Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992
By Maristella Feustle
Collection Overview
Title: |
Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992![]() |
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Predominant Dates: | 1916-1967 |
ID: | 06/ 014 |
Primary Creator: | Bucharoff, Simon (1881-1955) |
Extent: | 50.0 Boxes |
Arrangement: | Organized into ten series: (1) Scores; (2) Oversized scores; (3) Published works by Simon Bucharoff; (4) Libretti and other writings; (5) Correspondence and papers; (6) Photographs, clippings, and publicity; (7) Works by other authors and composers; (8) Isadore Buchhalter; (9) Realia; and (10) Documentation from the University of Houston. |
Date Acquired: | 00/00/2010 |
Subjects: | |
Languages: |
English German |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of fifty boxes, mainly of the compositions and papers of Simon Bucharoff (1881-1955), along with materials related to Bucharoff's brother, Isadore Buchhalter, papers related to activities of Bucharoff's estate, one piece of realia, and the documentation that accompanied the collection from the University of Houston. Bucharoff's papers consist mainly of correspondence, but also include clippings, photographs, concert programs, promotional materials, and writings on non-musical subjects. The materials are predominantly from 1916 through 1967, with a smaller number of materials from before and after that period.
The scores comprise the most complete collection of Bucharoff's works that has yet been assembled and organized. His papers chronicle the his rise to prominence as a pianist, and then as a composer, the struggles of the 1920s and onward, his attempts to promote and publish his works, and reflect the personality, worldview, and spirituality that informed his works.
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Repository: | Music Library |
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Acquisition Source: | University of Houston |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Scores
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Box 1
Barcode 290486.-
Folder 1: All Free Men Unite
Piano and voice. 4 pages, holograph. -
Folder 2: America, America: Land of Peace and Freedom!
Piano and vocal. ASCAP. 6 pages. -
Folder 3: America: Symphonic Poem, 1927
72 pages of music + 1 page insert, in pencil. "Sketch completed Aug. 23, 1927." -
Folder 4: Arabesque
For piano. Six pages. -
Folder 5: Arioso from the opera Jewel.
Tenor and orchestra. 7 pages, 6 copies. 2 extra cover pages, and pp. 2-3. -
Folder 6: Before the Dawn
Voice and piano. 7 pages. Words by Minny M.H. Ayers, music by Simon Bucharoff. -
Folder 7: Cantos a la Santa Cruz
Four songs for piano or organ and voice, ditto copy of typed explanation of background story: 1. Adoro te Santa Cruz [incipit title]; 2. Oh Jesus crucificado [incipit title]; 3. Alabanzas; 4. Bendita Sea. Six pages of music. -
Folder 8: Cast Your Vote for F.D.R.
Piano and vocals. ASCAP. 4 pages. -
Folder 9: The Combat
Two separate works with same title. 1. Allegro moderato (agitato), 7 pages. 2. Allegro, 8 pages. -
Folder 10: Come Along, Sweetheart
Piano and voice. 8 pages. ASCAP. -
Folder 11: Come On, Neighbors
Piano and voice. 5 pages. ASCAP. -
Folder 12: Come On, Neighbors
Piano and voice. 8 pages, holograph. -
Folder 13: Concert Impromptu for Piano Solo, 1945
8 pages, 4 copies. ASCAP. Copyright date supplied in ink on first copy. -
Folder 14: Country Dance
Piano. 3 pages. -
Folder 15: Danse Grotesque, 1943
For piano. 6 pages, 3 copies. -
Folder 16: Danse Grotesque, undated
Piano. 7 pages, 4 copies. -
Folder 17: Danse Russe, 1943
Piano. 8 pages. -
Folder 18: Danse Russe, undated
Piano. 7 pages. -
Folder 19: Danse Russe, undated
Orchestra. 21 pages. -
Folder 20: Danse Russe, 1943
Violin and piano. Version 1 of 2. Score, 13 pages; violin part, 7 pages. Some water damage and pages stuck together where inserts were taped over existing music.
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Box 2
Barcode 280029.-
Folder 1: Danse Russe, 1943
5 copies of score, 5 copies of violin part. Violin and piano. Extended ossia part for violin. Violin part, 7 pages; score; 14 pages. -
Folder 2: Danse Russe, undated
Violin and piano. Score, 12 pages; violin part, 4 pages. -
Folder 3: Drama of Exile, 1911
"For chorus, soli and orchestra by Simon Buchhalter. Mrs. E.B. Browning. Words adapted from original by Georgiana Freeman Meloy. Score for two pianos, finished June 23 1911." Bound, 117 pages. Looseleaf pages with lyrics enclosed, titled "Satan's Apology." -
Folder 4: A Dramatic Satire for Strings in One Movement, 1926
Violins I,II, II, Viola, Cello, Bass. Page 2: "This composition is a satire on musical things in general and expresses the conflict between the old and the new, leaving the rest to the imagination! - Author." "Completed in Menaggio, Italy. 1926." Bound, 111 pages. -
Folder 5: Dream of Love for Piano, 1943
7 pages. Note in pencil on p. 7 (transcribed as found): "M.B. The pedalling is most important in this piece. The sustaining middle pedal is indicated by o while other pedalling is left to the skill and knowledge of the pianist." -
Folder 6: Dream of Love for Piano, 1943
5 pages of music. No pedaling indicated, unlike adjacent item (above). -
Folder 7: Dream of Love for Piano, undated
8 pages, 6 copies.
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Box 3
Barcode 280025.-
Folder 1: Fanfare to The Four Freedoms, 1943
One page. Six copies.Three trumpets, cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, timpani. -
Folder 2: Fantastic Overture, 1919 December - 1920 February
Bound orchestral score, 85 pages. -
Folder 3: Fantastic Overture
"Piano score reduced by composer." 20 pages. "Not to be used for public purposes." -
Folder 4: Finale from Freedom on the March
ASCAP. 2 copies, 53 pages. For narrator, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra.Insert pages and text of "O Ye Peoples and Nations" enclosed in first copy. Additional holograph copies of pp. 16-53. -
Folder 5: The Four Freedoms, 1943
8 pages, pencil. -
Folder 6: The Four Freedoms, 1943
Negative copies of published version. Two copies (one apparently complete, one incomplete). 6 leaves, numbered 2-7. -
Folder 7: The Four Freedoms
Solo voice with male chorus and orchestra. Score, solo, male chorus, flute 1 & 2, oboe 1 & 2, clarinet 1 & 2, violin A (2 copies), violin B (2 copies), viola, cello, bass.
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Box 4
Barcode 280028.-
Folder 1: The Four Freedoms, 1943
Reduced piano-vocal score. 8 pages. 26 copies. -
Folder 2: Four Tone Poems for Orchestra
Manuscript score. 127 pages. -
Folder 3: Four Tone Poems for Orchestra
To Dr. Willem Mengelberg. Photostat copy of manuscript. 131 pages. -
Folder 4: Four Tone Poems
Percussion part, 8 pages. Movements: I. Reflections in the Water; II. Doubt; III. Drunk; IV. Joy Sardonic.
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Box 5
Barcode 280032.-
Folder 1: Freedom on the March
"Notations of procedure." Two partial conductor's scores, autograph in pencil. One has 3 pages, the other 19. File also includes typed lyrics to "March of Freedom" and "Modern Version of 'The Sermon on the Mount' : Parable of Nothin' and Somethin'" (2 copies, one dated 1947), two handwritten sheets of lyrics, bass clar. part for "The Four Freedoms." -
Folder 2: Hymn to the Virgin
From Sakhara. Piano-vocal. Two sets of title pages (2 copies each); score, 2 pages of music. Holograph copy and regular paper copy. -
Folder 3: I Love God, 1944
Voice with piano or organ. 8 pages. -
Folder 4: Intermezzo (Love's Regret)
Piano, 3 pages. -
Folder 5: Intermezzo (Love's Regret)
Piano. 5 pages. -
Folder 6: Introduction
Possibly from Scene de Ballet. Violin I and II parts, one page each, holograph. -
Folder 7: Israel's Lament, 1946
"On a theme from the opera Jewel." For violin and piano. Two copies of violin part (4 pages each). One full copy of score (10 pages), pages 2, 3, 4 from alternate copy of score. -
Folder 8: Italian Serenade, 1945
Piano. 8 pages, 5 copies (1 holograph copy). Date supplied in ink on first copy. -
Folder 9: Italian Serenade, 1946
Violin and piano. Score (10 pages, 2 copies), and part (4 pages). -
Folder 10: Italian Serenade, undated
For baritone ("with or without ensemble") and piano. No lyrics, but vocables written in score. 10 pages. -
Folder 11: Jerusalem!, 1930
Title "Onward" crossed out. Piano and vocals, 15 pages. "Based on Psalms 22, 35, 107, 114, 116, 117, 119, 126, 127, 130. Completed Nov. 7 1930"
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Box 6
Barcode 290484.-
Folder 1: Jerusalem! City of Light and Peace
"Cantate for double chorus and piano or organ." "Based on Psalms 22, 35, 107, 114, 116, 117, 119, 126, 127, 130" [later page adds Ps. 92, 95, 98, 103, I. Chron. 29:11-13]. "Specially composed and dedicated to Margarete Dessoff and The Dessoff Choirs"; "Arranged for soprano, mezzo or alto, tenor, baritone or bass." Score, 88 pages. -
Folder 2: Jerusalem! City of Light and Peace
Cantate for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and solo for tenor. "Based on Psalms 22, 35, 107, 114, 116, 117, 119, 126, 127, 130." "Tenor solo from I. Chron 29: 11-13, Psalms 42, 95, 98, 103." "Piano or organ can be substituted until orchestral score is prepared." -
Folder 3: Jewel
Folder 1 of 4 folders containing holographic copies, some pages missing. -
Folder 4: Jewel
Folder 2 of 4 folders containing holographic copies, some pages missing. -
Folder 5: Jewel
Folder 3 of 4 folders containing holographic copies, some pages missing.
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Box 7
Barcode 280030.-
Folder 1: Jewel
Last of 4 folders containing holographic copies, some pages missing. -
Folder 2: Jewel's Love Plea
Piano-vocal score of work for tenor and orchestra.. 11 pages, 4 copies, extra copy of cover sheet and pp. 4-11. -
Folder 3: Lament
From the opera Jewel. Arranged for violin, cello, and piano. 3 copies of violin part (4 pages each), 3 copies of cello part (4 pages each), 5 copies of piano part (12 pages each, some replacement pages taped over pages of first two copies). ASCAP. -
Folder 4: Lord, Hear My Voice
Soprano or tenor with organ, 8 pages. -
Folder 5: Love's Pangs
For tenor; orchestral score. Aria: "To take again the little hand in mine." -
Folder 6: March of the Four Freedoms, 1946
"To the United Nations." For voice and piano, 11 pages. ASCAP. -
Folder 7: March of the Four Freedoms, 1946
"To the United Nations"; for male chorus and orchestra. 25 pages, 3 copies. -
Folder 8: Naebody
Voice and piano, 4 pages. 4 copies. Lyrics by Robert Burns, music by Simon Bucharoff. ASCAP. -
Folder 9: Notes on Chinese Music
5 leaves, sketches and prose. -
Folder 10: On the Road to Victory
Voice and piano. 8 pages, 2 copies. One bears the pseudonym "Victor Jensimon."
Accompanying envelope marked "Burn this in case of sudden death."
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Box 8
Barcode 290489.-
Folder 1: O Conquering Love
Reduced piano-vocal score. 9 pages, 4 copies; partial holograph page, holograph title page. -
Folder 2: Overture to A Drama of Exile
Signed as Simon Buchhalter. "Part II for piano score [,] 2 pianos." 17 pages. -
Folder 3: O Ye Peoples and Nations!
From Freedom on the March. For baritone and orchestra. Piano-vocal score, 8 pages; 3 copies. -
Folder 4: Parable of Nothin' and Somethin'
Condensed orchestral score, in pencil. 11 leaves; staff paper with some sketches on reverse side. -
Folder 5: Parable of Nothin' and Somethin'
For baritone and orchestra with narrator and chorus.From Freedom on the March. 31 pages. Lyrics enclosed in one copy. -
Folder 6: Parable of Nothin' and Somethin', 1947
For baritone and piano. 2 copies, 17 pages. -
Folder 7: Parable of Nothin' and Somethin', 1947
For baritone and piano. 15 pages, 3 copies. Revised lyrics pasted over original ones. -
Folder 8: The Passing Caravan (In the Desert), 1930
For piano. 8 pages. -
Folder 9: Poem for Piano, 1945
8 pages, 4 copies. Date added in ink on one copy. -
Folder 10: Poor Lubin, 1945
"For high voice" and piano. 4 pages; 6 copies (one negative, one holograph). Text by Matthew Prior (1664-1721).
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Box 9
Barcode 290481. -
Box 10
Barcode 280033. -
Box 11
Barcode 290485.-
Folder 1: The Raising of Sakahra: Act II and Scene de Ballet
Photostats found in original package from Studio Blue Print Company, Hollywood. Original arrangement retained. -
Folder 2: The Raising of Sakahra
Act III, photostat copy. Accompanies Series 2, Box 8. -
Folder 3: Rejoice, and Be Exceeding Glad!
For high voice and organ. 12 pages, 4 copies (one copy has revised introduction taped onto page). "Text from Matt. 5:12, John 14:2, Matt. 5:3-10, John 14:27." -
Folder 4: Rejoicing, I Laugh and Laugh and Laugh!
Ballad for baritone with piano or orchestra. 22 pages, 2 copies.
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Box 12
Barcode 290491.-
Folder 1: Religioso Dramatico
Piano-conductor score, 8 pages. -
Folder 2: The Revellers, 1945
For piano. 8 pages, 5 copies. Dated added in ink on one copy. -
Folder 3: Reverie for Violin and Piano, 1943
5 violin parts (4 pages), 5 scores (8 pages). Violin parts dated 1943. -
Folder 4: Romantic Tale, 1945
For piano. 8 pages, 5 copies. Date added in ink on one copy. -
Folder 5: Sakahra, 1918
Volume 1: Acts I and II. -
Folder 6: Sakahra, 1918
Volume 2: Acts III and IV.
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Box 13
Barcode 290488. -
Box 14
Barcode 290482. -
Box 15
Barcode 290483. -
Box 16
Barcode 280026.-
Folder 1: Sakahra
Reduced-size copy of orchestral score, Volume II-2. -
Folder 2: Sakahra
Reduced-size copy of orchestral score, Volume III. -
Folder 3: Sakahra
Unidentified, pages 144-149; assorted half-pages and inserts either from Sakahra or The Raising of Sakahra. -
Folder 4: Sakahra's Prayer, from The Raising of Sakahra
For soprano and piano, 8 pages. 5 copies. Holograph copy of cover page, first page, and last page. -
Folder 5: Salute to a Free World
Bound copy.
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Box 17
Barcode 290490.-
Folder 1: Salute to a Free World, 1945 September
"Dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt." Holograph copy. -
Folder 2: Sammy Lad, My Sammy, 1943
For voice and piano. 7 pages of music. -
Folder 3: Satan's Apology and Revenge
For baritone and orchestra. 25 pages of music, plus several additional, possibly related. -
Folder 4: Scene de Ballet from the opera Sakahra
Partial reduced score, holograph. -
Folder 5: Sketches
File includes: Excerpts of spirituals, sketches in pencil on hotel stationery regarding "Eagle Dance," lyrics in transliterated Hebrew (possibly Yiddish or Ladino) on reverse side of C.L. Fritzsche edition of "Das Lied zur Seelen-Feier." -
Folder 6: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For unspecified voice or instrument and piano. 11 pages. -
Folder 7: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
"Scene ensemble." 14 pages. -
Folder 8: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For soprano and piano. 11 pages. -
Folder 9: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For mezzo-soprano and piano. 8 pages. -
Folder 10: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For tenor and piano. 7 pages. -
Folder 11: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For baritone and piano. 10 pages, 2 copies. -
Folder 12: Song of the Nightingale, 1946
For baritone and piano. 11 pages. -
Folder 13: Soul of Mine, Do Not Question
For voice and piano. 4 pages, 6 copies. English text by Simon Bucharoff, German text by Hans Hopfen. -
Folder 14: The Southern Nightingale, 1947
"Waltz scene for soprano with or without ballet and chorus." Score for voice and piano. 14 pages, 3 copies, additional title page and p. 7 in holograph. -
Folder 15: The Southern Nightingale, undated
"Waltz scene for soprano with or without ballet and chorus." Score for voice and piano. 15 pages, 5 copies. -
Folder 16: Themes of Nations
"Official national songs." Excerpts of national anthems and patriotic songs. 5 pages of music. -
Folder 17: Thine, O Lord, Is the Greatness and Power
For high voice and organ. 10 pages, 3 copies (one holograph). "Text from I Chron. 29: 11-13, Ps. 95: 1, Ps 103: 2-5." -
Folder 18: This Commercial Theme
For voice, sound effects, and piano, 3 page. "Commercial Theme for Dr. Ross's Food for Pets."
"This music is from the Drinking Song of the opera The Raising of Sakahra by Simon Bucharoff."
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Folder 19: Trost
For voice and piano, 10 pages. Text by Wilhelm Jordan.
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Box 18
Barcode 290487.-
Folder 1: The Trumpeter's Death
"Fantasy for orchestra and piano." 107 pages, reduced for 2 pianos. Complete, bound. -
Folder 2: The Trumpeter's Death
Partial holograph copy, approx. pp. 17-107. Some areas apparently revised on adjacent item. -
Folder 3: Twenty-Four Preludes for the Juvenile Pianist, 1945
"To Brother Isador." 29 pages, 3 copies. Date written in ink on one copy. -
Folder 4: Uncle Sam, Be Prepared!
For voice and piano. 4 pages. -
Folder 5: Valse Romantique for piano, 1943
7 pages, with revisions marked. -
Folder 6: Valse Romantique for piano, 1943
8 pages. -
Folder 7: Valse Romantique for piano, undated
8 pages, 5 copies (one holograph).
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Box 19
Barcode 280031.-
Folder 1: The Wanderer's Song, 1929 January 3
Completed in New York. Photostat copy in Sakahra binder. -
Folder 2: The Wanderer's Song
"Piano and full score. Revised for orchestra." Instrumentation: violin, viola, cello, C trumpet, horn, piano. 78 pages. -
Folder 3: The Wanderer's Song
"Symphonic Poem for Orchestra." Autograph parts for violin I and II, viola, cello, bass. -
Folder 4: The Wanderer's Song
Parts for violin 1, violin 2, viola, violoncello, and bass. -
Folder 5: The Wanderer's Song
Violin part, distinct from that of Folder 4.
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Box 20
Barcode 280024.-
Folder 1: Wand'ring Child of God
For voice and piano. 8 pages, 5 copies. Dedicated to wife, Jeanette. -
Folder 2: You Are My Sunrise
Music by Bucharoff, lyrics by Elizabeth McCabe Gilmore. For voice and piano. 7 pages, 2 copies. -
Folder 3: "To Be Revised and Destroyed"
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Item 1: Romanza für Cello
By Buchhalter. For piano and cello, 6 pages of music. -
Item 2: Notturno
By Buchhalter. For voice and piano. Text by Maximilian Bern [sp?]. 4 pages. -
Item 3: Somewhere - Sometime
By Simon Buchhalter. Text by Laura Rountree Smith. -
Item 4: The Infantry Song
"By American Eagle." Voice and piano. "For voices and piano or band," 6 pages of music. -
Item 5: The Infantry Song
By Bucharoff. Bucharoff. "By American Eagle." For voice and piano or band, 8 pages of music. -
Item 6: The Color Bearer!
Bucharoff. For voices and piano or band. Text by Elizabeth Reynolds. "Russian by birth, American citizen by naturalization." For low voice and piano. 8 pages of music. -
Item 7: King of the Sea and I
By Buchhalter. Voice and piano. Text by Chas. M. (H?) LaTourette. 11 pages. -
Item 8: Chorus of Norwegian Sailors from The Flying Dutchman
By Richard Wagner, arranged by Bucharoff "for mixed voices." 7 pages. -
Item 9: Auf Wiedersehen!
From The Blue Paradise, by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg, and Herbert Reynolds. "Part Song for Mixed Voices." 8 pages of music. -
Item 10: Farewell
By Buchhalter. Voice and piano. Text by C. Kingsley. 4 pages of music. -
Item 11: Arabesque for piano or orchestra
By Bucharoff. 6 pages of music. -
Item 12: In the Desert (or The Passing Caravan)
By Bucharoff. For piano, 7 pages of music. -
Item 13: The Singers : for Soprano, Alt. Tenor, Bass, or Baritone
By Bucharoff. Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 16 pages of music. -
Item 14: Four Aphorisms : for Soprano, alto, tenor, bass or baritone
By Bucharoff. Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 12 pages of music. -
Item 15: Beware! For Soprano, alto, tenor, bass or baritone
By Bucharoff. Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 6 pages of music. -
Item 16: Moods (Silhouette)
By Bucharoff. For piano, 8 pages of music. -
Item 17: Nocturne
By Buchhalter. 5 pages of music. -
Item 18: Romanze for piano
By Buchhalter. 4 pages. -
Item 19: Elegy for piano
By Buchhalter, 7 pages. -
Item 20: Mazurka for piano
By Buchhalter, 6 pages. -
Item 21: For a Picture of Watteau : "A Fantasy"
By Buchhalter. Voice and piano. Text by Arthur Symons. 5 pages of music. -
Item 22: The Lark!
By Bucharoff. Voice and piano. "Music after Chopin. Text after Shelley." 12 pages of music. -
Item 23: Music by Buchhalter, text by Byron. For voice and piano, 9 pages of music.
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Item 24: The Golden Fish!
Music by Bucharoff, text by George Arnold (1834-1865). For voice and piano, 7 pages of music. -
Item 25: Longing!
By Bucharoff. Voice and piano. "Music after Chopin." 8 pages of music. -
Item 26: Now Is Come Salvation!
By Bucharoff. For voice and organ, 7 pages of music. -
Item 27: Adam, Where Art Thou?
By Bucharoff. For voice and organ, 18 pages of music. -
Item 28: Comfort Ye! Comfort Ye!
By Bucharoff. For voice and organ, 14 pages of music. -
Item 29: The Volga Boat Song
Russian folk melody arranged by Bucharoff, English text by Sadie A. Frank. Part song for mixed voices, 7 pages of music. -
Item 30: Silence
Music by Bucharoff, text by Sarah Teasdale. 6 pages of music. -
Item 31: Esmeralda (Recit. And Aria)
Music by Buchhalter, text by Victor Hugo. For mezzo-soprano, 12 pages of music.
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Folder 4: "In Case of Sudden Death, Burn This"
"Satan's Apology and Other Item[s] : Check or destroy"-
Item 1: Satan's Apology
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Item 2: Unidentified
Possibly related to Satan's Apology. Reduced score with vocal line. -
Item 3: Flowers of Parnassus for Orchestra
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Item 4: Unidentified sketch
For piano, 4 pages. -
Item 5: Unidentified
Page 2, possibly related to Satan's Apology. -
Item 6: Unidentified
Pages 3-12, possibly related to Satan's Apology.
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Folder 5: Unidentified items
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