This collection consists of programmes from events at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Performers include faculty members, students, student ensembles, and guest artists, performing at one of the Faculty's theatres (Walter Hall and McMillan Theatre), and at other University venues. The complete Music Library Collection of Faculty Events includes audio and video recordings, in addition to the programmes that you find here. For the complete collection of faculty recordings, visit...
Collection of scores published pre-1924 from the University of Toronto Music Library. Part of an ongoing project (started 2021) to digitize public domain scores in the library. So far, the project includes digitized secular vocal scores (M1497-M1998), sacred vocal scores (M1999-M2199), and orchestra and string orchestra scores (M1000-M1160).
Canadian Sheet Music from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Library.
Kathleen Parlow, violinist and teacher, was born in Calgary, 20 September 1890 and died in Oakville, Ont., 19 August 1963. She completed her studies with Leopold Auer at St Petersburg [Leningrad] Conservatory, made her professional debut in Berlin in 1907 and then toured world wide. Returning permanently to Canada in 1941, she taught at the Toronto Conservatory and founded The Canadian Trio, and the Parlow String Quartet.
New Music Concerts (NMC) is a performing arts organization, established in Toronto in 1971 by Norma Beecroft (president) and Robert Aitken (artistic director) and they started an annual series of concerts in 1972. NMC programs feature an international array of composers and performers with composers often conducting or performing in their own works. They have commissioned numerous new compositions by Canadian composers. The NMC archives are held at the University of Toronto Music Library. This...
Music - University of Toronto
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1890
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Seward, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen), 1835-1902; Unseld, B. C. (Benjamin Carl), 1843-1923
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The Harvey Olnick Rare Book Room contains over 2,600 volumes exemplifying the history of music, music editing, performing, and printing—from liturgical manuscripts and early printed treatises; to first editions of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Gershwin; to early Canadian sheet music and tune books. A significant number of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century opera full scores, with particular strength in the French repertoire, complements the large libretto holdings of the Thomas Fisher Rare...
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Topic: Saxophone -- Methods
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5000 musical terms; a complete dictionary of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and such other words, phrases, abbreviations, and signs as are to be found in the works of Auber, Beethoven, Bertini ... and other eminent musical composers. The whole including the celebrated dictionaries of Busby, Czerny, Grassineau, and Hamilton. Arr., rev. and corr. To which is added a treatise on playing the organ or pianoforte by figures, etc
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1851
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Adams, John S. (John Stowell), d. 1893
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Polyglot
Gwen Duchemin
Topics: Harmony, Music theory, Music
Bibliography: p. [v]-vi
Topic: Music -- Dictionaries
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Topic: Choirs (Music) -- Training of
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Topics: Sea songs, Folklore of the sea
Music - University of Toronto
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1910
1910
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; Sophocles; Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929
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Music Library copy 1: gift of the Estate of Robert A. Fenn
Topic: Operas
"Organ bibliography": p. 357-358
Topics: Organ, Organists -- Great Britain
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1905
1905
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Lambert, L. A. (Louis Aloisius), 1835-1910
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Topics: Songs, Provençal, Ballads, Provençal, Folk songs, Provençal, Lullabies
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1889
1889
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Avenel, Paul, 1823-1902
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1913
1913
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949; Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929; Molière, 1622-1673; Kalisch, Alfred, 1863-1933
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Music Library c.1: gift of the Estate of Robert A. Fenn
Topics: Operas, Ariadne (Greek mythology)
Music - University of Toronto
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1900
1900
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784; Lamoureux, Charles
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Libretto by Thomas Morell
Topic: Oratorios
Materials from the Edward Johnson collection at the University of Toronto Music Library. Edward Johnson, tenor and administrator, was born in Guelph, Ontario on August 22, 1878. He sang in Europe (as "Edoardo di Giovanni") from 1912-1919, and in North America from 1919-1935. From 1935-1950 he was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. He died in Guelph in 1959.
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Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Topics: Phonetics, Singing and voice culture, Language, Modern -- Pronunciation
Music manuscripts from the J. Churchill Arlidge fonds at the University of Toronto Music Library. Arlidge (1849-1913) was a flutist, organist, teacher, and composer. He moved to Toronto, Ontario from England in late 1874 and stayed for about a year, performing as a solo flutist with F.H. Torrington, acting as the first organist and choirmaster at Toronto's Carlton Street Methodist Church, and teaching. Arlidge permanently settled with his family in the Toronto area...
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topics: Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921, Singing -- Methods
xv, 172 p
Topic: Oratorios -- Vocal scores with piano
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Topic: Musicians -- United States Directories
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1722
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Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764
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RISM B: VI, 685
Topic: Harmony
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Topics: Bible, Psalms (Music)
v. 1. Opera and the essence of music.- The stage-play and dramatical poetic art in the abstract.- v. 2. Poetry and music in the drama of the future
Topics: Opera, Drama
Includes index
Topics: Motion picture music -- Instruction and study, Musical accompaniment
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Organists, English
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Topics: Violin makers, Violin
Reprinted from the Ladies' home journal
Topic: Piano -- Instruction and study
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Topics: Feudalism -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources, Franks -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources,...
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Topics: Music -- Manuals, text-books, etc, Piano -- Methods, Music -- Examinations, questions, etc
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1901
1901
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Gedalge, André, 1856-1926
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No more published
Topic: Fugue
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Topics: Keyboard harmony, Harmony, Continuo
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Topics: Music, genealogy
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1905
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Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965; Gillot, Hubert, 1875-
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Bibliographical footnotes
Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Later ed. has title: Music lovers' encyclopedia
Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Music - University of Toronto
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1922
1922
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Key, Pierre V. R. (Pierre Van Rensselaer), 1872-1945; Zirato, Bruno
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Topic: Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921
Geore
Topics: Singing, Voice culture
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Copy 2 : Gift of F. Gordon Stanley
Topic: Tonic sol-fa
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1811
1811
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Capelle, Pierre Adolphe, 1772-1851; C***
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Each volume also has special title-page
Topics: Music, Musicians
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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1915
1915
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Poueigh, Jean, 1876-
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Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
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[English] Lamb of God, that takest away our sins, / Have compassion, have compassion upon us. / O thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, / Have compassion, have compassion, have compassion upon us. / Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thou that bearest the sins of the world, / Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thou that takest away all the sins of the world, / O Lamb of God, thy peace be with us, Lamb of God, O Lamb of God, Thy peace with us. / Thy peace, Thy peace ever be with us....
Topic: sheet music
Source: folio
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"Airs des cantiques" p. 1-8 (2d group)
Topic: Hymns, French
Music - University of Toronto
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1853
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827; Seyfried, Ignaz Xavier, Ritter von, 1776-1841
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Topics: Continuo, Counterpoint
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
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Topic: sheet music
Source: folio
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
xlv, 204 p
Topic: Songs (High voice) with piano
Doreen Hall
Topic: Tonic sol-fa
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
Music - University of Toronto
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1920
1920
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Forkel, Johann Nikolaus, 1749-1818; Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936
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Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Music - University of Toronto
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1900
1900
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Grove, George, 1820-1900, ed; Fuller-Maitland, J. A. (John Alexander), 1856-1936; Wodehouse, Adela Harriet Sophia (Bagot), 1854-1921. [from old catalog]
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4 v. and 23 cm
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Topic: Music
1 score (4 v.) ; 33 cm
Topics: Songs (High voice) with piano, Songs, Spanish -- Spain
Music - University of Toronto
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1855
1855
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Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg, 1736-1809; Seyfried, Ignaz, Ritter von, 1776-1841
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Topics: Harmony, Continuo, Composition (Music)
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
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1780
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Laborde, M. de (Jean-Benjamin), 1734-1794
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"Choix de chansons mises à quatre parties" (score, with text for soprano only): v. 2, 178 p. at end. "Parties séparées des chansons à 4 parties" are separately paged at ends of other vols., i.e. alto part, v. 1; tenor part, v. 3; bass part, v. 4
Topic: Music
Music - University of Toronto
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1905
1905
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883; Wesendonk, Mathilde, 1828-1902; Ellis, William Ashton, d. 1919
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Includes biblbiographical references and index
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1905
1905
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Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile, 1865-1950
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Unacc. songs for 1-2 voices
Topic: Songbooks, French
V.1-2
Topic: Folk songs, Sicilian
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
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Topics: Violin -- Construction, Varnish and varnishing
1 score (2 v.) ; 27 cm
Topics: Songs with piano, Songs, Italian
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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