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| Writings, 1912-1991 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Program Notes, undated | |||||||||||||
| Warren wrote her own program notes, revising them to conform to type of audience or venue. Her master copies of surviving program notes are found here, along with occasional brief notes related to revisions. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by title of work. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/46 | Works by title, A-Z, undated | ||||||||||||
| Brief descriptions only. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/47-49 | Works by title, A-Z, undated | ||||||||||||
| Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1938-1939 | |||||||||||||
| Scripts for three programs, all broadcast between 1938-1939, in which Warren either appeared as guest or host. These include Presenting the American Composer, D.A.R. American Artists Series Program, and the Elinor Remick Warren Program. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/20 | Presenting the American Composer (broadcast originated from Los Angeles over the Mutual Don Lee Network), April 8, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Warren appeared on this show several months prior to hosting her own classical music program. The program appeared on April 8, 1938, 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The show was created by Frederick Stark, described as being an authority and champion of native composers; the annotator (interviewer) was Merle Armitage. The program was produced by Z. Wayne Griffin (Elinor Warren's husband) and was announced by Franklin Bingman. Warren discussed Frolic of the elves and By a fireside and accompanied vocalist Ruth Felt in a performance of her song Who calls?. The studio orchestra then played Warren's work The Fountain, conducted by Frederick Stark. |
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| BOX-FOLDER 65/21 | D.A.R. American Artists Series Program (broadcast originated from Los Angeles over the Mutual Don Lee Network), December 18, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| This program was the first of a series of musical programs arranged by the Hollywood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The featured artists on this broadcast were Warren and Ruthellen Miller, soprano. It was broadcast at 2:30 - 2:45 pm over the KHJ network. The program consisted of five of Warren's art songs: Who calls?; Snow towards evening; Down in the glen; Come away; and My parting gift. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically by date. | |||||||||||||
| Elinor Remick Warren Program (broadcast originated from Los Angeles over the Mutual Don Lee Network), October 30, 1938 - March 5, 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Broadcast Sunday afternoons at 4:00-4:30 pm. Warren hosted the show, wrote the scripts, selected the music featured on each program, and conducted her programs from the piano, where she often played selections. This music appreciation program's scripts are listed in chronological order, along with details regarding the musical selections played during each broadcast. Most of the broadcast scripts contain annotations, corrections and revisions to content; such changes were often done approximately two days prior to the broadcast. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/22 | Elinor Remick Warren in radio, October 30, 1938 - March 5, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Two-page typed essay describing Warren's experiences with radio broadcasting - her own program, which aired between October 30, 1938 and March 5, 1939, and later appearances, often broadcast over national hook-ups. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/23 | Complete season's listings, October 30, 1938 - March 5, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Two page typed listing which provides details of broadcast dates and weeekly musical selections. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/24 | Program #1, October 30, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Aufswang, by Schumann; The Happy spirits, by Gluck; Two preludes, by Arensky. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/25 | Program #2, November 13, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Prelude in E minor, by Mendelssohn-Barthody; Nocturne, F♯ major, by Chopin; Sevelliana, by Albéniz. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/26 | Program #3, November 20, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Organ prelude in G minor, by Bach; Jesu, Joy of man's desiring, by Bach; Prelude in A minor, by Debussy. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/27 | Program #4, November 27, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: The Fountain, by Warren; Scherzo in C♯ minor, by Chopin. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/28 | Program #5, December 4, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Ballad: Edward, by Brahms; Little girls in the garden, by Monpou; Polonaise, by MacDowell. | |||||||||||||
| Two copies. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/29 | Program #6, December 11, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Romance, by Schumann; Frolic of the elves, by Warren; Impromptu in F♯ major, by Chopin. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/30 | Program #7, December 18, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Work on the program: The Harp Weaver, by Warren. | |||||||||||||
| Mary Werrbach read the text to The Harp Weaver; Warren discussed the work with Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin. | |||||||||||||
| Artists: Dominant Club of Los Angeles (chorus); Katherine Jackson, harpist, Emory D'Arcy, baritone. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/31 | Program #8, January 1, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Troika, by Tchaikovsky; Intermezzo (Lullaby), by Brahms; Cracovienne, by Paderewski. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/32 | Program #9, January 8, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Praeludium, by MacDowell; Nocturne, D♭ major, by Chopin; Seiguidella, by Albéniz. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/33 | Program #10, January 15, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: To the sea, by MacDowell; Alceste caprice, by Gluck/Saint-Säens. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/34 | Program #11, January 22, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: If Thou art near, by Bach/Warren; Rhapsody in B minor, by Brahms; Papillons (Butterflies), by Olsen. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/35 | Program #12, January 29, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Ballade no. 2, F major, by Chopin; Tango Americian, by Carpenter. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/36 | Program #13, February 5, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Country dance, no. 1, by Beethoven; Cathédrale engloutie, from Preludes, piano, book 1, by Debussy; and Songs: op. 25, Myrthen. 1, Widmung (Dedication), by Schumann. | |||||||||||||
| The third work on this program featured the radio program's weekly theme: Songs: op. 25, Myrthen. 1, Widmung (Dedication), by Schumann. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/37 | Program #14, February 12, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Bouree, by Handel; Romance, by La Forge; Spinning girls, by Rhene-Baton. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/38 | Program #15, February 19, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Eight scenes from childhood, by Schumann; Waltz in A♭ major, by Chopin. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/39 | Program #16, February 26, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Prelude, by Schutt; Meditation, by Tchaikovsky; Gavotte, by Gluck; Ragamuffin, by Ireland. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/40 | Program #17, March 5, 1939 | ||||||||||||
| Works on the program: Rigadon by MacDowell; Nocturne, E major, by Chopin; Étude héroïque, by Leschetizsky. | |||||||||||||
| Recording Notes, 1960-1966, 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Several commercial recordings were issued between 1963 and 1993 that featured Warren's works. Warren provided detailed liner notes for commercial LPs, cassettes and compact disc insert booklets for these recordings. An additional recording of works by Lili Boulanger is also included as Warren made several annotations on the record jacket. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged chronologially by date of original issue. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/41 | Works of Lili Boulanger (world premiere recording): Everest Records SDBR 3099 March 1960 | ||||||||||||
| The record inner sleeve notes contain annotations and other markings by Warren. | |||||||||||||
| Although Warren had no direct involvement with this recording, she had studied with Lili's surviving sister, Nadia Boulanger, at Paris the previous year (1959). The liner notes contain Warren's annotations, including a few musical notations. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 84/2 | Abram in Egypt; Suite for Orchestra: CRI (Composer's Recordings, Inc. # 172), 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Warren provided liner notes for both works. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 84/3 | Requiem (world premiere performance); "Privately made, not for sale or broadcast" 1966 | ||||||||||||
| The record jacket contains comments by the composer; the main program notes were written by Wayne Carlstrand. | |||||||||||||
| It should be noted that although the record jacket was made, the actual LP recording was never produced/issued. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 65/42 | The Legend of King Arthur: Cambria Records, CD-1043 March 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Warren and Virginia Bortin co-authored the cd booklet's program notes. | |||||||||||||
| Repertoire Lists, 1925-1980s | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/25 | Piano repertoire list, circa 1930-1940 | ||||||||||||
| Typed booklet (on linen cloth), listing Warren's solo piano repertoire (3 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 61/39 | Songs and piano repertoire (by other composers): handwritten notebook, circa 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Handwritten notebook, listing songs and piano works by other composers in Warren's personal music library. | |||||||||||||
| Fragile. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/26 | Sample programs: piano recitals, circa 1925-1940 | ||||||||||||
| Typed sheets providing suggested repertoire for Warren's piano recitals (4 different lists) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/27 | Sample program: piano recitals, with singers, circa 1925-1940 | ||||||||||||
| Typed sheet providing suggested repertoire for a Warren piano recital with featured vocalist (1 typed list) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/28 | Warren's published compositions, circa 1930s-1980s | ||||||||||||
| Original folder states "Complete (active and also out of print) published compositions and major work in publishers' rental libraries, with detailed list of instrumentation of orchestra works." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/29 | Miscellaneous notes related to Warren's published works, circa 1930s-1980s | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous notes and related documentation related to Warren's published works; the order of this folder has been retained. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 69-73 | Correspondence, circa 1910-1991 | ||||||||||||
| Letters to or from friends, performers, conductors, or music publishers and professional music organizations. Regrettably, Warren weeded her correspondence files in 1955, discarding most of her earlier material, believing the letters to be of no future interest. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent/organization, then chronologically therein. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/1 | "A" miscellaneous, 1966-1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/2 | Aherne, Brian, 1963-1983 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/3 | Allesandro, Victor (San Antonio Symphony Orchestra), 1952-1954, 1961-1963 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/4 | Ameling, Elly, 1983-1989 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/5 | American Composers Orchestra (Francis Thorne), 1982-1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/6 | American Music Center, Inc., 1979, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/7 | American Women Composers, Inc. (formerly, Female Composers of America), 1978-1989 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/8 | Anders, Lynne, 1983-1984 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/9 | Angel Records (Patty Laursen), 1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/10 | Antal, Thomas (Fountain Valley High School, Fountain Valley, Calif.), 1976-1978 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/11 | Arms, Margaret (Womansong), 1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/12 | Armstrong, Karen, 1982, 1989 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/13 | ARSIS Press (Clara Lyle Boone), 1978 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/14 | Art Masters Studios (Robert Weizler), 1978-1982 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/15 | Aspen music Festival (Jorge Mester), 1982-1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/16 | Auger, Arleen, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/17 | "B" miscellaneous, 1971-1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/18 | Baker, Janet, 1977 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/19 | Ball, Larry K. (First Baptist Church, Orange, Calif.), 1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/20 | Bampton, Rose (Mrs. Wilfrid Pelletier), 1990 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/21 | Barbirolli, John, 1941-1953, 1962 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/22 | Bay Area Women's Philharmonic (Nan Washburn), 1984, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/23 | Bellugi, Piero (Music Director and Conductor: Portland Symphony Orchestra), 1958-1962, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/24 | Bennett, Mrs. Frank H., 1968 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/25 | Berg, Leila and Phil, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/26 | Berg, Sidney, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/27 | Bistritzky, Jascha (Director, The Israel Festival), 1975-1977 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/28 | Blegen, Judith, 1982-1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/29 | Bori, Lucrezia, 1934-1936, 1939-1942, and undated | ||||||||||||
| Seven letters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/30 | Boulanger, Nadia, 1958-1979 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/31 | Bradley, Tom (Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Calif.), 1990 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/32 | Branscombe, Gena (Branscombe Chorale), 1945, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/33 | Brico, Antonia, 1974-1975, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/34 | Bumbry, Grace, 1983-1985 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/35 | "C" miscellaneous, 1963-1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/36 | Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1940, 1946 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 69/37 | Chamlee, Ruth Miller, soprano (Mrs. Mario Chamlee), 1966 | ||||||||||||
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