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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
BOX 1053-1056 The exception and the rule
BOX-FOLDER 1055/14 Charlie Langman/Bach instrumental
Photocopy of holograph piano score with annotations in various pencils ; 2 p.
Dated: "Rev. Nov ‘86"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/3 Charlie Langman
Holograph sketches and lyric sheets in pencil ; [37] p.
Caption titles: Charlie Langman; Sc. 1; Langman/3rd chorus extension; Presto; Race music-extension; Race music/change sc. 1 into scene 2; Football extension; Shit; Psalm; Easy, charming, sincere
Laid in: Photocopy of letter from Sondheim with annotations in red ink ; [1] p.
On envelope: "Charles Langman ‘68 sketches"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/4 Coda (epilepsy)
Piano-vocal scores/sketches in pencil and photocopies in hands of LB and Tom Fay ; [47] p.
Caption titles: Coda (epilepsy); #2; Revolutionary #4; The world is on fire
On envelope: "LB ms + lyric sheets/MB ms + Tom Fay ms"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/4 Coda (epilepsy)
Typescripts and photocopies of lyric sheets with annotations in pencil and ink ; [29] p.
Variously dated between "6Nov86" and "10Feb87"
BOX-FOLDER 1083/10 Circus opening ; Poor glue
Manuscript piano-vocal score in hands of LB and Michael Barrett in pencil and photocopy ; 12 p. each
p. 1 includes pasteover additions; there are sketches on verso of some pages
BOX-FOLDER 1083/10 Circus opening ; Poor glue
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1083/10 Circus opening ; Poor glue
Holograph/typescript notes, script and lyric sketches in pencil ; [11] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1053/5 The Coolie’s dilemma/Sc. 3 (at the inn)
Holograph score in pencil and ozalid copy ; 14 p. each
BOX-FOLDER 1055/14 The Coolie’s dilemma/Sc. 3 (at the inn)
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score with annotations in red pencil ; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1053/6 End (Bach aria)
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 2 p.
Includes a photocopy of p. [1] with annotations
BOX-FOLDER 1053/6 End (Bach aria)
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1053/7 Epilog
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1053/7 Epilog
Photocopy of typescript lyric with annotations in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: "2 Feb 87"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/8 Guide song/Sc. 3
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [24] p.
Caption titles: Bridge #2; Bridge #3; Guide song B; Bridge; Chinky soft shoe; Guide song extension; Ballad version; Love/sleep was invented in the year of the goat
On envelope: "Little secret....’68 sketches"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/9 Han : Sc. 2 - Guide song
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil and ozalid copy ; 4 p. each
Dated: 23 June ‘68
On envelope: "Waltz-duet"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/10 Han/Sc. 2
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [8] leaves
Caption titles: Tent; Strong men marches; He likes you/Sc.2 Han/(Coquette in Maschera)
On envelope: "Strong men marches–useful....fragments–rejected by Robbins"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/10 Han/Sc. 2
Lyric typescripts with annotations in pencil ; [2] p.
Dated: "5dec86"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/11 Han ; Sc. 2/(last patrol)/work-sheets
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [11] p.
Caption titles: Han; Police; Policemen; Allegretto congrazia; Sc. 2–Policemen jump
On envelope: "Original 68 sketches/Han, trio/incl fast four light ‘dubing’"
BOX-FOLDER 1053/11 Han ; Sc. 2/(last patrol)/work-sheets
Holograph lyric sketches in pencil ; [3] p., yellow legal
Caption title: Policemen jump
BOX-FOLDER 1053/12 Hm... : Sc. 3
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 7 p.
On envelope: "Original 68 sketches/Han, trio/incl fast four light ‘dubing’"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/1 I want a job
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] leaf
Verso lyric: There's a hundred coolies on the wall
On envelope: "add is marching songs?"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/2 In there : Sc. 5 (At the river)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil and photocopy ; 5 p. each
Laid in: letter from Sondheim in ink re lyric changes ; [1] p., yellow legal
BOX-FOLDER 1054/3 In there/Wester saga (visionary)/(If I had a road?)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [8] p.
On envelope: "orig 68 sketches"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/4 Kuli dilemma
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [37] leaves, some pages previously numbered
Leaves 21 to 37 are lyric sketches in various hands, mostly LB’s, mostly on yellow legal
Includes photocopies of selected pages from above ; [8] p.
On envelope: "Orig ‘68 sketches"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/5 The old story (little people)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; [2] p.
Note on ms: "(original lyric from Caucasian Chalk Circle transl. and set by LB)"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/5 The old story (little people)
Holograph sketch in pencil and photocopy with annotations in pencil ; [1] p. each
BOX-FOLDER 1055/14 The old story (little people)
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1054/6 Opening(s) (prologue/scene 1)
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [38] p.
Caption titles: Prologue; Prologue (marches); Status quo; Prologue in German; An [?] of small children; Ask yourself; Just a normal, conventional show; Presenting:; The way it is; Ver fremdungseffekt! (Beckett); Marcia, moderato; Help! Help! Hooray; Prologue [Dated "12 Dec ‘67"]; Prologue [photocopy]
Scene run down and notes in red ink and pencil, taped to inside cover
On envelope: "Original prologue (‘68) with show rundown/(rejected ‘88)"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/7 Oyal
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketches in pencil ; [7] p.
Caption titles: Oyal; A hand in Han; Obsession song
On envelope: "fairly useful"
Dated: "400 am/8 Jan ‘87"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/8 Paranoid scene/Sc. 6–(the tent in the desert, night)
Photocopy piano-vocal score with annotations in red and blue pencil ; 9 p.
Internal folder marked "Yahi #2/Kuli prayer and dream (old)/+ merchant paranoid scene
BOX-FOLDER 1054/8 Paranoid scene/Sc. 6–(the tent in the desert, night)
Typescript lyric sheets with annotations in pencil ; 5 p.
Caption title: Coolie's prayer
Dated: "2Dec86"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/9 Policeman's ball
Holograph sketches and dialogue in pencil ; [4] p.
Caption titles: Policeman's ball; Finaletto
BOX-FOLDER 1054/10 Prologue
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [33] p.
Note on front: "Mass circus-music for entrance"
On envelope: "(original) prologue one/"I’m gonna"/+ some Guare notes"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/10 Prologue revised
Holograph, typescript and photocopied lyric sheets with annotations in pencil ; [41] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1054/11 Quintet (ditties)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [1] p.
On envelope: "went nowhere"
BOX-FOLDER 1054/11 Quintet (ditties)
Typescript lyric sheets ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1084/1 The race through the desert
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil and photocopy ; 15 p. each
Dated also: "30 July ‘68"
Notes and sketches on the verso of p. 3
BOX-FOLDER 1084/1 The race through the desert
Copyist’s manuscript piano-vocal score with annotations in blue pencil and photocopy ; 13 p.
Dated: "1.XII/86"
One section is taped on
BOX-FOLDER 1084/1 The race through the desert
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 9 p.
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