Inventory of the Roger Hannay Papers, 1890-2006

Collection Number 4829

Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Contact Information:

Manuscripts Department

CB#3926, Wilson Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

Phone: 919/962-1345

Fax: 919/962-3594

Email: mss@email.unc.edu

URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Descriptive Summary

Repository

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.

Creator

Hannay, Roger.

Title

Roger Hannay Papers, 1890-2006

Call Number

4829

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Extent

Items: 6,000

Linear Feet: 15.0

Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

This collection has restrictions to access. Please see details below or contact the Manuscripts Department for more information.

Usage Restrictions

Use of audio or visual materials may require production of listening or viewing copies.

Floppy disks may contain compositions created with Deluxe Music Construction Set (DSMC) software.

Compact disc CD-4829/20 and materials in Folder 211 and 318-321 are not authorized for broadcast/publication.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Roger D. Hannay of Chapel Hill, N.C., in September 1996 (Acc. 96130), November 1996 (Acc. 96180), September 1997 (Acc. 97200), December 1998 (Acc. 98242), September 1999 (Acc. 98448), February 2001 (Acc. 98867), August 2001 (Acc. 99034), July 2002 (Acc. 99282), January 2003 (Acc. 99401), June 2003 (Acc. 99547), October 2003 (Acc. 99628), June 2004 (Acc. 99830), February 2005 (Acc. 100004), August 2005 (Acc. 100166), April 2007 (Acc. 100631, 100641), and July 2007 (Acc. 100720).

Processing Information

Processed by: Lynn Pricher, Dana Lanier, Roslyn Holdzkom, Nancy Kaiser, 1997-2008

Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, 1997

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Roger Hannay Papers #4829, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Coates, Gloria.

Composers--North Carolina.

Composers--United States--History--20th century.

Foss, Lukas, 1922-

Graves, Russell.

Hannay, Roger.

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981.

Johnson, Hunter, 1906-

Luening, Otto, 1900-1996.

Musgrave, Thea.

Music--20th century.

Musicians--North Carolina.

Musicians--United States--History--20th century.

Newlin, Dika, 1923-

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Faculty--History--20th century.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Music.

Biographical Note

Roger Durham Hannay was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., in 1930. He studied composition at Syracuse University, Boston University, and the Eastman School of Music. He received his Ph.D. from the Eastman School in 1956. In 1959, Hannay studied at the Berkshire Music Center with Lukas Foss and Aaron Copland. In 1966, after teaching at various colleges, Hannay was made head of the department of theory and composition in the Department of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as professor of composition, 1966-1995, lecturing in theory and contemporary music. He was the founder and director of the New Music Ensemble, 1967-1982, as well as the chair of the Division of Fine Arts, 1979-1982.

Hannay created a diverse body of work. His orchestral compositions were read and performed by the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the New York Composers Theatre Orchestra, the Indiana University Symphony, and other groups. He was one of five composers chosen to represent North Carolina in the United States Bicentennial concert at the Kennedy Center.

Hannay's compositions fall into four distinct periods. His earliest works, 1952-1954, employ dissonant tonality and expand rapidly to an extensive use of the 12-note system. His music, 1955-1964, exhibits an individual alternation and mixture of serial techniques with free atonality and tonal elements. From 1966 to 1969, he was deeply involved with experimental electronic and percussion music with mixed-media theater works containing social and political comment. Beginning in 1970, Hannay's music reflected a new lyricism, often involving reinterpretations of music of the past.

Information in this note comes from the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Vol. 8 (1980), Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 7th Ed. (1984), and the collection.

Collection Overview

Correspondence, printed items, compositions, photographs, and other items relating to Roger Hannay, composer and professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Correspondence, 1947-1996, includes letters from friends, professional colleagues, and family regarding the professional music community, especially in the areas of teaching and performance. Many of the letters discuss the difficulties of the music profession. Also included is correspondence relating to performances of Hannay's works. Printed materials, 1947-1996, include programs for performances by Hannay and of Hannay's works performed by others; programs and other information relating to performances of the New Music Ensemble, which Hannay founded and directed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; annual reports of the Department of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and other printed items, including clippings, transcripts from radio shows, interviews, and essays. Hannay's compositions appear in various formats: scores, audiodiscs, audiocassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, reel-to-reel original master audiotapes of electronic work, videotapes, audio and data compact discs, and floppy disks. Also included are photographs documenting Hannay's career as a musician and professor. Of note are letters and other items relating to Gloria Coates, Lukas Foss, Russell Graves, Howard Hanson, Hunter Johnson, Otto Luening, Thea Musgrave, and Dika Newlin. Note that there have been numerous additions to the collection since the original deposit in 1996.

Arrangement of Collection

1. Correspondence (Additions filed after original deposit)
2. Printed Materials
2.1. General Programs (Additions filed after original deposit)
2.2. New Music Ensemble (Additions filed after original deposit)
2.3. Department of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2.4. Other Printed Materials (Additions filed after original deposit)
3.1. Compositions (Additions integrated with original deposit)
3.2. Other Recordings (Additions integrated with original deposit)
4. Photographs (Additions filed after original deposit)
5. Other Materials (All materials received as additions)

Items Separated

Image folders (P-4829/1-34)
Audiotapes (T-4829/R-1-90, T-4829/RR-41-101)
Audiocassettes (C-4829/C-1-151, C-4829/152-166)
Audio discs (D-4829/LP-1-6, D-4829/7-8)
Floppy disks (FD-4829/1-47)
Compact discs (CD-4829/1-10, CD-4829/CD-11-19, CD-4829/20-64, CD-4829/CD-76)
Data compact discs (DCD-4829/1)
Oversize papers (OP-4829/Scores 1-158)

Detailed Description of the Collection