Biography
Talivaldis Kenins, composer and teacher, was born in Liepaja, Latvia, 23 April 1919. His teachers included Joseph Wihtol in Riga and Olivier Messiaen in Paris. He taught at the University of Toronto from 1952 to 1984 and died in Toronto, 20 January 2008. See the Canadian Encyclopedia for a full biography.

Scope
Scores, compositional sketches, correspondence, programs, and teaching materials.

Size
17 boxes; 1.9 m

Provenance
Talivaldis Kenins.

Associated
Borrow scores and parts, and listen online to archival recordings at the Canadian Music Centre.

Inventory (131 documents)
Adagio & fugue For viola, violoncello and organ. 1 score (12 p.) + 2 parts. MS pencil.
Ai zalai lidacina For 1 score (3 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Alleluia : motet For SSAATTBB chorus 1 score (11 p.) MS ink.
Aria per corde For 1 score (10 p.) + 5 parts. MS pencil.
Bagatelle For piano. 2 p. of music. MS pencil.
Bearlude for Alex after a Latvian lullaby For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink.
Beatae voces tenebrae For 1 score (44 p.) MS pencil.
Beatae voces tenebrae : Beautiful voices of the past : issues and sources for a biographical and aesthetic study of Talivaldis Kenins 2 v. (437, xviii l.) : ill.
Bonhomme! bonhomme! For 1 score (7 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Canon Marks Celebration in 25 bars For 1 score (2 p.) + 4 parts. MS pencil.
Canzona sonata For viola and string orchestra. 1 score (18 p.) + part. MS pencil.
Chaconne on a Latvian folk theme For violin. 4 p. of music. MS pencil.
Chants of glory and mercy : Gloria For soprano, tenor, bass solo, SATB chorus and orchestra 1 score (110 p.) + 1 piano-vocal score (31p.) MS pencil.
Christmas chorale : Cantique sur un choral luthérien Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her (1539) For SATB chorus. 1 score ( 5 p.) + 14 parts. MS and pencil.
Colloquens patriae For violoncello and piano. 1 score (15 p.) + part. MS pencil.
Concertante For flute and piano. 1 score (28 p.) + 1 part (13 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Concertino For two pianos. 1 score (44 p.) MS ink transparencies
Concertino a cinque For 1 score (31 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Concertino barocco : omaggio a J.S. Bach For 2 violins. 1 score (13 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto For violin and orchestra. 1 score (118 p.) + 1 part (12 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto di camera For piano and chamber ensemble. 1 score (60 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto di camera no. 2 For flute and chamber ensemble 1 score (62 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto en mi mineur pour piano et orchestre = Klavierkoncerts e-molla For piano and orchestra. 1 score (59 p.) MS ink.
Concerto for 14 instruments For 1 score (106 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto for 5 percussionists & orchestra For percussion (5 players) and orchestra 2 scores (87 p. each) MS pencil and photocopy with MS ink additions + 1 photograph of dress rehearsal.
Concerto for flute & guitar with strings and percussion. For flute, guitar, string orchestra, percussion (one player) 1 score (58 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto for piano with string orchestra & percussion. For piano, string orchestra, percussion (one player) 1 score (60 p.) MS pencil.
Concerto for violin, cello, and string orchestra. For violin, violoncello, string orchestra 1 score (40, 15, 40 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Concerto-fantasy : Echos from Riga s spires and towers For organ and percussion. 1 score ([22] p.) MS pencil + 1 score (21 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Correspondence in English MS ink and typescript. 1 file
Correspondence in French MS ink and typescript. 2 files
Dance of the teddy-bears For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Daniel : a biblical scene after the second book of Daniel = Pravietis Daniels : Bibeles skats For alto and baritone soloists, TB chorus, SATB chorus, and organ 1 score (28 p.) MS ink and pencil.
Die Zauberklarinette : diversions on tunes from Mozart s Die Zauberflöte For clarinet. 4 p. of music. MS pencil.
Div dzelteni kumelini : Tautas dziesma = Two golden foals : Latvian folk song For TTBB chorus. 1 score (3 p.) Photocopy of publisher s proof
Diversions on a gipsy song For violoncello and piano. 1 score (9 p.) + part (2 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Diversities : 12 etudes for young pianists ; twelve studies in contemporary styles for young pianists For piano. 12 p. of music. MS ink; 14 p. of music. Photocopy of publisher s proof
Divertimento for clarinet and piano For violin or clarinet and piano. 1 score (13 p.) + 2 parts (4 p. each) MS ink transparencies.
Double concerto For piano, violin, and orchestra. 1 score (107 p.) MS pencil.
Dreaming For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink ; MS ink transparencies.
Dzelmju snauda = Slumber of the river For TTBB chorus. 1 score (2 p.)Photocopy of publisher s proof
Elegy & rondo For viola and piano. 1 score (12 p.) + part (6 p.) MS pencil and ink.
Ex mari : episodes from Georgian Bay, Canada For organ. 12 p. of music. MS pencil.
Fantaisies concertantes For piano and orchestra 1 score (95 p.) MS pencil.
Fantasy-variations on an Eskimo lullaby For flute and viola. 1 score (7 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Festival fanfares For brass ensemble. 1 score (1 p.) MS pencil.
Folk dance & fugue no. 2 For orchestra. 1 score (57 p.) MS pencil.
Folk dance variations and fugue For orchestra. 1 score ( 82 p.) MS pencil.
Folk dance variations and fugue = Latviesu tautas deja, vasiacijas un fuga, divam klavierem, astonrocigi For 2 pianos (8 hands). 2 parts (16 p. each) MS ink transparencies.
Fugue on the Toronto Opera House waltz For piano. 4 p. of music. MS pencil.
Ganins biju ganos gaju : Tautas dziesma = Shepherd s song : Latvian folk song ;\|Ai tu zelta lakstigala = O golden nightingale For SATB chorus ; for SA or TB chorus. 2 scores (4, 2 p.) Photocopy of publisher s proof
Grandma recalls a dance For piano. 1 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Honour & freedom : a symphonic prologue = Godam un brivibai For orchestra. 1 score (39 p.) MS pencil.
Horse ride For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Intermezzo For violoncello and piano. 1 score (5 p.) MS ink.
Intermezzo in F For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink.
Introduction, pastorale & toccata, on a Lutheran chorale For organ. 11 p. of music. MS pencil.
Lagalai = Legend of the stone : a chamber drama for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble. For SATB chorus, flute, french horn, and percussion instruments. 1 score (42 p.) MS pencil. Photocopy of MS.
Latvian dance and variations for trumpet and piano For trumpet and piano. 1 score (8 p.) + part (4 p.) MS pencil.
Little concerto For piano and orchestra. 1 score (85 p.) MS pencil.
Little march For piano. 1 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Little romance For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Little romance : In romantic style For string orchestra. 1 score (2 p.) MS ink with pencil additions.
Little romance for strings For string orchestra. 1 score (4 p.) MS ink.
Little suite for string quartet For string quartet. 1 score (11 p.) + 4 parts (6 p. each) MS ink transparencies.
Morning song For piano. 1 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Naacnaaca = Trance For 1 score (49 p.) MS pencil.
Nonet : l ultima sinfonia For piano, oboe, clarinet, French horn, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass. 1 score (89 p.) MS pencil.
O Canada For SATB chorus and orchestra. 1 score (7 p.) MS pencil + 1 score (1 p.)Photocopy of publisher s proof
Partita breve For viola and piano. 1 score (23 p.) MS pencil + 1 score (23 p.) + part (13 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Partita for strings on Lutheran chorales For string quintet. 1 score (43 p.) MS pencil.
Piae cantiones novae For 1 score (4, 4, 4, 4, 4p.) photocopy of MS.
Play For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink transparencies; copy with pencil corrections.
Prelude et scherzo For flute, clarinet and bassoon. 1 score (17 p.) + 3 parts. MS ink and pencil.
Press reviews 3 scrapbooks + 1 file
Programs 28 files (27cm.)
Publishers catalogues 1 file
Quartet no. 2 for violin, viola, cello, and piano For piano, violin, viola and violoncello. 1 score (54 p.) + 4 (17 p. each) MS pencil.
Quartet no.1 For piano, violin, viola and violoncello. 1 score (52 p.) MS ink transparencies
Quintet For piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon 1 score (40 p.) MS pencil.
Quintet for piano & string quartet For piano and string quartet. 1 score (44 p.) MS ink and pencil.
Recitative & duet For violin and piano 1 score ( 6 p.) + 1 part (3 p.) MS pencil and ink.
Rondino For piano. 2 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Sawan-Oong = The spirit of the wind : symphonic cantata for chorus, bass solo, narrator and orchestra, based on an Ojibway-Cree Indian legend, National Archives, Ottawa For SATB chorus, bass solo, narrator and orchestra. 1 score (65 p.) MS pencil.
Scherzo concertante For small orchestra. 1 score (42 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Scherzo-fantasy organ 13 p. of music. MS pencil.
Schumann paraphrases and fugue piano 21 p. of music. MS pencil.
Second sonata For violin and piano. 1 score (29 p.) MS pencil.
Second symphony : sinfonia concertante for flute, oboe, clarinet and orchestra For flute, oboe, clarinet and orchestra. 1 score (126 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Sena dziesma : ancient song for harp on a Latvian folksong theme For 4 p. of music. MS ink.
Septuor For bassoon, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass. 1 score (67 p.) MS ink and pencil.
Serenade For oboe and violoncello. 1 score (3, 5, 8 p.) MS pencil + 1 score (11 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Sextet For 1 score (1, 40, 1 p.) MS pencil.
Simfonietta For orchestra 1 score (62 p.) MS pencil.
Sinfonia ad fugam : Symphony no. 6 For orchestra. 1 score (93 p.) MS pencil.
Sinfonia notturna for organ For organ. 25 p. of music. MS pencil.
Sketches (identified) 18 files
Sketches (unidentified) 1 box
Sonata For violin and piano. 1 score (28 p.) + part (9 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Sonata For 2 pianos. 1 score (38 p.) MS pencil.
Sonata For viola and piano. 1 score (44 p.) MS pencil.
Sonata for cello solo For violoncello. 4 p. of music. MS ink.
Sonata for piano For piano. 32 p. of music
Sonata for piano For piano 1, 26 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Sonata no. 3 : Motions and emotions For piano. 18 p. of music. MS pencil.
Sonata-fantaisie piano 25 p. of music.
Sonate, violoncelle et piano For piano and violoncello. 1 score (29, 25, 11, 22 p.) + part. MS ink and pencil.
Songs to the Almighty = Dziesmas visaugstakam For mezzo soprano, and orchestra or organ. 1 score (36 p.) + organ-vocal score (12 p.) MS pencil.
Student exercises and early works 7 files
Suite concertante For violoncello and piano. 1 core ([27] p.) and part ([9] p.) MS ink transparencies.
Suite en concert For two guitars, and string quartet or string ensemble. 1 score (37 p.) MS pencil.
Suite in D = Suite en ré For organ. 32 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Symphony For chamber orchestra. 1 score (62 p.) MS ink transparencies
Symphony no. 3 For orchestra. 1 score (117 p.) MS pencil.
Symphony no. 4 For orchestra. 1 score (131 p.) MS pencil.
Symphony no. 5 For orchestra. 1 score (124 p.) MS pencil + 1 score (124 p.) MS ink transparencies.
Symphony no. 7 : Symphony in the form of a passacaglia For orchestra. 1 score (101 p.) MS pencil.
Symphony no. 8 : Sinfonia concertata For organ and orchestra. 1 score (113 p.) MS pencil.
Ta tik vien mes dzivojam = Happy days : Latvian folk song For TTBB chorus. 1 score (3 p.) Photocopy of publisher s proof
Talivaldis Kenins : starp divam pasaulem 296 p. : ill.
Teaching materials 1 box of files
Tenderness For piano. 1 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
The west wind : whirlwind For 2 p. of music. MS pencil.
Toccata-dance For 2 p. of music. MS ink.
Trio For piano, violin and violoncello. 1 score (52 p.) + 2 parts ([7] p. each). MS ink transparencies.
Trio For violin, viola and violoncello. 1 score (21 p.) MS pencil.
Twilight For 2 p. of music. MS ink.
Two dialogues For violoncello and piano. 1 score (9 p.) + part (4 p.). MS ink transparencies.
Two Latvian folk dances For piano. 3 p. of music. MS ink transparencies.
Variations on a theme by Schubert For woodwind quintet. 1 score ( 19 p.) MS pencil.
Writings and talks MS ink or typescript. 5 files

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