Allen and Madeleine Forte Memorial Collection, 1910-2014
By Maristella Feustle
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Allen and Madeleine Forte Memorial Collection, 1910-2014 |
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| ID: | 06/ 080 |
| Primary Creator: | Forte, Allen |
| Other Creators: | Forte, Madeleine (1938-) |
| Extent: | 27.0 Boxes |
| Arrangement: | Files are presented in the order in which they were found. Where a particularly large file needed to be housed in separate folders, they are numbered (e.g., "folder 1 of 2; 2 of 2"). It is common to find sub-folders "nested" in other folders, or multiple folders in a file. That system of organization has been maintained. |
| Date Acquired: | 06/11/2014. More info below under Accruals. |
| Subjects: | |
| Languages: | English |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of 27 boxes of writings, sketches, analyses, and other personal and unpublished papers, along with some photos and videocassettes from the career of music theorist and educator Allen Forte. An additional donation in the summer of 2015 added two boxes of sound and video recordings from Madeleine Forte, as well as Allen Forte's doctoral cap, gown, and hood for the honorary doctorate he received from Eastman School of Music in 1978.Biographical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Access Information
Access Restrictions:
Access to this collection is provided only by special arrangement. Please contact the Music Library for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Music Library. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Physical Access Note:
Collection is housed in the UNT Music Library. Advance notice for use is required. Please contact the Music Library for further information.
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Administrative Information
| Repository: | Music Library |
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| Accruals: |
4 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on June 26, 2015. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on March 8, 2016. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on June 8, 2016. 2 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on January 3, 2017. 10 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on January 10, 2017. 1 additional box received from Madeleine Forte on February 1, 2017. 3 additional boxes received from Madeleine Forte on February 28, 2017. |
| Acquisition Source: | Allen and Madeleine Forte |
| Acquisition Method: | Gift. |
| Related Materials: | See also: The Allen Forte Papers at Yale University. |
| Processing Information: | Several additional boxes received since 2016 are awaiting processing. |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Box 24
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Item 1: La merle bleu
UCA 20S videocassette. -
Item 2: Hsu - Messiaen
UCA 20S videocassette. -
Item 3: Madeleine Hsu - pianist, lecturer: "Visualization of Two Piano Works by French Composer Olivier Messiaen", 1982
UCA 30 videocassette.
"Assisted by Boise State University EMS director Ben Hambelton, Ken Hyde, and Dick Graybeal."
1. "Gaze of the Spirit of Joy"
2. "The Blue Rock Thrush"
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Item 4: Walter Piston: Harmony, revised edition, 1948
New York: W.W. Norton and Company. -
Item 5: Norton Anthology of Western Music in two volumes, Volume I, 1980
New York: W.W. Norton and Company. ISBN 0-393-95143-4. -
Item 6: Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Miniature score. New York Pro Art Publications / Belwin, Inc. Plate number: PMS 50. "A. Forte" partially visible on cover. -
Item 7: Ludwig van Beethoven: Prometheus, Op. 43 - Overture
Miniature score. New York: Pro Art Publications. Plate number PMS 72. -
Item 8: Prof. Allen Forte; Prof. Madeline Forte, 1950-2003
Assorted documents, including copies of degrees, awards, and conference programs. -
Item 9: Beethoven: Selected Sonatas: A Collection of Favorite Sonatas
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., Volume 287. -
Item 10: Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for the Piano, Op. 12
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., No. 292. -
Item 11: J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavichord, Vol. 1, 1893
New York: G. Schirmer, Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Volume 13. Plate number 11015. -
Item 12: Sonatinen-Album. Sammlung beliebter Sonatinen Rondos und Stücke für Pianoforte, herausgegeben von Louis Koehler und Adolf Ruthardt
Cincinnati: The John Church Co. -
Item 13: 59 Piano Solos You Like to Play, 1936
New York: G. Schirmer Inc. Plate number 37186. -
Item 14: Theodore Lack: Song of the Brook: Idylle, Op. 92, 1908
New York: Century Music Publishing Co. Plate number 1352-6. -
Item 15: Shiao Wen Tseng - Festival Dance; Ting Shan Te - Hide & Seek; Cheung Sau Ming - Thirty Miles Villa, 1997
Rockville, MD: Universal Associates. -
Item 16: Shun Chung Ge - Chopping Wood in the Morning; Li-Ly Chang: Divertissement, 1997
Rockville, MD: Universal Associates.
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