Collection of pre-1924 vocal music scores from the University of Toronto Music Library. This digitization project began in September 2021 with the digitization of secular vocal scores (Library of Congress classification M1497-M1998).
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...
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.
Canadian Sheet Music from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Library.
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Topics: Sea songs, Folklore of the sea
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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1890
1890
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Seward, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen), 1835-1902; Unseld, B. C. (Benjamin Carl), 1843-1923
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Topic: Saxophone -- Methods
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...
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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
1851
1851
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Adams, John S. (John Stowell), d. 1893
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Polyglot
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Topic: Choirs (Music) -- Training of
Gwen Duchemin
Topics: Harmony, Music theory, Music
"Organ bibliography": p. 357-358
Topics: Organ, Organists -- Great Britain
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
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
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topics: Phonetics, Singing and voice culture, Language, Modern -- Pronunciation
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topic: Music -- Bio-bibliography
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...
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1919
1919
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Terry, Richard Runciman
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1 score (2 v.) ; 26 cm
Topics: Choruses, Secular (Men's voices, 4 parts) with piano, Choruses, Secular (Men's voices, 4 parts),...
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1836
1836
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Burnham, Mark, fl. 1832-1856
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Manuscript version of a projected "second revised edition with additions and improvements". Cf. MS. note on t.p. 15, [165], 187-192, [74] p. in 26 folders. Preliminary p. 1-15, 187-192 (3rd group), [71, 73-74] at end in print; the remainder of the work is in MS. by a single hand in black ink. Musical score, arranged for S.A.T.B., 8 staves per page. With original cardboard covers. Numerous pages pasted together, or with partial leaves mounted over existing text. With hymn tune names...
Topics: Hymn tunes, Chorales, Choral music, Organ music, Music -- Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Canadian
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Topics: Keyboard harmony, Harmony, Continuo
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
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Topic: Musicians -- United States Directories
Music - University of Toronto
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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)
Bibliography: p. [v]-vi
Topic: Music -- Dictionaries
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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
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topics: Music -- Manuals, text-books, etc, Piano -- Methods, Music -- Examinations, questions, etc
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Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
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
Arthur Plettner and Isa McIlwraith
Topics: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Music -- Germany 18th century History and criticism
"Bibliography of The organ", by J.H. Burn: p. 99-134
Topics: Organ (Musical instrument), Organists
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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73
1924
1924
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Diez de Oñate, María
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xxiv, p., 64 p. (music)
Topic: Folk songs, Spanish
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Organists, English
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68
1918
1918
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University of Toronto. Committee of Graduates and Undergraduates, 1887
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287p
Topics: University of Toronto -- Songs and music, Students' songs
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Topics: Violin -- Construction, Varnish and varnishing
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1922
1922
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Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946
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1 score (32 p.) ; 31 cm
Topics: Folk songs, Spanish, Songs (Medium voice) with piano
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Topics: Feudalism -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources, Franks -- Greece Peloponnesus History Sources,...
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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
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Topic: Piano -- Methods
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1923
1923
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Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
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1 score (307 p.) ; 27 cm
Topics: Songs (Low voice) with piano, Song cycles
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1858
1858
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Kastner, Georges, 1810-1867
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Topics: Sirens (Mythology), Music, Magic, Swans
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La musique aux Pays-Bas avant le 19e siècle. Documents inédits et annotés. Compositeurs, virtuoses, théoriciens, luthiers; opéras, motets, airs nationaux, académies, mâitrises, livres, portraits, etc.; avec planches de musique et table alphabétique
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1867
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Straeten, Edmond vander, 1826-1895
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Imprint varies: v. 1. C. Muquardt
Topics: Music, Music, Music, Musicians, Dutch, Musicians, Belgian
Includes index
Topics: Motion picture music -- Instruction and study, Musical accompaniment
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
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Topic: Violin -- Construction
Later ed. has title: Music lovers' encyclopedia
Topics: Music -- Dictionaries, Music -- Bio-bibliography
Copy 2 : Gift of F. Gordon Stanley
Topic: Tonic sol-fa
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1915
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Poueigh, Jean, 1876-
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Each volume also has special title-page
Topics: Music, Musicians
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1923
1923
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
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miniature score(132 p.)
Topic: Ballets -- Scores
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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Topics: Violin makers, Violin
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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
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Feb 1, 1892
02/92
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Trowbridge, J. Eliot, 1845-1912
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Manuscript from the J. Churchill Arlidge fonds, held at the University of Toronto Music Library. Consists of manuscripts parts for violin 1 and 2 for Arlidge's oratorio *Emmanuel* in 3 parts, which was performed in Peterborough in February 1892 by the Peterborough Philharmonic Society, conducted by Arlidge.
Topics: Manuscripts, Oratorio
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1811
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Capelle, Pierre Adolphe, 1772-1851; C***
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Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
"List of musical compositions": p. 183-195. "Literary works": p. [199]
Topic: Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970
Fourth edition published under title: The Victrola book of the opera
Topic: Operas
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Topic: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
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"A list of the principal collections of psalmody issued in Scotland from the year 1700 to the present time": p. [313]-337
Topics: Church music -- Scotland, Composers
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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
Vol. [5-15] has title in German: Universal-Handbuch der Musikliteratur
Topic: Music
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1884
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Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907
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1 score ( v.). --
Topic: Songs (Medium voice) with piano
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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)