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Diane Thome papers, 1943-2022
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thome, Diane, 1942-2024
- Title
- Diane Thome papers
- Dates
- 1943-2022 (inclusive)19432022
- Quantity
- 5.8 cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize folder, including 54 audiocassettes, 58 digital audio tapes, 125 CDs)
- Collection Number
- 6601 (Accession No. 6601-001)
- Summary
- Papers and recordings of a composer and former University of Washington music professor
- 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
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No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. No user access copy is available for cassettes and CDs. 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
Diane Thome (1942-2024) was a composer of a wide range of musical genres, including solo, chamber, choral, orchestral and computer-synthesized music. Born on January 25, 1942, in Pearl River, New York, she decided to become a composer at the age of eight. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in music from Princeton University. Her other degrees include an MFA in composition from Princeton University, MA in Theory and Composition from the University of Pennsylvania and two undergraduate degrees in piano and composition from the Eastman School of Music. She was the former chair of the composition program and faculty member at the University of Washington School of Music from 1977-2006.
Thome created commissioned work for the Seattle Symphony, Orchestra of our Time in New York City, and the Seattle Youth Symphony, among others. She also spent time as the Composer-in-Residence at the École Nationale Claude Debussy (France), Bard College (New York), Bowdoin College (Maine), University of Wisconsin, and the University of Sussex (UK). Several of her works have been professionally recorded, including Palaces of Memory, The Yew Tree, Stepping Inward, and Bright Air/Brilliant Fire.
Sources: https://music.washington.edu/news/2016/09/27/palaces-memory-explores-life-and-art-uw-composer-diane-thome; Biographical notes in Box 1, Folder 1
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, compositions, teaching materials, personal ephemera, and recordings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyrights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Biographical FeaturesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1-2 | Biographical Features Biographies, curriculum vitae, activity reports, discography
|
1970-2014 |
1/3-4 | Personal Documents |
1991-2005 |
1/31 | Correspondence - Personal |
|
Box | ||
4 | Correspondence - Personal |
|
Box/Folder | ||
OS1 | Princeton University MFA diploma |
1970 |
Series 2: Professional CareerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Subseries A: Concerts and Writings |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/5-6 | Reviews |
1973-2003 |
1/7 | Concert Programs |
1986-2010 |
1/8 | Publicity |
1992-1995 |
1/9 | Program Notes |
undated |
1/10 | Publicity Headshots |
undated |
1/11 | Ars Nova Music Project |
2009-2010 |
1/12 | Invoices |
1995-2006 |
1/13 | Writings |
1967-1973 |
1/14 | Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture |
1996 |
1/15 | Miscellaneous Notes |
|
1/30 | Correspondence - Professional |
|
Subseries B: Compositions |
||
Box | ||
7 | Los Nombres |
1974 |
Box | ||
2 | Anais |
1976 |
Box | ||
7 | Anais (oversize) |
1976 |
2 | Sunflower Space |
1978 |
7 | Sunflower Space (oversize) |
1978 |
2 | Three Psalms |
1979 |
2 | The Yew Tree |
1980 |
7 | The Yew Tree (oversize) |
1980 |
2 | Silver Deer |
1982 |
7 | Silver Deer (oversize) |
1982 |
2 | Pianismus |
1983 |
7 | Pianismus (oversize) |
1983 |
8 | Pianismus (oversize) |
1983 |
2 | Three Sonnets by Sri Aurobindo |
1984 |
2 | The Golden Messengers |
1985 |
7 | The Golden Messengers (oversize) |
1985 |
2 | Levadi (Alone) |
1985 |
2 | Stepping Inward |
1987 |
2 | Cassia Blossoms |
1988 |
2 | Lucent Flowers |
1988 |
3 | Lucent Flowers |
1988 |
8 | Lucent Flowers (oversize) |
1988 |
2 | Indra's Net |
1989 |
7 | Indra's Net (oversize) |
1989 |
3 | Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light |
1988 |
8 | Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light (oversize) |
1988 |
3 | The Ruins of the Heart |
1990 |
8 | The Ruins of the Heart (oversize) |
1990 |
3 | The Palaces of Memory |
1993 |
8 | The Palaces of Memory (oversize) |
1993 |
3 | Unseen Buds |
1996 |
3 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire |
1997 |
8 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire (oversize) |
1997 |
7 | Like a Seated Swan |
1999 |
3 | Celestial Canopy |
2000 |
7 | Celestial Canopy (oversize) |
2000 |
3 | Winter Infinities |
undated |
3 | Fragrance of Orchids |
2001 |
7 | Estuaries of Enchantment |
2002 |
3 | Aquarius |
undated |
3 | Spiral Journey |
undated |
3 | Opus One |
undated |
3 | Unlabeled compositions |
undated |
7 | And Yet… |
undated |
7 | Through Amber |
undated |
7 | Fire Rhythm, Flowing |
undated |
7 | Notebooks |
undated |
Subseries C: Teaching Materials |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/16-28 | Teaching Materials Syllabi, exams, assignments for Music 487, 410, 122;
bibliographies, course readings
|
|
Series 3: Photographs |
||
Box | ||
4 | Baby photo |
|
4 | Photo Albums |
1977-2003 |
8 | Photo Albums |
2005-2009 |
8 | Miscellaneous Photographs |
|
Series 4: Recordings |
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Subseries A: Audiocassettes |
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Box | ||
6 | The Golden Messengers 2 audiocassettes
|
1989 |
6 | The Palaces of Memory 6 audiocassettes
|
undated |
6 | Unseen Buds 3 audiocassettes
|
1996 |
6 | Celestial Canopy 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | The Ruins of the Heart 4 audiocassettes
|
undated |
6 | To Search the Spacious World 5 audiocassettes
|
undated |
6 | Anna Rhodes 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Veils 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light 3 audiocassettes
|
undated |
6 | "A Moment to Relax" with Michelle and Joel
Levey 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Spiral Journey 1 audiocassette
|
1995 |
6 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire 3 audiocassettes
|
undated |
6 | Lucent Flowers 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Pianismus 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Diane Thome - Concert 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
6 | Levadi - Talk and Performance 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Masks of Eternity 5 audiocassettes
|
undated |
5 | Henze/Petrassi 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Bright Air, Brilliant Fire/UnfoldEntwine/Seated like
a Swan 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Pianismum/Spiral Journey/Ringing, Stillness, Pearl
Light 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Chamber Music Conference: Cassia
Blossoms 1 audiocassette
|
1988 |
5 | Levadi/Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light/Lucent
Flowers 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Los Nombres 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | UnfoldEntwine 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Sound Thinking: Notes and Scores of the Musical
Mind 2 audiocassettes
|
undated |
5 | Stepping Inward 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Spiral Journey 1 audiocassette
|
1995 |
5 | Through Amber 1 audiocassette
|
undated |
5 | Palaces of Memory 1 audiocassette
|
1993 |
5 | Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture 1 audiocassette
|
1996 |
Subseries B: Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) |
||
Box | ||
5 | The Palaces of Memory (sections 9 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
5 | Unseen Buds 5 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
5 | Sunflower Space 2 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
5 | Masks of Eternity 6 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Anais 1 digital audio tape
|
undated |
9 | The Ruins of the Heart 6 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire 6 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Spiral Journey 3 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Levadi (Alone) 2 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light 2 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Veils/January Variations 1 digital audio tape
|
undated |
9 | Lecture at Seattle Chamber Music
Festival 1 digital audio tape
|
1997 |
9 | Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture 2 digital audio tapes
|
1996 |
9 | Saturday Seminars Lecture 1 digital audio tape
|
1993 |
9 | Diane Thome Collection #1-4 4 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Diane Thome Back-ups #1-3 3 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
9 | Three Psalms 1 digital audio tape
|
undated |
9 | Miscellaneous DAT 3 digital audio tapes
|
undated |
Subseries C: Compact Discs Compact Discs are a mixture of performances, master copies and
single and electronic parts
|
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Box | ||
9 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire 15 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Like a Seated Swan 16 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Unseen Buds 7 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Estuaries of Enchantment 3 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Fire Rhythm, Flowing 11 CDs
|
undated |
9 | And Yet… 6 CDs
|
undated |
9 | UnfoldEntwine 3 CDs
|
undated |
9 | The Palaces of Memory 2 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Through Amber 4 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light 5 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Levadi 3 CDs
|
undated |
9 | Sunflower Space 2 CDs
|
undated |
9 | The Ruins of the Heart 1 CD
|
undated |
9 | Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture 2 CDs
|
1996 |
9 | Lecture for Seattle Chamber Music
Festival 2 CDs
|
2007 |
9 | Guest Lecture at UW School of Music 1 CD
|
2017 |
9 | iChamber 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
2002 |
9 | Society of Composers, Inc.: "America
Sings!" 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
1992 |
9 | Palaces of Memory Electro-Acoustic Music 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
1995 |
9 | Composers in the Computer Age --1 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
1992 |
9 | Bright Air/Brilliant Fire ElectroAcoustic
Music 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
2001 |
9 | Mandala The Esoterics 1 CD
Commercially produced work
|
2007 |
9 | UW Contemporary Group Celebrating Diane Thome
3 CDs
|
2002 |
9 | Miscellaneous Diane Thome compilation
CDs 33 CDs
|
undated |
Subseries C: Videocassettes |
||
Box | ||
9 | D. Thome Digital Album Safety Copy 1 VHS videocassette
Levadi (Alone), Stepping Inward, Ringing, Stillness, Pearl
Light, Veils
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)