John Donald Robb Musical Trust Records, 1975-2008.

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John Donald Robb Musical Trust Records, 1975-2008.

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The John Donald Robb Musical Trust records contain recordings, clippings, meeting minutes and correspondence documenting the business of the Trust. Included are edited versions of Robb's compositions commissioned by the Trust. The collection is arranged into four series. Multimedia: Recordings made of performances of Robb's works are kept in the multimedia series. The series also includes interviews with Robb and audio/video documents relevant to the Trust's work. Publicity: The publicity series includes materials used to advertise the work or the needs of the Robb Trust. Public relation items such as newspaper articles relating to the Trust's activities may also be found here. Administrative Papers: This series includes minutes from Trust meetings, Trust policies, bylaws, financial records, materials concerning the formation of the Trust, and correspondence to and from the Trust. Scores: The bulk of the collection is comprised of edited versions of Robb's compositions and compositions generated by the Robb Trust. Winners of the Robb Composition contests have their works stored here. Robb compositions edited by John J. Mitchell and Roger Jannotta, including full scores, individual parts, and (in applicable cases) piano score reductions are also found in this series.

6 boxes (4.0 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7672506

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Robb, J. D. (John Donald), 1892-1989

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Born in Minneapolis, Minn.; died in Albuquerque, N.M. in 1989. Educator, composer of stage, classical and electronic music, collector of folk music, lawyer, and writer. In 1941 became a professor of music and head of the Department of Music at the University of New Mexico; later became Dean of the College of Fine Arts. He was instrumental in the establishment of a folk music archive at the University of New Mexico. From the description of Compositions of J.D. Robb. (University of New...

John Donald Robb Musical Trust.

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The John Donald Robb Musical Trust was established in 1989 by John D. and Harriet Robb to support the performance, study, promotion and dissemination of John Donald Robb's music and legacy, and to preserve and improve the resources of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music and the Robb manuscript collection at the University of New Mexico. The Trust is comprised of a committee of professionals from UNM's Music Department, Robb family members, community members and an executive direct...

Mitchell, John J., 1941-....

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Jannotta, Roger

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