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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Music from Shows (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 Blowing the Blues Away
Manuscript piano-vocal score chiefly in the hand of Hans Spialek; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 Blowing the Blues Away
Typescript lyric sheet
Lost Barbershop Chord
see That Lost Barbershop Chord
Note: Alternate title
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 Sunny Disposish
Manuscript piano score and three instrumental parts in the hand of Hans Spialek; 4, 2, 2, 2 p.
Note: Arranged for E-flat alto saxophones I, II, and III, B-flat tenor saxophone I and II, C melody saxophones I and II, and piano
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 That Lost Barbershop Chord
Manuscript piano-vocal score chiefly in the hand of Albert Sirmay; 8 p.
Note: Corrections to lyric in the hand of IG
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 That Lost Barbershop Chord
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of William Daly; [4] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 That Lost Barbershop Chord
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 1]; 7 p.
Note: Introduction in the hand of Albert Sirmay
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 That Lost Barbershop Chord
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 2]; 7 p.
Note: No introduction
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 That Lost Barbershop Chord
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX 1 The Barkleys of Broadway (film, 1949)
97,704
see Natchez on the Mississip'
Note: Early title
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 Bouncin’ the Blues [instrumental]
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano score; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Call on Us Again
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Call on Us Again
Typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 The Courtin' of Elmer and Ella
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 1]; 10 p.
Note: Corrections in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 The Courtin' of Elmer and Ella
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 2]; 10 p.
In caption: Revised
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 The Courtin' of Elmer and Ella
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [13] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Manhattan Downbeat
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 8 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Manhattan Downbeat
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [10] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 Minstrels on Parade
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 My One and Only Highland Fling
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 My One and Only Highland Fling
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [9] p.
Natchez
see Natchez on the Mississip'
Note: Early title
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 Natchez on the Mississip’
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 7 p.
In capton: Rev[ised]
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 Natchez on the Mississip’
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [8] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 The Poetry of Motion
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 The Poetry of Motion
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 Second Fiddle to a Harp
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Shoes with Wings On
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Shoes with Wings On
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [7] p.
Since the Ballet Swept the Town
see The Poetry of Motion
Note: Early title
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 Swing Trot
Manuscript lead sheet; [1] p.
Note: Refrain only, with unused lyric fragments in the hand of IG
Note: Unidentified IG holograph lyric sketches on verso
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 Swing Trot
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/15 Taking No Chances on You
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [18] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/16 There Is No Music
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/16 There Is No Music
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [10] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/17 These Days
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 1]; 4 p.
Note: Correction in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 1/17 These Days
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score [no. 2]; 4 p.
In caption: Rev[ised]
BOX-FOLDER 1/17 These Days
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [7] p. and one envelope
Note: Correction on p. [2] in the hand of Michael Feinstein
Note: IG holograph lyric revision sketch, circa 1980, on envelope
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 They Can’t Take That Away from Me
see also They Can't Take That Away from Me from Shall We Dance
Ozalid copyist manuscript short score; 12 p.
Note: Refrain only
Note: Scored by Conrad Salinger
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Weekend in the Country
Ozalid copyist manuscript short score; 15 p.
Note: Scored by Conrad Salinger
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Weekend in the Country
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Weekend in the Country
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/20 The Well-Known Skies of Blue
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [14] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 You’d Be Hard to Replace
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 You’d Be Hard to Replace
Sheet music (“Advance artist copy”); [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 You’d Be Hard to Replace
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [16] p.
You're My Highland Fling
see My One and Only Highland Fling
Note: Early title
BOX-FOLDER 132/23 Lyric book
IG holograph manuscript; [11] p.
Contents:
  • p. [1-3]: The Courtin' of Elmer and Ella
  • p. [4]: Shoes with Wings On
  • p. [5]: unidentified
  • p. [6]: Second Fiddle to a Harp
  • p. [7-8]: Weekend in the Country
  • p. [9]: The Poetry of Motion
  • p. [10]: There Is No Music
  • p. [11]: Swing Trot
BOX-FOLDER 1/22 Unidentified lyric sketches
IG holograph manuscripts; [5] p.
BOX 1 Be Yourself (1924)
BOX-FOLDER 1/23 I Came Here
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 5 p.
Note: Extensive emendations in various hands including Albert Sirmay
Note: IG holograph lyric credit in caption
BOX-FOLDER 1/24 Money Doesn’t Mean a Thing
IG holograph lyric sheet
Note: Verse 2 and part of refrain only
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