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Box 20

 Container

Contains 46 Results:

Sermon on the Warpland, 1979-09-15

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Narrator, bass-baritone, SATB chorus, organ, piano, and carillon. Finished manuscript on vellum with performance copies, drafts, and sketches (box 12). Sketches and drafts (box 20).

Dates: 1979-09-15

Set of Dance Tunes for Solo Violin, 1978

 File — Multiple Containers
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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).

Dates: 1978

Silver Blue, 1966

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Improvisation for solo flute. Copies. Also filed with Blue-Silver under Two Improvisations for Solo Flute.

Dates: 1966

Solas Makit, 1984

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

SATB. Grenadian folksong researched by Lorna McDaniel, adapted for chorus by Da Costa. Copies of parts and program for the first performance by the Triad Chorale.

Dates: 1984

Soundpiece, 1956-12

 File — Multiple Containers
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Wind ensemble. Full score and copies of parts (box 13). Photocopies (box 20). Disbound conductor's copies (box 30).

Dates: 1956-12

Three Street Calls, 1970

 File — Multiple Containers
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Solo trombone. 2 finished drafts on vellum, 1 handwritten, 1 engraved using a graphic transfer sheet, with copies, drafts, sketches, and poems (box 14). Copies (box 20).

Dates: 1970

...through the valley, 1972

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

SATB. Finished draft on vellum with copies (box 16). Copy (box 20).

Dates: Event: 1972

T.J.'s Progressions, 1978-06-23

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

After a series of chord changes - "Coltrane's" - used by T.J. Anderson. Finished draft on vellum, with corrections, copy, working copy, and sketches.

Dates: 1978-06-23

Transformation of Mabel Wells, 1975

 File — Multiple Containers
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Incidental music by Da Costa for a short film of this title, by Peter Ketchum. Finished drafts of score and parts on vellum, with sketches, drafts, and copies (box 14). Sketches, notes, and screenplay (box 20).

Dates: 1975

Triofantasia, 2001-10

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 46-47
Scope and Contents

Also Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Lines in Rythmic Motion. Includes sketches, drafts, finished manuscript with copies, performance notes by Da Costa, and program from the first performance.

Dates: 2001-10

Trio for Living, 1966

 File — Multiple Containers
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A Triptych for the Theatre by George Houston Bass, music by Noel Da Costa with additional music by G. Bass. Finished manuscript on vellum with performance score in covers and copy (box 14). Two different copies of the play's text from the Yale School of Drama from 1966 and 1967 (box 20).

Dates: 1966

Triptich, 1973

 File — Multiple Containers
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Written for the organ to George Bass, in three movements. Finished manuscript on vellum with performance copy and copies (box 14). Photocopy (box 30).

Dates: 1973

Two Pieces for Piano, 1971

 File — Multiple Containers
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"Clave Tune" and "Blue Tune". Finished drafts on vellum and copies.

Dates: 1971

Two Pieces for Unaccompanied Cello, 1973

 File — Multiple Containers
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Based on Ewe Chant Rythms. Includes copies of the music, a letter regarding the composition by T.J. Anderson, and an essay by Gustava Tavares.

Dates: 1973

Two Shaker Songs (Lord's Prayer), 1964

 File — Multiple Containers
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SATB. "Our Heavenly Father" and "Again, O Heavenly Father". Copy only (box 15). Manuscript copy master on vellum with copies (box 20).

Dates: 1964

Two Songs for Julie-Ju, 1977

 File — Multiple Containers
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Soprano, piano. Song by Da Costa for a poem by George Houston Bass. Working copies and copies of the published sheet music, copyright 1977.

Dates: 1977

Two Wings, undated

 File — Multiple Containers
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S SATB and chamber orchestra. Second part of a longer work. Drafts and sketches (box 15).

Dates: undated

Will You Spend Your Life With Me?

 File — Multiple Containers
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S/B and organ. Title on music reads "Duo - Will You Spend". Musical setting to a work by George Bass. Finished manuscript on vellum and copy.

Dates: 1950 - 2001

In the Circle, 1970

 File — Multiple Containers
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Interpolation on a Hatian folk tale, for four electric guitars, fender bass, and percussionist. To Richie Resnicoff. Finished drafts of full score and parts on vellum, copies, and working copies (box 8). Annotated conductor's copy (box 17).

Dates: 1970

Singing Tortoise, 1974

 File — Multiple Containers
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Musical play in two acts for youth chorus, adapted from an Afro-Hatian folktale. Full score and various parts represented in finished manuscripts on vellum and working copies (box 12). Anntated performance copies, disbound (box 17). Promotional materials, sketches, working copies, original costume designs (box 20).

Dates: 1974