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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
We are women (continued)
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [4] p.
Dated: "8 Jan 59"
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/28 Westphalia
Holograph notes and music sketches inside in pencil, ink and red pencil ; [4] p.
Sketches include what appears to be an early idea for "Titles" or the "Overture" and the "Hurry, hurry, hurry" section of "Auto da fé"
Laid in: folder marked "Candide sketches act I" in pencil and red pencil
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/29 What's the use
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil ; [1] leaf
BOX-FOLDER 1049/30 Words, words, words (Martin's laughing song)
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil, annotations in colored pencil ; 5 p.
Dated: "16 June 71"
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/30 Words, words, words (Martin's laughing song)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1049/30 Words, words, words (Martin's laughing song)
Holograph lyric sketches in pencil ; [6] leaves
Laid in: typescript letters to LB and/or Sheldon Patinkin (4) with lyrics from Richard Wilbur, annotations in LB's hand ; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1049/31 You were dead, you know
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 8 p.
Title page: The reunion waltz
BOX-FOLDER 1049/32 You were dead, you know
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [5] p.
Lyric sketch on verso
Bottom of p. 1-2 torn off
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/33 You were dead, you know
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [2] p.
Digital content available
Miscellaneous sketches
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 Martin
Holograph music sketch in pencil ; p. [1]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 Barcarolle pessimistique
Holograph music sketch in pencil ; p. [2-3]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 War is all they say
Holograph lyric sketch in pencil ; p. [5]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 Affirmation/Seven last words of C
Holograph music sketch in pencil ; p. [7]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 Candide's prayer
Holograph music sketch in pencil ; p. [8]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 O ruined stones, o barren land
Holograph lyric sketch in pencil ; p. [10]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 To make my garden grow
Holograph lyric sketch in pencil ; p. [12]
BOX-FOLDER 1088/9 Infanta Casmira/insert a
Holograph music sketch in pencil ; p. [14-16]
BOX-FOLDER 1049/34 Miscellaneous
Holograph notes regarding running order in pencil, on folder ; [1] p.
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/35 Miscellaneous
Folder with notes re song titles/ideas ; [1] p.
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1049/36 Miscellaneous materials for 1988 Scottish Opera version
Notes, proposal and synopsis ; [9] p.
Proposal from Harry Kraut; synopsis from John Mauceri
BOX-FOLDER 1049/36 Miscellaneous materials for 1988 Scottish Opera version
BOX-FOLDER 1050/1 CBS 50th Anniversary Music (1978)
Holograph short score in pencil ; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1094/2 Chichester Psalms (1965)
see also The skin of our teeth
Holograph full score in pencil ; 83 p.
Dated: Orchestration finished 2:30 a.m., 22 June, 1965/at Greenfield Hill, Connecticut
Vocals are pre-printed at top in a copyist's hand; p. 33-34 are all pre-printed in a copyist's hand with LB annotations in pencil
Chichester psalms
BOX-FOLDER 1050/2 I. Ps. 108, v.3 ; Ps. 100, entire
Holograph short score in pencil ; 11 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1050/3 II. Ps. 23 entire ; Ps. 2, vs. 1-4
Holograph short score in pencil ; 10 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1050/4 III. Ps. 131, entire ; Ps. 133, vs. 1
Holograph short score in pencil ; 8 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1050/5 Chichester psalms
Holograph score/sketch in pencil ; [40] p.
Title page: 1st draft
BOX-FOLDER 1050/6 Chichester psalms
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [8] p.
Caption titles: Tune/(Used in Chichester 50's)/Canon (‘50's) used in WSS [Somewhere]; Wartime duet?; Hineh mah tov;Also as round?/After 7/4 build; Urah hanevel!; Funeral coda
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1050/6 Chichester psalms
Holograph notes in pencil and red pencil ; [2] p., yellow legal
BOX-FOLDER 1050/7 Chichester psalms
Holograph lyric sheets in pencil ; [4] p., yellow legal
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1050/8 Chichester psalms
Holograph transliterated Hebrew texts and notes in pencil ; [5] p., yellow legal
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BOX-FOLDER 1050/9 Chichester psalms
Holograph letter in pencil ; 3 p., yellow legal
Draft of letter to Dr. Walter Hussey, Dean of Chichester
Dated: "11 May ‘65"
Digital content available
Children's pieces
see Six sabras
BOX-FOLDER 1050/10 Christmas carol
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; [2] p.
For "RLK[irkland] III"; dated "17 Dec ‘79"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/10 Christmas carol
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p., torn 11" x 7"
BOX-FOLDER 1050/11 Cieli Azzuri
Photocopy of holograph piano-vocal score ; 6 p.
Probably for Franco Zeffirelli ; dated "22 June ‘81"
BOX-FOLDER 1092/2 Close together
Typed lyric sheet ; [2] p.
Annotations by LB in pencil
According to Jamie Bernstein, she wrote this song in collaboration with LB; she believes it was for an AMFAR benefit at Carnegie Hall, where it was performed by all three Bernstein children and Jamie's then husband, David Taylor, with LB at the piano
BOX-FOLDER 1092/2 Close together
Lead sheet in pencil, probably in the hands of Jamie Bernstein and/or Mark Stringer ; [1] p.
Annotations by LB in pencil
BOX-FOLDER 1092/2 Close together
Holograph piano-vocal score/sketches in pencil ; 6 p.
Caption title: Jamie = Close together
Dated: Key West/18 Jan 89
BOX-FOLDER 1092/2 Close together
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 7 p.
Caption title: Close together by JBT and LB
Part of p. 4 and all of p. 5 are in another hand, probably Jamie Bernstein and/or Mark Stringer
Dated: Key West/18 Jan '89
BOX-FOLDER 1092/2 Close together
Photocopied holograph piano-vocal score, affixed to cardboard ; 7 p.
Annotations in pencil
Caption title: Close together by JBT and LB
Part of p. 4 and all of p. 5 are in another hand, probably Jamie Bernstein and/or Mark Stringer
On envelope: Mounted on board for first perf.
Dated: Key West/18 Jan '89
BOX-FOLDER 1050/12 Club (Mattheus)
Holograph sketch for song in pencil ; [1] p.
Notes from folder: "from ‘Opera Tunes’ folder (Fairfield)"
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