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Music, 1841-1988 (continued)
Music by Aaron Copland, 1911-1985 (continued)
Music Manuscripts and Printed Editions, 1920-1985 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 61/30.2 "No. 1 - Choral overture".
30.2
Ms. Choral score with orchestral indications; 12 leaves; 37 cm.
Note: Holograph in ink on transparent paper.
BOX-FOLDER 61/30.3 [The second hurricane] : excerpts from the opera.
30.3
Ms. (ozalid). Piano-vocal score (incomplete); various paginations; 38.5-40.5 cm.
Laid in: untitled copy of manuscript with markings in ink.
BOX-FOLDER 61/30.4 [The second hurricane].
30.4
Ms. Sketches; 133 p.; various sizes.
Note: Holographs in pencil.
On microfilm: MUSIC 1906, Item 48.
BOX-FOLDER 61/30 misc [The second hurricane].
30 misc
Mss. Miscellaneous pages from the opera; unpaged; various sizes.
Note: Holographs in ink with markings in pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 14/30a The second hurricane : a play opera in two acts / libretto by Edwin Denby. Boston: C. C. Birchard & Co., [1939] .
30a
Full score; 216 p.
c1939 by C.C. Birchard & Co.
BOX-FOLDER 14/30-A "2d hurricane" : [Gyp's song].
30-A
Ms. Solo vocal part; 1 leaf; 17.5 x 20 cm.
Note: Manuscript in ink, hand unknown.
BOX-FOLDER 14/30-Aa The second hurricane : a play-opera for high school performance / libretto by Edwin Denby. Boston: C. C. Birchard & Co., [1938] .
30-Aa
Vocal score with piano accompaniment; X, 112 p.
c1938 by C.C. Birchard & Co.
Note: Contains holograph markings in pencil.
On page IV: From the original program world premiere; April 21, 22, 24, 1937.
BOX-FOLDER 14/30-Ab The second hurricane : a play opera for high school performance / libretto by Edwin Denby. New York: Boosey & Hawkes, [1957] .
30-Ab
Vocal score with piano accompaniment; [8], 112 p.
c1938 by C.C. Birchard & Co.; assigned to Boosey & Hawkes in 1957.
Plt.: B.H.Bk. 396.
Note: Contains holograph markings in pencil.
BOX-FOLDER 14/30-Ba "That's the idea of freedom" / words by Edwin Denby. Boston: C. C. Birchard & Co., [ca. 1938] .
30-Ba
Vocal score (SATB) with piano accompaniment; 8 p. (3 copies).
c1938 by C.C. Birchard & Co.
Plt.: 2034.
Ser. ed.: Gardner Read.
Ser. title: Birchard-Boston University Contemporary Music Series, No. 751.
Note: Copy 1 contains holograph markings in pencil.
This piece is from No. 10, "The Finale" of The second hurricane; Copy 2 and 3 are reissues.
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.
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