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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 1043/24 Seena
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/25 Seena
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 5 p.
Includes material related to "Ten square miles..." and "If I was a dove"
BOX-FOLDER 1043/26 Sonatina (The British)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 16 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/27 Sonatina (The British)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [17] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/27 Sonatina (The British)
Holograph/typescript lyric sheets with annotations in LB’s hand ; [21] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/27 Sonatina (The British)
Photocopy of "The Anacreontick song" with annotations ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/28 Sonatina (The British): Rondo
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 5 p.
A star at noon
see I love this land
BOX-FOLDER 1043/29 The switch
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 21 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1043/30 The switch
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 16 p.
Portions of this were used in A quiet place
BOX-FOLDER 1044/1 Take care of this house
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/2 Take care of this house
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [4] p.
Includes a photocopy of one page with lyric annotations in pencil
BOX-FOLDER 1044/2 Take care of this house
Manuscript/typescript lyric sheets with annotations in hands of LB and AJL ; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/3 Take care of this house
Manuscript/typescript dialogue/intro with AJL annotations in ink ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/4 Ten square miles by the Potomac River ; If I was a dove
see also Seena sketches and We (Proud)/finale
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/5 Ten square miles by the Potomac River ; If I was a dove
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [11] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/5 Ten square miles by the Potomac River ; If I was a dove
Typescript lyric sheets with annotations in LB’s hand ; [12] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/6 This time
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 11 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/7 This time
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [9] p.
Caption: (duet: S+L)/+ Lud’s reply
On original envelope: 7th page of pencil sketch top system is melody for ‘Game song’ (see ‘GOP’ folder)
BOX-FOLDER 1044/7 This time
Manuscript/typescript lyric sheets with annotations in hands of LB and AJL ; [13] p.
To make us proud
see We (Proud)/finale
Too much love
see Sketches, set II
BOX-FOLDER 1044/8 Uncle Tom’s funeral (bright and black)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/9 Uncle Tom’s funeral (bright and black)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [5] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/9 Uncle Tom’s funeral (bright and black)
Typescript lyric sheets with annotations in hands of LB and AJL in ink ; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/10 We
see also I love this land and Sketches, set II
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/11 We (Proud)/Finale
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
On envelope: "This lyric/scene is for a projected final scene combining ‘Mr. Hoban’ and ‘10 sq miles’"; "Proud" also uses elements from "American dreaming"
BOX-FOLDER 1044/11 We (Proud)/Finale
Typescript lyric sheet with annotations in the hands of LB and AJL ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/12 We must have a ball
see also Act I finale
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/12 We must have a ball: Instr. Extension/Act I finale
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/12 We must have a ball: Act I finale/Ensemble (chorus only)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil with annotated ozalid pasteovers ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/12 We must have a ball: Act I finale/(Buchanan Ball)/Coda
Holograph piano score in pencil ; 2 p.
Laid in: manuscript piano score in pencil, unknown hand ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/13 We must have a ball
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/14 Welcome home, Miz Adams
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/15 Welcome home, Miz Adams
Sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/15 Welcome home, Miz Adams
Typescript lyric sheets with annotations in LB's hand ; [5] p.
We've come a long way together
see Minstrelsy
What happened
see Sketches, set I
BOX-FOLDER 1044/16 Wrecko (Burne, Fleeo, etc.)
Holograph short score in pencil ; [2] p.
Title page: Sonatina, cont’d. (To follow movement I; Bridge to Menuetto)
BOX-FOLDER 1044/17 Sketches, set I
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [3] p.
Includes: "Dreaming" which was later used for "Sam’s aria" in A Quiet Place, a sketch for "Can you love?," and, according to a note on the envelope in which they arrived at LC, materials related to "What happened?" and "Exclamation scene"
BOX-FOLDER 1044/18 Sketches, set II
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [11] p.
Caption titles: Freedom song worksheets; Too much love; Easy to be President
Includes an ozalid piano-vocal score of "We," no lyric, with annotations in LB’s hand ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1044/19 Sketches, set III
Holograph tone rows in pencil ; [1] p.
Caption title: New noodles
BOX-FOLDER 1045/1 Aaron at the crossroads
Holograph piano-vocal score sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
For Aaron Stern; according to envelope, dated "31 Oct ‘86"
BOX-FOLDER 1045/1 Aaron at the crossroads
Holograph acrostic lyric sheet ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1045/2 Aaron's canon
Photocopy of holograph violin and piano score with annotations in blue pencil ; 3 p.
Used in Mass’ dated "14 Nov ‘70"
BOX-FOLDER 1045/3 Adagio for piano, 4 hands : Eine kleine Leidensmusik
Holograph sketch in pencil; 1 leaf
For Christoph Eschenbach and Justus Fratz, who have original; related to Zwei engel
Dated: 28 March ‘73/Monte Leon, Gran Canaria
BOX-FOLDER 1045/4 Adagio molto
Holograph sketch for cello and humming chorus ; 2 p.
p. 2 indicates for "Slava"; dated "17 Aug 89"
BOX-FOLDER 1045/5 Afterthought
Holograph full score in ink on transparencies and ozalid print; 10 p. each
In memoriam, H.J.R.
"HJR" was Hyman J. Rubinstein, LB’s MD in NYC (before Charles Solomon). He died young. Did LB’s deviated septum. This orchestra version was withdrawn by LB. Dated May 1, 1945
BOX-FOLDER 1045/6 Afterthought
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1045/7 Afterthought
Holograph piano-vocal score in ink on transparencies with editing annotations ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1045/7 Afterthought
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1045/7 Afterthought
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [1] p.
ML96.B5 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for piano and orchestra (after W.H. Auden)
Full score in ink on transparencies, some portions not in LB’s hand ; 133 p.
Inscribed: For Serge Koussevitzky in tribute
Dated: N.Y.C., 20 March 1949/First day of spring!
BOX-FOLDER 1085/1 The Age of Anxiety: The dirge
Holograph full score in ink; 17 p.
Attached note in JG’s hand reads: "original version (fair copy) of The dirge"
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