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| Title: | Stanger, Philip. Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1886-1988 |
| Size: | 5.5 linear feet (10 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Philip Stanger, drummer and drum instructor. The Philip Stanger Collection contains drum, xylophone, marimba and other percussion pedagogy books and manuals, sheet music, advertisements, articles, magazines, and photographs. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Stanger, Philip. Collection, [Box#, Folder#], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Philip Stanger (b. 1933) is a drummer and drum instructor, who taught for many years at Frank's Drum Shop in Chicago before relocating to California, where he continues to teach.
The Philip Stanger Collection is divided into five series: Series I, Photographs and Publications; Series II, Drum and Timpani Music; Series III, Xylophone and Marimba Music; Series IV, Percussion and Other Music; Series V, Oversize.
Series I, Photographs and Publications, contains photographs of musicians, articles, notes, jazz publications, percussion advertisements, and organization member lists. The photographs include musicians such as Barrett Deems, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, and Roy Burns as well as early 20th century percussionists. The articles feature musicians such as Barrett Deems, Gene Krupa, and Victor Berton. The percussion advertisements are from Frank's Drum Shop, Gretsch, and Ludwig Drum Company. Also included are member lists from the Chicago Federation of Musicians.
Series II, Drum and Timpani Music, contains method and instructional books for drum and timpani technique, including books and solo music by Bobby Christian, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Gene Krupa, and Ludwig Drum Company.
Series III, Xylophone and Marimba Music, contains method and instruction books for xylophone and marimba technique, including books and solo music by Lionel Hampton, Bob Tilles, Darius Milhaud, and Clifton Williams.
Series IV, Percussion and Other Music, contains percussion and other instrumental and vocal music and instructional books, including an orchestral score of Dimitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1, vocal sight singing method books, and a fake book of Latin dance rhythms.
Series V, Oversize, contains, oversize music and method books including a set of transcriptions for violin, a drum method book, a set of xylophone solos, and Karlheinz Stockhausen's Nr. 9 Zyklus.
The following related resources are located in the Special Collections Research Center:
Series I: Photographs and Publications |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Advertisements, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Articles, 1982-1997 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Chicago Federation of Musicians, 1979-1980 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Chicago Federation of Musicians, 1981-1982 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Chicago Federation of Musicians, 1983-1984 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Chicago Federation of Musicians, 1985-1986 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Down Beat, 1981 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Drawing, "Four Men on a Horse," undated |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Ludwig Drum Catalog, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Modern Drummer, 1981 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Notes, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Photograph, Billy Said, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Photograph, Louis Bellson, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Photograph, Roy Burns, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Photographs, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Photographs, Barrett Deems and others, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Poster, "I want YOU to practice everyday," 1976 |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | "Prairie Farmer WLS Family Album, Putnam County, IN," 1957 |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Recording Organizations, 1983-1988 |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | "State of Illinois Department of Registration and Education," undated |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | Tube Sizer, Per Del Accessories, undated |
Series II: Drum and Timpani Music |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Al Payson, The Snare Drum in the Concert Hall, 1970 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Alan Abel, Solo Drum, 1946-1948 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | America's Greatest Drum Stylists, 1945 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Andrew V. Scott, Modern Dance "Rhthm," 1925 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | The Art of Playing the Cymbals, 1963 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Bandmasters Folio of College Marches, 1911 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Barrett Deems, Drummer's Practice Routine by the "World's Fastest Drummer," 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Ben Paisner, "30 Studies in Swing," 1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Bob Tilles, Percussion Studies, 1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Bob Tilles, Reading Exercises for Snare Drum, 1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Bobby Christian, Percussion Methods, 1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | The Bobby Christian School of Percussion, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Bobby Christian, Drum Solos, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Buddy Rich, Snare Drum Rudiments, 1942 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Buddy Rich, Snare Drum Rudiments, 1984 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Carl E. Gardner, "Teacher's and Student's Hand Book: A Guide to the Progressive Studies for the Snare Drum," 1928 |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Carl Fisher, Album of Overtures, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | Carl Fisher, Drum Methods, 1920 |
| Box 2 Folder 19 | Carmine Appice, "Into It" Solo for Octa-Plus, 1972 |
| Box 2 Folder 20 | Charles Stewart Ashworth, "System of Drum-Beating," 1812 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Charley Wilcoxon, Drum Methods, 1944 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Charlie Perry, Effective Use of Modern Drumming, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Clark, "Method of Study for the Drummer," 1925 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Dave Tough's Advanced Paradiddle Exercises, 1947 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | "Deluge in the Delta," Drum Ensemble, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Drum Battle Clinic, "68", undated |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Drum Cadences, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Drum Rhythms, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Drum Warm-ups, 1949 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Drummer Boy, Instruction Book, 1948 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Edward Straight, "Drum School," 1909 |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Edward Straight, Drum Methods, 1917-1936 |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Edward Straight, Drum Methods, 1922 |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | Edward Straight, Drum Methods, 1923 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Edward Straight, Drum Methods, 1923 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Edward Straight, Drum Solos, 1933 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Elliot Carter, "Eight Pieces for 4 Timpani,"1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | "Fancher's 2/4 Number One," 1925 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Frank Derrick III, Contemporary Drum Set Solos, 1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Gene Krupa-Cozy Cole, "Correspondence Course," undated |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Gene Krupa, Methods, 1938 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Gene Krupa, Drum Rhythms, 1958 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | George Lawrence Stone, Drum Solos, 1940 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | George Lawrence Stone, Military Drum Beats, 1931 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | George Lawrence Stone, Snare Drum Methods, 1935-1961 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Handwritten Music, undated |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Haskell Harr, The Harvey Quintet "Drum Ensemble," 1956 |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Haskell Harr, Drum Method, 1937-1968 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | "Humberto Morales' Latin American Rhythm Instruments and How to Play Them," 1949 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Isabelo Ernesto Marrero, Drumming the Latin-American Way, 1949 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | J. Burns Moore, The Art of Drumming, 1937 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | J. Burns Moore, "The Fall of Rome," 1944 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | J. Burns Moore, "Four Marches for the Big Parade," undated |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | J.E. Doxtator, "26," 1941 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | J.P. Noonan, "12 Basic Swing Beats," undated |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Joe Berryman, "Upside Down," undated |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | KSTP TV, Sunset Valley Barn Dance, 1955 |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Lee M. Lockhart, Bugles and Drum Methods, 1938 |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Louis Bellson, Roll Charts, 1946 |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Louis Bellson, "The Musical Drummer," 1946 |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | Louis Bellson, 6 Concert Drum Solos and 4 Duets, 1951 |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | Louis Bellson, "Continental Fandangle," undated |
| Box 5 Folder 15 | Ludwig Drum Company, The Drum Major's Manual, 1924 |
| Box 5 Folder 16 | Ludwig Drum Company, Drum Methods, 1942 |
| Box 5 Folder 17 | Ludwig Drum Company, Drum Methods, 1942 |
| Box 5 Folder 18 | Ludwig Drum Company, Drum Methods, 1942-1948 |
| Box 5 Folder 19 | Ludwig Drum Company, Drum Methods, 1962 |
| Box 5 Folder 20 | Ludwig Drum Company, Elementary Drum Method and Technique, 1925-1929 |
| Box 5 Folder 21 | Ludwig Drum Company, Snare Drum Solos, 1925 |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Manuscript Book, Timpani, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Mervin Britton, Creative Approach to the Snare Drum, 1969 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Morris Goldenberg, Modern School for Snare Drum, 1955 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | "'Music of 76': For Traditional Fife and Drum Corps," 1939 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | N.A.R.D., Drum Solos, 1937 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Otto Kristufek, The Ludwig Timpani Instructor, 1930 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Phil Rale, Latin American Rhythms for the Drummer, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | Philly Joe Jones, Brush Artistry, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Reehl, "Rock it Bass," 1971 |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Robert DeLuck, Preparatory Method for Percussion, 1973 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Roy C. Knapp, "The Fundamentals of Modern Drumming," undated |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | "Sam Ulano's Drum Files," 1959 |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | "Sam Ulano's Drum Files," 1959 |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | "Sam Ulano's Drum Files," 1960-1961 |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | "Sam Ulano's How to be in the music business," 1962 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Shelly Elias, Suite for 3 Drumsets, 1969 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Singerland Presents "Complete Instruction in Dance Drumming," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Stan Krell, Marching Taps, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | "Stick Control for the Snare Drummer," 1935 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Syllabus, Teaching Drum Set and Mallet Played Instruments, 1975 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | "Swing Drumming," 1942 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | WFL Drum Company, Contest Solos, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | W.F. Lusby, Marches for Drum-Corps, 1886 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | "Whoopee John," Band Book, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | "50 Cymbal Breaks and 70 Modern Drum Beats," 1930 |
Series III: Xylophone and Marimba Music |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Al Payson, "March of the Turks," 1974 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | Alan Hovhanes, "Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints," 1965 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Anton Dvorak, "Humoreske," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | B. Vitto, Sheet Music, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Bach Inventions I and IV, arranged for Marimba, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Mallet Solo, 1970 |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | "Billy Dorn's Series of Solo," 1958 |
| Box 7 Folder 18 | Bob Tilles, Mallet Practice Routine, 1971 |
| Box 7 Folder 19 | Catalog of Selected Standard Compositions for Xylophone, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 20 | Clifton Williams, "Concertino for Percussion and Band," 1960 |
| Box 7 Folder 21 | Cundy-Bettoney Publication for Xylophone, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 22 | Darius Milhaud, "Concerto Pour Batterie et Petit Orchestre," 1931 |
| Box 7 Folder 23 | Emile Sholle, "The Brook," Solo for Xylophone or Marimba, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 24 | Felix Arndt, "Nola: A Silhouette," 1916 |
| Box 7 Folder 25 | Forster Solo Series for the Marimba, 1929 |
| Box 7 Folder 26 | Francois Dupin, Xylophone Solos, 1981 |
| Box 7 Folder 27 | Frank's Drum Shop, Xylophone or Marimba Solos, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 28 | Fritz Kreisler, "Tambourin Chinois," 1923-1925 |
| Box 7 Folder 29 | George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Method, 1925 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Method, 1925 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Method, 1924-11927 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green, 1984 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Harry Breuer, Xylophone Solos, 1929-1949 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Harry Breuer, Xylophone Solos, 1932 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Home Study in Vibracussion, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Howard Peterson, Mallet Fundamental Studies, 1966 |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Howard Peterson, Marimba Solo Classics, 1953 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | "Instrumental Solo Series: Marimba," 1962 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Jared Spears, "Soliloquies and Celebrations," Marimba Solo,1980 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Jaques Offenbach, Ballet Parisien for Xylophone, 1953 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | John Heney, "The Carnival of Venice," 1948 |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | John Tatgenhorst, "Ostentation for Percussion," 1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Julius Wechter, Play Vibes: Modern Vibraharp Technique for Musicians, 1962 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | "Lionel Hampton's Vibraphone Folio of Rhythm Choruses," 1937 |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | Ludwig Drum Company, Elementary Instruction for Vibraphone and Vibra-Celeste, 1931 |
| Box 8 Folder 17 | Michael Dreves, Melody from "Onward Christian Soldiers," Bell Solo, 1963 |
| Box 8 Folder 18 | N. Shilkret, "Dance of the Toy Regiment," Xylophone Solo, 1925 |
| Box 8 Folder 19 | "Nearer My God to Thee (Hymn)," Xylophone or Marimba, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 20 | Paul Creston, "Concertino for Marimba," 1962 |
| Box 8 Folder 21 | Peter Tauner, "Andante for Marimba," 1974 |
| Box 8 Folder 22 | Robert Kurka, "Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra," 1960 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Robert Stolz, "Two Hearts in ¾ Time," 1930 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Robert Tourte, Methode de Xylophone, 1945 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Rubank Marimba Solos, 1939 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Scott Meister, Mallet Instrument Solo Series, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Standard Solos for Xylophone, 1924 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Thomas Brown, Simple Solos for Mallets, 1981 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Up Beat, "A Special Dave Pell Improvisation,"1955 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | William Schinstine, Southern Special Marimba Solos, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | William Schinstine, "Grand Ballroom Waltz," Mallet Solo, 1981 |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Williard Musser, "Courante," Solo for Mallet Percussion and Piano, 1965 |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Zez Confrey, "Dizzy Fingers," 1923 |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Zez Confrey, "Kitten on the Keys," 1922 |
Series IV: Percussion and Other Music |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Albert Lavignac, Singing Exercises, 1923 |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | Bobby Christian, Multi-Percussion Solo Series, 1968 |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | Buddy Bernier, "Poinciana: Song of the Tree," 1936 |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | Dimitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Fritz Kreisler, "Fair Rosmarin," Violin and Piano, 1910 |
| Box 9 Folder 18 | Fran Drdla, "Souvenir," 1924 |
| Box 9 Folder 19 | Frederic W. Root, Methodical Sight Singing, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 20 | The Golden Book of Favorite Songs, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 21 | J. Massenet, "Aragonaise," from Le Cid, 1900 |
| Box 9 Folder 22 | Karl Van Hoessen, Handbook of Conducting, 1939 |
| Box 9 Folder 23 | Victor Herbert, "Romany Life," from The Fortune Teller," 1948 |
| Box 9 Folder 24 | Vladimir Bakaleinikoff, Elementary Rules of Conducting, 1938 |
| Box 9 Folder 25 | Vladimir Bakaleinikoff and Milton Rosen, The Instruments of the Band and Orchestra: An Encyclopedia, 1940 |
| Box 9 Folder 26 | Your Latin Library, fakebook, undated |
Series V: Oversize |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Arthur Hartman, "Violin Transcriptions of Russian Music," 1925 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | C. F. Schmidt, Xylophone methods, undated |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | George Hamilton Green, Xylophone Solos, |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Jean White's Edition of Flockton's New Method for the Side Drum, Xylophone, and Timpani, 1908 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Karlheinz Stockhausen, Nr. 9 Zyklus, 1961 |