The Yale School of Music D.M.A. Papers
Collection
Call Number: MSS 13
Scope and Contents
The Yale School of Music D.M.A. Papers document the professional activities of successful candidates for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. The Papers cover a degree candidate's activities between receipt of the Master of Musical Arts degree and return for the D.M.A. degree. Included in the Papers are scrapbooks, correspondence, programs, reviews, sound recordings, and printed books and musical scores.
Dates
- 1973 - 2019
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The Yale School of Music D.M.A. Papers are open for research to current D.M.A. candidates at the Yale School of Music, for use as models. Other researchers may have access only with written permission from the subject.
Because the correspondence files contain confidential academic evaluations, they will remain sealed until 75 years after the D.M.A. was awarded.
Original computer files may not be accessed due to their fragility. Researchers must consult access copies.
Because the correspondence files contain confidential academic evaluations, they will remain sealed until 75 years after the D.M.A. was awarded.
Original computer files may not be accessed due to their fragility. Researchers must consult access copies.
Conditions Governing Use
The Yale School of Music Papers are the property of the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. Copyrights belong to the composers and authors, or their legal heirs and assigns.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically by year of degree, and alphabetically by last name therein. Dates for candidate dossiers were determined by year of degree.
Original order has been maintained for born-digital materials. No further arrangement work has been done.
Original order has been maintained for born-digital materials. No further arrangement work has been done.
Extent
96 Linear Feet (176 boxes)
911 Computer Files (3.03 gigabytes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Dossiers documenting the professional activities of successful candidates for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the Yale School of Music
Biographical / Historical
The Doctor of Musical Arts degree program of the Yale School of Music was approved in 1968; the first degrees were awarded in 1973. As a prerequisite, candidates must have received the Master of Musical Arts degree from Yale, and then spend three to five years demonstrating their qualifications through distinguished achievement in their profession. Upon applying for the D.M.A. degree, the candidates submit a dossier of evidence demonstrating their professional competence and accomplishments. This evidence may include programs, brochures, reviews, compositions, recordings, publications, and other materials. Candidates are also required to give a recital and undergo an oral examination. Each year, the School of Music sends dossiers from successful candidates to the Library to become part of the D.M.A. Papers.
Creator
- Title
- The Yale School of Music D.M.A. Papers
- Author
- Compiled by Jean Elizabeth Roberts (1996); revised by Richard Boursy, and Michelle Peralta (2020).
- Date
- 1996-2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Part of the Gilmore Music Library Repository
Contact:
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120 High Street
PO Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520 US
(203) 432-0497
musicspecialcollections@yale.edu