Box 18

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Children's chorus, electric guitar, piano, bass guitar. Words by Langston Hughes. Finished drafts on vellum, working copies, drafts and sketches (box 14). Finished draft in pencil (box 18). Copies, performance copies, finished drafts, notes, and letter to "Bob" regarding the two versions of Tambourines, a piano reduction for unison choir with Fender bass, and a fully orchestrated version (box 26).

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Harpsichord and bassoon. To David Miller. Finished draft (box 14) and copies (boxes 17 and 20). Working copies and draft (box 18). Performance copy and photocopy (box 26).

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Organ, percussion. Finished manuscript on vellum with drafts, sketches, working copies, and a full score as published by Atsoc Music (box 15). Correspondence and agreements regarding a 1997 performance of Ukom Memory Songs in Washington, DC, promotional materials from Atsoc Music, sketches, drafts, and copies of the reworked 1996 edition (box 20). Working copies (box 18).

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Published sheet music, photocopies, and occasional manuscripts composed by others, including historical composers, Da Costa's teachers, contemporaries, and students. These files also contain copies of violin compositions performed by Da Costa. Additional sheet music can be found under the composer's name in the Individuals files, box 22. Published, bound sheet music, mostly European classical composers (box 32).

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Sketches and drafts. Libretto drafts and notes by Patricia Da Costa (box 19). Sketches/drafts in pencil, titled The Dreamer was in the Garden (box 18).

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Various instrumentation, violin, trumpet in C, clarinet in A, glockenspeil, etc. Drafts, sketches, copies and working copies (box 9). Working copies, notes, drafts (box 20). Working/performance copy and sketch (box 18).

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Orchestra. Master sheets on vellum with copies, working copies, and drafts for parts and full score (box 2). Disbound performance copies (box 17). Working copies (box 18). Reduced copies and working copies (box 19). Notes and sketch (box 26). Finished draft of the orchestral score in pencil on vellum (box 29).

Scope and Contents Solo drummer with orchestra. Large performance copies of instrumental parts, master copy of the full score, and finished manuscripts of all parts on vellum (box 11). Finished draft pages on vellum (box 18). Full Correspondence regarding the commissioning of the music, its writing, transcription and performance, promotional material and copies of the music (box 20). Copies of the score, notes on composition, performance copy of the conductor's score (box 26). Disbound copy of conductor's...

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For chamber ensemble of 10 players. Finished draft of score and piano reduction on vellum, copies and working/performance copies (box 13). Performance copy with markup (box 18). Photocopy on vellum (box 26). Finished full score on vellum with copies (box 30).