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2 versions: soprano with piano, and soprano with xylophone and vibraphone(one player), celesta and piano (one player). Features haiku by Issa, Taiga, Ryota, and Chine-Jo. Finshed drafts and copies of both versions (box 7). Copies (box 19).

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Drafts, sketches, working copies, and finished drafts on vellum (box 8). Correspondence regarding permission to adapt the picture book "Harriet and the Promised Land" by artist Jacob Lawrence for a performance by the Boys Choir of Harlem (box 19).

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Verses for two flutes, after a poem by Owen Dodson. Includes a variant arrangement for flute and clarinet. Finished drafts on vellum and copies (box 10). Copies (box 20).

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Instrumental ensemble. Finished drafts on vellum, drafts, copies and working copies- full score and parts (box 10). Copies, notes, and letter to a flutist regarding a performance in October-November, 1986 (box 20).

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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).

Scope and Contents From the Collection: A collection of the personal papers of Aimee Ernesta Drinker Barlow (1892-1981). Includes autograph memoir, travel diaries (from 1916 and early 1960s), correspondence received from husbands William C. Bullitt (1891-1967), former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union; and composer Samuel L.M. Barlow (1892-1982); as well as from admirers including the artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971). Of note is an almost complete run of mimeographed scripts of NBC Radio broadcasts by Barlow as "Commando Mary"...

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The largest series in the collection, the Music Manuscripts of Noel Da Costa range throughout his career, from the early 1950's to the end of the century. Many of the compositions retain their sketches and drafts, while a few early works remain only in reproductions and performance copies. Differing formats for each title have been housed separately, with each box listed in the scope note for that title.

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Noel Da Costa; Wanda Maximilien. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Noel Da Costa; Max Pollikoff performing. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Noel Da Costa directing. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Noel Da Costa. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Compositions of Noel Da Costa. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Noel Da Costa directing. 1/4" open reel audio tape; "A T H" (Alice Tully Hall).

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Da Costa composition. 1/4" open reel audio tape; Carnegie Hall.

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Composed by Da Costa, Clarence Cooper performing. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Composed by Da Costa, Omar Clay performing. 1/4" open reel audio tape; "recorded takes".

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Da Costa composition. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Da Costa composition. 1/4" open reel audio tape.

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Noel Da Costa. 1/4" open reel audio tape; Music to accompany an exhibit at the Met.

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Noel Da Costa. 1/4" open reel audio tape.