urn:taro:utpanam:Carl Seale Papers The Carl Seale Papers An inventory of his papers including scores and audio recordings Inventory prepared by Janette Garcia The University of Texas - Pan American Library Archives
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Carl Seale The Carl Seale Papers 1961 - 2008 2 linear feet This collection consists of the original compositions of musical scores and audio recordings created by Carl Seale. Seale-Carl English Restrictions on Access

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 Carl Seale

The 1996 winning composition of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association Composition Contest, “The Flight of Icarus” was composed by Carl Seale of McAllen, Texas. Seale retired Professor of Music at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg in May 2001 from January 1972 until his retirement he was Music Director/Conductor of the Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale. He was awarded Professor Emeritus by the University of Texas-Pan American and Conductor Emeritus by the Valley Symphony Orchestra of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

Seale received his Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from the University of North Texas, his Master of Music from the University of Louisville, and his Bachelor of Music from Baylor University.

He has worked as high school orchestra director for the Denton and Edinburg, TX Public Schools. From 1961-67 he was head band director at Harlingen, TX High School. He taught at UT-Pan American from 1971.to 2001. He achieved the rank of full professor.

Seale has composed works in a variety of idioms including orchestra and chorus, band, opera, ballet, symphonic orchestra, chamber orchestra, string orchestra, instrumental solos and ensembles and choral works including two cantatas for the Christmas season.

He has appeared as guest conductor with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the Mexican state orchestras of Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon and Michoacan and has conducted the VSO and other orchestras in the Mexican cities of Monterrey, Guanajuato, Salamanca, Morelia, Victoria, Tampico, Saltillo and Reynosa. He has also served as clinician\conductor for numerous school bands and orchestras in Texas, Kentucky and Indiana.

He served as music director for the First Presbyterian Church of McAllen, Tx. for twenty three years, during which time he composed and arranged numerous works for volunteer church choir.

Seale’s symphonic work “Symphony for Friends: A Farewell” was performed by the Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale on May 11, 2001 when Seale conducted his final concert as Music Director of the Valley Symphony Orchestra.

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This collection is arranged according to type music

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Names: Seale, Carl. Seale, Jan. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chamber music -- Scores. Orchestral music -- Scores. String-orchestra music -- Scores. Band music -- Scores. Ballets -- Scores. Choral music -- History. Operas -- Scores. Preferred Citation

Carl Seale Collection, The University of Texas - Pan American Archives.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by Carl Seale.

 Processing Information

These records were processed, organized and described by Janette Garcia and Blanca Cantu

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 Summary Description of the The University of Texas - Pan American Collection

The collection consists of musical scores and audio-recordings of original compositions created by Carl Seale.

Summary Description of Carl Seale's Collection 5 Boxes Carl Seale Papers Scores are filed in 2 document cases and 3 oversized boxes. Doc Case 1 Index and programs 1969-2008

File contains concert programs.

Doc Case 1 Chamber music (vocal and instrumental) [27 scores]

Red color-coded labels

 1-1 cham 1 Bird Songs, CD 4 and 4a

Length: 12:03

Voice, piano and flute, six songs

Text by Jan Epton Seale

 1-1 cham 3 Suite for Woodwind Quintet and Piano, CD 1,4

Length: 10:46

Three movements

 1-1 cham 4 Windtet, CD 4a

Length: 11:23

 1-1 cham 6 Texas Fuguin’ Tune, CD 5

Length: 2:30

Woodwind quintet with or without piano

 1-1 cham 7 Texas Fuguin’ Tune, CD 6

(arranged for saxophone ensemble)

1-1 cham 8 Texas Fuguin’ Tune, CD 6

(arranged for cello quintet or choir)

 1-1 ch 9 La vida del Rio, no CD

Pseudonym "Carlos de Foca"

 1-1 cham 10 Three Short Movements for Saxophone quartet:, CD 11a

Length.6:00

2 altos, tenor, baritone (first part optional for soprano)

for UTPA Saxophone Ensemble

 1-1 cham 12 Centennial Fanfare, CD 10

Length 3:30

2 Trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones

for First Presbyterian Church, McAllen Centennial

1-1 cham 11 Essence, CD 10

Trombone and piano (see also for band)

 Overs 1 cham 13 Eight-Hand Etude, CD 10

Two marimbas, four players ,

 1-2 cham 14 Putegnat Suite, CD 4a

Length 12:00

Three movements for string quartet or string orchestra

 1-2 cham 15 Three Miniatures for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, CD 7

Length 5:30

 1-2 cham 16 Cantique, CD 1

Bassoon and piano for Susan Dollins

1-2 cham 17 The Visit of Aoede, CD 1

Oboe and piano

 Overs 1 cham 18 Fantasia for Oboe, CD 1

Oboe with piano or small orchestra (live recordings)

for the Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra

 1-3 cham 19 Fantasia for Alto Saxophone, CD 8

Alto sax and small orchestra

1-3 cham 24 Ambledance Polka, CD 11a

Saxophone ensemble

 1-3 cham 20 Piezita, CD 1

Bassoon and piano (live recordings)

for Arturo Gonzalez

 1-3 cham 22b Solitude, no CD

Solo clarinet and strings

1-3 cham 22a Huapango Metal, no CD

For the Border Brass at UTB

dedicated to David Guerra,

STSA’s honoree of the year.

 1-3 cham 23 Becky’s Solo, no CD

Oboe and piano

for Rebecca Rodriguez

 1-3 cham 23a Adagio, CD 11a

Saxophone ensemble

 1-3 cham 24a Two for Two, no CD

Oboe and piano

for Jeanette Anderson

1-3 cham 21 String Trio, CD 12

Four movements for

violin, viola and cello

1-4 cham 25 The Voice of My Beloved, no CD

Soprano and piano for

Pat and Jack Strawn’s wedding

1-4 cham 26 and 26a Equale for Wally, no CD

Score in two separate versions, 26 and 26a.

Four trombones for Wallace Tucker

1-4 cham 27 Cancion y Danza, no CD

Violin and Piano for Bill Buhidar

Orchestra, [16 scores]

Green color-coded labels

 1-5 orches 1 Jewels of a Land Alive for the Valley Land Fund, CD 28

Six movements of orchestral

background music to nature photography

(22 min. live performance)

for the Valley Land Fund

1-5 orches 2 A Winged Adventure, CD 29

DVD 2 six movements of orchestral

background music to bird photography

(25 minutes live performance) for the opening of Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen, Tx.

1-5 orches 3 Symphony for Friends, CD 30

Five movements for full

symphony orchestra (40 min. live performance)

 Overs 1 orches 4 Spintop, Essay and Caprice, CD 30

Three movements

(12 min. recorded in rehearsal)

 Overs 1 orches 5 Great River Suite, CD 31

For opening of the McAllen

International Museum 1985

 1-6 orches 6 Fantasy on Texas Tunes, no CD

Six min. live performance for

the Texas Catholic Bandmasters

Association scored for band

plus strings and orchestra,

plus baritone and saxophone

 1-6 orches 7 Huapango Breve, CD 32

1-6 orches 8 The Flight of Icarus, CD 32

Winner of the 1996 composition

contest of the Texas Orchestra

Directors Association. (live recording)

1-6 orches 9 Serenata Orquestal, CD 32

Three min..synthesizer recording

Premiered by TMEA

Region XV All Region Orchestra

 Overs 1 orches 10 Suite Tableaux, CD 31

Five movements for orchestra and

chorus on paintings by

Wilma Langhamer with text

by Jan Epton Seale

(live recording; also a DVD with

music and paintings edited

by Fernando Rivera.)

 1-7 orches 11 El Cascabel, no CD

Arrangement of mariachi

1-7 orches 12 Yuletide Fanfare, CD 32

Based on two familiar

Christmas melodies

(live recording 2:26)

 1-7 orches 14 Old McDonald’s Orchestra, CD 32a

Variations on “Old McDonald Had a Farm”

demonstrating the sections of the orchestra.

Scored for use at children’s concerts

1-7 orches 15 Our Valley Home, CD 39

Arranged by C. Seale

for orchestra and chorus

Overs 1 orches 16 Fanfare, no CD

Scored for orchestra minus

violins, harp, and piano

Overs 1 orches 18 Tone Piece, no CD

String orchestra, [6 scores]

orange color-coded labels

 1-8 st orches 1 Trauermusik, CD 33

One movement 2007

1-8 st orches 2 Ambledance, CD 33

Single movement c. 1993

Included on the UIL string orchestra list

1-8 st orches 4 Putegnat Suite, CD 4a

Length12:00

Three movements for string

quartet or string orchestra c.1995

 1-8 st orches 5 Romance for Jan, CD 33

1-8 st orches 6 Quinset for Strings, no CD

Length 20:00

Five movements

 1-8 st orches 7 Song of the Oracle, no CD

Doc Case 2 Band, [21 scores]

white color-coded labels

 2-9 band 1 La Vida del Rio, CD 34

Length 2:30

 2-9 band 2 March On!, CD 34

Length 3:41

Quick step march

(live recording)

 2-9 band 3 Czech Rhapsody, CD 34

Length 6:21

For the West High

School Band, West, Tx.

 2-9 band 4 Festival Music, CD 34

Length 6:24

 2-9 band 5 Espirito del Rio, CD 34

Length 3:15

Concert march

 2-9 band 6 Variations on “Granny’s Gooseberry Jam”, CD 34

Length 4:45

Synthesizer performance for the

Gutierrez Middle School

Band, Pharr, Tx. Susan Diaz, dir.

 2-10 band 7 Procession of Souls Ascending – 9-11-2001, CD 47

Six min. synthesizer performance

for the Shiner High School Band,

Shiner, Tx Arlen Tieken, dir. to commemorate

the victims of 9-11-01 World Trade Center disaster

 2-10 band 8 Tango del Otro Lado, no CD

for UTPA Summer band camp

2-10 band 9 Waltz of the Chameleons, CD 34

Overs 1 band 9a Gloria, CD 34

Overs 1 band 10 Fantasy on Texas Tunes, CD 35

Length 9:00

Current CD35 is the orchestral version;

also available for concert

band plus strings.

For the Catholic Band Directors

Association All State Band c. 1985.

 Overs 2 band 11 Essence, CD 36

Solo trombone with concert band

(also with piano)

live recordings Written for

Ansen Seale and the

McAllen, Tx. High School Band

Overs 2 band 14 Concert Fanfare, no CD

Overs 2 band 15 Flourish and Epitone, no CD

Overs 2 band 16 Tone Piece, no CD

Overs 2 band 17 Cansona, no CD

Overs 2 band 12 Ilot, no CD

Overs 2 band 13 Cantoson, no CD

For the Strickland Jr.

High School Band,

Denton, Tx., 1969

Overs 2 band 14 Romance, no CD

2-11 band 16 River Ride, CD 36

2-11 band 18 Symphonic Suite for Band, CD 46

Three movements

Ballet [3 scores]

white color-coded labels

 Overs 2 bal 1 The Birth of Cuerohperi, CD 37

Selected sections from the full ballet

 Overs 2 bal 2 TOXCATL : The Celebration of the Fifth Month, CD 38

Selections from the complete ballet

for the UTPA Folkloric Dance Company

2-12 bal 3 Our Land : Timeless Valley, CD 39

Created for midi performance, therefore no printed score.

A theater piece for actors and dancers. Sixteen musical numbers

recorded on synthesizer. Special digital visual effects for

large-screen projection by Ansen Seale of Seale Studios

of San Antonio

 Film [3 scores] film 1 A Winged Adventure, DVD 1

For the opening of Quinta Mazatlan,

the McAllen Wing of the

World Birding Center

[DVD only, no score]

 film 2 The Secret of Suranesh, DVD 2

Film score Screenplay

by Avrel Seale (90 min.)

[DVD only, no score]

 ch 18 Suite Tableuaux, DVD 3

[DVD only, no score]

 Choral, [12 scores]

Red & white color-coded labels

 Overs 2 ch 9 The Prophecies, CD 41

Five movements for orchestra and

chorus with baritone solo

(live recording) Text from the Bible

 2-NF ch 10 Sing We All Noel, CD 43

Orchestra and chorus for

the South Texas Chorale,

Dianne Brumley, director

 2-13 ch 12 Gloria Deo from “The Prophecies”, CD 41

Final movement of

“The Prophecies” (live recording)

 2-13 ch 12a Shepherd’s Echo, CD 43

2-13 ch 13 What Shall I Bring to You, Jesus Child? (Dove’s Song), CD 43

2-13 ch 11 What Star Is This?, CD 43

Overs 3 ch 18 Suite Tableaux: (See CD 31), uk CD

Five movements for orchestra and chorus

based on paintings by Wilma Langhamer

set to poems by Jan Epton Seale.

CD and DVD recordings.

 2-13a ch Christmas Tableaux, no CD

A cantata for church choir plus organ

and strings reflecting on short medieval plays

related to the Christmas story for the

Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of McAllen, Tx.

 Overs 3 ch 14 Lamb of God, no CD

A cantata of church choir plus organ,

and piano. SATB for the First Presbyterian Church

of McAllen, Tx.

 2-14 ch 15 Love Haiku, no CD

For the Denton, Tx

High School Choir. SATB

 2-14 ch 16 Things Kids Do, no CD

For children’s choir.

SS and strings for the McAllen, Tx.

public schools combined treble choir

Overs 3 ch 17 Psalm 5, no CD

Opera [2 scores]

pale yellow color-coded labels

 2-15 op 1 The Atonement, CD 44

Opera in two acts for

the opera workshop of UTPA ,

 Overs 3 op 2 La Pitahaya, CD 45

(op 2-Act 1/op 2a-Act 2) 2 books

Opera in two acts.

Acts one and two are bound separately.

Dissertation for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree,

1971 North Texas State University, Denton, Tx. ,

Unconventional ensembles, [6 scores]

Yellow color-coded labels

 2-16 uncon 2 Colloquy Times Three, CD 2

Length 20:00

Three movements for piano,

2 violins, viola, clarinet,

baritone/tenor and soprano

 2-16 uncon 2a The Shopping List (from “Colloquy Times Three”), CD 2

Length 11:49

Soprano as Eve, baritone as

God the shopkeeper two violins, viola,

clarinet and piano libretto by

Jan Epton Seale for Lynn Davis

 2-16 uncon 3 Haiku: The Seasons, no CD

On poems by Jan Epton Seale for

baritone, flute, oboe and bassoon

 Overs 3 uncon 4 La Hermandad, no CD

On poems by Cesar Vallejo

 Overs 3 uncon 5 Un Domingo en el Pueblo, no CD

Band instrumentation ;

one player per part

 2-16 uncon 6 Fanfare and March, no CD

Pedigogy, [2 scores]

blue color-coded labels

 2-17 ped 1 102 Unison\Harmony Warmups for Young String Orchestra, no CD

These rhythmic exercises for jr high string

class emphasize playing in the six easiest keys.

They provide unison playing as well as ensemble

playing when half the players are

assigned to the lower part.

 2-17 ped 2 Tin Can Toccatas, no CD

Designed to be used in beginning conducting classes where

the conducting student must meet the challenges of a conductor

of an ensemble made up of fellow classmates striking tin cans

with dowels, or using other non-sustaining objects.

The conducting student is presented with cueing entrances,

meter changes, dynamic markings, and other musical aspects.

The exercises progress from easy to complex.

 Doc Case 2 Newspaper clippings Compositions, 1971-2001 Teaching and tenure with Valley Symphony Orchestra, 1972-2001 Professional music activity in Mexico and with Mexican artists and patrons, 1973-2001