Leroy Robertson : music giant from the Rockies, 1996.

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Leroy Robertson : music giant from the Rockies, 1996.

Typed copy of the book manuscript, "Leroy Robertson," a noted musical composer, which was written by his daughter. The item describes Robertson's life and works, including his teaching in the music department of Brigham Young University (1925-1948) and the University of Utah (1948-1965) and his involvement with music in the Mormon Church. Also included is a published copy of the book signed by the author.

4 folders (.5 linear feet) + 1 vol. (xvii, 344 pages).

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University of Utah. Dept. of Music.

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Brigham Young University. Dept. of Music.

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Robertson, Leroy J.

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Leroy J. Robertson was born in Fountain Green, Utah, on 21 December 1896, the son of Utah-born Mormon parents. His first musical experiences were simple and personal--he fashioned tunes on a homemade fiddle and played by ear on the parlor organ in his home. In grammar school, after a few rudimentary music lessons, he organized a small orchestra of young friends and taught them to play music of his own devising. He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in boston under George Whitef...

Wilson, Marian Robertson, 1926-

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Mormon biographer. From the description of Leroy Robertson : music giant from the Rockies, 1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367423672 ...