Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16423, Theodore G. Twitchell papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Biographical Note

Theodore Grant Twitchell (1928-2011) was born in Melrose, Kansas to Curtis and Sarah Frances Lane Twitchell. Twitchell received a doctorate in Secondary and Higher Education from the University of Southern California in 1964 and lived in Charlottesville for years while active as a composer.

Source: Materials within collection.

Scope and Contents Note

The Theodore G. Twitchell papers (1965-1994; 0.96 cubic feet) document Twitchell's activity as a composer. Musical materials include original orchestral scores, individual instrument parts, photocopies, and piano reductions of works such as Tidewater, The Gettysburg Address, and The Pride of Monticello. The collection also includes correspondence and print materials documenting the performance of The Gettysburg Address for Abraham Lincoln's birthday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scores (documents for music)