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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items) |
Abstract | Thomas Nelson Rice (1933-2000) of Virginia composed more than 60 works, some by commission, including concertos, orchestral compositions, and chamber music. The collection consists of manuscript scores and published music, including sketches, fair copies, and part sheets; audio materials, which are chiefly recordings of Rice's compositions; and other papers, including performance programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a small amount of correspondence and of Rice family history materials. |
Creator | Rice, Thomas N. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, February 2008
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, February 2008
Updated because of addition, January 2019
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Composer Thomas Nelson Rice was born 3 February 1933 in Washington, D.C. He received a B.A. from Catholic University and an M.A. in music from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Rice composed more than 60 works, some by commission, including concertos, orchestral compositions, and chamber music. Most of Rice's works were created while he lived in Virginia, where he also was music director for the Virginia Beach School System until his retirement in 1988. Rice died in 2000.
Back to TopThe collection of composer Thomas N. Rice of Virginia consists of manuscript scores and published music, including sketches, fair copies, and part sheets, for concertos, orchestral compositions, and chamber music; audio materials, which are chiefly recordings of Rice's compositions; and other papers, including performance programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a small amount of correspondence and of Rice family history materials.
Back to TopManuscript scores and published music, including sketches, fair copies, and part sheets, for concertos, orchestras, and chamber music. A list of the composer's works is filed in box 3.
Audiocassette C-5041/1-42
C-5041/1C-5041/2C-5041/3C-5041/4C-5041/5C-5041/6C-5041/7C-5041/8C-5041/9C-5041/10C-5041/11C-5041/12C-5041/13C-5041/14C-5041/15C-5041/16C-5041/17C-5041/18C-5041/19C-5041/20C-5041/21C-5041/22C-5041/23C-5041/24C-5041/25C-5041/26C-5041/27C-5041/28C-5041/29C-5041/30C-5041/31C-5041/32C-5041/33C-5041/34C-5041/35C-5041/36C-5041/37C-5041/38C-5041/39C-5041/40C-5041/41C-5041/42 |
Recordings, 1979-1994Chiefly compositions by Thomas N. Rice; also included are two interviews. |
Audiodisc D-5041/1-2
D-5041/1D-5041/2 |
Recordings, 1956, 1960, and undatedChiefly compositions by Thomas N. Rice, including a performance of Quartet, 1960, by the University of North Carolina String Quartet. |
Audiotape T-5041/1-13
T-5041/1T-5041/2T-5041/3T-5041/4T-5041/5T-5041/6T-5041/7T-5041/8T-5041/9T-5041/10T-5041/11T-5041/12T-5041/13 |
Recordings, 1960-1969 and undatedChiefly compositions by Thomas N. Rice. |
Videotape VT-5041/1 |
Dance performance of Psalms of David by Thomas N. Rice and The Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky, 1993 |
Box 3 |
Other papersPerformance programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, family history materials, poetry, sabbatical requests, jokes, and photographs. |
Image Folder P-5041/1 |
Photographs, 1960s-1980sBlack and white photographs of Thomas N. Rice. |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101179
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-05041/2 |
Sonata for Two Violins and Piano by Thomas N. Rice |