“Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” Wagner. Transcribed by J.Fred Wolle. Four sheets of penciled score for organ.
Scope and Contents
The arrangement of this collection is alphabetical according to title of musical score. The chronology is thought to be from approximately 1884 to 1915 for the music scores and 1956 for a program of a concert in Central Moravian Church’s Sesquicentennial Service May 20, 1956. Included in this service was J. Fred. Wolle’s hymn “He leads us on” which was composed in August of 1888 while Wolle was organist and choirmaster of the church. This hymn became his best known anthem and is included in this collection. The box contains fifteen folders.
This collection contains fourteen musical scores annotated, adapted or composed by John Frederick Wolle. The musical scores include: “Ambassadors of Christ,” “Aunt Jane’s Moon Song”, “Bonum? Est,” “Cloudland,” “Concert of Witches,” “The Daisy,” “Dies Ires,” adaptions for the Scottish folk song “The Four Maries,” “He Leads Us On,” “Long May She Live Our Lehigh Fair,” “Medley,” , (a nonsense song based on “Rock-a-bye Baby” and “Jingle Bells”), an organ transcription for “Die Meistersingers von Nuremberg,” “Palmarum” (tune applied to two known texts: “Ride On, Ride On In Majesty” and “My Heart Speaks Out on Those Who Sin”) written for the Central Moravian Church in 1888 and published in 1891 in Moravian Offices of Worship and Hymns, and “Uber den Sternen.” In most cases unless otherwise noted, the sheets of music measure 34 x 26.5 cm.
Dates
- Creation: 1884 - 1915
Creator
- From the Collection: Bach, Johann Sebastian (Person)
- From the Collection: Baker, Gretchen Wolle Prescott (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellow, J. Derf (Person)
- From the Collection: Wagner, Richard (Person)
- From the Collection: Wolle, John Frederick (1863-1933) (Person)
- From the Collection: Wolle Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Bach Choir of Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pa.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Lehigh University--Alumni and alumnae. (Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet : [1] box; 1 linear foot
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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