Finding Aid for the Dorrance Stalvey papers, 1944-2005
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Dorrance Stalvey papers
Date (inclusive): 1944-2005
Collection number: 1896
Creator:
Stalvey, Dorrance
Extent:
12 document boxes (12 linear ft.)
6 record cartons
8 flat boxes
Abstract: Dorrance Stalvey was a composer, educator, and director of the Monday Evening Concerts series in Los Angeles from 1971 until
his death in 2005. The collection includes extensive correspondence between Stalvey and other composers/presenters, musical
materials including scores, audio recordings and electronic media, and Monday Evening Concerts programs, promotional materials
and reviews. Stalvey's work as an educator is documented in syllabi and lecture notes. There are also personal documents of
Stalvey's, including diplomas, passport, and letters to his parents.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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for paging information.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Valerie Bernstein in 2011.
Processing Note
Processed by Andrea Moore in 2012 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.
The processing of this collection was generously supported by
Arcadia
funds.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dorrance Stalvey papers (Collection 1896). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
Dorrance Stalvey was a composer, educator, and director of the Monday Evening Concerts series in Los Angeles from 1971 until
his death in 2005.
He was a professor at Immaculate Heart College from 1968 to 1980 and had faculty positions at Pomona College (1968-1969) and
the University of Southern California (1981-1982).
Stalvey was actively involved in the promotion of contemporary music through the many concerts he produced and presented as
the director of Monday Evening Concerts. Stalvey and the series received six ASCAP/CMA Awards for Adventurous Programming,
including one awarded posthumously for the 2004-2005 season. He participated in new music seminars and served on numerous
advisory panels, including 8 years as a panelist and consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts to encourage the propagation
of contemporary music. Among his honors and awards are ASCAP Composer Awards, three NEA Composer Fellowship Grants (two in
the mid-1970s and one in the 1990s), a League-ISCM Commendation (1976), and a Prince Ranier de Monaco Composition Award (1961).
Scope and Content
Collection includes scores, recordings, documentation, and other media related to Stalvey's work as a composer, as well as
an extensive collection of correspondence covering 1944-2005. It also includes press and programs relating to the Monday Evening
Concerts (MEC) series and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) music programs that occurred during the years of Stalvey's
directorship. In addition, the collection includes programs and correspondence relating to Stalvey's career as a composer,
such as letters of inquiry, grant applications, and programs of performances of his work. Biographical and personal materials
include Stalvey's writings on music (others' and his own), appointment books, diplomas, and master's thesis. Stalvey's career
as an educator is documented in syllabi, lecture notes, lectures and score samples used in classes.
The controversy over LACMA's decision to eliminate its music programming (circa 2004) is documented in printed emails and
news articles. Other items of interest include a laudatory letter from composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, and correspondence
between Stalvey and composers Conlon Nancarrow and Ernst Krenek.
Organization and Arrangement
Collection is arranged in five series:
- Chronological, 1944-2005
- Biographical, 1944-2005
- Pedagogy, 1966-1984
- Composition, 1953-2005
- Media, 1960-2004
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Stalvey, Dorrance -- Archives
Stalvey, Dorrance -- Correspondence
Composers--United States--Archival resources.
Monday Evening Concerts of Los Angeles
Separated Material
Duplicate copies of bound scores of many of Stalvey's compositions were transferred to the UCLA Music Library.
Related Material
Related materials providing additional information on Monday Evening Concerts can be found in the following collections:
The first offers the complete programs of Stalvey's time as director of Monday Evening Concerts. The second includes concert
programs and correspondence of Stalvey's predecessor at Monday Evening Concerts.
Series 1: Chronological
1944-2005
Scope and Content
This series consists primarily of correspondence and press items relating to Stalvey's work in three fields: concert production,
composition, and education. Personal correspondence includes letters from Stalvey's first wife, Marilyn Stalvey (Igor Stravinsky's
secretary in the 1960s), and correspondence with fellow composers as well as rental agreements from the architect Dion Neutra,
Stalvey's longtime landlord. Many years include letters of award or rejection from various foundations. Stalvey’s move to
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) with Monday Evening Concerts (MEC) created friction between him and the MEC board,
which is documented in correspondence and press. Of particular interest are letters from the composer and pedagogue Nadia
Boulanger, composers Ernst Krenek and Conlon Nancarrow, and philanthropist and new music supporter Betty Freeman.
Organization and Arrangement
The chronological series maintains original order.
Box 1, Folder 1
1954-1965: News Items
1954-1965
Box 1, Folder 2
1955-1959: Correspondence
1955-1959
Box 1, Folder 3
1955-1965: Announcements
1955-1965
Box 1, Folder 4
1955-1965: Programs
1955-1965
Box 1, Folder 5
1960: Correspondence
1960
Box 1, Folder 6
1961: Correspondence
1961
Box 1, Folder 7
1961-1965: Reviews
1961-1965
Box 1, Folder 8
1962-1963: Correspondence: Includes letter from Nadia Boulanger
1962-1963
Box 1, Folder 9
1964: Correspondence
1964
Box 1, Folder 10
1965: Correspondence
1965
Box 1, Folder 11
1966: Correspondence
1966
Box 1, Folder 12
1966-1969: Announcements & Programs
1966-1969
Box 1, Folder 13
1967: Correspondence
1967
Box 1, Folder 14
1968: Correspondence
1968
Box 1, Folder 15
1969: Correspondence
1969
Box 1, Folder 16
1969-1970: Reviews & Programs
1969-1970
Box 1, Folder 17
1970: Announcements & News
1970
Box 1, Folder 18
1970: Correspondence
1970
Box 2, Folder 1
1971: Announcements & News
1971
Box 2, Folder 2
1971: Correspondence
1971
Box 2, Folder 3
1971: Reviews & Programs
1971
Box 2, Folder 4
1972: Correspondence
1972
Box 2, Folder 5
1972: News, Reviews, Programs
1972
Box 2, Folder 6
1973: Correspondence
1973
Box 2, Folder 7
1973: Reviews & Programs
1973
Box 2, Folder 8
1974: Announcements & News
1974
Box 2, Folder 9
1974: Correspondence
1974
Box 2, Folder 10
1974: Reviews & Programs
1974
Box 2, Folder 11
1975: Correspondence
1975
Box 3, Folder 1
1975: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1975
Box 3, Folder 2
1976: Announcements & News
1976
Box 3, Folder 3
1976: Correspondence
1976
Box 3, Folder 4
1976: Reviews & Programs
1976
Box 3, Folder 5
1977: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1977
Box 3, Folder 6
1977: Correspondence
1977
Box 3, Folder 7
1978: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1978
Box 3, Folder 8
1978: Correspondence
1978
Box 3, Folder 9
1979: Correspondence
1979
Box 4, Folder 1
1979: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1979
Box 4, Folder 2
1980: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1980
Box 4, Folder 3
1980: Correspondence
1980
Box 4, Folder 4
1981: Announcements & Reviews
1981
Box 4, Folder 5
1981: Correspondence
1981
Box 4, Folder 7
1982: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1982
Box 4, Folder 8
1982: Correspondence
1982
Box 5, Folder 1
1983: NEA: reports on orchestras
1983
Box 5, Folder 2
1983: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1983
Box 5, Folder 3
1983: Correspondence
1983
Box 5, Folder 4
1984: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1984
Box 5, Folder 5
1984: Correspondence
1984
Box 5, Folder 6
1985: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1985
Box 5, Folder 7
1985: Correspondence
1985
Box 5, Folder 8
1985: High Performance magazine, v. 31
1985
Box 5, Folder 9
1986: Correspondence
1986
Box 6, Folder 1
1987: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1987
Box 6, Folder 2
1987: Correspondence
1987
Box 6, Folder 3
1987: February 1987 Connoisseur magazine: Betty Freeman article
1987
Box 6, Folder 4
1988: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1988
Box 6, Folder 5
1988: Correspondence
1988
Box 6, Folder 7
1989: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1989
Box 6, Folder 8
1989: Correspondence
1989
Box 6, Folder 9
1989: Stalvey Divorce (Dorrance and Marilyn)
1989
Box 6, Folder 10
1990: Announcements, Programs, Reviews
1990
Box 6, Folder 11
1990: Correspondence
1990
Box 7, Folder 1
1990: Salabert Correspondence and Contracts: 1975-1990
1990
Box 7, Folder 2
1991: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1991
Box 7, Folder 3
1991: Correspondence
1991
Box 7, Folder 4
1992: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1992
Box 7, Folder 5
1992: Correspondence
1992
Box 7, Folder 6
1993: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1993
Box 7, Folder 7
1993: Correspondence
1993
Box 7, Folder 8
1994: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1994
Box 7, Folder 9
1994: Correspondence
1994
Box 7, Folder 10
1995: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1995
Box 7, Folder 11
1995: Correspondence
1995
Box 7, Folder 12
1996: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1996
Box 7, Folder 13
1996: Correspondence
1996
Box 7, Folder 14
1997: Trip to Netherlands
1997
Box 8, Folder 1
1997: Announcements, Reviews, Programs
1997
Box 8, Folder 2
1997: Correspondence
1997
Box 8, Folder 3
1998: Correspondence
1998
Box 8, Folder 4
1999: Correspondence & Press
1999
Box 8, Folder 5
2000: Correspondence, Programs, Press
2000
Box 8, Folder 6
2001: Correspondence & Programs
2001
Box 8, Folder 7
2002: Programs & Press
2002
Box 8, Folder 8
2002: Correspondence
2002
Box 8, Folder 9
2002: Programs & Press
2002
Box 8, Folder 10
2003: Correspondence
2003
Box 8, Folder 11
2004-2005: Programs & Press
2004
Box 8, Folder 12
2005: Programs, Press, Memorial
2005
Series 2: Biographical
1944-2005
Scope and Content
This series includes documentation of Stalvey's life from childhood through his student and young professional years, a series
of appointment books, and his personal writings and writings on music. Stalvey’s CV and worklists (lists of compositions)
provide a thorough overview of his career. Files containing memorial documents, which include tributes from many Los Angeles
new music luminaries, illustrate his impact on the Los Angeles music scene.
Organization and Arrangement
The biographical series is in chronological order, which begins again at the appointment books.
Box 8, Folder 13
Childhood & Youth
1940-1961
Box 26, Folder 3
Diplomas and Awards
1953-1961
Box 8, Folder 14
Master's Thesis: Bound & Typed
1955
Box 8, Folder 15
Master's Thesis: Handwritten
1955
Box 8, Folder 16
Writings: Stalvey on Music
1962-1992
Box 9, Folder 1
Writings: Stalvey Program Notes
circa 1970-1991
Box 9, Folder 3
Oral History transcript
1983
Box 9, Folder 4
CV, Worklist, Performance List
circa 1989-2002
Box 9, Folder 10
LACMA vs. Dorrance Stalvey
2005
Box 9, Folder 6
Appointment Books: 1982-1983
1982-1983
Box 9, Folder 7
Appointment Books: 1984
1984
Box 9, Folder 8
Appointment Books: 1985
1985
Box 9, Folder 9
Appointment Books: 1986
1986
Box 10, Folder 1
Appointment Books: 1987
1987
Box 10, Folder 2
Appointment Books: 1988
1988
Box 10, Folder 3
Appointment Books: 1989
1989
Box 10, Folder 4
Appointment Books: 1990-1996
1990-1996
Box 10, Folder 5
Appointment Books: 2002-2003
2002-2003
Box 10, Folder 6
Address Books
circa 1980s
Box 10, Folder 7
Monday Evening Concerts: repertoire binder
1971-1981
Box 10, Folder 8
Monday Evening Concerts: Photographs
circa 1970-1990
Series 3: Pedagogy
1966-1984
Scope and Content
This series consists primarily of lectures, syllabi, and lecture notes for courses Stalvey taught at Immaculate Heart College
(IHC). It also includes his drafts and proposals for the complete music curriculum at IHC, as well as promotional materials
from the College.
Organization and Arrangement
The pedagogy series is in alphabetical order by topic.
Box 11, Folder 1
19th Century Orchestra Literature
circa 1967
Box 11, Folder 2
20th Century Music Literature
1966-1968
Box 11, Folder 4
Classical Music Literature
circa 1966-1968
Box 11, Folder 6
Electronic Music
1971-1972
Box 11, Folder 7
Harmonic Analysis: Exams
1975-1976
Box 11, Folder 8
Harmonic Analysis: Notes & Scores
1975-1976
Box 11, Folder 9
Music Literature for Non-Majors: Introduction to Contemporary Music
circa late 1960s
Box 11, Folder 10
Music Literature for Non-Majors: 19th and 20th Century, Lectures 1-7
1960
Box 11, Folder 11
Music Literature for Non-Majors: Syllabi, Lectures, Notes
1960-1967
Box 11, Folder 12
Orchestration
circa 1960s
Box 11, Folder 13
Structural Analysis
circa late 1960s
Box 11, Folder 14
Curriculum Proposals: Complete
1970-1978
Box 11, Folder 15
Curriculum Proposals: Drafts
circa 1970s
Box 11, Folder 16
Immaculate Heart College Promotional
1970s and 1980s
Series 4: Composition
1953-2005
Scope and Content
This series includes Stalvey’s sketches and maps for works in progress, notes on errata for scores and recordings, and scores
and instructions for the large multimedia pieces he made in the early 1970s. His compositions are in various media and forms:
chamber, solo, vocal, orchestral, electronic, music-theater, multi-media, and dance, with performances of his works in over
20 countries. He was working on his first opera,
Kursk, when he passed away and, although unfinished, there are plans for the performance.
Many of the scores have corresponding materials in the Media series, which may consist of archival performance recordings,
tape parts for electroacoustic pieces, source material, interviews about the work, or wholly electronic works.
Contents of the score files vary; they may include pencil manuscripts, copyist vellum manuscripts, sketches, bound or printed
scores, bound or printed parts, partial scores, drafts, and notes on the pieces.
Organization and Arrangement
The composition series is in chronological order in Box 13-18. Box 12 has its own chronological order.
Box 12, Folder 2
Tools & Maps
circa 1960-1990
Box 12, Folder 3
Multimedia Lectures
1967-1970
Box 12, Folder 4
Visual Materials
1968-1970
Box 12, Folder 6
Whatever Happened To Me?
1970
Box 12, Folder 7
In Time And Not: Announcements & Reviews
1970-1972
Box 12, Folder 8
In Time And Not: Scores & Production Notes
1970-1972
Box 12, Folder 10
Corrections & Errata
circa 1980-1995
Box 13, Folder 1
Motif and Improvisations
1953-1954
Box 13, Folder 2
Music for Jazz Group and Orchestra
1955
Box 13, Folder 3
Two Pieces for Wind Band and Percussion
1957
Box 13, Folder 4
Five Little Pieces
1957, revised 1977
Box 13, Folder 5
Classical Retrospective, Brief Passage, Five Little Pieces
1957-1986
Box 14, Folder 1
Song, for soprano and piano
1958
Box 14, Folder 3
Trio for Four
1960, revised 1978
Box 14, Folder 4
A Day Past (Music for Children)
1960, revised 1976
Box 14, Folder 6
Movements and Interludes
1964
Box 15, Folder 1
Duet to the Young
1964-1965
Box 15, Folder 3
Celebration - Sequent 1, Prime, Principium
1967-1977
Box 25, Folder 1
Celebration - Sequent 1
1973-1977
Box 15, Folder 4
Points, Lines, Circles
1968
Box 15, Folder 5
PLC-Abstract, PLC - Abstract-Plus, PLC - Fraction
1968-1982
Box 16, Folder 1
Celebration - Sequent II
1976
Box 16, Folder 3
Three Pairs and Seven
1979
Box 16, Folder 5
Celebration - Sequent IV
1980
Box 16, Folder 6
Mixed Gallery
arranged 1980
Box 17, Folder 6
Exordium/Genesis/Dawn
1990
Box 18, Folder 2
Requiem for a Dancer
1991, revised 2001
Box 18, Folder 4
Kursk: Pencil ms: Beginning- Act I, sc. 3
2005
Box 18, Folder 5
Kursk: Pencil ms: Act I, sc. 4- end
2005
Box 18, Folder 7
Fragments & Sketches (general)
unknown
Box 26, Folder 1
Sketches and Precompositional Materials, 1/2
various
Box 26, Folder 2
Sketches and Precompositional Material, 2/2
various
Series 5: Media
1960s-2004
Restrictions on Access
Audio materials in this collection require advance notice for use. Use of audio material requires production of listening
copies.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Formats include 5" reel, 10" reel (1/4" and 1" tape), cassettes, CDs, VHS, slides, and 16mm film, including promotional recordings,
accompanying tracks to electroacoustic works, and source materials for electronic pieces.
SERIES CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Content
The media series includes archival recordings of performances of Stalvey's work or concerts organized by Stalvey, sound source
recordings, electronic works, and tape or accompaniment parts for Stalvey's electroacoustic pieces. It includes film and slides
for projection with multimedia pieces, and rehearsal footage of works Stalvey wrote for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
Organization and Arrangement
Series is arranged alphabetically by title or contents. Many items contain multiple titles and are arranged by first title
listed.
Box 19, Folder 1
Abstract- Plus
1982
Scope and Content
Includes performance recording and accompanying tape part (master).
Cassette includes PLC-Extract.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include 7" reel and cassette.
Box 19, Folder 2
Agathlon
undated, 1978 September 11, 1979 October 28, 1991 April 4
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include: 10" open reel, 7" open reel, VHS, and audio cassette formats
Scope and Content
Contains performance and rehearsal tapes for Agathlon, written for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company and also performed as a
concert work.
Gerhard Samuel, conductor Monday Evening Concerts ensemble Erick Hawkins Dance Company
Two of the items also contain the following titles: Togethers II and The Rabbit
Box 19, Folder 3
Arrangements and Orchestrations
various
Scope and Content
cassette of big band and other arrangements.
Box 19, Folder 4
Bells-Water-Bells
unknown
Scope and Content
Electronic piece. 7" reel.
Box 19, Folder 5
Celebration - Principium
1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include 7" reel, 10" reel, and cassette.
Scope and Content
Performance recording of Celebration - Principium. Also includes Celebration - Sequent IV.
Box 19, Folder 6
Celebration - Sequent I
1973
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include 7" reel (2), 10" reel (master), and cassette.
Scope and Content
Recordings from various performances of Celebration - Sequent 1.
Box 20, Folder 1
Celebration - Sequent II
December 1, 1976
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Includes 7" reels (2) and 10" reels (2, one marked master). 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Multiple recordings of the same evening's performances of the piece Celebration - Sequent II along with Dorrance Stalvey interviews.
Conductor is Gerhard Samuel. The piece was performed twice the same evening.
Box 22, Folder 2
Changes
1966
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Recording of multiple performances of the solo piano piece, Changes.
Box 20, Folder 2
Composer's Portrait Concert
March 24, 1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Los Angeles Philharmonic and UCLA presentation of Dorrance Stalvey's music. Program enclosed.
Box 20, Folder 3
Ex Ferus
1982
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include 7" reel, 10" reel, and cassette.
Box 20, Folder 4
Exordium/Genesis/Dawn
1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
cassette, 90 min.
Scope and Content
Performance of the piece Exordium/Genesis/Dawn by the New York New Music Ensemble.
Box 20, Folder 5
Fanfare and Celebration
1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette, 60 min.
Scope and Content
Performance by the Monday Evening Concerts ensemble, Joel Thome, conductor.
Also contains Agathlon performance, MEC ensemble, Karl Kohn, conductor.
Box 20, Folder 6
First Tape Piece
1969
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel, 2 tracks. Recording at 7 1/2 ips and 15 ips.
Scope and Content
Recording of an early electronic work.
Box 20, Folder 7
Fitan
1971
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel, 1/2 track stereo, 15 ips.
Scope and Content
Two-channel tape piece.
Box 20, Folder 8
Happy Birthday
unknown
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette, 45 min.
Scope and Content
Dorrance Stalvey arrangement of Happy Birthday, performed by the Monday Evening Concerts ensemble and performed for Nicholas
Slonimsky's birthday.
Box 20, Folder 9
In Time And Not
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel (5 copies, including one marked master).
Scope and Content
Soundtrack to a mixed media performance written, designed, and directed by Stalvey.
One includes Togethers II.
Box 21, Folder 1
Interviews
3/3/1971
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Contains a Dorrance Stalvey interview on KUSC, with Harold Budd and Roger Kellaway.
Box 21, Folder 2
Let's Make A Tape
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Tape part for a children's show at the Hollywood Bowl. Marked Tape 1, no known tape 2 in this collection.
Box 24, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1969
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel, 1/4" and 1" tape.
Scope and Content
Recordings from 1969, small ensemble. Primarily labeled "Tone."
Box 21, Folder 3
Miscellaneous Arrangements
1950s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Dorrance Stalvey arrangements, primarily of standards and primarily for big band. Includes "Fools Rush In" and "Pennies From
Heaven."
Box 21, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Compositions, 1/2
1968
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Includes Togethers III and PLC-Extract (3 performances from 1968). Various performers and locations.
Box 21, Folder 5
Miscellaneous Compositions, 2/2
1950s and 1960s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Multiple chamber works:
Five Little Pieces String Trio (2 performances) Duets for Children (2 performances) Points-Lines-Circles
Box 21, Folder 6
Miscellaneous Tape Pieces
1969-1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips and 15 ips.
Scope and Content
Multiple electronic works by Dorrance Stalvey:
First Piece Bells-Water-Bells December 17, 1969 Let's Make A Tape (includes contents of tapes 1 & 2)
Box 23, Folder 4
Modified material from radio and tapes
unknown
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel.
Scope and Content
Reverberated tapes, material for Movements and Interludes, mixtures and reverberations.
Box 24, Folder 4
Monday Evening Concert
1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel.
Scope and Content
Partly unwound reel of concert performance by the Arditti Quartet, January 29, 1990. Program enclosed.
Box 21, Folder 7
Movements and Interludes
1964
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel (2), 10" reel and cassette.
Scope and Content
Both formats include a performance recording of the chamber piece Movements & Interludes. Cassette includes performance recording
of String Trio as well.
Box 21, Folder 8
Mozart Quintet
1955
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Dorrance Stalvey, clarinet. Mozart, Quintet in A Major, K. 581, and Gen Parchman, Trio for clarinet, violin, and cello. Both
performances from spring 1955, and thus likely part of Stalvey's master's program in clarinet performance.
Box 21, Folder 9
Nancarrow Suite
1983
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette (3).
Scope and Content
Includes two copies of a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, William Kraft, conductor. Some include
Piece for Wind Band and Percussion, by USC Wind Orchestra, Robert Wojciak, conductor. Other Stalvey arrangements.
Box 24, Folder 5
Piece for Wind Band and Percussion
1957
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel.
Scope and Content
Performance of Piece for Wind Band and Percussion by the USC Wind Ensemble.
Box 21, Folder 10
Piano Collection
1986
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette. 60 min.
Scope and Content
Piano works by Dorrance Stalvey, collected into a suite. Delores Stevens, piano.
Five Little Pieces Classical Retrospective Brief Passage Jazz: ca '53
Box 21, Folder 11
PLC- Abstract
1968-1972
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include cassette and 7" reel.
Scope and Content
Performances of PLC-Abstract for bass or bass with tape. One 7" reel is marked "alternate version." One performance by Stefano
Scodanibbio.
Some include PLC- Extract.
Box 21, Folder 12
PLC- Extract
1968-1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Multiple performance recordings of PLC- Extract, for clarinet (or clarinet with tape).
Box 21, Folder 13
Points-Lines-Circles
1968
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel (2) and 10" reel. 7 1/2 ips.
Scope and Content
Performance recordings of this chamber work. Includes an alternate version. 7" reel includes Fitan as well.
Box 21, Folder 14
Pound Songs
1985
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette (2).
Scope and Content
Performance recordings of Pound Songs for soprano and ensemble. Syracuse Society for New Music, Neva Pilgrim, soprano. Monday
Evening Concerts program.
Box 22, Folder 1
Procession and Light Dance
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Cassette
Scope and Content
Multiple 2-channel tape pieces
Box 22, Folder 3
Rabbit Season
1974
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reels (2), 7" reel, 16mm film.
Scope and Content
Source material for soundtrack, music track, complete soundtrack.
Box 22, Folder 4
Requiem for a Dancer
1991, revised 2001
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
CD
Scope and Content
Musical contents not indicated.
Box 24, Folder 3
Sketches, Ex Ferus
unknown
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel.
Scope and Content
Preliminary version of Ex Ferus. Tape marked faulty.
Box 21
Slides
1971
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Folder (3) of slides
Scope and Content
Images of composers, scores, and paintings, presumably used as projections during Monday Evening Concerts.
Box 22, Folder 5
Source materials
c. 1970s and 1980s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel (5)
Scope and Content
Source material for tape parts for Togethers I, Togethers II, Togethers III. Miscellaneous source materials. Water and percussion
sounds.
Box 22, Folder 6
Stalvey interview
4/8/1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape, Sony, 90 min.
Scope and Content
Dorrance Stalvey interview, and LACMA 25th anniversary video.
Box 22, Folder 7
Stalvey master CD
11/8/01
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
CD
Scope and Content
Musical contents not indicated; disc marked "For duplication."
Box 22, Folder 8
String Quartet
1989
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
CD and cassette.
Scope and Content
Two performances by the Parisii Quartet.
Box 23, Folder 1
Three Pairs and Seven
1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Formats include 7" reel (6), 10" reel (2 with 1/4", 1 with 1"), cassette, and CD.
Scope and Content
Versions include trombone and piano, tape part only, processed piano part, tape part encoded master, unprocessed piano part.
Box 23, Folder 2
Togethers I
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
CD
Scope and Content
Togethers I.
Box 23, Folder 3
Togethers II
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
CD (2), 16mm film (b&w).
Scope and Content
Togethers II, and percussion tape part.
Box 23, Folder 4
Togethers III
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel, 10" reel, CD (2), cassette.
Scope and Content
Performance and tape parts for Togethers III. Togethers II and Points-Lines-Circles also included. Monday Evening Concerts
performance, October 19, 1970.
Box 24, Folder 1
Togethers series
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel (3), cassette (2).
Scope and Content
Includes tape parts for the series, also Three Pairs and Seven.
Box 22, Folder 9
Unlabeled reel
unknown
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel.
Scope and Content
Contents unknown, possibly blank.
Box 24, Folder 2
Whatever Happened To Me?
1970
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
10" reel.
Scope and Content
Full track mix for multimedia piece, 7 1/2 ips.