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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 1045/18 Anniversary for Jessica Fleischmann
Holograph piano score sketch in pencil ; p. 2 and title page
Later published as part of Thirteen anniversaries
BOX-FOLDER 1045/18 Anniversary for Jessica Fleischmann
Thermocopy of fair copy with annotations in red pencil ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1045/19 Arbeit
2 melodies with non-English lyrics and sketches in pencil ; [3] p. out of sketchbook, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Title in Hebrew; described on envelope as "Arabic folk songs"
BOX-FOLDER 1083/1 Arias and barcarolles
Manuscript piano four hands score in pencil in hands of LB and JB ; [62] p.
Includes: Prelude; Love duet; Little Smary; The love of my life; Greeting; At my wedding; Mr. and Mrs. Webb say goodnight; Nachspiel
BOX-FOLDER 1083/2 Arias and barcarolles
Photocopies of manuscript scores, heavily annotated in colored pencil with editing markings
BOX-FOLDER 1083/3 Arias and barcarolles
Photocopies of manuscript scores, heavily annotated in colored pencil with performance markings
BOX-FOLDER 1092/1 Arias and barcarolles
Photocopies of piano-vocal scores
Some annotations by LB
"Welcome greeting" and "Nachspiel" are in JG's hand
BOX-FOLDER 1045/20 Arias and barcarolles
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [20] p.
Includes: Mr. and Mrs. Webb say goodnight ; Roughhouse ; Nocturne ; Prayer/Goodnight ; Moving; sections that were not used in the final version
Dated: 23 April ‘88
BOX-FOLDER 1045/21 Arias and barcarolles: Love duet
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Caption title: Serial/Cereal song (corn-pops)?
Dated: 10 Jan ‘86
BOX-FOLDER 1045/22 Arias and barcarolles
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [5] p.
Includes: I love you ; I love my life
BOX-FOLDER 1045/22 Arias and barcarolles
Holograph lyric sketches in pencil ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1083/4 Arias and barcarolles
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [51] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1083/5 Arias and barcarolles: Love duet
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [26] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1046/1 Arias and barcarolles: Love duet
Photocopies of printed score, heavily annotated in colored pencils ; 16 p.
Caption: proofs spring, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 1046/2 Arias and barcarolles
Photocopies of printed score, heavily annotated in colored pencils ; 72 p.
Caption: proofs, 6-11-91
BOX-FOLDER 1046/3 Arias and barcarolles
Photocopies of various pages of printed score, heavily annotated in colored pencils ; [8] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1046/4 Awkward waltz
Holograph sketch in pencil, incomplete; 1 p.
Babel
see Holocaust opera
BOX-FOLDER 1046/5 BB (Burton Bernstein)
Holograph sketch in pencil ; 1 p.
Dated: "30 June 88"
BOX-FOLDER 1046/5 BB (Burton Bernstein)
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
For Burton Bernstein’s birthday
BOX-FOLDER 1046/6 B'day serenata
Photocopy of piano-vocal score ; 2 p.
Inscribed: For [Paul] Woodiel, 17 Jan ‘90
BOX-FOLDER 1046/6 B'day serenata
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] leaf, torn in half
BOX-FOLDER 1046/7 Beginning of hymn to Nidom
Photocopy of 7-note melody with lyrics ; [1] p.
To hotel in Sapporo; dated : "July 1990"; possibly last piece by LB
BOX-FOLDER 1046/8 Ben Mauceri’s third birthday present
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: 29 Aug. 1980
BOX-FOLDER 1046/9 Berceuse
Holograph piano score sketch in pencil ; [2] p.
Crossed out sketch on top, possibly labeled "New opening (here come the Jets)," Jack Gottlieb suggests may be a reject from West Side Story; someone else suggests it may be "Here Comes the Sun" and have been for The Skin of Our Teeth
BOX-FOLDER 1046/10 The birds
Holograph full score in pencil with annotations ; 52 p.
Includes: I. Prelude ; III. Fanfare ; IV. Hoopoe’s serenade ; V. Nightingale flourish ; III. Introduction to Act I ; VI. Invocation of the Birds ; VII. Ensemble ; VIII. Acceptance of man ; X. Serenade to Pracne ; XI. Parabasis ; XII. Introduction/Act II ; XIII Hymn-parody ; XIV. Jazz-poet ; XV. Chorus ; XVI. Warsong and Iris music ; XVII. Chorus ; XVIII Finale
BOX-FOLDER 1046/11 The birds
Manuscript parts in ink with annotations in pencil and pasteovers ; [50] p.
Parts appear to be in the hand of someone with the initials R.RB.
BOX-FOLDER 1046/12 Ein Blueslein zu Singen
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; 3 p.
Inscribed: For Dietrich Fischer Dieskau on his 60th birthday
Dated: "12 Feb. ‘85"
BOX-FOLDER 1046/13 La Bonne Cuisine (1947)
Holograph piano-vocal scores in ink on onionskin ; [13] p.
Includes: (1) Plum–pudding; (2) Quened de bouef; (3) Tavouk Guenksis [The bottom third of p.2 has been torn off]; (4) Civet a toute vitesse
BOX-FOLDER 1046/14 La Bonne Cuisine (1947)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [15] p. sketchbook, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
According to envelope includes sketch for David Diamond Anniversary
BOX-FOLDER 1046/15 Boston Latin School school anthem
Holograph piano-vocal score in ink ; [2] leaves
Title page: School anthem ; tercentenary year
Found in Jennie Bernstein’s apartment; dated "‘35"
BOX-FOLDER 1046/16 Brass music
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [41] p.
Caption titles: Brass I (sketchbook) ; Brass II (sketchbook) ; Fanfare
Fair copy manuscript was given to Juilliard
Brass quintet
see Tpt (feroce) and Trumpet ideas
BOX-FOLDER 1046/17 Bridal suite (1960)
Holograph 2-piano score in pencil ; [24] p.
Caption titles: Prelude (pasteovers of printed Bach prelude) ; Three variations of A F# G/1. Love song ; Var. 2. Chaplinesque ; Var. 3: Chaplinade ; Waiting for the bell ; Three wedding dances/1. The first waltz (canon) ; 2. Cha-cha-cha ; 3. Hora ; Three encores (obligatory)/Encore #1: Modern music ; Encore #2: Old music ; Encore #3: Magyar lullaby
BOX-FOLDER 1046/18 Bridal suite, 1960
Holograph sketches ; [8] p.
Folder with notes in pencil
On envelope: "includes vastly different obligato for Bach prelude, and included Var. II "Sekki" ("Kikes")"
BOX-FOLDER 1046/19 Calypso
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil ; 1 p.
Dated: "’67?"
BOX 1047-1049 Candide (1956)
Lyrics by Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, and LB
BOX-FOLDER 1047/1 All at sea
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [3] p.
The music for "All at sea" is the same as "Barcarolle" and "King’s Barcarolle"
BOX-FOLDER 1047/1 All at sea
Typescript letter/lyric sheet with annotations in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1047/1 All at sea
Holograph note in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1047/2 Auto da fé (What a day)
see also Lisbon sequence
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 19 p.
Title page: The inquisition
BOX-FOLDER 1047/3 The ballad of Eldorado
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1088/4 The ballad of Eldorado
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [4] p.
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1088/4 The ballad of Eldorado
Lyric sheets and lyric sketches ; [8] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1088/5 Barcarolle
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1047/4 Battle music (fragment)/Act I, Sc. 1
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 3 p.
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