Repository
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
Title Lode (Louis) H. Huybrechts Collection Creator
Huybrechts, Louis
Collection Number CLP.20181231.002.MSC Extent
7 Boxes
Stored in 7 record storage containers.
Date 1930-1972 Language
English . Author Mina Belle Wichmann, Joelle Killebrew Publisher Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections Address
4400 Forbes Avenuehttp://www.carnegielibrary.org/ Scope and Contents This collection contains music manuscripts and published works (7 boxes): vocal, keyboard,
and instrumental, numerous settings of the Mass and other sacred works. The collection also
includes 12 CDs of Huybrechts' performances and compositions.
Arrangement
His scores are divided into two parts:
Alphabetical listing of individual titles along with their arrangement (choral, organ,
piano, etc.)
Listing of items bound in folders, notebooks, and journals along with their arrangement.
The majority of the scores in this donation are manuscript copies. In the event of a
published version included in addition to the manuscript copy, the entry is marked
"published edition also." If only a published edition is included, the entry is marked
"published edition only."
Biographical / Historical
Lode (Louis) H. Huybrechts (1911-1973) was born in Stabroek (Antwerp) Belgium on August 8,
1911. His musical training and early positions as an organist were in the same area. He
emigrated to the United States and was an organist at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester,
New York. He served the Church of the Sacred Heart in Pittsburgh, PA as organist and
choirmaster from 1960-1971. He died in Pittsburgh on January 3, 1973.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for research but may contain specific reproduction restrictions due
to copyright.
Custodial History
Thi collection was donated to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Music Department by Luke
Huybrechts, son of Lode (Louis) H. Huybrechts.
Related Materials
Arnold, Corliss. Organ Literature: A Comprehensive Survey, Vol. III
Preferred Citation
Lode (Louis) H. Huybrechts Collection, Pittsburgh Music Archive #11, Music Department,
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Existence and Location of Originals
Pittsburgh Music Archive #11
Container List Music scores , 1930-1972
Containers box 1 Language English.
Als't Lomert, 4 voices and piano Aspiration, organ Ave Maria, STB and organ Ave Maria, SATB and organ Ave Maria (Hail, Mary, full of grace), SSA Ave verum, S(A)TB and organ Ballade for two pianos Christmas suite, organ (published edition only) Christum regem, 2 equal voices and organ Concertino for piano and orchestra, includes score, parts, and reduction for
two pianos Confirma hoc, SATB and organ Day of sunshine, treble voices and keyboard Day of sunshine, SATB Drie vorsten kwamen uit 't morgenland, soprano solo, SATB, and
organ English mass in honor of the blessed Sacrament, concregration or choir of two
equal voices and organ (published edition also) Fantasia voor groot orgel, organ First noel, organ (published edition only) First strykkwartet, string quartet, includes score and parts First symphonie voor orgel, organ Fleurs (ballet), orchestra, includes score, parts, and program Fog, SSA and keyboard Great gate of Kieve from pictures at an exhibition (Moussorgsky), organ
transcription Haec dies, 4 voices Hail Mary, full of grace, SSA Hodie Christus natus est, 2 equal voices and organ (published edition
also) Intermezzo, from first symphony for organ Introduction and passacaglia, organ Inviolata, STTBB and organ Iste confessor/in te speravi/tantum ergo, 2 voices, solo voice, 2 voices and
keyboard, organ Jubileum cantata, SATB, harmonium, and clavier Justorum animae, SATB Mass in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, STB, congregation, and organ (published
edition also) Mass in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes, 4 mixed voices Mass in honor of St. Anthony of Padua, SAB (T ad libitum) and organ
(published edition only) Mass in honor of St. Cecilia, S(A)TB, congregation, and organ (published
edition only) Mass in honor of St. Cecilia, TTB and organ (published edition
only) Mass in honor of St. Joseph, 2 equal or mixed voices, congregation, and organ
(published edition only) Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin, 2 equal voices and organ (published
edition only) Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, SA or TB and organ (published
edition only) Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart, mixed choir, congregation, and
organ Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart, unison choir, congregation, and
organ Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart, SS(A) and organ Mass in memory of Pope John XXIII, TTB and organ Mass of Thanksgiving, TTBB and organ (published edition only) Mis voor 4 gemensde stemmen en orgel (Mass for 4 mixed voices and organ),
SATB and organ Mis voor 4 gemensde stemmen en orgel ter eere van O.L. Vrouw, SATB and
organ Mitzi (Mietje), SATB and piano Naughty boy, SSA and piano O gloriosa Virginum/O salutaris, 2 equal voices and keyboard O praise the Lord, SATB and organ O salutaris/tantum ergo, 2 equal voices and keyboard O salutaris (also has study for 3 voices on back page), SATB and
organ Our Father (the Lord's prayer), SATB, solo or congregation, and organ or
piano Our Father, SSA Our Father, voices and keyboard Passacaglia on an original theme, organ Plechtige intocht, organ Prelude and fugue for organ (incomplete, missing pages 1 and 2) Prelude and fugue in E minor, organ (also published edition) Prelude en scherzo voor 2 klavieren, 2 pianos Promise, SSA Proper for the feast of Christ the King, TTB and organ (published edition
only) Proper for the midnight mass of Christmas, 2 equal voices and organ
(published edition only) Rainy day, SSA and piano Rainy day, SATB Reverie, organ (also published edition) Reverie, keyboard Rhapsody for trombone and piano, includes score and parts Second symphony for organ See all greet the infant, SATB and keyboard Sonaat voor viool en clavier, violen and piano, includes score and
parts Sonate voor 2 klavieren, 2 pianos Sonatine for piano Stars (alone in the night), SAB Study #2, SSA Study #3 for SSA Sub tuum/justorum animae/adeste fideles, SATB Suite, Children's corner, 3 equal voices and organ (published edition
only) Surrexit Christus, 3 equal voices and organ (published edition
only) Tantum ergo, SATB and organ Ten easy pieces in different keys, piano (published edition only) Tema variato, organ Ten pedal studies on a well-known melody, organ There will come soft rains (war time), SSA and piano Third symphony for organ Three bagatelles for piano 3 mystieke taferelen voor sopraan en orgel, contains Stabat Mater, Pieta, and
Salve Regina, soprano and organ Toccata voor groot orgel, organ Toccata adagio and fugue, organ To God Almighty we confess/O King of Might and splendor/Praise the Lord, ye
Heavens, voice and keyboard Trio for clavier, violin, and viola (cello), piano, violin, and viola
(cello), includes score and parts Two chorale preludes (contains liebster Jesu and dich bet'ich an, meine
hochster Gott), organ Verbum supernum, SATB and organ Vier bewegingenvoor vokaal kwartet, SATB and piano Wals (waltz), orchestra, includes score and parts Wals (waltz), piano When the frost is on the punkin', SSA and piano Zanggedicht, SATB and keyboard Scores and Manuscripts , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 Language English.
Foreign musical periodicals, grouping, organ and choral works , 1960-1969
Containers box 5 , folder 1 Manuscript copies of organ works, Pedal Studies and Choral
Variations , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 2 Spiral bound notebook containing manuscript copies , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 3 Six kleine stukken voor clavier (Six small pieces for the
piano)
Containers box 5 , folder 3 Three bagatellen (Three bagatelles for piano)
Containers box 5 , folder 3 Six preluden voor clavier (Six preludes for piano)
Containers box 5 , folder 3 Spiral bound notebook containing manuscript copies , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 4 Sonaat, piano
Containers box 5 , folder 4 Sonatine voor clavier, piano
Containers box 5 , folder 4 Prelude en fuga voor orgel, organ
Containers box 5 , folder 4 Scope and Contents According to Belgian pianist and musicologist Jozef DeBeenhouwer, in an email he
sent to Huybrechts' son Luke on December 18, 2011, the "Prelude en fuga voor orgel"
was composed by Lodewijk De Vocht in 1917. A copy of this work is "in our Antwerp
Library." So this is not a composer's manuscript copy.
Manuscript copies , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 5 Suite voor clavier, piano
Containers box 5 , folder 5 Toccata, piano
Containers box 5 , folder 5 Studie I, piano
Containers box 5 , folder 5 RADIO N.I.R. (Zender Brussel), containing various piano pieces , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 6 La jara (tanog)
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Czardas
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Berceuse
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Little march
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Dance
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Little waltz (in memory of Ravel)
Containers box 5 , folder 6 Title unclear
Containers box 5 , folder 6 75 Liederen, containing multiple titles for voice and keyboard, arranged
alphabetically , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 7 Program for L'Enlevement de proserpine, ballet , 1930-1972
Containers box 5 , folder 8 Scores and parts , 1930-1972
Containers box 6 Language English.
Concertino voor Klavier en Kamer-Orkest, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 1 Prelude and scherzo for symphonic orchestra, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 2 Sinfonietta for strings, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 3 Suite for orchestra, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 4 Trio, for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 5 Practische Harmonie, Samuel, harmonic exercises
Containers box 6 , folder 6 Harmonie III, Samuel, harmonic exercises
Containers box 6 , folder 7 Scores and Parts
Containers box 6 , folder 8 Het kind der lee, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 8 De schaduw en de Dood, score and parts
Containers box 6 , folder 8 Three bagatellen, score only
Containers box 6 , folder 8 Vaarwel, Geliefole, score only
Containers box 6 , folder 8 Sketchbooks and CDs , 1930-1972
Containers box 7 Language English.
Sketchbooks (5) , 1930-1972
Containers box 7 , folder 1 Language English.
Miscellaneous parts and duplicates , 1930-1972
Containers box 7 , folder 2 Language English.
Compact Discs , 1952-1979
Containers box 7 , folder 3 Language English.
Custodial History
The 12 CDs of Huybrechts' organ performances and compositions were donated to the
Carnegie Library by Luke Huybrechts, the son of Louis Huybrechts. The CDs are
accompanied by letters submitted by Luke Huybrechts detailing the contents of the
CDs.
Organ Performances, vol. 1 , 1952-1956
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 1 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes a dedicatory concert of a new organ in Rochester, NY in 1956, and an early
performance in St. Louis Church in Buffalo, NY, 1952.
Organ Performances, vol. 2 , 1960
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 2 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes an organ concert given in Sacred Heart Church in Pittsburgh, 1960.
Organ Performances, vol. 3 , 1953-1972
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 3 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes several groups of performances of Huybrechts: a group of "smaller works"
performed in the early 1960's at Sacred Heart Church, two earlier performances form
St. Louis Church in Buffalo in 1953, and some of Mr. Huybrechts last performances in
1972.
The Choristers of Sacred Heart, Compilation 1 , 1960-1963
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 4 Language English.
Scope and Contents Three separate groups of performances, the first narrated by Mr. Huybrechts and
features 3 of his own works. The second is a rehearsal for the Spring Concert, 1963.
Third is a performance of The Spring Concert, 1960.
The Choristers of Sacred Heart, Compilation 2 , 1964-1970
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 5 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes recordings of rehearsals of the Choristers for their spring concerts of
1964 and 1970 respectively. They are accompanied and directed by Mr. Huybrechts.
The Choristers of Sacred Heart, Compilation 3 , 1970-1971
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 6 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes recordings of rehearsals of the Choristers for their spring concerts of
1971 and for Christmas of 1970. It also includes seven works described as "Girls,
Men and Boys Choral" performed in Sacred Heart Church, directed with organ
accompaniment by Mr. Huybrechts.
Sacred Heart Centennial Celebration , 1972
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 7 Language English.
Scope and Contents Professional recording made by KDKA in 1972 of the 100 year anniversary of the
founding of the Sacred Heart Parish. It features an 8 part mass for mixed choirs,
written and directed by Louis Huybrechts.
Christmas at Sacred Heart , 1959-1962
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 8 Language English.
Scope and Contents A copy of a record produced by Sacred Heart Parish in 1966 with midnight mass
excerpts from 1959 and 1962.
Christmas at Sacred Heart Church, Midnight Mass, 1959 , 1959
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 9 Language English.
Scope and Contents Missa Festiva and many seasonal works with combined choirs of Sacred Heart, all
directed with organ accompaniment by Louis Huybrechts.
Piano Works Composed and Performed by Louis Huybrechts , 1942-1960
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 10 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes some of the oldest surviving works and performances of Louis Huybrechts,
dating back to 1942. Major works include Cantata Bouchout, Sonata for two Pianos,
Minuette, Waltz and Rhapsody for Piano.
Performances at Sacred Heart Church, Missa Choralis and Missa De St.
Marguerite , 1963
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 11 Language English.
Scope and Contents Includes two Sunday Mass performances from May 1963, with Boys and Men's choirs,
directed with organ accompaniment by L. Huybrechts.
Performances at Sacred Heart Church, St. Cecilia Mass and Missa St. Clara
of Assisi, and a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21 , 1966-1979
Containers box 7 , folder 3 box 7 , folder 3 , object 12 Language English.
Scope and Contents Two Sunday Mass performances from 1966, with Boys and Men's choirs, directed with
organ accompaniment by Louis Huybrechts. The Mozart piano concerto was performed by
Louis Huybrechts' brother, August with the Grand Rapids Philharmonic Orchestra in
1979.
