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Music, 1932-1995 (continued)
Holograph Music, 1935-1990 (continued)
Israfel (continued)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/9 Music I heard with you
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/10 Music I heard with you
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/11 The pennycandystore beyond the El
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/12 The pennycandystore beyond the El
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/13 Storyette H. M.
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/14 Storyette H. M.
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/15 To my dear and loving husband
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil with annotations in blue pencil ; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/16 To the poem (opening hymn)
Holograph short score in pencil ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/17 To the poem (opening hymn)
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/17 To the poem (opening hymn)
Manuscript poem in ink ; [1] leaf
Annotations in red pencil
BOX-FOLDER 1073/18 To what you said
Holograph short score in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/19 To what you said
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/19 To what you said
Typescript of poem with annotations in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/20 What lips my lips have kissed
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 5 p.
Dated: Carmel 9 Sept '76
BOX-FOLDER 1073/21 What lips my lips have kissed
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/22 Zizi's lament
Holograph short score in pencil ; 7 p.
Dated: Carmel, 9 Sept '76
P. 6 includes taped-over section
BOX-FOLDER 1073/23 Zizi's lament
Holograph sketches in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1073/24 Songfest ( 1977 )
Holograph notes in pencil, various sized paper ; 26 leaves
One page is in Tom Cothran's hand in ink
BOX-FOLDER 1095/15 Songfest ( 1977 )
Song listing and print order form
BOX-FOLDER 1074/1 Songs of fear
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil ; 3 p.
Dated: "NYC May 15, 1945"
Lyrics from Auden’s "For the Time Being," transcribed on inside cover; pages torn
BOX-FOLDER 1074/2 Souvenir de Roquebrune
Holograph piano score/sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1074/3 A spiky song
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil and photocopy ; [2] p. each
Inscribed: "For E[van].S.T[homas]., two weeks old, from his loving Grandaddy/N.Y.C. 28 Oct 1989"
Photocopy dated: "Corrected 5 Nov 89"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/3 A spiky song
Holograph music and lyric sketches in pencil ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1074/4 A spiky song
Photocopy of piano-vocal score with annotations in pencil ; [3] p.
Corrections dated: "Nov ‘89"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/5 A Springate souvenir
Holograph piano score in pencil ; [2] p.
Inscribed: "For Helen [Coates], on the Biblical Birthday/19 July, ‘69"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/6 Sri Chinmoy (raga bahar)
Holograph score for song accompanied by flute, sitar, tabla and bass in pencil, lyric in red pen ; 2 p.
Dated: "New York City, 28 March 1979"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/6 Sri Chinmoy (raga bahar)
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1074/7 Stein : G. Stein barcarolles?
Holograph sketches in pencil ; [12] p.
Titles include: Lit; Sociology; Geology; Econ. (after Cuckoo); Philosophy; History
BOX-FOLDER 1074/7 Stein : G. Stein barcarolles?
Typescript poems with annotations ; [11] p.
Includes an outline in pencil ; [1] p., 5" x 7"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/8 Sternpulverfantaisie
Photocopy of piano score ; [1] p.
Inscribed: "for David [Thomas] on his 32nd with love, lust and lovelitude/Lenny/12 Oct ‘86"
Based on Hoagy Carmichael’s "Stardust"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/9 String quartet
Photocopy of parts ; [16] p.
circa 1936; related to "Trio" in Harvard materials; source Lisa Pickett, whose father had been 1st violinist when work was first performed
BOX-FOLDER 1074/10 String quartet
Holograph score in pencil ; 6 p.
Title page: 4tet fugue
On envelope: "circa 1950s"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/10 String quartet
Holograph sketch/score in pencil ; [7] p.
BOX-FOLDER 1074/10 String quartet
Holograph sketchbook with short score/sketch in pencil ; [7] p. ; 8" X 5 3/4"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/11 String quartet
Holograph sketches in pencil, in sketchbook ; [4] p.
On envelope: "Found in DAK[ota] studio...2/25/91"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/11 String quartet
Holograph sketches in pencil, loose ; [4] p.
Post-it indicates "Munich 1989"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/12 Study for a setting of Shakespeare sonnet #73
Photocopy of lead sheet, incomplete ; [1] p.
Inscribed to "SWZ [Stephan Zinsser] Xmas...’83"
For Kurt Ollman
ML96. B5 Symphonic suite from On the waterfront
Holograph full score in pencil on transparencies ; 100 p.
Dated: "New York City, 4 July, 1955, Hail Columbia!"
Symphony no. 1
see Jeremiah
Symphony no. 2
see The age of anxiety
Symphony no. 3
see Kaddish
Symposium
see Serenade
BOX-FOLDER 1074/13 T. R. tango
Holograph sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
Note taped on by JG: "‘1600'/Teddy Roosevelt tango"
BOX-FOLDER 1074/14 There had to be a revolution (circa 1942 )
Holograph piano-vocal score in ink, lyric in red pencil ; 7 p.
Composer name on title page Lenny Beethoven
BOX-FOLDER 1074/15 There's a state I don't appreciate
Holograph sketch for song in pencil ; [2] p.
On back, aborted, crossed-out copy of "For daddy’s day" in ink, dated June 16 1990
On envelope: "From ‘opera tunes’ folder (Fairfield)"
Thirteen anniversaries
III. For Stephen Sondheim
see For Stephen Sondheim
IV. For Craig Urquhart
see For Craig U.
V. For Leo Smit
see For Leo Smit
VI. For my daughter, Nina
see Nina birthday 1986
VII. In memoriam: Helen Coates
see For Helen, with love, from Lenny
VIII. In memoriam: Goddard Lieberson
see To Goddard
IX. For Jessica Fleischmann
see Anniversary for Jessica Fleischmann
X. In memoriam: Constance Hope
see Farewell to Constance
XI. For Felicia, on our 28th birthday (and her 52nd)
see Song without words (for our 28th Birthday) from your loving spouse
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