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BOX 1, 3, 7-8 |
Biographical Materials, 1926-1981
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Documents and other items related to Barber's life. Includes Barber's diary and
journal, awards and diplomas, clippings, programs, miscellaneous materials,
personal documents, and family trees from the maternal side of Barber's
family. |
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Arranged by alphabetically by format, then chronologically therein. |
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 |
Autograph book, 197[?]-1980
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Awards and diplomas |
BOX-FOLDER 7/1 |
Curtis Institute diploma, 1934 May
22
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BOX-FOLDER 8/2 |
ASCAP medals of recognition, 1959,
1963
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BOX-FOLDER 7/2 |
Harvard University Honorary Doctor of Music,
1959
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BOX-FOLDER 1/2 |
Pulitzer Prize certificate, 1963 May
6
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BOX-FOLDER 7/3 |
National Institute of Arts and Letters
certificate, 1976
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BOX-FOLDER 7/4 |
Royal Academy of Music Honorary Member,
1979 March 28
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BOX-FOLDER 1/3 |
Brown University Honorary Doctor of Music,
1979 April 22
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BOX-FOLDER 7/5 |
American Music Center letter of distinction,
1980
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BOX-FOLDER 7/6 |
State of Michigan Senate resolution,
1980 September 4
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BOX-FOLDER 3/19 |
Edward MacDowell Medal, 1980
Fall
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The MacDowell Colony newsletter announcement of
Barber's award, accepted on his behalf by William Schuman |
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Note: Donated by Maggie Boepple, transferred
from Bennington College |
BOX-FOLDER 1/4, 3/20-21, 4/1 |
Clippings, 1954-1960, 1979-1981
undated
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Note: Box/Folder 3/20-21 clippings donated by
Maggie Boepple, transferred from Bennington College |
BOX-FOLDER 8/1 |
Diary, 1926 September-1928 January
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BOX-FOLDER 1/5 |
Genealogical materials, undated
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Family trees, Beatty and Fulton
families |
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 |
Journal, undated
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Barber's notes and quotes from Sidney Homer's
Bible |
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Laid in: Sarah Beatty's obituary |
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 |
Miscellany, 1956 and undated
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Note: Includes legal document transferring
Menotti's rights for Vanessa to Barber |
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 |
Personal documents, 1963-1979
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Driver's licenses, passports, health insurance
cards |
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 |
Postcards, undated
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Approximately 80, blank |
BOX-FOLDER 3/22 |
Programs, 1953-1956
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Note: Donated by
Maggie Boepple, transferred from Bennington College |
BOX-FOLDER 7/7 |
Programs, 1966
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BOX-FOLDER 1/10 |
Programs, 1975-1981
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Contents:
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Antony and Cleopatra, Juilliard, 1975 May
10-11
- Martha Graham's Frescoes choreographed to
two scenes from Antony and Cleopatra,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978 December 9
- Barber's memorial service, New York City, 1981 February 9
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BOX 1-2 |
Correspondence, 1852-1853,
1928-1980
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Letters between Barber and family members, as well as correspondence from notable
musical and political figures. The bulk of the letters by Barber were written to
his family or Edith Braun. Most correspondence written to Barber is from Gian
Carlo Menotti. |
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Arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent. |
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 |
70th birthday wishes, 1980
February-March
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Note: Includes letters from Jimmy Carter and Ned
Rorem |
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 |
Barber family, 1852, 1853, [?] May
22
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BOX-FOLDER 1/13-15, 2/1 |
Barber, Samuel, May-September
1928-1932
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Note: To family members |
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 |
Barber, Samuel, 1939-1958, undated
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Note: To family members |
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 |
Barber, Samuel, 1939-1971, undated
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Note: To Edith Braun;
includes two letters from Menotti |
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 |
Barber, Samuel, 1946, 1980, and
undated
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Note: To Thor [Johnson?], ASCAP, and
others |
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 |
Bernstein, Leonard, 1964 January 18
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BOX-FOLDER 2/6 |
Boucchi, A., [?] March 18
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BOX-FOLDER 2/7 |
Carter, Rosalynn, 1980 March 7
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BOX-FOLDER 2/8 |
Homer, Marion, 1958
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BOX-FOLDER 2/9 |
Hurdy, Francois, 1980 February 17
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BOX-FOLDER 2/10 |
Kennedy Center Honors, 1979
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White House reception invitation |
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 |
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 1961 September
8
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BOX-FOLDER 2/12 |
Kennedy, Robert F., 1964 January 14
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BOX-FOLDER 2/13 |
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1964-1972,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/14 |
Najeeb, Souheila Sabih, [1949?] June
26
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Envelope only |
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 |
Ormandy, Eugene, 1976 December 6
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BOX-FOLDER 2/16 |
Suárez, Carlos, 1980 August 7
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BOX 2, 4 |
Writings, circa 1924-1970
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Barber's music theory and musicology notes and published and unpublished materials
written by others. |
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Arranged alphabetically by author. |
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Barber, Samuel |
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 |
Notes. Elements of music,
1930-1931
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BOX-FOLDER 4/2 |
Notes. Harmonic fifths exercise,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/18 |
Notes. Musicology, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/19 |
Melville, Herman |
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Moby Dick transcription by Barber,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/20 |
Menotti, Gian Carlo |
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"L'ultimo desiderio" fiaba,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/21 |
Neruda, Pablo |
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair,
undated
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London: Grossman Publishers |
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Note: Annotated by Barber |
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Note: H-141 Source E |
BOX-FOLDER 2/22 |
Stendhal |
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Le Rouge et le Noir, undated
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BOX 4-7 |
Music, 1939-1975
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Printed music by Barber, some with his annotations, and music by others that was
part of Barber's personal library. H-numbers correspond to sources in Barbara
Heyman’s thematic catalog. |
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Organized as two subseries and alphabetically by title or composer name
therein. |
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Music by Samuel Barber, 1949-1974
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Printed and Ozalid scores of chamber and orchestral works by Samuel Barber. |
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Arranged alphabetically by work title. |
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 |
Collected songs for low voice,
1955
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Printed piano-vocal score |
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New York: G. Schirmer |
BOX-FOLDER 4/6 |
Concerto for violin and orchestra,
1951
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Ozalid full score |
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Note: Holograph conducting annotations in
colored pencil |
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Note: H-94 Source F |
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 |
Hermit songs, 1954
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Printed piano-vocal score (high voice version) |
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New York: G. Schirmer |
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Note: Performance annotations |
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Note: H-120 Source H |
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 |
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 for voice and
orchestra, 1949
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Printed piano-vocal score reduction by
Barber |
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New York: G. Schirmer |
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 |
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, for voice and
orchestra, 1949/1952
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Printed full score |
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New York: G. Schirmer |
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Note: H-114 Source G |
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 |
Souvenirs, 1952
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Ozalid score for piano four-hands |
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Laid in: Note to Edie (Edith Braun) |
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Note: This version lacks the movements
"Two-Step" and "Hesitation Tango" |
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Note: H-119 Source C |
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 |
Three songs, op. 45, 1974
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Printed piano-vocal score (high voice
version) |
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New York: G. Schirmer |
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Music by Others, 1939-1975
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Printed music by other composers that made up part of Barber's music library.
Some contain annotations. |
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Organized alphabetically by composer name. |
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Boulez, Pierre |
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 |
Sonata no. 2 for piano, 1950
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Printed score |
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Note: Performance annotations |
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Note: Inscribed from Boulez to
Barber |
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Haieff, Alexei |
BOX-FOLDER 7/8 |
Notes of Thanks: 5. Echo-berceuse,
undated
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