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MF 008 Norman Cazden Collection
Number of
Accessions: 12
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1960-1980
Time period covered: 1960-1980
Principal interviewers:
Finding Aides:
Access Restrictions: Accession 857: in-house use only;
Accession 2581: copyright retained by Cazden estate.
Description:
Norman Cazden was a composer, musicologist, and faculty member of
the University of Maine who had a longstanding interest in
traditional American folk music. This collection reflects his career
as both collector and composer. See also Norman Cazden Papers in
Folger Library Special Collections which also include tape
recordings of Cazden’s own compositions and teaching tapes. For
materials relating to Cazden’s work collecting folksongs in the
Catskill Mountain region, see MF 112 Norman Studer/Camp Woodland
Papers. The Norman Cazden Collection includes songs collected from
George Edwards in the Catskills; square dance tunes; dubbings of
Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indian songs; collection of tunes sung
at the Ninth Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival, August 15 - 17,
1966; recording of Catskill Folk Festival held at Andes, New York in
1977, 1978, and 1979; folk songs and ballads compiled by Edith Fowke,
an eminent Canadian collector, from her own collection;
unpublished(?) Woody Guthrie recordings from a private collection;
Adirondack woods songs compiled by folklorist Bob Bethke in
conjunction with Bethke’s book on Ted Ashlaw, a singer; Scottish
bagpipe music; Negro convict songs collected by Bruce Jackson;
Native American songs from the David McAllester Collection at
Wesleyan University; and an interview with Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
about Norman Cazden’s life and teaching at University of Maine, also
circumstances of the symphony recital of July, 1980.
665 Cazden, Norman. New York: Catskills. 24 pp. Tape: 1 hr.
w/ brief cat. & trans. Songs collected by donor from George Edwards
in the Catskills; also other singers from that area. T363
666 Cazden, Norman. July 1969. N. H.: Peterborough. 1 p.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Square dance tunes played on violins,
accordian, and piano. T364 - T366
857 Cazden, Norman. 1974. Conn.: Woodville, Waterbury. 8 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ notes & index. Dubbings of Penobscot and
Passamaquoddy Indian songs. RESTRICTED. T808
1008 Cazden, Norman. August 1966. New Brunswick: Miramichi.
27 pp. No Tape. Brief cat, of songs sung. Collection of tunes sung
at the Ninth Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival, August 15 - 17,
1966. 21 pages of handwritten notations of tunes with notes.
1119 Cazden, Norman. August 1977. New York: Andes. 3 pp.
Tape: 5 hrs. w/ index of performers and songs sung. Recording of
Catskill Folk Festival held August 13-14, 1977 at Andes, New York.
T1167 -T1171
1218 Cazden, Norman. Summer 1978. New York: Andes. 11 pp.
Tape: 16 hrs. w/ brief cat. of song titles and performers. Recording
of the Catskill Folk Festival held August 12-13, 1978 at Andes, New
York. T1278 - T1285
1287 Cazden, Norman. August 1979. New York: Andes. 6 pp.
Tape: 5 hrs. w/ brief cat. of song titles and performers. Recording
of the Catskill Folk Festival held August 11-12, 1979 in Andes, New
York. T1358 - T1362
1395 Ives, Edward D. Fall 1980. Maine: Orono. 33 pp. Tape: 1
hr. w/ brief cat. Dub of songs from the Catskill Folksong Festivals
made by Norman Cazden. T1531
2578 Cazden, Norman. ca. 1960-1978. 24 tape reels The tapes,
which had belonged to Cazden, appear to contain dubs of commercially
recorded LPs but also other material which is very diverse and
possibly unique and significant. Several reels contain folk songs
and ballads compiled by Edith Fowke, an eminent Canadian collector,
from her own collection; one reel contains unpublished(?) Woody
Guthrie recordings from a private collection; two reels contain
Adirondack woods songs compiled by folklorist Bob Bethke in
conjunction with Bethke’s book on Ted Ashlaw, a singer; several
reels contain Scottish bagpipe music not from LPs; two reels contain
Negro convict songs collected by Bruce Jackson; one reel features
Native American songs from the David McAllester Collection at
Wesleyan University. Each tape box contains a typed contents listing
prepared by Norman Cazden; these have been photocopied and placed in
the accession folder. T2026 - T2049
2581 Maine Folklife Center. 1980. Maine: Orono. Accession
consists of four 7” tape reels documenting the July, 1980 rehearsal
and performance of an orchestral symphonic work composed by Norman
Cazden. Cazden was ill at the time, and the performance allowed him
to hear the symphony he had composed. For information about this
performance see accession NA 2583. At time of writing, there is no
other documentation for this accession. RESTRICTED:
Composition and/ or performance may be governed by copyright
restrictions. Permission to copy the recording does not imply
permission to publish or perform the work. For more information on
Cazden’s life, career, and music consult the Cazden Collection in
Fogler Library Special Collections. 2581.1 - 2581.4
2582 Maine Folklife Center. 1980-1999. Maine: Orono.
Accession consists of two cassette tapes relating to the life and
music of Norman Cazden, composer, musicologist and folk music
scholar. The two cassettes are as follows: Cassette dub of Cazden
Symphony performed July 20, 1980. Cassette recording of Cazden
Memorial concert performed November 16, 1980. C1786 - C1787.
2583 Maine Folklife Center. 1980-1999. Maine: Orono.
Accession consists of cassette interview with Edward D. “Sandy”
Ives about Norman Cazden’s life and teaching at University of
Maine, also circumstances of the symphony recital of July, 1980,
recorded by Steve Green at Orono, Maine, February 18, 1999. C1788
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