George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

Container	Contents

	Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
		Music from Shows (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 47/32				Please Send My Daddy Back to Mother
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 141/47				Political Ballet
					IG holograph outline; [2] p.
					Laid in: Photocopy of Lawrence Stewart typescript note; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 47/33				Save Your Yesses
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 47/34				Sentimental Weather
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
				The Shadows see Five A.M.
					Note: Early title
BOX-FOLDER 47/35				Sunday Tan
					Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 47/36				That Moment of Moments
					Typescript lyric sheet
				There's an Island in the West Indies see Island in the West Indies
					Note: Alternate title
BOX-FOLDER 47/37				Time Marches On!
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [5] p.
BOX-FOLDER 47/38				Trailer for "The 1936 Broadway Gold Melody Diggers"
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [27] p.
				We Hope You'll Soon Be Dancing to the Score see Dancing to the Score
					Note: Alternate title
BOX-FOLDER 47/39				Why Save for That Rainy Day?
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 47/40				Wishing Tree of Harlem
					IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 47/41				Words without Music
					Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 47/42				List of songs
					Two IG holograph/typescript manuscripts; [1] p. each
BOX 48-52, 132, 135		Concert Music
			The concert music is organized alphabetically by title and then by type.
BOX-FOLDER 48/1			An American in Paris
				GG holograph manuscript sketches; [22] p.
Bound			An American in Paris, 1928 January-August 1
				GG holograph original sketch manuscript; [69] p.
Bound			An American in Paris, 1928 November 18
				GG holograph original orchestration manuscript; 104 p.
				Note: Microfilm #1338
BOX-FOLDER 48/2			An American in Paris, 1928 January
				GG holograph manuscript arrangement for two pianos; 70 p.
BOX-FOLDER 48/3			An American in Paris, 1928
				Printed arrangement for two pianos; 35 p.
				New York: New World Music, c1928
BOX-FOLDER 135/9			An American in Paris
				GG holograph manuscript of three principal themes; 1 p.
				Note: Used in an article for Musical America and inscribed to Hyman Sandow, 1928 August 17
BOX-FOLDER 48/4			Catfish Row
				GG holograph manuscript list of corrections to Porgy and Bess parts needed for the suite; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 48/5			Suite from Porgy and Bess
				Ozalid GG holograph manuscript full score; 100 p.
				Note: Emendations in unidentified hands
Bound			Concerto in F, 1925
				GG holograph sketch-score manuscript; [181] p.
				Movement I: 1925 July
				Movement II: 1925 August-September
				Movement III: 1925 September
Bound			Concerto in F, 1925 October-November
				GG holograph original orchestration manuscript; [181] p.
BOX-FOLDER 48/6			Concerto in F
				GG holograph manuscript sketches; [15] p.
				Laid in: IG holograph notes, 1961 April 26
BOX-FOLDER 132/10			Concerto in F
				GG holograph manuscript early orchestration; 8 p.
				Note: Incomplete
				Laid in: IG typescript note [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 48/7			Concerto in F
				Manuscript short score, Movement I; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 48/7			Concerto in F
				Manuscript short score, Movement I; 1 p.
				Note: Final 88 bars only
BOX-FOLDER 48/7			Concerto in F
				Manuscript short score, Movement II; 4 p.
				Note: Includes opening 24 bars of Movement III
BOX-FOLDER 48/7			Concerto in F
				Unidentified piano sketches; 3 p.
				Note: Laid in with Concerto in F
				Note: Black, blue and turquoise ink
BOX-FOLDER 49/1			Concerto in F, 1927
				Two printed score arrangements for two pianos; 67 p. each
				New York: Harms, c1927
				Note: Heavily annotated with corrections
BOX-FOLDER 49/2			Concerto in F
				Printed score arrangement for two pianos; 67 p.
				New York: Harms, c1927
				Note: GG's copy
BOX-FOLDER 49/3			Concerto in F: Movement I
				Manuscript score for two pianos; [2] p.
				In caption: Extra bars for 1st movement...
BOX-FOLDER 132/11			Concerto in F: Movement III
				Second publisher’s proof for two pianos; 21 [i.e., 11] p.
				Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 49/4			Cuban Overture
				GG holograph manuscript sketches and notes; [39] p.
BOX-FOLDER 49/5			Cuban Overture, 1932 July
				GG holograph manuscript short score; [34] p.
Bound			Cuban Overture, 1932 July-August
				GG holograph original orchestration manuscript; 62 p.
BOX-FOLDER 49/6			Cuban Overture
				37 copyist manuscript orchestral parts
BOX-FOLDER 50/1			Fantasy on George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, for two pianos, 1951
				Printed score; 43 p.
				Note: By Percy Grainger
				New York: Gershwin Publishing Corp., c1951
BOX-FOLDER 50/2			I Got Rhythm Variations
				GG holograph manuscript sketches; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 50/3			I Got Rhythm Variations
				GG holograph manuscript short score; 36 p.
Bound			I Got Rhythm Variations
				GG holograph manuscript orchestral score; 73 p.
				Note : Finished 1934 January 6
BOX-FOLDER 50/4			I Got Rhythm Variations
				Copyist manuscript piano part; 15 p.
				Note: Emendations chiefly in the hand of GG
BOX-FOLDER 50/5			I Got Rhythm Variations
				GG holograph manuscript program outline; [1] p.
				Laid in: IG holograph notes; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 50/6			Lullaby [piano solo version]
				GG holograph manuscript piano score; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 50/7			Lullaby [string quartet version]
				Four copyist manuscript parts
				Laid in: Letter from IG to Harold Spivacke, 1967 March 8
BOX-FOLDER 50/8			Novelette
				GG holograph manuscript piano sketch; [2] p.
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