Charles H. Turner Collection, 1937-1995
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Turner, Charles (Charles H. Turner), 1936-2006
- Extent:
- 100 items
- 1 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Charles H. Turner Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/FSUML-2020-011.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Charles H. Turner Collection consists principally of scores and personal effects donated by David Brinson and Turner's mother, Norma Turner. The scores are primarily copies of handwritten arrangements of jazz standards made for Sinatra's band, but there are also some published scores, including a few brass arrangements of Baroque pieces like the six-part from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 by J.S. Bach.
Other materials in the collection include photographs, newspaper clippings, and programs; sound recordings; assorted FSU memorabilia; four recorded interviews with Norma Turner; recorded interviews with Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Florence Ashby, who knew him during his time at FSU; and a Benge pocket trumpet from Turner's collection.
- Biographical / historical:
Charles Henry Turner (1936-2006) was a jazz musician most noted for his position as lead trumpeter for Frank Sinatra during the years 1975-1983.
- Acquisition information:
- David Brinson and Norma Turner
- Physical facet:
100 musical scores, mostly big band jazz charts.
1 Benge pocket trumpet played by Charlie Turner.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Charles H. Turner Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/FSUML-2020-011.
- Location of this collection:
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FSU College of Music122 N. Copeland St.TallahasseeFL32306-1601USA
