Utah Classical Music of the Past
Gallery of new recordings of old music - for the curious or the studious
Utah Classical Music of the Past
Gallery of new recordings of old music - for the curious or the studious
Find quick answers to your questions about Utah’s classical music history and recordings.
Our collection focuses on classical music from Utah between 1850 and 1950.
We are creatures of opportunity and old-fashioned scholarship, as we find most selections in sheet music archives online and in libraries. But we also hope to find more treasures no matter the source – thrift stores, family collections, whatever. The music usually comes to us as sheet music, which is transcribed into music notation software to produce both an audio recording and a modern sheet music score. When the limits of notation software yield a recoding which does not do justice to the composition’s subtleties we sometimes arrange for new recordings by live musicians.
Yes, all selections are available for streaming directly on our site. A few titles are mentioned because of historical interest, even though we don’t yet have a copy of the sheet music to record.
Primarily yes, but it also includes select works by composers inspired by Utah.
We regularly add new recordings to showcase Utah’s rich musical heritage. Additional works are added each month.
Explore detailed descriptions and historical context accompanying each piece in the gallery. (This aspect is evolving. Some “notes sections” are better than others.)
