Orchestral Music

A Legend, op. 86

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

Adolph M. Foerster’s A Legend, Op. 86, is a symphonic poem in two parts: “A Legend” and “Nuptial Feast.” Manuscripts of the full score and parts are found in the Adolph M. Foerster Collection. One of the full score manuscripts, dated July 20, 1914, mislabels the work Op. 85. It also indicates that the piece was performed at Willow Grove Park in Philadelphia on August 13, 1920, conducted by Wassili Leps.  

Adolph M. Foerster Collection

Adolph M. Foerster (1854–1927) was a musician, conductor, and music educator. Born in Pittsburgh, he studied voice, composition, and piano at the Leipzig Conservatory. Upon graduation, he taught music at the conservatory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before returning to Pittsburgh, where he directed the Pittsburgh Symphony Society and the Musical Union Choral Society.

Bach, J. S.

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
ca.
1868-1915

For orchestra. The manuscripts for this composition are in Adolph M. Foerster’s hand.

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. 

Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 52

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
ca.
1868-1923

The concerto is in three movements: Prelude, Romanza, and Finale. The manuscripts are dated July–August 1904. The second movement, Romanza, was originally a standalone composition. The manuscripts in Adolph M. Foerster’s hand for that composition are dated November 24, 1898.

Dedication March, op. 43

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1899

Adolph M. Foerster’s Dedication March, op. 43, for full orchestra exists in manuscripts in the composer’s hand and a score published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1899. According to the cover of the published edition, it was “composed for the dedication of Carnegie Music Hall Nov 7th 1895 at Pittsburgh” and dedicated to Andrew Carnegie. 

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.

Festival March, op. 32

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1915

 Adolph M. Foerster’s Festival March, op. 32, was published by Carl Fischer in New York in 1915. The manuscripts in Foerster’s handwriting are undated.

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.

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