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Music, 1925-2017 (continued)
BOX 26, 90, 127 Music by Others, 1925-1990s
This subseries primarily consists of works that Adams orchestrated, such as the three Piazzolla tangos, but also includes a small number of inscribed or collected scores by other composers.
Arranged alphabetically by composer and title therein.
Debussy, Claude
BOX-FOLDER 127/5-8 Le livre de Baudelaire, 1994
Orchestrated by Adams
Manuscript score for orchestra in the hand of Adams
Ellington, Duke
BOX-FOLDER 127/9 Cottontail, undated
Photocopy of score for big band with annotations
BOX-FOLDER 127/10 Don't Be That Way, undated
Photocopy of score for big band
BOX-FOLDER 90/3 Stomp, Look, and Listen, undated
Photocopy of lead sheet
Goodman, Benny
BOX-FOLDER 90/4 Let's Dance, undated
Photocopy of score for big band
Ives, Charles
BOX-FOLDER 127/11 The Circus Band, 1990s
Orchestrated by Adams
Manuscript score for baritone and orchestra in the hand of Adams
BOX-FOLDER 127/12 Five Songs, undated
Arranged by Adams
Printed score for chamber orchestra with annotations
Liszt, Franz
BOX-FOLDER 90/5 La Lugubre Gondola II, 1989
Orchestrated by Adams
Printed score for clarinet and string quartet
Miller, Glenn
BOX-FOLDER 127/13 Moonlight Serenade, undated
Printed score for big band with annotations
Multiple composers
BOX-FOLDER 127/14 Cahier pour John Adams, 1993
Printed score autographed by each composer
Piazzolla, Astor
BOX-FOLDER 127/15 La mufa, 1996
Orchestrated by Adams
Manuscript score for violin and orchestra in the hand of Adams
BOX-FOLDER 26/14 La mufa, 1996
Errata sheets
BOX-FOLDER 127/16 Revolucianario, 1996
Orchestrated by Adams
Manuscript score for violin and orchestra in the hand of Adams
BOX-FOLDER 26/14 Revolucianario, 1996
Errata sheets
BOX-FOLDER 127/17 Todos Buenos Aires, 1996
Orchestrated by Adams
Manuscript score for violin and orchestra in the hand of Adams
BOX-FOLDER 26/14 Todos Buenos Aires, 1996
Errata sheets
Reich, Steve
BOX-FOLDER 90/6 Piano Phase, 1980
Printed score for two pianos or two marimbas
Rudhyar, Dane
BOX-FOLDER 90/7 Five Stanzas, 1938
Printed score for string ensemble with manuscript notes
BOX-FOLDER 90/8 The Surge of Fire, 1925
Holograph score for small orchestra with pasted-in program
Sanderson, James
BOX-FOLDER 26/15 Hail to the Chief, 1990s
Arranged by Adams
Computer printout score with annotations
Shere, Charles
BOX-FOLDER 26/16 The Box of 1914, 1981
Printed score with annotations
BOX 27-32 MAPCASE FOLDER 2 Correspondence, 1964-2017
This series contains both professional and personal communications to and from Adams. Correspondents include collaborators, fellow composers, musicians, performing organizations, commissioning entities, and family members. Additional correspondence is found throughout the Business Papers.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
BOX-FOLDER 27/1 2MBS-FM, 1985
BOX-FOLDER 27/2 "A" miscellaneous, 1980s-2000s
BOX-FOLDER 27/3 Abelson, Hope, 1999
BOX-FOLDER 27/4 Adams, Carl, 1976, 1982-1987, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/5-6 Adams, Elinore, 1982-2005 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/7 Adams, Emily, 1996-2008 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/8 Adams, Emily and Sam, 2001 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/9 Adams, John Luther, 1982-1983
BOX-FOLDER 27/10 Adams, Sam, 1997-2001 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/11 Albert, Agnes, 2000 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/12 Alpern, Wayne O., 1981-1982
BOX-FOLDER 27/13 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1986
BOX-FOLDER 27/14 American Music Center, 1982
BOX-FOLDER 27/15 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), 1995
BOX-FOLDER 27/16 Amherst College, 2005
BOX-FOLDER 27/17 Amirkhanian, Charles, 1982, 1986, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/18 Antonsen, Preben, 2009
BOX-FOLDER 27/19 Arciuli, Emanuele, 2001
BOX-FOLDER 27/20 Augsburg Fortress, 2000
BOX-FOLDER 27/21 Ax, Emanuel, 1983, 1995-1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/22 "B" miscellaneous, 1982-1995 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/23 Babbitt, Milton, 1984
BOX-FOLDER 27/24 Ballets de Monte-Carlo, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 27/25 Banda-Rodaz, Maria, undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/26 Barfko-Swill, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/27 Barlow Foundation, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 27/28 Barnes, B. W. Grant, 2005
BOX-FOLDER 27/29 Beadle, Tony, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/30 Behrens, Jack, 1982
BOX-FOLDER 27/31 Bell, Mufrida, 1991-1992 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/32 Bengstrom, Jim, 1982, 1984, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/33 Bermel, Derek, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 27/34 Bernas, Richard, 1987
BOX-FOLDER 27/35 Bernstein, Leonard, 1966, 1968
Note: Reproductions of materials in the Leonard Bernstein Collection
BOX-FOLDER 27/36 Berry, John, 2011
BOX-FOLDER 27/37 Beths, Vera, 1981-1982, 1988, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/38 Blue Moon Media, 2000
BOX-FOLDER 27/39 Bollinger, Lee C., 2014
BOX-FOLDER 27/40 Bonnell, Victoria, 2001
BOX-FOLDER 27/41 Borda, Deborah, 1984
BOX-FOLDER 27/42 Bosc, René, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 27/43 Bowen, Gene, 1981, 1984, 1993
see also Harmonium
BOX-FOLDER 27/44 Brandeis University, 1983
BOX-FOLDER 27/45 Bresnick, Martin, 2011
BOX-FOLDER 27/46 Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1983, 1990, 1993
see also Diane Malecki
BOX-FOLDER 28/1 Brown, Lila, 1996
BOX-FOLDER 28/2 Bryars, Gavin, 1988, 1994
BOX-FOLDER 28/3 The Bush Foundation, 1992
BOX-FOLDER 28/4 "C" miscellaneous, 1982-1995, 2004-2013, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 28/5 Cahill, Sarah, 1989, 1997, 2001, and undated
see also Programs
BOX-FOLDER 28/6 Cal Performances, 1994
BOX-FOLDER 28/7 California Artists Management, 1993
BOX-FOLDER 28/8 California Arts Council, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 28/9 Capitol Center for the Arts, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 28/10 Carter, Elliott, 1983
Note: To Michael Steinberg
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