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Music, 1841-1988 (continued)
Music by Aaron Copland, 1911-1985 (continued)
Music Manuscripts and Printed Editions, 1920-1985 (continued)
36) The quiet city [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 64/36 The quiet city : for clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and piano.
36
Ms. Full score; 29 p.; 34.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink and pencil.
At end: April 1939.
Music composed for Irwin Shaw's play "Quiet City."
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 43.
BOX-FOLDER 64/36.1 The quiet city : for clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and piano.
36.1
Ms. (photocopy). Full score; 29 leaves; 36 cm.
Note: Copy of manuscript score ARCO 36.
At end: April 1939.
BOX-FOLDER 64/36.2 The quiet city.
36.2
Ms. Rough piano sketch; 20 p.; 34.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
Laid in: 2 page holograph in pencil titled "Music Cues - Quiet City."
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 43.
BOX-FOLDER 64/36.3 Quiet city.
36.3
Mss. Instrumental parts; 32 cm.
Note: Holographs in ink and pencil.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 43.
37) Five kings [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 64/37 Five kings.
37
Ms. Condensed score sketch; 41 p.; 33.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
Incidental music for a play based on Shakespeare's plays; this work not published.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 76.
BOX-FOLDER 64/37.1 Five kings.
37.1
Ms. (photocopy). Condensed score sketch; 41 leaves; 36 cm.
Note: Copy of manuscript ARCO 37.
Laid in: Letter to Professor Perlis from playwright Richard France dated June 18; an article on Mr. France in the periodical Twentieth Century American Dramatists (1981); two pages of typescript from the play Five kings.
38) The city [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 65/38 The city : music for the documentary film.
38
Ms. Full score; 166 p.; 34.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
On title page: Orchestration by Aaron Copland; score written out by Henry Brant.
BOX-FOLDER 65/38.1 The city : film music.
38.1
Ms. Piano-conductor score; 34 leaves; 30-43 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink, with additions and corrections in pencil, on transparent paper.
At end: Finis March 1939.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 7 A.
BOX-FOLDER 65/38.2 The city : film music.
38.2
Ms. (ozalid). Piano-conductor score; [34] leaves 41 cm. (bound).
Note: Copy of manuscript score ARCO 38.1, with holograph additions and corrections in pencil throughout; includes additional pages.
BOX-FOLDER 65/38.3 The city : film music.
38.3
Ms. Rough piano sketches; 42 + 1 p.; 34.5 cm.
Note: Holographs in pencil.
Laid in: Typescript of "Detailed outline of allocation of sound in 'The City'."
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 7 B.
BOX-FOLDER 17/38.4 The city.
38.4
Mss. Instrumental parts.
Note: Holographs in ink and pencil; includes reproductions of original manuscripts.
39) From sorcery to science [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 65/39 From sorcery to science : excerpt from the puppet show.
39
Ms. Full score; 16 leaves; 38.5-45 cm.
Note: Copyist's manuscripts in ink.
At head: Not to be published as is - A.C.
BOX-FOLDER 65/39.1 "The medicine chest" : from Sorcery to science / a puppet play.
39.1
Ms. Orchestral sketches; unnumbered; 34.5 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
On title page: May 4-8, 1939; Not to be used -- A.C.
BOX-FOLDER 17/39.2 From sorcery to science : puppet show.
39.2
Mss. Instrumental parts.
Note: Copyist's manuscripts in ink and pencil, and ozalids.
40) Of mice and men [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 100/40 Of mice and men.
40
Ms. Open score; 72 leaves; 48.5 x 30 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
Incidental music for the film based on the novel by John Steinbeck.
BOX-FOLDER 100/40.1 Of mice and men.
40.1
Ms. Pencil sketches; 26 + 4 leaves; 48.5 x 30 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 100/40.2 Of mice and men.
40.2
Ms. (mimeograph). Conductor score; various paginations; 31.5 cm.
Note: Mimeograph copy of manuscript score with holograph markings in pencil throughout.
BOX-FOLDER 100/40.3 Of mice and men.
40.3
Ms. (mimeograph). Conductor score; various paginations; 31.5 cm. (bound).
Note: Mimeograph of manuscript score with holograph markings in pencil throughout.
BOX-FOLDER 100/40.4 "Threshing machine sequence".
40.4
Ms. Rough sketches; 6 p.; 32 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
At head: Music for Movies.
At end: Dec. 18, '42.
BOX-FOLDER 113/40.5 Of mice and men.
40.5
Ms. Full score, divided into section (cues); various paginations; various sizes.
Note: Manuscript in pencil.
Incidental music for the film based on the novel by John Steinbeck.
BOX-FOLDER 100/40 misc Of mice and men.
40 misc
Mss. Miscellaneous pages from the film production: including music cue sheets (in typescript), timing indications, and penciled notes.
Note: Holographs in pencil and typescripts.
41) Our town [incidental music]
BOX-FOLDER 66/41 Our town : complete film music.
41
Ms. Full score; various paginations; 47 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
First performed by Howard Barlow and the Columbia Broadcasting Symphony.
BOX-FOLDER 66/41.1 Our town.
41.1
Ms. Full score; various paginations; 47 cm.
Note: Holograph in pencil.
This version extracted from the complete film score.
BOX-FOLDER 18/41.2 Our town.
41.2
Ms. (mimeograph). Conductor score; various paginations; 32 cm. (3 copies, Copy 1 bound).
Note: Mimeograph copies with holograph markings in pencil throughout.
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