Piano Music

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.

Ethelbert Nevin Collection

Ethelbert Nevin (1862–1901) was a pianist and composer from Sewickley, Pa. He published his first composition at the age of twelve. In 1878, he attended Western University (now the University of Pittsburgh) but left at the end of his first year in 1879. In 1882 and 1883, he studied piano with B. J. Lang and composition with Stephen A. Emery in Boston. Then, from 1884 to 1886, he studied piano with Karl Klindworth and theory with Otto Tiersch in Berlin. He made his professional debut in a recital in Pittsburgh in December of 1886.

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.

Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)

Date of Birth: 
July 4, 1826
Date of Death: 
January 13, 1864

Stephen Foster (b. July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania; d. January 13, 1864, New York) was one of the first American songwriters to earn a living through composition alone. Many of his songs, most of which were for the parlor or minstrel stage, achieved great popularity during his lifetime and continue to be popular today. His songs depicting African Americans, however, have been controversial since they were written.

Garner, Erroll

Date of Birth: 
1921
Date of Death: 
1977

Erroll Garner (1921–1977) was an African American pianist and composer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Holiday Schottisch

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1851

“The Holiday Schottisch” was entered for copyright on July 2, 1853, by Firth, Pond & Co.

La Pastorella

Artist (Composed By): 
Nevin, Ethelbert
1896

“La Pastorella” is the last movement from Ethelbert Nevin's piano suite Maggio in Toscana, op. 21. Holograph sketches of the movement reside in the Ethelbert Nevin Collection. 

Love Song

Artist (Composed By): 
Nevin, Ethelbert
1888

“Love Song,” by Ethelbert Nevin, is a movement from Five Pianoforte Pieces, which was published with seven songs and one choral piece in Sketchbook, op. 2, in 1888. This collection was Nevin's first publication. A holograph sketch is found in the Ethelbert Nevin Collection. 

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.

Narcissus

Artist (Composed By): 
Nevin, Ethelbert
1891

“Narcissus,” for solo piano, was published in Water Scenes, op. 13, in 1891. As one of Nevin’s most popular pieces, numerous arrangements were made of the work. Holograph sketches are found in the Ethelbert Nevin Collection.

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