Papers, 1946-1986.

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Papers, 1946-1986.

Papers of Gloria Kannenberg Coates (1938- ), a native of Wausau, Wisconsin, and a composer of international note, primarily documenting her formative years in the United States, 1946-1969. Documentation of her career in Germany, where she is best known, is limited, including only a commercially-produced disc of Music on Open Strings and String Quartets Nos. 1, 2, and 4 (1985); a cassette recording of Sinfonietta della Notte and Music on Open Strings; and posters for events that she produced, possibly as part of the German-American Contemporary Music Series in Munich, or at which her compositions were performed. Photographs include portraits and candid views of Coates and her family.

1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, 1 oversize folder),1 disc recording,1 tape recording, and0.2 c.f. of photographs (1 flat box).

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Coates, Gloria

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Commissioned by the South German Radio Stuttgart.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 7 / by Gloria Coates. c1990. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205097 Gloria Kannenberg Coates, 1938- , American composer and music director. She studied music composition at Columbia University with Jack Beeson and Otto Luening. From the description of Gloria Coates papers, 1970-1986. (Columbia Universit...

Monticello College

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