Oral history interview with Merrill Ellis, 1981 July 1 and 2.

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Oral history interview with Merrill Ellis, 1981 July 1 and 2.

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Interview with Merrill Ellis, a college professor and musician, concerning his recollections of the development of the Electronic Music Center in the North Texas State University School of Music. Ellis discusses his early interest in music, his sister's influence, the 344th Infantry Band, the "Monk" Peters Band, the Harvey Anderson Band, University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City Symphony, WPA Music Project, Lefors, Texas, Moberly Junior College, and Hickman High School (Columbia, Missouri). He also talks about training with Roy Harris, Joplin Junior College, North Texas State College in 1962, his experiments with electronic music, the establishment of the Electronic Music Center, his philosophy of composition, and his personal works.

62 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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