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Box 0087

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Contains 41 Results:

“Ambassadors of Christ.”, 1886-06-01

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 01
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Complete orchestral score (8 pages) and separate scores for Solo Soprano (1 page), Soprano (3 pages), Alto (2 pages), Tenor (1 page), Bass (2 pages). The date noted on the score is June 1, 1886.

Dates: 1886-06-01

“Aunt Jane’s Moon Song”, 1901-03-12

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 02
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and Lehigh University Alma MaterSong. Music composed by J. Fred. Wolle. March 12, 1901. This folder contains a printed page of the poem “Aunt Jane’s Moon Song with not author as well as a single page of penciled musical staff and notes on the front of a double folded musical sheet. On the back of the sheet are the penciled staff and notes for a score titled: “Lehigh University – Alma Mater Song. Music composed by J. Fred. Wolle. March 12 – 1901”

Dates: 1901-03-12

“Bonum Est”

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 03
Scope and Contents by J. Fred Wolle Allegro Maestoso Dedicated to the Class of ’84. M. T. S.(in black ink) Psalm XCII (in pencil). Two copies of complete score in ink for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Basso, Organo; seven copies of Soprano score; two copies of Alto score; three copies of Tenor score; two copies of Basso score; one copy of Basso Primo; one copy of Basso Secundo; one copy of Tenore Solo; one copy of Soprano Solo; one copy of First Alto Solo; one copy of Second Alto Solo; two pages of...
Dates: 1884 - 1915

“Cloudland.”

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 04
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(Score written in pencil) (Text written in pencil: “I’m standing by the gate, dear. Where oft we stood before and listened to the lullaby…”).

Dates: 1884 - 1915

“Concert of Witches”, 1915

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 05
Scope and Contents music by J. Fred Wolle, Sept. 1915 (written in pencil). Complete score with song text:” Merrily dance we, Merrily dance we, around the old oak tree, full many will dance this Terrible night, but none will be merry but we; The ships shall dance on the Yeasty waves, the billows shall dance and roll and many screech of despair Shall rise from many a sin sick soul.” Second score is written in ink with notation for first and second witch. Although Dr. Wolle does not cite the origin of the...
Dates: 1915

“The Daisy”, 1982-02-20

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 06
Scope and Contents music set to a poem by Clifford Howard written for The Evening Star, Washington, February 20, 1982. The poem is written in both English and German: “Alone by the meadow a little white flower awakes from its sleep to peep forth from its bower. Tis only a daisy which nature has told to harbor the secret its death will unfold to harbor the secret its death will unfold. Beside the bright meadow a sad little maiden – Sweet Gretchen – is passing, her heart heavy laden. She spies the lone...
Dates: 1982-02-20

“Dies Irae”, 1890

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 07
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(most famous of the Gregorian chants with a 13th century medieval Latin poem thought to be written by Thomas of Celano.Many musicians have written various scores to the poem.) This folder has Three scores – one in pencil measures 26.5 x 34 cm with corners cut out has signature with date 1890 and two in ink: one has no date measures 11.5 x 20.5 cm, one has signature J. Fred Wolle – 1889 measures 10.5 x 26.5, No text.

Dates: 1890

“The Four Maries”, 1891

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 08
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Arr. By J. Fred. Wolle 1891(Scottish folk tune). The folder contains six scores and text: one score written in pencil measures 34. X 26.5 cm; five scores in ink: First Tenor, Second Tenor, First Bass, Second Bass, and inked version of pencil score which measure 10 x 26.5 cm. Text reads: “Last night there were four Maries, Tonight there’ll be but three. There was Mary Beaton and Mary Seaton and Mary Carmichael and me.”

Dates: 1891

“He Leads Us On”, 1888 - 1956

 Series — Box: 0087, Folder: 09
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The folder contains the entire orchestral score as well as instrumental and voice sections. The words to the hymn are noted by Wolle to be Hiram O. Wiley’s variation of Psalm 23:1-3. This is Wolle’s best known Moravian anthem. It was composed in August 1888 according to notation in the program of the Central Moravian Church’s Sesquicentennial Services May 20, 1956 when it was sung as part of the thanksgiving service. However, notation on some of the scores indicate a date of 1904.

Dates: 1888 - 1956

Handwritten ink score featuring Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and Organ musical lines composed of 12 pages

 File — Box: 0087, Folder: 09, Item: 01
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The folder contains the entire orchestral score as well as instrumental and voice sections. The words to the hymn are noted by Wolle to be Hiram O. Wiley’s variation of Psalm 23:1-3. This is Wolle’s best known Moravian anthem. It was composed in August 1888 according to notation in the program of the Central Moravian Church’s Sesquicentennial Services May 20, 1956 when it was sung as part of the thanksgiving service. However, notation on some of the scores indicate a date of 1904.

Dates: 1888 - 1956