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Start Over "Composers" Collection Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007

Ozalid copies of parts for "Seven the Hard Way" for The Judy Garland Show, circa 1963 Box 3, Folder 1

Includes conductor score and all parts. Some parts are annotated. Composed by Mort Lindsey.

Includes conductor score and all parts. Some parts are annotated. Composed by Mort Lindsey.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007
  3. Series I: Collaborations with Performers, 1914-2007 (bulk 1958-2007)
  4. Subseries I.1: Judy Garland, 1954-1987 (bulk 1963-1966)

Series II: Film music, 1960-2009

This series comprises scores and documents relating to Lindsey's activities as a film composer and
various arrangements that Lindsey produced for film soundtracks and original cues composed by Lindsey
, Breath of Seth , and Downfall . This series contains scores for instrumental music that Lindsey composed

This series comprises scores and documents relating to Lindsey's activities as a film composer and arranger. Although Lindsey only worked in the film industry very intermittently, he did so over much of his professional career; thus, this series represents almost fifty years of Lindsey's film music. This includes various arrangements that Lindsey produced for film soundtracks and original cues composed by Lindsey. This series largely consists of manuscript concert/orchestral scores, but also contains some conductor scores and parts. It also includes published sheet music and audio recordings (two commercially released LPs) of songs written by Lindsey for the cinema. Films represented among the scores include: Real Life, Stolen Hours, Forty Pounds of Trouble, The Best Man, My One and Only, Cats Don't Dance, Breath of Seth, and Downfall. This series contains scores for instrumental music that Lindsey composed or arranged for television movies and specials (such as the 1960 NBC special Paris à la Mode). This series also includes documents and correspondence relating to the films The Lonely Stage, Real Life, Forty Pounds of Trouble, and Gay Purr-ee.

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  2. Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007

Onionskins of parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979 Box 15, Folder 1

Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Assorted parts for various cues. Not all parts are

Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Assorted parts for various cues. Not all parts are represented for every cue. Cues include 3-M-1, Main Title, 12-M-1, 9-M-1 ("Cleary Weary"), 9-M-2 ("Montage"), and End Title. Includes a cue sheet from the Western Sounds studio for the film score.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007
  3. Series II: Film music, 1960-2009

Subseries I.2: Merv Griffin, 1950-2001 (bulk 1968-2001)

worked with Griffin on his television productions, where he served as a composer, arranger, and
Wheel of Fortune , and Lindsey's arrangements of the theme for the quiz show Jeopardy (composed by

Material in this subseries derives from a range of different collaborations between Mort Lindsey and Merv Griffin, documenting their partnership from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Lindsey primarily worked with Griffin on his television productions, where he served as a composer, arranger, and bandleader; however, they also collaborated on a number of live performances. This subseries includes scores for Lindsey's arrangements for The Merv Griffin Show and for the 1968 TV special Merv Griffin's Sidewalks of New England. It also includes sketches for Lindsey's original cues for Griffin's game show Wheel of Fortune, and Lindsey's arrangements of the theme for the quiz show Jeopardy (composed by Griffin himself). Most scores in this collection are manuscript concert scores (or copies thereof); however, some parts and conductor scores are also included. Although all the scores in this collection are labeled as collaborations with Griffin, it is not always clear which Griffin production these scores originated from.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007
  3. Series I: Collaborations with Performers, 1914-2007 (bulk 1958-2007)

Series IV: Other Professional Activities, 1909-2003 (bulk 1942-2003)

scores by other composers - many of which have been annotated, either for performance or in preparation

This series comprises material relating to a range of Lindsey's other professional activities, such as his orchestrations for the Broadway musical Bajour, his Ph.D. research at Columbia University's Teachers College, his music education work with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, his forays into classical music, and various live gigs with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra (for banquets and awards ceremonies). This series, which contains material from across the full length of Lindsey's career, primarily comprises scores, spanning a range of formats (parts, full scores, lead sheets, sketches, conductor scores). Many scores in this series relate to Lindsey's ballet The Seven Ages of Man, on which he wrote his Ph.D. thesis (also included in this series). This series also contains scores for various arrangements and compositions that are not identified with a particular performer or project, including sketches for several instrumental themes. Finally, this series includes Lindsey's collection of published scores by other composers - many of which have been annotated, either for performance or in preparation for arrangement.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007