John Colman Collection
SPEC.TRI.JOS
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
6.91 Cubic feet
Bulk, 1940-1995
1901-1995
John Colman was a pianist, composer, and teacher of the Dalcroze Method, also known as Eurythmics. He studied the Dalcroze system of teaching music with Paul Hindemith. The John Colman Collection contains materials dated 1901-1995, the bulk of which is from 1940-1995, and includes sheet music, teaching materials, other professional materials related to Colman's music career, and personal materials.
(8) 5" legal document boxes; (4) oversize document boxes; (1) 2.5” legal document box; (1) card box
English
Colman, John, (Conductor)
Arrangement of Materials
The John Colman Collection is arranged into 3 series, with Series 1 and Series 2 containing subseries. Series 1:
[Music](ref679) Series 2:
[Other Professional Activities](ref680) Series 3:
[Personal](ref681)
Within all series, items that were undated and related to his professional career were given the dates circa 1940-1980, which are approximately the years he was active professionally. Items with exact dates have those dates listed. In the container list, items listed as undated could not be placed within a particular point in Colman's life, and thus the dates circa 1940-1980 may not be accurate.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Jonathan Snaith, 1999 December; Accession Number TRI.JOS.678: Jonathan Snaith, 2000 November; Accession Number TRI.JOS.803: Jonathan Snaith, 2001 June; Accession Number TRI.JOS.909: Jonathan Snaith, 2002 June.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], John Colman Collection, SPEC.TRI.JOS, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
Materials in Box 15 have restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent. The remainder of this collection is available for patron research, but may be used only in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.
Use of Materials
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Processing Information
Processed by: Rachael Riggs, 2012; Courtney Bishop, Katy Scullin, 2017 November; Audrey Wimbiscus, Nicole Miller, 2018 March; Finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2017 November; Audrey Wimbiscus, 2018 March
Biographical Note
John Colman (1913-1995) was a pianist, composer, and teacher of the Dalcroze Method, also known as Eurythmics. He studied at the New York School of Dalcroze Eurythmics with Paul Boepple, and then went to the Dalcroze School in Paris and studied with Ernst Levy. Colman traveled to Berlin to study composition with Paul Hindemith, and also worked as a piano accompanist for several ballet and dance choreographers, including George Balanchine, Paul Draper, Agnes de Mille, and Hanya Holm. Colman was also assistant conductor and pianist for the Dessoff Choirs, a rhythmic analysis instructor at the School of American Ballet, and musical director of the Theater Dance Company. At the time of his death he was working on an English translation of Hindemith’s “Craft of Musical Composition.”
Scope and Contents
The John Colman Collection contains materials dated 1901-1995, most dating from 1940 to 1995, and includes sheet music, teaching materials, other professional materials related to Colman's music career, and personal materials. The sheet music was mostly composed or arranged by Colman himself, but also includes compositions by other composers. Many of the items in this collection created by Colman during his professional career do not have dates present; these items have been dated 'circa 1940s-1980s' to reflect this.
Colman, John, (Conductor) -- Archives
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963
Arrangers (Musicians)--United States--20th century
Composers--United States--20th century
Composition (artistic arrangement)
Composition (Music)--20th century
Conductors (Music)--United States--20th century
Eurythmics
Music--Instruction and study--United States--20th century
Pianists--United States--20th century
Sheet music
Music
Series 1
1929-1994
Scope and Contents
The Music series dates from 1929 to 1994, and contains sheet music used by Colman over the course of his professional career. All subseries except for the Other Composers subseries contain music composed or arranged by Colman; the Other Composers subseries contains work by other composers used by Colman over the course of his career. Many of these items are undated, but were most likely composed during Colman's professional career, thus generally placing them circa 1940-1980; they have been dated as such in this finding aid.
Arrangement of Materials
The Music series is divided into five subseries: Vocal, Piano, Dance, Other Arrangements, and Other Composers. The following subseries contain music composed or arranged by Colman: Vocal, Piano, Dance, and Other arrangements. Some titles in these subseries contain the names of other people; these names refer to authors of lyrics, or original composers of a piece later arranged by Colman. The Other Composers subseries contains sheet music used by Colman, but composed and arranged by others. Within each subseries, folders are arranged alphabetically by composition title.
Vocal
Subseries 1.1
circa 1940s-1994
"Canon"
1
1
circa 1940s-1980s
"Canon"
1
2
circa 1940s-1980s
"Canonic interval drill"
1
3
circa 1940s-1980s
"Counterpoint and imitation"
1
4
circa 1940s-1980s
"Das Marienleben"
1
17
circa 1940s-1980s
"Flight to Italy," Cecil Day Lewis
10
7
circa 1940s-1980s
"Four songs from Struwelpeter"
1
6
circa 1940s-1980s
"Four songs from Struwwelpeter"
10
4
circa 1940s-1980s
"Fughetta on a melody by Ruth Alperson"
1
7
circa 1940s-1980s
"Fussy Philip"
10
5
circa 1940s-1980s
"Gloria tibi domine"
1
8
circa 1940s-1980s
"Guide me, o great Jehovah"
1
9
circa 1940s-1980s
"I bore my bearer," John Agee
10
1
circa 1940s-1980s
"Interval catalog"
1
10
circa 1940s-1980s
"L'Allegro," John Milton
1
18
circa 1940s-1980s
"Love" for SATB, George Herbert
10
6
circa 1940s-1980s
"Love lyric," Alfred H. Mendes
10
8
circa 1940s-1980s
"Magnum opus musicum," Orlando di Lasso
1
19
circa 1940s-1980s
"Mercury"
1
20
circa 1940s-1980s
"Missa benedicta es," Phillipe de Monte,
10
3
circa 1940s-1980s
"Mots d'heures: Gousses, Rames" Luis d'Anten van Rooten
10
29-30
circa 1940s-1980s
"Mots d'Heures" partial score
10
10
circa 1940s-1980s
"Mrs. Stocker"
1
12
circa 1940s-1980s
"Odes," Pierce de Ronsard
1
5
circa 1940s-1980s
"On doit le fer batre"
1
13
circa 1940s-1980s
"Opening song-reprise"
1
14
circa 1940s-1980s
"Opening song-reprise" from Struwwlpeter
1
15
circa 1940s-1980s
"Opening song to Struwwelpeter"
1
16
circa 1940s-1980s
"Opening song to Struwwelpeter"
1
21
circa 1940s-1980s
"Roundelay," Thomas Chatterton
10
2
circa 1940s-1980s
"Round for three voices"
1
22
circa 1940s-1980s
"The sad tale of the match-box"
1
23
circa 1940s-1980s
"The sad tale of the match-box"
1
24
circa 1940s-1980s
"Slow blues"
1
26
circa 1940s-1980s
"Sonnet"
10
12
circa 1940s-1980s
"Sonnet of the thrush"
1
27
circa 1940s-1980s
"Sonnet of the thrush" for SATB
1
28
1963
"Sonnet 8" chord progression, William Shakespeare
1
25
1994
"The story of the thumbsucker"
1
29
circa 1940s-1980s
"The story of the thumb-sucker"
1
30
circa 1940s-1980s
"The story of ugly Frederick"
1
31
circa 1940s-1980s
"The story of ugly Frederick
1
32
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwelpeter"
1
33
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwelpeter"
1
34
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwelpeter," "Fussy Philip"
10
13
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwelpeter opening song"
10
14
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwelpeter (ugly Frederick)"
1
35
circa 1940s-1980s
"Sun of the sleepless," John Keats
1
11
circa 1940s-1980s
"Swans"
1
36
circa 1940s-1980s
"Swans"
10
15-16
circa 1940s-1980s
"The tale of fussy-Philip"
1
37
circa 1940s-1980s
"The tale of fussy-Philip"
1
38
circa 1940s-1980s
"The tale of soupy-Kaspar"
1
39
circa 1940s-1980s
"The tale of soupy-Kaspar"
1
40
circa 1940s-1980s
"The tale of soupy-Kaspar"
1
41
circa 1940s-1980s
"Three-part canon"
1
42
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ugly Frederick"
1
43
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ugly Frederick"
1
44
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ugly Frederick"
10
17
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ugly Frederick" partial score
10
18
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
1
45-49
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
10
19
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
1
53-54
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition in French
1
50
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition in Greek
10
20
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition in German, Hans Sachs
10
11
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled Halloween composition
1
51
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled mass
1
52
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
10
21-28
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled religious composition
1
55
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled SATB composition
1
56-57
circa 1940s-1980s
"Vocasti ad poenitentiam"
1
58
circa 1940s-1980s
"Whirligig, whirligig" for soprano and piano, Earl Mohn
10
9
circa 1940s-1980s
Piano
Subseries 1.2
circa 1940s-1980s
"Allegro con moderato"
11
1
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ascending circle of fifths"
2
1
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ballade"
11
2
circa 1940s-1980s
"Batuvia"
11
3
circa 1940s-1980s
"Bow & arrow"
11
4
circa 1940s-1980s
"Canon at the unison"
11
5
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition exercises
2
2
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition sketch
2
3
circa 1940s-1980s
Counterpoint exercises
2
4
circa 1940s-1980s
Counterpoint homework
11
6
circa 1940s-1980s
"Dance for piano"
11
7
circa 1940s-1980s
"E.T."
11
8
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises
11
9
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises
2
5-6
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise
2
7
circa 1940s-1980s
"Four against three, with preparatory stages"
2
8
circa 1940s-1980s
"Impuls I"
2
9
circa 1940s-1980s
"Locomotion"
2
10
circa 1940s-1980s
"The long and short of it is that life is a series of ups and downs"
11
10
circa 1940s-1980s
"Partika for piano"
11
11
circa 1940s-1980s
Point counterpoint exercise
11
12
circa 1940s-1980s
"Polychords in the mirror"
2
11
circa 1940s-1980s
"Saturation (or tonal immersion)"
2
12
circa 1940s-1980s
Six measures of untitled composition
11
13
circa 1940s-1980s
Sketches
2
13
circa 1940s-1980s
Sketches for a medley
11
14
circa 1940s-1980s
"Symetry and asymetry (sic)"
2
14
1977 July 14
"TBA for two"
11
15
circa 1940s-1980s
"Thema con variazioni"
11
16
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
2
15-23
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
11
17-21
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition exercises
2
24-25
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition sketches
11
22
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition with movement directions
2
26
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition with movement exercises
2
27
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
2
28-32
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
11
23-28
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled sketch
2
33
circa 1940s-1980s
Version of "TBA for two"
2
34
circa 1940s-1980s
"Volute"
11
29
circa 1940s-1980s
Dance
Subseries 1.3
circa 1940s-1980s
"Orestes and the furies"
11
30
circa 1940s-1980s
"The pleasure of counterpoint"
11
31
1978 September 11
"Spring underground"
11
32
circa 1940s-1980s
Other Arrangements
Subseries 1.4
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ah dolente partita," Giaches Wert
13
32
circa 1940s-1980s
"The art of fugue contrapunctus XIV," Bach
2
35
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition sketch for flute, oboe, violin, cello
2
36
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition sketches
2
37
circa 1940s-1980s
"Dialogus," H. Schutz; "Motet," di Lasso; untitled compositions
2
41
circa 1940s-1980s
"Die sohne fragern"
13
3
circa 1940s-1980s
"Elementar," "Federn," "Impulse III," "Totlles 4-5," "Tango 34," "Adagio," "Pastorum dantz," "Sol ich denn nu sterben"
13
4
circa 1940s-1980s
"Etude no. 2," violin II part
13
5
circa 1940s-1980s
"Exercises using polychords"
2
39
circa 1940s-1980s
Four-part partial composition
13
6
circa 1940s-1980s
"La delivrance de Thesee," Milhaud
2
40
circa 1940s-1980s
"Mots d'heures: Gousses, Rames," Luis d'antin van Rooten
13
25
circa 1940s-1980s
"Ode to freedom" for soprano soloist, chorus, and string orchestra
13
7
circa 1940s-1980s
Orchestral composition
13
8
circa 1940s-1980s
"Sky ritual"
13
10
circa 1940s-1980s
"The Stable"
13
11
circa 1940s-1980s
"Struwwel Peter" for flute
13
12
circa 1940s-1980s
"Theme and variations," B.T. Donahue
2
38
circa 1940s-1980s
"Trio for flute, viola, and bassoon, I-movement"
13
14
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled bass guitar composition
2
42
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition, Cipriano de Rore
13
2
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition, Orazio Vecchi
13
26
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
2
43-54
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
13
15-18
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition
2
58
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled compositions
2
59
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition exercise
2
55
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition for strings
13
19
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled composition with movement notes
2
56
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled exercises
2
57
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled four-part composition
13
20
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
2
60
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
13
9
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled partial composition
13
21-24
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled notated music scores
2
61
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled score
2
62
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled three-part composition
13
13
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled three-part composition
2
63-65
circa 1940s-1980s
Untitled two-part composition
2
66-67
circa 1940s-1980s
"Wedding music," for violin
2
68
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier fugue no. 3" and "Fugue no. 9"
13
27
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier, fugue no. 8," J.S. Bach
13
1
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier fugue 22"
13
29
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier fugue 23"
13
30
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier fugue no. 24"
13
31
circa 1940s-1980s
"Well-tempered Clavier prelude no. 7"
13
28
circa 1940s-1980s
Other Composers
Subseries 1.5
1929-1966
Scope and Contents
Many items in this subseries are listed as being undated, despite it being possible to research when pieces were originally composed. Since these dates are generally not physically present on these compositions and it would require significant work in order to accurately date them, they are listed as being undated.
Bach (J.S.) "Chorals," "German organ mass," "Gregorian chants"
3
3
undated
Bach (Johann S.) "Fuga"
3
4
undated
Bach (J.S.) "Fugue XXII"
11
40
undated
Beethoven, "Elegischer gesang op.118;" des Pres, Josquin, "La deplonation de hehan okenheim"
3
5
undated
Binet (Jean) "La chanson des presents"
3
6
1957
Boepple (Paul) "Der reif"
3
7
undated
Boepple (Paul) "Die schlaudlich du gehaudelt"
3
8
undated
Boepple (Paul) "Dis-moi ma simple et ma tranquille amie"
11
41
1930 December
Boepple (Paul) "Freu undscheft"
3
9
undated
Boepple (Paul) "Le ciel en nuit s'est deplie"
11
42
undated
Brahms (Johannes) "Ein deutsches requiem"
3
10
undated
Brahms (Johannes) "Serenade un A major"
11
43
undated
Byrd (William) "Lullaby for five voices"
3
11
undated
Clemens non Papa (Jacobus) "Canons and rounds and a rota"
3
13
undated
Clemens non Papa (Jacobus) "Sanctus"
3
14
undated
Costeley (G.) "Mignonne allon voir si la roze"
3
15
1960
da Palestrina (G.) "O quintus luctus hominum"
3
16
undated
da Palestrina (G.) "Tribus miraculis"
3
17
undated
de Monte (Philipus) "Missa benedicta"
3
18
undated
de Rore (Cyprian) Untitled
11
44
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Angelus domini"
3
22
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Beau le cristal"
3
23
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Cantantibus organis caecilia virgo"
3
24
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Chanson," "Vilanelle"
3
25
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Chorus of the blessed"
11
45
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Dialogus"
3
26
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Domine, labia mea aperies"
3
27
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Domine, labia mea aperies"
3
28
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Drinking song"
3
29
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Fantasia XI"
3
30
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Helas jay sans mercy le soucy et la pensee"
3
31
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "I pars"
12
1
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Las, ie n'inay plus"
3
32
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Levabo oculus meos"
3
33
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "More sche"
12
2
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Musica dei donum optimi"
3
34
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Musica dei donum optimi"
3
35
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Nunc gaudere licet"
3
36
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "O Maria clausus hortus"
12
3
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Our Father, thou in heaven above" for SATB
3
37
1962
di Lasso (Orlando) "Part II"
12
4
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Rounds and canons"
3
38
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Surgens Jesus, dominus noster"
3
39
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) "Toutes les nuiz"
12
5
undated
di Lasso (Orlando) untitled
12
6
undated
di Lasso, Hindemith, Schutz: Vocal scores
11
46
undated
Donahue (B.T.) "Christmas Eve"
3
40
undated
Donahue (Bertha Terry) "Make we joy"
3
41
undated
Donahue (B.T.) "Make we joy"
12
26
1960 December 1
Donahue (B.) partial composition
12
7
undated
Donahue (B.T.) "Passacadia and fugue for string quartet"
3
42
undated
Donahue (B.T.) "Trio"
3
43
undated
Finch (Heinrich) "Missa de beata virgine"
3
46
undated
Gabrieli (Andrea) "Ecco l'aurora con l'aurata fronte"
12
8
undated
Hahn (Reynaldo) "A chloris"
3
49
undated
Heine (Heinrich) "Wasserfahrt" and "Sechs lieder, gedichte von"
12
9
undated
Hindemith (Paul) "Abendwolke (Conrad Ferdinand Meyer) fur sopran und klavier"
12
10
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "C'est de la cote d'Adam fur sopran und klavier"
12
11
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Das marienleben"
4
1
undated
Hindemith (Paul) "Das marienleben"
12
12
undated
Hindemith (Paul) "Eau qui se presse"
12
13
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Ich will trauen lassen stehn"
12
14
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Lampe du soir (Rainer maria rilke) fur sopran und klavier"
12
15
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Le revenant (Charles Baudelaire)"
12
16
1944
Hindemith (Paul) "Mathias"
4
7
undated
Hindemith (Paul) "Moette in principio erat verbum fur soprano und klavier"
12
17
1941
Hindemith (Paul) "O grille sing"
12
18
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Sainte (Stephane Mallarme) fur gessang und klavier"
12
19
1944
Hindemith (Paul) "Tranenkruglein (Rainer Maria Rilke) fur soprano und klavier"
12
20
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Trubes wetter (Gottfried Keller) fur sopran und klavier"
12
21
1942
Hindemith (Paul) "Wer w ble je da leben recht zu fassen"
12
22
1942
Hindemith (Paul) untitled composition
12
23
undated
Manziarly (Marcelle de) "Poems en trio"
12
27
undated
Marenzio (Luca) "Tribus miraculis"
4
6
1935
Martin (Frank) "Ode a la musique"
12
28
1961 May-June
Milhaud (Darius) "Naissance de venus"
4
8
undated
Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus) "Kanons"
4
9
undated
Mozart (Wolfgang A.) "Vorrei splegarvi, oh dio"
4
10
undated
Palestrina, "MIssa: Aspice domine," "Kyrie," "Christie elesion"
4
11
undated
Perotinus, "Organum quadruplum viderunt"
4
12
undated
Perotinus, "Salvatoris hodie: Conductus triplex"
4
13
undated
Pollins (Harvey) "Monotone"
4
15
undated
Reichel (Bernard) "Am ersten sonntag im advent"
4
19
1957
Reichel (Bernard) "D'un arbre seculaire"
4
20
undated
Reichel (Bernard) "D'un arbre seculaire"
4
21
undated
Reichel (Bernard) "Laissons la joie empir nos coeurs"
4
22
undated
Reichel (Bernard) "Le matin"
4
23
1966
Reichel (Bernard) "Singet frisch und wohlgemut gloire & dieu le tout-puissant"
4
24
1957
Refinarius, "Erhalt unsherr, bei deinem," Zeunner, "Ich dank dir, lieber herre," Eccard, "O lamm gottes unfchuldig," Dulpius, "Die helle sonn leucht iekt herfur"
4
25
undated
Ricercar, untitled composition
4
26
undated
Schuman (R.) "Der sanger"
4
27
undated
Schuman (Robert) "Funf lieder von Robert Burns fur Robert Schumann"
12
29
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Das vaterunser"
4
28
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Ich beschwore euch, ihr tochter zu Jerusalem"
4
29
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 5"
4
30
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 22 part I"
4
31
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 90"
4
32
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 95"
4
33
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Der 98 psalm"
4
34
1960
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 117"
4
35
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 121"
12
30
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 122"
4
36
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Psalm 126"
4
37
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Responsorium (to psalm 150)"
4
38
undated
Schutz (Heinrich) "Two dialogues"
4
39
1948
Senfl (L.) "Chaste love"
4
41
undated
Senfl (Ludwig) "Lust hab' ich," "Mil-lieb," "Im bad..."
4
42
undated
Senfl (L.) "Now have you heard the tale"
4
43
undated
Senfl (Ludwig) untitled
12
31
undated
Shubert (Franz) "Serenade standchen, Op. 135"
4
44
undated
Sweelinck (Jean P.) "Beaux yeux"
4
46
undated
Sweelinck (Jean P.) "Je pars"
4
47
undated
Sweelinck, "Psalm 127"
12
32
undated
Sweelinck (Jean P.) "Psaume 134"
4
48
undated
Sweelinck (Jean P.) "Psalm 138"
12
33
undated
Unknown composer, "All meine herzgedanken"
3
1
undated
Unknown composer, "Ave Maria"
3
2
undated
Unknown composer, "Chansons populaires romandes"
3
12
undated
Unknown composer, "Der bawr von eselszkircher"
3
19
undated
Unknown composer, "Die primel"
3
20
undated
Unknown composer, "Die warnung," "Der greis," and "Die beredsamkeit"
3
21
undated
Unknown composer, "Ecce quam bonum"
3
44
undated
Unknown composer, "Fantasia XI"
3
45
undated
Unknown composer, "Giovane da nola"
3
47
undated
Unknown composer, "Gloria in excelsis deo"
3
48
undated
Unknown composer, "Ich armes maidlein klag mich sehr," "Ach, Jupiter hatt'st du gewalt," "Mit lieb' bin ich umfangen," "Im bad woll wir recht frohlich sein"
12
24
undated
Unknown composer, "In die pentecostes," and "In festo corporis christi"
4
2
undated
Unknown composer, "Kyrie eleison"
12
25
undated
Unknown composer, "Little Tommy Grace" vocal score
4
3
undated
Unknown composer, "Lob des fruhiings"
4
4
undated
Unknown composer, "Ludus tonalis, interlude in G"
4
5
undated
Unknown composer, "The poet speaks (der dichter spricht)"
4
14
undated
Unknown composer, "Psalm 126"
4
16
undated
Unknown composer, "Pseaume 126"
4
17
undated
Unknown composer, "Pseaume 134"
4
18
undated
Unknown composer, The Scottish psalter
4
40
1929
Unknown composer, "Singftimmen"
4
45
undated
Unknown composer, "Victimae paschali laudes," "Homo quidam fecit coenam magnam," "Inviolata, integra et casta es maria," "Secunda pars," "Terita pars"
4
58
undated
Unknown composer, "Vilanelle"
12
34
undated
Unknown composer, untitled composition
4
49
undated
Unknown composer, untitled composition with movement notes
4
50
undated
Unknown composer, untitled four-part score
4
51
undated
Unknown composer, untitled French vocal score
4
52
undated
Unknown composer, untitled piano score
4
53
undated
Unknown composer, untitled SATB score in German
4
54
undated
Unknown composer, untitled SATB score
4
55
undated
Unknown composer, untitled three-part score
4
56
undated
Unknown composer, untitled three-part score
4
57
undated
Other Professional Activities
Series 2
1901, 1930-1995
Scope and Contents
The Other Professional Activities series dates from 1901 and 1930 to 1995, and contains professional materials from Colman's career that are not sheet music. Items included are teaching materials, lecture notes, notes on Paul Hindemith's work, papers from the Musicam Vocare and Blue Hill Troupe performance groups, and assorted programs and reviews.
Arrangement of Materials
This series is arranged into five subseries. Within each subseries, items are arranged chronologically, with undated items at the end of the list.
Teaching Materials
Subseries 2.1
1901, 1932, 1940s-1993
Dubois (Theodore) "Traite"
5
1
1901
Boepple (Paul) "Improvisation" teaching notes
5
2
1932
Bach (J.S.) "Contrapunctus VIII," compositional music exercise
5
15
circa 1940s-1980s
Book chapter about dictation
5
16
circa 1940s-1980s
Chapter 19: Compositions in three-part counterpoint
5
17
circa 1940s-1980s
Chord progressions
5
18
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition essay draft
5
31
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition exercises
5
19
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition lecture
5
20
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition lecture notes
5
21
circa 1940s-1980s
Composition lesson plan with sketch for viola and cello
11
36
circa 1940s-1980s
Counterpoint
5
22
circa 1940s-1980s
Counterpoint
5
23
circa 1940s-1980s
Counterpoint exercise
5
24
circa 1940s-1980s
Dalcroze class subject list
5
25
circa 1940s-1980s
Dalcroze (Emile) correspondence sent to Colman
9
9
1934
Dalcroze movement lecture
5
26
circa 1940s-1980s
Dictation and composition exercises
11
37
circa 1940s-1980s
Dictation exercises
5
28
circa 1940s-1980s
Dictation exercises
11
38
circa 1940s-1980s
Dictation exercise #20
5
29
circa 1940s-1980s
Dictation exercise 23
5
30
circa 1940s-1980s
"Du Canada" in chanson populaires
5
32
circa 1940s-1980s
Essay on composers
5
33
circa 1940s-1980s
Eurythmics lecture notes
5
34
circa 1940s-1980s
Eurythmics student essay
5
35
circa 1940s-1980s
Example compositions
5
36
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises
5
37
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise from Hindemith's clarinet sonata
5
38
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises for Scott H.
5
39
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises with movement notes
11
39
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise 1, chapter 12
5
40
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise 28
5
41
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise 47
5
42
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises
5
43
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises
5
44
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercise 28
5
45
circa 1940s-1980s
Exercises, eurythmics notes
5
46
circa 1940s-1980s
Forbes (Annie) homework
5
47
circa 1940s-1980s
Gail S. student dictation exercise
5
48
circa 1940s-1980s
"Grove dictionary of music" terms
5
49
circa 1940s-1980s
Harmonic and melodic relationships essay
5
50
circa 1940s-1980s
Harmonic progressions textbook excerpt
6
21
circa 1940s-1980s
Hindemith motets for voice and piano
5
51
circa 1940s-1980s
Instructions for dictation teachers
5
52
circa 1940s-1980s
Lecture
5
53
circa 1940s-1980s
Liber usualis and explanations of plain chant notation for students
5
54
circa 1940s-1980s
Melody explanation
5
55
circa 1940s-1980s
Music composition exercises
6
1
circa 1940s-1980s
Music theory lecture
6
2
circa 1940s-1980s
"Musical step" notes
6
3
circa 1940s-1980s
New counterpoint models
6
4
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music composition exercises
6
5
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
6
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
7
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
8
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
9
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
10
circa 1940s-1980s
Notated music exercises
6
11
circa 1940s-1980s
Partial eurythmics essay
6
12
circa 1940s-1980s
Rhythm exercise
6
13
circa 1940s-1980s
"Rhythm (a morphology)"
6
14
circa 1940s-1980s
Rhythmic exercises
6
15
circa 1940s-1980s
"Rhythmic problems in music teaching" lecture
6
16
circa 1940s-1980s
"Series 1" lecture draft
6
17
circa 1940s-1980s
Stressed syllables notes
6
18
circa 1940s-1980s
Student's exercise
6
19
circa 1940s-1980s
Tetrachord chart, chord progressions
6
20
circa 1940s-1980s
Workshop notes
6
23
circa 1940s-1980s
de Zoete (Beryl) "The 1,000,000 mile journey: V"
5
3
1950
Attendance and lecture notes
5
13
circa 1950s-1970s
Lecture notes
5
4
circa 1970s-1980s
Recommendation correspondence
5
5
1972 September 12
"Violin movement pattern" by Bronwyn T., student exercise
5
6
1980 February 6
"The American Dalcroze Journal" volume 8, no. 2
5
7
1980-1981
Exercises
5
9
1987-1988
Dalcroze Society of America, Tristate chapter newsletter
5
8
1988 September-October
"Aspects of music with John Colman" teaching materials
5
12
circa 1980s
Correspondence to Sharon Villines regarding Chris Landriau
5
10
circa 1992
Dalcroze School of Music brochure
5
11
1993
Auden (W.H.) essay on Thomas Campion
5
14
undated
Blank musical staff pages
11
35
undated
Dalcroze School of Music history
5
27
undated
Tovey (Donald Francis) "Essays in musical analysis"
6
22
undated
Paul Hindemith Materials
Subseries 2.2
1930-1995
Scope and Contents
Paul Hindemith was a German composer, violinist, teacher, musical theorist, and conductor. He also developed a music composition system that is tonal, and was the subject of his theory book,
The Craft of Musical Composition. Colman studied music composition from Hindemith, and was working on an English translation of his
The Craft of Musical Composition: Book 3- Exercises in Three-part Writing when Colman passed away in 1995.
This subseries contains materials written by Hindemith, Colman's notes on translating
The Craft of Musical Composition, notes taken by Colman on Hindemith's teachings, and notes used by Colman in order to teach Hindemith's music composition system to his own students.
"Vision des Mannes" score
7
15
1930
"Musica divinas laudes" score
7
33
circa 1940s
"Apparebit repentina dies" piano and vocal score
7
16
1947
Exercises prepared by Hindemith's class for clef reading practice
7
17
1947
Exercises prepared by Hindemith's class for clef reading practice
11
34
circa 1947
"Horen und verstehen ungewehnter musik" score
7
18
1955 December 15
"Acht kanons" vocal score
7
19
1956
"Apparebit repentina dies for mixed chorus"
7
26
circa 1960s
"Der Tod" SATB score
7
20
1960
"Kanon zu 5 stimmen" score
7
21
1963 January 13
Balsam Foundation Award acceptance speech
7
22
1965
"Hindemith-Jahrbuch Annales Hindemith" brochure
7
23
1972
Trois journees Paul Hindemith concerts program
7
24
1976
Correspondence from Jim discussing Hindemith teaching
7
25
1976 July 25
Essays on Hindemith and composition
7
31
circa 1980s
Colman's notes for English translation of Hindemith's "Three-part writing"
7
27
circa 1980s-1990s
Colman's notes for English translation of Hindemith's "Three-part writing"
7
28
circa 1980s-1990s
Colman's notes for English translation of Hindemith's "Three-part writing"
7
29
circa 1980s-1990s
"Three-part writing" English translation preface
7
34
circa 1980s-1990s
"Unterweisung III" title page
7
35
circa 1980s-1990s
"Elementary training for musicians" cover page
7
30
undated
"Paul Hindemith" by Professor Doctor Walter Gerstenberg
7
32
undated
Musicam Vocare
Subseries 2.3
circa 1960s-1970s
Scope and Contents
Musicam Vocare was a New York City-based vocal group conducted by John Colman. The group was active during the 1960s and 1970s. This subseries has programs, newsletters, and clippings related to Musicam Vocare, all dating from circa 1960s-1970s.
Correspondence, programs
11
33
circa 1960s-1970s
German and Latin translations
6
24
circa 1960s-1970s
Typed lyrics
6
25
circa 1960s-1970s
"An evening of instrumental and vocal music" program
6
26
1963 May 31
Programs
6
27
1964-1973
Newsletters
6
28
1965-1975
Notes and translations
6
29
1967-1971
Administrative records, clippings
6
30
1967-1973
Program
6
31
1974 May 12
Blue Hill Troupe
Subseries 2.4
1940-1967
Scope and Contents
The Blue Hill Troupe was a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta society founded in 1924. They produced one original Gilbert and Sullivan operetta every year, and added a "Fall Show" in 1984 that was generally a more traditional Broadway show. The proceeds from performances were donated to a variety of charity partners. Colman was the musical director for several shows. As of 2018, the Blue Hill Troupe was still active and putting on two productions a year.
This subseries contains photographs and programs from several Blue Hill Troupe productions, dating from 1940 to 1967, though some items are undated.
Photograph
7
37
circa 1940s-1950s
Unlabelled photograph
7
40-63
circa 1940s-1950s
Unlabelled photograph
8
1-44
circa 1940s-1950s
"The Gondaliers" program
7
36
1940 April 24-26
"The Yeoman of the Guard" program
7
38
1945 April 26-28
"Ruddigore" program
7
39
1946 April 25-27
"The Mikado" program
8
45
1950 April 12-15
"Utopia, limited" program
8
46
1955 April 13-16
Edmond William Rickett memorial service program
8
47
1957 March 31
"Utopia" program
8
48
1967 March 29-April 1
Programs and Reviews
Subseries 2.5
circa 1930s-1973
The Dessoff Choirs
7
1
circa 1930s, 1956
Dido & Aeneas progrma
7
2
1948 March 17
The Junior League of the City of New York, Inc., presents a concert by the Junior League Glee Club and the Princeton Senior Glee Club program
7
3
1950 March 17
"H.M.S. Pinafore" by the General Theological Seminary
7
4
1953 December 3-5
Brookhaven series fourth concert program
7
5
1956 March 28
Draper (Paul) concert
7
6
1957 January 19
Kaufmann concert hall
7
7
1958 April 26
"Das Marienleben" reviews
7
8
1969
St. Andrew Music Society chamber music concerts
7
9
1973 January 28-March 4
"Das Marienleben" by Paul Hindemith
7
10
1973 February 18
3rd Annual Harpsichord Festival performance
7
11
1973 June 15
"Dance company soars with 'Spirit of Denishawn'" clipping
7
12
undated
Draper (Paul) recital reviews
7
13
undated
Three Ballets program
7
14
undated
Personal
Series 3
1950-1995
Scope and Contents
The Personal series dates from 1950 to 1995, and contains papers from John Colman's personal life, including datebooks, correspondence, and religious essays.
Arrangement of Materials
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Access to Materials
Box 15 has restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.
"Bernard Reichel edition of Cantate Domino" catalogue
8
49
circa 1960s
Christian faith essay
8
50
undated
Christian study and shapes of melodies essay
8
51
undated
Christmas gift tag
8
52
undated
Colman (John) memorial service program
8
53
1995 March 21
Correspondence
8
54
1950-1993
Correspondence
8
55
1965 March 24
Correspondence and article on Hanya Holm
8
70
1988-1994
Correspondence and programs about Hanya Holm
8
56
1957-1994
Correspondence from Monica
8
57
undated
Correspondence to "Tat"
8
58
undated
Datebook
14
1
1953
Datebook
14
2
1959
Datebook
14
3
1960
Datebook
14
4
1961
Datebook
14
5
1962
Datebook
14
6
1963
Datebook
14
7
1964
Datebook
14
8
1965
Datebook
14
9
1966
Datebook
14
10
1968
Datebook
14
11
1970
Datebook
14
12
1972
Datebook
14
13
1973
Datebook
14
14
1974
Datebook
14
15
1975
Datebook
14
16
1976
Datebook
14
17
1977
Datebook
14
18
1978
Datebook
14
19
circa 1980
Datebook
14
20
1980
Datebook
14
21
1981
Datebook
14
22
1982
Datebook
14
23
1983
Datebook
14
24
1984
Datebook
14
25
1988
Datebook
14
26
1990
Datebook
14
27
1991
Datebook
14
28
1994
"Discovering the Beethoven inside the monument" clipping
8
60
1983 January 23
French translation chart
8
61-64
undated
Hoffmann (Heinrich) childrens' stories
8
65
undated
"Hop! The story of Emile Jaqques-Dalcroze" manuscript
8
66-67
1982 June 18
"Improvisation" poem
8
68
undated
Notebook cover
8
59
undated
Notes
9
1
undated
Note with addresses
9
2
undated
Partial resume
9
3
circa 1974
Photograph of unknown woman
9
4
undated
Rees (Gomer) "Epigrams-Book IV: Music"
9
5
undated
Resume
9
6
undated
"Simone Weil - Harbinger of a new renaissance?" by Roy Finch
9
7
undated
"Simone Weil and secular religions of self-affirmation" by Brian Palmer
9
8
1991 May
"La Source Grecque" by Simone Weil
8
69
undated
Medical records
15
1
1993 December 20
Access to Materials
Box 15, Folder 1 has restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.
Medical records
15
2
1993 August 9
Access to Materials
Box 15, Folder 2 has restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.
Power of attorney for Katherine H.W. Swift
15
3
1987 July 24
Access to Materials
Box 15, Folder 3 has restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.