Classical

A Bedouin Love Song

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1920

Manuscript in Adolph M. Foerster’s hand, dated January 19, 1920.

Allegretto

ca.
1875-1969

An arrangement for organ by William H. Oetting of the Allegretto from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, op. 14, no. 1. The manuscript resides in the William Oetting Collection. 

Anthem for Easter: Christ the Lord Is Risen To-Day

Artist (Composed By): 
Oetting, William H.
1901

“Anthem for Easter: Christ the Lord Is Risen To-Day” is for SATB quartet and organ, featuring alto and tenor solos and soprano and tenor duet. William H. Oetting indicated on the autograph manuscript that he completed the composition in Berlin on January 23, 1901. The manuscript resides in the William Oetting Collection. 

Anthems, op. 58

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1903-1905

Anthems is a set of five sacred choral songs by Adolph M. Foerster. The first two songs were published in 1903, the third in 1904, and the last two in 1905. The songs include “Lead us Heavenly Father,” “The Spring-tide Hour,” “Ave Verum,” “Out of the Deep,” and “Christ is Our Cornerstone.”

Baynham, Edward G. (Gladstone)

Date of Birth: 
1901
Date of Death: 
October 19, 1974

Edward Gladstone Baynham was an American educator, historian, and author.

Concert Study in G Major

Artist (Composed By): 
Oetting, William H.
ca.
1901

For piano. The manuscript in the William Oetting Collection indicates the piece was “dedicated to Dallmeyer Russell.” The manuscript is dated July 13, 1901.  

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.

Four Organ Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes

Artist (Composed By): 
Oetting, William H.
ca.
1875-1969

The autograph manuscript for Four Organ Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes is found in the William Oetting Collection. Each movement also exists in individual manuscripts.

I. Regent Square “Angels from the Realms of Glory”

II. Eventide “Abide with Me”

III. Italian Hymn “Come Thou Almighty King”

IV. Easter Hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen To-Day”

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