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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Concert Music (continued)
Prelude in G Minor, 1925 January (continued)
Note: Incomplete
Bound Rhapsody in Blue, 1924 January 7
GG holograph manuscript for piano and jazz band; 56 p.
Note : Page 56 is the last page of manuscript notation, followed by blank pages numbered 59-61.
Bound Rhapsody in Blue, 1926 February 23
Ferde Grofé's manuscript for theatre orchestra and piano; [49] p.
Note: In some sources this manuscript has been erroneously described as the symphonic orchestration. The Library of Congress does not know of an extant Grofé or copyist manuscript of the symphonic orchestration.
Bound Rhapsody in Blue
GG's facsimile copy of Ferde Grofé's symphonic orchestration; 128 p.
BOX-FOLDER 51/4 Rhapsody in Blue, 1925
11 printed parts
New York: Atlas Music: Harms, c1925
Note: A complete set of this edition may be found in the Grofé Collection
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 51/5 Rhapsody in Blue, 1924
Bound, printed score for piano and jazz band; 42 p.
New York: Harms, c1924
Note: Band part reduced for 2nd piano
BOX-FOLDER 51/6 Rhapsody in Blue, 1942
Bound, printed full score for piano and symphony orchestra
New York: Harms, c1942
Note: Specially bound copy presented to IG by the publisher
Laid in: IG holograph/typescript notes and letters; [15] p.
Bound Second Rhapsody, 1931 January
GG holograph original sketch manuscript; [45] p.
Bound Second Rhapsody, 1931 March 14-May 23
GG holograph original orchestration manuscript; [76] p.
BOX-FOLDER 132/12 Second Rhapsody
GG holograph manuscript full score; p. 20 [i.e., 1 p.]
BOX-FOLDER 135/1 Second Rhapsody
GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
In caption : From sketchbook of 2nd Rhapsody; in the hand of GG
Note: The Music Division is not aware of an existing Second Rhapsody sketchbook from which this page would have been removed
BOX-FOLDER 51/7 Song Book, 1931
GG holograph manuscript piano scores; 75 p.
Note: Inscribed to Kay Swift, 1931 Oct 26
Laid in: GG holograph manuscript piano score for "Who cares?"; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 52/1 Song Book, 1932
Printed piano scores; 167 p.
New York: Random House, c1932
Note: Limited first edition with color illustrations
Note: Signed by GG and illustrator Constantin Alajalov
BOX 53-55 Song File
The Song File is arranged in numerical order by the number given to each composition by Ira Gershwin and Kay Swift during their collaboration on The Shocking Miss Pilgrim .
BOX-FOLDER 53/1 #17 Sleepless Night
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; 3 p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/2 #17 Sleepless Night
Two copyist manuscript piano-vocal scores; [3] p. each
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/2 #17 Sleepless Night
Copyist manuscript piano score; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/2 #17 Sleepless Night
IG holograph lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 53/2 #17 Sleepless Night
IG holograph envelope
BOX-FOLDER 53/3 #18 Ossining Time
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/3 #18 Ossining Time
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/3 #18 Ossining Time
Ozalid piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/4 #19 Special Love
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/4 #19 Special Love
Two copyist manuscript piano-vocal scores; [2] p. each
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/4 #19 Special Love
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 53/4 #19 Special Love
Manuscript piano sketch in the hand of Kay Swift; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 53/4 #19 Special Love
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [7] p.
Caption title on p. [3]: Saying my say
Caption title on p. [4]: Say my say
BOX-FOLDER 53/5 #20 My Honor Was at Stake
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/5 #20 My Honor Was at Stake
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/5 #20 My Honor Was at Stake
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 53/6 #21 Brahmsy Tune
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/6 #21 Brahmsy Tune
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/6 #21 Brahmsy Tune
Ozalid piano-vocal score; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/6 #21 Brahmsy Tune
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/7 #22 Chickadee
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/7 #22 Chickadee
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/7 #22 Chickadee
Ozalid piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/8 #23 Hold On
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/8 #23 Hold On
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/8 #23 Hold On
IG holograph lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 53/9 #24 52nd Floor
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/9 #24 52nd Floor
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 53/9 #24 52nd Floor
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
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