Abstract
The Ken Tiffany Music Scores (approximately 1956-1999) comprise a collection of published sheet music and original handwritten scores composed by Tiffany. The material also includes several pictures of Tiffany.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Ken Tiffany Music Scores (approximately 1956-1999) comprise a collection of published sheet music and original handwritten scores composed by Tiffany. The material also includes several pictures of Tiffany.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Material in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically by song title.
Biographical / Historical Note
Musician and arranger Kenneth (Ken) M. Tiffany, Jr. was born in 1936 and remembered always having a love of music. After learning various instruments he decided the trombone was his favorite. He played professionally all over the country with many noted swing bands before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was the lead trombone player at the Sahara Hotel for many years. Tiffany also played in other Strip hotel bands, participated in a 76 Trombones concert in Ham Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and arranged music for many showroom headliners.
Tiffany passed away at the age of 63 on July 28, 1999.
Preferred Citation
Ken Tiffany Music Scores, Approximately 1956-1999, MS-00611. Special Collections University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Material was donated by the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Center in 2007; accession number 2007-02.
Processing Note
Material was processed by Joyce Moore in 2008. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Joyce Moore revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards and subsequently entered the data into ArchivesSpace.