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Writings, 1928-1991 (continued)
Television Scripts (continued)
Young People's Concerts Television Scripts (continued)
What Is a Mode? ["Revised"] (continued)
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DF What Is a Mode?
Typescript on pink paper with emendations in red, black, and blue pencil, and red ink]
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DF What Is a Mode? ["Rehearsal Schedule"; "Music Cues"]
Mimeograph/typescript with emendations in red pencil
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BOX-FOLDER 111/3 Young performers, 1967 January 27
BOX-FOLDER 111/4 Charles Ives: American pioneer, 1967 February 23
BOX-FOLDER 111/5 Alumni reunion, 1967 April 19
BOX-FOLDER 111/6-7 A toast to Vienna in 3/4 time, 1967 December 25
DF A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time [Notes]
Pencil and ink on yellow legal pad paper
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DF A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper
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DF A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time
Typescript on pink paper with emendations in pencil and red ink; revised pages are mimeos on pink
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BOX-FOLDER 112/1 Forever Beethoven!, 1968 January 28
BOX-FOLDER 112/2 Young performers, 1968 March 31
BOX-FOLDER 112/3-4 Quiz-concert: How musical are you?, 1968 May 26
DF Quiz Concert: How Musical Are You? [Notes]
Pencil on lined white paper
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DF Quiz Concert: How Musical Are You?
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper
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DF Quiz Concert: How Musical Are You?
Typescript on pink paper with emendations in pencil
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BOX-FOLDER 112/5-6 Fantastic Variations (Don Quixote), 1968 December 25
DF Fantastic Variations (Don Quixote)
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper
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DF Fantastic Variations (Don Quixote)
Typescript on pink paper with emendations in pencil; 7 revised pages on white paper
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BOX-FOLDER 112/7 Bach transmogrified, 1969 April 27
BOX-FOLDER 113/1 Berlioz takes a trip, 1969 May 25
BOX-FOLDER 113/2 Two ballet birds, 1969 September 14
BOX-FOLDER 113/3 Fidelio: A celebration of life, 1970 March 29
BOX-FOLDER 113/4-5 The anatomy of a symphony orchestra, 1970 May 24
DF The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra [Outline/Draft]
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper with emendations in red and blue pencil
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DF The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper with emendations in red pencil
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DF The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra
Typescript on pink paper with emendations in red, blue, and black pencil; 24/25 and 41 are mimeo
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DF The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra [Music Cues]
Typescript with emendations in red and black pencil and ink
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DF Liszt and the Devil [Outline/Notes]
Pencil and blue pencil; 2 pages on 4 x6 in.; 5 pages on yellow legal pad paper
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DF Liszt and the Devil
Pencil on yellow legal pad paper with emendations in red and blue pencil
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DF Liszt and the Devil
Typescript on white paper
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BOX-FOLDER 113/6 A Copland celebration, 1970 December 27
BOX-FOLDER 113/7 Thus spake Richard Strauss, 1971 April 4
BOX-FOLDER 114/1-2 Liszt and the devil, 1972 February 13
BOX-FOLDER 114/3 Holst: The Planets, 1972 March 26
BOX 161-165 Bound Television Scripts
BOX 161 Lincoln Presents: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; Jazz in serious music; The infinite variety of music
BOX 162 Lincoln Presents: The humors of music
BOX 162 Ford Presents: Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Venice
BOX 163 Ford Presents: The creative performer; Rhythm; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin
BOX 164 Ford Presents: Christmas startime (1960 December 25); Romanticism in music; Drama into opera: Oedipus Rex
BOX 165 Ford Presents: A joyful noise; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan; The drama of Carmen
BOX 166-176 Television Scripts Collections - Notebooks
BOX 166 Omnibus: What makes opera grand?
BOX 166 Lincoln Presents: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; Jazz in serious music; The infinite variety of music; The humors of music
BOX 166 Ford Presents: Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Venice; The creative performer; Rhythm; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin; Christmas Startime (1960 December 25); Romanticism in music; A joyful noise; Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan
BOX 167 Young People's Concerts: What does music mean?; What is American music?; What is orchestration?; What makes music symphonic?; What is classical music?; Humor in music; What is a concerto?
BOX 168 Young People's Concerts: Young performers (1961 March 19); Folk music in the concert hall; What is impressionism?; The road to Paris; Happy birthday, Igor Stravinsky; Young performers (1963 January 15); The Latin American spirit; Atribute to teachers; Young performers (1963 December 23)
BOX 169 Young People's Concerts: The genius of Paul Hindemith; Jazz in the concert hall; What is a mode?; Young performers (1967 January 27); Charles Ives: American pioneer; Alumni reunion; A toast to Vienna in 3/4 time; Forever Beethoven!; Young performers (1968 March 31); Quiz-concert: How musical are you?
BOX 170 Young People's Concerts: Fantastic Variations; Bach transmogrified; Berlioz takes a trip; Two ballet birds; Fidelio: A celebration of life; The anatomy of a symphony orchestra; A Copland celebration; Thus spake Richard Strauss; Liszt and the devil; Holst: The Planets
BOX 171 Young People's Concerts [as broadcast]: What is a concerto?; Who is Gustav Mahler?; Unusual instruments of present, past and future; Overtures and preludes; Aaron Copland birthday party; The road to Paris; Happy birthday, Igor Stravinsky; The sound of a hall; The Latin American spirit; The genius of Paul Hindemith; Jazz in the concert hall; What is sonata form?; Farewell to nationalism; A tribute to Sibelius; The sound of an orchestra
BOX 172 Young People's Concerts [as broadcast]: A birthday tribute to Shostakovich; What is a mode?; Charles Ives: American pioneer; A toast to Vienna in 3/4 time; Forever Beethoven!; Quiz-concert: How musical are you?; Fantastic Variations; Bach transmogrified; Berlioz takes a trip; Two ballet birds; Fidelio: A celebration of life; The anatomy of a symphony orchestra; A Copland celebration; Thus spake Richard Strauss; Liszt and the devil
BOX 173 Bernstein/Beethoven series [excerpts from various scripts and writings, for possible use in the TV series; projected broadcast schedule; format production plan], 1978
BOX 173 Bernstein/Beethoven series [Leonard Bernstein's speaking parts and H. C. Robbins Landon narration; program formats; list of music to be used], 1980
BOX 174 Bernstein/Beethoven series [including the Robbins Landon narration], 1981 January 7
BOX 174 Bernstein/Beethoven series [for Maximilian Schell], 1981 February
English (programs 1-5, 8, 11) and German (programs 1-4, 11)
BOX 174 Bernstein/Beethoven series [final form], 1981 June-August
BOX 175 Bernstein/Beethoven series [Leonard Bernstein's non-music commentary only (original version, revisions A, B, and C, and final version); program outlines; correspondence and notes from Humphrey Burton and Harry Kraut], 1979-1981
3 notebooks; English and German
BOX 176 Bernstein/Beethoven series, undated
Annotated score and parts for String Quartet, op. 131, photocopies
BOX 115 Teleprompter Scripts
BOX 115 Shostakovich Symphony no. 6, 1986 October 5
English and German
BOX 115 Ives Symphony no. 2, 1987 June
BOX 116-138, 177-192 Norton Lectures / The Unanswered Question
Includes Bernstein's manuscript notes, draft scripts, and annotated typescripts; notes and outlines of others who helped prepare the lectures; research materials; television production materials; teleprompter scripts; and correspondence relating to the production and distribution of the lectures on video
BOX 116-119 [Leonard Bernstein's manuscript notes and drafts and annotated typescripts (grouped by lecture)], 1972-1973
BOX 120 [early planning materials: notes and outlines of Leonard Bernstein and others (Cothran, Finkler, Ahern)], 1972-1973
BOX 121 [planning conference transcript; Harry Kraut and Candy Finkler notebooks (containing research articles, outlines, rough drafts, early scripts, production miscellany)], 1972-1973
BOX 122 [research materials (reference lists, bibliographies, articles); and music scores], 1972-1973
BOX 123-134 [scripts, annotated by production staff] Musical phonology (Boxes 123-126), Musical syntax, (Boxes 126-129), Musical semantics (Boxes 129-130), The delights and dangers of ambiguity (Boxes 131-132), The twentieth century crisis (Boxes 132-133), The poetry of earth (Boxes 133-134), 1972-1973
BOX 135 [miscellaneous: faculty introductory remarks; press; guest lists; financial; correspondence; topically related articles], 1972-1973
BOX 136 [TV (WGBH) production materials: music taping and timings; production schedules and technical notes; credits; text for TV promo, series intro, and musical examples program; set designs; admission tickets; viewer responses], 1972-1973
BOX 177-192 [Teleprompter scripts (Boxes 177-189) and credit rolls (Boxes 190-192)], 1973
BOX 137-138 [regarding video production and distribution; TV and radio broadcasts; CBS 17-record set], 1973-1976
BOX 139-160, 193-196, 198 Book Materials
Includes typescripts, musical examples, planning materials, correspondence with the publisher, and publisher's proofs.
BOX 193-196 The Joy of Music [typescripts and musical examples; articles, "The world of jazz," Vogue, 1956 March 15, and "Leonard Bernstein explores American musical comedy," Vogue, 1957 February 1; proofs; script for "What is sonata form?" (for a contemplated expanded edition?)], 1959
BOX 139 Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts [typescripts and music examples, annotations of Jack Gottlieb and Leonard Bernstein, correspondence with publisher], 1962, 1970
BOX 140-142 Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts [typescripts; musical examples; text], 1992
BOX 196/6 Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts [music examples, Jack Gottlieb manuscript], 1992
BOX 143 The Infinite Variety of Music [planning materials; correspondence with publisher; typescript; musical examples], 1966
BOX 196/7 The Infinite Variety of Music [musical examples, miscellaneous], 1966
BOX 144-156 The Unanswered Question. Six Talks at Harvard. [typescripts, grouped by chapter (Boxes 144-149)][musical examples; visuals; photos (Boxes 150-151)][galleys; paste-ups; proofs (Boxes 152-155)][publishers information; front matter; cover materials; record inserts; production notes; correspondence, memorandums, etc. (Box 156)], 1976
BOX 198 OV The Unanswered Question. Six Talks at Harvard. [musical examples (chapters 5-6); visuals; page proofs], 1976
BOX 157-160 Findings [typescripts (including those of early forms The Bernstein Album and Reflections); planning notes and correspondence; photo reproduction permissions; photos (xeroxes); etc.] See also references in main body of Writings, 1982
BOX 196/8 Findings [musical examples], 1982
BOX 196/9 Gustav Mahler [musical examples (J. Gottlieb manuscript) from "Who is Gustav Mahler?" (considered for inclusion? in The Infinite Variety of Music or Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts)], undated
BOX 1086 Personal Materials, 1935-1990
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