Abstract The David Van Vactor Music Collection contains the personal collection of music scores and teaching materials from David Van Vactor's career as a flutist and conductor, most notably from his time as the conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (1947-1972) and professor at the University of Tennessee (1947-1976). This collection, which is divided into three series, contains his own works as well as his library of works by other composers, both published and handwritten, audio tapes of...

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This score for Passacaglia and Fugue in D Minor occupies 33 pages and was intended to take 9 minutes to play. Van Vactor most likely composed the piece while living and working in Kansas City, Missouri.

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This collection consists of original musical scores by David Van Vactor including Cantata for Treble Voices, Das Nachtleid, Introduction and Presto, Quartet No. 1, and two untitled pieces. There is also some ephemera related to Van Vactor including newspaper articles, concert programs, and yearly reviews.

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The Gilbert Trythall Collection encompasses work from Trythall's career as a composer and professor. The collection includes a range of materials including scores, books, photographs, tapes, and audio reels. The collection also includes many programs and promotional materials from the Electronic Music Plus Festival, a festival founded by Trythall and hosted at universities across the United States.