Scope and Content Note
Materials in the Milton Babbitt Music Sketches span 1899-2006, the bulk of which date from 1973 to 1996. The material is arranged in two series, the first of which, Music Manuscript Sketches, consists of binders of musical sketches for approximately 64 works. Included is music material for Philomel (1964), Reflections (1966), and Quintet for clarinet and strings (1997). There are notable gaps, and the collection reflects those sketches which Babbitt retained for preservation. It is believed that Babbitt's full scores remained with his publisher, G. Schirmer. Babbitt's extensive book collection was not retained, but a photocopied inventory of the titles is preserved in the Other Materials series along with a small selection of correspondence.