Collection Information
Collection
Paul Zonn donations of printed music and recordings
Location
Largely circulating collection (printed materials). Some recordings may be with uncataloged LPs in storage. Additional music and papers housed at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
Provenance
Private collection of donor, a composer and former faculty member of School of Music.
When acquired
Numerous donations between 1980 and 1996
Description
Over 500 editions of printed music (almost all late twentieth century repertory), as well as 177 recordings. Included are 29 works by Zonn, as well as other published and unpublished works, many by former students and faculty members of the School of Music.
Arrangement
Printed music editions largely cataloged individually for circulating collection. Some recordings may have been incorporated into uncataloged record or tape collections in the University Press Building storage area
Access/Finding Aids/Bibliography
Almost all printed music editions listed by composer/title in correspondence included in Collections File folder (“Zonn, Paul”) (see list below). Unfortunately, no list exists of donated recordings, which were probably mostly 33 1/3 rpm.
Zonn Donation Lists 1988-1995 (PDF)
See also
Paul Martin Zonn Music and Papers, 1950-2000 Finding Aid held at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music for personal papers and original compositions.
Index terms
University of Illinois School of Music; Zonn, Paul; Recordings: LP