Silent night edwin fissinger biography
Silent Night, arr. Fissinger
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File — Box: 9, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection: The Edwin Fissinger Papers document his prolific career as a composer primarily through an extensive collection of his original arrangements. The papers have been organized into three series: Fissinger’s dissertation on Antonio Caldara, Publications, and Compositions. The correspondence folder contains only several letters (1963-1966) from World Library of Sacred Music related to the publishing of his music. The award nomination contains the formal nomination made by Sandra K. Stanley for a NDSU award. Dr. Fissinger completed his Ph.D. dissertation in 1965 at the University of Illinois, titled Selected Sacred Works of Antonio Caldara. This series contains his research notes and copies of Caldara’s music. The collection does not include a copy of the completed dissertation. The Publications Series includes several books that include compositions