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Finding Aid - Maureen Forrester Fonds (S1001) Finding Aid - Maureen Forrester fonds (S1001) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.5.3 Printed: November 15, 2019 Language of description: English Maureen Forrester fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 4 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1, Scores, ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1, MF30 - Solo songs - American .......................................................................................................... 8 1.2, MF30 - Solo Songs - British ............................................................................................................ 17 1.3, MF30 - Solo Songs - Canadian ........................................................................................................ 25 1.4, MF30 - Solo Songs - French ............................................................................................................ 32 1.5, MF30 - Solo Songs - German .......................................................................................................... 36 1.6, MF30 - Solo Songs - Italian ............................................................................................................ 42 1.7, MF30 - Solo Songs - Jewish ............................................................................................................ 44 1.8, MF30 - Solo Songs - Russian .......................................................................................................... 45 1.9, MF30 - Solo Songs - Scandinavian ................................................................................................. 48 1.10, MF30 - Solo Songs - Spanish ........................................................................................................ 50 1.11, MF30 - Solo Songs - Spirituals ...................................................................................................... 51 1.12, MF30 - Solo Songs - Misc. (Eastern European) ............................................................................ 53 1.13, MF32 - Solo Songs - Chamber accompaniment ............................................................................ 54 1.14, MF34 - Solo Songs - with orchestra .............................................................................................. 56 1.15, MF36 - Arias - piano accompaniment ........................................................................................... 58 1.16, MF37 - Aria - with orchestra ......................................................................................................... 62 1.17, MF38 - Popular sacred songs and wedding music ......................................................................... 63 1.18, MF39 - Singing - technique, studies and exercises ........................................................................ 64 1.19, MF42 - Duets - mixed voices ........................................................................................................ 65 1.20, MF43 - Duets - female or male voices .......................................................................................... 66 1.21, MF45 - Trios, Quartets ................................................................................................................... 67 1.22, MF50 - Choral - secular ................................................................................................................. 67 1.23, MF62 - Choral - Sacred, anthems .................................................................................................. 68 1.24, MF63 - Religious services, liturgy ................................................................................................. 71 1.25, MF66 - Chorale .............................................................................................................................. 71 1.26, MF70 - Mixed collection ................................................................................................................ 72 1.27, MF73 - Mixed orchestral ................................................................................................................ 73 - Page 2 - Maureen Forrester fonds 1.28, MF75 ............................................................................................................................................... 74 1.29, MF - Lullabies ................................................................................................................................ 75 1.30, Uncatalogued ................................................................................................................................... 75 1.31, MF30 - Solo Songs - anthologies .................................................................................................. 92 1.32, MF65 - Masses ............................................................................................................................... 95 1.33, MF72 ............................................................................................................................................... 96 1.34, MF71 ............................................................................................................................................... 96 1.35, MF10 ............................................................................................................................................... 99 1.36, MF80 - Opera ................................................................................................................................. 99 1.37, MF40 ............................................................................................................................................. 102 1.38, MF780 - Piano music ................................................................................................................... 102 1.39, MF90 ............................................................................................................................................. 107 1.40, MF31 - Miscellanious ................................................................................................................... 107 1.41, Processing files ............................................................................................................................. 107 2, Scores - 1997 deposit, .......................................................................................................................... 108 2.1, Correspondence, notes, lists ........................................................................................................... 108 2.2, Scores .............................................................................................................................................. 109 3, Programs and playbills, 1940-1997, 1940-1997 .................................................................................. 118 4, News clippings and promotional material, .......................................................................................... 118 5, Audio and video material, .................................................................................................................... 119 5.1, Audio discs ..................................................................................................................................... 119 5.2, Audio cassettes ............................................................................................................................... 120 5.3, Video ............................................................................................................................................... 121 5.4, Audio tapes ..................................................................................................................................... 121 6, Working files, ....................................................................................................................................... 122 7, Professional files, 1953-2002, 1953-2002 ........................................................................................... 123 8, Personal files, 1953-2000, 1953-2000 ................................................................................................. 123 9, Graphic material, .................................................................................................................................. 124 10, Awards, recognitions and objects, ..................................................................................................... 125 11, [number not used], ............................................................................................................................
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