Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1940-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
65 cm of ms. scores.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Composer, pianist, harpist, musicologist, teacher and conductor Manus Sasonkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1930. Died in 1992. Biographical information available in Encyclopedia of music in Canada. 2nd ed., p. 1182.
Archival history
Donated by Jack Hurt in 1995 through the University of Calgary Foundation.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of manuscripts ranging from preliminary work and sketches to full scores. Includes orchestral, chamber and solo music. Compositions represented include Notturno for string orchestra, opus 29, Musica post prandia, opus 31, Sinfonia concertante, opus 34, and Escalations for harpsichord, opus 41.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Further accruals expected.