Herman, Woody

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

It is believed that these pedagogical arrangements were created and/or compiled by distinguished pianist, faculty member, and alumnus Dean Earl as teaching aids for Berklee Piano Department courses in harmony and piano performance. The collection is comprised of 3 cartons containing photocopies of the original mimeographs on acid-free paper. The arrangements themselves consist mainly of popular music and jazz standards, as well as musical exercises.

Scope and Contents The Woody Herman big band charts collection contains charts and scores used by Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. While the majority of the collection came to Berklee from the University of Houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the Berklee College of Music Ensemble Department.Composers and arrangers represented in the collection include Alan Broadbent, Tony Klatka, Gary Anderson,...