12/9/97 Guide to the David Braham Music Braham, David Finding Aid Authors: Adriana Cuervo.

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Guide to the David Braham Music 1881/1887 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music Overview of the Collection David Braham Music 1881-1887 12/9/97 Braham, David, 1881-1887 0.50 English The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
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Biographical Information:

David Braham (1834-1905), English composer, arranger and conductor born in London is best known for partnering with playwright Edward Harrigan and setting a number of his plays to music. Braham also composed about 200 songs for voice and piano. In 1876 he was appointed permanent orchestra leader for New York City's Theatre Comique in New York. He died on April 11, 1905.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Music -- United States
Administrative Information Acquisition Information:

The papers were donated to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ca.1950s.

Accruals:

1950

Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Alphabetical by title.

Scope and Contents

Consists of published scores for the medleys and overtures to six Harrigan plays arranged alphabetically by title.

Detailed List of Contents id40 Music Scope and Contents

Piano scores (P) and parts (PS) are arranged alphabetically by title.

id6111 1 1 Medley Overture to "Dan`s Tribulations," (P) ca. 1884 id6108 1 2 Overture to "Investigations", (PS, P), ca. 1884 id6112 1 3 Overture to "The Major" (P) ca. 1881 id6109 1 4 Medley to "McSorley`s Inflation" (P), ca. 1883 id6113 1 5 Medley Overture to "Pete" (PS, P), ca. 1887 id6110 1 6 Medley Overture to "Squatter Sovereignty" (PS, P), ca. 1881