Diane Thome papers, 1943-2022

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Thome, Diane, 1942-2024
Title
Diane Thome papers
Dates
1943-2022 (inclusive)
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
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 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.

Request at UW

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mona Miller, December 2024

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Series 1:  Biographical FeaturesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
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
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
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
Subseries A: Audiocassettes
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
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)