Paul and S. Wesley Martin musical compositionsARCHIVES MARTIN 1

Hargrove Music Library

University of California, Berkeley

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Title: Paul and S. Wesley Martin musical compositions

Identifier/Call Number: ARCHIVES MARTIN 1

Physical Description: 7 Containers

Date (inclusive): 1857-1945

Language of Material: English .

Content Description

Seven flat boxes (12" x 15") containing autograph music manuscripts, in pencil or ink, as well as published sheet music, musical drafts and sketches of Samuel Wesley Martin (1839–1926) and his son Paul Martin (1867–1950).

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Wesley Martin, born January 20, 1839 in Plainfield, Illinois, was for many years a teacher of school music, singing, harmony, counterpoint and musical composition, as well as choral conducting. Author of nearly 100 solo sheet music songs and vocal quartets, he was also editor of several collections of songs for use in singing schools, choirs, social circles, musical conventions and glee clubs: The Festival Chimes, 1863; The Cluster, 1873; The Welcome Hour, 1877. After a successful period on the faculty of Wheaton College in the 1880s, he continued with school music and conducted musical conventions, mostly in Illinois and the adjoining states, before moving to California. S. Wesley Martin died November 7, 1926 in Yountville, CA. Sources: A Hundred Years of Music in America. An Account of Musical Effort in America During the Past Century ... Together with Historical and Biographical Sketches of Important Personalities, W.S.B. Mathews, ed., (Chicago: G.L. Howe, 1889), p. 210; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185413356 and Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Paul Martin was born in Franklin, Indiana on September 24, 1867 and initially trained in music with his father, S. Wesley Martin. After injuring his hand while studying piano in Chicago, he prepared as a schoolteacher (Wheaton College, Class of 1886) and later followed his father to California in 1895. He served as principal at various elementary and middle schools in Oakland before he retired in 1938, devoting his time to musical composition. Paul Martin died November 15, 1950 in Oakland, CA. Sources: Oakland Tribune, May 2, 1946; Wheaton College, "Wheaton History A to Z" http://a2z.my.wheaton.edu/alumni/paul-martin , accessed August 28, 2019.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Composers -- United States

Series I: Compositions by S. Wesley Martin 1857-1912

Language of Material: English.

Sub-series A: Published

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

Solo voice with piano accompaniment and concluding four-voice chorus, except where indicated.

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Box 1, Folder 1

Awakened Memories 1861

Box 1, Folder 1

Better Land (The) 1888

Box 1, Folder 1

Bonnie Aileen 1861

Box 1, Folder 2

Cast Thy Burden on the Lord 1868

Box 1, Folder 2

Come in Beautiful Dreams, quartet 1858

Box 1, Folder 2

Come Lovely Spring 1858

Box 1, Folder 3

Come to My Cottage My Gentle One 1869

Box 1, Folder 3

Cradle Song 1888

Box 1, Folder 3

Dream Sweetly Love, quartet 1861

Box 1, Folder 4

Far in the Valley 1860

Box 1, Folder 4

Gently Close Thine Eyelids, Darling, 1874

Box 1, Folder 4

Girl and the Robin (The) 1858

Box 1, Folder 5

Hark! From the Dim Church Tower, quartet 1859

Box 1, Folder 5

Hark! Hark! The Cry. Temperance Song 1874

Box 1, Folder 5

He Sleeps 'Neath the Shade of the Willow 1861

Box 1, Folder 6

I am Waiting 1868

Box 1, Folder 6

I Dreamed Last Night, fragment undated

Box 1, Folder 6

If You've a Father's Love for Your Child, or The Appeal of the Drunkard's Child 1870

Box 1, Folder 7

It Whispers Dreams of Thee 1868

Box 1, Folder 7

Jeenie Lorn 1864

Box 1, Folder 7

King and Me (The) 1888

Box 1, Folder 8

Laura of the Dell 1859

Box 1, Folder 8

Little Ida 1857

Box 1, Folder 8

Little Lula 1860

Box 1, Folder 9

Love's Messengers undated

Box 1, Folder 9

My Angel Name 1860

Box 1, Folder 9

My Cottage Home Is Lovely 1861

Box 1, Folder 10

My Gentle, Gentle Minnie 1861

Box 1, Folder 10

My Little Valley Home 1860

Box 1, Folder 10

No, I'll Not Forget You 1864

Box 1, Folder 11

O, Where Has Now Our Annie Gone 1861

Box 1, Folder 11

Prairie Mound Where Ella Sleeps (The) 1859

Box 1, Folder 11

Rose Bush (The) 1888

Box 1, Folder 12

Row! Row! Homeward We Go, quartet 1860

Box 1, Folder 12

Saw Ye Na' My Bonnie Mary undated

Box 1, Folder 12

She is Waiting at the Portal 1885

Box 1, Folder 13

She Woke That Morn in Heaven, incomplete undated

Box 1, Folder 13

Soft Music Is Falling 1860

Box 1, Folder 13

Spirit Messenger 1859

Box 1, Folder 14

Swallows Are Gayest, quartet 1860

Box 1, Folder 14

Wave On! "Old Glory!" 1912

Box 1, Folder 14

Weeping Willow Lost and Gone (The) 1859

Box 1, Folder 14

Where is Another Sweet As My Sweet 1888

Sub-series B: Manuscript

Language of Material: English.

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Box 1, Folder 15

Aurora Gilds Yon Eastern Sky 1915

Box 1, Folder 15

Basso Versus Soprano undated

Box 1, Folder 15

Better Land (The) 1887

Box 1, Folder 15

Birds Lore and Bird Song 1879

Box 1, Folder 16

Collection of four-part hymns, anthems, motets, and songs, pp. 1-72 1857-1859

Box 1, Folder 17

Collection of four-part anthems, motets, and songs, pp. 97-120 1859-1860

Box 1, Folder 18

Collection of solo songs, some with concluding four-part chorus, pp. 23-48 1859-1860

Scope and Contents

One bi-folio, pp. 29-30/43-44, is missing.

Box 1, Folder 19

Cover Them Over with Beautiful Flowers undated

Box 1, Folder 19

Death of the Old Year (The) undated

Box 1, Folder 19

Evening Cradle Song (Going to Sleep) undated

Box 1, Folder 20

God Will Take Care of You undated

Box 1, Folder 20

How Beautiful In Zion undated

Box 1, Folder 20

King and Me (The) 1880

Box 1, Folder 21

Lord is My Shepherd (The) undated

Box 1, Folder 21

My Faith Looks Up to Thee 1892

Box 1, Folder 21

Rose Bush (The) 1887

Box 1, Folder 22

Sweet and Low undated

Box 1, Folder 22

Union, God, and Liberty undated

Box 1, Folder 22

What Does Little Birdie Say undated

Box 1, Folder 22

Where is Another Sweet As My Sweet undated

Series II: Compositions by Paul Martin 1887-1945

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

All in pencil or ink manuscript, some with corrections and revisions.

Sub-series A. Vocal

Scope and Contents

Most with piano accompaniment.

Box 2, Folder 1

Azure Blue Eyes undated

Box 2, Folder 1

Baby's Lullaby undated

Box 2, Folder 1

Hills 1939

Box 2, Folder 2

Humming Bird undated

Box 2, Folder 2

Mass in A Minor, 4-voices 1887

Scope and Contents

For voices only.

Box 2, Folder 3

Orange and the Black (The), 4-voices 1906

Box 2, Folder 3

Pretty Betty Lou undated

Box 2, Folder 3

Remembrance undated

Box 2, Folder 4

Song Suite (Tennyson), The Letter undated

Box 2, Folder 4

Song Suite (Tennyson), No Answer undated

Box 2, Folder 4

Song Suite (Tennyson), The Answer undated

Box 2, Folder 3

Victory, God, and Liberty, 4-voices 1942

Scope and Contents

For voices only.

Sub-series B. Piano Solo

Box 2, Folder 12

California Scenes, Across the Desert, Op. 11, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 10

California Scenes, Along El Camino Real, Op. 6, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 11

California Scenes, At the Poet's Home, Op. 9, No. 2 1922

Box 2, Folder 11

California Scenes, From a Mountain Peak, Op. 9, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 13

California Scenes, In a Sequoia Grove, Op. 16, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 10

California Scenes, In an Old Franciscan Mission, Op. 6, No. 2 1922

Box 2, Folder 13

California Scenes, A Rockbound Coast, Op. 16, No. 2 1921

Box 2, Folder 12

California Scenes, Through Poppy Fields, Op. 11, No. 2 1921

Box 2, Folder 6

Concert Waltz in A-flat Major 1939

Box 2, Folder 6

Concert Waltz in G Minor [Waltz I], Op. 8, No. 1 1922

Box 2, Folder 7

Dance Noble, Op. 17, No. 1 1922

Box 2, Folder 5

Donner Sonata, Op. 5 1920

Box 2, Folder 7

Elegy to an Unknown Hero, Op. 14 1920

Box 2, Folder 7

Helianthus (Wayside Etchings), Op. 22, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 8

Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 1 1921

Box 2, Folder 8

Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 2 1924

Box 2, Folder 9

Prelude, Op. 21, No. 1 1922

Box 2, Folder 9

Prelude, Op. 21, No. 2 undated

Box 2, Folder 9

Prelude, Op. 21, No. 3 undated

Box 2, Folder 6

Waltz I [III], Op. 23, No. 1 undated

Box 2, Folder 6

Waltz II, Op. 8, No. 2 undated

Sub-series C. Orchestral

Box 3, Folder 1

Elegy to an Unknown Hero, Op. 14, orchestra score 1924

Box 3, Folder 2

Elegy to an Unknown Hero, orchestra, parts undated

Box 3, Folder 3

Elegy to an Unknown Hero, small orchestra, score and parts 1939

Box 3, Folder 4

Rockbound Coast, score incomplete and draft undated

Box 5, Folder 1

Sierra Nevada Suite, pencil score 1936-1938

Box 5, Folder 2

Sierra Nevada Suite, ink score 1938

Box 5, Folder 3

Sierra Nevada Suite, I. Largo-Allegro Moderato, parts undated

Box 6, Folder 1

Sierra Nevada Suite, II. Andante con moto, parts undated

Box 6, Folder 2

Sierra Nevada Suite, III. Adagio pathetique, parts undated

Box 6, Folder 3

Sierra Nevada Suite, IV. Allegro maestoso, parts undated

Box 3, Folder 5

Through Poppy Fields, score fragment undated

Box 3, Folder 6

Victory Symphony, pencil score 1945

Box 3, Folder 7

Victory Symphony, ink score 1945

Box 4, Folder 1

Victory Symphony, I. Moderato – Allegro con brio, parts undated

Box 4, Folder 2

Victory Symphony, II. Elegy to the Fallen, parts undated

Box 4, Folder 3

Victory Symphony, III. Nations United, parts undated

Sub-series D. Musical Sketches and Textual Notes

Box 7, Folder 3

Along El Camino Real, piano, musical sketches 1921

Box 7, Folder 3

From a Mountain Peak, piano, musical sketches 1921

Box 7, Folder 1

Loose-leaf musical sketches and drafts undated

Box 7, Folder 2

Loose-leaf textual notes undated

Box 7, Folder 3

Nocturne I, piano, musical sketches 1921

Box 7, Folder 3

Remembrance, voice and piano, musical sketches 1927

Box 7, Folder 6

Sierra Nevada Suite, orchestra, musical sketchbooks 1-3 1935-1937

Box 7, Folder 7

Sierra Nevada Suite, orchestra, musical sketchbooks 4-5 undated

Box 7, Folder 8

Sierra Nevada Suite, orchestra, musical sketchbooks 6-8 undated

Box 7, Folder 4

Through Poppy Fields, orchestra, musical sketches 1921-1936

Box 7, Folder 3

To An Unknown Hero, musical sketches undated

Box 7, Folder 5

Victory Symphony, I. and III., musical sketchbooks 1943-1945

Box 7, Folder 3

Waltzes, piano, musical sketches 1927