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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Miscellaneous Music (continued)
March (continued)
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
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: Copyright information in the hand of IG on p. [1]
Note: Inscribed by Fritz Kreisler on p. [4] with an added cadenza for p. [3]
BOX-FOLDER 56/23 Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha
Sheet music
Note: Limited edition (New York: Random House, 1932)
BOX-FOLDER 56/23 Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [12] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/24 No Question in My Heart
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: T.B. Harms demonstration copy
Note: Music by Jerome Kern
BOX-FOLDER 56/24 No Question in My Heart
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 56/25 Now That We are One
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 56/26 O Land of Mine, America
Photocopy of piano-vocal score; [2] p.
Note: Reproduced from Hearst Newspapers article
BOX-FOLDER 56/27 Once There Were Two of Us
Typescript lyric sheet
Note: Music by Jerome Kern
BOX-FOLDER 56/28 One Step
Photocopy of GG holograph manuscript leadsheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/29 Pastoral
GG holograph manuscript piano sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/30 Ragging the Traumerei
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [3] p.
Note: No lyric
Laid in: Envelope with IG holograph notes
BOX-FOLDER 56/31 The Revolution is Booming
GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/32 Singing in the Rain
Manuscript piano-vocal score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/32 Singing in the Rain
Typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 56/33 Spring Song
Manuscript melody sketch for violin; [1] p.
Note: Found with Pardon My English Secaucus materials
BOX-FOLDER 57/1 Till Then
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 57/20 West Point Walk
GG holograph manuscript leadsheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/21 What I care!
Typescript lyric sheet; 1 p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/22 Women of America
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Laid in: Typescript letter from Irene Dayton to IG, 1962 November 19
Laid in: Three typescript letters from Dave Gordon to IG, 1962 Oct 22, 1962 October 24, 1962 November 13
Laid in: Holograph letter from Theodore Grouya to IG, 1976 January 16
Laid in: Typescript letter from IG to Dave Gordon, 1962 November 14
BOX-FOLDER 139/8 You're a Dear - That's What You Are
Typescript lyric sheet; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 139/9 You're the Witch Who is Bewitching Me
Typescript lyric sheet; [1] p.
Note: IG holograph note in caption
BOX-FOLDER 57/2 Unidentified cello sketch
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 135/19 Unidentified lyric fragment
IG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/3 Unidentified melody sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/4 Unidentified melody sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/5 Unidentified melody sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/6 Unidentified melody sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/7 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
Note: Found with Pay Some Attention to Me materials
BOX-FOLDER 57/8 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/9 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/10 Unidentified piano sketches, 1923 August 4
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/11 Unidentified piano sketches, 1921 October 27
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/12 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/13 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/14 Unidentified piano sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/15 Unidentified piano-vocal sketch
GG holograph manuscript; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/16 Unidentified short score sketches
GG holograph manuscript; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/17 Unidentified short score sketch
GG holograph manuscript fragment; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/18 Unidentified short score sketch
GG holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 57/19 Unidentified piece for banjo
GG holograph manuscript leadsheet; [1] p.
Laid in: Photocopy of photograph of Bill Bowen and Fred Van Eps
BOX 58-59, 141 Music Notebooks and Composition Exercises
The music notebooks and composition exercises are organized alphabetically by title.
BOX-FOLDER 58/1 501 W. 110th St. N.Y.C., 1921 October 6
GG holograph manuscript sketches; [1, 4] p.
Contents:
  • p. 1: unidentified study
  • p. 3: Kitty’s Kisses
  • p. 4: Titles of songs used in Oh, Kay
  • p. 5: Maybe
BOX-FOLDER 141/48 1936 Notebook
GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 58/2 Black notebook
GG holograph manuscript sketches, undated; 11 p.
Contents:
  • p. 1: I Was Doing All Right
  • p. 2: Wake Up, Brother, and Dance; unidentified
  • p. 3: unidentified; My Honor Was at Stake [Titled: Hot Dogs]
  • p. 4: I Used to – but I Don’t Anymore; It’s Nice to Know
  • p. 5: Waltz; Yes, Yes, Oui, Oui
  • p. 6: Hold On; unidentified
  • p. 7: Love Is Here to Stay; Ask Me Again
  • p. 8: unidentified; Simple as A.B.C.
  • p. 9: unidentified; Unforgettable; I Got Rhythm
  • p. 10: unidentified
  • p. 11: unidentified
BOX-FOLDER 58/3 Composition exercises, 1923 January 29 and February 1
Two GG holograph manuscripts; [2] p. each
Laid in: IG holograph notes; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 58/4 Figured choral, 1921 July 27
GG holograph manuscript short score; [1, 2] p.
Bound Fragments, Sketches, 1929-1931
GG holograph manuscript; [84] p.
Note: Formerly owned by Michael Feinstein
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