David Voss papers
Collection
Identifier: PA131
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes handwritten and printed original scores by by David Voss. The collection also contains a selection of musical scores by various composers from the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Gertrude Lippincott. Also included are Voss' notebooks, music books for guitar, class notes, flyers and notated scripts.
Dates
- 1929-1960
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright is retained by the copyright holders.
Biographical or Historical Note
David Voss was a composer, musician, dancer and choreographer. Born in 1938, Voss studied music at the University of Minnesota and accompanied for Minnesota Dance Theatre (MDT) founder Loyce Houlton’s classes in the university’s dance program. Houlton allowed Voss to take dance classes for free, and in time, he was teaching and performing for MDT, in addition to composing and accompanying. Voss eventually received his master’s degree in Composition and continued to teach, compose and choreograph in the University of Minnesota Dance Program until his death in 1991.
Extent
4 boxes (2.5 linear feet)
Abstract
Collection contains musical scores, notes, music books, scripts and flyers.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series:
- Original Scores
- Scores from Gertrude Lippincott
- Research Materials
Physical Location
Mezzanine
Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Performing Arts Archives from the University of Minnesota Archives in 2013. Accruals were received in 2017.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Joanne Gordon and Mark Buenaflor, 2015.
- Composition (Music) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lippincott, Gertrude, 1913-1996
- Minnesota Dance Theatre
- Music and dance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voss, David
- Title
- David Voss papers
- Author
- Mark Buenaflor
- Date
- April 3, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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