ALEC WILDER ARCHIVE
Box 4
Box 4/1 | Fleugel — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 6 pages of music |
Box 4/9 | Piece for Eddie Powell — [undated] For Orchestra; sketches In pencil; 10 pages of music |
Box 4/10 | Powell Piece — [undated] For Orchestra Reproduction, fair copy 50 pages of music; some pages photo-static copies in negative exposure |
Box 4/11 | Shakespeare (girl) — [undated] Draft MS In pencil; 11 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 4/12 | Shakespeare II: Ophelia. — [undated] Draft MS In pencil; 9 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 4/13 | Song bag suite — [undated] Suite Sketches; 1st mood 2nd mood 3rd mood 4th mood In pencil; 22 pages of music |
Box 4/17 | New England suite — [without date] Sketches Seasons Hopscotch Cambridge Valley Lullaby Grandma Anna Mary Viennese Farmer’s Daughter Pioneer Stock Sewing Hopscotch Pastorale In pencil; 57 pages of music |
Box 4/18 | Grey [the gaunt] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 14 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 6
Box 6/21 | Blue & [untitled] “Swing easy” — [without date] MS horn parts In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 6/32 | Piece for Strings #1 — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 6 pages of music |
Box 8
Box 8/15 | I’ll get by — [without date] For big band Reproduction 17 parts, incl. one labeled for “Benny” 29 pages of music Provenance: Yale University – Benny Goodman papers |
Box 8/16 | As long as we still believe — [without date] For big band Reproduction; 8 pages of music Provenance: Yale University – Benny Goodman papers |
Box 9
Box 9/24 | Suite for brass quintet and strings — [without date] Fair copy score; 61 pages of music |
Box 15
Box 15/6 | Four sentiments — [without date] See oversize box 2/4 |
Box 15/7 | Four sentiments (and an afterthought) — [without date] Fair copy 18 parts: Flutes (picc), oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horn 1 & 2, horn 3 & 4, trumpets 1 & 2, trumpet 3, trombones 1 & 2, trombone 3, percussion & timpani, percussion – set, harp, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass Ink on Ozalid masters; 89 pages of music Provenance: Mitch Miller |
Box 15/8 | Entertainment no. III — [without date] See oversize box 3/1 |
Box 15/9 | Entertainment [no.] 6 — [1974-1975] See oversize box 3/2 |
Box 15/10 | Entertainment # 6 — [1975] See oversize box 3/3 |
Box 15/14 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, 5 wind parts (fl, ob, clar, hrn, bsn) Three part invention Petite suite Canone all’ottava (no hrn) Lament (no fl, clar) Episode #2 (no fl, ob, clar, hrn) Episode #3 (no clar, hrn) Variations on a theme Theme Variation II Variation V Variation X (no fl) Air pathétique, homage à Scriabine Calliope waltz Barcarolle Improvisation 11, 14, 15, 15, 18 (73) pages of music, respectively |
Box 15/15 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, Harpsichord/percussion parts Petite Suite Canone All’Ottava Episode #2 (glockenspiel) Episode #3 (glockenspiel) Barcarolle Improvisation 8 pages of music |
Box 15/16 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, violin I parts Three part invention (6 copies) Petite Suite (6 copies) Sarabande (6 copies) Canone All’Ottava (6 copies) Episode #2 (2 copies) Episode #3(1 copy) Variations on a theme (1 copy) Theme Variation II Variation V Variation X (6 copies) Air pathétique (6 copies) Calliope waltz (6 copies) Barcarolle (1 copy) 67 Pages of music; multiple copies of most parts Some water damage to margins |
Box 15/17 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, violin II parts Three part invention (6 copies) Petite Suite (6 copies) Canone All’ottava (6 copies) Episode #2 (2 copies) Episode #3 (6 copies) Variation X (6 copies) Air pathétique (6 copies) Calliope waltz (6 copies) 74 Pages of music; multiple copies of most parts Some water damage to margins |
Box 15/18 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, viola parts Three part invention (6 copies) Petite Suite (6 copies) Sarabande (6 copies) Canone all’ottava (6 copies) Lament (6 copies) Episode #2 (2 copies) Episode #3 (1 copy) Variation on a theme (1 copy) Theme Variation II Variation V Variation X (6 copies) Air pathétique (6 copies) Calliope waltz (6 copies) Barcarolle (1 copy) 66 pages of music; multiple copies of most parts Some water damage to margins |
Box 15/19 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, cello parts Three part invention (6 copies, one missing second page) Petite suite (6 copies) Sarabande (6 copies) Canone all’ottava (6 copies) Lament (6 copies) Episode #2 (2 copies) Episode #3 (1 copy) Variation on a theme (1 copy) Theme Variation II Variation V Variation X (6 copies) Air pathétique (6 copies) Calliope waltz (6 copies) Barcarolle (1 copy) 79 pages of music; multiple copies of most parts |
Box 15/20 | Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date] Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder Reproduction, Production score Three part invention (2 copies) Petite suite (2 copies) Sarabande (2 copies) Canone All’ottava (2 copies) Lament (2 copies) Episode #2 (2 copies) Episode #3 (2 copies) Variation on a theme (2 copies) Theme Variation II Variation V Variation X (2 copies) Air pathétique (1 copy) Calliope waltz (1 copy) Barcarolle (2 copies) Improvisation (2 copies) 40 pages of music; two copies of most parts |
Box 17
Box 17/37 | The way you look — [without date] MS fair copy – incomplete In pencil; 13 pages of music |
Box 18
Box 18/1 | It’ll never sell – [without date] MS score – misc. jazz band arrangements In pencil; 12 pages Provenance: Gunther Schuller |
Box 18/2 | Instrumental piece See oversize 4/7 |
Box 18/3 | Spring morning See oversize 4/8 |
Box 18/4 | Something for the girls See oversize 4/9 |
Box 18/5 | Lonely man seeks company See oversize 4/10 |
Box 8
Box 8/13 | Entertainment no. 4 — [without date] For French horn and chamber orchestra Draft MS In pencil; 98 pages of music Corrections and notes in black ink. “For Verne Reynolds” in heading Provenance: Donald Hunsberger |
Box 8/24 | Concerto for cello and orchestra — [without date] Fair copy – bound score in hard cover In ink; 86 pages of music Accompanied by an excerpt of a letter to Aaron Copland in which he refers to this concerto (excerpt from Letters I Never Mailed by Alec Wilder) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/25 | Concerto for cello and orchestra [4th movement only] — [without date] Draft MS, piano reduction In ink with corrections in pencil; 7 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9
Box 9/18 | Elegy for the whale — [without date] For tuba and orchestra Reproduction score ( 2 copies) 19 pages of music each Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/20 | Elegy for the whale — [without date] Draft MS, piano reduction In pencil; 5 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/23 | Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 98 pages of music “For Frances Miller” in heading Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/25 | Suite for tenor saxophone and strings — [without date] Fair copy, score In pencil; 38 pages of music |
Box 9/26 | Suite for horn and strings — [without date] Fair copy, score In pencil; 38 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10
Box 10/3 | Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date] Reproduction, piano reduction by David Demsey 25 pages of music Contains performance markings Provenance: David Demsey |
Box 10/4 | Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date] Reproduction, piano reduction by David Demsey Folder only contains movement III 8 pages of music Provenance: David Demsey |
Box 10/5 | Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date] Errata sheet 5 pages of handwritten notes Provenance: David Demsey |
Box 16
Box 16/16 | Piece for piano and small orchestra — [without date] Bound draft MS In pencil; 34 pages of music Performance markings in red and blue pencil |
Box 17
Box 17/35 | It had to be you — [without date] MS fair copy In pencil; 12 pages of music |
Box 17/36 | Madelaine — [without date] MS fair copy In pencil; 7 pages of music |
Box 18
Box 18/6 | Spring magic – [without date] See oversize Box 4/11 |
Box 18/7 | Clarinet suite no. 1 – [without date] For clarinet and string ensemble MS, score In pencil; 53 pages |
Box 1
Box 1/37 | Behind the barn — [without date] Draft MS, lead sheet In pencil. 1 page of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/39 | Incurably romantic — [without date] Draft MS, lead sheet In pencil 2 pages of music |
Box 2
Box 2/21 | Clarinet suite — [without date] Sketches In ink and pencil; 35 pages of music |
Box 2/22 | Clarinet suite — [without date] Reproduction Score; 18 pages of music |
Box 4
Box 4/19 | What a way to go! — [without date] MS horn part In ink; one page of music Slight water damage to part Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 4/20 | Sonata for baritone horn (euphonium) W131 — [without date] Fair copy; Ozalid masters 2 parts; baritone horn (10 pages of music), piano (22 pages of music) |
Box 4/21 | Suite No. 2 for tuba and piano (Jesse suite) — [without date] Reproduction; 9 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 4/22 | Suite No. 3 for tuba and piano (suite for little Harvey) — [copyright 1980] Fair copy and Reproduction Fair copy – Ozalid masters for tuba part and piano part (13 pages of music); photocopy – piano part only (9 pages of music) Provenance: fair copy: Margun Music; photocopy: Marian McPartland |
Box 4/23 | Suite No. 4 for tuba and piano (“Thomas suite”) W127 — [copyright 1981] Fair copy and Reproduction Ozalid masters for tuba part and piano part (10 pages of music) Reproduction of piano part (8 pages of music) Fair copy of tuba part and piano part (10 pages of music) “For Thomas Phillips” in upper left hand corner of title page Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 4/24 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] MS sketch and Reproduction In ink; 2 pages of music 2 photocopies of handwritten draft; each 5 pages of music 1 violin part, missing solo interludes (4 pages of music) with piano score (21 pages of music) Note on score indicates, “2 different MS copies of score and part of vln sonatina in hand of Ken Richmond.” Reproduction of violin part (2 copies); 9 pages of music each Note: Copies are different; printed pages 6 and 7 are switched so that in one copy the second interlude comes after mvt III and in the other edition, it comes in the middle of mvt III Reproduction of score; 11 pages of music Contains only the 1st and 2nd movements and no interludes Reproduction of violin interludes; 2 pages of music Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For Dr. M. H. Presberg” Provenance: Max Presberg |
Box 4/25 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] Draft MS & Reproduction In pencil; 24 pages of music “For M. H. Presberg” at head of title page Reproduction of movement III; 5 pages of music Corrections in red ink Photocopies of MS for first and second interludes; 2 pages of music Provenance: Max Presberg |
Box 4/26 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] Sketches contained in a MS book Also contains sketches titled, Tuba, Piano suite (childhood suite), Tuba and strings In pencil; 17 pages of music In memo section, “By Alec Wilder to Dr. May Presberg” Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 4/28 | Small suite for bass and piano — [without date] Reproduction; 15 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 5
Box 5/1 | Flute pieces no. 3 & 4 — [without date] MS flute parts In ink; 4 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 5/2 | Geiger suite for flute — [without date] Reproduction; 4 pages of music On head of page, “for Michael” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 5/3 | Sonata No. I for flute and piano — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 23 pages of music Corrections in red pencil Provenance: Gif of Margun Music |
Box 5/4 | English Horn Sonata W 133 — [copyright 1981] Fair copy 2 parts; piano score (18 pages of music), English horn part (8 pages of music) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 5/5 | Erica suite for clarinet & piano — [without date] Draft MS. In pencil; 4 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 6
Box 6/6 | Two pieces for flute with bongos — [without date] Sketches & reproduction Sketch in pencil; 5 pages of music Repro; 6 pages Piece No. I requires switching between flute and alto flute. Provenance: Sam Baron 5/24/88 |
Box 8
Box 8/17 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] Reproduction Complete score; 21 pages of music Second copy of 1st movement; 6 pages of music Second copy of 2nd movement; 5 pages of music Possibly a different version; begins on page 8 rather than page 7 as in the complete score. Also does not contain “Interlude 1 – Tacet” marking at the end of the movement as marked in the complete score Violin part; 6 pages of music Contains 1st and 2nd movements and 2 interludes Violin part; 4 pages of music Contains 1st and 2nd movements w/o interludes Provenance: Rose Presberg 5/12/97 |
Box 8/18 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] Reproduction of sketch Violin part; 2 pages of music. In heading, “For M. H. Presberg” Provenance: Rose Presberg |
Box 10
Box 10/6 | Suite for trumpet and marimba — [without date] Reproduction; 13 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10/7 | French horn solo no. 1-3 — [without date] “Suite” for French horn solo with improvisatory percussion Draft MS No I and II in ink with corrections in pencil, no III in pencil; 12 pages of music “For David Kappy from Alec Wilder” written in heading of no. III Also contains one page typed letter from David Kappy with notes about the piece According to letter:
Also mentions that part or all of MS is in Barrow’s handwriting, not AW’s |
Box 10/8 | Air for French horn and concert band — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 9 pages of music Corrections in red ink Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11
Box 11/11 | Blues — [without date] Sketch, Flute part Alternate flute part in place of horn 1 in Horn duets (see Series 4 folder 10) In ink; 1 page of music |
Box 11/12 | Harp [Unidentified piece] — [without date] Draft MS In ink; 3 pages of music Contains performance markings Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/14 | Violin piece — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/15 | Violin piece — [without date] Draft MS Vln part and incomplete piano score (missing first 2 pages and last page) In ink; 11 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/17 | [Piece for cello and piano]. — [without date]. Fair copy, single movement orchestrated as part of Cello concerto. In ink; 7 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/18 | [Cello pieces]. — [without date]. Sketches. In ink; 3 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/19 | Cello piece. — [without date]. Sketch. In pencil; 2 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/20 | [Cello piece]. — [without date]. Draft MS. In ink; 6 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/21 | Cello piece. — [without date]. Draft MS, fragment. In ink; 2 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/22 | Cello piece. — [without date]. Sketch. Last page titled, Little Miss Pink. In pencil; 5 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/23 | Piece for bassoon and strings. — [without date]. For bassoon, violin 1A, IIA, B, C, D; viola A, B; cello A, B; bass; percussion. Photo-static reproduction of score and 11 parts. Score, 22 pages of music. Parts; 29 pages of music.| Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 11/33 | Bassooner or later. — [without date]. Reproduction, 2 copies. 2 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music 7/18/96. |
Box 11/34 | Double reed goof off. — [1955]. Reproduction; 1 page of music. Copied from volume V 1975(6) – No. 3 of “To the World’s Bassoonists” newsletter. Includes note about piece by Bernie Garfield at foot of page. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music 7/18/96. |
Box 16
Box 16/10 | Sonata #2 for tuba and piano. — [without date]. Reproduction, solo tuba part. 10 pages of music. |
Box 16/11 | Low register flute suite no. 3. — [without date]. Reproduction, flute part. 7 pages of music. Additional 3rd movement possibly intended for another low register flute suite. Holograph for additional 3rd movement in series 7, box 1, folder 12. |
Box 16/13 | Nothing but love. — [without date]. For bass and piano. MS reproduction; 2 pages of music. “For Al Hall from Alec Wilder” in upper right corner of title page. “August 15, 1972 – To Alec Wilder: So many thanks for taking time out to think of me, in the form of your beautiful notes! Love, Al” written on back. |
Box 16/19 | Trumpet Suite. W132— [without date]. Reproduction, piano reduction. 14 pages of music. Performance markings in pencil and red ink. |
Box 17
Box 17/15 | 2nd horn sonata. — [without date]. MS fair copy. In ink; 10 pages of music. In pencil; 2 page of music on reverse. |
Box 18
Box 18/8 | Clarinet Sonata— [without date] Reproduction, fair copy clarinet part Two copies of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd movements, one copy of 4th movement 35 pages of music |
Box 18/45 | Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy piano score & violin part Piano score, print by request; 21 pages. Accompanied by photocopy of violin part; 9 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder. |
Box 19
Box 19/6 | [Air for English horn] — [without date] For English horn and piano. Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy score & part Piano score; 4 pages of music English horn part; 2 pages of music Title (in pencil) on English horn part: “#10 Air for E. Hn.” “To Maggie / Piece for English Horn” written at top of piano score Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/7 | Answer to a Poem — Dec. 1976 For flute and piano. Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy score (2 versions) & part Piano score (version 1); 1 page of music (2 copies) Piano score (version 2); 1 page of music Flute part; 1 page of music “For Virginia” written at top of piano score (version 1) “Answer to a Poem (For Virginia Nanzetta)” written in ink at top of flute part Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/8 | Double Reed Goof Off — 1955 For bassoon Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy Bassoon part; 1 page of music “For B. Garfield” written at top right corner of page Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/9 | Four more short flute pieces — Aug 19, 1976 For solo flute; movements numbered VII–X Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy Flute part; 4 pages of music Accompanied by duplicate copies of p. 1 and p. 4; 2 pages of music Written at bottom of p. 4: “I lettered the pieces because I could not remember how many I wrote in the first set / This is one of many suites I intend to write for Michael Geiger / Alec Wilder / Aug 19, 1976 / P.S. But are they good enough?” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/10 | [French horn solo no. 1–3] — 1954? Title on part: “Solo Suite for Horn and improvizatory [sic] percussion” Reproduction; fair copy (with duplicate photocopy) 8 pages of music (2 copies) Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/11 | Little Detective Suite [no. 1] — [without date] For French horn Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 2 pages of music (2 copies) “(For Randi)” written as caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/12 | Second Detective Suite — [without date] For French horn Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 6 pages of music Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/13 | A Song for a Friend — [without date] [Reworking of 2nd movement from Concerto for Trumpet] For trumpet in B-flat and piano Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of score & part Piano score; 5 pages of music (2 copies) Trumpet part; 2 pages of music (2 copies) Accompanied by trumpet part from Concerto for Trumpet, movement II (reproduction); 2 pages of music Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/14 | Suite for Unaccompanied Trumpet — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 6 pages of music (2 copies) “For Robert Levy” written as caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/15 | Trombone Suite — [without date] For trombone and piano Movement I only Reproduction; draft of piano score 2 pages of music Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/16 | [Two pieces for flute with bongos] — [without date] For flute with bongos (“bongos to be played ad lib”) Title on score: “Flute Piece No. 1 with Bongos / Flute Piece No. 2” Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of flute part 9 pages of music Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 2
Box 2/23 | Suite for flute and strings. — [without date]. Draft MS. Titled Flute Piece No. 1. In pencil, corrections in red pencil; 68 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 2/24 | Suite for flute and strings. — [without date]. Sketches. Titled Flute Piece No. 1. In pencil; 20 pages of music. At head of page, “(4 Movements)” Note on separate lined paper, “Second movement [of] a Suite for Flute and Strings has been re-written in third movement for 1st Flute Sonata and is, therefore, invalid”; one page. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 4
Box 4/30 | Moosacaglia. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 3 pages of music. On head of page, “For Charles Lunde”. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5
Box 5/6 | No Plans. — [without date]. Reproduction; 22 pages of music. |
Box 5/7 | Nobody’s heart. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 9 pages of music. Includes photocopy. |
Box 5/8 | Pop, what’s a passacaglia?. — [without date]. Reproduction; 20 pages of music. Missing copy of page 13. |
Box 5/9 | Woodwind quintet no. 7. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 32 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/10 | Woodwind quintet no. 8 (Suite for non-voting quintet). — [November 1964]. Reproduction. On title page, “A present from Alec Wilder”. On second page, “Written especially for the following on election weekend, November 1964:Chris Nelsen, flute Janet Rarick, oboe Kent Stahlman, clarinet Douglas McNaughton, bassoon Nancy Schallert, horn”. 22 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/11 | Woodwind quintet no. 8 (Suite for non-voting quintet). — [without date]. Fair copy. 5 parts: Flute; 5 pages of music and one Ozalid strip. Oboe; 6 pages of music. Clarinet; 6 pages of music. Horn; 5 pages of music. Bassoon; 6 pages of music. Separate copy of each part (different fair copy version); 5 parts (3 pages of music for each part). Score; 22 pages. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/12 | Woodwind quintet no. 9. — [without date]. Reproduction. 30 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/13 | Woodwind quintet no. 9 W157. — [1972]. Fair copy. 5 parts; draft fair copy; flute; 5 pages of music and one Ozalid strip. oboe; 6 pages of music. clarinet; 4 pages of music and one Ozalid strip. horn; 4 pages of music. bassoon; 7 pages of music. 5 parts; each part 4 pages of music. Score; 15 pages of music. At foot of page, “Copyright 1972 Wilder Music, Inc. Assigned 1976 to Margun music, Inc.”. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/14 | Woodwind quintet no. 10. — [without date]. Reproduction. 32 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/15 | Woodwind quintet no. 12. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 8 pages. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/16 | She never wore makeup. — [without date]. Reproduction. 15 pages of music. |
Box 5/17 | Soon. — [without date]. For trumpet, viola, 3 celli, bass, guitar and drums. Draft MS. In pencil; 7 pages. |
Box 5/18 | Soon. — [without date]. For trumpet, viola A, B & C, cello A, B & C, guitar, bass and drums. Reproduction. 10 parts; each part 2 pages each. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/19 | Suggestion for bored dancers. — [without date]. Reproduction. 18 pages of music. |
Box 5/20 | Suite for clarinet, horn and piano W 143. — [copyright 1980]. Fair copy. 2 parts: clarinet, 10 pages of music; horn, 9 pages of music. Score; 37 pages of music. Performance marking throughout all parts. Foot at bottom of music, “Copyright Margun Music Inc.” In score, in AW’s hand beside his name is the date “1964” on 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/21 | Suite for clarinet, horn and piano. — [copyright 1980]. Fair copy. 2 parts: clarinet, 10 pages of music; horn, 8 pages of music Score; 32 pages. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/22 | Suite for flute, clarinet and piano. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 32 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/23 | Suite for flute, clarinet and piano W 144.— [copyright 1980]. Fair copy. 2 parts: flute, 9 pages of music; clarinet, 10 pages of music Score; 24 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 5/24 | Suite for flute and marimba. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 16 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 5/25 | Suite no. 1 for tuba and bass [and piano]. — [without date]. Fair copy. 2 parts: string bass, 5 pages of music; tuba, 5 pages of music. Piano score; 21 pages. “(For Carol)” in caption of 3rd movement of all parts. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 6
Box 6/1 | Suite no. 2 for French horn, tuba and piano W 140. — [copyright 1980]. Fair copy. Score and parts; 52 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 6/2 | Tacet for neurotics. — [without date]. Reproduction; 27 pages of music. |
Box 6/3 | They didn’t believe me. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 7 pages of music. |
Box 6/4 | Trio for violin, cello and piano. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 34 pages of music. In head of page, “For Milton Kaye”. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 6/5 | Twelve duets for horn and bassoon. — [without date]. Draft MS. In ink; 16 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 6/7 | An unrelenting memory. — [without date]. Reproduction; 13 pages of music. |
Box 6/8 | Walk softly. — [without date]. Reproduction; 12 pages of music. |
Box 6/9 | What happened last night?. — [without date]. Reproduction; 15 pages of music. |
Box 6/10 | When I fall in love. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 9 pages of music. |
Box 6/13 |
[Violin parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].
Entrada Fiambre secundo
38-40. [Tacet]
In ink; no.’s 16, 21-26, 28-29, 31, 35-36, 41-43, 46- 49. |
Box 6/14 |
[Viola parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].
In ink; 18 pages of music. |
Box 6/15 |
[Horn 1 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].
Entrada Fiambre secundo
In ink; |
Box 6/16 |
[Horn 2 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].
Entrada Fiambre secundo
In ink; 31 pages of music. |
Box 6/17 |
[Horn 3 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date]. 1.“B” [tacet]
Entrada Fiambre secundo
In ink; 30 pages of music. |
Box 6/18 | [Unidentified parts for horn and trumpet]. — [without date]. Draft MS. 3 numbered pages with header, “Horn”. Trumpet sketch, titled, “Blue”. In pencil; 6 pages of music. |
Box 6/19 |
[Bassoon parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date]. 1.“B”[tacet]
Entrada Fiambre secundo
In ink; 19 pages of music. |
Box 6/20 | [Unidentified horn part]. — [without date]. MS In pencil; one page of music. |
Box 6/22 | [Unidentified trumpet part]. — [without date]. MS. In ink; 1 page of music. |
Box 6/23 | Dance for B.B.. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 3 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 6/24 | The endless quest. — [without date]. Reproduction; 9 pages of music. |
Box 6/26 | [Fall of] the House of Usher. — [without date]. For flute, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn and percussions. Draft MS. In pencil; 30 pages of music. Contains abundant performance marking in colored pencil. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 6/27 | In a sentimental mood. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 5 pages of music. |
Box 6/28 | Lady in white. — [without date]. For clarinet and flute. Draft MS. Score and 5 parts (flute/clar, 2nd clar, eng. horn , bass clar, trombone). In ink; 5 pages of music. In pencil; 2 pages of music (score). |
Box 6/29 | Let’s get together and cry. — [without date]. Reproduction; 11 pages of music. |
Box 6/30 | Mama never dug this scene. — [without date]. Reproduction; 23 pages of music. |
Box 6/31 | String quartet for Alec to scat over. — [without date]. MS. Score and 4 parts. In pencil; 6 pages of music (score). In ink; 12 pages of music (parts – each part 3 pages of music). Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7
Box 7/1 | String quartet. W256.— [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 38 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/2 | Quintet for French horn and string quartet. — [without date]. Fair copy. In pencil; 41 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 7/3 | Four horn study. — [without date]. Draft MS. Score and 4 parts. In pencil; 9 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 7/4 | Suite for trombones. — [without date]. For 19 trombones. Fair copy. In pencil; 35 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/6 | Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. W 142.— [without date]. Fair copy. Score and 3 parts. Score in pencil; 20 pages of music. Parts in ink; 26 pages of music. In caption, “(For Beverly)”, below that, “(2nd movement only)” Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 7/7 | The April age. — [without date]. In pencil; 8 pages of music. Corrections in red ink. Draft MS. |
Box 7/8 | Around the world in 2:34. — [without date]. Reproduction; 21 pages of music. |
Box 7/9 | Woodwind quintet no. 4 (Aloha Suite). — [1957]. Draft MS & reproduction. MS in pencil; 25 pages of music. Corrections in ink. Repro; 16 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 7/10 | Woodwind quintet no. 5. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 36 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/11 | Woodwind quintet no. 6. — [1960]. Fair copy. In pencil; 39 pages of music. In caption, “(Dedicated to April 1960)”. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/12 | Canons for recorders. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 4 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/13 | Woodwind quintet no. 1. — [without date]. Parts in fair copy; score in reproduction. 5 parts; 45 pages of music. Full score; 39 pages of music. Score of 3rd and 4th movements only; 9 pages of music. Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO. |
Box 7/14 | Woodwind quintet no. 2. — [spring 1956]. Reproduction; 56 pages of music. Contains form and analysis marked in pencil throughout. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/15 | Woodwind quintet no. 3. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 18 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/16 | Saxophone quartet. — [without date]. Fair copy. In pencil; 29 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 7/17 | Sentimental journey.— [without date]. For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass. Draft MS. In pencil; 8 pages of music. Corrections in red ink. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/18 | Suite for four bassoons. W 145. — [without date]. Score in draft MS; 4 parts in fair copy. Parts; 8 pages of music. Score in pencil; 16 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/19 | Tape talk.— [without date]. For woodwind quintet. Draft MS. In pencil; 2 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 7/20 | Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon. — [without date]. Reproduction; 12 pages of music. In heading, “For Virginia”. Provenance: Louis Ouzer. |
Box 7/23 | Children’s suite. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 9 pages of music. Provenance: Gift of Margun Music. |
Box 8
Box 8/1 | Dynamism — [without date] Oboe, clarinet and bassoon parts Draft MS In ink; 3 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/2 | Father and son suite no. 2 — [without date] For oboe and English horn Draft MS In pencil; 5 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 8/3 | Jingle bells — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS In pencil; 3 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/7 | Ophelia — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS & reproduction In pencil; 4 pages of music Repro; 4 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/8 | Overture — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS In pencil; 6 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/9 | Passacaglia — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS score and 5 parts Score in pencil; 2 pages of music Sketch in pencil on back of oboe part; one page of music Parts in ink; 5 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 8/10 | Pavane and chaconne by Purcell — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS In pencil; 11 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 8/11 | A present for Mr. G — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS In pencil; 5 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/22 | Woodwind quintet no. 1 — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 39 pages of music Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 8/23 | Woodwind quintet no. 1 — [without date] MS copy – 3rd and 4th movements 3rd movement: In pencil; 5 pages of music Performance markings in margins 4th movement: In ink; 4 pages of music Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 9
Box 9/1 | String quartet — [without date] Fair copy, score Contains 5 movements In ink; 39 pages of music Contains corrections and markings in pencil and colored pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/2 | String quartet — [without date] Fair copy, 4 parts Contains 5 movements In ink; 79 pages of music Contains markings in colored pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/3 | Movement, invention and round W255 — [without date] For flute, oboe, viola and cello Draft MS score and parts and sketches Sketch in pencil; 5 pages of music Score in pencil; 11 pages of music Parts in ink; 12 pages of music Additional sketch titled Walking home from school included on back of 3rd page sketch Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/4 | [Octet No.] XV (The children met the train) — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass Draft MS In pencil; 33 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/7 | [Octet] No. X (Dance man buys a farm) — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass Draft MS In pencil; 28 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/9 | [Octet] No. XIV ( It’s silk, feel it) — [without date] For flute/clar 2/picc or penny whistle, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass Draft MS In pencil; 31 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/12 | [Octet No.] XXIII (Bull fiddle in [a] china shop) — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass Draft MS plus bass solo part Score in pencil; 24 pages of music Part in ink; 1 page of music Corrections in red and blue pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/13 | [Octet No.] XXIV (Kindergarten flower pageant) — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass Draft MS In pencil; 31 pages of music Corrections in red and blue pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/16 | Andante and scherzo for strings — [without date] Draft MS and reproduction In pencil; 10 pages of music Photocopy; 10 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/17 | Suite for trumpet and tuba — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 13 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10
Box 10/2 | Piece for solo guitar and chamber group — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 11 pages of music “For Frances” written at head of page Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11
Box 11/3 | Piece for string quartet no. 1 — [without date] MS, 3 parts – lacks violin 1 In ink; 6 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/4 | Piece for string quartet no. 2 — [without date] MS, 4 parts In ink; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/5 | Movement for a string quartet no. 3 — [without date] MS, 4 parts In ink; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/7 | Movement for a string quartet — [without date] Draft MS, 4 parts and score Score in pencil; 7 pages Parts in ink; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/8 | Movement for a string quartet — [without date] Draft MS, score In ink; 6 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/9 | Horn duets — [without date] Draft MS, 2 parts. Blues Dance A staunch supporter of athletics Gigue Andante Theme without variationsIn ink; 14 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/10 | Horn duets — [without date] Fair copy, 2 parts, missing second page of Hrn I
In ink on Ozalid paper; 13 pages of music |
Box 11/13 | Trio for violin, cello and piano no. 2 — [without date] Draft MS, 3 parts In ink; 9 pages of music Parts contain performance markings Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/16 | Trio — [without date] For violin, cello and piano Draft MS, score (missing pages 7 and 8) Contains 2 different versions of violin and cellos parts Score in pencil; 8 pages of music Parts in ink; 10 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/26 | [Octet] No. VII (Such a tender night) — [without date] For fl/alto fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums Draft MS In pencil; 22 pages of music |
Box 11/27 | [Octet] No. XI (She’ll be seven in May) — [without date] For fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums Draft MS In pencil; 20 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/29 | [Octet] No. XII (Sea fugue mama) — [without date] For fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums Draft MS In pencil; 27 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/30 | [Octet no.] XXII (Seldom the sun) — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 20 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 15
Box 15/4 | Brass quintet no. 8 — [without date] See oversize Box 1/6 |
Box 15/5 | Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon — [without date] See oversize Box 1/7 |
Box 15/11 | Serenade for winds — [without date] Reproduction; 33 pages of music (missing 3rd movement, pages 21-25) Accompanied by separate folder of proof pages with notes and suggestions, possibly by Gunther Schuller Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 15/12 | Serenade for winds — [without date] See oversize Box 3/4 |
Box 15/13 | Serenade for winds. [movement III only] — [without date] See oversize Box 3/5 |
Box 16
Box 16/2 | Peacock Feathers: Piece for recorder and bass — [without date] Reproduction, piano part 2 pages of music Perhaps related to sub-series 6, Box 3, folder 16: “Peacock feathers”: Intro to “Vespa Waltz” |
Box 16/12 | Duets for french horn and tuba — [without date] Reproduction, score and 2 parts 31 pages of music “For Marty and Gary” in heading of parts [For holograph score see Sketchbook I series 13, box 10, folder 13] |
Box 16/18 | IX – Pop, what’s a passacaglia? — [March 1956] Draft MS In pencil; 21 pages of music Performance markings in red ink |
Box 17
Box 17/1 | Suite for harpsichord and flute — [without date] Reproduction. Flute part and piano score In heading, “for Frank Lowe” Flute part; 3 pages of music Score; 6 pages of music Red ink correction in piano score Also in red ink in caption, “Even in red ink, this is still for Frank Lowe, that is, Frank Lowe the harpsichordist. Alec Wilder |
Box 17/2 | Suite for baroque quartet — [without date] For flute, oboe, harpsichord and bass Reproduction, 4 parts 51 pages of music |
Box 17/22 | If I could hold you in my arms — [without date] Repro, violins A-B-C part 2 pages of music |
Box 17/38 | Lover — [without date] For 2 fl doubling B-flat clar; bass clar doubling B-flat clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass MS fair copy In pencil; 17 pages of music |
Box 17/39 | My romance — [without date] For 2 fl doubling B-flat clar; bass clar doubling Bb clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass MS fair copy In pencil; 8 pages of music |
Box 17/40 | I could write a book — [without date] For 1 fl doubling Bb clar; 1 fl doubling Bb clar and English horn; bass clar doubling Bb clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass MS fair copy In pencil; 9 pages of music |
Box 17/41 | Small hotel — [without date] For 2 fl doubling Bb clar; 1 Bb clar doubling English horn; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass MS fair copy In pencil; 10 pages of music. |
Box 17/42 | Suite for horn and tuba.— [without date] Repro, score 10 pages of music |
Box 18
Box 18/9 | Suite for non-voting quintet – [November 1964] “A present from Alec Wilder” on title page in ink “Written especially for the following on election weekend, November 1964: Chris Nelson, flute Janet Rarich, oboe Kent Stahlman, clarinet Douglas McNaughten, bassoon Nancy Schallert, horn” In pencil; 22 pages Provenance: Nancy Schallert |
Box 18/10 | Woodwind quintet no. 2 — [without date] Photocopy of MS score 27 pages Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization |
Box 18/11 | Woodwind quintet no. 12 [actual #11] – [without date] MS score “For the Wingra woodwind quintet” written in ink in heading “For Glenn Bowen” written in ink on back of last page In pencil; 27 pages |
Box 18/46 | Trio for violin, cello and piano. — [without date]. Reproduction, print by request. Score and parts. Score, 29 pages; violin part, 10 pages; cello part, 9 pages. Accompanied by original invoice; typescript, one page. Provenance: Barry Snyder. |
Box 18/47 | Suite for Woodwind Quintet — [1956]. MS repro parts, 5 parts 34 pages Provenance: David Van Hoesen, received July 27, 2016 |
Box 19
Box 19/5 | Pieces for Two Recorders — [without date]. Four pieces for soprano recorder and bass recorder MS parts, 2 parts; written on front and back of single folio In pencil; 4 pages Written in lower right margin of bass recorder part in AW’s hand: “For the Pinslers who are a mutual act of faith.” Accompanied by typescript letter from Teri Chavkin containing information about the item’s provenance (1 p.). Provenance: Teri Chavkin, received April 12, 2022. |
Box 19/17 | Brass Trio — [without date] For trumpet, horn, and trombone Reproduction (photocopy); draft of parts & concert score (movement 4 only) 3 parts (movement 4 in different hand); 13 pages, total Concert score (movement 4 only); 4 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/18 | Monsieur Allemande Suite W138 — [without date] For three guitars (with bass six-string guitar) Reproduction; fair copy of score & parts Score; 23 pages, total 3 parts; 25 pages, total Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/19 | Nonet for Brass [W 176] — [without date] For brass choir (2 descant horns, 2 horns, 2 B-flat tubens, 2 F tubens, and tuba) Reproduction (photocopy); draft of score 26 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/20 | Nonet for Brass W 176 — [without date] For brass choir (2 descant horns, 2 horns, 2 B-flat tubens, 2 F tubens, and tuba) or F horn choir (8 F-horns and tuba) Reproduction; fair copy of 8 parts for F horn choir (F horn I–VIII and tuba) 8 parts; 53 pages, total Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/21 | Pieces for French Horn and Violin W166 — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of parts 2 parts; 6 pages, total Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/22 | [Seven Pieces for Two Clarinets] — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of parts 2 parts; 14 pages, total “For Jeff and Julie” written as caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/23 | Six Duets for Horn and Cello — 5/66 Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of parts 2 parts; 10 pages; total “For S.” written as caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/24 | Suite for Brass Quintet —copyright 1960 For 2 trumpets, horn in F, trombone, and tuba Reproduction; fair copy of parts 5 parts; 30 pages, total At foot of p. 1 for each part “Copyright ©1960 by Mentor Music, Inc.” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/25 | Suite for Flute and Marimba (in six movements) — [without date] Edited by Gordon Stout and Virginia Nanzetta Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of score 18 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/26 | Suite for Trumpet and Tuba W262 — copyright 1980 Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy of score 13 pages At foot of p. 1, “©1980 Margun Music, Inc.” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 19/27 | Trombone Suite #3 (with Woodwind Quintet) — [without date] For trombone, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon Reproduction, MS, and computer-generated; score & parts Concert score (repro); 4 pages (2 copies; copy 2 missing p. 4) Trombone part (MS in pencil; in bass clef); 1 page Trombone part (computer-generated; in tenor clef); 1 page Woodwind quintet parts (5 parts; bassoon part missing p. 2) (MS in ink); 7 pages, total Oboe part (computer-generated); 1 page Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/1 | June in February — [without date]. Draft MS For voice, bassoon, two horns, piano and cello Six parts in ink (each one page of music) and score in pencil (4 pages of music) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/13 | Song of Solomon — [without date] W648 Sketch & Fair cop For voice, English horn and harp In pencil; sketch of score (8 pages of music) In ink; sketches of all 3 parts with penciled corrections: Vocal part (2 pages of music) English horn (2 pages of music) Harp (4 pages of music) In ink; fair copies of voice, English horn and score (3, 3 and 9 pages respectively) Fair copy score contains performance markings Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/17 | Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle — [without date] For voice, bassoon and harp Draft MS in pencil Includes 5 pages of poetry by Phyllis McGinley with AW’s notes and sketches. Red numbers indicate which poems were set as well as the numerical order in which they appear in the sketch 22 pages of music “For Frances” written on head of title page in AW’s hand Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/18 | Pretend you’re innocent — [without date] For voice, bassoon, 2 horns, piano and cello Sketches in pencil; contains: full score (6 pages of music); condensed score (2 pages of music); one additional page of sketches (one page of music) and; individual parts (each one page of music) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/19 | Serving Dinah [sic] for six — [without date] For voice, bassoon, 2 horns, piano and cello Draft MS In pencil; score (5 pages of music) Opposite side of last page contains sketch entitled “string quartet” In ink; individual parts (one page of music each) and additional sketch (one page of music) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/35 | Songs of innocence — [without date] Draft MS. In pencil For flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, celli, tenor, soprano and alto Poem by E. E. Cummings 42 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2
Box 2/10 | John the Aptest — [without date] For voice, bassoon, two horns and piano Draft MS In ink; 5 parts (one page of music each, with the exception of piano which contains two pages of music) |
Box 2/11 | Girl meets voice — [without date] For voice, bassoon, two horns, piano and cello In pencil; sketch of score (3 pages of music) In ink; 5 parts (each part 3 pages of music). Missing part for Horn 1 |
Box 7
Box 7/22 | Twelfth night songs — [without date] Draft MS of vocal score, full score, 5 woodwind parts and “Tunes of”: Oh mistress, mine Come away, Death Also labeled, Chanson du Feu The rain it raineth Vocal score in pencil; 8 pages of music Full score in pencil; 17 pages of music 5 parts in ink; 15 pages of music Contains performance markings Tunes [written out melody line without text] in ink; 2 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 8
Box 8/21 | Antoinette the clarinette; Knute the flute; Bobo the oboe; Muldoon the bassoon — [without date] From A child’s introduction to the orchestra Draft MS and photocopy In pencil; 21 pages of music Photocopy; 21 pages of music Provenance: Richmond Organization |
Box 19
Box 19/28 | Eight fairly easy three part canons — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); draft of vocal part 3 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 8
Box 8/34 | Fig Lief [sic] Ericson — [without date] Sketch. In pencil One page of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 8/36 | Ballet for puppets — [without date] Draft MS (& Reproduction) In pencil. 4 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/38 | Chromatic quest — [without date] Draft MS. In ink “For M.M.” at head of page in AW’s hand Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 2
Box 2/9 | Follow the lieder — [without date] For voice, bassoon and cello Sketch & Reproduction In ink; 3 parts, one page of music each Photocopy of sketch, one page of music Crossed out draft of cello part on reverse of final; one page of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3
Box 3/1 | Floccinauncinihilipilification — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music In caption, “(real word meaning: ‘estimating as worthless’)” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/2 | Eleven pieces for piano 4 hands — [without date] Sketches No. 1 Thank you for what flowers? No. 2 [without title] No. 3 [without title] No. 4 [without title] No. 8 A small tune (which later is reprised by 7000 violins) No. 9 Schubert meets a Parisian No. 11 [without title] In pencil with corrections in red; 15 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 3/3 | Eleven pieces for piano 4 hands — [without date] Reproduction; 26 pages of music No. 1 [untitled] No. 2 [untitled] No. 3 Aaron goes to the ball No. 4 Son of whistle stop No. 5 Le petit jazz No. 6 Thanks for what flowers? No. 7 A small march (to be played with a left arm around partner) No. 8 A small tune (which later is reprised by 7000 violins) No. 9 Schubert meets a Parisian No. 10 [untitled] No. 11 [untitled] Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 3/4 | Gentle ways — [without date] Draft MS, lead sheet In ink, accompanied by photocopy; one page of music each Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For M.M.” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/5 | Homework — [1974] Draft MS In ink, accompanied by photocopy; one page of music each Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For M.M.” In foot of MS, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music” Performance markings in foot of photocopy Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/6 | Homework — [1974] Reproduction 2 pages of music Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “(for M.M.)” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/7 | Hymn for a her — [without date] Draft MS, lead sheet In ink; one page of music In bottom right hand corner in AW’s hand, “McPartlandize! signed Alec Wilder” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/8 | Jazz tango — [without date] Draft MS In ink; two pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/9 | Jazz waltz for a friend Marion McPartland — [1974] Draft MS. Laminated In ink; one page of music On foot of page, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/11 | Lullaby for a lady — [without date] Draft MS. Laminated In ink; 2 pages of music Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For Marian McPartland” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/12 | Mama never dug this scene — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet In pencil; 4 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/13 | The marryon kind — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet In ink; one page of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/14 | Name calling — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet In ink; 2 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/15 | Name calling — [without date] Reproduction 2 copies, each copy 2 pages of music Correction in red ink on one copy. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/16 | “Peacock feathers”: Intro to “Vespa Waltz” — [without date] Reproduction; one page of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/17 | Piano piece no. 5 — [without date]. Reproduction; 2 pages of music. Accompanied by photocopy. Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland |
Box 3/18 | Piano piece no. 25 — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music Accompanied by photocopy. Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland |
Box 3/19 | Piano Piece No. 27 — [without date] Reproduction; one page of music Accompanied by photocopy. Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland |
Box 3/20 | Piano Piece No. 34 — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music Accompanied by photocopy. Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland |
Box 3/21 | Theme and variations “3 blind mice” — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 3 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/22 | Piano Piece No. 1 (Prelude) — [without date] Sketches titled “Prelude” In ink and pencil; 15 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/23 | [Unidentified piece for piano] — [without date] Sketch In ink; 2 pages of music |
Box 3/24 | Invention for too many fingers — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 3 pages of music Accompanied by photocopy; 3 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/25 | The march of the goons — [without date] Sketch In ink; one page of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/26 | Pieces for Ellis Larkins — [without date] Reproduction Featherfall; one page of music A Taste; one page of music Bittersweet; one page of music Walkin’ on down; 2 copies (one page of music each) At top right hand corner of each piece in AW’s hand is noted, “For Ellis Larkins from Alec Wilder” |
Box 3/27 | Ralph P. Puppydog March — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 2 pages of music On title page, “Dedicated to Roger Brackett*” Footnote of title page, “*The composition of this march, although commissioned and therefore financially compensated, must also include as part of its spiritual payment petting privileges” “Found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell” on separate note along with draft MS Provenance: Margun MusicAlso included in folder: Reproduction 2 copies of bassoon part; one page each 2 copies of percussion part; one page each Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/28 | Second small gift for M.M. — [without date] Reproduction 3 copies; each copy one page of music Provenance: Marian McPartlandRappin’ and humpin’ — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet In pencil; 2 pages of music Accompanied by 2 photocopies Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/29 | Seventeen — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/30 | Small fry suite — [without date] Draft MS
In pencil; 12 pages of music |
Box 3/31 | Sonata fantasy — [without date] Sketches in a MS notebook Titled, “Piano Sonata”; appears to be score from 1st movement of W258 Sonata Fantasy In pencil; 15 pages of music |
Box 3/32 | Sonata fantasy “Sonata for Vera and piano” — [without date] Draft MS & Reproduction Photocopy of first movement In ink; 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements In ink and pencil; sketches 26 pages of music |
Box 3/33 | Sonata – fantasy (W258) — [without date] For piano. Reproduction and photocopy. 4 movements; 24 pages of music. Provenance: Photocopy from Barry Snyder. |
Box 3/34 | Straight ahead — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet 2 parts – copy of piano part (2 pages of music) In ink; bass part In upper right hand of score, “a small present from Alec Wilder” In marker; sketches on bottom of bass part and reverse side for MacArthur Park. In marker; at bottom of MacArthur Park sketch, “Written on the back of one of my ? bass parts (1960s) M McP” Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/35 | Suite for Piano (No.1-5) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 7 pages of music In red ink; marked measure numbers Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 3/36 | Theme number four — [without date] Draft MS In pencil; 2 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 3/37 | Two Pieces for Two Pianos — [without date] Reproduction (#1); 2 copies (4 pages of music each) (#2); 2 copies (2 pages of music each) Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/38 | The walkaway — [without date] Draft MS, lead sheet In ink; 2 pages of music. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/39 | Where are the good companions? — [without date] Fair copy & draft MS In pencil; draft (2 pages of music). In ink; fair copy (2 pages of music) “for M.M.” in upper left hand corner of fair copy Performance marking in fair copy; slight water damage on second page. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/40 | Will I be upset — [without date] MS lead sheet In ink; in hand of Marian McPartland One page of music; 2 photocopies present Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 3/41 | Why? — [1974] Draft MS In pencil; 2 pages of music At head of page, “Can you suffer through the five measure phrases? (Forgive me, but it fascinates me)” At foot of page, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music” “Title: ‘Why?’” written after end of piece Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 4
Box 4/2 | Padelford — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 4/27 | Gift for sharing, not shearing — [without date] Draft MS In ink; piano and bass parts (2 pages of music each) Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 8
Box 8/14 | Her first party dress — [without date] Reproduction; 5 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 16
Box 16/3 | Mimosa’s solitude dance — [without date] Reproduction, piano part 2 pages of music. |
Box 16/4 | Gypsy theme — [without date] Reproduction 1 page of music Penultimate and last measures crossed out, edited ending in pencil |
Box 16/5 | 50 short pieces for piano — [without date] Reproduction, spiral bound No 1 – 50 49 pages of music |
Box 16/6 | Short studies for piano — [without date] Reproduction, spiral bound No. 51 – 85 43 pages of music. |
Box 17
Box 17/19 | Seven lively arts – opening — [without date] Repro; 5 pages of music. |
Box 17/23 | Garden (sunken, of course) — [without date] Repro; 1 page of music. |
Box 18
Box 18/12 | Pieces written for Charlotte Allen — [without date] Romantic Waltz In ink; one page Jolly Waltz In ink; one page Boston Lullaby Waltz In ink; one page A small tribute to elegance In ink; one page Pas seul In ink; two pages Provenance: Jerry Wnuck |
Box 18/20 | Piano piece no. 1. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/21 | Piano piece no. 2. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/22 | Piano piece no. 3. — [without date]. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/23 | Piano piece no. 4. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/24 | Piano piece no. 6. — [without date]. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/25 | Piano piece no. 7. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/26 | Piano piece no. 8. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/27 | Piano piece no. 10. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/28 | Piano piece no. 13. — [without date]. Reproduction; incomplete (p. 1 only) 1 page. 2 copies. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/29 | Piano piece no. 13. — [without date]. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/30 | Piano piece no. 14. — [without date]. Reproduction. 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/31 | Piano piece no. 15. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/32 | Piano piece no. 16. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/33 | Piano piece no. 17. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/34 | Piano piece no. 19. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/35 | Piano piece no. 20. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/36 | Piano piece no. 21. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/37 | Piano piece no. 22. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/38 | Piano piece no. 23. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/39 | Piano piece no. 24. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/40 | Piano piece no. 26. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 1 page Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/41 | Piano piece no. 28. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/42 | Piano piece no. 29. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 1 page. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/43 | Piano piece no. 32. — [without date]. N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 18/44 | Piano piece no. 33. — [without date]. Reproduction; fair copy 1 page. Provenance: Barry Snyder |
Box 20
Box 20/1 | Castle Promenade — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 1 page “from Racketty Packetty House / Songs – by Alec Wilder” typed at top left corner of page Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/2 | Piano piece no. 1 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/3 | Piano piece no. 2 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/4 | Piano piece no. 4 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/5 | Piano piece no. 5 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/6 | Piano piece no. 7 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/7 | Piano piece no. 8 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/8 | Piano piece no. 9 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/9 | Piano piece no. 10 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/10 | Piano piece no. 11 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/11 | Piano piece no. 15 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/12 | Piano piece no. 16 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/13 | Piano piece no. 17 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/14 | Piano piece no. 18 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/15 | Piano piece no. 19 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/16 | Piano piece no. 20 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/17 | Piano piece no. 21 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/18 | Piano piece no. 22 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/19 | Piano piece no. 23 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/20 | Piano piece no. 24 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/21 | Piano piece no. 26 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 1 page. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/22 | Piano piece no. 28 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/23 | Piano piece no. 29 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 1 page. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/24 | Piano piece no. 30 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/25 | Piano piece no. 31 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 1 page. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/26 | Piano piece no. 32 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages. Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/27 | Piano Series A–F — [without date]. Reproduction; fair copy 8 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/28 | [Pieces written for Charlotte Allen] — [without date] Romantic Waltz Reproduction (photocopy); 1 page (2 copies) Jolly Waltz Reproduction (photocopy); 1 page (2 copies) A small tribute to elegance Reproduction (photocopy); 1 page (2 copies) Pas seul Reproduction (photocopy); 3 pages (2 copies) Gavotte Reproduction (photocopy); 1 page (2 copies) “To a valued friend + wonderful correspondent” written at top left of page N.B. Repro copies of Romantic Waltz, Jolly Waltz, A small tribute to elegance, and Pa seul from ink MS in Box 18/12. Repro copy of Gavotte from unidentified original. |
Box 20/29 | Tug of War — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 1 page “from Racketty Packetty House / Songs – by Alec Wilder” typed at top left corner of page Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/77 | Helen Mary Delisanti W259 — [without date] For organ Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 3 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/2 | Love’s like a lark. — [without date]. Lead sheet. Sketch in pencil; 1 page of music with vocal line and chord changes. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/3 | Life goes on. — [without date]. For voice and piano. Sketch in pencil; 2 pages of music Lyrics by Fran Landesman. On previous folder: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell” Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/4 | Never seek to tell thy love. — [without date]. For voice and piano. Reproduction 2 copies of score; one with performer marking in red ink, one with performer marks in pencil (each 5 pages). Poem by William Blake. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/12 | [Sketchbook]. — [without date]. Various sketches within a green spiral bound notebook with “Song Cycle” written on the cover in AW’s hand. Contains the following titles at the head of various pages: Intro – song cycle & connecting passage Honest confession Apologia Serenade Low register flute suite Serenade for winds Second detective suite One more road If it’s true Napa Little boat Sometimes I lie Five poems of Phyllis McGinley – I know a village In pencil; 58 pages of music. Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 1/14 | [Songs] — [without date]. Various draft MS’s contained within a bound MS paper book. Contains the following titles: Animal song Bathtub song Chauncey the chipmunk Charlie Austin Gordon the gopher In it together Lyrics by Arnold Sondgaard. In pencil; 13 pages of music. |
Box 1/15 | Nobody’s home. — [without date]. Reproduction. Lyrics by Loonis McGlohon. One page of music. |
Box 1/16 | Peaceful. — [without date]. Draft MS. Piano part (2 pages of music) and bass (1 page of music). In pencil with red and blue colored pencil in piano part. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/20 | I’m off. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil. One page of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/21 | If you are happy. . — [without date]. For voice and piano. Reproduction. Contains performance marking in red ink. Poem by Tennessee Williams. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/22 | Soul is like a star. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. In pencil. 2 pages of music. Found on reverse side: It’s fun. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. In pencil. 2 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/23 | Stay Away!. — [without date]. Reproduction, lead sheet. Music by Jack O’Brien, lyric by Alec Wilder. One page of music. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/24 | Sunday come-a-courtin’ afternoon. — [without date]. Draft MS. Lyric by Jack Lawrence. 3 pages of music. Contains one typed page of lyric along with a quote about the piece from AW. Contains note on separate page: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell.” Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/25 | The thing about cats. — [without date]. Reproduction. Poem by John L’Heureux. 3 pages of music. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/26 | [How sweet is the] time remembered. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil. 4 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/27 | Today girl. — [without date]. Reproduction, draft. Poem by Irving Townsend. 4 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/28 | Weather is bad. — [without date]. Sketch. In pencil. One page of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/29 | Welcome home. — [without date]. Reproduction, lead sheet. One page of music. Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 1/30 | Who can I tum to?. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil. Piano, guitar (in slash notation) and bass parts (2 pages, 1 page and 1 page respectively). Additional potentially unrelated sketch on the reverse of the bass part with “song Bregman” written on the head of the page. In pencil, with red and blue colored pencil markings throughout. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/31 | Why do I wait any longer?. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. Words by Arnold Songaard [sic] In pencil. 2 pages of music. Contains note on separate page: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell.” Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/32 | Songs for Patricia. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil. Poems by Norman Rosten. 20 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/33 | Snow. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil. 3 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2
Box 2/1 | Ballad of the old man and time. — [without date]. Fair copy. In ink; 4 pages of music. Lyric by Bob Lehman. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 2/2 | Be not afraid. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. In ink; 1 page. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 2/3 | The boy who cried “wolf!” . — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 3 pages of music. Lyric by Jack Lawrene [sic]. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/4 | Cast your bread upon the waters. — [1955]. Reproduction, lead sheet. Words by Marshall Barer. 2 pages of music. In ink, on foot of first page, “1955 – Hollis Music, Inc.” Provenance: Marian McPartland. |
Box 2/5 | Daffodil drift. — [without date]. Sketch. In pencil; one page of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/6 | The dream is gone from the land. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. In ink; 2 pages of music. In head of first page “For Tony Bennett”. |
Box 2/7 | Easy the hard way. — [without date]. Sketch, lead sheet. In pencil; 3 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/8 | Ever so fair. — [without date]. Sketch, lead sheet. In pencil; 4 pages of music. Lyric by Arnold Sundgaard. Also contains pencil sketches possibly for Jersey boy and separate page of typed lyrics with pencil markings. Provenance: Margun Music. |
Box 4
Box 4/29 | While we’re young. — [without date]. MS lead sheet; laminated. In pencil; one page of music. At bottom of page, “for Jimmy McPartland one of the true believers, thank God! Alec Wilder”. Provenance: Marian McPartland. |
Box 9
Box 9/21 | Vocalese [sic] # 1 – 5. — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 15 pages of music. |
Box 10
Box 10/18 | Louie [Let’s sing to the memory of our loving friend]. — [without date]. Draft MS, lead sheet. In ink; 1 page of music; 1 page of lyrics. |
Box 10/21 | Hymn for a friend. — [without date]. Reproduction; 1 page of music. “(Jenny Lind Hyde)” written in caption. |
Box 10/22 | Let’s go where the music is!. — [without date]. Reproduction; 1 page of music Missing 2nd page – [see box 16, folder 19 for complete copy]. Lyrics by Roger Brackett and AW. “David Platz” written in pencil in heading |
Box 15
Box 15/21 | Things to do tomorrow. — [without date]. Music by Jack End; words by Alec Wilder. Reproduction, lead sheet. 3 pages of music with accompanying letter in accession report. Provenance: Thomas Hampson 5/5/97. |
Box 16
Box 16/1 | A.M. Victor Hugo. — [without date]. Reproduction. In ink; 4 pages of music. “Dedicated to Jerome Hill” in heading. Poem: Alfred De Musset. |
Box 16/7 | Things to do tomorrow. — [without date]. Music by Jack End; words by Alec Wilder. Reproduction, lead sheet. 2 copies; 3 pages of music each. Provenance: Desmond Stone. |
Box 16/9 | Something is up. — [without date]. Reproduction. 2 pages of music. Poem by Percy Seitlin. |
Box 16/14 | Let’s go where the music is!. — [without date]. Reproduction; 2 pages of music. Lyrics by Roger Brackett and AW. In pencil at bottom of second page, “…Forget all the lovely and loving” |
Box 16/17 | Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle. — [1979]. For voice, bassoon and harp. Reproduction; 18 pages of music. “for Frances” in heading. Corrections in ink and pencil. |
Box 16/20 | A long night. — [without date]. Reproduction lead sheet. 2 pages of music. Words by Loonis McGlohon. |
Box 16/21 | [Untitled song – “So sweet…”]. — [without date]. MS, fair copy. In pencil; 3 pages of music. |
Box 16/22 | [Untitled song – “You incredibly lovely human being…”]. — [without date]. MS, fair copy. In pencil; 3 pages of music. |
Box 16/23 | Give me time. — [without date]. MS, Fair copy. In pencil; 3 pages of music. |
Box 16/24 | Just one. — [without date]. MS, fair copy. In pencil; 3 pages of music. |
Box 16/25 | Sing me to sleep. — [without date]. MS, fair copy. In pencil; 2 pages of music. |
Box 16/26 | Clam-bake. — [without date]. MS, draft. In pencil; 4 pages of music. Markings in red pencil. |
Box 16/27 | Lovely. — [without date]. Draft MS. In ink; 2 pages of music. |
Box 16/28 | Once in a million years. — [without date]. MS, fair copy. In pencil; 2 pages of music. |
Box 16/29 | [Untitled song – “Sunlight’s got me”] . — [without date]. Draft MS. In pencil; 4 pages of music. |
Box 16/30 | Why so much talk about love. — [without date]. Draft MS. Words and music Alex Wilder In pencil; 4 pages of music. |
Box 16/31 | It’s all done with mirrors. — [without date]. Fair copy MS. In pencil; 4 pages of music. |
Box 16/32 | Poor little debutante — [without date] Fair copy MS Music and words by Alex Wilder In ink; 3 pages of music |
Box 16/33 | Time and tide — [without date] Fair copy MS; in laminate sleeve Words & music Alexander Wilder In ink; 4 pages of music. |
Box 17
Box 17/12 | [Unidentified song] — [without date] MS repro. 6 (11.5” x 18”) pages. |
Box 18
Box 18/13 | Manuscript book— [without date] Contains: I’ll be around Hello, hello Sing a melody [Untitled] [Untitled] lead sheet In pencil; 6 pages |
Box 18/14 | A.M. Victor Hugo— [without date] MS repro, Fair copy Poem by Alfred de Musset “Dedicated to Jerome Hill” in heading One correction in pencil; 4 pages Accompanied by four reproductions, one marked Fargo Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 18/15 | A long night— [without date] Lead sheet, photocopy Music by AW, words by Loonis McGlohon 2 pages |
Box 18/16 | Down in the coal mine— [without date] “To Charlotte Whitney Allen” written inside title page “J.L. & A.W.” written at foot of third page MS fair copy; accompanied by typescript poem “Down in a coal mine” by J.B. Georghegan ink; 3 pages of music; one page typescript poem Provenance: Jerry Wnuck |
Box 19
Box 19/1 | After Love — copyright 1955 Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink Vocal score; 2 pages of music. At foot of page: “Copy right 1955 Meridian Music. 35 W. 51st Street (New York City).” Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned |
Box 19/2 | Best of Friends — copyright 1955 Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink Vocal score; 2 pages of music. At foot of page: “Copyright 1955 Meridian Music, 35 W 51st Street, New York City.” Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned. |
Box 19/3 | Love Among the Young — copyright 1954 Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink Vocal score; 4 pages of music. At foot of page: “Copyright 1954 Meridian Music, 35 West 51st Street, New York City.” Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned. |
Box 20
Box 20/30 | The Cell — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Poem by Laura Benet Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/31 | Close Letters — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by Linn Walker Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/32 | The Coleen — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 3 pages Text by James Stevens Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/33 | Craney Crow — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Poem by Tennessee Williams Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/34 | The Crocodile — [without date] N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Lyric by the Reverend Dodgson Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/35 | Death — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by James Stevens Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/36 | Definition — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy, poor quality); fair copy 2 pages Words by William Engvick Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/37 | [Dylan Thomas songs] — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy Do not go gentle into that good night (3 copies) In my craft or sullen art (2 copies) Was there a time (2 copies) 29 pages, total Poems by Dylan Thomas Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/38 | Easter 1916 — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 5 pages (2 copies) Poem by Patrick Pearse Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/39 | The Elfin Child — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Words and music by Alec Wilder Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/40 | Every Night When the Sun Goes In — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages S. Appalachian folk song; arranged by Alec Wilder Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/41 | Everything I tell you, you tell me that I’ve told you, blues — [without date] Reproduction & photocopy; fair copy 3 pages (2 copies) Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/42 | Father William — [without date] Reproduction, with revisions to verse 2 text in ink; fair copy 3 pages Lyric by the Reverend Dodgson Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/43 | Feast — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages (2 copies) Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/44 | Fine-Pretty Words — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 5 pages Words by Edward Eager Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/45 | [Five Vocalises] — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 16 pages, total “for Eileen Farrell” in caption above title for Vocalise #1 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/46 | Geordie — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 6 pages Traditional; setting by Alec Wilder Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/47 | A Glass of Beer — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Poem by James Stevens Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/48 | Gone — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Poem by Carl Sandburg Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/49 | Haiku Cycle — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 5 pages Poems by Johanna Hill Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/50 | “He’s just a boy” from Mountain Boy — [without date] Original key, reproduction (photocopy of number from Mountain Boy vocal score, with emendations in blue ink); fair copy 7 pages (2 copies) Transposed (in E-flat major) reproduction (photocopy); draft of vocal score 6 pages Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/51 | Hymn for an Old Man — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages (2 copies) Poem by Reginald Lawrence Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/52 | I Am a Peaceful Man — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Words by E. Eager Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/53 | I Can’t Sit Still — [without date] N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Lyrics by William Engvick Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/54 | The Idiot — copyright 1967 Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 3 pages Poem by Ethan Ayer At foot of p. 1, “Copywright [sic] 1967 Wilder Music Inc” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/55 | I’m Alone Again — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy of lead sheet & piano part Lead sheet; 1 page (3 copies) Piano part; 2 pages Words by Loonis McGlohon At foot of lead sheet, “TRO – Property of Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, N.Y.” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/56 | I’m so in love with a wonderful girl — [without date] N.B. Original MS repro copy had water damage; replaced with color photocopy. Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Lyrics by William Engvick Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/57 | It may not always be so — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by E. E. Cummings Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/58 | The Lake Isle of Innisfree — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Poem by W. B. Yeats Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/59 | The leaves are falling — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Poem by Robinne Hockett Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/60 | Lines to a sea green lover — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by Isabella Gardner Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/61 | A little love song — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages (2 copies) Poem by Bradley Saunders Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/62 | Margaret — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/63 | The Moon — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages (2 copies) Poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/64 | My Little Lamb — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Original title “Transfusion” (struck through in ink and revised title “My Little Lamb” added below) Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/65 | Not About People — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 5 pages (3 copies) Words by Ogden Nash Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/66 | One Small Voice — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by David Kapp Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/67 | Pied Beauty — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy); fair copy 3 pages Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/68 | The Plowman — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 5 pages Traditional; setting by Alec Wilder Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/69 | The Rose on the Wind — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by James Stephens Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/70 | Snow Man — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 2 pages Poem by Ethan Ayer Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/71 | Suddenly — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by Siegfried Sassoon Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/72 | The Travelling Singer — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 4 pages Poem by Ethan Ayer Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/73 | Travelogue for Exiles — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 6 pages Poems by Karl Jay Shapiro Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/74 | The Voice of the Lobster — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy (incomplete) 6 pages Lyric by the Reverend Dodgson Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 20/75 | When You Are Old — [without date] Reproduction; fair copy 3 pages Poem by W. B. Yeats Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
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Box 1
Box 1/5 | Children’s plea for peace — [without date] For chorus and piano Reproduction. Two copies of score (each 16 pages of music) Libretto by Children of Avon Both scores contain performance markings in pencil On cover of one score: “From one old child to another To Lou From Alec” Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 1/6 | It’s so easy to say — [without date] For chorus and piano Draft & reproduction. Draft MS in pencil; 9 pages Repro (photocopy); 9 pages Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2
Box 2/15 | Story of a good man — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy) Solo vocal parts and score (5 and 10 pages of music respectively) Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/17 | Mountain boy. — [4 Oct 80] Reproduction; 42 pages of music Contains photocopies of pages 23-24 and 37-41 Libretto by Loonis McGloHon [sic] Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 2/18 | Mountain boy — [without date] Draft MS In ink and pencil, some corrections and notes in ink or colored pencil; 38 pages Libretto by Loonis McGlohon Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/20 | Children’s piece — [without date] Written in foot, “For tenor, boys’ choir, flute, oboe, clar, bass clar, bssn, + 4 celli” Draft MS In pencil; 16 pages of music |
Box 17
Box 17/3 | Children’s plea for peace — [without date] Reproduction 16 pages of music |
Box 18
Box 18/17 | Children’s plea for peace— [without date] Reproduction; vocal score 2 copies; 14 pages of music each |
Box 2
Box 2/12 | The truth about windmills — [without date] Sketches contained in two MS books In pencil; 94 pages of music total Book 1 (54 pages of music), Book 2 (40 pages of music) Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 2/13 | [The] truth about windmills — [without date] Draft MS; 146 pages of music Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard Contains abundant performance markings in various colored pencils and highlighter At head of first page “Music dedicated to Arnold Sundgaard” In caption, “(Opera in one act)” Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 2/14 | Touch and see — [without date] Ballet sketches & reproduction Sketch in pencil; 18 pages each Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 2/19 | Alice in Wonderland — [without date] For woodwind quintet and percussion Reproduction 6 parts; flute (23 pages of music), oboe (18 pages of music), clarinet (23 pages), bassoon (21 pages of music), horn (23 pages of music), and percussion (18 pages of music) Contains title page with tempo markings for each chapter: Prologue Prologue to chapter II Mock turtle’s story [horn solo] Prologue to chapter III Prologue to chapter IV Fourth Chapter Prologue to chapter V: A romantic caterpillar (Larva for Sale) Sixth Chapter 6-A Duchess Lullaby Chapter VII Chapter VIII Prologue to chapter 9 [only in horn part] Chapter X 10-A Lobster Quadrille 10-B Beautiful soup Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Father William [no perc part] [Possibly parts from both Alice in Wonderland Suite and Alice in Wonderland] Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 7
Box 7/21 | Overture to twelfth night — [without date] For woodwind quintet Draft MS score and 5 parts Parts in ink; 15 pages of music Score in pencil; 10 pages of music Provenance: Gift of Margun Music |
Box 8
Box 8/20 | Miss chicken little — [without date] Chicken Little – coloratura soprano Cocky Locky – lyric tenor Goosey Loosey – soprano Ducky lucky – mezzo soprano Turkey Lurkey (professor) – baritone The fox – high baritone A,B,C,D,E – soloists in chorus A, B, E – soprano C, D alto Chorus: sopranos – altos- tenors – baritones – basses 1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 bsn, 2 hn, 1 tpt, 1 perc, 1 pno, 6 vln, 3 vla, 3vc, 1 bass Draft MS In pencil; 80 pages of music Contains abundant performance markings. Libretto by William Engvick Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 10
Box 10/11 | Life goes on — [without date] Fair copy, 26 parts 114 pages of music One copy of each part with the exception of: 2 copies of part for drums; 4 copies of violin A; 3 copies of violin B; 3 copies of violin C; 4 copies of viola; 4 copies of cello; 2 copies of bass parts Markings in all parts with blue and red pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 15
Box 15/1 | [No. 1] False dawn (Three ballets in search of a dancer) — [without date] See oversize Box 2/1 |
Box 15/2 | [No. 2] Life goes on (Three ballets in search of a dancer).— [without date] See oversize Box 2/2 |
Box 15/3 | [No. 3] The green couch (Three ballets in search of a dancer) — [without date] See oversize Box 2/3 |
Box 18
Box 18/18 | The truth about windmills— 12 Oct 73 Reproduction; piano vocal score Performance markings in pencil; 98 pages, with insert (p. 55-A, 55-B, 55-C) [101 pages, total] |
Box 18/19 | The truth about windmills— [without date] Reproduction; water damaged Performance markings in pencil; 98 pages Provenance: Madge Briggs, widow of Wm. F Briggs MM ‘58 |
Box 18/20 | The Scarlet Sail [from] The Lowland Sea See oversize 5/1 |
Box 21
Box 21/1 | Breath of Air — [1958] [Unfinished show with lyrics by Marshall Barer.] The Land is Mine Yesterday Noel Coward [instrumental?] Breath of Air Summer Storm Not Yet Ducky Day Draft MS and sketches; mix of lead sheets, condensed instrumental score, piano vocal score, and sketches In pencil; [31] pages Provenance: unknown. Also included in folder: Ink MS note from original envelope (1 page). N.B. Received in envelope with manuscripts from multiple unfinished Wilder shows (i.e., Breath of Air, Riley Randall, Star of Texas, ’76; see Box 21/1–5). Ink MS note from original envelope has note on contents: “Songs from unfinished Wilder shows written w. Sundgaard, Edward Eager (he was a children’s book author who died many years ago) and I guess Star of Texas is just Wilder” (note in unknown hand). |
Box 21/2 | Riley Randall — [1957] [Unfinished show written with Arnold Sundgaard; a musical adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.] Opening – Saddle Mountain (pencil MS) Ridin’ a Cloud (pencil MS) Lordy, Lordy (pencil MS) Open Up the Door (pencil MS) Don’t Go Far Away (pencil MS) If You Marry Me (pencil MS) Possessions (pencil MS) Riley Randall Was a Man (MS repro & pencil MS) Spankin’ Boy (pencil MS & MS repro) The First Boy (pencil MS) I Lost My Love (pencil MS) Don’t Ask Me to Cry (MS repro, 2 copies; pencil MS) Fair copies (reproductions) and draft MS; primarily piano vocal scores In pencil & MS repro; [74] pages N.B. Select numbers housed in reused folios containing incomplete MS repro scores; original order and arrangement of scores retained. Provenance: unknown. |
Box 21/3 | Riley Randall — [1957] [Unfinished show written with Arnold Sundgaard; a musical adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.] Opening: Saddle Mountain Ridin’ a Cloud Lordy, Lordy Open Up the Door Don’t Go Far Away I Lost My Love I Lost My Love #2 (Ozalid master & MS repro) If You Marry Me Possessions Ain’t Goin’ Back (emended MS repro with Ozalid master excerpts & pencil MS sketch) Riley Randall Was a Man The First Boy Don’t Ask Me to Cry [Fragments of piano vocal scores without lyrics] Fair copy; Ozalid masters of piano vocal score (also includes 1 MS repro copy and 1 page pencil sketches) [95] pages Book and lyrics by Arnold Sundgaard Accompanied by a typescript letter from Judy Bell to Arnold Sundgaard containing a description of Wilder’s Riley Randall manuscripts (dated July 12, 1988) (1 page) and a typescript list of folder contents (1 pages). Provenance: unknown. |
Box 21/4 | Star of Texas — 1947 [Unfinished show.] My Head or My Heart (ink MS) No Night (Will Be More Lovely) (pencil MS) Just a Little While (pencil MS) You Don’t Know the Reason (ink MS) When the Sun Goes Down in Texas (ink MS) Pecos Bill (ink MS) Andrew Jackson Potter (ink MS) Another Chance (ink MS) Amo Amas Amat (ink MS) Baby I Get Around (ink MS) Fair copies & draft MS of piano vocal score In ink (fair copies) and pencil (drafts); [35] pages Provenance: unknown. |
Box 21/5 | ‘76 — 1949 [Unfinished show written with Edward Eager.] So Near and Yet So Far (pencil MS lead sheet) Over the Hills (MS repro, 4 copies) I Am a Peaceful Man (MS repro, 2 copies) Here Today (pencil MS) Fine-Pretty Words (MS repro, 7 copies; Ozalid master; pencil MS) Fair copies (reproductions) and draft MS; mix of lead sheets and piano vocal scores In pencil & MS repro; 65 pages Provenance: unknown. |
Box 2
Box 2/16 | Grocer and the dragon — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 13 pages Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 4
Box 4/16 | Fall of the house of usher — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 24 pages of music |
Box 8
Box 8/4 | Just in case – cue I — [without date] For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass Draft MS In pencil; 3 pages of music Corrections in red ink Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/5 | Just in case – cue II — [without date] For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass Draft MS In pencil; 4 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 12
Box 12/1 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel I — [without date]
Reproduction; 8 pages of music; missing Title Idea and Chorale in G |
Box 12/2 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel II — [without date]
Reproduction; 4 pages of music |
Box 12/3 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel III (Reel I German version) — [without date]
Reproduction; 13 pages of music; some pages unidentified and parts incomplete |
Box 12/4 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel IV (Reel II German version) — [without date]
Reproduction; 9 pages of music |
Box 12/5 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel V (Reel III German version) — [without date]
Reproduction; 8 pages of music |
Box 12/6 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel VI — [without date]
Reproduction; 10 pages of music; 4 copies of Preface to arrival |
Box 12/7 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel VII — [without date]
Reproduction; 6 pages of music |
Box 12/8 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel VIII — [without date]
Reproduction; 1 page of music |
Box 12/9 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel IX — [without date]
Reproduction; 9 pages of music |
Box 12/10 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel X — [without date]
Reproduction. 8 pages of music |
Box 12/11 |
Albert Schweitzer, Reel XI — [without date]
Reproduction; 13 pages of music |
Box 12/12 | Garden (sunken, of course) [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 1 page of music. |
Box 12/13 | New patient [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 4 pages of music |
Box 12/14 | Cadences for commentary [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 1 page of music |
Box 12/15 | Decision II [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music |
Box 12/16 | Beastly elevenses [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 6 pages of music |
Box 12/17 | Storm [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 5 pages of music Contains performance markings |
Box 12/18 | Storm Revisited [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 4 copies – 24 pages of music 3 copies contain performance markings |
Box 12/19 | Letter Writing II (in G) [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date] Reproduction; 2 pages of music Contains performance markings |
Box 12/20 | [Albert Schweitzer – notes] — [without date] Reproduction Handwritten notes on performance order and measure numbers in various reels In pencil, ink and colored pencil; 13 pages of notes |
Box 12/21 | [Albert Schweitzer sketches] — [without date] Reproduction Includes titles, Preface to arrival Storm revisited Last letter writing Family portrait In pencil, corrections in red pencil; 7 pages of music |
Box 12/22 | Albert Schweitzer, Reel I & II — [without date] See oversize Box 1/1 |
Box 12/23 | Albert Schweitzer, Reel III & IV — [without date] See oversize Box 1/2 |
Box 12/24 | Albert Schweitzer, Reel V & VI — [without date] See oversize Box 1/3 |
Box 12/25 | Albert Schweitzer, Reel VII & VIII — [without date] See oversize Box 1/4 |
Box 12/26 | Albert Schweitzer, Reel IX – XI — [without date] See oversize Box 1/5 |
Box 13
Box 13/1 | Albert Schweitzer, oboe part — [without date] Reproduction; 40 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/2 | Albert Schweitzer, clarinet l part — [without date] Reproduction; 43 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/3 | Albert Schweitzer, clarinet II/bass clarinet part — [without date] Reproduction; 42 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/4 | Albert Schweitzer, bassoon part — [without date] Reproduction; 41 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/5 | Albert Schweitzer, horn I & II part — [without date] Reproduction; 41 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/6 | Albert Schweitzer, horn I & II part — [without date] Reproduction; 41 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/7 | Albert Schweitzer, horn III & IV part — [without date] Reproduction; 41 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/8 | Albert Schweitzer, horn III & IV part — [without date] Reproduction; 41 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/9 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/10 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/11 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/12 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 13/13 | Albert Schweitzer, violin B part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14
Box 14/1 | Albert Schweitzer, violin B part — [without date] Reproduction; 48 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/2 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A & B parts — [without date] Reproduction; 51 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains both violin A & B parts for Reel XI |
Box 14/3 | Albert Schweitzer, violin A & B parts — [without date] Reproduction; 51 pages of music Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate Contains both violin A & B parts for Reel XI |
Box 14/4 | Albert Schweitzer, viola part — [without date] Reproduction; 42 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/5 | Albert Schweitzer, viola part — [without date] Reproduction; 42 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/6 | Albert Schweitzer, percussion part — [without date] Reproduction; 42 pages of music Extra copy of part from Reel XI Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/7 | Albert Schweitzer, percussion part — [without date] Reproduction; 39 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/8 | Albert Schweitzer, bass part — [without date] Reproduction; 37 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/9 | Albert Schweitzer, cello part — [without date] Reproduction; 44 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 14/10 | Albert Schweitzer, cello part. — [without date]. Reproduction; 44 pages of music. Contains performance markings in pencil. |
Box 14/11 | Albert Schweitzer, bass part — [without date] Reproduction; 37 pages of music Contains performance markings in pencil |
Box 1
Box 1/7 | Broom commercial — [undated] Ozalid master; 4 pages of music Lyrics by William Engvick Accompanied by incomplete photocopy (2 pages of music) and 5 Ozalid strips used in master copy |
Box 1/8 | Greyhound jingle — [undated] Fair copy In ink on Ozalid paper. Score (2 pages of music) |
Box 1/9 | Halo waltz — [undated] For woodwind quintet Fair copy In ink on Ozalid paper; 5 parts (each 2 pages of music) |
Box 1/10 | Jingle – spring cigarettes — [undated] Fair copy In ink on Ozalid paper; Score (2 pages of music) |
Box 1/11 | Tip top bread — [2/29/60] Reproduction; for voice and clarinet quintet In pencil; score (6 pages of music) and sketch (2 pages of music) In ink; 6 copies of vocal solo part (2 pages of music each), one copy of each instrumental part (2 pages of music each) Instrumental parts contain performance markings |
Box 4
Box 4/3 | [Unidentified] — [undated] Sketch; for large ensemble In pencil; one page of music |
Box 4/4 | [Sketchbook] — [undated] In pencil; 3 pages of music Includes short sketches titled: Fl & Marimba Hrn & piano |
Box 4/5 | [Unidentified sketches] — [undated] MS lead sheets In pencil; 4 pages of music |
Box 4/6 | Xmas cookies — [undated] Sketches In pencil; 3 pages of music Provenance: Glenn Bowen |
Box 4/7 | Separate tables — [undated] Sketch lead sheets In pencil; one page of music Includes one photocopy |
Box 4/8 | Ahright ahready — [undated] Sketch for clarinet In ink; one page of music |
Box 4/14 | Three attitudes — [undated] Sketches in MS notebook In pencil; 5 pages of music, 1 page of notes At head of page, “(For Mitch Miller)” In caption, “Joy after misery” Corrections and edits in red marker Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 4/15 | Blue. — [undated] Sketch; for orchestra In pencil; 4 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 6
Box 6/11 | Chorale fantasy, Jesu meine freude — [without date] Sketch In pencil and ink; 1 page of music Provenance: Gift of David Koppy – 10/2/92 |
Box 6/12 | Chorale fantasy, Jesu meine freude — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 3 pages of music Provenance: Gift of David Koppy – 10/2/92 |
Box 6/25 | “Horn & bassoon” — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 4 pages of music |
Box 7
Box 7/5 | Suite for alto and bass flutes — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 4 pages of music Performance markings in red ink Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8
Box 8/6 | Oboe jungle — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music On reverse side of Oboe jungle: Duet yourselves — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music Repro of folio; 4 pages of music. Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/12 | Woodwind suite no. 2 — [without date] Sketches contained within MS notebook In pencil; 31 pages of music Also contains sketches titled, Follow the lieder In pencil; 2 pages of music Good night ladies In pencil; 1 page of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 8/19 | Peaceful — [without date] Sketch, lead sheet In pencil; one page of music |
Box 9
Box 9/5 | [Octet] No. XV ([The] children met [the] train) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 9 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/6 | [Octet] No. 8 (Suburban Weekend) (Jack, this is my husband) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 9 pages of music |
Box 9/8 | [Octet] No. 10 [(Dance man buys a farm)] — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass Sketch In pencil; 6 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/10 | [Octet] No. 14 (It’s silk, feel it) — [without date] For flute/clar 2/picc or penny whistle, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass Sketch In pencil; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/11 | [Octet No.] XXIII (Bull fiddle [in a china shop]) — [without date] For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass Sketch In pencil; 9 pages of music Corrections in red pencil Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/14 | [Octet No.] XXIV (Kindergarten [flower pageant]) — [without date] For flute/clar2, oboe/English horn, clar1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass Sketch In pencil; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/15 | [Octet No.] XXV [(Little white samba)] — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 12 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/19 | Elegy for the whale — [without date] Sketch reproduction 2 copies; 4 pages of music each Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 9/22 | Flute concerto — [without date] Sketches within MS notebook In pencil; 33 pages of music |
Box 10
Box 10/1 | Woodwind trio — [without date] For flute, clarinet and bassoon Sketches in MS notebook “For Virginia” at heading Also includes sketches titled, Loneliness after love (brass quintet) Attitudes Air for trumpet Warm feeling Guitar and strings In pencil; 31 pages of music Corrections in red ink Provenance: Louis Ouzer |
Box 10/9 | Entertainment no. 1 — [without date] Sketches in MS notebook In pencil; 24 pages of music “Fennel” written in the heading of each movement Corrections in red Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10/10 | Chapter 12 [from Alice in Wonderland] — [without date] Sketch repro; 1 page of music In ink at heading, “Possible sketches for Enter. No 1 or Alice in Wonderland. TRO has original. R.L. 5/2/88” Sketch repro; 1 page of music |
Box 10/12 | Ladies love to be looked at — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music, 2 pages of prose Provenance: Arlene Bouras |
Box 10/13 | [Sketchbook no. 1] — [without date] Contains sketches titled, WW Quin #14 Beginning Verse to be a child Woodwind Quintet #14 “For Art Dedrick” in heading Hrn + Tuba [Duets for French horn and tuba] [For horn and tuba parts see series 4, box 16, folder 12] Flute In pencil; 26 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10/14 | [Sketchbook No. 2] — [without date] Contains sketches titled, WW Quintet #14 “For Art Dedrick” in heading Suite for low register flute (1 page of music) Waltz for dainty feet Viola concerto WW Quintet #13 with marimba Suite for woodwind quintet In caption, “Air” In pencil; 55 pages of music |
Box 10/15 | [Sketchbook No. 3] — [without date] Contains sketches titled, Not too hard horn solos Concerto for tuba “For Michael Lind” in heading Warmer Place [possibly from South – to a warmer place] “Vln” In pencil; 11 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 10/16 | [Sketchbook No. 4] — [without date] Contains sketches titled, Violin interlude Interlude #2 See the world through every eye Page titled, Concerto for tuba and string orch with “for Michael Lind” written in the heading – no music on page In pencil; 3 pages of music |
Box 10/17 | Let’s sing to the memory of our loving friend — [without date] Sketch lead sheet In ink; 1 page of music Contains lyrics in pencil Includes 2 photocopies of lead sheet, 1 photocopy of writing on back |
Box 10/19 | Brass quintet — [without date] Sketch & partial reproduction In pencil; 2 pages of music “For Marian” written on one side Photocopy [of “For Marian” side only]; 1 page of music |
Box 10/20 | The Marian kind — [without date] Sketch lead sheet & reproduction In pencil; 2 pages of music Photocopy; 2 pages of music Provenance: Marian McPartland |
Box 10/23 | Concerto for tuba — [without date] Sketch [fragment] In pencil; 1 page of music |
Box 11
Box 11/1 | Octet [no.] XVIII (Her old man was suspicious) — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 8 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/2 | [Brass quintet no. 1] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 18 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/6 | Movement for a string quartet no. 3 — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 4 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/24 | Octet [no.] IV (Neurotic goldfish) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 6 pages of music Includes 1 typed page with comments about piece from Margun Music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/25 | [Octet] No. 7 ([Such a] tender night) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 6 pages of music |
Box 11/28 | [Octet no.] XII (Sea fugue mama) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 16 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/31 | [Octet no. XXII [(Seldom the sun) — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 5 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 11/32 | Octet [no.] XVII — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 7 pages of music |
Box 11/35 | [Octet] No. 9 (Walking home in spring) — [without date] Additional title in heading, “(It was her first cruise)” Sketch Also includes sketch titled, Jack, this is my husband In pencil; 9 pages of music Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 16
Box 16/8 | Three [Four] sentiments — [without date] Sketches
In pencil; 14 pages of music |
Box 16/15 | [Sketchbook – Brass Quintets] — [without date] Sketches Br. Quintet #7 Sometimes I lie Flt + vlns Br Quint #8 In pencil; 38 pages of music |
Box 16/34 | [Unidentified] — [without date] MS repro; 1 page of music “for Charlotte Allen” in caption |
Box 17
Box 17/4 | Quintet (I hope) [quintet sketches] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 4 pages of music |
Box 17/5 | For Julie — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 4 pages of music |
Box 17/6 | What does a woman do? — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music On reverse: Zex — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/7 | [Sketches for trumpet] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 7 pages of music Unidentified clarinet part on back of one page |
Box 17/8 | Lightly — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/9 | D’Jan֑um’s Song No. 1 and No. 2 — [without date] MS sketch In ink; 2 half pages of music |
Box 17/10 | Red Sky — [without date] MS sketch In pencil; 1 page of music |
Box 17/11 | Minute spot #3; Minute spot #4 — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/13 | Scherzo for 3rd horn sonata — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/14 | 2nd horn sonata — [without date] Sketches In pencil and ink; 16 pages of music |
Box 17/16 | French horn sonata — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 14 pages of music |
Box 17/17 | Soliloquy — [without date] Music by R. Bloom, arr. Alec Wilder AW’s first arrangement – unfinished In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/18 | Seven lively arts — [without date] For 1 fl, 2 ob, 1 cl, 1 bass cl, 1 bsn, trp, 4 hrns, guitar, bass, and drums Sketches Draft in pencil; 4 pages of music Draft in ink; 4 pages of music |
Box 17/20 | [Instrumental sketches] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 21 pages of music |
Box 17/21 | [Untitled – became part of horn sonata] — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 5 pages of music |
Box 17/24 | [Unidentified sketch – orchestra with chorus] — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 8 pages of music |
Box 17/25 | [Instrumental ideas] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 15 pages of music |
Box 17/26 | [Misc. sketches] — [without date] Sketches Lead up to K’s table pounding Brass Suite Piano piece Aloha Bassoon No 2 Aloha 3 Love song + opening Bassoon no. 2 Pinochio [sic] Bassoon piece For three oboes In pencil; 20 pages of music |
Box 17/27 | Rock me, mother — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/28 | What is time? — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 17/29 | Mundel idea — [without date] Sketch In pencil; 4 pages of music |
Box 17/30 | [Instrumental sketches] — [without date] Sketches, includes some lead sheets Cello, viola, oboe, flute [the rest untitled] In pencil; 8 pages of music |
Box 17/31 | [Unidentified sketches] — [without date] Sketches Usprey (heard along a branch five track) Horn Verse to “after love” Best of friends Mit yamel kah Bassoon sonata Penguins Christmas song Yvonne Yours not to reason why Brass – tuba Duchesses Lullaby Twinkle – theme for variations In pencil; 49 pages of music |
Box 17/32 | [Unidentified sketches] — [without date] Sketches In pencil; 28 pages of music |
Box 17/33 | [Unidentified sketches] — [without date] Sketches Sansone idyll Horseshoes Passacaglia Strings Orch piece Moment Momentous Easy to say (verse) In pencil; 35 pages of music |
Box 17/34 | [Misc. song sketches] — [without date] Sketches, lead sheets Summer rain Virginny Old Black Joe Piano piece A little louie song Mother’s lil children Crawdads It’s fun when you’re me Lyrics by Sarah Churchill Good night, sweet heart An axe an apple Boy at a window Timber Johnny Appleseed Were you lost 2nd birdsong Waltz II In pencil; 21 pages of music |
Box 17/43 | Flute piece #1 — [without date] Sketch. In pencil; 2 pages of music |
Box 20
Box 20/76 | Fifteen Acres sketch (from Songbook D) — [without date] Reproduction (photocopy) Sketch on 3 staves 11 pages Written in red ink at top of p. 1 “From Songbook ‘D’ / Alec Wilder” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/28 | Entertainment No. 6 for orchestra Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1979 “To Howard Scott” in heading “Commissioned by the New York State Arts Council” in caption |
Box 1/36 | Entertainment No. 6 for orchestra. [copy 2] Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1979 “To Howard Scott” in heading “Commissioned by the New York State Arts Council” in caption |
Box 3
Box 3/2 | Beguiner’s Luck Arr. by John Barrows Photocopy of published conductor (condensed score) (2 copies) Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press, 1953 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/3 | Carl Sandburg Suite for orchestra (score) Based on folk-tunes from The American Songbook Full orchestral score New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1960 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/4 | Carl Sandburg Suite for orchestra (orchestral parts) Based on folk-tunes from The American Songbook Full set of parts (23 parts) New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1960 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 2
Box 2/2 | Air for oboe and strings Orchestral score & full set of parts (10 parts); piano reduction by Maria Dessena (solo part & piano score) New York, NY: The Richmond Organization, 1952 |
Box 3
Box 3/5 | Concerto for Oboe, String Orchestra, and Percussion (orchestral parts) Full set of parts (7 parts) New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1957 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 [For piano reduction, see Series 2, Box 3/8] |
Box 3/6 | Suite no. 1 for tenor sax and strings: Three Ballads for Stan Getz W511 (score) Photocopy of MS repro rental score “Property of Rental Library, Margun/Gunmar Music Inc.” Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, [s.d.] Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/7 | Suite no. 1 for tenor sax and strings: Three Ballads for Stan Getz W511 (orchestral parts) Photocopies of MS repro rental parts: solo tenor sax part (2 copies) & full set of parts (7 parts) “Property of Rental Library, Margun/Gunmar Music Inc.” Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1982 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/8 | Sonata for euphonium and piano Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1982 Edited by Gunther Schuller |
Box 1/35 | Five love songs for horn and chamber orchestra (piano reduction) Virginia Beach: A Moll Dur Publishing House, 1980 “for Morris Secon” in heading 2 copies of the piano reduction and horn part. |
Box 2
Box 2/1 | Suite for solo guitar Transcribed for marimba by Gordon Stout Wilder Music, Inc. 1968 Assigned 1976 to Margun Music Inc. 1980 Studio 4 Productions |
*** | Air for oboe and strings –(piano reduction) Filed with orchestral score and parts; see Box 2/2 |
Box 3
Box 3/8 | Concerto for Oboe, String Orchestra, and Percussion (piano reduction) Arranged for oboe and piano by David Diamond Solo part and piano score New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1957 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 [For orchestral parts, see Series 2, Box 3/5] |
Box 3/9 | Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra W163 (piano reduction) Edited by Gunther Schuller Solo part and piano score Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, Inc., 1982 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/10 | John Barrows for horn and chamber orchestra (piano reduction) Solo part and piano score (in concert pitch) Rochester, NY: Morris Secon’s The Magic of Music, 1980 “for Morris Secon” in heading Inscription on front cover from Morris Secon to Bob [Levy] Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/11 | Small Suite for flute (or violin) and piano Solo part and piano score Delaware Water Gap, PA: Margun Music, [s.d.] “For Judy Holliday” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/12 | Sonata for bass trombone and piano Solo part and piano score Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1976 “Dedicated to the International Trombone Society” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/13 | Sonata no. 1 for flute and piano (also piccolo and alto flute) W198 Solo part and piano score (MS repro) Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1979 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/14 | First sonata for horn and piano Solo part and piano score Cold Spring Harbor, NY: C. F. G. Publishing Co., 1964 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/15 | Second sonata for horn and piano Solo part and piano score Cold Spring Harbor, NY: C. F. G. Publishing Co., 1964 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/16 | Sonata no. 3 for horn and piano Solo part and piano score Edited by John Barrows Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1976 “for Tait and John Barrows” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/17 | Sonata for oboe and piano W107 Solo part and piano score New York: Sam Fox Publishing Co., 1969 [sticker for Margun Music, Inc., affixed over publisher information on front cover] “for Ronald Roseman” in caption above title Typescript errata from Margun Music Inc. taped to inside front cover (1 page) Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/18 | Sonata for trumpet and piano W215 Solo part and piano score (MS repro) Edited by Gunther Schuller Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1978 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/19 | Song for Carol W225 For tuba and piano Solo part and piano score (MS repro) Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, 1981 “for Carol Phillips” in caption above title in piano score Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/20 | Suite for horn and piano Solo part and piano score Cold Spring Harbor, NY: C. F. G. Publishing Co., 1964 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/3 | Such a tender night – Alec Wilder octette for woodwinds and rhythm. [Octet No. 7] New York: Regent Music Corp, 1944 Edited by Walter Mourant Columbia record no. 36315 Provenance: Margun Music |
Box 1/7 | Octet no. XXV Little white samba Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1981 |
Box 1/23 | Suite for alto and bass flutes W147 Fair copy of score & reproduction Ink on Ozalid paper; 6 pages of music MS repro copy; 6 pages of music Wilder Music Inc., 1970 |
Box 1/24 | Suite for string bass and guitar [in “D”] W 134 Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1981 |
Box 1/25 | Suite for four bassoons. Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1982 Edited by Gunther Schuller |
Box 1/26 | [Woodwind] Quintet No. 4. [Aloha suite] Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1980 |
Box 1/30 | Woodwind Quintet No. 13 Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, Inc., 1978 “for Art Dedrick” in caption |
Box 1/31 | 22 duets for horns Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1968 |
Box 1/34 | Brass Quintet No. 1 Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1980 Parts and score |
Box 2
Box 2/3 | Alice and Wonderland Suite For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and percussion Parts and score New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1958 Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization |
Box 2/4 | House detective registers (Octette No. VI) For flute/clarinet, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass Parts and score New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1948 Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization |
Box 2/5 | Please do not disturb (Octette No. XIII) For clarinet, clarinet 2/flute, English horn/oboe, bass clarinet/flute, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass Parts and score New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1942 Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization |
Box 2/6 | Remember me to youth (Octette No. XXVI) For flute/clarinet, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass Parts and score New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1947 Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization |
Box 3
Box 3/21 | Brass Quintet No. 2 W105 Score and 1st B-flat trumpet part only New York: Wilder Music Inc., 1968 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/22 | Brass Quintet No. 3 W108 Score and 1st B-flat trumpet part only New York: Wilder Music Inc., 1970 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/23 | Christmas Carols for Tuba Choir Compiled and arranged by Alec Wilder Photocopy of score (MS repro) Bloomington, IN: Tubachristmas, 1977 Note from Harvey G. Phillips: “The Christmas Carols in this Collection were first performed on December 22, 1974 in a memorial Christmas concert honoring the late William J. Bell …” Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 3/24 | Movement for flute ensemble W113 Score Edited by Kurt Stone New York: Wilder Music Inc., 1975 “for Robert Cole” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4
Box 4/1 | Seven easy duets for two clarinets 2 copies of score Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music Inc., 1979 “for Jeff and Julie” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/2 | Suite for flute, oboe, bass, and harpsichord (Baroque Suite) W162 Score and parts (4 parts) (MS repro) Edited by Gunther Schuller Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music Inc., 1981 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/3 | Suite for trumpet and marimba W278 2 copies of score (MS repro) Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music, Inc., 1978 “for Robert Levy and Gordon Stout” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/4 | Woodwind Quintet No. III Score and set of parts (5 parts) New York: G. Schirmer, 1960 “Dedicated to the New York Woodwind Quintet” in caption above title in score Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
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Box 1
Box 1/1 | Seldom the sun. New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942 Columbia record no. 35648 |
Box 1/2 | Such a tender night. New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942 Columbia record no 36315 |
Box 1/4 | She’ll be seven in May. New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942 |
Box 1/5 | Dance man buys a farm. New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948 Columbia record no. 36189 |
Box 1/6 | The children met the train. New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948 Columbia record no. 35648 |
Box 1/10 | Jazz waltz for a friend Ambrose Music, 1974 |
Box 1/27 | Her old man was suspicious New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948 Reproduction Provenance: Margun Music, Inc. Original plus two reproductions |
Box 2
Box 2/7 | David Diamond solo piano books David Diamond album for the young Bryn Mawr, PA: Elkan-Vogel, Inc., 1947 Then and now – 11 pieces for very young pianists “like Louis Ouzer, from his old friend David Diamond 20 August, 1990 – Rochester, NY” written on cover New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1966 Alone at the piano, book one New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968 Alone at the piano, book two New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968 Alone at the piano, book three New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968 |
Box 4
Box 4/5 | Ellen (piano solo) New York: Hollis Music, Inc., 1954 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/6 | I’ll Be Around (piano arrangement) Piano arrangement by Bill Dobbins Reproduction (photocopy) Reprinted in unidentified issue of Downbeat [p. 46] Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/7 | New England Suite (piano solo) From the Falcon Films, Inc. production Grandma Moses By Hugh Martin; orchestrated and developed by Alec Wilder New York: Cromwell Music, Inc., 1955 “Dedicated to Jerome Hill” in caption above title Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/8 | Pieces for Young Pianists, volume 1 New York: Wilder Music Inc., 1969 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/9 | Pieces for Young Pianists, volume 2 Edited by Carol Baron Newton Centre, MA: Margun Music Inc., 1978 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/9 | Love among the young New York: Meridian Music Corp., 1954 Lyric by Norman Gimbel |
Box 1/11 | I’m headin’ west (for a rest) New York: Cromwell Music, Inc., 1950 Words by Marshall Barer Introduced and featured by Dick Jurgens on Columbia Records |
Box 1/12 | I got big eyes for you New York: Essex Music, Inc., 1952 Introduced and recorded by Tommy Dorsey on Decca Records |
Box 1/13 | Goodbye, John New York: Robert Music Corp., 1949 Lyric by Edward Eager |
Box 1/14 | Give me time New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941 Featured and recorded by Jeri Southern |
Box 1/15 | Everywhere I look New York: Regent Music Corp., 1943 Words by Bill Engvick |
Box 1/16 | Songs were made to sing New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 1/17 | Songs by Alec Wilder New York: TRO Hollis Music, Inc. Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 1/18 | Western Star New York: Hampshire House Publishing Corp & TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. Words by Arnold Sundgaard |
Box 1/19 | Sleep, my heart New York: Regent Music Corp, 1941. By AW and Bill Engvick |
Box 1/20 | It’s so peaceful in the country New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941 “Especially when you are there – Little Aley” written in caption Three photocopies One original copy; missing pages 3 and 4 |
Box 1/22 | Moon and sand New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941 Music by AW and Morty Palitz Lyric by Bill Engvick “and Ellen would make a perfect picture” written in caption “Me” written beside AW’s printed name on title page 8 photocopies |
Box 1/29 | Where do you go? New York: Barton Music Corp, 1959 Lyric by Arnold Sundgaard |
Box 1/32 | Soft as spring New York: Regent Music, Corp., 1941 8 “professional use only” photocopies and one original |
Box 1/33 | Listen to your heart New York: Devon Music, Inc., 1957 Words by Bill Engvick “(from the Talent Associates TV production, ‘Pinocchio’)” in caption |
Box 2
Box 2/8 | J.P. Dooley III By AW, Bill Engvick and Morty Palitz New York: Regent Music Corp., 1942 |
Box 2/9 | Tomorrow Music by Eddie Sauter, lyric by AW New York: Harman Music, Inc., 1943 |
Box 2/10 | Remember, my child (Vespa waltz) From the film, “Open the door and see all the people” Lyric by Bill Engvick New York: Hollis Music, Inc. |
Box 2/11 | Did you ever cross over to Sneden’s? New York: Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc., 1947 5 photocopies |
Box 2/12 | Who can I turn to? New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941 8 photocopies |
Box 2/13 | I’ll be around New York: Vogue Music Corp., 1942 |
Box 2/14 | Songs by Alec Wilder [copy 2 and 3] New York: TRO Hollis Music, Inc. Photographs by Louis Ouzer Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 2/15 | Songs were made to sing [copy 2 and 3] New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 2/16 | Songs were made to sing, second edition New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. Photographs by Louis Ouzer Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO |
Box 2/17 | The Alec Wilder song collection, centennial edition New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. In collaboration with William Engvick Photos by Louis Ouzer |
Box 2/18 | Alec Wilder American popular song New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc. In collaboration with William Engvick Photos by Louis Ouzer |
Box 3
Box 3/1 | The New Outfit Music by Alec Wilder. Published in: Tenggren’s Cowboys and Indians, stories by Kathryn and Byron Jackson with pictures by Gustaf Tenngren New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948 “The New Outfit” is on pages 82-83 Provenance: gift of Marjorie Searl – 9/5/2021. |
Box 4
Box 4/10 | All the Cats Join In Music by Eddie Sauter; lyric by Ray Gilbert and Alec Wilder From the Walt Disney production Make Mine Music Reproduction (photocopy) of score New York: Regent Music Corp., 1945 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/11 | Chick Lorimer Music by Alec Wilder; words by Carl Sandburg Score (2 copies) Boston: R. D. Row Music Co., 1953 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/12 | In the Morning Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by William Engvick Score New York: Edwin H. Morris & Co., 1944 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/13 | Lullaby Land Reproduction (photocopy) of score New York: TRO–Ludlow Music, Inc., 1947 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/14 | The Olive Tree Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Edmund Anderson Reproduction (photocopy) of score [s.l.: s.n., s.d.] Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4/15 | Psalm 137 (By the Rivers of Babylon) Score New York: Edwin H. Morris & Co., 1944 Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 4
Box 4/16 | It’s So Easy to Say For ensemble voices (“The Scholars”) [From Kittiwake Island] [Music by Alec Wilder; book and lyrics by Arnold Sundgaard.] Reproduction (photocopy) of piano vocal score and vocal part, from unidentified sources Piano vocal score: [s.l.: s.n., s.d.], Pl. no. 43529 (p. 100–112) Vocal part: [s.l.: s.n., s.d.], Pl. no. 43913 (p. 26–34) Provenance: Bob Levy, 9/19/2023 |
Box 1
Box 1/21 | Wyoming East Stroudsberg, Penna.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945 Lyric by Eddie Pola Arranged by Roy Ringwald Fred Waring Choral Arrangement Provenance: Glenn Bowen |
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