Nosse (Carl) Papers, 1949-1999

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Summary

Title:
Dr. Carl Nosse Collection
Dates:
1949-1999
Creators:
Nosse, Carl
Abstract:

The collection contains varying versions of music media. Sheet music of original compositions is the bulk of the collection. The music sheets are designed for a multitude of instruments, including woodwinds, guitars, brass, and more. They cover orchestra, ensembles, opera, and more. The collection also holds correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers, posters, and programs, as well as recordings of rehearsals and live events.

Born in Irwin, Pennsylvania, Carl Nosse was always happiest listening and taking part in the music around him. He began playing trumpet at 8-years-old and worked his way up to his high school band and orchestra, earning several music scholarships to attend Tarkio College. After earning a degree in performance and certification in music education, he then had received a certificate of graduation from the U.S. Navy School of Music, where he was a performing musician and arranger. Upon leaving the service in 1959, he began teaching music in public school. He then received a master's degree at Duquesne University and a Doctorate of Music in Composition and Theory at Florida State University. Upon graduation, he joined the FSU faculty and became assistant dean from 1973-1980. Nosse came to the University of the Pacific as Dean of the Conservatory from 1980 to 1999. He maintained a great relationship with the community and was responsible of many achievements within the conservatory and university.

Extent:
6 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carl Nosse Collection, MSS 354, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains varying versions of music media. Sheet music of original compositions is the bulk of the collection. The music sheets are designed for a multitude of instruments, including woodwinds, guitars, brass, and more. They cover orchestra, ensembles, opera, and more. The collection also holds correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers, posters, and programs, as well as recordings of rehearsals and live events.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Carl Nosse was Dean of the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific from 1980 through 1999. Over the course of his career, over 20 of his musical works were published.

Born in Irwin, Pennsylvania, Dr. Carl Nosse was an only child who was always happiest listening and taking part in the music around him. He participated in formal concerts, stage shows, square dances, big bands, and other entertainment of the 1940s. He began playing trumpet as an 8-year-old and was a member of the high school band, orchestra, and jazz band. He won several music scholarships and chose to attend Tarkio College in Missouri, where he received a degree in performance and certification in music education.

He had received a certificate of graduation from the U.S. Navy School of Music, where he was a performing musician and arranger. As a Navy musician he became a staff arranger and performed with bands and orchestras in many countries around the world, including two years in Japan. Upon leaving the service in 1959, he started teaching music in public school. Not finding the music he wanted for his ensembles, he began to compose music for them. Following a master's degree at Duquesne University, he attended Florida State University where he received a Doctorate of Music in Composition and Theory. He was asked to join the faculty there a year before completing that degree, and within a three-year period had moved from doctoral student, to faculty member, to Assistant Dean. He served on the faculty at FSU and was Assistant Dean from 1973-1980.

Nosse came to the University of the Pacific in 1980 and was Dean of the Conservatory of Music from 1980 through 1999. He was responsible for augmenting student enrollment, introducing new programs and degrees, creating relationships with donors, developing significant endowments, completing the renovation and dedication of the Faye Spanos Concert Hall, and administering the construction of new facilities including the Rehearsal Hall, the Recital Hall, the Music A/V Library Suite, and the Buck Hall classroom and teaching studio building. In addition, he collaborated with alumni and Regents in founding the Festival of the Arts and the Pantheon of the Arts at Pacific. Nosse was also the founding director of The Brubeck Institute, that was developed to honor world-renowned jazz musician alumnus and friend Dave Brubeck.

In 1991, Dean Nosse was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Schools of Music. He was a visiting evaluator and consultant to 21 colleges and universities in the United States. He was also an Affiliate Board Member with the Music Study Abroad Program at Regents College in London, England. Over the course of his career, more than twenty of his works were published, including commissions and grants from the National Foundation for the Arts as well as National Public Television for educational documentary film scores. In the Stockton community, Nosse was on the board of directors of the Stockton Opera Association, Haggin Museum Summer Arts Program, Friends of Chamber Music and served as commissioner with the Stockton Arts Commission.

Nosse maintained a close relationship with Pacific after his retirement, attending concerts and events at the Conservatory. Dr. Carl Nosse passed away at age 89 on Sunday, January 30, 2022.

Arrangement:

Series I: Orchestra

Series II: Music for Small Orchestra

Series III: Opera

Series IV: Music for Small Ensembles

Series V: Miscellaneous

Series VI: Oversized Music Books

Series VII: Audio-Visual Media

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Simon Hinmon, Gillian Goldberg
Date Prepared:
© 2024
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Gillian Goldberg. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: August 1, 2024.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carl Nosse Collection, MSS 354, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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