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Gregory Short papers, approximately 1980-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Short, Gregory
- Title
- Gregory Short papers
- Dates
- approximately 1980-2017 (inclusive)19802017
- Quantity
- 1.55 cubic feet (4 boxes including 93 3.5" floppy discs, 3 DVDs, 35 audio cassette tapes, and 20 CDs)
- Collection Number
- 6126
- Summary
- Essays, recordings, and other materials related to Gregory Short's career
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access to paper-based materials. No user access copy is available for floppy discs, CDs, DVDs, or audio cassettes. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Gregory N. Short was a composer, pianist and educator. He was born on August 14, 1938 on the Yakima Indian Reservation in the city of Toppenish, Washington. Short is known for his blending of classical European-American styles of music with American-Indian melodies. He earned a doctorate in musical composition and theory from the University of Oregon. In addition to creating over 300 compositions, Short taught at private and public schools in the state of Washington. He also created the 1968-1969 television series “The American Composer,” which featured the music of Northwest composers. He died in Freeland, Washington on April 1, 1999.
Sources:
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Materials related to the life of Gregory N. Short. Includes correspondence, news clippings, articles, organizational papers, manuscripts, sheet music, programs, professional and home recordings of Short's compositions, 93 floppy disks (3.5") , and audio and visual recordings (3 DVDs, 35 cassette tapes, and 20 CDs).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 6126-001, Gregory Short papers, circa 1980-2017
- Accession No. 6126-002, Gregory Short papers, approximately 1985-2008
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 6126-001: Gregory Short papers, circa 1980-2017Return to Top
Scope and Content: Materials related to the life of Gregory N. Short. Includes correspondence, news clippings, articles, organizational papers, manuscripts, sheet music, programs, 93 floppy disks (3.5") , and audio and visual recordings (3 DVDs, 24 cassette tapes, and 14 CDs).
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: James R. C. Baker
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 6126-001 | Biographical information/website |
circa 1990s-2000s |
| 1/2 | 6126-001 | Manuscript by Gregory Short: More
about Music: Book 1
|
undated |
| 1/3 | 6126-001 |
More About Music manuscript
draft |
undated |
| 1/4 | 6126-001 |
I Took Piano Lessons as a Child
essay |
undated |
| 1/5 | 6126-001 |
American Music for the Adult
Pianist manuscript |
undated |
| 1/6 | 6126-001 |
The Power of Tragedy
manuscript |
undated |
| 1/7 | 6126-001 | Book of Musical Lists |
undated |
| 1/8 | 6126-001 | Correspondence |
circa 1990s |
| 1/9 | 6126-001 | Correspondence, news clippings, and articles |
circa 1980s-2010s |
| 1/10 | 6126-001 | Sonatas of Loss: sheet music |
1985 |
| 1/11 | 6126-001 | Assorted sheet music |
undated |
| 1/12 | 6126-001 | Chief Seattle (orchestra piece) |
undated |
| 1/13 | 6126-001 | Hattie Belle (piano solo) |
1988 |
| 1/14 | 6126-001 | Raven Speaks (nonprofit) |
2001-2007 |
| 1/15 | 6126-001 | Programs and program notes |
circa 1980s-1990s |
| 1/16 | 6126-001 | Descriptive subject list |
undated |
| 2/1 | 6126-001 |
Controlled Improvisations
by Jim Baker |
1989-2000 |
| 2/2 | 6126-001 | Manuscripts by James Baker
Scope and Content: Ear of the Composer: Gregory Short,
American Songs and Dances Adapted for the
Intermediate, Adaptations of Folk Music for
Piano
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 6126-001 | PATHO Score |
July 12, 2000 |
| 2/4 | 6126-001 | Miscellaneous
Scope and Content: Articles, publications, newspaper clippings, promotional
materials and programs
|
circa 1980s-2010s |
| Box | |||
| 3 | 6126-001 | Audio and digital videos 3 DVDs, 24 audio cassettes, 14 CDs, and 93 floppy
disks
Scope and Content: Recordings of Gregory Short's concertos along with recordings of
other conductors and concerts. Digital copies of essays, books, web pages and
trascriptions.
|
circa 1980s-1990s |
Accession No. 6126-002: Gregory Short papers, approximately 1985-2008Return to Top
Scope and Content: Professional and home recordings of Gregory Short's compositions.
Restrictions on Access: No user access copy is available for audio cassettes or CDs. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Acquisition Info: Donated by James Baker, August 18, 2021.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Short! American Preludes Book 1" 1 cassette
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Short American Preludes Book 1" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Dramatic: Henry Martin--Peter Gray, Go Down Moses; Novelty: Blue
Tailed Fly--Little Brown Jug, Duck Dance" Sonorous: Barbara Allen--Oh Peter Go
Ring Them Bells, Do Not Weep; Dances: Corn Dance--Round Dance, Lolly Too
Dum--Sourwood Mtn; Lyric: Song of the Horned Toad--Lullaby, Every time I Feel
the Spirit; Tone Poems: Paddling Song--Deep River, Grandmother Rock and the
Little Crabs; Rhythm and Blues: Robin--Daelin Corn--Ground Hog, Somebody's
Knocking--There is a Balm
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Piano Music: Greg Short" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Folksong Preludes (5) Sonatas No. 2, 3, 5
General Notes: Jim Baker, Randall Plut, John Zielinski in concert at Seattle
University
|
June 17, 1986 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Gregory Short: American Sonatinas (6)" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: Folksong/Northeast/Southeast, Side B:
Midwest/Northwest/Southwest
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Women out West Sonata" 1 cassette
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Greg Short: music for piano, American Preludes, Sonatas
Nos. 2, 3, 5" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: Ballade Sonata No. 2 American Preludes, Side B:
Spirituals Sonata No. 5, Etude Sonata No. 3
|
June 17, 1986 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "The Man Who Married the Eagle" 1 cassette
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Greg Short: Sonata 4 Hands (MLK) 2
Performances" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: (ML King) Sonata 4 Hands, Greg Short (Treble), (Bass),
Randall Plut, Side B: (Martin L. King), Sonata 4 Hands, Greg Short (Treble),
Joel Salsman (Bass), Introductory R? Performance, Westminster Presbyterian
Church
|
1985 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Piano Music of Greg Short: Seattle
University" 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: Sonata No. 2: R. Plut, American Preludes: J. Baker,
Sonata No. 5: J. Zielinski, Side B: Sonata No. 3: R. Plut
General Notes: Recorded by Jim Baker
|
June 17, 1986 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | Short--Folk Sonatinas 1-3/3-6 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: Folk Sonatinas 1-3, Side B: Sonatinas 3-6
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | Untitled 1 cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: 6/13 5 Folks Songs JB
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | Soli Deo Gloria 1 CD
Scope and Content: World premiere of Gregory Short's Mass and music of Johannes
Brahms, Samuel Barber, and F. Melius Christiansen
General Notes: Live concert recording at First Baptist Church, Arlington
|
1999 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Reflections of the Northwest" by Northwest Symphony
Orchestra 1 CD
Scope and Content: "The Raven Speaks"-Gregory Short, "Symphony for Seattle"- George
McKay, "Serenade to Await the Moon"-William Bergsma
|
1995 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "New Images" by Gregory Short 1 CD
Scope and Content: Northwest Sonatina, Fog Woman, Mount Takhoma, Raven Speaks, The
Man who Married an Eagle
|
undated |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Natural Symphony" featuring Seattle's Finest Classical
Music Artists 2 CDs
General Notes: Produced by KING FM 98.1
|
1999 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Mystical Mountains" 1 CD
Scope and Content: Alan Hovhaness, Symphony No. 15, Michael Young, Gregory
Short
General Notes: Performed by Northwest Symphony Orchestra
|
2001 |
| 1 | 6126-002 | "Gregory Short" 1 CD-R
|
2008 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Composers--Northwest, Pacific
- Composers--Northwest, Pacific--Archives
- Music--Instruction and study--Northwest, Pacific
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Short, Gregory, 1938-1999--Archives
