Church music

Scope and Contents An assortment of documents collected by John L. Cecil. The collection includes the following:Legal document on vellum, England, 2 September 1628. A conveyance of lands in the country of York from Emanuel, Earl of Sunderland and Baron Bolton, to four yeoman of the said country in return for a sum in excess of 2,500 pounds. With remnant of original seal.10 manuscript antiphonal leaves on vellum, 14 inches by 20 inches each. Possibly of Spanish origin and dating from the...

Scope and Contents The collection primarily consists of music manuscripts created by William B. Cooper, dating from around 1945 to 1987. In addition to the music manuscripts, it also includes lyrics, a list of compositions by Cooper, abstracts of compositions, a manuscript on modern church music, programs, clippings, and other related documents. The collection includes one phonograph (LP) recording titled "We Praise Thee O Lord." It features music played by Cooper, William Farley Smith (conductor),...

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The collection consists of music manuscripts of compositions by Eugene W. Hancock. It also includes biographies of Hancock and other Black composers, a letter from Robert J. Batastini (G.I.A. Publications), "Spiritual Lullaby" by William B. Cooper, "Funf Stucke fur Orchester" by Anton Webern, and the 1990-1991 choral music schedule for West End Presbyterian Church.

Scope and Contents The collection documents the career of Mickey Thomas Terry as an organist and historian of African American classical music.It includes correspondence, music programs, posters, interviews with George Walker and Jean Guillou, music recordings (of Terry and others), clippings, and other materials related to African American composers and organists. Other individuals who are represented in the collection include David Hurd, Ruth Norman, Noel Da Costa, and William B. Cooper, among...