Beeson logged all of his works (including dates and locations of composition and of performances of them) in this diary, referred to by Beeson as the "Latouche book." Beeson used his own system of numbering his works in this diary, referred to by him as "Latouche numbers" (a personal system of opus numbers not used by his publisher or in any of Beeson's published writing about his works). This system has been used to chronologically organize the records in this collection. Works prior to 1956 were recorded and backdated, and the total number of logged works at the time of Beeson's death was 136. The Latouche book can be used as a comprehensive guide to Beeson's composition activities.
The Latouche book is represented here by a facsimile reference copy. There is also a microfilm copy available for reference: MN#2010-7007. Please request access to the original book if required.
This series contains materials that include biographical information on or related to Beeson: yearbooks, awards, published interviews, obituaries, and programs for his memorial concert at Columbia University.
This series contains documents pertaining to original works composed by Beeson. The bulk of the series is comprised of sketches, drafts, holographs, and published scores, but the series also includes related research material, libretto drafts, notes, and correspondence. Almost all of Beeson's works logged in his composition diary are represented here, excepting a few early works; most include a draft with markings and a final-version holograph transparency in the composer's hand.
The series is arranged chronologically by work according to Beeson's "Latouche numbers" (his own system of opus numbers; see Series I). Within each work, materials are arranged in approximate chronological order. The series begins with fourteen spiral notebooks of early sketches and drafts composed while at Eastman, which include sketches and drafts of early Latouche-numbered works, as well as some early compositions not recorded in the Latouche book.
Spiral Notebooks, 1939-1945 (14 Items), 1939-1945
Two Marches for piano
Box 4
Autograph (in hand of Luella Weiner), 1933
Sketches for an opera based on Byron's 'Manfred'
Box 4
Sketch for libretto, 1939
Piano Sonata (first movement)
Box 4
Holograph, 1939
("Movement in Sonata Form")
Chorale for mixed chorus
Box 4
Holograph, 1939
("Reharmonization of bass of "Wach' Auf"-'Die Miestersinger'")
Gavotte and Musette for piano
Variations for piano
Box 4
Holograph, 1940
(See "Eastman notes and compositions" subject file for draft)
Two Miniatures for soprano and piano
Box 4
Holograph, 1940
(See "Eastman notes and compositions" subject file for draft)
A Fragment of the Passion according to St. Matthew
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Box 4
Holograph and facsimile, 1941
Box 4
Draft of violin part, 1941
Sonata for Flute and Piano
Box 4
Holograph and facsimiles, 1942
First Sonata for Piano
A Round for Christmas for four voices
Box 4
Sketch/draft, 1942
Box 4
Holograph score and parts, 1951
Box 4
Published scores (2), 1960
Two Madrigals for Five Voices
Box 4
Draft, 1943
("Stars, I have seen them fall…" and "The Dust of Timas"; contains markings)
Box 4
Holograph and facsimile, 1943
Music for Two Earnest Instruments for organ and trombone
Box 4
Holograph, 1942
(bound withSecond Sonata for Pianoholograph facsimile)
Box 5
Holograph facsimile, 1942
Concerto Grosso for Piano and Orchestra
Box 4
Holograph and facsimile of full orchestral score, 1943
Box 4
Holograph and facsimiles of string instrument parts, 1943
Box 4
Holograph of instrument parts (except for strings), 1943
Madrigal for seven voices
Two Fragments from E.A. Robinson for female voices, strings, and timpani
Box 5
Holograph and facsimile, 1943
Second Sonata for Piano
Box 5
Holograph and facsimile, 1943
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
"And Ruth Said…" for piano and high voice
Three Settings from the Gaelic for mixed chorus and orchestra
Box 5
Holograph and facsimile of full score, 1944
Box 5
Holograph and facsimiles (2) of piano-vocal score, 1944
Third Sonata for Piano
Two Diversions for piano
Box 6
Draft, 1953
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile fragment, 1953
Box 6
Facsimile of published score, 1972
Clouds for low voice and piano
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile, 1944
Four Crazy Jane Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile, 1944
Box 6
Draft, 1959
("Revision of The Crazy Jane Songs"; contains markings)
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile, 1959
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile, 1959
Box 6
Facsimile of holograph, 1959
Box 22
Facsimile with revisions, 1998
(SeeSongs and Arias for Mezzo-Soprano)
Fourth Sonata for Piano
Fourth Sonata for Piano revision
Box 6
Holograph, 1951
Box 6
Facsimile of holograph, 1951
Box 6
Published score, 1984
("Fourth Piano Sonata"; contains markings)
Song for flute and piano
Box 6
Holograph, 1945
Box 6
Published score and parts (2), 1946
(one copy contains markings)
Box 6
Published score, 1972
The Wild Swans at Coole for soprano, flute, harp, and piano
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile, 1945
Three Songs for soprano and piano
Box 6
Holograph, 1945
Box 6
Facsimile of holograph with revisions, 1945 1951, 1945, 1951
(contains markings)
(contains markings)
Box 6
Holograph and facsimile with revisions, 1951 (contains markings), 1951
Box 22
Facsimiles with revisions, 1992-1997
(as "Three Blake Songs"; seeSongs and Arias for Tenor and Piano)
Five Songs for high voice and piano
Box 6
Typed text, 1946
Box 6
Holograph, 1946
Box 6
Facsimile of holograph with revisions, 1946 1950, 1946, 1950
Five Songs revision
Box 6
Holograph, 1950
Box 6
Published scores (2), 1954
Fifth Sonata for Piano
Fifth Sonata for Piano revision
Box 6
Draft, 1951
Box 6
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1967
Box 6
Proofs for publication with revisions, 1973
Box 6
Published score, 1973
Five Sonatas for Piano
Noah and His Sons chamber opera
Jonah opera
Box 7
Facsimile of typed libretto, 1947
Box 7
Draft of full score, 1947-1950
Box 7
Draft of condensed score, 1947-1950
Interlude for violin and piano
Box 7
Draft, 1951
("Three Lyrical Ballads"; contains markings)
Box 7
Holograph of full score, 1951
Box 7
Holograph and facsimile of violin part, 1951
Eldorado for high voice and piano
Box 7
Draft, 1951
Box 7
Holograph and facsimile, 1951
(facsimile contains markings)
Box 7
Facsimile of holograph with revisions, 1951 1980, 1951, 1980
Box 7
Facsimiles (2) of printed score, 1980
Box 7
Published score, 1982
((inAmerican Artsong Anthology)
The Hippopotamus for high voice and piano
Box 7
Draft, 1951
Box 7
Facsimile of holograph, 1951
The Hippopotamus for voice and small orchestra
Box 7
Draft of full score, 1952
Three Psalms from the Bay Psalm Book for mixed chorus
Box 8
Draft, 1951
Box 8
Holograph, 1951
Box 8
Holograph fragments with sketch of piano accompaniment, 1951
Box 8
Holograph with piano accompaniment, 1951
Box 8
Facsimiles of holograph (no accompaniment), 1951
Box 8
Facsimiles (2) of holograph of Psalm 23, undated
Box 8
Published scores (5), 1969
Three Psalms for mixed chorus
Box 8
Draft, 1951
Box 8
Holograph and facsimile, 1951 1984, 1951, 1984
Box 8
Facsimiles (5) of published score of Psalm 121, 1962
Piazza Piece for tenor, soprano, and piano
Box 8
Draft, 1951
Box 8
Holograph, 1951 1988, 1951, 1988
Box 8
Facsimile of holograph, 1951
Box 8
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1988
Piazza Piece for soprano and tenor with piano or chamber ensemble
Big Crash Out West for baritone and piano
Box 8
Draft, 1951
Box 8
Holograph, 1951
Box 8
Published scores (2), 1989
Two Songs for baritone and piano
Box 8
Draft, 1952 (contains markings), 1952
Box 8
Holograph and facsimile, 1960
("Senex"; facsimile contains markings)
Box 8
Published scores (2) and facsimile, 1962
Box 8
Published scores (2), 1962
Six Lyrics for high voice and piano
Box 8
Draft, 1952 ("Dream Pedlary"; contains markings), 1952
Box 8
Draft, 1952
(songs #2-#6; contains markings)
Box 8
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1952 1959, 1952, 1959
Box 8
Facsimile of holograph, 1959
Box 8
Holograph and facsimile, 1995
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Box 8
Draft, 1952
Box 8
Holograph of score and parts, 1952-1953
Box 8
Published score and parts, 1973
The Elephant for high voice and orchestra
Two Concert Arias for high voice and orchestra or piano
("The Hippopotamus" and "The Elephant")
Box 9
Holograph and facsimile of piano-vocal score, 1951 1953 1995 1997, 1951, 1953, 1995, 1997
Box 9
Holograph and facsimile of full orchestral score, 1953 1995 1997, 1953, 1995, 1997
Box 9
Holograph and facsimile of instrument parts, 1993 1995, 1993, 1995
Box 9
Bound facsimiles of holographs of Five Songs Six Lyrics Two Concert Arias Piazza Piece Big Crash Out West Two Songs, and Eldorado, undated
Hello Out There chamber opera
Box 9
Holograph of piano-vocal score, 1953
Box 9
Draft of full orchestral score, 1953
Box 9
Published scores (2), 1960
The Tides of Miranda for five voices and piano
Box 9
Draft, 1954
Box 9
Holograph, 1954
Box 9
Published score, 1969
The Sweet Bye and Bye chamber opera
Box 10
Libretto draft materials, 1954-1955
(bound; contains markings)
Box 10
Facsimile of typed libretto, 1955
Box 10
Typed synopsis, undated
Box 10
Draft of full score, 1956
Box 10
Holograph and facsimile fragments, undated
Box 10
Facsimile of holograph of piano-vocal score, 1966
Box 10
Published libretto, 1966
Box 10
Published vocal score, 1966
"Mother Rainey's Aria: The Wages of Sin" and "Reprise: To the Seducer"from The Sweet Bye and Bye arranged for mezzo-soprano and piano
Love Song Arietta, and Aria for tenor and piano
Box 22
Facsimiles with revisions, 1992-2002
(seeSongs and Arias for Tenor and Piano)
Indiana Homecoming for baritone and piano
Box 11
Draft, 1956
(untitled; contains markings)
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile, 1956
Box 11
Published scores (2), 1973
The Bear Hunt for three male voices and piano
Box 11
Draft, 1956
Box 11
Published score, 1960
Leda for reciting voice and piano
Box 11
Draft, 1957
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile, 1957 1995, 1957, 1995
Box 11
Facsimile of text, 1995
Sketches in Black and White for piano
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile, 1958
Symphony No. 1 in A
Box 11
Draft of condensed score, 1959
Draft of full score, 1959
Box 11
Published scores (2), 1972
Round and Round for piano four hands
Box 11
Draft, 1959
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile, 1959
(facsimile contains markings)
Box 11
Published score, 1970
Against Idleness and Mischief and In Praise of Labor for voice and piano
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile, 1959
Box 19
Published score, 1973
(seeNine Songs and Arias for Soprano and Piano)
Fire, Fire, Quench Desire for high voice and piano
Evening Prayer for mixed voices a cappella
Box 11
Draft, 1959
Box 11
Holograph, 1959
Box 11
Published score and facsimile, 1960
("Matthew, Mark, Luke and John")
Box 19
Published score, 1984
("Night Spell"; seeRounds and Rhymes)
Nursery Rhyme Rounds for mixed voices
Box 11
Sketch fragment, 1959
Box 11
Holograph, 1959
Box 19
Holograph, 1980
("Swan Song" and "Hiccup, Snicup"; see "Merry-Go-Round")
Box 19
Published score, 1984
("Swan Song" and "Hiccup, Snicup"; seeRounds and Rhymes)
Transformations for large orchestra
Box 11
Draft of condensed score, 1959
Box 11
Draft of full score, 1959
Box 11
Published full score, 1972
Commemoration (Concert Overture for Band) with optional chorus
Box 11
Draft of condensed score, 1959-1960
Box 11
List of instrument parts, 1960
Box 11
Facsimiles (2) of piano-vocal score holograph, 1960
("ad lib. Choral close to Commemoration")
Fanfare for brass, winds, and percussion
Box 11
Draft/sketch, 1963
Box 11
Holograph and facsimile of full score, 1963 1995, 1963, 1995
Box 11
Holograph and facsimiles of instrument parts, 1963 1995, 1963, 1995
Lizzie Borden opera
Box 12
Three bound volumes of libretto materials, including drafts, correspondence, clippings, notes, etc.,, 1955-1959
Box 12
Libretto facsimile, undated
Box 12
Libretto facsimile with corrections, 1964
Box 13
Assorted sketch material, fragments, and notes, circa, 1960-1965
Box 13
Notes, revisions, correspondence relating to libretto, circa, 1962-1968
Box 13
Draft of condensed score, 1965
Box 13
Holograph of piano-vocal score, 1965
Box 13
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph for Act III Scene 2, 1965
Box 33
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph, 1965
Box 25
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph, 1965
(This was Brenda Lewis' copy, given to her when she created the title role in the 1965 world premiere. The score contains markings. Any references should credit "Courtesy of Brenda Lewis Cooper and Video Artists International.")
Box 13
Published libretti (2), 1966
Box 13
Published piano-vocal score, circa, 1966-1967
Box 13
Published libretto, 1996
"Margret's Garden Aria" and "Abbie's Bird Song" from Lizzie Borden arranged for voice and piano
Box 14
Draft, 1967 (contains markings), 1967
Box 14
Published scores (2), 1968)
("Margret's Garden Aria")
Box 14
Published scores (2), 1968
Box 19
Published score, 1973
(seeNine Songs and Arias for Soprano and Piano)
"Killing Time" from Lizzie Borden arranged for mezzo-soprano and piano
Two Choral Rounds for four voices a cappella
Greener Pastures for four voices a cappella
Box 14
Holograph, 1965
Box 14
Published scores (2), 1968
Boys and Girls Together for four voices a cappella
Box 14
Published score, 1968
Sonata Canonica for two alto recorders
Box 14
Draft, 1966
Box 14
Holograph and facsimile, 1966
Box 14
Published scores (2), 1967
Homer's Woe for high voices
Box 14
Draft, 1966
Box 14
Holograph and facsimile, 1966
Box 14
Publishing proofs, 1967
Box 14
Published score, 1967
Two Pieces for chamber ensemble
Box 14
Draft of full score, 1967
Box 14
Facsimile of "one-line sketch,", 1967
("The Hoosier Balks" and "The Hawkesley Blues")
Box 14
Facsimile of holograph of full score, 1967
My Heart's in the Highlands chamber opera
Box 14
Assorted composition notes and resource materials, circa, 1966
Box 14
Libretto draft, circa, 1966
Box 14
Libretto "master" and copies (2), circa, 1966
Box 14
Typed libretto, undated
Box 15
Libretto copy, 1969
Box 15
Draft of condensed score, 1966-1967
Box 15
Holograph of piano-vocal score, 1969
Box 15
Facsimile of holograph of piano-vocal score, 1969
Box 33
Facsimiles (2) of holograph of piano-vocal score, 1969
(one copy contains markings)
"Alternative Ending for PVSC"
(fromMy Heart's in the Highlands)
"Credits Prelude"
(fromMy Heart's in the Highlands)
Box 15
Draft, 1969
Box 15
Facsimile of holograph, 1969
"Saint Peters Kirche or Peter's Kirk"
(fromMy Heart's in the Highlands)
Box 15
Draft, 1969
Box 15
Holograph, 1969
Occasional Small Pieces for mixed voices
To a Lady Who Asked for a Cypher for mixed voices a cappella
Box 15
Holograph and facsimile, 1969 1970, 1969, 1970
(facsimile contains markings)
Box 15
Publishing proofs, 1970
Box 15
Published score, 1970
In Praise of the Bloomers for male voices a cappella
Box 15
Holograph and facsimile, 1969
Box 15
Published score, 1970
A Creole Mystery for mezzo-soprano or baritone and string quartet
Box 15
Facsimiles (3) of short story to be adapted as text, 1970
Box 15
Typed text, 1970
Box 15
Draft of full score, 1970
Box 15
Holograph and facsimile of piano-vocal score, 1970
Box 15
Published piano-vocal score, 1979
Everyman's Handyman for male voices a cappella
Box 16
Sketches and drafts, 1970
Box 16
Holograph and facsimile, 1970
Box 16
Published score, 1972
The Model Housekeeper for female voices
Box 16
Sketches and drafts, 1970
Box 16
Holograph and facsimile, 1970
Box 16
Published scores (2), 1972
To a Sinister Potato for baritone and piano
Box 16
Draft, 1970
Box 16
Holograph and facsimile, 1970
Box 16
Published scores (2), 1973
The You Should of Done It Blues for soprano and piano
Box 16
Draft, 1971
Box 16
Holograph, 1971
Box 19
Published score, 1973
(seeNine Songs and Arias for Soprano and Piano)
Death by Owl-Eyes for high voice and piano
The Day's No Rounder than Its Angles Are for middle voice and string quartet
Box 16
Copies of text (2), 1971
Box 16
Draft of full score, 1971
Box 16
Holograph of piano-vocal score, 1971
Box 16
Published piano-vocal score, 1979
Old Hundredth Prelude and Doxology for organ
Box 16
Newspaper clipping, 1972
Box 16
Draft, 1972
Box 16
Holograph and facsimile, 1972 1973, 1972, 1973
(facsimile contains markings)
Box 16
Published score, 1976
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines opera
Box 16
"Notes and Ideas,", 1972
Box 16
Copy of original play by Clyde Fitch with annotations for adaptation,, 1972
Box 16
Assorted libretto materials (sketches, memoranda, drafts), circa, 1972-1976
Box 16
Facsimile of libretto, 1972
Box 17
Composition sketches, undated
Box 17
Draft of condensed score, 1972-1974
Box 34
Facsimiles of holograph of vocal score, 1974-1975
(Act III only; Acts II and III; assorted fragments)
Box 17
Fragments of facsimile of holograph of vocal score, 1974-1975
Box 17
Facsimile of holograph of vocal score, 1974-1975
Box 17
Facsimile of libretto, 1975
Box 17
Facsimile of libretto, 1976
Box 18
Notebook of notes and corrections, circa, 1975-1976
Box 18
Published libretti (4), 1976
Box 18
Published libretto, 1976
Box 18
Published condensed vocal score, 1983
"To Violetta Valery" from Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, arranged for soprano and piano
"Two Cavatinas" from Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, arranged for tenor and piano
"Aria in Praise of Sopranos" from Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, arranged for tenor and piano
Box 22
Facsimile with revisions, circa, 1992-2002
(seeSongs and Arias for Tenor and Piano)
From a Watchtower for soprano and piano
Box 18
Draft, 1976
Box 18
Holograph, 1976
Box 18
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1976 1991 1992, 1976, 1991, 1992
Box 18
Copies of text (2), circa, 1992
Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth chamber opera
Box 18
Drafts of libretto and synopsis, circa, 1976-1978
Box 18
Composition sketches and notes, undated, 1976
Box 18
Draft of condensed score, 1977
("Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"; contains markings)
Box 18
Fragment of holograph facsimile, 1977
Box 18
Notebook with notes and corrections, circa, 1977-1979
Box 34
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph, 1978
Box 34
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph, 1978 1992 1995, 1978, 1992, 1995
Box 18
Published piano-vocal score, 1998
"The Widow's Waltz" from Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, arranged for soprano and piano
"Prescription for Living" from Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, arranged for bass-baritone and piano
Box 19
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1990
"The Spinster's Anguish" from Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, arranged for mezzo-soprano and piano
CAT! for high or middle voice and piano
Box 19
Draft, 1952
Box 19
Published score, 1973
(seeNine Songs and Arias for Soprano and Piano)
Box 19
Holograph and facsimile, 1979
Nine Songs and Arias for Soprano and Piano
Box 19
Published score, 1973
Knots for mixed voices a cappella
Box 19
Draft, 1979
Box 19
Holograph and facsimile, 1979 1992, 1979, 1992
Cowboy Song for baritone and piano
Box 19
Draft, 1979
Box 19
Holograph, 1979
Box 19
Published scores (2), 1989
Hinx, Minx for four mixed voices a cappella
Merry-Go-Round for mixed voices
Box 19
Holograph and facsimile, 1980
Rounds and Rhymes for mixed voices
Box 19
Published score, 1984
Cyrano opera
Box 19
Bound book of notes and corrections, 1984-1999
Box 19
Libretto, undated, 1988
Box 26
Draft of full score, 1980-1986
Box 19
Holograph of piano-vocal score, 1986
Box 29-30
Holograph of full score, 1987 1993 1994 1999, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1999
Box 20
Printed individual instrument parts, 1989)
(Act II only; contain markings)
Box 20
Printed individual instrument parts, 1989
(Act III only; contain markings)
"An Introspection" from Cyrano, arranged for tenor and piano
Magicke Pieces for mixed chorus, bass-baritone, and three winds
Box 21
Texts, 1990
Box 27
Draft, 1991
Box 34
Full score facsimiles (2), 1991
Box 21
Text and sketch, 1991
Box 21
Holograph, 1991 1992, 1991, 1992
Box 21
Facsimile of holograph, 1991 1992 1994, 1991, 1992, 1994
Box 21
Publishing proofs, 1995
A Tale Told by Mary's Lamb for tenor and piano
In the Public Gardens for tenor and piano
Hide and Seek for tenor and piano
Mary Magdalene's Song for mezzo-soprano and piano
Box 21
Assorted source materials, circa, 1991-1993
Box 21
Draft, 1991
Box 21
Holograph and facsimile, 1991 1993, 1991, 1993
(holograph contains markings)
Box 22
Facsimile with revisions, 1998
(seeSongs and Arias for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano)
Fantasy, Ditty, and Fughettas for two baroque (or modern) flutes
Box 21
Draft, 1992 (contains markings), 1992
Box 21
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1992
(one is accompanied by correspondence)
Box 21
Published scores (2), 1998
Two Millay Sonnets for mezzo-soprano and piano
Box 21
Draft, 1992
Box 21
Holograph, 1992
Box 21
Facsimile of holograph, 1992
("What lips my lips have kissed…")
Box 21
Facsimile of holograph, 1992 1993 1998, 1992, 1993, 1998
Box 22
Facsimile with revisions, 1998
(seeSongs and Arias for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano)
Epitaphs for mixed voices a cappella
Box 21
Drafts of song texts with notes, corrections, and correspondence, 1993 1999 2004-2005, 1993, 1999, 2004-2005
Box 27
Draft, 1993
Box 21
Holograph and facsimile, accompanied by song text, 1993 2003, 1993, 2003
Box 21
Published scores (7), 1998
Sorry, Wrong Number chamber opera
Box 22
Facsimile of original play with notes for adaptation, 1995
Box 27
Draft of condensed score, 1995
Box 22
Notebook of notes and corrections, 1996-2002
Box 22
Typed libretto and facsimiles (3), 1996 1999, 1996, 1999
Box 22
Holograph of vocal score, 1996 1999, 1996, 1999
Box 35
Facsimile of holograph of vocal score, 1996
Box 35
Facsimile of holograph of vocal score, 1996 1999 2007, 1996, 1999, 2007
Box 31
Holograph of full score, 1996 1999, 1996, 1999
Box 22
Printed individual instrument parts, 1997 1999, 1997, 1999
Pull My Daisy for soprano or tenor and piano
Box 22
Draft, 1997 (contains markings), 1997
Box 22
Facsimiles (4) of holograph, undated
Box 22
Facsimile with revisions, circa, 1999-2002
(seeSongs and Arias for Tenor and Piano)
Box 118
Resika, Paul (1928-). Pull My Daisy, [1998]
Intaglio print with music by Jack Beeson, text by Allen Ginsberg, and art by Paul Resika, signed by all three contributors. Created in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, all three being members of the Academy.
Songs and Arias for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Songs and Arias for Tenor and Piano
Box 22
Revised texts, holographs and proofs, and related correspondence, circa, 1992-2002
Interludes and Arias from 'Cyrano' for baritone and orchestra
Practice in the Art of Elocution for soprano and piano
(includes "Four Forbidden Songs")
Box 23
Text drafts, pre-composition notes, correspondence, etc., circa, 1997-2002
Box 27
Draft/sketch, 1997-1998
Box 23
Holograph, 1998 2002, 1998, 2002
Box 23
List of "difficult sentences", list of corrections, and related correspondence,, 1998
Box 23
Facsimiles (2) of holograph, 1998
("Four Forbidden Songs" pages only; one copy contains 2001 revisions)
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze for countertenor and chamber ensemble (or piano)
Box 23
Pre-composition notes, research, clippings, correspondence, text drafts, circa, 1998
Box 23
Sketch, 1998
Box 27
Draft of condensed score, 1998
Box 23
Holograph of full score and facsimile, 1999 2008, 1999, 2008
Box 23
Holograph of piano-vocal score and facsimile, 1999 2008, 1999, 2008
Box 23
Fragments of holograph facsimile with revisions, 2008
Box 23
Printed instrument parts, circa, 2000
Box 23
Publishing proofs of instrument parts, 2008
Ophelia Sings for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble
The Equilibrists for soprano, tenor, and chamber ensemble
Box 24
Text with markings and notes, circa, 2001
Box 24
Facsimile of piano-vocal score holograph, 2001
Box 24
Full score holograph, 2001
Box 24
Facsimile of full score holograph, 2001 2009, 2001, 2009
Box 24
Notes and correspondence, circa, 2001-2009
Box 24
Printed instrument and vocal parts, 2009
In Praise of Singing for mixed voices a cappella
Box 24
Text drafts with notes, 2001
Box 27
Draft, 2001
Box 24
Holograph and facsimile, 2001 2002, 2001, 2002
(facsimile contains markings)
Box 24
Typed text, notes, and correspondence, 2002
Box 24
Published score, 2002
A Wagner Lover for baritone and piano
Spooning with Chowder for bass-baritone and piano
Box 27
Draft, 2001
("A Long Song, with Clams"; contains markings)
Waikiki for bass-baritone and piano
Scherzo Cannibalistique for bass-baritone and piano
A Rupert Brooke Cycle for bass-baritone and piano
Summer Rounds and Canons for mixed chorus and solo voices a cappella
A Too-Late Love Song for bass voice and piano
A Farewell: 'Vale' from Carthage for bass voice and piano
If Blossoms Could Blossom… for bass voice and piano
Three Viereck Songs for bass voice and piano
Gallows Songs (Four Gallows Songs) for mixed voices a cappella
Box 27
Draft of "The Sigh,", 2007
Box 27
Draft of "On the Housefly Planet,", 2007
Box 27
Draft of "The Lonely Knee,", 2007
Box 27
Draft of "The Picket Fence,", 2007
Box 27
Holograph of score with piano accompaniment, 2007
Box 36
Facsimile of holograph, 2007
Box 25
Post-composition notes, corrections, and correspondence, circa, 2007-2008
A Fugue in Flight for piano
Kilroy Was Here for baritone and piano
This series contains drafts and published copies of written works by Beeson, divided into two subseries. The bulk of the first subseries is a handwritten first draft of Beeson's autobiography, How Operas Are Created by Composers and Librettists: The Life of Jack Beeson, American Opera Composer, which Beeson termed "The Book." The second subseries includes typescript drafts of "The Autobiography of Lizzie Borden" (later published as an article in Opera Quarterly and as a chapter of The Book), and two issues of the journal Current Musicology with articles by Beeson.
This series contains scrapbooks created by Beeson, where he collected materials pertaining to his life and his works. The scrapbooks include news clippings, correspondence, programs and pamphlets, research materials, notes, and photographs. The series is divided into three subseries: scrapbooks pertaining to Beeson's musical works, to Beeson's autobiography ("The Book"), and to Beeson's life and hobbies (the "JB" scrapbooks).
This series contains the bulk of Beeson's correspondence. It is divided into two subseries: the first, containing correspondence with individuals whom Beeson deemed "VIP," is arranged chronologically by item; the second, containing miscellaneous correspondence, is arranged chronologically by 6-month or 12-month (academic year) periods.
This series contains mainly Beeson's miscellaneous personal correspondence, as well as some correspondence relating to Columbia University Department of Music activities. Much of Beeson's correspondence relating to his capacity as professor, chairman, board member, and elected official at Columbia University and numerous arts organizations within and outside of the university is contained in the Subject Files (Series VII), labeled by department or organization. Frequent correspondence with some key individuals, such as Otto Luening, Douglas Moore, John Updike, and several of Beeson's collaborators and colleagues, are also found in the Subject Files (Series VII), under the surname of the correspondent. Some correspondence relating to the composition and performance of Beeson's works is contained in the Musical Works series (Series III), and in Beeson's scrapbooks (Series V).
This series contains papers related to Beeson's roles as a professor, administrator, and composer. It is divided into two subseries, loosely titled "professional" and "personal." The "professional" subseries relates to Beeson's activities at Columbia University, while the "personal" subseries includes documents pertaining to music- and arts-related activities outside of his professional appointments, and also includes research for composition projects, and correspondence with figures in the arts.
Subseries VII.1: Professional Subject Files, 1945-2007
This subseries includes subject files related to Beeson's activities at the Columbia University Music Department, the Columbia University School of the Arts, and to other functions at Columbia University such as committees, clubs, prizes, and funds. It is organized alphabetically.
Box 55
Columbia University/Post Retirement, 1988-1990
Box 55
Arts Center Reports, 1959-1961
Box 55
Columbia Appointments and Offers, 1945-1984
Box 55
Committees: Ad Hoc, 1960-1980
Box 55
Committees: Arts (Mellon), 1975
Box 55
Committees: Arts, 1964-1965
Box 55
Committees: Arts, 1973-1974
Box 55
Committees: Arts (Priorities Conference), 1974
Box 55
Committees: Arts, 1974-1975
Box 55
Committees: Arts (Spectator), 1974-1975
Box 55
Committees: Arts (FebruaryReport), 1975
Box 55
Committees: Arts, 1977-1979
Box 55
Composition Department, 1977-1979
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1964-1971
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1966-1972
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1959-1977
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1976-1977
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1977-1978
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1980-1982
Box 55
School of the Arts, 1984-1987
Box 55
Practice Rooms, 1962-1964
Box 55
Brahms organ fugue manuscript, 1972-2007
Box 55
Cary Trust, 1968-1984
Box 56
Columbia College Music Department reports, 1963-1968
Box 56
Columbia College admissions and applicants, 1961-1985
Box 56
Columbia Music Department budgets, 1971-1972
Box 56
Columbia commencement, 1986
Box 56
Columbia centennial, 1995-1996
Box 56
Columbia College Committee on Humanities, 1962-1963
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Electronic Music Center, 1977-1979
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Executive Committee, 1973-1977
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Bearns Prize, 1991
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Frankel Committee, 1969
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Fundraising, 1976-1979
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Fundraising, 1986
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Glee Club, 1960-1964
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Grades (Miscellaneous Matters Concerning), 1956-1984
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: Library (and Gifts to), 1961-1980
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: President's/Provosts' Committee, 1967-1984
Box 56
Columbia Music Department: President and Presidential Committees, 1970-1977
Box 56
Composers Forum, 1985-1994
Box 56
Copyright Infringement (2 cases, unpaid), 1975
Box 56
President's Commission on Academic Priorities in the Arts and Sciences, 1978-1983
Box 56
Composers Recording Incorporated (CRI): Minutes, etc., 1967-2002
Box 56
Ditson Fund, 1981-2003
Subseries VII.2: Personal Subject Files, circa, 1933-2010
This subseries contains documents related to Beeson's activities as a composer, including activities related to such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy in Rome, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Pulitzer, and the National Endowment for the Arts; composition projects including completed operas as well as aborted opera conceptions; recommendations; delivered lectures; publications; biographical materials on figures in the arts such as Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, and Douglas Moore; and correspondence with colleagues in the arts including Paul Henry Lang, Otto Luening, Douglas Moore, William Saroyan, John Updike, Charles Wuorinen, and others. It is organized alphabetically.
Box 82
Albany Records
Box 57
American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters: Centennial Committee,, 1991-1999
Box 57
American Academy of Arts and Letters: Charles Ives Living Award, 1992-1998
Box 57
American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters: General, 1992-1994
Box 82
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Box 57
American Academy of Arts and Letters: Luening Tribute, 1996
Box 57
American Academy of Arts and Letters: Centennial Volume Beeson Chapter,, 1997
Box 57
American Academy of Arts and Letters: Records (Board), 1968-1977
Box 57
American Academy in Rome, 1960-1964
Box 57
American Academy in Rome, 1965-1966
Box 57
American Academy in Rome, 1974-1975
Box 57
American Academy in Rome, 1984-1988
Box 82
American Academy in Rome
Box 82
American Chamber Opera
Box 57
American Composers Alliance, 1947-1971
Box 57
American Music Center, 1964-1965
Box 57
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), 1959-1965
Box 57
ASCAP, 1966-1969
Box 57
ASCAP, 1970-1972
Box 57
ASCAP, 1973-1980
Box 57
ASCAP, 1980-1987
Box 83
ASCAP
Box 58
American Society of University Composers (ASUC), 1968-1969
Box 83
Authors' Permissions (misc.)
Box 58
Avshalomov, Jacob (correspondence), 1945-1990
Box 83
Avshalomov, Jacob
Box 58
Aziz, Razak Abdul (correspondence), 1990-1992
Box 84
Bartok, Bela
Box 84
Bartok House
Box 84
Bay Cities
Beeson:
Box 84
Beeson Grants, Fellowships, Prizes
Box 84
Beeson, Who's Who Reports
Box 84
Beeson, Diabetes, Heart, Lyme, etc.
Box 85
Beeson, Pacemaker
Box 85
Beeson, Sietzer Disservation
Box 85
Beeson, Articles
Box 85
Beeson, Autobiographical Notes
Box 85
Beeson, Misc.
Box 85
Beeson, THE BOOK Files
Box 58
Bellagio/Rockefeller Foundation, 1975-1976
Box 58
Bergsma, William (Bill) (correspondence and biographical), 1975-1976
Box 58
Boyle, Harrison (correspondence), 1982-1986
Box 58
Britten, Benjamin (biographical), 1981-1997
Box 86
Brown, Angela
Box 58
Buketoff, Igor: International Contemporary Music Exchange, Inc. (National Endowment for the Humanities) (correspondence),, 1973-1994
Box 58
Burr vs. Burr (abandoned opera idea), undated
Box 58
Camino Real Pursuit (Tennessee Williams play),, 1965-1979
Box 86
Center for Cont. Opera
Box 58
Center for Law and the Arts, 1987-1988
Box 86
Citadel / New World
Box 86
CMS / CRI
Box 86
Columbia Post Retirement
Box 86
Columbia Magazine
Box 58
Columbia University Press, 1988-1997
Box 86
Columbia University Press
Box 86
Composition Students
Box 58
Conductor's Award, 1999-2002
Copland, Aaron--Donation of Manuscript Material to Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Box 81
Original Materials, 1921 1979, 1921, 1979
(Letters, manuscripts, and printed materials, including the autograph manuscript ofFour Motetsby Aaron Copland, as well as three letters from Copland, copies of letters from Beeson, all related toFour Motets.)
Box 58
Photocopies of Materials in Box 81
Box 58
Related Materials, 1979-1984
Box 86
Copland House
Box 86
Copyright
Box 59
Cyrano German translation, 1994
Box 59
Cyrano performance at Hagen, 1994
Box 87
Ditson Fund Files, 2006 to 2009
Box 88
Ditson Fund files, Earlier Years
Box 89
Douglas Moore Fund
Box 59
"Dowager-Villa" (poem), 1976-1993
Box 89
Eastman
Box 59
Eastman notes and compositions, 1940-1942
Box 89
Elmslie, Kenward
Box 89
Encompass
Box 89
Evening Primrose
Box 59
Forum (Columbia Forum ) article, 1960-1973
Box 59
Foundation for New Music, 1990-1991
Box 89
Glimmerglass Opera Co.
Box 90
Gompper. Daniel
Box 90
Greenwich House
Box 59
Grove Dictionary (Beeson/Luening/Moore entries), 1972-1999
Box 59
Guggenheim, 1958-1962
Box 90
Guggenheim Fund
Box 59
MACS (Guggenheim), 1961-1986
Box 60
Hanson, Howard (correspondence), 1945-1966
Box 90
Harnick, Sheldon
Box 90
Heidegger, Casting Premiere
Box 90
Heidegger, Rehearsals & Premiere
Box 90
Heidegger, Recording
Box 90
Heidegger, Bel Canto & other
"Hello Out There":
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Libretto
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Premiere
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Publicity
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Saroyan / Beeson
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Non-publishers
Box 91
"Hello Out There", Recording
Box 91
"Hello Out There", MOMA
Box 91
Highlands
Box 91
Highlands, Recording
Box 60
Hinrichsen Award, 1969-1975
Box 60
Hunter College (program evaluation), 1975
Box 60
IIE/Rockefeller, 1963-1964
Box 60
Indiana State University, 1968
Jinks:
Box 92
Jinks, Early & Later
Box 92
Jinks, Correspondence
Box 92
Jinks, Parts & Rols
Box 92
Jinks, Financing of Writing
Box 92
Jinks, Recording
Box 92
Jonah
Box 92
Juilliard
Box 92
Kander, John
Box 92
Kansas City
Box 60
Kirkpatrick, John (correspondence), 1948-1953
Box 60
Lang, Paul Henry (correspondence), 1963-1991
Box 60
Lectures: Columbia University lectures, 1987-1988 undated, 1987-1988, undated
Box 60
Lectures: 'Macbeth' Shakespeare and Verdi, 1960
Box 60
Lectures: Columbia College Dean's Day, 1963
Box 60
Lectures: RISD Words and Music lecture, 1965
Box 60
Lectures: UCLA lecture, 1966
Box 60
Lectures: UCLA "Words and Music" lecture, 1967
Box 60
Lectures: University Lecture, 1988
Box 60
Lectures: CU Society of Fellows, 1988
Box 60
Lectures: SUNY Plattsburg, 1994
Box 60
Lectures: Penn State, 1994
Box 60
Lectures: Lecture/Panel at Hofstra, 2000
Box 60
Lectures: Lecture for Verdi 100th, 2001
Box 61
Leda, 1957-1960 1994-1995, 1957-1960, 1994-1995
Box 92
Levy Bequest
Box 61
Libretto search (leading to Cyrano ), 1978-1979
Box 61
Libretto search, 1995
Box 61
Libretti (ideas), 1971-2005
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: performances, 1960-1965
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: National Education Television,, 1965-1966
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Desto Recording, 1965-1966
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Deschner/Opera Quarterly articles,, 1966-1986
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: New York Opera Company revival,, 1967
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: German translation, 1973-1974
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: New York Opera Company revival,, 1976
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Centennial, 1991-1997
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Hagen performance, 1992-1993
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Hagen performance clippings and "extras," circa, 1992-1993
Box 61
Lizzie Borden: Glimmerglass production
Box 62
Lizzie Borden: New York Opera Company revival,, 1998-1999
Box 62
Lizzie Borden: New York Opera Company/PBS (correspondence),, 1999
Box 62
Lizzie Borden reviews, etc: miscellaneous, 1965-1967 1992 1996, 1965-1967, 1992, 1996
Box 62
Lizzie Borden reviews, etc: Phillips dissertation,, 1993-1996
Box 62
Lizzie Borden reviews, etc: Glimmerglass symposium essays (Barzen),, 1996
Box 62
Lizzie Borden reviews, etc: Opera Journal review,, 1999
Box 62
Lizzie Borden reviews, etc: Sponaugle thesis,, 2002
Box 62
Louisville Opera, 1953-1957
Box 62
Luening, Otto (correspondence), 1945-1999
Box 62
MacDowell Colony, 1988
Box 63
MacDowell Professorship and EAM, 1967-1986
Box 63
Manacher, Zelda (correspondence), 1969-1971
Box 63
Manhattan School Commencement Address, 1986
Box 92
May King / Ginsberg
Box 63
Meet the Composer, 1980-1990
Box 63
Meet the Composer, 1993-1998
Box 63
Mellen Press, 2007-2009
Box 63
Mellen Press (ad clippings), 2008-2010
Box 63
Metropolitan Opera and Columbia University, 1963
Box 63
Mikhashoff, Yvar (correspondence), 1980-1984
Box 92
Miller Theatre
Box 63
Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, 1958-1959
Box 63
Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, 1959-1960
Box 63
Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, 1960-1961
Box 63
Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, 1961-1962
Box 64
Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, 1962-1981
Box 64
Belwin Mills miscellaneous/backup, 1959-1986
Box 64
Monod, Jacques-Louis (biographical), 1958-1977
Box 64
Moore, Douglas (biographical), 1969 2004 undated, 1969, 2004 undated
Box 64
Moore, Douglas (correspondence), 1948-1966
Box 64
Moore, Douglas (miscellaneous), 1952-2010
Box 64
National Arts Club, 1973-1999
Box 64
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 1986-1988
Box 64
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 1990-1991
Box 93
National Endowment for the Arts
Box 64
National Federation of Music Clubs Prize, 1968
Box 93
National Opera Association
Box 93
New Music Connoisseur
Box 93
New York City Opera
Box 93
North/South Consonance
Box 65
O'Neill Theater Center, 1978-1980
Box 93
Opera, Misc.
Box 93
Opera, American
Box 93
Opera at Columbia
Box 93
Oxford University Press
Box 65
Parnassus Article, 1977
Box 65
Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1980
Box 65
Prosody (research materials), circa, 1982
Box 65
Potential publishers of "the Book" (rejected), 2006-2008
Box 65
Past music publishers' contracts and copyrights, 1945-1995
Box 93
Peer Music (Successor to Southern)
Box 93
Peters, C. F.
Box 93
Presser, Theodore
Box 65
Pulitzer (music committee), 1941-1986
Box 65
Pulitzer (music committee), 1986-1994
Box 65
Pulitzer (music committee), 1995-2007
(includes a "confidential" notebook of finalists and winners started by Douglas Moore and continued by Beeson, 1943-2004)
Box 93
Ramey, Phillip
Box 65
Recommendations (sorted by date), 1959-1967
Box 65
Recommendations, 1968-1970
Box 65
Recommendations, 1971-1973
Box 65
Recommendations, 1974-1978
Box 65
Recommendations, 1978-1983
Box 65
Recommendations, 1984-1988
Box 66
Rockefeller Foundation, 1974
Box 66
Rogers, Bernard (biographical and correspondence), 1944-2005
Box 94
Rosenzweig, Michael
Box 94
San Francisco Opera
Box 66
Saroyan, William (correspondence and miscellaneous), 1958-1959 1984-1997, 1958-1959, 1984-1997
(bulk of correspondence with Saroyan is inHello Out ThereandMy Heart Is in the Highlandsfiles and scrapbooks)
Box 94
Schirmer, E. C. / Galaxy
Box 66
Schonberg, Harold (miscellaneous), 1961-1992
Box 94
Shawnee Press
Box 94
Smith, Gregg
Box 94
Smith, J. Kellum
Box 66
Smith, Milton (correspondence), circa, 1970
Box 94
Society of Senior Scholars
Box 66
Solum, John (commission), 1991-1998
Box 94
"Sorry, Wrong Number"
Box 66
Sovern, Michael (Columbia University Press), 1980-1981
Box 94
Sponaugle, Harlie
Box 66
Stevens, Denis (miscellaneous), 1973
Box 66
Stewart, Robert (correspondence), 1981-1982
Box 94
Texts set by JB
Box 94
Texts for setting
Box 66
Updike, John (correspondence, mostly regarding AAAL centennial), 1991-1997
Box 66
U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT), 1960-1963
Box 94
Viereck, Peter
Box 66
Wright, Maurice (correspondence), 1980-1985
Box 66
Wuorinen, Charles (correspondence and biographical), circa, 1971 undated
Box 66
Yorck, David and Freya von Moltke (biographical), 1990-1993
Box 66
"Xylophone Period," circa, 1933
(a banner that reads "Jack Beeson, Soloist with Garrett's Boys Band")
This series includes approximately one datebook per year from 1964 to 2009. 1974 is missing, and there are two books each for 1968 and 1970.
This series includes loose programs from concerts attended by Beeson, and is divided into two subseries: concerts featuring works by Beeson, and concerts without works by Beeson. The series is small, as many programs are incorporated into the scrapbooks (Series V), correspondence (Series VI), and subject files (Series VII).
This series includes audio, audiovisual, and assorted other materials relating to performances of Beeson's compositions.
This series contains works by other authors in Beeson's personal collection that are inscribed or annotated by Beeson or others. It is divided in two subseries. The first subseries contains books, articles, and dissertations (i.e. written works), and the second contains scores and libretti (i.e. musical works).