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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 1050/14 Conch Town
Holograph short score/2 piano score for ballet in pencil ; 42 p.
Ballet dated "1940?"; according to envelope, "Conchtown" refers to Key West (locals) where LB spent time in 1940 or 1941, the manuscript was in the Dakota for LB to peruse 1989-90; the score includes significant musical material that became "America" in West Side Story and the "Third Sailor’s Danzon" in Fancy Free
BOX-FOLDER 1050/15 Conch Town
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [30] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1050/16 Couplets des couples
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: July 1983, Positano, Italia
BOX-FOLDER 1050/17 Cueca
Holograph piano-vocal score and photocopy ; [2] p. each
Inscribed: "Para la Julia/25 Feb. ‘82"
BOX-FOLDER 1083/7 Dance suite
Full score in pencil in Jack Gottlieb’s hand; [6] p.
Laid in: computer generated scores ; [5] p.
Title page: Dance suite for Brass quintet (for the Empire Brass Quintet
Includes: Dancisca; Waltz; Bi-tango; Two-step
BOX-FOLDER 1083/7 Dance suite: I. Dancisca
2 photocopies of piano score with annotations ; [4] p. each
Title page: Orchestrated 25 Nov. 89 for ABT fanfare
BOX-FOLDER 1050/18 Dance suite
Holograph sketches in pencil and annotated photocopies ; 8 p.
For American ballet theatre 50th anniversary
Caption titles: MTV; T.V. 7.II.86 (for Jamie); A spiky song; B’day serenata for Paul Woodiel; The NEA forever march
Items variously dated between 1986 and 1990
BOX-FOLDER 1050/19 Dance suite: I. Dancisca
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 2 p.
Inscribed "For Frankie/From Tata/Thanksgiving ‘89" ; dated "21 Nov. ‘89"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/20 Dance suite: I. Dancisca
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 1 p.
Dated: Thanksgiving ‘89
BOX-FOLDER 1085/3 Dance suite: V. MTV
Manuscript score in pencil in hands of LB and JG ; 4 p.
Dated: 12/3/89
BOX-FOLDER 1085/4 Divertimento for orchestra
Holograph full score in pencil on transparencies and photocopy transparencies ; [78] p.
Note on p. 78: "Work originally completed Sept. 10, 1980/Two subsequent revised endings dated Sept. 27, 1980 Oct. 9, 1980"
BOX-FOLDER 1085/5 Divertimento for orchestra
Holograph full score in pencil on transparency ; [1] p.
Obsolete ending dated "27 Sept. ‘80"
Divertimento for orchestra
BOX-FOLDER 1050/21 II. Waltz
Holograph strings score in pencil ; 6 p.
Dated: "27 Aug ‘80"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/22 III. Mazurka
Holograph double reeds score in pencil ; 3 p.
Dated: "28 Aug ‘80"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/22 III. Mazurka
Holograph harp part in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: "6 Sept ‘80"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/23 VII. Blues
Holograph vibraphone part in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: "6 Sept ‘80"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/24 VIII. In memoriam; March: "The BSO forever"
2 photocopies of holograph full score ; p. 17-22/68-73
Laid in: note in ink from Anthony Strilko with annotations by LB in pencil, dated "24 Oct. 83"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/25 Divertimento for orchestra
Holograph notes and sketches in pencil ; [20] leaves
BOX-FOLDER 1088/13 Doctor's orders
Photoreproduction of holograph lead sheet for two voices ; [1] p.
On title page: HJK's Christmas carol/"Doctor's orders"/from the Old High Middle Persian/words by Dr. Gotthardt Mossadegh/music by Dr. Botssbradeh Kraulchail
Dated: Xmas '79
BOX 1051-1052 Dybbuk
BOX-FOLDER 1094/3 I. The messenger
Holograph full score in pencil; 8 p.
Laid in: photocopy of score for "Kabbalah;" [1] p.
On envelope: 3/variation O – messenger/partly in LB hand
BOX-FOLDER 1094/4 II. Leah
Holograph full score in pencil; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1094/5 III. Five Kabbalah variations
Holograph full score in pencil; [42] p.
Each variation has separate pagination
BOX-FOLDER 1094/6 IV. Dream (pas de deux)
Full score in pencil; 11 p.
Portions are in LB's hand
BOX-FOLDER 1051/1 Alchemy variations/M+N/X+Y
Holograph short score in pencil ; [8] p.
Dated: "15 June ‘72"
BOX-FOLDER 1051/2 Another pas de deux (dream)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 4 p.
Dated: "30 Dec '73"
BOX-FOLDER 1051/3 C’s first variation (after Girls’ dance)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/4 Celebrations
Photocopies of holograph short scores with annotations in ink and pencil ; 5 p.
Revised/(22 Jan ‘74)
BOX-FOLDER 1051/5 Danse démoniaque
Holograph short score in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/6 Part I-A/(David and Jonathan)/Pas de 2, 4, 6
Holograph short score in pencil ; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/7 "18"/(Celebrations)
Holograph short score in pencil and photocopies with annotations ; 12 p.
On envelope: used later as part of Mvt II of Jubilee Games
BOX-FOLDER 1051/8 Exorcism
Holograph short score in pencil ; 9 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/9 Girls’ dance (coda to group dance "18")
Holograph short score in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1083/8 Kaddish/(Procession)/(Transition from Channon’s death to Possession)
Holograph score/sketches in pencil ; [5] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/10 LC pas de deux
Holograph short score in pencil ; 8 p.
Dated: 4 Feb '73
BOX-FOLDER 1051/11 Leah's dance
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 p., 8 1⁄2" x 11"
Caption title: III-A
Dated: 27 Feb 72
On envelope: also known as: For Jessica Fleischmann
BOX-FOLDER 1051/12 Part I/A. Opening sequence/(Ha-mav’dil; Trance dance)
Holograph score in pencil ; 8 p.
Dated: 5 Feb ‘73
BOX-FOLDER 1051/13 Possession
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/14 Repossession
Holograph score in pencil with photocopy of holograph attached ; 3 p.
Caption title: Possession revisited (12 Jan ‘74)/(Yet another P. de D.)
BOX-FOLDER 1051/15 Sarabande and coda
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1051/16 Variation O
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 p.
In caption: suggest this follow Var. N and precede Var. X
BOX-FOLDER 1051/17 Variation Z
Holograph score in pencil ; 7 p.
In caption: channon alone
Dated: Xmas Eve ‘73
BOX-FOLDER 1051/18 Voices before dream ; Voices after dream
Holograph score in pencil ; 4 p.
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