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BOX 1-89, 99-103, 146 Music
Chiefly manuscript and printed scores, parts, sketches, and lyric sheets for works by Duke. Also includes related scripts, notes, and other miscellaneous materials, as well as a small amount of music by other composers.
Organized in seven subseries.
BOX 1-72, 102 Show Music
Show music of Vernon Duke consisting of manuscripts, scores, parts, etc.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
April in Paris, 1951-2 film musical. Lyrics to english titles by Sammy Cahn.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 Aupres de Ma Blonde
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 2 p.
Arr. by Vernon Duke
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 I ask you
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 I don't know what I've got
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 It must be good
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Life is such a pleasure
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Life is such a pleasure (Ray Bolger)
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 Only once
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Sur le Pont d'Avignon
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 1 p.
Arr. by Vernon Duke
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 That's what makes Paris, Paree
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 Who needs it?
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
Le bal des blanchisseuses, [The washerwomen's ball], ballet suite for orchestra, 1946-47
BOX-FOLDER 90/1 Le bal des blanchisseuses
Ozalid of holograph full score ; 104 p.
Cabin in the sky, 1940 musical; revival, 1964. Lyrics by John Latouche
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 Cabin in the sky
Eric W. Knight manuscript short score arrangements for 1964 revival ; [108] p.
Contents:
  • Overture # 1
  • We'll live all over again # 3
  • Little poppa Satan (Devil's entrance) #4
  • Incidental music (act I scene I) #5A
  • The man upstairs # 6
  • Taking a chance on love # 7
  • Cabin in the sky #8
  • Do what you wanna do # 10
  • Taking a chance on love - reprise # 11
  • Entr'acte # 12
  • Not a care in the world # 13
  • Vision ballet # 14
  • It's not so bad to be good # 15
  • Love me tomorrow # 16
  • Petunia's entrance (act II, scene I) # 16A
  • Love turned the light out # 17
  • Cross-over # 18
  • Livin' it up # 19
  • Savannah # 21
  • Storm music # 22
  • Incidental music - act II, scene II # 23
  • Cabin finale #24
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 Cabin in the sky
Mimeograph of manuscript short score ; 148 p.
Laid in: Table of contents with annotations in pencil ; 1p.
Contents:
  • Overture
  • Opening chant
  • Junior's entrance
  • Fleet foot's theme
  • General's entrance
  • The man upstairs
  • Taking a chance on love
  • Cabin in the sky
  • Do what you wanna do
  • Finale act I
  • entr'acte
  • Fugue
  • In my old Virginia home
  • Vision ballet
  • Not so bad
  • Love me tomorrow
  • Love turned the light out
  • Honey in the honeycomb
  • Savannah
  • Storm
  • General's recitative
  • General's entrance
  • Opening last scene
  • Last scene
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Fugue
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score with annotations ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 General's entrance
Holograph piano-vocal score ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Honey in the honeycomb
Typed lyric sheet ; [1] p
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 It's not so bad to be good
Holograph piano-vocal sketch in pencil ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 It's not so bad to be good
Photocopy of manuscript piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
Same as above (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Jazz fugue ; Scotch jingle
Holograph piano-vocal sketch in pencil ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Little poppa Satan
Photocopy of holograph + manuscript piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Little poppa Satan
Typed lyric sheet + carbon ; [2 p. each]
Same as above (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Livin' it up
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score ; 3 p.
Typed lyric sheet ; [2] p.
Lyric by Vernon Duke
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 The man upstairs ; There's honey in the honeycomb ; Love me tomorrow (but leave me alone today)
Holograph sketches ; [3] p.
Holograph piano-vocal ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 The man upstairs (verse) ; Verse (picture in the sky) ; Verse "love put the light out" ; Verse "Virginia home" ; "Savannah" verse
Holograph sketches ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 The man upstairs
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 The man upstairs finish
Holograph piano-vocal score ; [1] p.
Manuscript piano-vocal score ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 Opening Chant ; Fleetfoot's theme
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score with annotations ; 3 p.
Copies (2) of above, 1 (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 The vision (ballet)
Negative photostat of manuscript piano score ; [3] p.
Same as above (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 We'll live all over again
Holograph piano-vocal ; [2] p.
Same as above, last p. only
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 We'll live all over again
Negative photostat of above
Same as above (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Unidentified
Photocopy of manuscript piano score ; 4 p.
Same as above (waxed transparencies)
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 Cabin in the sky ; curtain call Greenwich mews
Printed (2) programs
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 Song listing
Holograph ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 Invoice to Kay Duke
Photocopy ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 Outline for overture(?)
Manuscript ; [2] p.
Casey Jones, unproduced musical. Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
BOX-FOLDER 2/16 The big towns and the small towns
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 9 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 Extenuatin circumstances
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/18 Fight over me
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 5 p.
Typed lyric sheet ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/19 The girl with the prettiest legs in town
Photocopy of copyist's piano-vocal score ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/20 He said
Photostat of copyist's piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
Typed lyric sheet ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/21 Honor me with this dance
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/22 I can take it or leave it alone
Photostat of copyist's piano-vocal score ; 5 p.
Typed lyric sheets (2) ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/23 I may say maybe
Ozalids (2) piano-vocal score ; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/24 I'm goin' places
Ozalid piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
Typed lyric sheet ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/25 Ladies like us ; Gay little tune ; Bolero-cancion
Holograph sketches ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/26 The man my mother married
Holograph piano-vocal score ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/27 The man my mother married
Typed lyric sheets (13) various versions
BOX-FOLDER 2/28 Mister Harvey Pruitt
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