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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
Prelude, fugue, and riffs (continued)
Negative photoreproduction of holograph full score ; 64 p.
Significant annotations on p. 61-63
BOX-FOLDER 1069/2 Psalm 148
Holograph piano-vocal score in ink, lyric in pencil ; 4 p.
Dated: Sept 5, 1935
On envelope: "HGC makes this as LB’s earliest piece/Given to LB by Paul Zinn at Metropolitan Synagogue, March 30, 1979 (LB there giving sermon); Zinn said he paid $500 for it but would not give source"
BOX-FOLDER 1069/3 Quan un’ femm’
Photocopied lead sheet ; [1] p.
Inscribed and dated: A Charlito [Charlie Harmon], avec mon tout.../Ides Dec ‘88
On envelope: The Renee Long "fart" song as taught to LB at Curtis
BOX-FOLDER 1069/4 Quartetto (Cristoforo)/25 Oct 86
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [10] p.
Subtitles include: Volando, con giora [sic], On a row by Shostakovich, USSR/USA Fantasy for TOF Soviet-Am. Youth Ork, 4tet Scherzo, Sarabande
On envelope: "From various years compiled in one folder by LB/From "Opera Tunes" Folder (Fairfield)"
Segment taped onto p. [3]
A quiet place (circa 1983 )
Libretto by Stephen Wadsworth Zinser
BOX-FOLDER 1069/5 Act I scene 2
Manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil in the hand of JG; 6 p.
Dated: New: 9/83
On title page: Revised version Act I scene 2 (which became Act II scene I)
BOX-FOLDER 1069/5 Act I scene 2
Lyric sketches and notes in pencil, mostly in the hand of SWZ ; [24] p.
Annotations by LB
Caption titles: Changitos 7/17; Sc. 3; Reflection upon reflection/7/25; Francois; Reflections du jour/7/20
BOX-FOLDER 1069/6 Act III prelude
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Dated in red pencil: 7 Feb 85
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1084/17 Chorale and Sam's aria
see also Lolita
Holograph score in pencil ; p. 84-96
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1084/17 Chorale and Sam's aria
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 13 leaves
BOX-FOLDER 1069/7 Dialogue #3/Sc. 1
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Note in blue pencil: Rejected sketch for Sc. 1 'Tahiti two' with love to Nini hoping someday 'worth a fortune–LB'
On envelope: Probably Feb 1982...original with Jamie Bernstein Thomas
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/8 Diary, act III (reference only)
Piano-vocal score/short score in pencil in the hand of JG ; p. III-43-III-55
On title page: For revised version Milan Kennedy Center 1984
BOX-FOLDER 1069/9 Diary, act III
Holograph sketch in pencil ; 7 p.
Annotations in red and blue pencil
On title page: Revised version 1984
Sketch for a poem for Jamie on the verso of p. 3
P. 4-a (there is no p. 4) includes typescript lyrics and whiteout
BOX-FOLDER 1069/10 Diary (sc. 3)/+ Shove it (old sc. 4) (act III)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [7] p.
Note in blue pencil taped to verso of title page
Caption titles: Shove it all; Shove it #2
Dated on cover: Oct '83–April '84
BOX-FOLDER 1090/12 End DD's aria
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 measures
Dated: 4 Apr '85
BOX-FOLDER 1090/12 End prelude act III
Holograph score in pencil ; 2 measures
Dated: 4 Apr '85
BOX-FOLDER 1069/11 Francois song/Sc. 2
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [6] p.
Caption titles: End sc. 2; Love song
On envelope: Sc. II, act II
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/11 Francois song/Sc. 2
Lyric sketches in pencil in the hand of SWZ ; [2] p.
Annotations by LB
Caption title: Love song/14
Laid in: music sketch and lyrics in pencil, 4 measures ; [1] p., yellow, bottom torn away
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/12 Interlude #1 (orch alone) (rough copy)
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [3] p.
Dated: 8 Feb '83
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/13 Interlude # 2 sketches/(Lullaby, etc.)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [12] p.
Laid in: Lyric sheet in the hand of SWZ; [1] p., yellow legal
Dated: Finished 13 March '83
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/14 Interlude #3
Holograph score in pencil ; p. 3
Annotations in red pencil
Signed in ink: 2 false starts on 3rd interlude of A Quiet Place...May '83
On envelope: Held by Helen Coates of possible donation to auction until 1989
BOX-FOLDER 1084/18 Interlude #3 and Sc. 4
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [39] p.
Caption titles: Look down; Sc. 4 Francois speaks; Sc. 4 finale
Laid in Sc. 4–finale (after "Francois speaks"): lyric sketches and notes in pencil, mostly in the hand of SWZ, with annotations by LB in red and blue pencil ; [14] p.
Note in pencil from SWZ taped to p. 8
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/15 Merry Xmas and Jr.'s number (to end of sc. 1)/Hey, big daddy
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [6] p.
Caption titles: Merry Xmas/Sc-1; Big daddy; O my Carmen; After Lio
Dated: 12 Aug '81
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/15 Merry Xmas and Jr.’s number (to end of sc. 1)/Hey, big daddy
Holograph notes and libretto in pencil ; [6] p., yellow 5" x 7 1/4"
Caption titles: New crazed servino (7); Screech in the night
BOX-FOLDER 1069/16 Prelude (not prologue)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 12 p.
Dated on cover: 5 June '83 Houston, Texas
BOX-FOLDER 1069/17 Prologue/Plugeroo! (21 Feb ‘83)/confession
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [27] p.
Caption titles: Prolg; Most absolutely latest prolog; Prelude; Absolutely last + final prologue!; Intrupto canons (leading to "song"); Plug oreo!; U-prole, go!; The path of truth is plain and safe; Allegro agitato; Motiven
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1069/17 Prologue/Plugeroo! (21 Feb '83)/confession
Notes and libretto in pencil in the hands of SWZ and LB ; [6] p., yellow legal
BOX-FOLDER 1070/1 Readings
Holograph sketch in pencil ; 13 p.
Annotations in red pencil
On envelope: Act I
BOX-FOLDER 1093/2 Scene 1/fair copies/original version, 1983
Holograph short score in pencil ; 107 p.
Some pages are in the hands of JG or others
On folder: Corrected Feb 19, 1983/Corrected Feb 28, 1983/Corrected April 8, 1983
Includes a scene description attached to p. 1
Inserted and deleted pages include: 16a, p. 25 insert, no p. 44, p. 45-47c, and an earlier version of a replaced p. 45 and p. 2, 72a-c, no p. 84-96
At end of p. 44-45: Old version
BOX-FOLDER 1070/5 Scene 1, dialogues
Manuscript music and lyric sketches in pencil in hands of LB and SWZ ; [71] p.
Includes: dialogues 1-9
Scene 2/fair copies/original version, 1983
Chiefly holograph short scores and choral scores; [55] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Interlude #1/(orch only)/goes before scene II
Holograph short score in pencil ; 4 p.
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