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Ambrose family fonds [textual record (some microfilm)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1974-1981.

Reference:

R14306-0-2-E, MUS 45

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3697167

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Ambrose family fonds
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Date(s):

1974-1981.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 cm of textual records.
2 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds consists of records illustrating the musical activities of the Ambrose family: photocopy of a manuscript biography of the Ambrose family written by Ethel Stoneham Ambrose; other biographical material; copies of seven musical compositions; microfilms of compositions by Robert and Paul Ambrose.

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Ambrose (famille)
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Ambrose, Charles, 1791-1856

Ambrose, Robert S. (Robert Steele), 1824-1908

Ambrose, Paul, 1868-1941
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Ambrose, Charles, 1791-1856 : An organist and teacher born in England, he settled on a farm near Guelph, Ontario in the 1830s. In 1845 he was appointed organist and choirmaster of Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, where he also taught organ and piano.

Ambrose, Robert S. (Robert Steele), 1824-1908 : The son of Charles, he was organist and choirmaster at Ascension Church in Hamilton (1863-83) and a teacher at Wesleyan Ladies College from 1864 to 1888. Interested in vocal music, he has left some 80 songs, 14 songs for several voices, and instrumental music.

Ambrose, Paul, 1868-1941 : The son of Robert, he studied orchestration and composition in New York, where he became an organist and choirmaster. He taught the history of music in various institutions, and in 1904 was appointed principal of the New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton. Four times president of the National Association of Organists in the United States, he finally became president of the Canadian College of Organists. He composed over 200 songs, choral pieces, and music for organ and piano.

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Textual record (Electronic) This finding aid consists of 32 pages, digitized, a general inventory, a list of document descriptions, a list of compositions (loose music and published music), a list of music sheets in the possession of Paul Ambrose, and a list of the Ambrose collection. (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002971.pdf

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Associated material note:

Most of the records of Paul and Robert Ambrose are conserved in the Hamilton Public Library in Ontario.

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MUS 45
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MUS 45] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

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