
- Series 3. Correspondence
- Series 4. Programs
- Series 5. Sound Recordings
- Series 6. Miscellaneous
box 1, folder 2
[untitled]
1984 July 10
Material Specific Details: piano
box 3, folder 5
Adelita
1927
Material Specific Details: piano
box 8, folder 9
Adelita
General Physical Description note: full score, parts, original manuscript
box 6, folder 5
Arcades de Roma
1914 February 24
General Physical Description note: full score
box 6, folder 6
Arcades de Roma
1914 February 24
General Physical Description note: parts
box 3, folder 2
Asturiana
Material Specific Details: orchestra
box 6, folder 9
Asturiana
Material Specific Details: piano, saxophone
General Physical Description note: piano score, piano and saxophone score
box 8, folder 10
Cantilena Imperial
General Physical Description note: parts
box 5, folder 6
Canzona All' Antico
General Physical Description note: parts
box 2, folder 7
Concierto
1911 November 10
Material Specific Details: piano, orchestra
box 2, folder 8
Concierto
1911 November 10
Material Specific Details: instrumental parts
box 8, folder 14
Concierto para Piano y Orquesta
General Physical Description note: piano and orchestra reduction
box 6, folder 13
Consuelo: Concert Valse for Piano Solo
1927
General Physical Description note: sheet music
box 4, folder 23
Contra la Corriente
General Physical Description note: parts
General note
Last two sections only.
box 5, folder 1
Contra la Corriente
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 14
Contra la Corriente. Cantilena Nupcial
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 10
Contra la Corriente. Cocktail Party
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 12
Contra la Corriente. Sorpressa de Rosalia
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 11
Contra la Corriente. Tango
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 17
Contra la Corriente. Valse
General Physical Description note: full score
box 4, folder 15
Contra la Corriente. Vida de Rosalia, Luz de Lun
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 5
Coqueta (Polka).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 8, folder 12
Easter Mass
General Physical Description note: full score
box 8, folder 13
Ecos de Mexico
1932 April 2
General Physical Description note: original parts
box 5, folder 8
El Grano
General Physical Description note: parts
box 4, folder 19
El Santo de Dona Luz (Contra la Corriente)
General Physical Description note: parts
box 5, folder 9
Geisha Girl
1933 March 20
General Physical Description note: parts
box 5, folder 3
Geisha Girl. Wisteria Vine
General Physical Description note: manuscript photocopy
box 5, folder 14
Ghosts of the Golden West
05/26/1931
box 4, folder 8
Gran Coro a Cervantes.
07/12/1916.
Scope and Contents note
Parts and piano-vocal score.
box 5, folder 5
Granada.
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 8, folder 1
Guajiras
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Full score.
box 8, folder 8
Guajiras
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 1, folder 4
Guajiras (Moorish Suite, part 1).
07/20/1934 (date performed at Hollywood Bowl).
General Physical Description note: 105 lvs.
General note
For orchestra.
box 1, folder 6
Guajiras (Moorish Suite, part 1).
07/20/1934 (date performed at Hollywood Bowl).
General Physical Description note: 59 pp.
General note
For orchestra.
box 8, folder 7
Guajiras. Zapateo del Monte
Material Specific Details: piano
General note
2 copies.
box 4, folder 16
Honeymoon - Valse (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 5, folder 15
Incidental Music to Pathe Freres Film d'Art "Faust"
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Arranged by Charles P. Muller.
box 5, folder 13
La Cuna Donde Naci
n.d.
General note
Piano score.
box 4, folder 20
La flor (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
box 3, folder 27
La Folle Serenade.
04/29/1933
Scope and Contents note
Piano-vocal.
General note
By Louis Reix, with words by Maurice Dufresne.
box 5, folder 12
La Jesusita
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
General note
Arranged by Juan Aguilar.
box 4, folder 4
Las Tres Pelonas
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 4, folder 18
Londres Polka (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 6, folder 8
March (Moorish Suite)
08/27/1931
box 4, folder 2
Marcha/Oficio de Defuntos/Salve Regina/Veni Creator Spiritus.
n.d.
box 8, folder 16
Mexican Rhapsodie
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 8, folder 3
Mexican Rhapsody #3
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Full score.
box 8, folder 4
Mexican Rhapsody #3
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Original manuscript and copies of parts.
box 8, folder 15
Mexican Rhaspody #3
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 4, folder 24
Minuet (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 2, folder 1
Moorish Festival.
n.d.
General note
For orchestra.
box 1, folder 5
Moorish Festival: March.
07/20/1934 (date performed at Hollywood Bowl).
General note
For orchestra.
box 3, folder 1
Moorish Suite
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy of typewritten sheet, 1 lv.
General note
Acknowledgements by the composer.
box 2, folder 2
Moorish Suite. Asturiana
Material Specific Details: orchestra
box 2, folder 3
Moorish Suite. Asturiana
General Physical Description note: instrumental parts
box 5, folder 7
Morenita.
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
General note
Rhumba by Juan Aguilar.
box 4, folder 22
Music Box (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
box 3, folder 4
Nocturno.
1911 (Published by Friedrich Hofmeister, Leipzig).
General note
Opus 102, no. 1 for piano.
box 4, folder 13
Novelette (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 4, folder 9
Obertura.
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Full score.
box 3, folder 7
Pastoral.
n.d.
General note
For orchestra, no. 16.
box 4, folder 21
Primera Impression (Contra la Corriente).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Parts.
box 4, folder 1
Princesita.
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Orchestra parts.
General note
Includes typewritten biography sheet.
box 2, folder 4
Reveile (from Moorish Suite).
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Instrumental parts.
box 2, folder 5
Reveille
General Physical Description note: ozalid copy
General note
Inscribed by the composer to Sr. D. Victor Franco.
box 6, folder 10
Reveille (Moorish Suite)
General Physical Description note: manuscript
box 2, folder 6
Reverie
Material Specific Details: strings, winds and timpani
box 6, folder 11
Reverie
General Physical Description note: full score and instrumental parts
box 4, folder 7
Rhapsodie Mexicana
1914 July 1
box 3, folder 29
Russian Gypsy Serenade
1921
General Physical Description note: piano vocal score
box 8, folder 2
San Diego: La Perla del Oceano
1990
General Physical Description note: full score
General note
Composed by Carmen Prietto Stoecklin (close friend of Aguilar family).
box 1, folder 3
Septimo
Material Specific Details: orchestra
box 5, folder 2
Shrine of Jizo
General Physical Description note: manuscript photocopy
box 5, folder 10
Shrine of Jizo
General Physical Description note: full score
box 4, folder 3
Somos Las Floristas de Madrid
General Physical Description note: piano conductor score, full score
box 3, folder 6
To a Viking's Daughter
1943
box 8, folder 11
Vexilla Regis
General Physical Description note: full score
box 3, folder 8
Zortzico
Material Specific Details: piano, violin, voice
box 3, folder 26
Charles Walker, Pryor Moore, [unidentified], Jesus Varquez. Standing: Lorn Steinberger, Charles White, Louis Vilelle, Juan
Aguilar, [2 unidentified men]
box 3, folder 3
Father Basel Frison with Juan Aguilar
ca 1940
box 3, folder 10
Ignacio de Castillo, Dr. Frank Nagel, Juan Aguilar and C.W. Cadman
General note
Unidentified location.
box 3, folder 20
Juan Aguilar
1907 June 22
General note
Inscription to "Chole".
box 3, folder 31
Juan Aguilar, aged 14 years.
n.d.
box 3, folder 19
Juan Aguilar, Pryor Moore and Charles Stewart
box 3, folder 9
Loren Powell, Osmar Dietz, Philip Kahgan, Juan Aguilar, Bela Adams and Philip Musgrave (recording session)
box 3, folder 12
Misa de Resurrection (chorus and orchestra)
1935 April 21
General note
Premiere performance of the work.
box 3, folder 16
Pryor Moore, Alice Brag McGinty and Juan Aguilar
box 3, folder 22
St. Vibiana's Cathedral Choir
circa 1940
General note
With Juan Aguilar at the organ.
box 3, folder 15
Wedding of Juan Aguilar and Solidad Gomez
circa 1905-07
box 5, folder 18
Easter Mass (assorted correspondence)
1926 April
Scope and Contents note
Typewritten copies of assorted correspondence regarding KMTR radio's broadcast of Juan Aguilar's "Easter Mass".
box 3, folder 18
From: Florence M. Irish
1934 July 18
Scope and Contents note
Regarding: Artist's and Conductor's Breakfast, held by the Symphony Society of the Hollywood Bowl on July 24, 1934.
box 3, folder 17
From: Mrs. G.W. Ballard
1937 February 12
Scope and Contents note
Regarding the arrangement of "Goddess of Liberty" for brass band.
box 3, folder 28
Regarding "Russian Gypsy Serenade"
1941 March 17
General note
To Mr. Roman Navarro from Martha Cumacho.
box 3, folder 11
Regarding Aguilar Accomplishments and Compositions
1933 April 5 - June 26
General note
Photocopies of thre letters from Elmer Clifton, Hugo Rosenfeld and Arthur Lange to Juan Aguilar, regarding compositions and
other accomplishments of Juan Aguilar.
box 5, folder 17
Regarding Juan Aguilar and the Musician's Protective Union (Assorted Correspondence)
1916-1917
box 3, folder 25
Everyman
1936 September 10-17
General note
Performance took place at the Hollywood Bowl.
box 3, folder 13
Holy Trinity Church (Los Angeles) Easter Sunday Performance
1935 April 21
box 6, folder 2
Otto Ploetz Recital
1928 October 21
Scope and Contents note
Otto Ploetz - recital with the Jonathan Club Orchestra.
box 5, folder 16
Turn to the Right
1920 May 16
Scope and Contents note
Program from a performance of "Turn to the RIght" by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard at the Majestic Theatre in Los Angeles.
Sound Recordings Series 5.
box 7, folder 11
Cada Loco Con Su Tema, Mulata Soy Yo
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 1
California Christmas, Blue Again
General Physical Description note: 2 7" sound discs
box 7, folder 9
Cielo Andaluz
1955 May 18
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 4
Continuation of Mass in G
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 5
End of Mass in G, Organ Solo
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Juan Aguilar performing.
General note
10" disc
box 8, folder 5
Giordano
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 3
Mass in G
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 2
Organ Solo
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 8
Princessita
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 12
Record Album
General Physical Description note: 6 10" sound discs
Scope and Contents note
Contains 6 untitled (possibly blank) 10" discs.
box 7, folder 10
To a Viking's Daughter, Mohave Moods
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 6
Vexilla Regis
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 7, folder 7
Vexilla Regis (part 2), Organ Solo
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
box 8, folder 6
Viking's Daughter
General Physical Description note: 1 10" sound disc
General note
Also performed by Carmen Prietto, soprano.
box 6, folder 3
Grove Dictionary of Musicians Article
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy of article in Grove Dictionary of Musicians by Joseph Vernon.
box 3, folder 14
Juan Aguilar Obituary
1953 October
General note
As printed in Overture magazine.
box 3, folder 23
Los Angeles Herald and Express Article
1936 October 10
General note
Regarding Juan Aguilar.
box 3, folder 24
Los Angeles Times Article
1936 September 16
General note
Regarding the music of Juan Aguilar.
box 6, folder 4
Moorish Suite Program Notes
box 6, folder 1
Receipt
September 1936
Scope and Contents note
Manuscript receipt regarding Juan Aguilar and performance of "Everyman" - California Festival Association.
box 1, folder 1
Scrapbook
1913-1957
Scope and Contents note
Contains programs, correspondence and newspaper clippings from English and Spanish language newspapers.
