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BOX 1-4 Manuscript Music Scores, 1899-1950
Arranged alphabetically by title.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 One copy of the inventory/finding aid of the contents of this collection
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 Abendlandschaft, for voice and piano (Joseph von Eichendorff), 1902
Holograph manuscript, in ink; 1 p.
At end: 1902.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 Concerto [Intermezzo. Rondo], for piano and chamber orchestra, 1901
Holograph manuscript full score, in ink with pencil indications; 33 p.
Dated between “3.IX.1901” (end of movement II) and “5.VII.01” (end of movement I).
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 Dann, op. 11, no. 2, for voice and piano (Richard Dehmel), undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil annotations; 2 p.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Diabolique. Capriccio, for piano solo, 1949
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil annotations; 5 p.
Cover page also carries the title “Danse macabre,” as well as the inscription “Jugendschven. Jugendirreu.”
Dated “April 1949” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 Dieses ist ein rechter Morgen, op. 11, no. 5, for voice and piano (Stefan George), undated
Copyist’s manuscript, in ink; 3 p.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Duodecimet [Introduzione. Scherzo. Epilogue], for chamber ensemble (indications for violin I, violin II, viola, double bass, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, horn, percussion), 1950
Holograph manuscript sketches in short score, in pencil; 18 p.
Dated “July 29, 1950” (end of movement II) and “August 9, 1950” (end of movement III).
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 Douce tristesse, for piano solo, undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink; 4 p.
Accompanying note dates this work to 1899.
Cover page carries the indication “Ein Clavierstück in es-moll,” and as an epigraph, a five-line verse of Dehmel.
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 Frühlingsgruss, for voice and piano (Joseph von Eichendorff), 1902
Holograph manuscript, in ink; 2 p.
German lyrics.
Dated “18. August 1902” at end.
Version in E major.
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 Frühlingsgruss, for voice and piano (Joseph von Eichendorff), undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink; 2 p.
German lyrics.
Version in D major.
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 Heisst es viel dich bitten?, for voice and piano (Stefan George), 1903
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 2 p.
German lyrics.
Dated “16.IX.03” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 Hyazinthen, op. 14, no. 5, for voice and piano (Theodor Storm), undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil annotations; 3 p.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Klavierstück 1937, for piano solo, 1936-1937
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 31 p.
Dated between “2.Sept.1936” and “17.VIII.1937.”
Also known as “Piece in Seven Movements,” according to accompanying note.
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 3 Klavierstücke [Rhapsodie. Nachtbild. Walzer], for piano solo, 1906
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil indications; 16 p.
Dated “6.X.1906” (end of movement I), “14.September 1906” (end of movement II) and “22.IX.1906” (end of movement III).
Indicated on cover page: “Printed by Verlag Dreililien Berlin.”
BOX-FOLDER 1/15 Manche Nacht, op. 11, no. 6, for voice and piano (Richard Dehmel), 1901
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil annotations; 2 p.
German lyrics.
Dated “24/XII.1901” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 1/16 Marienlied, op. 11, no. 4, for voice and piano (Novalis), undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil annotations; 2 p.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/17 Quartet no. 3, for strings, 1922
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 32 p.
Dated “25.August 1922” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 Quartet no. 4, for strings, 1930
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 37 p.
Dated “26.VII 1930” (end of movement II) and “14 Nov. 1930” (end of movement III).
Cover page indicates that “Partitur und Stimmen” are included, although no parts are present.
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Quartet no. 5, for strings, 1940
Holograph manuscript (spiral wire bound), in pencil with red ink indications; 37 p. (plus one unbound page of sketches, at end)
Dated “July 27. 1940” (end of movement I), “August 3, 1940” (end of movement II), “August 15. 1940” (end of movement III) and “Bear Lake, Colorado, August 27, 1940” (end of movement IV).
BOX-FOLDER 1/20 Sieh, mein Kind, ich gehe, op. 11, no. 7, for voice and piano (Stefan George), undated
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil indications; 2 p.
German lyrics.
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 Sonata, for violin and piano, 1935
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 40 (13, 6, 5, 16) p.
Dated between “17.VI.35” (beginning of movement I) and “18 September 1935” (end of movement IV).
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Sonata, for violoncello solo, 1931
Holograph manuscript, in pencil; 13 p.
Dated “29 Mai 1931” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Symphony no. 1, for orchestra: movements I and II, 1939
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil with indications in red and black inks and red pencil; ii, 46, 22 p.
Dated “2.IX.1939” (at end of movement I) and “25.IX.1939 New-York” (at end of movement II).
The two pages between numbered pages 1 and 2 have been fastened with adhesive.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 Symphony no. 1, for orchestra: movements III and IV, 1939
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil with indications in red ink; ii, 13, 41 p.
Dated “October 19, 1939” (at end of movement III) and “November 24, 1939” (at end of movement IV).
Cover page of included folder reads “1st Symphony / 1st manuscript / Full Score manuscript.”
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Symphony no. 1, for orchestra, 1942
Holograph manuscript in short score, in pencil; 47 (16, 8, 6, 17) p.
Dated “22.VII.1942” at end.
Original blue cardboard folder in which the score was held (“First Symphony. / (before orchestration))” is held in Box 4, Folder 2.
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 Symphony no. 1, for orchestra
Two original folders in which the holograph full score (labeled “First Symphony. / (before orchestration),” Box 4, Folder 1: blue cardboard folder) and the holograph short score (Box 2, Folder 3: thick paper folder) of this work were held.
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 Symphony no. 2, for orchestra: movement I, 1943
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil; 47 p.
Dated “April 5th 1943” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Symphony no. 2, for orchestra: movement II, 1943
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil; 1, 28, 1 p.
Dated “August 17. 1943, Gascon” at end.
Includes one sheet of manuscript paper at end, blank except for the page number indication “6” at top right corner of page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Symphony no. 2, for orchestra: movements III and IV, undated
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil; 59 (2,19, 38) p.
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Symphony no. 2, for orchestra, 1942
Holograph manuscript in short score, in pencil; 44 (12, 9, 6, 17) p.
Dated “Gascon Ranch / August 31. 1942” at end.
Original large envelope in which the score was held (“Independent Music Publishers / New York City”) is included.
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Symphony no. 3, for orchestra: movement I (“Fantasia”), 1949
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil with indications in red and blue pencil; 44 p.
Dated “Los Gatos, June 25th 1949 / [Los Gatos] Sept. 11, 1949” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Symphony no. 3, for orchestra: movement II (“Dance”), 1949
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil with indications in red and blue pencil; 28 p. (numbered 45 through 72)
Dated “Los Gatos / July 25th 1949” at end.
Sketches appear on verso of page 72.
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Symphony no. 3, for orchestra: movement III, 1949
Holograph manuscript full score, in pencil with indications in red and blue pencil; ii, 39 p. (numbered 73 through 112)
Dated “Los Gatos, August 28th 1949” at end.
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Symphony no. 3, for orchestra, 1948
Holograph manuscript in short score, in pencil with red and black inks; 8, 4, 8 p.
Dates: “2.Juli 1948, Sils Maria” (at beginning of score); “13.Juli 1948” (at end of movement I); “Sils Maria / 14.Juli 1948” (at beginning of movement II); “July 22 / Sils Maria” (at end of movement II); “July 23rd” (at beginning of movement III); “August 1st 1948, Sils Maria” (at end of movement III).
Sketches appear on unnumbered pages on the verso sides of pages 1 and 4 (movement II) and page 7 (movement III).
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Tanzlied, op. 11, no. 10, for voice and piano (Otto Julius Bierbaum), 1901
Holograph manuscript, in ink with pencil indications; 3 p.
German lyrics.
Dated “1/VII.1901” at end.
Includes a paste-over of the last system on the second page.
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 Tanzsuite [Erste Rast (Werbung). Walzer (Fühlung). Zeeite Rast (Schwebung). Auf Morgen (Bekräftizung)], for piano solo, 1921
Holograph manuscript, in pencil (incomplete: movement I missing); 37 (5, 20, 3, 9) p.
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