Chamber Music

Black, Robert (Carlisle)

Date of Birth: 
April 28, 1950
Date of Death: 
November 14, 1993

Robert Carlisle Black was an American conductor, pianist, and composer. 

Emerging Masters Collection, 1954–1989

The Emerging Masters Collection consists of recordings of events sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Music Department, highlighting the various musical groups at the University, as well as concerts by visiting musicians and lectures by noted music scholars. These performances took place in a number of venues, including the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, the Stephen Foster Memorial, and Bellefield Hall. The concerts were free and open to the public.

Eric Moe Collection, 1976–Present

Composer Eric Moe joined the music faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 as an Associate Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 1999. The Eric Moe Collection includes sketches, fair-copies, and computer-generated scores of the composer's works from 1976 to the present. Materials are listed and arranged chronologically by the year of composition. Because items were acquired at different times, some box numbers may appear out of sequence in the Contents List. Unless otherwise noted, there is one copy of each item listed.

Fidelis Zitterbart Manuscripts, 1868–1915

This collection contains approximately 1,500 music compositions, all in Fidelis Zitterbart’s hand. Many of the scores feature Zitterbart’s personal calligraphy in the noting of titles, often with pasted-over images that were evocative of the music's meaning to the composer.

Moe, Eric

Date of Birth: 
October 24, 1954

Eric Moe (b. 1954) is professor of Composition and Music Theory at the University of Pittsburgh, director of the University of Pittsburgh Electroacoustic Music Studio, and co-director of the Music on the Edge new music concert series.

Piano Quartet No. 1, op. 21

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1888

Adolph M. Foerster’s Piano Quartet No. 1, op. 21, was published in Leipzig by C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger and in New York by Edward Schuberth.

Piano Quartet No. 2, op. 40

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
ca.
1896

Adolph M. Foerster’s Piano Quartet No. 2 received its premiere on January 1, 1896, at Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh. According to a note written by Foerster on the manuscript of the full score, the performers included Eugene C. Heffley (piano), Adolph Rothmeyer (violin), Harry Hetzel (viola), and C. H. W. Ruhe (cello). The score also indicates it was performed again on May 7, 1897, at the Pittsburgh Club Theater on Penn Avenue. That performance included Edward Rothleder (violin), Harry Hetzel (viola), Arthur Metzdorff (cello), and Foerster on piano. 

Piano Trio in D major, op. 83

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1922

The Piano Trio in D Major, op. 83, was published by Schuberth in 1922. Manuscripts in the composer’s hand are found in the Adolph M. Foerster Collection. 

Piano Trio, op. 29

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1893

The manuscripts for Adolph M. Foerster’s Piano Trio, op. 29, are dated June 7, 1891. The piece was published in 1893 by C. A. Challier & Co. in Berlin. 

Romance et Mélodie, op. 17

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1891

Adolph M. Foerster’s Romance et Mélodie, op. 17, for violin and piano was published by Schuberth in 1891. 

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