David P. Appleby Collection on Brazilian Music


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Appleby, David P.
	Title	David P. Appleby Collection on Brazilian Music
	Dates:	1779-2001 (Bulk 1915-1990)
	Abstract	Collected materials of David P. Appleby, a scholar of Brazilian music. Materials primarily focus on Brazilian composers and their works.
	Accession No.	2001-22
	Extent	19 linear feet
	Language	English, Portuguese, French
	Repository	Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

David P. Appleby, a professor of music and scholar of Brazilian composers, was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and began collecting musical scores when he was seven years old. As an adult, Appleby worked as a professional pianist, and became a professor of music at Eastern Illinois University. He was the author of several books, including Bravo Brazil!, The Music of Brazil, and Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Life. Appleby actively collected materials on major Brazilian composers, both past and present, and corresponded with many of the composers he studied.

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Scope and Contents Note

Composer files, research materials, written works, audiovisual recordings, musical artifacts, and oversize musical works comprise the David P. Appleby Collection . The first series, Brazilian Composer Files (8 linear feet), includes correspondence, notes, and the works of, Brazilian composers. Much of the material concerns Heitor Villa-Lobos, but also includes works, correspondence, and articles on Henrique de Curitiba, Camargo Guarnieri, Claudio Santoro, Osvaldo Lacerda, and José Joaquim Emérico Lobo de Mesquita. The second series, Research Materials(2.5 linear feet), contains broader materials on Brazil and music more generally, as well as works produced by other writers. Written Works (5 linear inches) is comprised of exerpts from Appleby's Villa Lobos: A Life, as well as the published edition of The Music of Brazil. The Audiovisual Materials series (1.25 linear feet) is extensive and includes videotapes, audio reels, microcassettes, and microfilm of several Brazilian composers. The fifth series, Artifacts (1.25 linear feet), contains musical instruments and other native artifacts from South America. The Oversize series (5.5 linear feet) is comprised of musical scores, and are arranged alphabetically by composer.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Villa-Lobos, Heitor
		Curitiba, Henrique de
		Guarnieri, Camargo, 1970-
		Appleby, David P.
		Santoro, Claudio, 1919-
		Lacerda, Osvaldo, 1927-
		Mesquita, José Joaquim Emérico Lobo de, d. 1805
	Subjects
		Music--Brazil
		Music--Brazil--History and criticism
		Composers--Brazil
	Document Types
		sound recordings
		publications
		correspondence
		writings
		notes
		catalogs
		scores

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Related Material


	The Benson Collection also holds the Marion Verhaalen Collection on Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri, among other works and collections.

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Separated Material


	More than 1000 published musical scores, books, and recordings from the David P. Appleby Collection are cataloged individually. The complete list may be found through a keyword search for "David P. Appleby Brazilian Collection" in the University of Texas library catalog.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: David P. Appleby Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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Box and Folder Inventory



I. Brazilian Composer Files, 1779-2001
	This series contains files on over ninety Brazilian composers, ranging from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. Each composer is represented by his or her music, and in some cases by correspondence, biographical materials, and reviews of their compositions. All files are arranged in alphabetical order, except for the files concerning Heitor Villa-Lobos, whose extensive materials are found at the end of the series.
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1	1	Aguiar, Ernani, 1971
		Albuquerque, Armando, 1976-1977, n.d.
	2		Correspondence and reviews, 1976-1977

	3		Musical compositions, n.d.
	4	Alcântara, Livino, 1964

	5	Alimonda, Heitor, 1958-1964

		Antunes, Jorge, 1963-1986

	6		Correspondence, 1963-1986

	7		Programs,reviews, and notes, 1963-1986

	8		Musical compositions, 1963-1975 (see also Oversize)

	9	B, [various], 1982, n.d.

	10	Bauer, Guillerme, 1977

		Bértola, Eduardo, n.d. (see Oversize)

	11	Blauth, Brenno, 1961-1968

	12	Brandão, José Vieria, 1947-1978

	13	C, [various], 1960, n.d.

	14	Campos, Wenceslau N., 1970

	15	Carvalho, Dinorá, 1969-1975

	16	Carvalho, Emilio Cesar de, 1971-1976

	17	Caymmi, Dorival, 1969, n.d.

	18	Cerqueira, Fernando, 1966-1976

	19	Correa, Sergio O. de Vasconcellos, 1956-1972

		Correa Oliveira, Willy, 1975-1980, n.d.

	20		Correspondence and notes, 1975-1980, n.d.

	21		Works, 1976-1977, n.d. (see also Oversize)

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2	1	Corticelli, María Rita, 1969

	2	Curitiba, Henrique de, 1960-1976

	3	Dias de Oliveira, Manoel (d. 1813), n.d.

	4	Dominguez de Meirelles, José, 18th century

	5	Escalante, Eduardo, 1967, n.d.

	6	Escobar, Aylton, 1970-1977

	7	Farias, Eduardo, 1976-1977

	8	Fernândez, O. Lorenzo, 1944-1955, n.d.

	9	Ferreira, Lucemar, n.d.

	10	Ficarelli, Mario, 1972, n.d.

	11-12	Fonseca, Carlos Alberto Pinto, 1965-1976, n.d. (2 folders)

	13	Franca, Lourdes, 1977-1982

	14	França, Neusa, n.d.

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3	1	G, [various], 1808-1973

	2	Gallett, Luciano, n.d.

	3	García, José Maurício Nunes, 1801

	4	Gomes, Carlos, 1870-1978

		Guarnieri, Camargo, 1941-1988

	5		Correspondence, 1977-1988

	6		Programs, reviews, and notes, 1950-1988

	7		Works, 1941-1979

		Guerra-Peixe, César, 1944-1982

	8		Notes and correspondence, 1944-1982

	9		Works, 1944-1982 (see also Oversize)

	10	Guerra, Vicente J., 1962, n.d. (see also Oversize)

	11	Henrique, Valdemar, 1936, n.d.

	12	Herrera, Rufo, n.d. (see also Oversize)

	13	Hofmann, Hubertus, 1989

		Hollanda, Nestor de, n.d. (see Oversize)

	14	Jabor, Najla, 1973-1978 (see also Oversize)

	15	Kaplan, José Alberto, 1982-1983

	16	Koellruetter, Hans-Joachim, 1939-1978

	17	Kiefer, Bruno, 1978, n.d. (see also Oversize)

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4		Krieger, Edino, 1956-1997

	1		Correspondence, reviews, and notes, 1975-1997

	2		Works, 1975-1980 (see also Oversize)

	3	L, [various], 1964-1983

		Lacerda, Osvaldo, 1950-1997

	4		Correspondence and notes, 1975-1997

			Works (see also Oversize)

	5			1950-1959

	6			1960-1969

	7			1970-1974

	8			1975-1979

	9			1980-1983

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5	1	Lima, João Souza, 1950-1976

		Lins, D. n.d. (see Oversize)

		Macêdo, Nelson de, 1967 (see Oversize)

		Mahle, Ernst, 1956-1982

	2		Correspondence, notes, and programs, 1974-1982

	3		Works, 1956-1973

	4		Works, 1974-1975

	5		Works, 1976-1979, n.d.

	6	Martino, Roberto, 1969

		Maul, Octavio, n.d. (see Oversize)

		Mendes, Gilberto, 1953-1993

	7		Correspondence and programs, 1976-1993

	8		Notes and articles, 1963-1976

	9		Works, 1953-1970

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6		Mesquita, José Joaquim Emérico Lobo de, 1779-1787, n.d.

	1		Articles and notes, n.d.

	2		Works, 1779-1787 (see also Oversize)

	3		Tercis, 1783

		Mignone, Francisco, 1929-1986

	4		Correspondence and notes, 1978-1986

	5		Works, 1929-1973 (see also Oversize)

		Moreira, Itala, n.d. (see Oversize)

		Nazareth, Ernesto, 1912-1926, n.d.

	6		Notes, n.d.

	7-8		Works, 1912-1926 (2 folders)

	9	Nepomuceno, Alberto (d. 1920), 1926-1978

	10	Neukomm, Sigismund, 1816

		Nobre, Marlos, 1959-2001

	11		Correspondence, 1977-1992

	12		Correspondence, 1993-2001

	13		Notes, articles, and interviews, 1975-1983

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7	1		Projects and commissions, 1976-1988

	2-3		Biographies and catalogs, 1959-1982 (2 folders)

	4		Programs and reviews, 1974-1996

	5	O, [various], 1902-1970

	6	Oliveira, Janary, 1973

	7	P, [various], 1939-1969

		Penalva, José, 1969-1977

	8		Correspondence and notes, 1977

	9		Works, 1969-1977 (see also Oversize)

		Prado, Almeida,

	10		Correspondence, 1976-1984

	11		Notes, 1976-1984

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8	1-2		Works (2 folders), 1964-1983, n.d. (see also Oversize)

	3	R, [various], 1995, n.d.

	4	Reis, Hilda, n.d.

	5	Ribeiro Bastos, Martiniano, n.d.

	6	S, [various], 1960-1979, n.d.

		Santoro, Cláudio, 1944-1990

	7		Correspondence, 1976-1984

	8		Notes, programs, and articles, 1983-1990

	9		Brasiliana, 1954

	10		Works, 1944-1971 (see also Oversize)

	11	Schmidt, Y. Rudner, 1966-1975, n.d.

	12	Scliar, Esther, 1953-1978

	13	Silva, Adelaide, 1974

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9	1	Siqueira, José, 1945-1977 (see also Oversize)

	2	Soares Netto, Calimerio A., 1973-1981

	3	Tacuchian, Ricardo, 1986-1987 (see also Oversize)

	4	Taranto, Aldo, n.d. (see Oversize)

	5	Terraza, Emilio, 1979, n.d. (see also Oversize)

	6	Toni, Olivier, 1975

	7	Valle, Raul do, n.d.

	8	Vianna, Fructuoso de Lima, 1929-1953

	9	Vieira, Amaral, 1977-1981

	10	Villa-Lobos, Lucilia G., 1972-1976

	11	Vinholes, L.C., 1978

	12	Widmer, Ernst, 1966-1980

	13	Xavier, José Maria, 1885-1886

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10	1	Unsigned pieces and scores, 19--, 1983 (see also Oversize)

	2	Anthologies, 1942-1985

	3	Program of Brazilian composers, n.d.

		Villa-Lobos, Heitor, 1910-1979:

			General

	4			Notes, n.d.

	5			Bibliographies, n.d.

	6			Index to Villa-Lobos correspondence, n.d.

	7			Discographies, 1960-1986

	8			Copyrights on Villa-Lobos' works, 1999

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11			Secondary source materials,

	1			Interviews, 1975

	2-3			Articles, 1945-1998 (2 folders)

	4			Student papers, 1989, n.d.

	5			Dissertations abstracts, 1963-1984

	6			Catholic University of America, 1987

				Library of Congress, 1955-1989

	7				Correspondence

	8				Notes and catalogs

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12	1			Museu da Imagem e do Som, 1977, n.d.

	2			Museu Villa-Lobos, 1969-1998

	3			Peer-Southern Music Publisher, 1981-1990

	4			Uberlândia, 1989

	5			Villa-Lobos, Arminda, 1979-1987

	6			Villa-Lobos Festival, 1974-1983

	7			Villa-Lobos Festival programs, 1971-1977

	8			"Bravo!", November 1999

	9			Pedrosa, Mario, "Villa-Lobos et son Peuple," n.d.

	10			Rubinsky, Sonia, "Villa-Lobo's Rudepoema," 1986

	11			Silva, Francisco Pereira da, "Villa-Lobos," 1974

	12			"Viagem Maravilhosa de Villa-Lobos," 1979

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13			Biographical materials

	1			1887-1922

	2			1923-1930

	3			1931-1944

	4			1944-1949

	5			1950-1952

	6			1953-1954

	7			1955-1959

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14	1			1959-1987

	2			n.d.

			Works, (see also Oversize)

	3			A, [various], 1896-1918

	4			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, 1930

	5			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2, 1930

	6			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, 1941

	7			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, 1938

	8			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6-7, 1938, n.d.

	9			Bachianas Brasileiras No. 8, n.d.

	10			Be-Bi, 1915-1948

	11			Ca-Cha, 1933-1958

	12			Chôros No. 1-7, 1920-1924

	13			Chôros No. 8, 1925

	14			Chôros No. 9, 1929

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15	1			Chôros No. 10-13, Chôros bis, 1926-1939

	2			Ci, [various], 1933-1937, n.d.

	3			Cirandas No. 1-16, 1926

	4			Co, [various], 1908-1958

	5			D, [various, 1901-1948

	6			Descobrímento do Brasil, first suite, 1937-1941

	7			Descobrímento do Brasil, second suite, 1937

	8			Descobrímento do Brasil, fourth suite, 1937

	9			E, [various], 1921-1956

	10			F, [various], 1921, n.d.

	11			Floresta do Amazones, 1958

	12			Gênesis, 1954

	13			Green Mansions, 1958

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16	1			Guia Pratica, Album 1-11, 1932

	2			Historieta, No. 1-6, 1920-1926

	3			Improviso No. 7, 1915

	4			Izaht, 1940, n.d.

	5			Japonêsas, 1912

	6			L, [various], 1914-1958

	7			Ma-Me, [various], 1913-1958

	8			Magdalena, 1947

	9			Magdalena reviews, 1947-1988

	10			O Martirio do Insetos, 1925

	11			Mi-Mo, [various], 1912-1936

	12			Musica Sacra, 1916

	13			Nome di Maria, 1915

	14			O, [various], 1913-1953

	15			P, [various], 1912-1952

	16			Próle do Bebê No. 1, 1918-1993

	17			Q, [various], 1942-1957

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17	1			Rudá, Quadro 1-3 (score), 1951

	2			Rudá, Quadro 4-6 (score), 1951

	3			Rudá (arranged for piano), 1951

	4			Rudepoema, 1921-1926

	5			Seresta No. 3, 7-9, 1926

	6			Sinfonia No. 4 (Vitoria), 1919

	7			Sinfonia No. 12, 1957

	8			Sonata No. 2-3, 1920-1998

	9			Suite para Piano e Orquestra, 1913

	10			Suite para Quinteto, 1912-1913

	11			Suite Suggestive, 1929-1989

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18	1-2			Sumé Pater Patrium, 1952 (2 folders)

	3			T, 1910-1930

	4			Trio violino, alto e celo, 1945

	5			Uirapurú, 1917

	6			V, 1919-1932, n.d.

	7			Yerma, 1955-1983

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II. Research Materials, 1938-1989
	This series includes general research on Brazilian music and South American culture, illustrating the breadth and depth of Appleby's academic interests. There are handwritten notes on various topics, as well as articles and books by other writers. Also included in this series are musical catalogs from Brazil and the United States, periodicals such as the Southwest Historical Review, and a card file.
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18		Notes

	8		Brazilian pianists, n.d.

	9		Minas Gerais, n.d.

	10		Typed notes on cultural hegemony, n.d.

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19	1		Various materials, 1970-1990

		Works by others, 1938-1987

			Articles, 1942-1987
		(alphabetized by author)
	2			A-N, [various]

	3			P-Z, [various]

	4		Corrêa, Luiz Heitor, "Relação das Óperas de Autores Brasileiros," 1938

	5		Heitor, Luiz, "Estudos do Folk-Lore," n.d.

	6		Heitor, Luiz, "150 Anos de Música no Brasil," 1956

	7		Queiroz, Maria Luiza, "Origem e Evolução da Música em Portugal e Sua Influência no Brasil," 1942

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20	1		"Uma Fonte para Pesquisa Histórica," n.d.

		Catalogs, 1979-1989

	2		Catálogo geral, 1979, n.d.

	3		Ordem dos Músicos do Brasil, 1973

	4		Editoras Novas Metas, 1980

	5-6		G. Schirmer Library of Musical Classics, n.d. 2 volumes

	7		"Radio Ministério da Educação e Cultura," n.d.

	8		Scores Diffusion Services catalog, 1989

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21	1	Periodical publications, 1952-1976

	2	Periodical publications, 1952-1976

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22-24		Card files, n.d.

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III. Written Works, 1983-2000

This series contains three works by David P. Appleby: one final publication of The Music of Brazil, and two draft chapters from his book Heitor Villa Lobos: A Life, which was developed under the working title of "The Life and Works of Heitor Villa-Lobos."

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The Music of Brazil, 1983

The Life and Works of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Chapter 1

The Life and Works of Heitor Villa-Lobos, notes for Chapter 2

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IV. Audiovisual Materials, 1951-1989

Audio reels, videotapes, microcassettes, and audio cassettes comprise this series. There are recordings of music, speeches, documentaries and interviews. Included in this series is a documentary on Carmen Miranda, radio interviews with David Appleby, and recordings of over 40 musical works by Villa-Lobos and other Brazilian composers. Note that most published recordings were separated for individual cataloging in the University of Texas library catalog [see Separated Materials note above].

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Audio reels

Antunes, Jorge, Music for Eight Persons Playing Things, n.d.

Antunes, Jorge, Tartinia and Isomerism, 1970

Videotapes

Copy of Marchete; Villa Lobos video, June 1987
Beta

Bananas is My Business: The story of Carmen Miranda, n.d.
VHS

Villa-Lobos, n.d.
VHS

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Microcassettes

Included with these microcassettes is the player, microphone, headphones, case, and instruction manual.

Brahms Theory

Brazilian children's music lecture

Interview with Mrs. Villa-Lobos and Ely Gonçalves
(2 cassettes)

Vidal Villa-Lobos

Luiz Heitor
(2 cassettes)

Luiz Heitor, Paris, January 26, 1989

Mario Tavares, June 30, 1983

Anna Stella, January 4, 1986

Villa-Lobos, João Pessoa speech, 1951

Augusta

Hugh Ross, January 29, 1989

Quan, Dr. Stuart H.Q. January 30, 1989

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Audio cassettes

Antunes, Music for Eight Persons Playing Things

Caetano, Terra Floresta do Amazonas

Curitiba, Henrique de

Guarnieri, Camargo, Marília De Dirceu

Guarnieri, Camargo

Krieger, Edino

Lobo de Mesquita, Kyrie

Mignone, 1975

Modinha e Lundu: Bahia Musical, 18th-19th c.

Nascimento, Milton and Gismonti, Egberto

Nobre, Marlos Interview, June 7, 1975
(2 tapes)

Pantanal, Suite Sinfonica

Prado, Jose Almeida, violin concerto

Santoro, Cláudio
(2 tapes)

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Bachiana Brasileiras No. 1, No. 5

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2

Chôros No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Chôros No. 6

Chôros No. 6, No. 7

Chôros No. 8

Chôros No. 8, No. 9

Chôros No. 10
(4 copies)

Cinq Preludes et Suites

Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra

Danses Africaines

Fantasia for Saxophone

Guia Prático and L'Oeuvre de Piano

Irmãos Assad
(2 copies)

Noneto
(2 copies)

Ondulando

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Prelude No. 1
(2 copies)

Sinfonia No. 1

Sinfonia No. 4

Sinfonia No. 8

Sinfonia No. 10, No. 12

Sinfonia No. 12

Sonata No. 3
(3 copies)

Suite Populaire

Trio (performed by the Lydian Trio)
(2 copies)

Trio

Uirapuru, Rudepoema

Uirapuru

Compilations of works
(9 cassettes)

Miscellaneous musical recordings, 1975-1987, n.d.

Amazônia: Cult Music of Northern Brazil

"April 3, 1987 Program-Second Rehearsal"

Canções Brasileiras

"Music of Latin American Composers"

University of Brasilia String Quartet, May 2, 1975

Interviews

Quan, Dr. Stuart H.Q. n.d.

Mrs. Villa-Lobos
(2 tapes)

WILL Broadcast interviews with Appleby
(3 tapes)

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Microfilm

Revista Brasileira de Música, vol. 1-4, 1937

Revista Brasileira de Música, vol. 5-9, 1943

Ernesto Nazareth, n.d.

Camargo Guarnieri, n.d.

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V. Artifacts, n.d.

This series is comprised of musical instruments and other indigenous folk pieces from South America. There are approximately 10 musical instruments of varying sizes and sounds, originating from different parts of South America, including a rainstick and four ocarinas, or mouth harps.

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Musical Instruments

Quena

Rainstick

Panpipes

Medicine rattle
(2 items)

Guiro

Ocarinas
(4 items)

Frame drum

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Embroidered bag

Woven grass object

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VI. Oversize, 1915-1997

Musical scores and arrangements encompass this series. All of the music is arranged alphabetically by composer.

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A-J, 1956-1997

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K-Z, 1929-1983

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Mesquita, José Joaquim Emérico Lobo de, n.d.

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Villa-Lobos, Heitor, 1915-1958

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