İlhan Mimaroğlu Papers, 1926-2012

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Series I: Correspondence and personal materials, 1936-2012, undated

Series I contains Mimaroğlu's personal correspondence, writings, and other personal materials, including audio recordings assumed to be part of his personal music collection.


Subseries I.1: Correspondence


Subseries I.2: Writings


Subseries I.3: Music collection, 1936-1997, undated



Box 26 Item 442 An Historic Performance by Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1936 November 19, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Commercial recording.


Box 26 Item 430 Ezan and Kopek, İnayet Kanto Anlatiyor, 1971 November 4, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 431 New York Sounds, 1972 December, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 427 Cannes, 1973 Summer, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 385 Pieces from "The Legend of Ararat", 1983 November 2, 1984 May 5, 1 audiocassettes

1. "Introduction," 1983 November 2, West Berlin. Dr. perc. - okay Temiz (Oriental Wind). Bass - J. Wuchner (Vienna Art Orchestra), piano and voice - Tayfun. 2. "Ahmet and Gülbahar Come Together," 1984 May 5, Utrecht. Recitation - Hürdem Gurel. Piano - Tayfun.


Box 26 Item 410 Müşfik Kenter, "Van Gogh" partial, Hunter College, New York City, 1989 April 22, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 438 Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit, Miroirs, İdil Biret, piano, 1986, 1 audiocassettes

Commercial recording.


Box 26 Item 419 Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos, I'd Rather Be in New Orleans, 1994, 1 audiocassettes

Commercial recording.


Box 26 Item 414 Kamran Ince, Fall of Constantinople, 1997, 1 audiocassettes

Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller. Commercial recording.


Box 26 Item 420 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrasi, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1997 January 12, 1 audiocassettes

Gürer Aykal, yön. 1. Glinka, "Russlan ve Ludmilla Uvertürü." 2. Saygun, "Keman Konsertosu," Suna Kan, keman. 3. Çaykovski, Senfoni No. 5


Box 26 Item 422 Best of Orhan Demir, 1997 January 15, 1 audiocassettes

Side A: As Time Goes On. 2. The Way I See You. 3. In Favour. 4. Satellite Service. 5. North West. 6. Ahah Sureme. 7. Unicorn. 8. Fun Town. Side B: Sultan of Strings. 2. Old WOrld. 3. Painting on Silk. 4. Devil's Dance. 5. Windmill. 6. Category 3.


Box 26 Item 390 Kerem Görseu and Allan Harris, Laid Back, 1997 August 27, 1 audiocassettes

Görseu, piano, Harris, vocal. Istanbul. Side A: 1. They Say it's Wonderful. 2. Polkadots and Moonbeams. 3. Have You Met Miss Jones? 4. Moon RIver. 5. These Foolish Things. 6. The Nearness of You. Side B: 1. My One and Only Love. 2. I'm Glad There is You/Lush Life. 3. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. 4. Like Someone in Love. 5. What a Wonderful World. 6. That's All. Commercial Recording.


Box 26 Item 428 Anderson and Coleman, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side A: 100 Proof Songs, James Anderson. Side B: Ornette Coleman, last song with Marianne Faithful


Box 26 Item 425 Basie, Ellington, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side A: Count Basie TV, Duke Ellington TV. Side B: Duke Ellington TV.


Box 26 Item 437 Bleda Rauf Elibal, undated, 1 audiocassettes

1. Vivaldi, Violin Konzert A-Moll 2.-3. Satz. 2. Paganini - Moses Variationen. 3. Koussewitzky, Chanson trist.


Box 26 Item 402 Franck Quintet and Brahms Sextet, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side 1: Franck: Quintet in F Minor. Leonard Pennario, Jascha Heifetz, Israel Baker, William Primrose, Gregor Piastiogorsky. Side 2: Brahms: Sextet in G major. Jascha Geifetz, Israel Baker, William Primrose, Virgina Majewski, G. Piatigorsky, Gabor Rejto


Box 26 Item 417 Garry Innocent, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Commercial recording.


Box 26 Item 382 Özay, Antiquated Love, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side 1: 1. Antiquated Love. 2. Ancient Dancer. 3. Intuitively. 4. En Guzel Deniz. 5. Without Rhyme or Reason. Side 2: 1. I See Your Face Before Me. 2. I Thought About You. 3. Peaceful Heart/Gentle Spirit. 4. Istanblue.



Box 23 Item 258 1 [mil?], undated, 1 open reel audiotapes



Box 26 Item 418 Bridge Sonata, BBC performance, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Nina Lugovoy and Charles Libove



Box 23 Item 288 Carran/Keene: Piece of Pieces, followed by Organ Material, undated, 1 open reel audiotapes


Box 23 Item 266 Box 23 Item 267 Ecevit, undated, 2 open reel audiotapes



Box 26 Item 421 Gil Melle Quartet, Primitive Modern / Bill Evans, New Conversations, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side A: Primitive Modern. Gil Melle, baritone saxophone. Joe Cinderella, guitar. Bill Phipps, bass. Ed Thigpen, drums. Side B: New Conversations. BIll Evans, piano.


Box 26 Item 413 J. Stacy, undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 432 Jon Anderson, Music for André Verdet exhibition, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side 1: with André's poems. Side 2: without poems.


Box 26 Item 415 Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 26 Item 411 Mouloudji, Ogeret, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Side A: Mouloudji Chante Prevert. Side B: Ogeret Chante Aragon.



Box 21 Item 168 Nâzım Hikmet, undated, 1 open reel audiotapes



Box 26 Item 412 Norma Jean, AKA Marilyn Monroe, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Mix tape of Marilyn Monroe songs



Box 25 Item 356 Not labeled, possibly blank, undated, 1 open reel audiotapes



Box 26 Item 378 Untitled, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Several short recorder tests separated by long gaps of silence.


Box 26 Item 392 Not labeled, possibly blank, undated, 1 audiocassettes



Box 23 Item 275 Şadan Çaylıgil, Film music, undated, 1 open reel audiotapes



Box 26 Item 398 Special Recording, undated, 1 audiocassettes

I never want to love [illegible] S. Basey, The Way We Were, G. Knight