Scores.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is comprised of a variety of materials concerning the music and career of Luigi Zaninelli, from his high school days in 1945 through his tenure as a USM Professor of Music in 2000 and beyond. The collection is divided into six series, and wherever possible, Mr. Zaninelli’s system of arrangement has been retained.Music scores and parts make up a large portion of the collection and represent the great majority of the composer’s publications. Zaninelli also wrote in...

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Musical instruments, record albums, trophies, photographs, manuscript and published musical scores, composing notes of noted Southern bandsman and USM professor.

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The collection contains four song sheets printed by Charles Magnus during the Civil War. Each sheet features different song lyrics and a patriotic lithograph.

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A diverse collection of around 3,000 music compositions.

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Original music composed by Dr. Albert E. Gower, Chairman of the Department of Music Education at The University of Southern Mississippi, for Mississippi's Junior Miss pageant and for the Miss Mississippi pageant, plus his "Symphony No. 1".

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This collection contains two pieces of sheet music from early popular music publishing from 1912 and 1921 respectively. These two songs are representative of nostalgic and romantic themes typical of that era such as the Mississippi River, the riverboat, and Mississippi life.

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Music scores which may be of interest to researchers of music history, sheet music art and/or music publishing companies.

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The William Henry Presser Collection contains original drafts and published works that were composed by Dr. William Presser, as well as works published under the Theodore Presser Publishing Co. Included in this collection are hymns by R.G. Lowry and a recital program for Dr. William Presser. This collection is of particular interest to those studying music and the inner workings of music composition.

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The Stephen C. Rose papers include a broad range of materials spanning a significant portion of Mr. Rose’s life. His relations with Will D. Campbell and his participation in the SCLC’s Student Interracial Ministry project should be of interest to researchers of civil rights activities in the southern United States. The collection is divided into three series, two of which contain several subseries.

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Original and published scores of Paul Yoder's compositions for marching bands.

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Scores and other material created by noted American composer and USM professor of music.