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Music, 1841-1988 (continued)
Music by Aaron Copland, 1911-1985 (continued)
Music Manuscripts and Printed Editions, 1920-1985 (continued)
31) Music for radio (Prairie journal) ; Saga of the prairie [orchestra]
BOX-FOLDER 62/31 Music for radio : commissioned by the Columbia Broadcasting System.
31
Ms. Full score; 84 leaves; 38 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink on transparent paper.
At end: May-July 1937; New York, Hollywood, Mexico.
Music for radio (also called "Saga of the prairie") was actually commissioned in 1936 by CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System).
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 31 A.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31.1 [Music for radio : commissioned by the Columbia Broadcasting System].
31.1
Ms. (ozalid). Full score; 84 p.; 38.5 cm.
Note: Copy of manuscript ARCO 31, with holograph markings in pencil and ink throughout.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31.2 Music for radio.
31.2
Ms. Piano sketch; 24 p.; 33.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink with markings in pencil.
On title page: Piano sketch (for study only).
Included with this item is an incomplete photostat copy of the piano sketch with holograph markings in pencil.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 31 A.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31.3 Music for radio.
31.3
Ms. Full score (rough draft); 13, 44 p.; 33.5-38 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
On title page: "Not quite complete."
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 31 B.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31.4 Music for radio.
31.4
Ms. Open score, original pencil sketches; 28 p.; 34 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
Laid in: One page typescript list of scores and parts titled "Masters on File at Independent Music Publishers"; contains holograph markings in ink and pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31a Music for radio (Saga of the prairie). London: Hawkes & Son, [1940] .
31a
Full score; 52 p. (2 copies, Copy 1 bound; Copy 2 spiral bound).
c1940 by Hawkes & Son.
Plt.: B. & H. 8309.
Duration: 12.5 min.
Laid in Copy 1: One page penciled holograph "Note" about this commissioned work and a two page typescript of the same note with holograph additions in pencil (i.e. instrumentation, duration, etc.) throughout.
Laid in copy 2: Three pages of holograph orchestral changes in pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 62/31b "Prairie journal". London: Boosey & Hawkes, [1967] .
31b
Full score; 59 p. (3 copies).
c1940 by Aaron Copland; renewed 1967.
Plt.: B. & H. 19642.
Ser. title: Youth Orchestra Series.
32) Sextet [chamber work]
BOX-FOLDER 15/32 Sextet : for string quartet, clarinet and piano.
32
Ms. Score for string quartet, clarinet and piano; 59 p.; 34 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink.
At end: Tlaxcala; Aug. 7-Sept. 25, 1937.
Sextet is Short symphony arranged for chamber orchestra.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 64.
BOX-FOLDER 15/32.1 Sextet : for string quartet, piano and clarinet.
32.1
Ms. (photostat). Score for string quartet, piano and clarinet; 9 p.; 35 cm.
Note: Copy of manuscript score ARCO 32, with holograph markings in ink and pencil.
At end: Tlaxcala; Aug. 7-Sept. 25, 1937.
BOX-FOLDER 15/32.2 Sextet.
32.2
Ms. Score for string quartet, clarinet and piano (incomplete); 10 p.; 33.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink with holograph markings in pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 15/32a Sextet : for string quartet, clarinet and piano. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, [1948] .
32a
Piano score; 45 p.
c1948 in U.S.A. by Boosey & Hawkes.
Plt.: B. & H. 6235.
Note: Holograph markings in pencil throughout.
BOX-FOLDER 15/32aa Sextet : for string quartet, clarinet and piano. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, [1948] .
32aa
Orchestral parts (2 sets).
c1948 in U.S.A. by Boosey & Hawkes.
Plt.: B. & H. 16353.
Note: Holograph note in pencil at head of one clarinet part.
Published with piano score ARCO 32a.
BOX-FOLDER 15/32b Sextet : for string quartet, clarinet and piano. London: Boosey & Hawkes, [1948] .
32b
Full score (miniature); 45 p.
c1948 in U.S.A. by Boosey & Hawkes.
Plt.: B. & H. 16235.
33) Billy the kid [ballet]
BOX-FOLDER 63/33 Billy the kid.
33
Ms. Full score; 169 leaves; 44 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink on transparent paper with holograph markings in pencil.
At end: July-Sept. 1938; Paris - New York - Peterboro, N.H. [orchestration finished Dec. 28, '38].
Laid in: Typescript of movie continuity, titled "Ballad of Billy the Kid."
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 72.
BOX-FOLDER 63/33.1 Billy the kid : complete ballet.
33.1
Ms. (ozalid). Full score; 169 p.; 43.5 cm. (spiral bound).
Note: Copy of manuscript score [ARCO 33], with holograph markings in pencil.
At end: July-Sept. 1938; Paris - New York - Peterboro, N.H. [orchestration finished Dec. 28, '38].
Laid in: Three holograph leaves (ink, pencil, and typescript) indicating cuts in the ballet score (in folder).
BOX-FOLDER 63/33.2 Billy the kid.
33.2
Ms. Piano sketches; 64 p.; 34-36 cm.
Note: Holographs in pencil and ink.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 72.
33-A) Billy the kid : ballet suite [orchestra]
BOX-FOLDER 16/33-Aa Billy the kid : ballet suite. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, [1941] .
33-Aa
Full score; 94 p. (bound).
c1941 in U.S.A. by Hawkes & Son (London).
Note: Holograph markings in pencil throughout.
Duration: about 20 min.
BOX-FOLDER 16/33-Ab Billy the kid : ballet suite. London: Hawkes & Son, [1941] .
33-Ab
Full score; 94 p. (2 copies).
c1941 in U.S.A. by Hawkes & Son (London).
Plt.: B. & H. 16725.
Note: Copy 1 contains holograph markings in pencil throughout; Copy 2 contains holograph and other markings in pencil throughout.
Duration: Approx. 20 min.
BOX-FOLDER 16/33-Ac Billy the kid : ballet suite. London: Boosey & Hawkes, [1941] .
33-Ac
Full score (miniature); 94 p. (2 copies).
c1941 by Hawkes & Son (London).
Plt.: B. & H. 16725.
Ser. title: Hawkes Pocket Scores, No. 72.
Note: Copy 1 has holograph markings in pencil throughout; Copy 2 contains holograph markings in pencil and ink and corrections throughout.
Duration: about 20 min.
33-B) Billy the kid [two pianos]
BOX-FOLDER 63/33-B Billy the kid.
33-B
Ms. Score for two pianos; 63 leaves; 38 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink on transparent paper with holograph markings in pencil.
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