Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Theodore G. Twitchell papers
Twitchell, Theodore, 1928-
MSS 16423
Archival Resource Key
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0.94 Cubic Feet
1 document box, 3 os folders
1965-1994
Materials are in English.
Scope and Contents Note
The Theodore G. Twitchell papers (1965-1994; 0.96 cubic feet) document Twitchell's activity as a composer. Musical materials include original orchestral scores, individual instrument parts, photocopies, and piano reductions of works such as Tidewater, The Gettysburg Address, and The Pride of Monticello. The collection also includes correspondence and print materials documenting the performance of The Gettysburg Address for Abraham Lincoln's birthday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Biographical Note
Theodore Grant Twitchell (1928-2011) was born in Melrose, Kansas to Curtis and Sarah Frances Lane Twitchell. Twitchell received a doctorate in Secondary and Higher Education from the University of Southern California in 1964 and lived in Charlottesville for years while active as a composer.
Source: Materials within collection.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
MSS 16423, Theodore G. Twitchell papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Scores (documents for music)
"Tidewater" textArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567311"Fury at Blue Meadows" textArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567412"Fury at Blue Meadows" text cnt.Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567513"Walt Whitman and Friends"Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567614"Music From Tidewater"Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567715"Music From Tidewater" cnt.Archival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567816Twitchell correspondence for Abraham Lincoln birthday performanceArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17567917"Prayer for the Nation" sheet musicArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17568018"The Sage of Monticello" piano reduction and orchestral partsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/17568119"Valley Forge" piano reductionArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/175682110"Gettysburg Address" piano reductionArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/175683111"O Captain! My Captain!" scoreArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/175684Oversize box S-651"The Pride of Monticello" scoreArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/175685Oversize box S-652"Gettysburg Address" score and instrument partsArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/175686Oversize box S-653