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Setnor School of Music Recordings

An inventory of the collection at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 29 Mar 2021

Historical Note

The Rose, Jules R., and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music is part of the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. The School has its roots in the College of Fine Arts, where the first music professor was hired in 1877. In 1945, the College of Fine Arts reorganized into the School of Music, the School of Architecture, and the School of Art. The School of Music became part of the new College of Visual and Performing Arts in 1972. After Jules R. Setnor '32 and Rose Setnor '33 gave a large gift to the School in 1997, it was renamed the Rose, Jules R., and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music.

Scope and Content Note

The Setnor School of Music Recordings contains administrative material, broadcast notes, programs, and audio recordings.

Administrative material contains a few pieces of correspondence, miscellaneous notes, and a number of indexes and lists.

Broadcast notes related to the Crouse Concert series, which broadcast recorded (and occasionally live) performances on local radio stations. There are program listings for each broadcast, many with sound engineer's notes, as well as scripts for spoken portions such as the intro/outro and background information about the artist(s) and/or composition(s).

Programs contains printed programs from performances spanning more than forty years. Most feature Syracuse University School of Music faculty and students and took place on campus, but some are for performances by University-connected individuals at other venues, and by non-University-connected individuals -- guest artists, for example -- at campus venues. The vast majority of the programs are originals, though earlier years contain some photocopies. Many of the programs are annotated with the ID number of the corresponding recording (see next series), and sometimes with additional information from the sound engineer.

The vast majority of the collection consists of Recordings of performances by faculty, students, and visiting performers. These include ensemble performances, concerts, radio broadcasts, rehearsals, student recitals, lectures, special events and more. Many are of student recitals performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree in music. Recordings are on a range of media, including audiocassette, reel tapes, CDs, DAT tapes, and DVDs. Each item has a unique identifier, although these are not consistent since the guidelines for assigning ID numbers evidently changed over the years. For example, ID numbers beginning with "cc_cd" indicate they are CDs and "cc_dat" indicate DAT tapes. However, later items have ID numbers beginning with "sua_setnor_rec" regardless of format. An itemized list of all recordings with full details, including title, date, type of media, and other information, is available in Excel format.

Alternative Formats

Many of the recordings have been digitized. All programs from 2011-2020 are available in electronic format. Please contact the repository listed above for more information.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. -- School of Music.

Subjects

Art music -- Performances.
Chamber music -- Performances.
Choral music -- Performances.
Music -- Study and teaching.
Music students.
Orchestral music -- Performances.
Radio programs, Musical.
Vocal music -- Performances.

Types of Material

Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
Compact discs.
Digital audio tapes.
Programs.
Radio scripts.
Sound recordings.
Tape reels.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Setnor School of Music Recordings,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transferred to University Archives, January 2017.

Arrangement

Material within each series is arranged chronologically.

Supplemental Finding Aids

An itemized list of all recordings, with names of performers, composers, and other information, is available in Excel format.

Table of Contents

Administrative files

Broadcast notes

Programs

Recordings

Inventory