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Roman Ryterband Collection

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Series I: Musical Recordings 2002

Physical Description: .5 linear ft.

Scope and Content Note

Audio recordings of Roman Ryterband compositions.

2009.067.001 1

Compact Disc

Scope and Content Note

Audio recording (Compact Disc) of Roman Ryterband compositions. Produced by Clarissa Ryterband. Performances/tracks include: 1. Two Desert Scences, 2. Sonata Breve, 3. Piece Sans Titre, 4. Deux Sonnets, 5. Trois Ballades Hebraiques, 6. Suit Polonaise. Performed at Carnegie Hall. Published by Palm Springs Records, P O Box 2428, Palm Springs, CA 92263. (2002)

Series II: Musical Ephemera 1978-2002

Physical Description: .5 linear ft.

Scope and Content Note

Collection of sheet music and other ephemera documenting the influence of Agua Caliente music on the life and music of composer Roman Ryterband.

2009.067.002 1

Compact Disc Inserts

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Paper jewelcase inserts accompanying the Compact Disc "Two Desert Scenes and Other Selections" by Roman Ryterband. Two copies. (2002)

2009.067.002 2

Note

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States that original Roman Ryterband manuscripts (1914-79) are housed in the Houghton Library at Harvard University.

2009.067.002 3

Thesis

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"Ethnic Influences in Contemporary Harp Music: Eastern and Amerindian Attributes in Selected Compositions by American Composers" by Elizabeth Anne Cox-Cabrera. Two copies. (December, 1989)

2009.067.002 4

Brochures

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Brochures entitled "Sinatra Stylings and Smoke Tree Dreams" featuring the music of Frank Sinatra and Roman Ryterband. Published by the Rancho Mirage Cultural Commission. Two copies.

2009.067.002 5

Sheet Music

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Sheet music entitled "Two Desert Scenes" by Roman Ryterband. Includes "Smoke Tree Dreams" and "Tahquitz Falls." Published by MG Music Graphics Press. (1978)

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Magazine Articles

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Indian Historian magazine article "Agua Caliente and Their Music" by Roman Ryterband. Two copies. (1979)

2009.067.002 7

Magazine Article

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Palm Springs Life magazine articles entitled "Unknown Composer, Part I. The Revival of Desert Classical Composer Roman Ryterband is Nigh. Meet Him Here First" and "Unknown Composer, Part II. Writing 'Harlem Nocturne' was Only the Start of Earle Hagen's Remarkable Career." (March, 2002)

2009.067.002 8

Essay

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Essay entitled "Roman Ryterband's Music and History" by Nick Eisele. (July 15, 2000)

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Photographs (Surrogates)

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Photoraph surrogates (print-outs) fetauring Roman Ryterband, Clarissa Ryterband, Frank Bogert, and others in front of an adobe home.

Collection Contents

Series I: Musical Recordings

Series II: Musical Ephemera

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