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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
Diary, act III (continued)
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.
Dated: 8 Feb '83
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Scene 2/(22 Nov '82 - New Year's '83)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 29 p.
Pages 15a and part of 16 are in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Quartet
Holograph short score in pencil ; p. 33-43
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Sc. 2/(love scene)
Holograph short score in pencil ; p. 44-52
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Ur-chorale/insert (for II-57)
Holograph choral score ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1093/3 Ur-chorale
Manuscript choral score ; [1] p.
On Post-it: In this version done all in piano, no 2nd ending
BOX-FOLDER 1070/2 Sc. 2 (double scene)/(rough)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [24] p.
Caption titles: Sc. 2–insert, p. 16; Sc. 2–rough; Jr’s dog song; (End 4tet); apres avon Eduffre bell; Sc. 2 (love scene)
On envelope: Scene II, act II
Digital content available
BOX-FOLDER 1070/3 Sc. 2 misc sketches
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [16] p.
Caption titles: Sam + Jr.; Sc. 2 (beginning)/Old version ('81); Francois; Sc. 2/Oh...; 4tet sketches
Digital content available
Scene 3/original version, 1983
Manuscript and/or holograph short scores ; [85] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Interlude II (following sc. 2)
Short score in pencil ; 16 p.
Pages 1-7 are in LB's hand; remainder are in JG and/or C. Harmon's hand
Dated: Fairfield, Conn./13 March 1983
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Sc. 3. DD alone; Tag #1; Trio; Tag #2
Manuscript and holograph short score in pencil ; 37 p.
Pages 36-37 are in LB's hand; remainder are in JG and/or C. Harmon's hand
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Sam's aria
Holograph short score in pencil ; p. 38-42
Dated: 18 Feb '89
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Sc. 3 Finaletto; Letter insert; Cuchileeto
Manuscript and holograph short score in pencil ; [17] p.
Pages 52-53 and 56-58 are in LB's hand; remainder are in JG and/or C. Harmon's hand
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Untitled excerpts
Holograph short score pages ; [5] p.
Apparently removed from the above "Sc. 3 Finaletto" et al. materials
BOX-FOLDER 1093/4 Interlude #3 (to follow scene 3)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 5 p.
Dated: 26 April '83 - (5:35 a.m.) - 7 May 83
BOX-FOLDER 1070/4 Sc. 3
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [56] p.
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