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To Max Pollikoff. Based on American Fiddle Tunes, includes pieces: Walk Around - "Brudder Bones"; Neumedia; Little Diamond / Bird On The Wing - Jigs; New Orleans - Clog; and "New Orleans" - Colg Blues. Finished manuscript on vellum with copies and sketch (box 12). Printed sheet music (box 20). Photocopy (box 16).

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S S MS. Musical setting for a historical vignette, "Grace Before Meal", from the life of Shaker Eldress Rebecca Cox Jackson set in 1843. Music, verses, and notes on performance. Finished draft on heavy staff paper and copies (box 13). Photocopy (box 26).

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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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Musical setting for a poem by Countee Cullen. Sketches and drafts (box 15). Sketches and notes on copies of the poem (box 26).

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Opera in one act. Soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, bass baritone, chorus. Libretto by Townsend Brewster. Sketches, notes, and drafts (box 26).

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For solo trumpet in C. For J.W. Finished draft, sketches and copies (box 6). Photocopies (box 26).

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Incidental music composed for the short film "Francis Stelloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller". Notes, sketches, drafts, and finished score on vellum (box 6). Working copies, notes, and promotional material for the film (box 26).

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Composition in four parts (Take Off Vibrations, Earth Song, Space Walking, and Changes) written for double bassist Ron Carter. Finished draft on vellum and copy (box 8). photocopy (box 20). Photocopy (box 26).

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Mezzo soprano, 12 instrument ensemble. To Mary B. Rucker. (box 8). Photocopy (box 20, box 26).

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For 3 chanters with drum set and piano. To TJ Anderson. Maxims of Satchel Paige adapted to music by Da Costa. Finished draft, copies, and sketches (box 9). Photocopies and notes on the first performance and performing the piece (box 26).

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Mezzo soprano, piano. To Barbara Cobb. Poem by Langston Hughes set to music by Da Costa. Finished daft on vellum, drafts, sketches, and copies (box 10). Photocopies (box 20). Photocopy (box 26).

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Handwritten and typed notes and commentary on individual songs, composition, and music generally, including notes for a planned series of essays.

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For brass quintet. Performance copies and finished drafts on vellum; 1959 draft engraved in Florence, Italy (box 11). Photocopy (box 26).

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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).

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Sketches, drafts, working copies, and finished drafts on vellum (box 7). Copies, notes, and working copies (box 19). Photocopies (box 26). Copies, sketches, and drafts (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).