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Lizzie Borden: A Family Portrait. An opera in three acts. Music by Jack Beeson. Libretto by Kenward Elmslie [DVD], 2013
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Salt Meadow by Miranda Beeson, April 2008
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Jack Beeson: A Life in Music Program of the concert at the Miller Theater, Columbia University., October 25, 2010
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Sweet Bye And Bye. Synopsis.
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"Cowboy Song". Words by Charles Causley. Music by Jack Beeson, 1979 September 17
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"Fire, Fire, Quench Desire" (for high voice and piano). Works by George Peele (from David and Bethsabe, 1599). Music by Jack Beeson
Contract Files:
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Songs for single voice and/or chorus :
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The You Should Have Done It Blues
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Calvinistic Evensong
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Death by Owl Eyes
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Song for Flute and Piano, 1946
(Also in Box 7. Piano Works. #6)
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Indian Homecoming
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Sonata Canonica for Two Alto Recorders
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The Bear Hunt or the triumph of Feist the hound-dog Abraham Lincoln. TBB male voices
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Big Crash Out West 8a. Same. Galaxy
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The Day's No Rounder Than It's Angles Are, vocal piano reduction
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Calvinistic Evensong
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A Creole Mystery, Vocal Piano Reduction
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Senex
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To A Sinister Potato
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Against Idleness and Mischief and In Praise of Labor
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Five Songs: On A Spiritual Fever/A Good Night/ On The World / Epigram / On Death: Quarles (Boosey) and (Southern Music Pub.)
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Two Arias from Lizzie Borden: Margret's Garden Aria / Abbie's Bird Song
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Knots, R. D. Laing, SATB Chorus & soloists a cappella
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The Model Housekeeper Nine Rounds and Canons for Women's voices
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Hiccup, Snicup Nursey Rhyme Round for mixed voices SATB (Mills) 20a. Galaxy
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I To The Hills Lift Up Mine Eyes Bay Psalm Book For Treble Voices
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In Praise of the Bloomers men's voices unaccompanied
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Three Settings From the Bay Psalm Book, SATB plus notes and corrections
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Give the Poor Singer a Penny Round, for mixed voices
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Homer's Woe, w/in a collection of vocal music, Juilliard Repertory Project / Canyon Press
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To A Lady Who Asked for a Cypher: chromatic double canon for mixed voices
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Tides of Miranda. Sarah Moore. Madrigal for Five Voices
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Everyman's Handyman None Rounds & Canons, for Men's voices
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Homer's Woe
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A Round for Christmas, Mixed Voices (Mills) and (Boosey)
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In Praise of Singing, for mixed voice a cappella
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Eldorado
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Cowboy Song
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From A Watchtower A cycle of Five Songs for Soprano. Jack's Terza Rima At Villa S.
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Magicke Pieces, Reginald Scot (The Discoverie of Witchcraft) SATB Oboe English Horn Bassoon & Tubular Bells
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Epitaphs: 4 copies with corrections / also score copy with corrections
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Matthew, Mark, Luke & John, for Mixed Voices
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Swan Song, For mixed voices a cappella (Mills ) and (Galaxy)
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Hinx Minx Rounds and Rhymes, mixed chorus
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Night Spell Rounds and Rhymes, mixed chorus
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Nine Songs and Arias for Soprano
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Nine Songs and Arias for Baritone
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Nine Songs and Arias for Tenor
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Nine Songs and Arias for Mezzo Soprano
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Lizzie Borden:
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Lizzie Borden, Full Length, 4 copies of the libretto, Boosey & Hawkes. With corrections. 1-3 notated. Paper bound. 4th copy (final). Italian bound.
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Lizzie Borden, Full Length, 1 copy of P/V Boosey & Hawkes. With notations for corrections. Italian bound
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Lizzie Borden, Full Length, Orchestral Score; Act I / Act II. Mimeo from transparencies. Italian bound
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Lizzie Borden, Reduction, Piano/Vocal Score. Working Copy of Reduction. Green board. Spiral Bound
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Lizzie Borden, Reduction, 2 copies of Piano/Vocal Score. Works in progress for reduction. Copies Miranda Beeson worked with for proofing. With notes to Boosey & Hawkes. Work bindings
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Lizzie Borden, Reduction, 2 copies Perusal Orchestral Score for reduction. Working copies noting cuts, with notes by Miranda Beeson. Work bindings
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Lizzie Borden, Full Length. Orchestral Score; Act I / Act II. Mimeo from transparencies. Italian bound
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Captain Jinks & The Sweet Bye And Bye:
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Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Libretto. Boosey & Hawkes. Italian Bound
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Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Piano/Vocal Score. Boosey & Hawkes
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La Traviata, Orchestral Score. From when Jack Beeson was starting work on "Captain Jinks"
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The Sweet Bye And Bye, Piano/Vocal Score. Mimeo from Transparancies. Italian Bound. Two Volumes. Act 1 & Act 2
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The Sweet Bye and Bye, Piano Vocal Score. Boosey & Hawkes. Two Copies. Italian Bound. One with corrections. One final
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The Sweet Bye And Bye, Orchestral Score. Mimeo from Transparencies. Italian Bound. Two Volumes. Act 1 & Act 2.
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Hymns and Dances from The Sweet Bye And Bye 1. Memorial Service 2. Comic Strip: Evangelists and Flappers 3. Hymn, Interlude, and Dance, Orchestral Score. Mimeo from Transparencies. Italian Bound
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Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Orchestral Score. Mimeo from Transparencies. Italian Bound. Two Volumes. Act 1 & Act 2
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Jonah, Hello Out There, Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, and a few other works:
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Jonah. Piano/Vocal Score, mimeo from transparencies. Italian Bound
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Jonah. Typed Libretto. In clipped folder
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My Hearts in the Highlands. Italian Bound Orchestral Scores VOL I & II. 33B Italian Bound Piano Vocal Score
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Hello Out There. Piano/Vocal Score. Belwin Mills. Multiple corrections & a copy of letter to Joel Sachs re: forthcoming performance & corrections. Italian bound
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Hello Out There. Piano/Vocal Score. Mills Music. Minor corrections noted. Italian bound
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Hello Out There. Piano/Vocal Score. Mimeo from transparencies. Minor corrections noted. Italian bound
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Hello Out There. Orchestral Score. Mimeo from transparencies. With note 7/95 re: rehearsal numbers. Italian bound
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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth. Piano/Vocal Score. Boosey & Hawkes. Heavy board binding
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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth. Piano/Vocal Score. Unbound mimeo from transparencies
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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth. Orchestral score. Mimeo from transparencies. Italian bound
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Swan Song
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Epitaphs
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Three Settings from the Bay Psalm Book
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Old Hundredth Prelude and Doxology. Music for Organ
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Transformations, miniature score. Music for Large Orchestra
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Symphony No. 1 in A. 2 copies of miniature orchestral score, one Italian bound
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Symphony No. 1, Transformations, Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth:
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Symphony No. 1 in A. Orchestral Score, Italian bound
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Transformations, Orchestral Score. Music for Large Orchestra
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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth. Orchestral score. Mimeo from transparencies. Italian bound
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: My Hearts in the Highlands:
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Jonah
(Remains unpublished, but represented by Boosey & Hawkes.)
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Cyrano (Remains unpublished, but represented by Boosey & Hawkes)
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Cyrano & Sorry, Wrong Number:
Jack Beeson's Personal Set of Scores: Vocal and Non-Vocal Works:
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Two Millay Sonnets, for mezzo & piano
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Mary Magdelene's Song, for mezzo & piano, 3 copies
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A Channel Passage
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Kilroy Was Here, for baritone & piano, 2 copies
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A Farewell: Vale from Carthage, for bass voice and piano. 3 copies
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On The Housefly Planet, for mixed voices a capella, 2 copies
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If Blossoms Could Blossom, for bass voice and piano, 2 copies
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A Too-Late Love Song, for bass voice and piano, 4 copies
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Three Viereck Songs: A Too-Late Love Song. / If Blossoms Could Blossom / A Farewell: Vale from Carthage
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Ophelia Sings A Mad Scene, with Ditties, for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble (for the New Juilliard Ensemble and its conductor, Joe Sachs.)
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Practice in the Art of Elocution; An Operina for soprano and piano including Four Forbidden Songs: A Channel Passage, The Longfellow Variations, When Cigarettes to Ashes Turn, The Lugubrious Whing-Whang. 2 copies with notes & corrections
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The Longfellow Variations
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When Cigarettes to Ashes Turn (vocal setting)
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What Lips my Lips have Kissed, for mezzo / piano, 3 copies
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Spooning With Chowder
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The Sigh, for male voices TTBB a capella, 3 copies
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A Wagner Lover, for baritone & piano, 2 copies
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The Lugubrious Whing-Whang
In Blue Leather Eastman / Rochester Folder (Kept on his piano)
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Six Lyrics for Soprano & Piano (1952. rev 1959 rev 1995) 1. Dream 2. Song 3. Who Sighs That All Dies? 4. The Moon 5. Time 6. The Conclusion
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The Equilibrists: I. Piazza Piece: horn / bassoon/ clarinet / oboe / bass/ flute/ cello/ viola/violin 1 +2 / harp. Set of parts
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Xerox copy of Two Diversions 1. Sea Chantey 2. Fast Dance
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Mimeo copy of orchestral score for Fanfare for brass, winds, and percussion
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Misc. (revisions) no. ID vocal work: "Ship a hoy!"
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Mimeo copy of Two Concert Arias 1951/rev 53/rev 97 I. The Elephant II The Hippopotamus
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LEDA: for reciting voice & piano. "Work Copy (old) //Eastman// for revisions Spring 95, others made directly into transparencies."
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Sketches in Black & White (for piano): landscape / portrait/ abstraction/still life/seascape
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Peer Music Piano / Vocal Collection undated with notes by JHB: Containing "Five Songs: On A Spiritual Fever, A Good Night, On The World, Epigram, On Death (c-g sharp)
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Fantasy, Ditty, and Fughettas for 2 Baroque (or Modern) Flutes
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Sorry, Wrong Number: Orchestral Score and PV (Piano/Vocal.) PV has notes and corrections
Audio Additions:
LPs:
CDs:
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Sweet Bye & Bye
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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth
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Hello Out There
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Captain Jinks
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Symphony No. 1
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In Praise of Singing: choral music
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Fantasy, Ditty & Fughetta
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Sorry, Wrong Number
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Practice in the Art of Elocution
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Lizzie Borden
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Carolyn Heafner: songs
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Angela Brown: songs
Reel to Reel Tapes:
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Hello Out There
, 2 Reels
(Original Desto Tapes. Issued on Desto as LP #D-451 and on Columbia Masterworks LP #ML5265)
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Hello Out There
, May 27-30, 1954
(First performance, Brander Matthews Theater, Columbia University, recorded on Ampex 400A)
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My Heart's In The Highlands
, March 1970
(No. 2 of 2 Tapes, Premiere NET Opera)
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The Sweet Bye and Bye
, 4 Reels
(Master Tapes, Kansas City Lyric Theater, issued on Desto, numbered DC7179A, DC7179B, DC7179C, DC7179D Kansas City Lyric Theater, issued on Desto, numbered DC7179A, DC7179B, DC7179C, DC7179D)
Memorabilia: