John Beall, Professor of Music, Papers, 1957/2014

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Faculty evaluations are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. These are included in:
Box 1, folders 12-13, 18-20, 26
Box 2, folders 16-17, 19, 28-30
Box 3, folders 1-4, 6-8, 14-15, 21, 27-30
Box 13b, item 1
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Beall, Professor of Music, Papers, A&M 5185, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
14.5 Linear Feet 9 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 6 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 10 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each
Creator:
Beall, John, 1942- and Beall, John, 1942-
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Beall, Professor of Music, Papers, A&M 5185, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of West Virginia University professor of music and composer-in-residence John Beall. Includes correspondence, published scores and instrument parts, music manuscripts, composer notes, performance programs, and other materials. Beall's correspondence includes materials regarding his work with the Interlochen Center for the Arts, discussions with colleagues at other institutions, and more.

Includes correspondence from Dr. Beall's time teaching at Southwest Texas State University. Includes correspondence and memorandums relating to SWTSU, as well as correspondence with various other Texas universities (namely Baylor).

Includes correspondence with colleagues at Eastern Illinois University, with colleagues at neighboring universities, and with the WVU music department.

Includes correspondence with Bernard Fauchet [in French] and with various peers, including former colleagues at Eastern Illinois University.

Includes correspondence with M. Bernard Fauchet, correspondence with Alejandro Oyuela, and general professional and WVU correspondence.

Includes assorted programs and newspaper clippings from various years (1979-1993).

Includes correspondence regarding graduate admissions, music reviews, music rentals, the "Electronic Music Plus Festival," performance of Beall's works [namely of "The Piano Fantasy" in Paris], and general correspondence.

Includes correspondence with various universities, various churches and religious organizations, letter to the editor of the Daily Athenaeum, music publishers, and others.

Includes faculty evaluation forms, student evaluations of Dr. Beall, and other assorted programs and documents.

Includes correspondence between colleagues at WVU, WVU memorandums, correspondence regarding the licensing of Beall's compositions, and general correspondence with peers around the country. Documents relating to political lobbying included, as well as documents relating to entrance into an artist's colony.

Includes correspondence regarding sabbatical leave and the state of the University, regarding applications for employment at other universities, with Samuel Adler, with Lawrence Edwards, and with various universities and WVU.

Includes correspondence with prospective graduate students, various universities, and WVU colleagues and WVU memorandums.

Includes materials related to Thomas Canning and his memorial concert.

Includes submissions of compositions for symposia and festivals at various universities, correspondence between colleagues at WVU, WVU memorandums, and correspondence regarding the licensing of Beall's compositions.

Includes various clippings and programs.

Includes request for the usage of the novel rights.

Includes correspondence within WVU and other professional correspondence.

Includes materials regarding nominations for the 2007 Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award.

Includes programs and related documents.

Includes programs from performances from 1997 season.

Contains printed correspondence and various performance reviews.

Includes programs, clippings, and faculty evaluation information.

Includes information on programming and classes for Summer 2003.

Includes various thank-you cards, a program book for the National Flute Association, and a WVU research magazine.

Includes some programs and clippings, many printed emails, and evaluation information.

Includes "Music for the Holy Eucharist: Rite II" Treble vocal part for named piece [5 sheets] and a memo sheet advising printing alterations [1 sheet].

Includes realized figured bass (Basso Continuo) part for named piece [4 sheets].

Includes "Black Raindrops (Study in Repeated Notes)", 1978; "Piano Fantasy", 1980; "Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands", 1981; "Harpsichord Fantasy", 1982; "Summer Pieces", 1983; "Ethan Frome: Sled Run from Act II, Scene 4: Arranged for Two Pianos by the Composer", 1997.

Includes Soprano sheet music titled Music for the Holy Eucharist: Rite II (Trinity Mass); Miscellaneous. printing originals; Original manuscript draft; text drafts for Pater Noster and Phos hilaron: O Gracious Light; Miscellaneous. manuscript sketches; xeroxed copies of various movements with pencil commentary; manuscript sketch of Amen chord progressions; letter dated 1978 November 26 addressed to John from [Gary Zuivla]. on Eastern Illinois University letterhead; and xeroxed copies of various movements.

Includes printing master copies of "Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus", and "Agnus Dei" and reduced size copies of "Glory Be to God".

Includes dedication and SSATTB sheet music.

Includes manuscript original and 8 xeroxed copies.

Includes manuscript original score and assorted parts.

Includes manuscript original and photocopy.

Includes three carols: "Christo Paremis Canticam", "The Blessed Son of God", and "Jesu, Fili Virginis".

Includes original sketch manuscript and printing master copies.

Includes Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Continuo, and Flute music for Aria of Cantata No. 8; 10 programs from performance (1995 December 10) at St. Thomas à Becket Episcopal Church in Morgantown, WV.

Includes five printed copies and an original manuscript of "Thou" (circa 1979-1995), four printed copies and a transparent copy of "Thus It Was" (1981), three printed copies of "Body, My Playmate" (1980), a transparent set of three, and a printed copy of "Gethsemane" (1995).

Includes "Black Raindrops" (1978), "Piano Fantasy" (1980), "Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands" (1981), "Harpsichord Fantasy" (1982), "Summer Pieces" (1983), and "Sled Run from Ethan Frome (2 Pianos)" (1997).

Includes a printed Piano score, soloist sheet music, and program notes.

Includes vellum prints of the whole piece and a printed copy of "The Song of the Lamb"

Includes printing originals and vocal scores.

Includes four movements: "Autumn Day," "To Say Before Going to Sleep," "Autumn," and "Lament."

Includes printed score (subtitled "Free Variations for Woodwind Quintet") and printed parts.

Includes mixed photocopy of original manuscript and printed sheet music for "Black Raindrops" (1978), "Piano Fantasy" (1980), "Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands" (1982), "Summer Pieces" (1983), and "Sled Run" from Ethan Frome (1997).

Includes printed sheet music for four settings of hymn text: "From East to West," "Come Ye Disconsolate," "O Christ You Are Both Light and Day," and "All Praise to Thee My God This Night."

Includes photocopied manuscript of hymn tunes ("Glory Be to God" [SATB and Keyboard] and "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" [SATB]) and an "About the Author" sheet circa 1973.

Includes photocopies of original manuscript for three Trumpets in C, four Horns in F, three Trombones, and Timpani; manuscript original score; photocopy of manuscript with original mixed voice harmony; original manuscript sketches of piece; and blank staff paper.

An unpublished work consisting of four different sacred-themed pieces: "The Word," "If Then We Have Been Raised with Christ," "Let Us Love One Another," and "If God Is on Our Side" (arranged in both C and D major).

Includes assorted parts of various compositions, including "Ebb," "The Blessed Son of God," "Psalm 103," "Psalm 26," "Collect for Holy Communion" [for Mixed Chorus, Brass Quintet, and Organ, vocal score], and "Nowell."

Works include: Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte (1966-1967) [2 copies, photocopied and bound score], Episodes for Viola and String Orchestra (1969-1970) [2 copies, printed score], and Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Pianoforte (1968-1970) [printed score].

Works include: "The Blessed Son of God" [photocopied manuscript]; "Jesu, Fili Virginis" [transparency]; and an untitled handwritten manuscript.

Includes two copies of III (including a handwritten manuscript score), Songs of Autumn (Movement V), and an untitled manuscript.

Includes original manuscripts for I, Dag Hammarskjöld (1961), Quintet [first and second violin, viola, and cello parts] (1964), Quartet No. 2 [cello part], and two untitled pieces.

Biographical / historical:

[Information from WVU website.]

John Beall

Professor – Composition

Composer-in-Residence Composer John Beall studied composition at Baylor University with Charles Eakin and Richard Willis, and completed doctoral study at the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Samuel Adler. In 1972 he received the Louis Lane Prize for his orchestral work, Lament for Those Lost in the War, and in 1973, the Howard Hanson Prize for his Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra. Since 1978, Dr. Beall has been Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residence at West Virginia University. Summers since 1992 have been spent teaching at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.

Beall has received commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts (two awards), several universities, the West Virginia Music Teachers Association (Composer of the Year, 1981), Radiological Consultants Association of West Virginia, and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Performances have come from the Dallas, Rochester, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia Symphonies, the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, chamber organizations such as the Interlochen Faculty Players, Quorum, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Claremont Quintet, Laureate Wind Quintet, Rutgers Wind Quintet, Georgia Wind Quintet, Savannah Wind Quintet, Aeolian Chamber Players, and various university ensembles and professional soloists.

In 1985, Beall completed his Symphony No.1 while a fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation's Study and Conference Center at Bellagio, Italy, and at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The work was premiered by the West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra under Rachael Worby in 1986. In 1990, he was named Benedum Distinguished Scholar for the Arts and Humanities by West Virginia University. He is an annual winner of Serious Music Awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). His two-act opera based on Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome was performed as a part of the Centennial celebrations of the West Virginia University School of Music in November 1997, and recorded for video broadcast over Public Television. His music is published by MMB Music, Inc., Carl Fischer, and Southern Music Co. Recordings are on Crystal Records and Cambria Master Recordings. He is a member of ASCAP, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Society of Composers (SCI, Region III), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

List of Works:

Large Ensembles:

Essay for Orchestra, 1964-1965
Songs of Autumn, 1965-1966
Lament for Those Lost in the War, 1972
Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra, 1973
Concerto for Brass Quintet and Wind Orchestra, 1978
Celebration Music, 1985
Symphony No. 1, 1985
Mountain Music, 1987
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, 1990-1991 (also scored for wind orchestra, 1994)
Cortege, Processional for Orchestra, 1991
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1998

Choral/Vocal:

Songs of Autumn (in piano reduction), 1966
Rilke Songs, 1974
Hammarskjold Songs, 1967-1983
Psalm 51, SATB, 1977
Merwin Songs: Book I, 1982-1983
Psalm 19, SATB with organ, 1988
Merwin Songs: Book II, 1988
The Lord Is Good, SATB with organ, 1989
Psalm 84, SATB with organ, 1989
Anglican Mass, STB solo, SATB, organ, and orchestra, 1978-1991
Ride On, Ride On, SATB with organ, 1991
Come, Thou Holy Spirit, SATB with organ, 1991
All Praise Be Thine, O Risen Christ, SATB with organ, 1992
Merwin Songs: Book III,1993
Ethan Frome, Opera in Two Acts, 1994-1997

Keyboard:

Sonatina, 1966
Partita, 1967
Aria and Variations, 1969-1972
Black Raindrops, 1977
Piano Fantasy, 1980
Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands, 1981
Harpsichord Fantasy, 1982
Summer Pieces, 1984
Toccata and Fugue on Deus Tuorum Militum, for Organ, 1988
Sonata for Piano, 1992-1994

Chamber Music:

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 1974
Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1976
Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, 1976
String Quartet, 1982
Trio Fantasy for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, 1981
On Chestnut Ridge, Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, 1982
Sonata for Cello and Piano, 1984
Celebration Fanfare, 1986
Variations on John Henry, for Three Violins (Intermediate Level), 1987
Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, 1991
Shaker Tunes, Free Variations for Woodwind Quintet, 1992 (also sextet version with alto saxophone)
Whitewater, for woodwind quintet & string quartet, 1994
Breakers, for Flute and Piano, 1999
Wondrous Love: Variations for Viola and Piano, 1999
Terra Firma, Trio for Flute, Violoncello, and Piano, 1998-1999
The River, for string Quartet, 2000

List of Recorded Works:

Chamber Music:

Whitewater
The Laureate Wind Quintet and the West Virginia University String Quartet, Lawrence Christianson, conductor- on Cambria CD1104
On Chestnut Ridge
Stephen Beall, violin; John Weigand, clarinet; William Skidmore, violoncello; Carol Beall, piano -- on Cambria CD1104
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
William Skidmore, violoncello; Carol Beall, piano -- on Cambria CD1104
Shaker Tunes: Free Variations for Woodwind Sextet
The Laureate Wind Quintet with David Hastings, alto saxophone -- on Cambria CD1104
Barn Dance from Mountain Music
Stephen Beall, violin; Carol Beall, piano -- on Cambria CD1104
Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet
The Claremont Quintet with Steven Herbert Smith, piano -- on Crystal LP S255

Piano Music:

Sonata for Piano
Steven Herbert Smith, piano -- on Cambria CD1105
Summer Pieces (Glass Stems of the Clouds, Early One Summer, Wolf of Summer)
Steven Herbert Smith, piano -- on Cambria CD1105
Piano Fantasy
Steven Herbert Smith, piano -- on Cambria CD1105
Black Raindrops
Steven Herbert Smith, piano -- on Cambria CD1105
Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands
Carol Beall and Lucia Unrau, piano -- on Cambria CD1105

Acquisition information:
Gift from Beall, John, 2014 July 21
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