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MUSIC COMPOSED BY NICOLAS SLONIMSKY

Manuscript
BOX 119 15 Russian peasant songs, set and integrated from authentic phrases [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations and paste-in lyrics.
BOX 119 Composed June-July 1935.
BOX 119 Contents:
BOX 119 Drëma (Dreamer).
BOX 119 Soloveĭ, solov'iushka (Nightingale, my nightingale).
BOX 119 Uzh vy shashki, kanashki moi (You, wily darlings).
BOX 119 Skuchno vremiachko (Tedious time).
BOX 119 S brazhki p'ianoiu ne byti (You can't get drunk on brew).
BOX 119 Krasny devitsy, da starye muzh'ia (Young maidens, old grooms).
BOX 119 Zain'ka (Little white bunny).
BOX 119 Uzh ty, iagodka krasna (My red berry).
BOX 119 Po nemetskoĭ po ulitse (Along German Street).
BOX 119 Devki, Ivan i kuznetsy (Girls, Ivan and the smiths).
BOX 119 Starushka, diadia Moseĭ, baba i shchi (A hag, Uncle Mo, a hussy and her broth).
BOX 119 Kartoshka moia (Fried potato).
BOX 119 Kurochka s bychkom, porosënok s iaichkom (Bull-bearing hen and an egg-laying pig).
BOX 119 Moĭ muzh ne khorosh (My husband, my sweetheart and I).
BOX 119 A kto u nas umen (Who is wise and knowing).
BOX 119 [15 Russian peasant songs] [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Mss. in ink, nos. 4-15 lacking lyrics, no. 14 has lyric sheet laid in. Two copies of no. 6.
BOX 119 Ach, du lieber Augustin! [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 119 No. 13 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 119 Advice [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 3 p.
BOX 119 Words by Pushkin, translated into English by Slonimsky.
BOX 119 Cover title: "A song." Composed 1918/1920.
BOX 119 Anti-dodecaphonic declaration [textualized melody].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 119 April [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Photocopy of holograph; 3 p.
BOX 119 Dated March 26, 1928.
BOX 119 Aromas de leyenda [Aroma of a legend] [violin and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 119 Holograph in pencil; 6 p.
BOX 119 On cover: "Final revised version (1938)."
BOX 119 Autumn (O-sen') [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with English words in pencil; 2 p.
BOX 119 Words by Alexander Block (Aleksandr Blok).
BOX 119 At end: "Sofia, 18/X 1921."
BOX 119 Later published in slightly modified form as "Autumns of yesteryear."
BOX 119 Bach's fugue no. 2 (multiplied by 2) ; Bach's fugue no. 2 in fluid tonality.
BOX 119 Score (holograph and partial photocopy) and sketches, in ink and pencil; 6 leaves.
BOX 119 Similar to no. 48 and no. 47 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 119 The ballad of the Oldtown fire, for baritone [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 119 Completed in June of 1930.
BOX 119 Blitzpartie [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 119 No. 15 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 119 Butterfly. Impromptu [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 119 Dedicated to Helene Miramova.
BOX 119 At end: "4 January, 1924, Seattle, U.S.A."
BOX 119 Déjà entendu [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 119 No. 36 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 119 Etude [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 3 p.
BOX 119 Dedicated to Isabelle Vengerova. Completed Nov. 1918.
BOX 119 Etude no. 1 [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 6 p.
BOX 119 Completed Oct. 1918.
BOX 119 [fanfares by various composers]
BOX 119 Slonimsky holographs for the parts (and some scores) of fanfares by Manuel de Falla; Milhaud
BOX 119 (Fanfare pour une fête); Prokofiev (Fanfare pour une spectacle) [includes a printed version]; Amadeo Roldán (Fanfare/Llamada) [includes 7 parts in unknown hand]; and Stravinsky (Fanfare for a liturgy) [includes 2 parts in an unknown hand]. [30 p.]
BOX 119 Includes miniature printed versions of "Fanfare for a political address" by Arthur Bliss, and "Esquisse d'une fanfare" by Francis Poulenc.
BOX 119 For Slonimsky's own fanfare, (see "Fanfarria habanera para despertar a los trasnochadores.")
BOX 119 Fanfarria habanera para despertar a los trasnochadores [piccolo, clarinet, horn, bell, maracas, and bongos]
BOX 119 Holograph score (4 p.) and parts (5), in ink with pencil annotations.
BOX 119 Score signed "Habana, 22.-IV-1933"
BOX 119 Fragment of chorus from "Orestes" of Euripedes, from a conjectural version (400 B.C.) [trumpet, suspended cymbal, tambourine, tam-tam, and strings].
BOX 119 Score (paste-in photocopies) and holograph/photocopy of holograph string parts (3).
BOX 119 La fuite de la lune (Impressions) [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink and pencil; 6 p.
BOX 119 Words by Oscar Wilde. On cover: "To Dorothy Adlow."
BOX 119 Completed Nov. 4, 1926.
BOX 119 Impromptu-miniature [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 119 On p. 1: "Eastman School, Rochester, N.Y."
BOX 119 İok, effendi. Fox-trott [piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink; 2 p.
BOX 119 On cover: "Constantinople, 1921."
BOX 119 Isle of Zanti [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Ms. in ink; 4 p.
BOX 119 Holograph piano-vocal scores (2), in ink; 3 p., 3 p.
BOX 119 Completed in September of 1927 in Portsmouth, N.H..
BOX 119 Khoral, pisannyĭ na ėkzamenie, 5 maia 1913.
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 1 p.
BOX 119 At top: "Examination piece,St. Petersburg Conservatory 1913."
BOX 119 Krug viekoviechnyĭ (Eternal circle) [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with annotations and English words (Slonimsly, trans.) in pencil; 5 p.
BOX 119 Completed in Sofia in August, 1921.
BOX 119 Liubi menia iasno. Romans dlia vysokogo golosa [voice and piano].
BOX 119 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 119 At end: "Sofia, 1/XII 1921."
BOX 120 Marche grotesque [Piccolo, horns, trumpets, trombone, percussion, piano, strings].
BOX 120 Holograph parts (11).
BOX 120 Crossed-out title: "Little march for a big bowl"
BOX 120 [miscellaneous melody(ies) with accompanying "words"]
BOX 120 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 120 [miscellaneous Slonimsky holographs of music of others]
BOX 120 Includes fragments copied from the music of Bizet, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Satie, as well as melodies by composers unknown, among which can be found several Russian songs and texts as recalled by Slonimsky, and believed to date from 1900 to 1904. (8 leaves)
BOX 120 [miscellaneous Slonimsky holographs of the music of Roy Harris]
BOX 120 Includes fragments for the following (17 leaves):
BOX 120 1st symphony.
BOX 120 2nd symphony. [2 leaves]
BOX 120 American portraits, third movement.
BOX 120 Fantasy (identical with the slow movement of the First Symphony).
BOX 120 First string quartet, slow movement ; Third symphony.
BOX 120 Piano sonata, second movement, middle section ; Ending of the piano sonata.
BOX 120 Quintet [clarinet, strings, piano]. [photocopy of annotated printed fragment]
BOX 120 Rock of ages, for mixed chorus and orchestra. [2 index cards]
BOX 120 Second movement [violin] ; Third movement [cello, piano].
BOX 120 Soliloquy and dance [viola solo ; piano].
BOX 120 The theme of collective force.
BOX 120 Third symphony.
BOX 120 Trio.
BOX 120 Violin concerto ; 3rd symphony.
BOX 120 Western cowboy [voice and piano].
BOX 120 Möbius strip tease [lyricized melody].
BOX 120 Holographs (2) in ink and ink and pencil; 1 p., 1 p.
BOX 120 Printed version (1).
BOX 120 Music illustrations to changing styles of Soviet music.
BOX 120 Music examples (holograph, in pencil; 4 p.) from music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Deshevov,
BOX 120 Khachaturian, Dzerzhinsky, Kabalevsky, Tchishko, and Knipper.
BOX 120 O, esli b znali vy... [voice and piano].
BOX 120 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 4 p.
BOX 120 On cover: "N. Sonimsky 1913."
BOX 120 Objets trouvés in a dodecaphonic environment [piano].
BOX 120 Holograph (dated 1987) in ink; 3 p.
BOX 120 Photocopies (3) of holograph; 1 p. (incomplete), 5 p., and 7 p.
BOX 120 Otchego nas vsegda op'ianiaet luna [voice and piano].
BOX 120 Holograph in ink; 4 p.
BOX 120 At end: "Sofia, 19/X 1921."
BOX 120 A penny for your thoughts. Vocalise [voice and piano].
BOX 120 Holograph in colored pencil; 2 p.
BOX 120 Dated March 1930.
BOX 120 Le petite cochon qui se dégonfle [piano].
BOX 120 Holograph in ink; 2 p.
BOX 120 At end: "Paris, 1922."
BOX 120 Petite suite galéenne [piano].
BOX 120 Photocopy of holograph; 6 p.
BOX 120 Dated "Vernal Equinox, 1962."
BOX 120 Piccolo divertimento [no. 1] [woodwinds, percussion, typewriter, and cat's meow].
BOX 120 Photocopy scores (4 reduced-size, one of which is heavily annotated; 1 full-size).
BOX 120 Note: crossed-out title of "Little suite."
BOX 120 Piccolo divertimento [no. 2] [early version: flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano and violin].
BOX 120 Sketches: holograph (7 p.) and photocopies (10 p.), some showing annotations for final version.
BOX 120 Piccolo divertimento [no. 2] [early version: flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, piano and percussion].
BOX 120 Photocopy parts (14) for no. 1-14, incomplete, piano lacking, some annotated.
BOX 121 Piccolo divertimento no. 2 [final version: flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, percussion and piano].
BOX 121 Photocopy and ms. scores (3), some annotated, for no. 9 (Bach dislocated)-12 [final version]; [21 p. total]
BOX 121 Photocopy scores or short scores for no. 9 (Square root of B5)-14 (early version); 10 p.
BOX 121 Photocopy scores for discarded or renumbered sections, some annotated; 13 p.
BOX 121 Title lists (4).
BOX 121 Piccolo divertimento [no. 2] [final version: flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, percussion and piano].
BOX 121 Parts (photocopy and ms.), modified to final form, clarinet and percussion incomplete; [39 p.]
BOX 121 Piccolo divertimento [no. 2] [final version: flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, percussion and piano]
BOX 121 Photocopy parts (9) for no. 1-12, some annotated.
BOX 121 Posliedniaia panikhida, dlia soprano [voice and piano].
BOX 121 Holograph in ink; 4 p.
BOX 121 Completed in Sofia, July 1921.
BOX 121 Quaquaversal suite [4 sections] [piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello, 2 pianos].
BOX 121 Holograph sketches (no. 1, 2 and 4); 20 p.
BOX 121 Ms. violin part, complete parts (2 photocopies), and notes.
BOX (340) Quaquaversal suite [6 sections] [flute/piccolo, percussion, and piano].
BOX (340) Scores (2 photocopies), and ms. of p. 9.
BOX (340) Composed 1990.
BOX (340) Quaquaversal suite [7 sections] [flute/piccolo, percussion, and piano].
BOX (340) Ms. score and 2 photocopy scores (all lacking a cut p. 6).
BOX (340) Photocopy of truncated p. 2.
BOX 121 Quodlibet [holograph melody over printed piano music paste-ins; 1 p.].
BOX 121 Quodlibet (La putaine) [piano].
BOX 121 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 121 Basis for no. 41 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 121 Studies in black and white [piano].
BOX 121 Holograph in ink with pencil annotations; 13 p.
BOX 121 Dated July 1928.
BOX 121 Surrealistically dodecaphonic birthday greetings.
BOX 121 Holograph in ink; 1 p.
BOX 121 Similar to "Happy birthday"; also used in "Piccolo divertimento."
BOX 121 Twenty-ninth anniversary cantata, July 30, 1960 [voice and piano].
BOX 121 Holograph in ink and pencil; 3 p.
BOX 121 Commemoration of Slonimsky's wedding.
BOX 121 A very great musician, or, A story of an unrequited passion [voice and piano].
BOX 121 Holograph in ink; 3 p.
BOX 121 Poem by Theophil Marzials. Dedication to Paul Cherkassky.
BOX 121 At end: "June 11, 1928"
Printed Music
BOX 122 51 minitudes for piano, 1972-76. New York/London: G. Schirmer, 1979.
BOX 122 [51 minitudes, for piano]. N.p., n.d.
BOX 122 9 selections on one proof sheet [?]. "Cryptokrebschoenwagnerbergblatt" shown for later "Schoenwagnerberg boustrophedon."
BOX 122 April [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1928. [3 copies]
BOX 122 Big Ben, for the piano. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1932. [2 copies]
BOX 122 Bosphore valse, pour piano. [Constantinople]: n.p., [1920].
BOX 122 Composer identified on title page as Niccolo Slavini.
BOX 122 Columbines (Garden songs, [no. 2]) [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1928.
BOX 122 (3 copies and extra cover, inscribed by Slonimsky).
BOX 122 Czerny, shmerny [piano]. N.p., n.d. [photocopy]
BOX 122 No. 30 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 122 Danse du Baïram. Danse orientale, pour piano. Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1923.
BOX 122 3 copies, 1 of which is a photocopy.
BOX 122 Déjà entendu [piano]. N.p., n.d.
BOX 122 No. 36 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 122 Dummkopfmarsch in His/Deses Dur [piano]. N.p., n.d. [2 photocopies]
BOX 122 Fantasy in black and white [piano]. Published in New Music 3, no. 1 (Oct. 1929).
BOX 122 Note: filed with "Studies in black and white."
BOX 122 Five advertising songs [voice and piano]. Lomita, Calif.: Cambria Publishing, 1988.
BOX 122 Five advertising songs [voice and piano]. N.p., n.d.
BOX 122 Composed 1925.
BOX 122 The flight of the moon (Impressions, no. 2) [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1927.
BOX 122 Four picturesque pieces for ambitious young pianists. Boston: Riker, Brown & Wellington, 1931. [6 items]
BOX 122 1-- The opening of the piano (inscribed by Slonimsky)
BOX 122 2-- Dreams and drums (2 copies)
BOX 122 3-- Kiddies on the keys (2 copies)
BOX 122 4-- Country dance
BOX 122 Four picturesque pieces for ambitious young pianists. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1942. [8 items (2 copies of each)]
BOX 122 1-- The opening of the piano
BOX 122 2-- Dreams and drums
BOX 122 3-- Kiddies on the keys
BOX 122 4-- Country dance
BOX 122 Four Russian melodies [clarinet and piano]. New York: Mecca Music Service, 1936. [photocopy]
BOX 122 Four simple pieces, for small orchestra. New York: Coleman-Ross Co., 1955.
BOX 122 French blue (Garden songs, [no. 3]) [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1928.
BOX 122 Gravestones at Hancock, N.H. [voice and piano]. Lomita, Calif.: Cambria Publications, 1988.
BOX 122 Gravestones at Hancock, N.H. [voice and piano]. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1946.
BOX 122 Happy birthday [piano]. N.p., n.d. [photocopy]
BOX 122 No. 49 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 122 The haunting horn. Waltz [piano]. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1931. [2 copies]
BOX 122 I owe a debt to a monkey! A humorous encore song, for voice and piano. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod
BOX 122 Publications, 1945. [2 copies]
BOX 122 Little suite, for woodwinds, percussion and typewriter. New York: Coleman-Ross Co., 1955.
BOX 122 (same as Piccolo divertimento no. 1)
BOX 122 Modinha Russo-Brasileira, for piano solo. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1942. (2 copies)
BOX 122 Moods [piano]. Evanston, Ill.: Summy-Birchard Co., 1964. [2 copies]
BOX 122 Moto perpetuo, for violin and piano. Lomita, Calif.: Cambria Publishing, 1990.
BOX 122 Score and part, 2 copies.
BOX 122 Moto perpetuo, for violin and piano. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1939.
BOX 122 Score and part.
BOX 122 My little pool [piano vet zang]. Slikkerveer-Rotterdam: Klavarskribo, n.d.
BOX 122 Musical notation in klavarskribo. Incomplete.
BOX 122 My little pool [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1929.
BOX 122 Piano-vocal score and photocopy.
BOX 123 My toy balloon (Variations on a Brazilian tune), for orchestra. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, 1942.
BOX 123 Annotations in Russian.
BOX 123 My toy balloon. Variations on a Brazilian tune [orchestra]. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, 1978.
BOX 123 My toy balloon. Variations on a Brazilian tune [orchestra]. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, 1978.
BOX 123 Condensed score (4 copies, 2 in miniature).
BOX 123 My toy balloon. Variations on a Brazilian tune [two pianos]. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, 1950.
BOX 123 Scores (3 copies, one an annotated photocopy).
BOX 123 My toy balloon. Variations on a Brazilian tune [two pianos]. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1950.
BOX 123 No more shiny nose [voice and piano]. Appearing in Keyboard Classics (May/June 1983). (photocopy)
BOX 123 Piccolo divertimento no. 1. Suite for flute, oboe, clarinet, military drum, triangle, suspended cymbal, portable typewriter, cat's meow. Lomita, Calif.: Cambria Publishing, 1989. [2 copies]
BOX 123 [Piccolo divertimento no. 1, for woodwinds, percussion, typewriter, and cat's meow]. [Lomita, Calif.]: Cambria Records and Publishing, 1989.
BOX 123 Parts.
BOX 123 Prelude in black and white [piano]. Published in New Music 3, no. 1 (Oct. 1929).
BOX 123 Note: filed with "Studies in black and white."
BOX 123 Russian nocturne, for piano solo. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1943. [2 copies]
BOX 123 Russian prelude, for piano solo. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1945. [2 copies]
BOX 123 Silhouettes ibériennes, for piano solo. Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1949. [photocopy]
BOX 123 Silhouettes (Impressions, no. 1). Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1927.
BOX 123 Piano-vocal scores (2), one inscribed by Slonimsky.
BOX 123 Studies in black and white, for piano. Published in New Music 3, no. 1 (Oct. 1929).
BOX 123 Also includes "Prelude in black and white" and "Fantasy in black and white."
BOX 123 Inscribed to Dorothy (uxor) by Slonimsky.
BOX 123 Studies in black and white [piano]. Los Angeles: New Music Edition, 1929.
BOX 123 Also includes "Prelude in black and white" and "Fantasy in black and white."
BOX 123 Studies in black and white [piano]. New York: New Music Edition Corp. Publisher, 1929. [2 copies]
BOX 123 Also includes "Prelude in black and white" and "Fantasy in black and white."
BOX 123 Studies in black and white [piano]. San Francisco: New Music Edition, 1929.
BOX 123 Also includes "Prelude in black and white" and "Fantasy in black and white."
BOX 123 Annotated.
BOX 123 Suite for violoncello and piano. Hollywood, Calif.: Highland Music Co., 1970.
BOX 123 Score and part, 2 copies.
BOX 124 Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. New York: Coleman-Ross Company, 1947.
BOX 124 Incomplete, p. 53-68, 133-38, 143-48 lacking.
BOX 124 Enclosed: a supplementary page of scales, titled "Bitonal retrogressive canon," "Bitonal retrogressive canon," and "Scriabin's Prometheus chord."
BOX 124 Three songs [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1928. [6 items (2 copies of each)]
BOX 124 1-- Autumns of yesteryear
BOX 124 2-- 'Neath stars
BOX 124 3-- Your tranquil eyes
BOX 124 Tintinnabulations, for the piano. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1935. [2 copies]
BOX 124 Two etudes for advanced students, for piano solo (op. 2). Providence, R. I.: Axelrod Publications, 1946. [2 copies]
BOX 124 Typographical errors [piano]. N.p., n.d. [photocopy]
BOX 124 Incomplete (1 p. only). Included in "Studies in black in white" and "Piccolo divertimento."
BOX 124 Utica sheets [photocopy of "'Neath stars" with new title and lyric written in]. [unpublished]
BOX 124 First line: "So soft, so smooth, so snowy-white... Utica sheets and pillow cases." (Slonimsky)
BOX 124 Valse trop sentimentale [piano]. N.p., n.d. [photocopy]
BOX 124 No. 43 of "51 minitudes."
BOX 124 Variations on a kindergarten tune, for piano solo. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, 1942. [3 copies]
BOX 124 Same as "My toy balloon."
BOX 124 Variations on a kindergarten tune, for piano solo. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1942. [3 copies]
BOX 124 Same as "My toy balloon."
BOX 124 A very great musician [voice and piano]. Lomita, Calif.: Cambria Publishing, 1989. [2 copies]
BOX 124 A very great musician [voice and piano]. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1947. [2 copies]
BOX 124 What makes a garden? (Garden songs, [no. 1]) [voice and piano]. Boston: White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1928.
BOX 124 Quartered music, inscribed by Slonimsky to the Adlow sisters.
BOX 124 Yellowstone Park suite, for piano solo. Providence, R.I.: Axelrod Publications, 1951.
BOX 124 (2 copies, one with a semi-erased annotation to Elektra)

PROGRAMS OF NICOLAS SLONIMSKY PERFORMANCES

BOX 125 1924-39
BOX 126 1940-65
BOX 127 1966-69
BOX 128 1969-90
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