Hans Moldenhauer was born in Mainz, Germany on December 13, 1906 and emigrated to the U. S. in May, 1938. He settled in Spokane, Washington in early July, 1939. His work as a scholar, collector, pedagogue and pianist has been nationally and internationally acknowledged. He is the author of several books and, together with his wife Rosaleen, wrote the definitive biography of composer Anton von Webern. The collection of autograph music manuscripts, letters and related materials, inaugurated by him and known as The Moldenhauer Archives, "Music History from Primary Sources," is one of the largest in existence. Parts of this collection, including the Washington Composers Collection, have been donated to the WSU Libraries and form part of the Moldenhauer Archives at WSU.
The material consists of letters, manuscript scores and/or preliminary sketches, arranged in alphabetical order, by composer. Most of the letters were written by the composers to Dr. Moldenhauer in response to his request for material for the collection. Spanning a time period of almost half a century, the collection contains material by such composers as George Frederick McKay and John Verrall. WSU Music Department faculty member William Brandt is represented by several works, and a manuscript orchestral score by Kemble Stout, former Chairman of the Music Department, is also included. One of the two operas in the collection is Lockrem Johnson's
The manuscripts and papers of 20 Washington composers were acquired by the Washington State University Libraries from Dr. Hans Moldenhauer in December 1979 (MS 80-2).
The material was processed in October 1981 by John Mueter.
20 P. reproduction of the
Seventeen p. ms. score of the
Nineteen p. ms. reproduction of the
Two 1. ms. score of
Sixteen p. ms. score, signed.
Fourteen p. ms. reproduction of
Pencil sketches (4 1.) and a diagram, 60-1/2" by 11-1/2".
Nine 1. ms. score; also 2 letters.
Text by Paul Claudel.
Ten p. ms. score and pencil sketch for one of the songs; 6 letters and a program.
Three 2 1. ms. scores of songs for solo voice and piano:
Fifteen p. ms. reproduction of
Sixty-five p. ms. piano-score; copy of the libretto; one letter.
One hundred twenty p. ms. score; 2 letters.
Three ms. scores:
Three 1. orch. score, dated Feb. 23, 1947; 3 1. reproduction of the piano-reduction and ms. parts for a piano-trio version of same; 3 concert programs.
Two 1. printed score. Inscribed and dated June 8, 1955.
Two full-score reproductions, 31 pp. and 35 pp.; pencil sketches for same; program and 5" reel-to-reel tape of the first performance; resume of the composer and a list of works.
Thirteen p. ms. score.
Twenty-five p. ms. score, in pencil; donor letter.
Twenty two p. ms. score of the