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Guide to the Dewey Owens Papers, circa 1977-2007

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Collection Summary

Repository: Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Creator: Owens, Dewey
Title: Dewey Owens Papers
Dates: circa 1977-2007
Quantity: 4 cubic feet (10 boxes)
Abstract: Music manuscripts, programs, and a small amount of other material relating to Owens' work.
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Biographical Note

Dewey Owens (1925-2006) was a harpist, arranger and composer. He was an instructor at Vassar College for many years. He was predeceased by his partner of 37 years, Lawrence J. Majewski, a professor of art conservation at New York University, in 1999.

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Scope and Content Note

Music manuscripts, programs, and a small amount of other material relating to Owens' work.

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Access

This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.

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Subject Headings

Organizations:

  • Vassar College. Department of Music

Subjects:

  • Concert programs
  • Harp music
  • Harp--Instruction and study
  • Harpists
  • Music--Performance

Document Types:

  • Sheet music

VCL Categories

  • Music
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Encoding Information

Encoded by Laura Streett, April 2010.

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Preferred Citation

Dewey Owens Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

Processing Information

Box list created by Sarah Canino. Last updated July 2018.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Vassar College Music Library, March 2010.

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Container List

Box 10 Photograph of Dewey Owens
Box 10 Owens catalog of works
Box 10 Programs
Box 10 Commemorative material, including photos and cds, from the Memorial Celebration Concert held at Vassar College, 12 May 2007
Box 1 Newsclipping regarding Choral Festival, 1983
Box 2 Albrechtsberger: Concerto for harp Arranged by Dewey Owens
Boxes 2, 10 Arpeggiata by Dewey Owens
Box 2 Awake, My heart by Dewey Owens
Box 2 Bach: Arioso harp Accompaniment Dewey Owens
Boxes 2, 10 Bach: Chaconne in d minor Harp solo transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 2 Bach: Eight little preludes and fugues: E minor Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Bach: For the Lute Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 2 Bach: Sheep may safely graze Dewey Owens
Box 10 Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria (Meditation) Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 2 Beethoven: Adagio organ and harp Dewey Owens
Boxes 2-3, 10 The Boy with a cart Dewey Owens
Box 10 Brahms: Songs: I hear a harp/Harp resounds Edited by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Built on the Rock Dewey Owens
Box 10 Carolan: Planxty McGuire Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Concert piece("Concerto") for Lucille Lawrence Dewey Owens
Box 3 Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Debussy: Ballad for flute, violoncello and harp Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Debussy: Girl with the flaxen hair Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Debussy: Prelude VIII Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Dussek: Air Russe Varie Edited by Dewey Owens
Box 3 Dussek : Concerto for Harp and orchestra Piano reduction by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Eddy: Christ my refuge Dewey Owens
Box 3 Elegiac poem for ‘Cello and Orchestra Dewey Owens (Also arranged for ‘cello and piano and called "Elegy")
Box 10 Elgar: Night song/Morning song op. 15 no 1-2 for flute ‘cello harp Transcribed Dewey Owens
Box 4 Fantasy piece for two harps Dewey Owens, 1977
Box 10 Fauré: Fantasie Adapted and edited by Lucille Lawrence and Dewey Owens
Boxes 4, 10 Fauré: Pavane Transcribed Dewey Owens
Boxes 4-5, 10 Festival Cantata Dewey Owens
Box 3 Field, Eugene: The Duel, music by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Four Austrian Christmas songs (arranged by Connolly) Harp by D. Owens
Box 5 Franck: Prelude, Fugue, Variation Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Franck: Panis Angelicus Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Franck: From Erin’s Emerald Isle: Copyright and Royalty Agreement with Lyon and Healy
Box 5 Garland of Carols for flute, ‘cello, and harp by Dewey Owens
Box 5 Grieg: Gavotte Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Grieg: Wedding Day Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Handel: Air and Variations Dewey Owens
Box 5 Handel: Concerto op. 7 Edited by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Hanssler: O sacred head Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 5 Herzlich thut mich Verlangen [see also Hanssler: O Sacred Head]
Box 5 Hotteterre: Suite in D major Harp edited by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Humperdinck: Evening prayer Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Boxes 6, 10 Inghelbrecht: La Nursery Transcribed for two harps by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Introduction, Nocturne and Dance Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 6 Joplin: Cascades; Elite syncopation Dewey Owens
Box 6 Joplin: Rag-time dance; Solace; Bethena Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 6 Krieger: No. 10 Sonata Dewey Owens
Box 6 Lament on the Death of King David Dewey Owens
Box 10 Lever harp chromatic scales
Box 10 Mendelssohn: Confidence Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Mendelssohn: Sweet remembrance Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 6 Mills: Musical Box Dancer Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 6 Miramichi Suite, for Harpsichord Dewey Owens
Box 6 Mozart: Adagio religioso harp edition by Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 7 Music for harp ensemble and Fantasy piece for two harps by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Music for 3 harp ensemble by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Naudot: Sontata (5th) for flute and harp Adapted by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Opus 1, no. 1 (Juvenile?)
Box 7 Pachelbel: Trio and Gigue Adapted from Kanon and Fugue Transcribed by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Passacaglia by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Pastorale
Box 7 Two Preludes for Harp and Piano by Dewey Owens, 1981
Box 7 Processional on "Llanfair" for brass choir and organ by Dewey Owens
Box 1 Ravel: Pavane Transcribed for harp by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Rhapsodic poem for harp and organ by Dewey Owens
Box 1 Romance Barcarolle and Scherzo for Viola, Flute and harp by Dewey Owens
Box 1 Salzedo: Chanson dans la nuit Piano accompaniment by Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 10 Scarlatti, D.: Sonata K. 430 Edited for solo harp by Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 10 Scarlatti, D.: Sonata XIX in D minor (Pastorale) Edited for harp by Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 10 Scarlatti, D.: Sonata in G minor Edited for harp solo by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Shakespeare Sonnets Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 10 Shepherd’s Lament, Song and Dance by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Soliloquy by Dewey Owens
Box 1 Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Dewey Owens
Box 7 Sondheim: A little night music : Send in the clowns. Harp solo by D. Owens
Box 8 Songs (multiple and miscellaneous) Dewey Owens
Boxes 8, 10 Suite for Harp by Dewey Owens
Box 10 There is a balm in Gilead Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 8 Thome: Andante religioso Arranged by Dewey Owens
Box 8 Trio da chiesa by Dewey Owens
Boxes 1, 8-10 Trio for flute Viola and harp by Dewey Owens
Box 10 Twelve impressions on pedal patters revised by Dewey Owens
Box 9 Untitled exercise Dewey Owens
Box 9 Variations on an early hymn tune by Dewey Owens
Box 9 Variations on an early Irish melody by Dewey Owens
Box 9 Venite adoremus
Box 1 Vinci: Sonata Edited for harp Dewey Owens
Box 10 The wild geese
Box 9 With music strong I come (Walt Whitman) [by Dewey Owens?]
Box 9 Music Manuscripts — Miscellaneous and fragments (found bound together)

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Abstract

Music manuscripts, programs, and a small amount of other material relating to Owens' work.

Finding Aid Date
Dates: circa 1977-2007
Document Types
Collection Title
Dewey Owens Papers
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