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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Song File (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 55/16 #118 Opening I
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/16 #118 Opening I
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [1, 2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/17 #119 Humpty and Dumpty
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1, 2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/17 #119 Humpty and Dumpty
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [1, 1] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/17 #119 Humpty and Dumpty
Photocopy of manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [2] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/18 #120 Waltz
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 55/19 #121 Piano piece
Copyist manuscript piano score; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 55/19 #121 Piano piece
Copyist manuscript piano sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 55/20 #122 Ballad
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; [1] p.
Note: Unfinished
#123 Fatherland, Mother of the Band
see Pardon My English
BOX-FOLDER 55/21 #124 Call Me John
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; 2 p.
Note: 1st version
BOX-FOLDER 55/21 #124 Call Me John
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Kay Swift; 2 p.
Note: 2nd version
BOX-FOLDER 55/21 #124 Call Me John
Manuscript piano score fragments in the hand of Kay Swift; [3] p.
Laid in: Two holograph letters from Kay Swift to IG, 1966 June 30; [1] p. each
Laid in: Holograph letter from Kay Swift to IG, 1966 June 24; [1] p.
Laid in: Typescript letter from IG to Kay Swift, 1966 July 12; [1] p.
Laid in: Kay Swift holograph envelope
#125 You Started It
see Delishious
#126 Something Peculiar
see Piccadilly to Broadway
BOX 56-57, 135, 139 Miscellaneous Music
The miscellaneous music is organized alphabetically by title.
BOX-FOLDER 56/1 Beautiful
GG holograph manuscript leadsheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/2 A Corner of Heaven with You
see also The Hurdy-Gurdy Man from Chopin Show
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: Lyric in pencil
BOX-FOLDER 56/2 A Corner of Heaven with You
see also The Hurdy-Gurdy Man from Chopin Show
Ozalid piano-vocal score; [4] p.
In caption : Same as "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" but this is an earlier version; in the hand of IG
BOX-FOLDER 56/2 A Corner of Heaven with You
see also The Hurdy-Gurdy Man from Chopin Show
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 56/3 Dawn of a New Day
Sheet music
Note: IG holograph annotation
BOX-FOLDER 56/4 Don’t You Remember
Copyist and GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; 2 p.
Note: Incomplete, no lyric
Note: Piano part and credit in hand of GG
BOX-FOLDER 135/29 Elsie
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 135/30 Elsie
Lou Paley manuscript/typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/5 England
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal sketch; 10 p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 56/6 The Flapper
Copyist manuscript lead sheet; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/7 Fugue
GG holograph manuscript short score; [2] p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 56/8 Good Little Tune
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Albert Sirmay; 7 p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 56/8 Good Little Tune
Photocopy of lyric sheets; [2] p.
Laid in: Letter from Al Kohn to Edgar Carter, 1976 June 7
BOX-FOLDER 139/7 I Lost My Heart in the Moonlight
Typescript lyric sheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/9 In the Heart of a Geisha
Photocopy of sheet music
Laid in: Letter from Melvin Parks to IG, 1971 July 15
Laid in: Letter from IG to Melvin Parks, 1971 July 29
BOX-FOLDER 56/10 Insert
GG holograph manuscript piano sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/11 An Introduction
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/12 Introduction Hot−Astaire
GG holograph manuscript short score; [2] p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 56/12 Introduction Hot−Astaire
GG holograph manuscript sketch with lyric in the hand of IG on p. [3]
BOX-FOLDER 56/12 Introduction Hot−Astaire
GG holograph manuscript short score; [2] p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 56/13 Irish Dance
Stephen O. Jones holograph manuscript full score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/14 Japanese
Photocopy of Frank Saddler holograph manuscript full score; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/15 King of Jazz
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: No lyric
In caption: IG holograph credit
BOX-FOLDER 56/16 Long Long Ago on the Nile
GG holograph manuscript piano score; 2 p.
Laid in: GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/17 Longing
GG holograph manuscript leadsheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/18 March
GG holograph manuscript piano score; [3] p.
Note: Verse only
Note: Key of B-flat major
BOX-FOLDER 56/19 March
GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
In caption: Sept 16, [19]26 A. M.
Note: Key of G major
BOX-FOLDER 56/20 Mexican Dance
Frank Saddler holograph manuscript full score; 24 p.
Laid in: IG typescript notes
BOX-FOLDER 56/21 Miscellaneous GG tunes
Manuscript in the hand of Kay Swift; [24] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/22 Miscellaneous sketches
GG holograph manuscripts; [3] p.
Note: Includes "Shall We Dance?" on p. [3]
BOX-FOLDER 56/23 Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha
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