Guide to the Nino Marcelli Music Collection MS 54

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Table of contents

Series I: Music Career

Box-folder 1:1

Correspondence, 1935 January 1 – 1935 June 11

Includes:

Letters regarding concerts in the Ford Motor Company programming at the California Pacific International Exposition. Also includes some billing information for same.

Box-folder 1:2

Correspondence, 1935 July 29 – 1936 May 28

Includes:

Letters regarding concerts in the Ford Motor Company programming at the California Pacific International Exposition. Also includes some billing information for same.

Box-folder 1:3

Correspondence, 1938 August 31 – 1960 April 5

Includes:

Letters regarding the Mancini Award, musical career, fan mail following performances, putting on a production of Carmelita, and congratulatory letters.

Box-folder 5:2

Diplomas and Awards, 1912-1960

Box-folder 5:3

Diplomas from Chile, 1912

Box-folder 1:4

Programs: Carmelita, 1939-1947

Box-folder 1:5

Programs: Civic Orchestra of San Diego, 1928-1930

Box-folder 1:6

Programs: Philharmonic Orchestra, 1927-1953

Box-folder 1:7

Programs: Radio Broadcasts, 1935-1936

Box-folder 1:8

Programs: San Diego High School Orchestra, 1925-1928

Box-folder 1:9

Programs: San Diego Oratorio Society, 1924-1931 and undated

Box-folder 1:10

Programs: San Diego Symphony Orchestra (Organ Pavilion), 1931-1934

Box-folder 1:11

Programs: San Diego Symphony Orchestra (Ford Bowl), 1935-1937

Box-folder 1:12

Programs: Miscellanea, 1927-1961 and undated

Box-folder 6:1

Scrapbook: “Memories of Art,” 1912-1930

Scope and Content

Predominantly newspaper clippings, plus some programs letters, and photos, regarding Marcelli’s work in Chile and the United States, the latter having an emphasis on the Oratorio Society and San Diego High School Orchestra. Articles in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Box-folder 6:2

Scrapbook: “Musical Happenings Book 2,” 1929-1933

Scope and Content

Articles, programs, and correspondence regarding Marcelli’s work in San Diego, with an emphasis on the San Diego High School Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Civic Orchestra, and Balboa Park programs.

Box-folder 6:3

Scrapbook: “Musical Happenings: Book 3,” 1933-1949

Scope and Content

Articles and programs regarding Marcelli’s work in San Diego, with an emphasis on Balboa Park programs, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and productions of Carmelita.

Box-folder 7:1

Scrapbook: “Attempts at Journalism,” 1931-1940

Scope and Content

Articles written by Marcelli in musical and Masonic publications.

Box-folder 7:2

Scrapbook: “A Little of This and a Little of That,” 1923-1957

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous articles, primarily regarding other musicians and composers.

Box-folder 1:13

Newspaper Articles, 1928-1980

Box-folder 1:14

Magazine Articles and Newsletters, 1935-1965

Box-folder 1:15

Biographical Essays, 1964-1983 and undated

Includes:

“A Great Builder of Music,” by Philip Klauber; “Musings on Music” by Jack Vogel; and “Nino Marcelli: Father of a Symphony” by Roberta Ridgely (from San Diego Magazine).

Box-folder 2:1

Financial Records, 1925-1966

Includes:

A ledger of royalties, a list of published works by Marcelli due to receive royalties, and San Diego Symphony payroll records from Ford Bowl events.

Box-folder 2:2

Miscellanea, 1930-1948 and undated

Includes:

Two loose articles by Marcelli, a letter of introduction by Mayor Harley Knox, sketches of the set design for Carmelita, a sketch of Marcelli, and “Southern California Verse and Prose Vol. III.”

Series II: Music

Box-folder 2:3

Carmelita, 1939

Box-folder 8:2

Carmelita (in binder), undated

Box-folder 8:3

Carmelita (cassette tape), 1947 March 27

Box-folder 2:4

Marcelli Scores, 1924-1930

Box-folder 2:5

March Processional, 1948

Box-folder 2:6

Ode to a Hero, 1941-1948

Box-folder 2:7

Mummy’s Caprice, undated

Box-folder 2:8

The Marcelli Folio, 1939

Box-folder 2:9

Christmas Music, 1944-1945

Box-folder 2:10

Modern Graded School Orchestra Folio, undated

Box-folder 3:1

Marcelli’s Christmas Band Book, undated

Box-folder 3:2

Exercises from Rimsky Korsakv’s Practical Manual of Harmony, undated

Box-folder 3:3

Two Christmas Processional Marches, 1947

Box-folder 4:1

Music Box Minuet, 1946 and undated

Box-folder 4:2

Fuga per Soprano e Basso, undated

Box-folder 4:3

The Rout of the Philistines, undated

Box-folder 5:1

The Rout of the Philistines (bound book), undated

Box-folder 4:4

A Portrait of Beethoven, undated

Box-folder 4:5

Chanson Trieste, Tchaikovsky, undated

Box-folder 4:6

Marcelli’s Christmas Band Book, undated

Box-folder 8:1

Legend of the Andes, undated

Box-folder 4:7

Miscellanea, undated

Box-folder 4:8

Miscellaneous Compositions, undated

Box-folder 4:9

Miscellaneous Scores, undated

Box-folder 3:4

Miscellaneous Scores (by other composers), 1933 and undated

Box-folder 3:5

Music Educator Handbooks, 1932-1950

Collection Contents

Music Career

Music