Herbie Marks manuscripts of his music arrangements together with some printed music, 1929-1973

MLMSS 8063/Box 1X

fonds

1929-1973

Manuscript Notated Music, Notated Music, Textual Records

932209

0.47 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)

Herbie Marks, accordion player and composer, was born in Rooty Hill, Sydney in 1923. His family was involved in showbusiness. From the age of six, he played mandolin for Harry Clay's Vaudeville in Sydney. He taught himself the accordion at the age of nine, then had lessons from the American, Arbie Hartmann. His career developed as a talented showman, magician, accordion player, composer for films and commercials, and music arranger. Marks died on 5 December 1980.

Reference:
The Oxford Companion to Australian Music / edited by Warren Bebbington. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1997.

The breeze and I / music by Ernesto Lecuona; lyric by Al Stillman, arranged by Herbie Marks. Printed music published Sydney: J. Albert & Son, 1929, together with arranged ms. parts in pencil.

Folder labelled 'Ted Egan stuff' including ms. score of August Paul / words and music by Ted Egan, arranged by Herbie Marks., ca.1973. Contains a letter from Ted Egan to Herbie Marks, 18 July 1973, and various music manuscript fragments and typescript lyrics for a Ted Egan LP record.

Legacy film. Ms. condensed score in ink.

The anvil chorus. Ms. score and parts in ink. Arranged by Herbie Marks, copied by Hanne Marks, 1972.

Bugle call rag. Ms. parts in pencil.

Little accordion Nos. 1 and 2. Ms. parts in pencil and ink. Arranged by Herbie Marks, copied by Hanne Marks, 1973.

Tales from Noonameena / by Hal Saunders and Iris Mason. Typed words only.

Shalom / words by Mora Lee, music by Garry Marks, 23 June 1971. Printed score for voice and piano (photocopy).

Manhatton concerto: an accordion concerto / by Eugene Ettore. Printed score published New York: Pagani, 1952. Inscribed to Herbie Marks and signed by the composer, 18 Dec. 1952.

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This collection came with 248 items of published sheet music which have been filed in the Mitchell Library Music File and catalogued in the Library's Catalogue of published material with a note "From the collection of Herbie Marks".