Gordon Myers papers relating to God's trombones, 1964-1986
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Description
- Title
- Gordon Myers papers relating to God's trombones, 1964-1986
- Creator
- Myers, Gordon
- Contributor
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First Congregational United Church of Christ (Washington, D.C.). Choir.
Pascack Valley Regional High School (Pascack, N.J.). Select Choir. - Abstract
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"The Story Behind the Composing," typescript, photocopy, summary written by Myers in 1986 describing his experiences in composing God's Trombones and early performances, with printed programs, photocopies of correspondence, and other documentation appended; printed score, published by Eastlane Music Corp., [1966?]; and a "Written Analysis," typescript, photocopy, submitted as part of his dissertation, 1965. Also present are three audio cassettes: performances by the Pascack Valley Regional High School Select Choir, at Columbia University, Feb 21, 1964, and by the First Congregational United Church of Christ Choir, Washington, D.C., at Howard University, Jun 19, 1970, both with Myers as baritone soloist; and an undated copy of a 1938 recording of sections from the text read by James Weldon Johnson
- Description
- Baritone, composer, and educator. Myers composed a setting of James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones for solo voices, mixed chorus, solo trombones, and orchestra [i.e. brass ensemble]. The score and an analysis were submitted in 1965 to Columbia University, Teachers College, as a doctoral dissertation.
- Provenance
- Gift of Gordon Myers, 1986.
- Extent
- 0.40 linear ft. (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folders 1, 2, and 3 completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JWJ MSS 16
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Scores
Audiocassettes
Dissertations - Subject (Name)
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
Myers, Gordon. - Subject (Topic)
- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with band
- Subjects
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Myers, Gordon
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with band
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with band > Scores
United States > 20th century
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- Rights
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- Citation
- Gordon Myers Papers Relating to God's Trombones. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4229238
- Object ID (OID)
- 31962909
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