Regina Willman papers, 1934-1971.

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Regina Willman papers, 1934-1971.

The Regina Willman papers contain Willman's handwritten musical scores (originals and copies), including those for "Design for Orchestra I," "Design for Orchestra II," "Steel Mill," and "The Legend of the Willow Plate." Collection also contains a binder of biographical materials and two project binders (containing manuscripts and notes) compiled by Willman titled "Translation of Le Roman de Fauvel" and "Transcriptions of Early Manuscripts - 13th-16th Centuries". Recordings of "Design for Orchestra ll", "Metropolitan Opera Intermission" interviews (1970), and "The Legend of the Willow Plate" are in this collection as well.

2.3 cubic ft. (3 boxes) + 2 phonograph records.

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Willman, Regina.

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Regina Willman (1914-1965) was an American classical composer during the twentieth century. Born in Burns, Wyoming and the wife of fellow composer and University of Wyoming music professor Allan Arthur Willman, she earned her B.A. in Music from the University of Wyoming (1945) and her M.A. in Music from the University of New Mexico (1961). She also engaged in private study with composers Darius Milhaud and Roy Harris and studied music at a number of institutions in the United States and Europe, ...

Willman, Allan Arthur, 1909-1989.

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Allan Arthur Willman (1909-1989) was a classical music composer, classical pianist, and music professor during the twentieth century. Born in Hinckley, Illinois, educated at Knox College Conservatory of Music and Chicago Musical College, Willman was a classically trained pianist who performed throughout the United States and in Europe. From 1936 to 1974, he was a professor of music at the University of Wyoming, where he spent much of his career as head of the university's Department of Music (19...