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Music, 1943-1975 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Sonata no. 4 for piano, 1955
Scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Sonata no. 5 for piano, 1967
Score
BOX-FOLDER 9/10 Sonata no. 6 for piano, 1970
Scores (2)
Note: In memory of Harry McClure
BOX-FOLDER 9/11 Sonata for cello and cembalo, 1955
Scores (2); cello part
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Surely it is not I, Lord, 1971
Text: Matthew 26:22
Score for unspecified voice(s)
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 Terce: for the third Sunday after Pentecost, 1972
Scores for cantor and SATB chorus (2)
Note: In honor of Miss Elmira Bier
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 Time being, undated
Text by W. H. Auden
Scores for SATB chorus (2)
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 Toccata and 2 fugues for 2 pianos, 1951
Score
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 Trio, circa 1946
Score for unspecified instruments
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 Trio, 1949
Scores for violin, viola, and cello (2)
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Two cadenzas for Mozart's piano concerto in E-flat, K482, 1971
Score
Note: For Evelyn Swarthout Hayes
BOX-FOLDER 9/12 Variations for clarinet and orchestra, 1954
Full score
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Variations for clarinet and orchestra, 1954
Violin parts
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Variations for clarinet and orchestra, 1954
Viola, cello, and double bass parts
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 What an attractive thing is judgment, 1971
Text: Ecclesiastes 25:4-6
Scores for chorus (2) (one is incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Unidentified, undated
Sketches of work for violin solo
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Unidentified, undated
Chiefly sketches of work for violin, cello, and harpsichord
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Unidentified, undated
Score for cantor, clarinet, violin, and organ (pp. 15-23 only)
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 Unidentified, undated
Scores for piano and piano-vocal scores
Note: Possibly fragments of a ballet?
BOX 4-5 Biographical Materials, 1942-1987
Information about Evett's life such as college transcripts, clippings, and various brief biographical notes. The majority of this material was collected by Evett's brother Kenneth and Kenneth's son David in preparation for a biography on the composer. Interviews with Evett's colleagues and friends found in this series were conducted by Kenneth or David for possible inclusion in such a book.
Arranged alphabetically by format.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 Address book, undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 Biographies, undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/3-6 Clippings, 1942-1946, 1951-1970, 1983, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 College transcripts, 1943, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 Death certificate, 1975
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 Drawing, circa 1970
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 Estate information, 1968-1980 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 Eulogy, obituary, and condolences, 1963, 1975, 1983, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/11-12 Interviews: miscellaneous, 1983-1984 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/13 Interviews: Parris, Robert, 1983-1984
BOX-FOLDER 4/14 Interview template and notebooks, 1983-1987 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 Music catalogs, 1964
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 Photographs, 1968 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 3/9 Scrapbook, 1972
BOX 5 Correspondence, 1952-1975
Letters, cards, and notes both by and to Evett. Some of Evett's correspondents include the writers Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Graves, choreographer Ethel Butler, and fellow composers Karel Husa, Antal Dorati, and Robert Parris. A folder from Evett contains carbon copies of letters sent, often paired with the original correspondence. Aside from material sent by Evett, the largest body of correspondence in this series is from his former secretary, Holly Troxel
Arranged alphabetically by last name of author.
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 Bales, Richard, 1961, 1968, 1974
BOX-FOLDER 5/4 Berkofsky, Martin, 1974
BOX-FOLDER 5/5 Bishop, Elizabeth, 1956-1957
BOX-FOLDER 5/6 Butler, Ethel, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 5/7 De Schweinitz, Karl, 1973
BOX-FOLDER 5/8 Dello Joio, Norman, 1970
BOX-FOLDER 5/9 Dorati, Antal, 1973
BOX-FOLDER 5/10 Du Pont, Marcella Miller, 1957 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/11 Evett, Robert, 1958, 1963-1970, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/12 Gerber, Steven, 1974 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/13 Graves, Robert, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 5/14 Husa, Karel, 1962-1968
BOX-FOLDER 5/15 Makris, Andreas, 1974
BOX-FOLDER 5/16 Manning, Robert, 1969-1973
BOX-FOLDER 5/17-20 Miscellaneous correspondents, 1952-1970s
BOX-FOLDER 5/21 Oates, Joyce Carol, 1973
BOX-FOLDER 5/22 Parris, Robert, undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/23 Rorem, Ned, undated
BOX-FOLDER 5/24 Rubin, Louis D., Jr. (Louis Decimus), 1972
BOX-FOLDER 5/25 Troxel, Holly, 1968, 1974-1975
BOX 6 MAPCASE 6 Programs and Poster, 1942-1983
Ephemera documenting performances of Evett's musical compositions.
Arranged chronologically.
MAPCASE-DRAWER 6/15 Poster, 1966
Madison Madrigal Singers performance and program in Florence, Italy
BOX-FOLDER 6/1-6 Programs, 1942-1983
BOX 6 Subject Files, 1943-2001
Clippings, correspondence, notes, and reports organized around specific subjects related to Evett's life and professional work. In some instances, material appears to have been organized by Evett's brother Kenneth and his nephew David such as the file on Amy Antonelli, a scholar researching Evett for her dissertation.
Arranged alphabetically by individual or organization.
BOX-FOLDER 6/7 American Composers Alliance, 1957-1988
Contract, correspondence, and newsletter
BOX-FOLDER 6/8 Antonelli, Amy, 1983-1989
Correspondence and notes
BOX-FOLDER 6/9 Auden, W. H., 1959, 1967-1971, and undated
Clippings
BOX-FOLDER 6/10 Commissions and contracts, 1950-1974 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 6/11 Ellison, Constance, 1972-1974
Clipping and contract
BOX-FOLDER 6/12 Evett, David, 1976, 1987, and undated
Correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 6/13 Evett family members, 1959, 1965-1974, and undated
Clippings and court report
BOX-FOLDER 6/14 Evett, Kenneth, 1962-2001 and undated
Clippings and correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 6/15 Forum for professionals and executives, 1971
Meeting minutes
BOX-FOLDER 6/16 Harris, Roy, 1946-1948, 1984, and undated
Clippings and correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 6/17 Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1953-1965, 1984
Clippings, notes, and pamphlets
BOX-FOLDER 6/18 Monadnock letters, 1973-1976 and undated
Correspondence and notes on a cantata
BOX-FOLDER 6/19 Pulitzer prize, 1964
Nomination packet
BOX-FOLDER 6/20 Robert Evett Foundation, 1975
Correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 6/21 Telluride files, 1943-1944, 1960, 1974-1975, and undated
Clippings, correspondence, and directory
BOX-FOLDER 6/22 World Library Publications, Inc., 1966-1967
Correspondence
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