John Rosborough, Papers and Scores
Title: John Rosborough, Papers and
Scores
Creator: Rosborough, John
M.
Dates: 1895-1969
Quantity: 11
boxes
Collection Number: RG
57-08-04
Language: English
Restrictions: No restrictions
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Biographical Note
The papers, books, and personal effects of John Mahard Rosborough (1878-1969), head of the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music Theory Department (1910-1919) and then Dean of
the School of Music (1919-1929), have been donated to the Music Library. While on the faculty of
the School of Music, John Rosborough organized a choral group known as the "Great Cathedral Choir" or the "Lincoln
Cathedral Choir," which toured extensively during the thirties and attained a national
reputation for its excellence. Much of the collection is concerned with the choir, its members,
and its repertoire. The papers and books of John Rosborough represent a large segment of the
history of Lincoln's and the University's musical life. Two items in Rosborough's personal
library which were donated to the Music Library and are of particular interest are a copy of
Jean Philippe Rameau's Traite de L'harmonie (Paris, 1722) and
Vincenzio Panerai's Principii di Musica (Firenze, ca. 1800). These
are now shelved in the Rokahr Family Archive.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Lincoln Cathedral Church repertoire, log books, a recording,
correspondence between Rosborough and friends, family, and colleagues, photographs, a pressed
flower book, postcards, autograph albums, a wedding book, early books and yearbooks, choral
music, and Rosborough memorabilia.
Abbreviations, such as SATB and SSAATTBB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), are used by musicians
to describe choral music and parts and appear in the appendices below.
Subjects:
Rosborough, John M. - Correspondence
Rosborough, John M. - Diaries
Rosborough, John M. - Collectibles
Rosborough, John M. - Photographs
Lincoln Cathedral Choir (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Lincoln Cathedral Choir (Lincoln, Nebraska) -
Photographs
Choral music
Container List:
Box 1. Folder 1. Manuscript list "Choral Literature of Lincoln Cathedral
Choir, directed by John Rosborough" (in red folder)
Box 1. Folder 2. Photo album scrapbook, 1969Pictures of Rosborough, friends, family, places, along with news clippings and memorabilia.
Created after Rosborough's death on 11 August 1969
Box 1. Folder 3. "Collins' Portable Diary," 1907Rosborough's entries with addresses in London and Berlin.
Box 1. Folder 4. Letters, written by Rosborough, 1906-1908, 1942-1943Includes letters sent by Rosborough from England in 1906, from London and Berlin in 1907,
from Berlin in 1908, and to his daughter, Mary, 1942-1943. These are miscellaneous letters in
maroon binder
Box 2. Folder 1. Notes, "Let us Sing a New Song," 1937-1942Collection of notes to Rosborough
Box 2. Folder 2. Autograph book, 1889Bound in red velvet with an inscription reading "To John M.
Rosborough, from Brother Robert, Christmas 1889."
Box 2. Folder 3. Autograph book, 1888-1890, 1967Bound in red leather and includes autographs written to Rosborough and notes in album
written by his daughter Mary in 1967.
Box 2. Folder 4. Wedding book, "Our Bridal Chimes"Includes wedding guest list and an inserted letter, written by Rosborough to his wife Annie,
prior to their marriage.
Box 2. Folder 5. Northwestern Songs, edited by Albert B. Green and Carl
M. Beecher, Dixon, Illinois, Rogers and Owen, 1909Includes songs by John Rosborough about Northwestern on page 5, "Northwestern Forevermore" and page 16, "A Northwestern
Battle-cry."
Box 2. Folder 6. Booklet, "Lincoln Cathedral and the Lincoln Cathedral
Choir, Lincoln, Nebraska," 1937Includes note "Christmas 1937."
Box 2. Folder 7. Book, pressed flowers, 1895Book of pressed followed signed by John Rosborough with the date, 1895, created with
flowers.
Box 2. Folder 8. "Album," postcards from Europe
Box 3. Postcard collection, divided by place (in box, 27x10x11 cm)
Box 4. Folder 1. Syllabus 1905 Northwestern UniversitySyllabus created by Rosborough while teaching at Northwestern University. Rosborough's
signature appears on the back flyleaf.
Box 4. Folder 2. Syllabus 1906: published for the Class of 1906 of Northwestern
University, by Alfrec Erle Shibley, Vol. 21, Evanston, Illinois, Press of the Evanston
Index Company, 1905The published syllabus is bound in black leather with "John M.
Rosborough" engraved on cover.
Box 4. Folder 3. Wooden plaquePlaque honoring Rosborough's involvement with the Lincoln Betas, an fraternity for whom
Rosborough arranged songs.
Box 5. Folder 1. Octavos of scores, Saint Olaf Choir Series (see addendum below for listing)
Box 5. Folder 2. Octavos of scores for single voice, women's choir, Christmas related titles, and
song-services (see addendum below for listing)
Box 5. Folder 3. Octavos of scores for choir (see addendum below for listing)
Box 6. Folder 1. Scrapbook, Lincoln Cathedral ChoirScrapbook bound in black leather with "LCC" stamped in gilt
on cover.
Box 6. Folder 2. Scrapbook, Lincoln Cathedral ChoirScrapbook bound in green leather with "Treasures" engraved
on cover.
Box 7. Notebooks (12), Lincoln Cathedral Choir, 1932-1949Twelve notebooks created by Rosborough with information about the Lincoln Cathedral Choir,
including personnel, etc.
Box 8. Folder 1. Church programs, newletters, 1928-1936Copies of Westminster Church Choir programs and copies of a newsletter titled "Westminster Messenger" (bound in string)
Box 8. Folder 2. Scrapbook, birthday cards
Box 9. Folder 1. Display, memorial celebration materials, correspondence between Emanuel Wishnow,
Raymond Haggh, and Mary Hansen
Box 9. Folder 2. Correspondence, primarily from members of John Rosborough's choir
Box 9. Folder 3. "Correspondence, Harmony Course written by Rosborough for
University School of Music" (in sleeve)
Box 9. Folder 4. Programs, photographs, memorabilia, New Year's invertible musicMemorabilia and other materials associated with Rosborough and the Lincoln Cathedral
Choir.
Box 9. Folder 5. News clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia
Box 9. Folder 6. Photographs, personnel lists, note, Daily
Nebraskan, 1949The materials include Lincoln Cathedral Choir photographs, with four photographs of the
choir and two photographs of friends, lists of choir personnel, a note from Mary Hansen to
Raymond Haggh and a complete copy of the student newspaper, the Daily
Nebraskan, from September 15, 1949.
Box 10. Folder 1. Booklets (6), Lincoln Cathedral Choir lecture series, 1938-1939
Box 10. Folder 2. Booklets (5), from Lincoln Cathedral Choir lecture series, 1938-1939
Box 10. Folder 3. Music, letters, commencement programs, memorabilia, 1903-1920Includes music, some by John Rosborough, Lincoln Cathedral Choir memorizing charts, letters
from Mary Hansen, Rosborough's daughter, the 1903 and 1920 commencement programs from
Northwestern University, and other memorabilia
Box 11. Folder 1. Photographs, Lincoln Cathedral Choir, performance signs
Box 11. Folder 2. Scrapbook, Lincoln Cathedral Choir Lincoln Cathedral Choir scrapbook, bound in brown leather, with "LC A Cappella" and purple flowers painted on cover, including programs, newspaper
clippings, and photographs (15 x 22 inches).
Box 11. Folder 3. Photograph, Rosborough with choir (16 x 20 inches)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe, Traitá de l'harmonie reduite
à ses principes naturels: divisé en quatre livres, Paris, De l'imprimerie de
J.-B.-C. Ballard, 1722 (See MUSIC Rokahr MT50 .R17 1722)
Panerai, Vincenzio, Principj di Musica Teorico-pratici,
Firenze, Presso G. Chiari nella Condotta, [1780?] (See MUSIC Rokahr MT7.P35 P9
1780z)
The Art of John Rosborough: The Lincoln Cathedral
Choir, 33 1/3 rpm record. Record number SR51568A. (See MUSIC DISC 12271)
Addendum for Box 5, Folder 1, Octavos of scores from Saint Olaf Choir Series
Item 1. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 51, Beautiful Savior
Item 2. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 57, Hosanna
Item 3. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 63, Today There is
Ringing
Item 4. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 76, Praise to the
Lord
Item 5. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 87, All my
Heart
Item 6. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 90, In Dulci
Jubilo
Item 7. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 100, A Snow
Mountain
Item 8. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 102, Wake,
Awake
Item 9. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 105, Deck Thyself, My
Soul
Item 10. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 110, Clap your Hands
(2)
Item 11. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 112, Blest are the Pure in
Heart
Item 12. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 115, Be True
Item 13. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 116, So Soberly and
Softly
Item 14. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 119, Lost in the
Night
Item 15. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 122, Fairest of
Roses
Item 16. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 123, Lord of
Spirits
Item 17. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 124, When God Paints the
Sunset
Item 18. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 127, Regeneration,
III
Item 19. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 129, Thy Kingdom
Come
Item 20. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 149, Beautiful
Yuletide
Item 21. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 151, Lamb of God. He is
Blessed
Item 22. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 194, The
Spires
Item 23. Christiansen, F. Melius, No. 235, The Christmas
Symbol
Addendum for Box 5, Folder 2, Octavos of scores for single voice, women's choir,
Christmas related titles, and song-servicesItem 1. Bach, J. S., O Savior Sweet, for alto voice and organ,
arranged by Clarence Dickinson
Item 2. Christiansen, F. Melius, Song-service No.
5
Item 3. Christiansen, F. Melius, Song-service No.
7
Item 4. Cornelius, Peter, The Three Kings, for alto or
baritone solo and chorus, arranged by Mark Andrews (2)
Item 5. The Ditson Collection of Ten Traditional Carols for
Christmas, for mixed chorus and organ
Item 6. Marston, G. W., I'm a Pilgrim, I'm a Stranger, for
women's chorus and keyboard, arranged by O. B. Brown
Item 7. Parks, J. A., Christ is Risen, for women's chorus and
keyboard
Item 8. Schumann, Georg, Christmas Cradle Song, mixed chorus
with soprano solo
Item 9. Wagner, Richard, Spinning Chorus, for women's voices
and piano, arranged by Richard Schmidt
Addendum for Box 5, Folder 3, Octavos of scores for choirItem 1. Bach, J. S., Blessing, Glory, and Wisdom, and Thanks,
anthem for double chorus
Item 2. Bach, J. S., Sing Ye to the Lord (Singet dem Herren),
motet for double choir
Item 3. Bantock, Granville, On Himalay, part song for
SATB
Item 4. Benedict, Sir Julius, The Hunting Song, four-part
song
Item 5. Black, Charles, Come, Holy Light, anthem for mixed
voices
Item 6. Christiansen, Paul, Bread of Tears, song for mixed
voices
Item 7. Dett, R. Nathaniel, Listen to the Lambs, anthem for
eight-part mixed voices
Item 8. Diton, Carl R., Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, for
five-part chorus of mixed voices
Item 9. Durante, Francesco, Misericordias Domini, for double
SATB
Item 10. Elgar, Edward, As Torrents in Summer, four-part
song
Item 11. Fischer, Carl Aug, The Song of Mary, for chorus of
mixed voices, arranged by Albert Kranz
Item 12. Grieg, Edvard, God's Son Has Made Me Free, SATB,
arranged by Oscar R. Overby
Item 13. Glinka, M., Cherubim song, for six-part chorus of
mixed voices
Item 14. Gretchaninoff, A., The Cherubic Hymn, for
SATB
Item 15. Gretchaninoff, A., Holy Radiant Light, for full chorus
of mixed voices, arranged by Noble Cain
Item 16. Gretchaninoff, A., O God, Hear my Prayer, for chorus
of mixed voices
Item 17. Gretchaninoff, A., Only Begotten Son, for double
SATB
Item 18. Hyde, Herbert, Let the Words of my Mouth, eight-part
anthem
Item 19. James, Philip, A Ballad of Trees and the Master,
anthem for chorus of mixed voices
Item 20. Jones, David Hugh, God is a Spirit, for mixed
voices
Item 21. Kalinnikof, B., Agnus Dei, for chorus of mixed
voices
Item 22. Kodaly, Zoltan, Birthday Greeting, SATB
Item 23. Liszt, Franz, Benedictus Qui Venit, for mixed
voices
Item 24. Lutkin, Peter Christian, All Through the Night, SATB
with solo
Item 25. Lutkin, Peter Christian, Cargoes, SATBB
Item 26. Lutkin, Peter Christian, The Knight of Bethlehem,
motet for mixed voices
Item 27. Lutkin, Peter Christian, The Lord Bless You and Keep
You, SATB
Item 28. Lutkin, Peter Christian, O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the
Lord, SATB
Item 29. Lutkin, Peter Christian, O Master, Let Me Walk with
Thee, SATB
Item 30. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, F., Savior of Sinners, for soli
and double chorus
Item 31. Palestrina, G.B. da, Gloria Patri, for double
chorus
Item 32. Palestrina, G.B. da, Tenebrae Factae Sunt, for mixed
voices
Item 33. Parker, Horatio W., Now Sinks the Sun, chorus for
SATB
Item 34. Ravel, Maurice, Trois Chansons, for mixed choir
without accompaniment
Item 35. Schreck, Gustav, Advents-Motette, for mixed
choir
Item 36. Shvedof, C., We Have no Other Guide, for
SSAATTBB
Item 37. Stainer, J. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, anthem
for SATB
Item 38. Stanford, C. V., The Blue Bird, for SATB
Item 39. Stephenson, T. Wilkinson, Ships that Pass in the
Night, part-song for mixed voices
Item 40. Sullivan, A., O Gladsome Light, evening hymn for mixed
voices
Item 41. Tchaikovsky, P. I., Angel Spirits Ever Blessed, anthem
for SSAATB
Item 42. Tchaikovsky, P. I., O Praise the Name of the Lord,
SATB from the Vesper Service op. 52
Item 43. Tchaikovsky, P. I., O Praise ye God, motet for mixed
voices (words by S. Graham Nobbes)
Item 44. Tschesnokoff, P., Salvation is Created,
SATTBB
Item 45. Wagner, Richard, Chorale, Prize Song and Finale from
The Mastersingers, SATB with accompaniment
Item 46. Ward, Frank F., The Fairies, part song for
SAATBB
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