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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 1071/4 The riobamba
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 4 p.
"Variation for arrangement" on verso of p. 4
On envelope: "(Danzon, Fancy Free)"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/5 Rondo (for Lifey)
Holograph trumpet score in pencil ; 2 p.
Inscribed and dated: Love to Lifey/NYC 1948
On envelope: from Five Brass Pieces; HGC note: LB evidently sent this copy to Judy Holiday (Lifey was her dog) in 1948. In June 1975 David Oppenheim brought this to LB (Judy was his first wife).
BOX-FOLDER 1071/6 Roundelay #23
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; [1] p.
Inscribed and dated: Mü La dü moöahs and moöahs Daddy/28 Feb (2 March) ‘85
BOX-FOLDER 1071/6 Roundelay #23
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Caption title: Round for Nina’s 23rd B’day
Dated: 2 March ‘85
BOX-FOLDER 1071/7 Salomé (1955)
Holograph full score in pencil ; 28 p.
Laid in: original folder
BOX-FOLDER 1071/8 Salomé (1955)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [8] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/9 Sängerknaben
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [4] p.
Annotated copy of Shakespeare’s "Ariel’s songs" taped to inside front cover of folder
Appears to be sketches for two separate works with the same title
BOX-FOLDER 1085/9 Scenes from the city of sin
Holograph piano 4-hand score in ink ; [6] p.
Includes: I. Job (to Charlie Chaplin)/II. No Job (to Honneger, etc.)/(IIA What’s it all amount to?)/III. Skyscraper (to the K. twins)/IV Café society (to Shirley)/Suite II/I Radical in St. Thomas church/II. Radical in intermission of concert/III Can’t keep out of church/Being one of the masses
Inscribed and dated: for Gov Dickinson/28 August 1939, evening
BOX-FOLDER 1071/10 Screwed on wrong
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 5 p.
A blues song for for Jamie and David and Stuart and the Krokodiloes
Dated: 30 Sept ‘80
BOX-FOLDER 1071/10 Screwed on wrong
Ozalid with annotations in red pencil ; 9 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/11 Sean song
Holograph score in pencil ; 4 p.
For soprano, violin solo, viola, cello and harp...Words by Yoko and Sean Ono
Inscribed: "Remembering John L., 8 Dec. ‘86"
Dated: "Fairfield 10 Dec 86"
On envelope: used in "Opening Prayer"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/11 Sean song
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/11 Sean song
Typescript letter and photocopy with annotations ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER ML30.3c.B45 Serenade, after Plato's "Symposium" ( 1954 )
Holograph full score in pencil ; [175] p.
Includes: I. Phaedrus: Pausanias; II. Aristophanes; III. Eryximachus; IV. Agathon; V. Socrates: Alibiades
Part of the Serge Koussevitzky Archive
BOX-FOLDER 1071/12 Seven anniversaries
Holograph piano score in ink with annotations in pencil ; 13 p.
Title page: Six piano pieces
Includes: I. For Aaron Copland; II. For my sister Shirley; IV. For Paul Bowles; V. In memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky; VI. For Sergei Koussevitzky; VII. For William Schumann
Dated: "1942"
BOX-FOLDER 1084/19 Seven anniversaries
Holograph/ozalid piano score with annotations in pencil ; [16] p.
Includes: I. For Aaron Copland; II. For my sister Shirley; III. In memoriam: Alfred Eisner; IV. For Paul Bowles; V. In memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky; VI. For Sergei Koussevitzky; VII. For William Schumann
Dated: "1942"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/13 Seven anniversaries
Ozalid piano score with annotations in pencil ; 10 p.
Laid in: holograph piano score/sketches ; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/14 Shivaree: for two bands
Holograph score in pencil ; 8 p.
Inscribed: Commissioned by and dedicated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in honor of its Centenary
Dated: N.Y.C. 30 Oct ‘69
On envelope: "Also known as "Double fanfare"/This music later used in Mass"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/14 Shivaree: for two bands
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/14 Shivaree: for two bands
Ozalid (blue) score with annotations in red pencil ; 8 p.
On envelope: "Arnold Arnstein’s copy"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/15 Short poem (Wm Carlos Wms)
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated: "67?"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/16 Silhouette (Galilee)
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil, no lyric ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/17 Silhouette (Galilee)
Copyist’s manuscript piano-vocal score in ink with engraver’s annotations in red and blue ink ; 6 p.
Inscribed: "For Jennie’s birthday in Israel with Love from Lenny/Feb. 1, 1951"
Laid in : folder
BOX-FOLDER 1071/18 Simchu Na
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [6] p.
Signed: "Sketches for ‘Simchu Na’ Hora for chorus and orch. (arr. Leonard Bernstein) April, 1948/N.Y."
BOX-FOLDER 1071/19 Simonetta
Holograph sketch and notes in pencil ; [3] p.
Includes: letter, synopsis and script pages from Jacques Levy dated January and April 1979 ; [13] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1071/20 Six Sabras
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 8 p.
On envelope: Related to trip to Israel 1954?
BOX-FOLDER 1071/20 Six Sabras
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [5] p.
Caption titles: The tired woodpecker; Disappointment; Cesarino Riso (3 Nov. 1939)
Cesarino riso became "Candide’s Lament"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/21 SJB 70th birthday piece
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [2] p.
On envelope: "Used in Kaddish"
BOX-FOLDER 1071/22 The Skin of Our Teeth
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [50] p.
Titles include: Oh oh oh/Sabina’s opening air; Rolling on; War song; It’s cold; Chorale (save the human race) (today); Fanfares ; Canon; Opening?; Save the human race; Teen faggot; Hooray today; Enjoy (waltz) (later march); Opening (segue from Prelude); Funerailles; Plaintive round
BOX-FOLDER 1071/23 The Skin of Our Teeth
Holograph/manuscript/typescript lyric sheets in pencil in hands of LB, Comden and Green ; [22] p.
Titles or first lines include: Bayonet drill; What a perfect model family; Before S’s aria; Then came Gladys, her Daddy’s (pride and) joy; I have served this bloomin’ family; And here they are on their wedding day; (Six-o-five); The father: George Adam Antrobus; list of numbers; George–; Help help hooray; Oh oh oh–it’s six o’clock!; Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate; Me; Spring; Opening; Sabina; Oh oh oh! : Sabina’s opening number
BOX-FOLDER 1095/2 Slava!
Manuscript full score in pencil ; 33 p.
Some parts are in LB's hand
Dated: Revised Jan. 1979
BOX-FOLDER 1072/1 Slava!
Holograph short score in pencil ; 11 p.
Dated: NYC 1 Oct '77
BOX-FOLDER 1072/2 Slava!
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
Title page: Puk (Slava or.) Puk was Rostropovich’s dog, and LB considered as possible title to work
BOX-FOLDER 1072/3 Slava!
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil ; 4 p.
Annotations in red ink
Title page: Rehearsing (new opening)
Laid in: typescript lyric sheet with annotations in red pencil ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1072/3 Slava!
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
Title page: A new century
Laid in: holograph and typescript lyric sheets ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1072/3 Slava!
Ozalid of piano-vocal score ; 4 p.
No lyric
Annotations in pencil
BOX-FOLDER 1072/4 So pretty
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