ALEC WILDER ARCHIVE

Series 1: Music Manuscripts

Sub-series 1: Large instrumental ensemble

Box 4

folder 1 Fleugel — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 6 pages of music
folder 9 Piece for Eddie Powell — [undated]
For Orchestra; sketches
In pencil; 10 pages of music
folder 10 Powell Piece — [undated]
For Orchestra Reproduction, fair copy
50 pages of music; some pages photo-static copies in negative exposure
folder 11 Shakespeare (girl) — [undated]
Draft MS
In pencil; 11 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 12 Shakespeare II: Ophelia. — [undated]
Draft MS
In pencil; 9 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 13 Song bag suite — [undated]
Suite Sketches;
1st mood
2nd mood
3rd mood
4th mood
In pencil; 22 pages of music
folder 17 New England suite — [without date]
Sketches
Seasons
Hopscotch
Cambridge Valley
Lullaby
Grandma
Anna Mary
Viennese
Farmer’s Daughter
Pioneer Stock
Sewing
Hopscotch
Pastorale
In pencil; 57 pages of music
folder 18 Grey [the gaunt] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 14 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 6

folder 21 Blue & [untitled] “Swing easy” — [without date]
MS horn parts
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 32 Piece for Strings #1 — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 6 pages of music

Box 8

folder 15 I’ll get by — [without date]
For big band Reproduction
17 parts, incl. one labeled for “Benny”
29 pages of music
Provenance: Yale University – Benny Goodman papers
folder 16 As long as we still believe — [without date]
For big band
Reproduction; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Yale University – Benny Goodman papers

Box 9

folder 24 Suite for brass quintet and strings — [without date]
Fair copy score; 61 pages of music

Box 15

folder 6 Four sentiments — [without date]
See oversize box 2/4
folder 7 Four sentiments (and an afterthought) — [without date]
Fair copy
18 parts: Flutes (picc), oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horn 1 & 2, horn 3 & 4, trumpets 1 & 2, trumpet 3, trombones 1 & 2, trombone 3, percussion & timpani, percussion – set, harp, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass
Ink on Ozalid masters; 89 pages of music
Provenance: Mitch Miller
folder 8 Entertainment no. III — [without date]
See oversize box 3/1
folder 9 Entertainment [no.] 6 — [1974-1975]
See oversize box 3/2
folder 10 Entertainment # 6 — [1975]
See oversize box 3/3
folder 14 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, 5 wind parts (fl, ob, clar, hrn, bsn)
Three part invention
Petite suite
Canone all’ottava (no hrn)
Lament (no fl, clar)
Episode #2 (no fl, ob, clar, hrn)
Episode #3 (no clar, hrn)
Variations on a theme
Theme
Variation II
Variation V
Variation X (no fl)
Air pathétique, homage à Scriabine
Calliope waltz
Barcarolle
Improvisation
11, 14, 15, 15, 18 (73) pages of music, respectively
folder 15 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, Harpsichord/percussion parts
Petite Suite
Canone All’Ottava
Episode #2 (glockenspiel)
Episode #3 (glockenspiel)
Barcarolle
Improvisation
8 pages of music
folder 16 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, violin I parts
Three part invention (6 copies)
Petite Suite (6 copies)
Sarabande (6 copies)
Canone All’Ottava (6 copies)
Episode #2 (2 copies)
Episode #3(1 copy)
Variations on a theme (1 copy)
Theme
Variation II
Variation V
Variation X (6 copies)
Air pathétique (6 copies)
Calliope waltz (6 copies)
Barcarolle (1 copy)
67 Pages of music; multiple copies of most parts
Some water damage to margins
folder 17 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, violin II parts
Three part invention (6 copies)
Petite Suite (6 copies)
Canone All’ottava (6 copies)
Episode #2 (2 copies)
Episode #3 (6 copies)
Variation X (6 copies)
Air pathétique (6 copies)
Calliope waltz (6 copies)
74 Pages of music; multiple copies of most parts
Some water damage to margins
folder 18 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, viola parts
Three part invention (6 copies)
Petite Suite (6 copies)
Sarabande (6 copies)
Canone all’ottava (6 copies)
Lament (6 copies)
Episode #2 (2 copies)
Episode #3 (1 copy)
Variation on a theme (1 copy)
Theme
Variation II
Variation V
Variation X (6 copies)
Air pathétique (6 copies)
Calliope waltz (6 copies)
Barcarolle (1 copy)
66 pages of music; multiple copies of most parts
Some water damage to margins
folder 19 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, cello parts
            Three part invention (6 copies, one missing second page)
            Petite suite (6 copies)
            Sarabande (6 copies)
            Canone all’ottava (6 copies)
            Lament (6 copies)
            Episode #2 (2 copies)
            Episode #3 (1 copy)
            Variation on a theme (1 copy)
                        Theme
                        Variation II
                        Variation V
Variation X
(6 copies)
            Air pathétique (6 copies)
            Calliope waltz (6 copies)
            Barcarolle (1 copy)
79 pages of music; multiple copies of most parts
folder 20 Suite for Chamber Orchestra (“Small Pieces”) — [without date]
Music by Jerome Hill; Orchestration by Alec Wilder
Reproduction, Production score
            Three part invention (2 copies)
             Petite suite (2 copies)
Sarabande
(2 copies)
             Canone All’ottava (2 copies)
              Lament (2 copies)
              Episode #2 (2 copies)
             Episode #3 (2 copies)
            Variation on a theme (2 copies)
                            Theme
                            Variation II
                            Variation V
Variation X
(2 copies)
            Air pathétique (1 copy)
            Calliope waltz (1 copy)
            Barcarolle (2 copies)
            Improvisation (2 copies)
40 pages of music; two copies of most parts

Box 17

folder 37 The way you look — [without date]
MS fair copy – incomplete
In pencil; 13 pages of music

Box 18

folder 1 It’ll never sell – [without date]
MS score – misc. jazz band arrangements
In pencil; 12 pages
Provenance: Gunther Schuller
folder 2 Instrumental piece
See oversize 4/7
folder 3 Spring morning
See oversize 4/8
folder 4 Something for the girls
See oversize 4/9
folder 5 Lonely man seeks company
See oversize 4/10

Sub-series 2: Vocal or instrumental solo with large ensemble

Box 8

folder 13 Entertainment no. 4 — [without date]
For French horn and chamber orchestra
Draft MS
In pencil; 98 pages of music
Corrections and notes in black ink.
“For Verne Reynolds” in heading
Provenance: Donald Hunsberger
folder 24 Concerto for cello and orchestra — [without date]
Fair copy –  bound score in hard cover
In ink; 86 pages of music
Accompanied by an excerpt of a letter to Aaron Copland in which he refers to this concerto (excerpt from Letters I Never Mailed by Alec Wilder)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 25 Concerto for cello and orchestra [4th movement only] — [without date]
Draft MS, piano reduction
In ink with corrections in pencil; 7 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 9

folder 18 Elegy for the whale — [without date]
For tuba and orchestra
Reproduction score ( 2 copies)
19 pages of music each
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 20 Elegy for the whale — [without date]
Draft MS, piano reduction
In pencil; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 23 Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 98 pages of music
“For Frances Miller” in heading
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 25 Suite for tenor saxophone and strings — [without date]
Fair copy, score
In pencil; 38 pages of music
folder 26 Suite for horn and strings — [without date]
Fair copy, score
In pencil; 38 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 10

folder 3 Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date]
Reproduction, piano reduction by David Demsey
25 pages of music
Contains performance markings
Provenance: David Demsey
folder 4 Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date]
Reproduction, piano reduction by David Demsey
Folder only contains movement III
8 pages of music
Provenance: David Demsey
folder 5 Concerto for alto saxophone and concert band — [without date]
Errata sheet
5 pages of handwritten notes
Provenance: David Demsey

Box 16

folder 16 Piece for piano and small orchestra — [without date]
Bound draft MS
In pencil; 34 pages of music
Performance markings in red and blue pencil

Box 17

folder 35 It had to be you — [without date]
MS fair copy
In pencil; 12 pages of music
folder 36 Madelaine — [without date]
MS fair copy
In pencil; 7 pages of music

Box 18

folder 6 Spring magic – [without date]
See oversize Box 4/11
folder 7 Clarinet suite no. 1 – [without date]
For clarinet and string ensemble
MS, score
In pencil; 53 pages

Sub-series 3: Instrumental solos with or without accompaniment

Box 1

folder 37 Behind the barn — [without date]
Draft MS, lead sheet
In pencil. 1 page of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 39 Incurably romantic — [without date]
Draft MS, lead sheet
In pencil
2 pages of music

Box 2

folder 21 Clarinet suite — [without date]
Sketches
In ink and pencil; 35 pages of music
folder 22 Clarinet suite — [without date]
Reproduction
Score; 18 pages of music

Box 4

folder 19 What a way to go! — [without date]
MS horn part
In ink; one page of music
Slight water damage to part
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 20 Sonata for baritone horn (euphonium) W131 — [without date]
Fair copy; Ozalid masters
2 parts; baritone horn (10 pages of music), piano (22 pages of music)
folder 21 Suite No. 2 for tuba and piano (Jesse suite) — [without date]
Reproduction; 9 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 22 Suite No. 3 for tuba and piano (suite for little Harvey) — [copyright 1980]
Fair copy and Reproduction
Fair copy – Ozalid masters for tuba part and piano part (13 pages of music); photocopy – piano part only (9 pages of music)
Provenance: fair copy: Margun Music; photocopy: Marian McPartland
folder 23 Suite No. 4 for tuba and piano (“Thomas suite”) W127 — [copyright 1981]
Fair copy and Reproduction
Ozalid masters for tuba part and piano part (10 pages of music)
Reproduction of piano part (8 pages of music)
Fair copy of tuba part and piano part (10 pages of music)
“For Thomas Phillips” in upper left hand corner of title page
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 24 Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date]
MS sketch and Reproduction
In ink; 2 pages of music
2 photocopies of handwritten draft; each 5 pages of music
1 violin part, missing solo interludes (4 pages of music) with piano score (21 pages of music)
Note on score indicates, “2 different MS copies of score and part of vln sonatina in hand of Ken Richmond.”
Reproduction of violin part (2 copies); 9 pages of music each
Note: Copies are different; printed pages 6 and 7 are switched so that in one copy the second interlude comes after mvt III and in the other edition, it comes in the middle of mvt III
Reproduction of score; 11 pages of music
Contains only the 1st and 2nd movements and no interludes
Reproduction of violin interludes; 2 pages of music
Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For Dr. M. H. Presberg”
Provenance: Max Presberg
folder 25 Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date]
Draft MS & Reproduction
In pencil; 24 pages of music
“For M. H. Presberg” at head of title page
Reproduction of movement III; 5 pages of music
Corrections in red ink
Photocopies of MS for first and second interludes; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Max Presberg
folder 26 Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date]
Sketches contained in a MS book
Also contains sketches titled, Tuba, Piano suite (childhood suite), Tuba and strings
In pencil; 17 pages of music
In memo section, “By Alec Wilder to Dr. May Presberg”
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 28 Small suite for bass and piano — [without date]
Reproduction; 15 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland

Box 5

folder 1 Flute pieces no. 3 & 4 — [without date]
MS flute parts
In ink; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 2 Geiger suite for flute — [without date]
Reproduction; 4 pages of music
On head of page, “for Michael”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 3 Sonata No. I for flute and piano — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 23 pages of music
Corrections in red pencil
Provenance: Gif of Margun Music
folder 4 English Horn Sonata W 133 — [copyright 1981]
Fair copy
2 parts; piano score (18 pages of music), English horn part (8 pages of music)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 5 Erica suite for clarinet & piano — [without date]
Draft MS.
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music

Box 6

folder 6 Two pieces for flute with bongos — [without date]
Sketches & reproduction
Sketch in pencil; 5 pages of music
Repro; 6 pages
Piece No. I requires switching between flute and alto flute.
Provenance: Sam Baron 5/24/88

Box 8

folder 17 Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date]
Reproduction
Complete score; 21 pages of music
Second copy of 1st movement; 6 pages of music
Second copy of 2nd movement; 5 pages of music
Possibly a different version; begins on page 8 rather than page 7 as in the complete score. Also does not contain “Interlude 1 – Tacet” marking at the end of the movement as marked in the complete score
Violin part; 6 pages of music
Contains 1st and 2nd movements and 2 interludes
Violin part; 4 pages of music
Contains 1st and 2nd movements w/o interludes
Provenance: Rose Presberg 5/12/97
folder 18 Sonatina for violin and piano — [without date]
Reproduction of sketch
Violin part; 2 pages of music.
In heading, “For M. H. Presberg”
Provenance: Rose Presberg

Box 10

folder 6 Suite for trumpet and marimba — [without date]
Reproduction; 13 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 7 French horn solo no. 1-3 — [without date]
“Suite” for French horn solo with improvisatory percussion
Draft MS
No I and II in ink with corrections in pencil, no III in pencil; 12 pages of music
“For David Kappy from Alec Wilder” written in heading of no. III
Also contains one page typed letter from David Kappy with notes about the piece
According to letter:

  1. Horn with bass
  2. Solo horn (written in 1967)
  3. Horn with reggae band

Also mentions that part or all of MS is in Barrow’s handwriting, not AW’s
Provenance: Margun Music

folder 8 Air for French horn and concert band — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 9 pages of music
Corrections in red ink
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 11

folder 11 Blues — [without date]
Sketch, Flute part
Alternate flute part in place of horn 1 in Horn duets (see Series 4 folder 10)
In ink; 1 page of music
folder 12 Harp [Unidentified piece] — [without date]
Draft MS
In ink; 3 pages of music
Contains performance markings
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 14 Violin piece — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 15 Violin piece — [without date]
Draft MS
Vln part and incomplete piano score (missing first 2 pages and last page)
In ink; 11 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 17 [Piece for cello and piano]. — [without date].
Fair copy, single movement orchestrated as part of Cello concerto.
In ink; 7 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 18 [Cello pieces]. — [without date].
Sketches.
In ink; 3 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 19 Cello piece. — [without date].
Sketch.
In pencil; 2 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 20 [Cello piece]. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In ink; 6 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 21 Cello piece. — [without date].
Draft MS, fragment.
In ink; 2 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 22 Cello piece. — [without date].
Sketch.
Last page titled, Little Miss Pink.
In pencil; 5 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 23 Piece for bassoon and strings. — [without date].
For bassoon, violin 1A, IIA, B, C, D; viola A, B; cello A, B; bass; percussion.
Photo-static reproduction of score and 11 parts.
Score, 22 pages of music.
Parts; 29 pages of music.|
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 33 Bassooner or later. — [without date].
Reproduction, 2 copies.
2 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music 7/18/96.
folder 34 Double reed goof off. — [1955].
Reproduction; 1 page of music.
Copied from volume V 1975(6) – No. 3 of “To the World’s Bassoonists” newsletter.
Includes note about piece by Bernie Garfield at foot of page.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music 7/18/96.

Box 16

folder 10 Sonata #2 for tuba and piano. — [without date].
Reproduction, solo tuba part.
10 pages of music.
folder 11 Low register flute suite no. 3. — [without date].
Reproduction, flute part.
7 pages of music.
Additional 3rd movement possibly intended for another low register flute suite.
Holograph for additional 3rd movement in series 7, box 1, folder 12.
folder 13 Nothing but love. — [without date].
For bass and piano.
MS reproduction; 2 pages of music.
“For Al Hall from Alec Wilder” in upper right corner of title page.
“August 15, 1972 – To Alec Wilder: So many thanks for taking time out to think of me, in the form of your beautiful notes! Love, Al” written on back.
folder 19 Trumpet Suite. W132— [without date].
Reproduction, piano reduction.
14 pages of music.
Performance markings in pencil and red ink.

Box 17

folder 15 2nd horn sonata. — [without date].
MS fair copy.
In ink; 10 pages of music.
In pencil; 2 page of music on reverse.

Box 18

folder 1 Clarinet Sonata
Reproduction, fair copy clarinet part
Two copies of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd movements, one copy of 4th movement
35 pages of music

Sub-series 4: Chamber Music

Box 2

folder 23 Suite for flute and strings. — [without date].
Draft MS. Titled Flute Piece No. 1.
In pencil, corrections in red pencil; 68 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 24 Suite for flute and strings. — [without date].
Sketches.
Titled Flute Piece No. 1.
In pencil; 20 pages of music.
At head of page, “(4 Movements)”
Note on separate lined paper, “Second movement [of] a Suite for Flute and Strings has been re-written in third movement for 1st Flute Sonata and is, therefore, invalid”; one page.
Provenance: Margun Music.

Box 4

folder 30 Moosacaglia. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
On head of page, “For Charles Lunde”.
Provenance: Margun Music.

Box 5

folder 6 No Plans. — [without date].
Reproduction; 22 pages of music.
folder 7 Nobody’s heart. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 9 pages of music.
Includes photocopy.
folder 8 Pop, what’s a passacaglia?. — [without date].
Reproduction; 20 pages of music.
Missing copy of page 13.
folder 9 Woodwind quintet no. 7. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 32 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 10 Woodwind quintet no. 8 (Suite for non-voting quintet). — [November 1964].
Reproduction.
On title page, “A present from Alec Wilder”.
On second page, “Written especially for the following on election weekend, November 1964:Chris Nelsen, flute
Janet Rarick, oboe
Kent Stahlman, clarinet
Douglas McNaughton, bassoon
Nancy Schallert, horn”.
22 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 11 Woodwind quintet no. 8 (Suite for non-voting quintet). — [without date].
Fair copy.
5 parts:
Flute; 5 pages of music and one Ozalid strip.
Oboe; 6 pages of music.
Clarinet; 6 pages of music.
Horn; 5 pages of music.
Bassoon; 6 pages of music.
Separate copy of each part (different fair copy version); 5 parts (3 pages of music for each part).
Score; 22 pages.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 12 Woodwind quintet no. 9. — [without date].
Reproduction.
30 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 13 Woodwind quintet no. 9 W157. — [1972].
Fair copy.
5 parts; draft fair copy;
flute; 5 pages of music and one Ozalid strip.
oboe; 6 pages of music.
clarinet; 4 pages of music and one Ozalid strip.
horn; 4 pages of music.
bassoon; 7 pages of music.
5 parts; each part 4 pages of music.
Score; 15 pages of music.
At foot of page, “Copyright 1972 Wilder Music, Inc. Assigned 1976 to Margun music, Inc.”.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 14 Woodwind quintet no. 10. — [without date].
Reproduction.
32 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 15 Woodwind quintet no. 12. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 8 pages.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 16 She never wore makeup. — [without date].
Reproduction.
15 pages of music.
folder 17 Soon. — [without date].
For trumpet, viola, 3 celli, bass, guitar and drums.
Draft MS.
In pencil; 7 pages.
folder 18 Soon. — [without date].
For trumpet, viola A, B & C, cello A, B & C, guitar, bass and drums.
Reproduction.
10 parts; each part 2 pages each.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 19 Suggestion for bored dancers. — [without date].
Reproduction.
18 pages of music.
folder 20 Suite for clarinet, horn and piano W 143. — [copyright 1980].
Fair copy.
2 parts: clarinet, 10 pages of music; horn, 9 pages of music.
Score; 37 pages of music.
Performance marking throughout all parts.
Foot at bottom of music, “Copyright Margun Music Inc.”
In score, in AW’s hand beside his name is the date “1964” on 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 21 Suite for clarinet, horn and piano. — [copyright 1980].
Fair copy.
2 parts: clarinet, 10 pages of music; horn, 8 pages of music
Score; 32 pages.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 22 Suite for flute, clarinet and piano. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 32 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 23 Suite for flute, clarinet and piano W 144.— [copyright 1980].
Fair copy.
2 parts: flute, 9 pages of music; clarinet, 10 pages of music
Score; 24 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 24 Suite for flute and marimba. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 16 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 25 Suite no. 1 for tuba and bass [and piano]. — [without date].
Fair copy.
2 parts: string bass, 5 pages of music; tuba, 5 pages of music.
Piano score; 21 pages.
“(For Carol)” in caption of 3rd movement of all parts.
Provenance: Margun Music.

Box 6

folder 1 Suite no. 2 for French horn, tuba and piano W 140. — [copyright 1980].
Fair copy.
Score and parts; 52 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 2 Tacet for neurotics. — [without date].
Reproduction; 27 pages of music.
folder 3 They didn’t believe me. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 7 pages of music.
folder 4 Trio for violin, cello and piano. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 34 pages of music.
In head of page, “For Milton Kaye”.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 5 Twelve duets for horn and bassoon. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In ink; 16 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 7 An unrelenting memory. — [without date].
Reproduction; 13 pages of music.
folder 8 Walk softly. — [without date].
Reproduction; 12 pages of music.
folder 9 What happened last night?. — [without date].
Reproduction; 15 pages of music.
folder 10 When I fall in love. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 9 pages of music.
folder 13

[Violin parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

  1. Invention for small family (vln, hrn & stomach drum)
  2. Why are you only a shadow?
  3. What is time?
  4. A hard day at the canon
  5. Rock me, Mother (Ow!)
  6. For Julie
  7. Sansone idyll
  8. Music for enceinte instruments
  9. Chaconne a son gout
  10. Fugueing Tune – Nu?
  11. Do you find it easy waking up? (you would!)
  12. Feeling in progress
  13. Terminanteménte desde hambre

                                                Entrada

                                                Fiambre secundo

  1. Mensique sérieuse
  2. Julie’s first dancing lesson
  3. The clown’s day off
  4. Convivial canon
  5. And she didn’t wear make up

     38-40. [Tacet]

  1. Julie’s first tooth
  2. A”
  3. All through the night
  4. Misery with a beat
  5. Chorale prelude
  6. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  7. Euphoria
  8. Jack Jenny’s tune
  9. Rehearsal blues
  10. He was my true friend
  11. Lost
  12. An unrelenting memory
  13. The drummer went for a stroll
  14. Dinah

In ink; no.’s 16, 21-26, 28-29, 31, 35-36, 41-43, 46- 49.
In pencil; no. 27.
Repro; no.’s 32, 34, 37, 44-45, 50-54.
30 pages of music total.

folder 14

[Viola parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

  1. Julie’s first dancing lesson
  2. The clown’s day off [tacet]
  3. Convivial canon
  4. And she didn’t wear make up
  5. Insistence
  6. Walk softly
  7. They’ve torn that house down
  8. Julie’s first tooth
  9. “A”
  10. All through the night
  11. Misery with a beat
  12. Chorale prelude
  13. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  14. Euphoria
  15. Jack Jenny’s tune
  16. Rehearsal blues
  17. He was my true friend
  18. Lost
  19. An unrelenting memory
  20. The drummer went for a stroll
  21. Dinah

In ink; 18 pages of music.

folder 15

[Horn 1 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

  1. Invention for small family (vln, hrn & stomach drum) [tacet]
  2. Colon: – Dash: –
  3. And twice on Sunday
  4. Evocation
  5. The only exercise that counts
  6. Why are you only a shadow?
  7. What is time?
  8. A hard day at the canon
  9. Rock me, Mother (Ow!)
  10. For Julie
  11. Sansone idyll
  12. Music for enceinte instruments
  13. Chaconne a son gout
  14. Fugueing Tune – Nu?
  15. Do you find it easy waking up?
  16. Feeling in progress
  17. Terminanteménte desde hambre

                                                Entrada

                                                Fiambre secundo

  1. Mensique sérieuse
  2. Julie’s first dancing lesson [tacet]
  3. The clown’s day off
  4. Convivial canon
  5. And she didn’t wear make up
  6. Insistence
  7. Walk softly
  8. They’ve torn that house down
  9. Julie’s first tooth
  10. A”
  11. All through the night
  12. Misery with a beat
  13. Chorale prelude
  14. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  15. Euphoria
  16. Jack Jenny’s tune
  17. Rehearsal blues
  18. He was my true friend
  19. Lost
  20. An unrelenting memory
  21. The drummer went for a stroll
  22. Dinah

In ink;
In pencil; no. 27
26 pages of music.

folder 16

[Horn 2 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

  1. B’low the belt [tacet]
  2. Chorale
  3. Stop when next player turns blue
  4. Invention for small family (vln, hrn & stomach drum) [tacet]
  5. Colon: – Dash: –
  6. And twice on Sunday
  7. Evocation
  8. The only exercise that counts
  9. Why are you only a shadow?
  10. What is time?
  11. A hard day at the canon
  12. Rock me, Mother (Ow!)
  13. For Julie
  14. Sansone idyll
  15. Music for enceinte instruments
  16. Chaconne a son gout
  17. Fugueing Tune – Nu?
  18. Do you find it easy waking up?
  19. Feeling in progress
  20. Terminanteménte desde hambre

                                                Entrada

                                                Fiambre secundo

  1. Mensique sérieuse
  2. Julie’s first dancing lesson [tacet]
  3. The clown’s day off [tacet]
  4. Convivial canon
  5. And she didn’t wear make up [tacet]
  6. Insistence
  7. Walk softly
  8. They’ve torn that house down
  9. Julie’s first tooth
  10. A”
  11. All through the night
  12. Misery with a beat
  13. Chorale prelude
  14. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  15. Euphoria
  16. Jack Jenny’s tune
  17. Rehearsal blues
  18. He was my true friend
  19. Lost
  20. An unrelenting memory
  21. The drummer went for a stroll
  22. Dinah

In ink; 31 pages of music.
Sketches in pencil; 5 pages of music.

folder 17

[Horn 3 parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

1.“B” [tacet]

  1. Baby Ak dance [tacet]
  2. “C” [tacet]
  3. Dahvin [tacet]
  4. Bloz-em up [tacet]
  5. Where you can shove it [tacet]
  6. Cream farm [tacet]
  7. Slide in easy [tacet]
  8. [missing]
  9. The passing of the wind [tacet]
  10. Believing [tacet]
  11. The old goat [tacet]
  12. Resting [tacet]
  13. Chorale
  14. Stop when next player turns blue [missing]
  15. Invention for small family (vln, hrn & stomach drum) [tacet]
  16. Colon: – Dash: –
  17. And twice on Sunday
  18. Evocation
  19. The only exercise that counts
  20. Why are you only a shadow?
  21. What is time?
  22. A hard day at the canon
  23. Rock me, Mother (Ow!)
  24. For Julie
  25. Sansone idyll
  26. Music for enceinte instruments
  27. Chaconne a son gout
  28. Fugueing Tune – Nu?
  29. Do you find it easy waking up?
  30. Feeling in progress
  31. Terminanteménte desde hambre

                                                Entrada

                                                Fiambre secundo

  1. Mensique sérieuse [score]
  2. Julie’s first dancing lesson [tacet]
  3. The clown’s day off
  4. Convivial canon [tacet]
  5. And she didn’t wear make up [tacet]
  6. Insistence
  7. Walk softly
  8. They’ve torn that house down
  9. Julie’s first tooth
  10. A”
  11. All through the night
  12. Misery with a beat
  13. Chorale prelude
  14. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  15. Euphoria
  16. Jack Jenny’s tune
  17. Rehearsal blues
  18. He was my true friend
  19. Lost
  20. An unrelenting memory
  21. The drummer went for a stroll
  22. Dinah

In ink; 30 pages of music.
In pencil; no. 33 – 5 pages of music.

folder 18 [Unidentified parts for horn and trumpet]. — [without date].
Draft MS.
3 numbered pages with header, “Horn”.
Trumpet sketch, titled, “Blue”.
In pencil; 6 pages of music.
folder 19

  [Bassoon parts, misc. pieces]. — [without date].

       1.“B”[tacet]

  1. Baby Ak dance [tacet]
  2. “C” [tacet]
  3. Dahvin [tacet]
  4. Bloz-em up [tacet]
  5. Where you can shove it [tacet]
  6. Cream farm [tacet]
  7. Slide in easy [tacet]
  8. B’low the belt [tacet]
  9. The passing of the wind [tacet]
  10. Believing [tacet]
  11. The old goat [tacet]
  12. Resting [tacet]
  13. Chorale [tacet]
  14. Stop when next player turns blue [tacet]
  15. Invention for small family (vln, hrn & stomach drum) [tacet]
  16. Colon: – Dash: –
  17. And twice on Sunday
  18. Evocation
  19. The only exercise that counts
  20. Why are you only a shadow?[tacet]
  21. What is time? [tacet]
  22. A hard day at the canon [tacet]
  23. Rock me, Mother (Ow!) [tacet]
  24. For Julie [tacet]
  25. Sansone idyll [tacet]
  26. Music for enceinte instruments [tacet]
  27. Chaconne a son gout [tacet]
  28. Fugueing Tune – Nu? [tacet]
  29. Do you find it easy waking up? [tacet]
  30. Feeling in progress [tacet]
  31. Terminanteménte desde hambre [tacet]

                                                Entrada

                                                Fiambre secundo

  1. Mensique sérieuse [tacet]
  2. Julie’s first dancing lesson
  3. The clown’s day off
  4. Convivial canon
  5. And she didn’t wear make up
  6. Insistence
  7. Walk softly
  8. They’ve torn that house down
  9. Julie’s first tooth [tacet]
  10. A”[tacet]
  11. All through the night
  12. Misery with a beat
  13. Chorale prelude
  14. A flaxen head in a daffodil drift
  15. Euphoria
  16. Jack Jenny’s tune
  17. Rehearsal blues
  18. He was my true friend
  19. Lost
  20. An unrelenting memory
  21. The drummer went for a stroll
  22. Dinah

In ink; 19 pages of music.

folder 20 [Unidentified horn part]. — [without date].
MS
In pencil; one page of music.
folder 22 [Unidentified trumpet part]. — [without date].
MS.
In ink; 1 page of music.
folder 23 Dance for B.B.. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 24 The endless quest. — [without date].
Reproduction; 9 pages of music.
folder 26 [Fall of] the House of Usher. — [without date].
For flute, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn and percussions.
Draft MS.
In pencil; 30 pages of music.
Contains abundant performance marking in colored pencil.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 27 In a sentimental mood. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 5 pages of music.
folder 28 Lady in white. — [without date].
For clarinet and flute.
Draft MS.
Score and 5 parts (flute/clar, 2nd clar, eng. horn , bass clar, trombone).
In ink; 5 pages of music.
In pencil; 2 pages of music (score).
folder 29  Let’s get together and cry. — [without date].
Reproduction; 11 pages of music.
folder 30 Mama never dug this scene. — [without date].
Reproduction; 23 pages of music.
folder 31 String quartet for Alec to scat over. — [without date].
MS.
Score and 4 parts.
In pencil; 6 pages of music (score).
In ink; 12 pages of music (parts – each part 3 pages of music).
Provenance: Margun Music.

Box 7

folder 1 String quartet. W256.— [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 38 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 2 Quintet for French horn and string quartet. — [without date].
Fair copy.
In pencil; 41 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 3 Four horn study. — [without date].
Draft MS.
Score and 4 parts.
In pencil; 9 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 4 Suite for trombones. — [without date].
For 19 trombones.
Fair copy.
In pencil; 35 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 6 Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. W 142.— [without date].
Fair copy.
Score and 3 parts.
Score in pencil; 20 pages of music.
Parts in ink; 26 pages of music.
In caption, “(For Beverly)”, below that, “(2nd movement only)”
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 7 The April age. — [without date].
In pencil; 8 pages of music.
Corrections in red ink.
Draft MS.
folder 8 Around the world in 2:34. — [without date].
Reproduction; 21 pages of music.
folder 9 Woodwind quintet no. 4 (Aloha Suite). — [1957].
Draft MS & reproduction.
MS in pencil; 25 pages of music.
Corrections in ink.
Repro; 16 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 10 Woodwind quintet no. 5. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 36 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 11 Woodwind quintet no. 6. — [1960].
Fair copy.
In pencil; 39 pages of music.
In caption, “(Dedicated to April 1960)”.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 12 Canons for recorders. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 13 Woodwind quintet no. 1. — [without date].
Parts in fair copy; score in reproduction.
5 parts; 45 pages of music.
Full score; 39 pages of music.
Score of 3rd and 4th movements only; 9 pages of music.
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO.
folder 14 Woodwind quintet no. 2. — [spring 1956].
Reproduction; 56 pages of music.
Contains form and analysis marked in pencil throughout.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 15 Woodwind quintet no. 3. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 18 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 16 Saxophone quartet. — [without date].
Fair copy.
In pencil; 29 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.
folder 17 Sentimental journey.— [without date].
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass.
Draft MS.
In pencil; 8 pages of music.
Corrections in red ink.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 18 Suite for four bassoons. W 145. — [without date].
Score in draft MS; 4 parts in fair copy.
Parts; 8 pages of music.
Score in pencil; 16 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 19 Tape talk.— [without date].
For woodwind quintet.
Draft MS.
In pencil; 2 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 20 Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon. — [without date].
Reproduction; 12 pages of music.
In heading, “For Virginia”.
Provenance: Louis Ouzer.
folder 23 Children’s suite. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 9 pages of music.
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music.

Box 8

folder 1 Dynamism — [without date]
Oboe, clarinet and bassoon parts
Draft MS
In ink; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 2 Father and son suite no. 2 — [without date]
For oboe and English horn
Draft MS
In pencil; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 3 Jingle bells — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 7 Ophelia — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS & reproduction
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Repro; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 8 Overture — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS
In pencil; 6 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 9 Passacaglia — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS score and 5 parts
Score in pencil; 2 pages of music
Sketch in pencil on back of oboe part; one page of music
Parts in ink; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 10 Pavane and chaconne by Purcell — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS
In pencil; 11 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 11 A present for Mr. G — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS
In pencil; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 22 Woodwind quintet no. 1 — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 39 pages of music
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO
folder 23 Woodwind quintet no. 1 — [without date]
MS copy – 3rd and 4th movements
3rd movement:
In pencil; 5 pages of music
Performance markings in margins
4th movement:
In ink; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO

Box 9

folder 1 String quartet — [without date]
Fair copy, score
Contains 5 movements
In ink; 39 pages of music
Contains corrections and markings in pencil and colored pencil
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 2 String quartet — [without date]
Fair copy, 4 parts
Contains 5 movements
In ink; 79 pages of music
Contains markings in colored pencil
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 3 Movement, invention and round W255 — [without date]
For flute, oboe, viola and cello
Draft MS score and parts and sketches
Sketch in pencil; 5 pages of music
Score in pencil; 11 pages of music
Parts in ink; 12 pages of music
Additional sketch titled Walking home from school included on back of 3rd page sketch
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 4 [Octet No.] XV (The children met the train) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 33 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 7 [Octet] No. X (Dance man buys a farm) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 28 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 9 [Octet] No. XIV ( It’s silk, feel it) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2/picc or penny whistle, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 31 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 12 [Octet No.] XXIII (Bull fiddle in [a] china shop) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bsn, harp, drums, bass
Draft MS plus bass solo part
Score in pencil; 24 pages of music
Part in ink; 1 page of music
Corrections in red and blue pencil
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 13 [Octet No.] XXIV (Kindergarten flower pageant) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 31 pages of music
Corrections in red and blue pencil
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 16 Andante and scherzo for strings — [without date]
Draft MS and reproduction
In pencil; 10 pages of music
Photocopy; 10 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 17 Suite for trumpet and tuba — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 13 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 10

folder 2 Piece for solo guitar and chamber group — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 11 pages of music
“For Frances” written at head of page
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 11

folder 3 Piece for string quartet no. 1 — [without date]
MS, 3 parts – lacks violin 1
In ink; 6 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 4 Piece for string quartet no. 2 — [without date]
MS, 4 parts
In ink; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 5 Movement for a string quartet no. 3 — [without date]
MS, 4 parts
In ink; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 7 Movement for a string quartet — [without date]
Draft MS, 4 parts and score
Score in pencil; 7 pages
Parts in ink; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 8 Movement for a string quartet — [without date]
Draft MS, score
In ink; 6 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 9 Horn duets — [without date]
Draft MS, 2 parts.
            Blues
            Dance
            A staunch supporter of athletics
            Gigue
            Andante
            Theme without variationsIn ink; 14 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 10 Horn duets — [without date]
Fair copy, 2 parts, missing second page of Hrn I

  1. 83389 fanfare
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Blues
  4. Fairly fast
  5. Gigue
  6. Dance
  7. A staunch supporter of athletics

In ink on Ozalid paper; 13 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

folder 13 Trio for violin, cello and piano no. 2 — [without date]
Draft MS, 3 parts
In ink; 9 pages of music
Parts contain performance markings
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 16 Trio — [without date]
For violin, cello and piano
Draft MS, score (missing pages 7 and 8)
Contains 2 different versions of violin and cellos parts
Score in pencil; 8 pages of music
Parts in ink; 10 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 26 [Octet] No. VII (Such a tender night) — [without date]
For fl/alto fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums
Draft MS
In pencil; 22 pages of music
folder 27 [Octet] No. XI (She’ll be seven in May) — [without date]
For fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums
Draft MS
In pencil; 20 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 29 [Octet] No. XII (Sea fugue mama) — [without date]
For fl/clar II, oboe/Eng horn, clar I, bass clar, bassoon, harp, bass and drums
Draft MS
In pencil; 27 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 30 [Octet no.] XXII (Seldom the sun) — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 20 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 15

folder 4 Brass quintet no. 8 — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/6
folder 5 Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/7
folder 11 Serenade for winds — [without date]
Reproduction; 33 pages of music (missing 3rd movement, pages 21-25)
Accompanied by separate folder of proof pages with notes and suggestions, possibly by Gunther Schuller
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 12 Serenade for winds — [without date]
See oversize Box 3/4
folder 13 Serenade for winds. [movement III only] — [without date]
See oversize Box 3/5

Box 16

folder 2 Peacock Feathers: Piece for recorder and bass — [without date]
Reproduction, piano part
2 pages of music
Perhaps related to sub-series 6, Box 3, folder 16: “Peacock feathers”: Intro to “Vespa Waltz”
folder 12 Duets for french horn and tuba — [without date]
Reproduction, score and 2 parts
31 pages of music
“For Marty and Gary” in heading of parts
[For holograph score see Sketchbook I series 13, box 10, folder 13]
folder 18 IX – Pop, what’s a passacaglia? — [March 1956]
Draft MS
In pencil; 21 pages of music
Performance markings in red ink

Box 17

folder 1 Suite for harpsichord and flute — [without date]
Reproduction. Flute part and piano score
In heading, “for Frank Lowe”
Flute part; 3 pages of music
Score; 6 pages of music
Red ink correction in piano score
Also in red ink in caption, “Even in red ink, this is still for Frank Lowe, that is, Frank Lowe the harpsichordist. Alec Wilder
folder 2 Suite for baroque quartet — [without date]
For flute, oboe, harpsichord and bass
Reproduction, 4 parts
51 pages of music
folder 22 If I could hold you in my arms — [without date]
Repro, violins A-B-C part
2 pages of music
folder 38 Lover — [without date]
For 2 fl doubling B-flat clar; bass clar doubling B-flat clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass
MS fair copy
In pencil; 17 pages of music
folder 39 My romance — [without date]
For 2 fl doubling B-flat clar; bass clar doubling Bb clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass
MS fair copy
In pencil; 8 pages of music
folder 40 I could write a book — [without date]
For 1 fl doubling Bb clar; 1 fl doubling Bb clar and English horn; bass clar doubling Bb clar; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass
MS fair copy
In pencil; 9 pages of music
folder 41 Small hotel — [without date]
For 2 fl doubling Bb clar; 1 Bb clar doubling English horn; 2 vlns; viola; Vlc; bass
MS fair copy
In pencil; 10 pages of music.
folder 42 Suite for horn and tuba.— [without date]
Repro, score
10 pages of music

Box 18

folder 9 Suite for non-voting quintet – [November 1964]
“A present from Alec Wilder” on title page in ink
“Written especially for the following on election weekend, November 1964:
Chris Nelson, flute
Janet Rarich, oboe
Kent Stahlman, clarinet
Douglas McNaughten, bassoon
Nancy Schallert, horn”
In pencil; 22 pages
Provenance: Nancy Schallert
folder 10 Woodwind quintet no. 2 — [without date]
Photocopy of MS score
27 pages
Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization
folder 11 Woodwind quintet no. 12 [actual #11] – [without date]
MS score
“For the Wingra woodwind quintet” written in ink in heading
“For Glenn Bowen” written in ink on back of last page
In pencil; 27 pages
folder 46 Trio for violin, cello and piano. — [without date].
Reproduction, print by request. Score and parts.
Score, 29 pages; violin part, 10 pages; cello part, 9 pages.
Accompanied by original invoice; typescript, one page.
Provenance: Barry Snyder.
folder 47 Suite for Woodwind Quintet — [1956].
MS repro parts, 5 parts
34 pages
Provenance: David Van Hoesen, received July 27, 2016

Box 19

folder 5 Pieces for Two Recorders — [without date].
Four pieces for soprano recorder and bass recorder
MS parts, 2 parts; written on front and back of single folio
In pencil; 4 pages
Written in lower right margin of bass recorder part in AW’s hand: “For the Pinslers who are a mutual act of faith.”
Accompanied by typescript letter from Teri Chavkin containing information about the item’s provenance (1 p.).
Provenance: Teri Chavkin, received April 12, 2022.

Sub-series 5: Vocal Chamber: voice(s) as part of chamber ensemble

Box 1

folder 1 June in February — [without date]. Draft MS
For voice, bassoon, two horns, piano and cello
Six parts in ink (each one page of music) and score in pencil (4 pages of music)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 13 Song of Solomon — [without date] W648
Sketch & Fair cop
For voice, English horn and harp
In pencil; sketch of score (8 pages of music)
In ink; sketches of all 3 parts with penciled corrections:
Vocal part (2 pages of music)
English horn (2 pages of music)
Harp (4 pages of music)
In ink; fair copies of voice, English horn and score (3, 3 and 9 pages respectively)
Fair copy score contains performance markings
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 17 Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle — [without date]
For voice, bassoon and harp
Draft MS in pencil
Includes 5 pages of poetry by Phyllis McGinley with AW’s notes and sketches. Red numbers indicate which poems were set as well as the numerical order in which they appear in the sketch
22 pages of music
“For Frances” written on head of title page in AW’s hand
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 18 Pretend you’re innocent — [without date]
For voice, bassoon, 2 horns, piano and cello
Sketches in pencil; contains:
full score (6 pages of music);
condensed score (2 pages of music);
one additional page of sketches (one page of music) and;
individual parts (each one page of music)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 19 Serving Dinah [sic] for six — [without date]
For voice, bassoon, 2 horns, piano and cello
Draft MS
In pencil; score (5 pages of music)
Opposite side of last page contains sketch entitled “string quartet”
In ink; individual parts (one page of music each) and additional sketch (one page of music)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 35 Songs of innocence — [without date]
Draft MS. In pencil
For flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, celli, tenor, soprano and alto
Poem by E. E. Cummings
42 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 1

folder 10 John the Aptest — [without date]
For voice, bassoon, two horns and piano
Draft MS
In ink; 5 parts (one page of music each, with the exception of piano which contains two pages of music)
folder 11 Girl meets voice — [without date]
For voice, bassoon, two horns, piano and cello
In pencil; sketch of score (3 pages of music)
In ink; 5 parts (each part 3 pages of music). Missing part for Horn 1

Box 7

folder 22 Twelfth night songs — [without date]
Draft MS of vocal score, full score, 5 woodwind parts and “Tunes of”:
Oh mistress, mine
Come away, Death
Also labeled, Chanson du Feu
The rain it raineth
Vocal score in pencil; 8 pages of music
Full score in pencil; 17 pages of music
5 parts in ink; 15 pages of music
Contains performance markings
Tunes [written out melody line without text] in ink; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music

Box 8

folder 21 Antoinette the clarinette;
Knute the flute;
Bobo the oboe;
Muldoon the bassoon — [without date]
From A child’s introduction to the orchestra
Draft MS and photocopy
In pencil; 21 pages of music
Photocopy; 21 pages of music
Provenance: Richmond Organization

Sub-series 6: Keyboard. 2 or more hands

folder 34 Fig Lief [sic] Ericson — [without date]
Sketch. In pencil
One page of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 36 Ballet for puppets — [without date]
Draft MS (& Reproduction)
In pencil. 4 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 38 Chromatic quest — [without date]
Draft MS. In ink
“For M.M.” at head of page in AW’s hand
Provenance: Marian McPartland

Box 2

folder 9 Follow the lieder — [without date]
For voice, bassoon and cello
Sketch & Reproduction
In ink; 3 parts, one page of music each
Photocopy of sketch, one page of music
Crossed out draft of cello part on reverse of final; one page of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 3

folder 1 Floccinauncinihilipilification — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music
In caption, “(real word meaning: ‘estimating as worthless’)”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 2 Eleven pieces for piano 4 hands — [without date]
Sketches
No. 1   Thank you for what flowers?
No. 2   [without title]
No. 3   [without title]
No. 4   [without title]
No. 8   A small tune (which later is reprised by 7000 violins)
No. 9   Schubert meets a Parisian
No. 11 [without title]
In pencil with corrections in red; 15 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 3 Eleven pieces for piano 4 hands — [without date]
Reproduction; 26 pages of music
No. 1   [untitled]
No. 2   [untitled]
No. 3   Aaron goes to the ball
No. 4   Son of whistle stop
No. 5   Le petit jazz
No. 6   Thanks for what flowers?
No. 7   A small march (to be played with a left arm around partner)
No. 8   A small tune (which later is reprised by 7000 violins)
No. 9   Schubert meets a Parisian
No. 10 [untitled]
No. 11 [untitled]
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 4 Gentle ways — [without date]
Draft MS, lead sheet
In ink, accompanied by photocopy; one page of music each
Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For M.M.”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 5 Homework — [1974]
Draft MS
In ink, accompanied by photocopy; one page of music each
Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For M.M.”
In foot of MS, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music”
Performance markings in foot of photocopy
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 6 Homework — [1974]
Reproduction
2 pages of music
Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “(for M.M.)”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 7 Hymn for a her — [without date]
Draft MS, lead sheet
In ink; one page of music
In bottom right hand corner in AW’s hand, “McPartlandize! signed Alec Wilder”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 8  Jazz tango — [without date]
Draft MS
In ink; two pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 9 Jazz waltz for a friend Marion McPartland — [1974]
Draft MS. Laminated
In ink; one page of music
On foot of page, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 11 Lullaby for a lady — [without date]
Draft MS. Laminated
In ink; 2 pages of music
Written on head of page in AW’s hand, “For Marian McPartland”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 12 Mama never dug this scene — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 13 The marryon kind — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
In ink; one page of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 14 Name calling — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
In ink; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 15 Name calling — [without date]
Reproduction
2 copies, each copy 2 pages of music
Correction in red ink on one copy.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 16 Peacock feathers”: Intro to “Vespa Waltz” — [without date]
Reproduction; one page of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 17 Piano piece no. 5 — [without date].
Reproduction; 2 pages of music. Accompanied by photocopy.
Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland
folder 18 Piano piece no. 25 — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music Accompanied by photocopy.
Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland
folder 19 Piano Piece No. 27 — [without date]
Reproduction; one page of music Accompanied by photocopy.
Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland
folder 20 Piano Piece No. 34 — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music Accompanied by photocopy.
Provenance: Barry Snyder, photocopy from Marian McPartland
folder 21 Theme and variations “3 blind mice” — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 22 Piano Piece No. 1 (Prelude) — [without date]
Sketches titled “Prelude”
In ink and pencil; 15 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 23 [Unidentified piece for piano] — [without date]
Sketch
In ink; 2 pages of music
folder 24 Invention for too many fingers — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Accompanied by photocopy; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 25 The march of the goons — [without date]
Sketch
In ink; one page of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 26 Pieces for Ellis Larkins — [without date]
Reproduction
             Featherfall; one page of music
             A Taste; one page of music
Bittersweet;
one page of music
             Walkin’ on down; 2 copies (one page of music each)
At top right hand corner of each piece in AW’s hand is noted, “For Ellis Larkins from Alec Wilder”
folder 27 Ralph P. Puppydog March — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 2 pages of music
On title page, “Dedicated to Roger Brackett*”
Footnote of title page, “*The composition of this march, although commissioned and therefore financially compensated, must also include as part of its spiritual payment petting privileges”
“Found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell” on separate note along with draft MS
Provenance: Margun MusicAlso included in folder:
Reproduction
2 copies of bassoon part; one page each
2 copies of percussion part; one page each
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 28 Second small gift for M.M. — [without date]
Reproduction
3 copies; each copy one page of music
Provenance: Marian McPartlandRappin’ and humpin’ — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Accompanied by 2 photocopies
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 29 Seventeen — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 30 Small fry suite — [without date]
Draft MS

  1. Waking up in moonlight
  2. I’m only seven, but I’m right
  3. Now I’m a lazy fish
  4. Dancing in front of the mirror
  5. Skip rope dance
  6. Sometimes I feel quite grown up

In pencil; 12 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

folder 31 Sonata fantasy — [without date]
Sketches in a MS notebook
Titled, “Piano Sonata”; appears to be score from 1st movement of W258 Sonata Fantasy
In pencil; 15 pages of music
folder 32 Sonata fantasy “Sonata for Vera and piano” — [without date]
Draft MS & Reproduction
Photocopy of first movement
In ink; 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements
In ink and pencil; sketches
26 pages of music
folder 33 Sonata – fantasy (W258) — [without date]
For piano.
Reproduction and photocopy.
4 movements; 24 pages of music.
Provenance: Photocopy from Barry Snyder.
folder 34 Straight ahead — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
2 parts – copy of piano part (2 pages of music)
In ink; bass part
In upper right hand of score, “a small present from Alec Wilder”
In marker; sketches on bottom of bass part and reverse side for MacArthur Park.
In marker; at bottom of MacArthur Park sketch, “Written on the back of one of my ? bass parts (1960s) M McP”
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 35 Suite for Piano (No.1-5) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 7 pages of music
In red ink; marked measure numbers
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music
folder 36 Theme number four — [without date]
Draft MS
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 37 Two Pieces for Two Pianos — [without date]
Reproduction
(#1); 2 copies (4 pages of music each)
(#2); 2 copies (2 pages of music each)
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 38 The walkaway — [without date]
Draft MS, lead sheet
In ink; 2 pages of music.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 39 Where are the good companions? — [without date]
Fair copy & draft MS
In pencil; draft (2 pages of music).
In ink; fair copy (2 pages of music)
“for M.M.” in upper left hand corner of fair copy
Performance marking in fair copy; slight water damage on second page.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 40 Will I be upset — [without date]
MS lead sheet
In ink; in hand of Marian McPartland
One page of music; 2 photocopies present
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 41 Why? — [1974]
Draft MS
In pencil; 2 pages of music
At head of page, “Can you suffer through the five measure phrases? (Forgive me, but it fascinates me)”
At foot of page, “Copyright 1974 Ambrose Music”
“Title: ‘Why?’” written after end of piece
Provenance: Marian McPartland

Box 4

folder 2 Padelford — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 27 Gift for sharing, not shearing — [without date]
Draft MS
In ink; piano and bass parts (2 pages of music each)
Provenance: Marian McPartland

Box 8

folder 14 Her first party dress — [without date]
Reproduction; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland

Box 16

folder 3 Mimosa’s solitude dance — [without date]
Reproduction, piano part
2 pages of music.
folder 4 Gypsy theme — [without date]
Reproduction
1 page of music
Penultimate and last measures crossed out, edited ending in pencil
folder 5 50 short pieces for piano — [without date]
Reproduction, spiral bound
No 1 – 50
49 pages of music
folder 6 Short studies for piano — [without date]
Reproduction, spiral bound
No. 51 – 85
43 pages of music.

Box 17

folder 19 Seven lively arts – opening — [without date]
Repro; 5 pages of music.
folder 23 Garden (sunken, of course) — [without date]
Repro; 1 page of music.

Box 18

folder 12 Pieces written for Charlotte Allen — [without date]
Romantic Waltz
In ink; one page
Jolly Waltz
In ink; one page
Boston Lullaby Waltz
In ink; one page
A small tribute to elegance
In ink; one page
Pas seul
In ink; two pages
Provenance: Jerry Wnuck
folder 20 Piano piece no. 1. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 21 Piano piece no. 2. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 22 Piano piece no. 3. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 23 Piano piece no. 4. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 24 Piano piece no. 6. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 25 Piano piece no. 7. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 26 Piano piece no. 8. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 27 Piano piece no. 10. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 28 Piano piece no. 11 [incomplete]. — [without date].
Reproduction. 1 page.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 29 Piano piece no. 13. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 30 Piano piece no. 14. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 31 Piano piece no. 15. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 32 Piano piece no. 16. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 33 Piano piece no. 17. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 34 Piano piece no. 19. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 35 Piano piece no. 20. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 36 Piano piece no. 21. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 37 Piano piece no. 22. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 38 Piano piece no. 23. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 39 Piano piece no. 24. — [without date].
Reproduction. 3 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 40 Piano piece no. 26. — [without date].
Reproduction. 1 page.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 41 Piano piece no. 28. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 42 Piano piece no. 29. — [without date].
Reproduction. 1 page.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 43 Piano piece no. 32. — [without date].
Reproduction. 2 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 44 Piano piece no. 33. — [without date].
Reproduction. 1 page.
Provenance: Barry Snyder
folder 45 Sonatina for violin and piano. — [without date].
Reproduction; 21 pages. Print by request.
Accompanied by photocopy of violin part; 9 pages.
Provenance: Barry Snyder.

Sub-series 7: Vocal solo

Box 1

folder 2 Love’s like a lark. — [without date].
Lead sheet.
Sketch in pencil; 1 page of music with vocal line and chord changes.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 3 Life goes on. — [without date].
For voice and piano.
Sketch in pencil; 2 pages of music
Lyrics by Fran Landesman.
On previous folder: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell”
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 4 Never seek to tell thy love. — [without date].
For voice and piano.
Reproduction
2 copies of score; one with performer marking in red ink, one with performer marks in pencil (each 5 pages).
Poem by William Blake.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 12 [Sketchbook]. — [without date].
Various sketches within a green spiral bound notebook with “Song Cycle” written on the cover in AW’s hand. Contains the following titles at the head of various pages:
Intro – song cycle & connecting passage
Honest confession
Apologia
Serenade
Low register flute suite
Serenade for winds
Second detective suite
One more road
If it’s true
Napa
Little boat
Sometimes I lie
Five poems of Phyllis McGinley – I know a village
In pencil; 58 pages of music.
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 14 [Songs] —  [without date].
Various draft MS’s contained within a bound MS paper book.
Contains the following titles:
Animal song
Bathtub song
Chauncey the chipmunk
Charlie Austin
Gordon the gopher
In it together
                        Lyrics by Arnold Sondgaard.
In pencil; 13 pages of music.
folder 15 Nobody’s home. — [without date].
Reproduction.
Lyrics by Loonis McGlohon.
One page of music.
folder 16 Peaceful. — [without date].
Draft MS.
Piano part (2 pages of music) and bass (1 page of music).
In pencil with red and blue colored pencil in piano part.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 20 I’m off. — [without date].
Draft MS. In pencil.
One page of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 21 If you are happy. . — [without date].
For voice and piano.
Reproduction.
Contains performance marking in red ink.
Poem by Tennessee Williams.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 22 Soul is like a star. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
In pencil. 2 pages of music. Found on reverse side:
It’s fun. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
In pencil. 2 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 23 Stay Away!. — [without date].
Reproduction, lead sheet.
Music by Jack O’Brien, lyric by Alec Wilder.
One page of music.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 24 Sunday come-a-courtin’ afternoon. — [without date].
Draft MS.
Lyric by Jack Lawrence.
3 pages of music. Contains one typed page of lyric along with a quote about the piece from AW.
Contains note on separate page: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell.”
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 25 The thing about cats. — [without date].
Reproduction.
Poem by John L’Heureux.
3 pages of music.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 26 [How sweet is the] time remembered. — [without date].
Draft MS. In pencil.
4 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 27 Today girl. — [without date].
Reproduction, draft.
Poem by Irving Townsend.
4 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 28 Weather is bad. — [without date].
Sketch. In pencil.
One page of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 29 Welcome home. — [without date].
Reproduction, lead sheet.
One page of music.
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 30 Who can I tum to?. — [without date].
Draft MS. In pencil.
Piano, guitar (in slash notation) and bass parts (2 pages, 1 page and 1 page respectively).
Additional potentially unrelated sketch on the reverse of the bass part with “song Bregman” written on the head of the page.
In pencil, with red and blue colored pencil markings throughout.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 31 Why do I wait any longer?. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
Words by Arnold Songaard [sic]
In pencil. 2 pages of music.
Contains note on separate page: “Song found by Bob Levy 5/5/88. See letter to J. Bell.”
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 32 Songs for Patricia. — [without date].
Draft MS. In pencil.
Poems by Norman Rosten.
20 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 33 Snow. — [without date].
Draft MS. In pencil.
3 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 2

folder 1 Ballad of the old man and time. — [without date].
Fair copy.
In ink; 4 pages of music.
Lyric by Bob Lehman.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 2 Be not afraid. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
In ink; 1 page.
Provenance: Margun Music.
folder 3 The boy who cried “wolf!” . — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
Lyric by Jack Lawrene [sic].
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 4 Cast your bread upon the waters. — [1955].
Reproduction, lead sheet.
Words by Marshall Barer.
2 pages of music.
In ink, on foot of first page, “1955 – Hollis Music, Inc.”
Provenance: Marian McPartland.
folder 5 Daffodil drift. — [without date].
Sketch.
In pencil; one page of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 6 The dream is gone from the land. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
In ink; 2 pages of music.
In head of first page “For Tony Bennett”.
folder 7 Easy the hard way. — [without date].
Sketch, lead sheet.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 8 Ever so fair. — [without date].
Sketch, lead sheet.
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
Lyric by Arnold Sundgaard.
Also contains pencil sketches possibly for Jersey boy and separate page of typed lyrics with pencil markings.
Provenance: Margun Music.

Box 1

folder 29 While we’re young. — [without date].
MS lead sheet; laminated.
In pencil; one page of music.
At bottom of page, “for Jimmy McPartland one of the true believers, thank God! Alec Wilder”.
Provenance: Marian McPartland.

Box 9

folder 21 Vocalese [sic] # 1 – 5. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 15 pages of music.

Box 10

folder 18 Louie [Let’s sing to the memory of our loving friend]. — [without date].
Draft MS, lead sheet.
In ink; 1 page of music;
1 page of lyrics.
folder 21 Hymn for a friend. — [without date].
Reproduction; 1 page of music.
“(Jenny Lind Hyde)” written in caption.
folder 22 Let’s go where the music is!. — [without date].
Reproduction; 1 page of music
Missing 2nd page – [see box 16, folder 19 for complete copy].
Lyrics by Roger Brackett and AW.
“David Platz” written in pencil in heading

Box 15

folder 21 Things to do tomorrow. — [without date].
Music by Jack End; words by Alec Wilder.
Reproduction, lead sheet.
3 pages of music with accompanying letter in accession report.
Provenance: Thomas Hampson 5/5/97.

Box 16

folder 1 A.M. Victor Hugo. — [without date].
Reproduction.
In ink; 4 pages of music.
“Dedicated to Jerome Hill” in heading.
Poem:  Alfred De Musset.
folder 7 Things to do tomorrow. — [without date].
Music by Jack End; words by Alec Wilder.
Reproduction, lead sheet.
2 copies; 3 pages of music each.
Provenance: Desmond Stone.
folder 9 Something is up. — [without date].
Reproduction.
2 pages of music.
Poem by Percy Seitlin.
folder 14 Let’s go where the music is!. — [without date].
Reproduction; 2 pages of music.
Lyrics by Roger Brackett and AW.
In pencil at bottom of second page, “…Forget all the lovely and loving”
folder 17 Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle. — [1979].
For voice, bassoon and harp.
Reproduction; 18 pages of music.
“for Frances” in heading.
Corrections in ink and pencil.
folder 20 A long night. — [without date].
Reproduction lead sheet.
2 pages of music.
Words by Loonis McGlohon.
folder 21 [Untitled song – “So sweet…”]. — [without date].
MS, fair copy.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
folder 22 [Untitled song – “You incredibly lovely human being…”]. — [without date].
MS, fair copy.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
folder 23 Give me time. — [without date].
MS, Fair copy.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
folder 24 Just one. — [without date].
MS, fair copy.
In pencil; 3 pages of music.
folder 25 Sing me to sleep. — [without date].
MS, fair copy.
In pencil; 2 pages of music.
folder 26 Clam-bake. — [without date].
MS, draft.
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
Markings in red pencil.
folder 27 Lovely. — [without date].
Draft MS.
In ink; 2 pages of music.
folder 28 Once in a million years. — [without date].
MS, fair copy.
In pencil; 2 pages of music.
folder 29 [Untitled song – “Sunlight’s got me”] . — [without date].
Draft MS.
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
folder 30 Why so much talk about love. — [without date].
Draft MS.
Words and music Alex Wilder
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
folder 31 It’s all done with mirrors. — [without date].
Fair copy MS.
In pencil; 4 pages of music.
folder 32 Poor little debutante — [without date]
Fair copy MS
Music and words by Alex Wilder
In ink; 3 pages of music
folder 33 Time and tide — [without date]
Fair copy MS; in laminate sleeve
Words & music Alexander Wilder
In ink; 4 pages of music.

Box 17

folder 12 [Unidentified song] — [without date]
MS repro.
6 (11.5” x 18”) pages.

Box 18

folder 13 Manuscript book
Contains:
I’ll be around
Hello, hello

Sing a melody

[Untitled]
[Untitled] lead sheet
In pencil; 6 pages
folder 14 A.M. Victor Hugo
MS, Fair copy
Poem by Alfred de Musset
“Dedicated to Jerome Hill” in heading
One correction in pencil; 4 pages
Accompanied by four reproductions, one marked Fargo
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 15 A long night
Lead sheet, photocopy
Music by AW, words by Loonis McGlohon
2 pages
folder 16 Down in the coal mine
“To Charlotte Whitney Allen” written inside title page
“J.L. & A.W.” written at foot of third page
Accompanied by typescript poem “Down in a coal mine” by J.B. Georghegan
3 pages of music; one page typescript poem
Provenance: Jerry Wnuck

Sub-series 8: Vocal soloist ensemble with or without accompaniment

Box 19

folder 1 After Love.
Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink 2 pages of music. Vocal line with piano accompaniment. Copy right 1955 Meridian Music. 35 W. 51st Street (New York City).
Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned
folder 2 Best of Friends.
Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink; 2 pages of music. Vocal line with piano accompaniment. Copyright 1955 Meridian Music, 35 W 51st Street, New York City.
Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned.
folder 3 Love Among the Young.
Music by Alec Wilder; lyric by Norman Gimbel. MS repro, black ink; 4 pages of music. Vocal line with piano accompaniment. Copyright 1954 Meridian Music, 35 West 51st Street, New York City.
Provenance: from the legacy of the late Mel Larned.
folder 4 “The New Outfit.”
Music by Alec Wilder. Published in: Tenggren’s Cowboys and Indians, stories by Kathryn and Byron Jackson with pictures by Gustaf Tenngren (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948). “The New Outfit” is on pages 82-83.
Provenance: gift of Marjorie Searl – 9/5/2021.

Sub-series 9: Choral with or without soloists and accompaniment

Box 1

folder 5 Children’s plea for peace — [without date]
For chorus and piano
Reproduction.
Two copies of score (each 16 pages of music)
Libretto by Children of Avon
Both scores contain performance markings in pencil
On cover of one score: “From one old child to another To Lou From Alec”
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 6 It’s so easy to say — [without date]
For chorus and piano
Draft MS in pencil; 9 pages
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 2

folder 15 Story of a good man — [without date]
Reproduction (photocopy)
Solo vocal parts and score (5 and 10 pages of music respectively)
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 17 Mountain boy. — [4 Oct 80]
Reproduction; 42 pages of music
Contains photocopies of pages 23-24 and 37-41
Libretto by Loonis McGloHon [sic]
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 18 Mountain boy — [without date]
Draft MS
In ink and pencil, some corrections and notes in ink or colored pencil; 38 pages
Libretto by Loonis McGlohon
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 20 Children’s piece — [without date]
Written in foot, “For tenor, boys’ choir, flute, oboe, clar, bass clar, bssn, + 4 celli”
Draft MS
In pencil; 16 pages of music

Box 17

folder 3 Children’s plea for peace — [without date]
Reproduction
16 pages of music

Box 18

folder 17 Children’s plea for peace— [without date]
Reproduction; vocal solos
2 copies; 14 pages of music each

Sub-series 10: Stage Works

Box 2

folder 12 The truth about windmills — [without date]
Sketches contained in two MS books
In pencil; 94 pages of music total
Book 1 (54 pages of music), Book 2 (40 pages of music)
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 13 [The] truth about windmills — [without date]
Draft MS; 146 pages of music
Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard
Contains abundant performance markings in various colored pencils and highlighter
At head of first page “Music dedicated to Arnold Sundgaard”
In caption, “(Opera in one act)”
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 14 Touch and see — [without date]
Ballet sketches & reproduction
Sketch in pencil; 18 pages each
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 19 Alice in Wonderland — [without date]
For woodwind quintet and percussion
Reproduction
6 parts; flute (23 pages of music), oboe (18 pages of music), clarinet (23 pages), bassoon (21 pages of music), horn (23 pages of music), and percussion (18 pages of music)
Contains title page with tempo markings for each chapter:
Prologue
Prologue to chapter II
Mock turtle’s story [horn solo]
Prologue to chapter III
Prologue to chapter IV
Fourth Chapter
Prologue to chapter V: A romantic caterpillar (Larva for Sale)
Sixth Chapter
6-A Duchess Lullaby
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Prologue to chapter 9 [only in horn part]
Chapter X
10-A Lobster Quadrille
10-B Beautiful soup
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Father William [no perc part]
[Possibly parts from both Alice in Wonderland Suite and Alice in Wonderland]
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 7

folder 21 Overture to twelfth night — [without date]
For woodwind quintet
Draft MS score and 5 parts
Parts in ink; 15 pages of music
Score in pencil; 10 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of Margun Music

Box 8

folder 1 Miss chicken little — [without date]
Chicken Little – coloratura soprano
Cocky Locky – lyric tenor
Goosey Loosey – soprano
Ducky lucky – mezzo soprano
Turkey Lurkey (professor) – baritone
The fox – high baritone
A,B,C,D,E – soloists in chorus
A, B, E – soprano
C, D alto
Chorus: sopranos – altos- tenors – baritones – basses
1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 bsn, 2 hn, 1 tpt, 1 perc, 1 pno, 6 vln, 3 vla, 3vc, 1 bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 80 pages of music
Contains abundant performance markings.
Libretto by William Engvick
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO

Box 10

folder 11 Life goes on — [without date]
Fair copy, 26 parts
114 pages of music
One copy of each part with the exception of:
2 copies of part for drums;
4 copies of violin A;
3 copies of violin B;
3 copies of violin C;
4 copies of viola;
4 copies of cello;
2 copies of bass parts
Markings in all parts with blue and red pencil
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 15

folder 1 [No. 1] False dawn (Three ballets in search of a dancer) — [without date]
See oversize Box 2/1
folder 2 [No. 2] Life goes on (Three ballets in search of a dancer).— [without date]
See oversize Box 2/2
folder 3 [No. 3] The green couch (Three ballets in search of a dancer) — [without date]
See oversize Box 2/3

Box 18

folder 18 The truth about windmills
Reproduction
Performance markings in pencil; 101 pages
folder 19 The truth about windmills
Reproduction
Performance markings in pencil; 98 pages
Provenance: Madge Briggs, widow of Wm. F Briggs MM ‘58
folder 20 The Scarlet Sail [from] The Lowland Sea
See oversize 5/1

Sub-series 11: Film Scores

Box 2

folder 16 Grocer and the dragon — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 13 pages
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 4

folder 16 Fall of the house of usher — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 24 pages of music

Box 8

folder 4 Just in case – cue I — [without date]
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Corrections in red ink
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 5 Just in case – cue II — [without date]
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass
Draft MS
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 12

folder 1

Albert Schweitzer, Reel I — [without date]

  1. Title Idea [not present – see Reel X sec. B]
  2. Boy on road
  3. Africa map
  4. Chorale (stgs) in G [not present]
    D2. Chorale (stgs) in Ab
  5. Boy on road

Reproduction; 8 pages of music; missing Title Idea and Chorale in G
Contains 2 copies of Africa map

folder 2

Albert Schweitzer, Reel II — [without date]

  1. Chorale – woodwinds – in G
  2. Chorale – woodwinds – in Ab

Reproduction; 4 pages of music

folder 3

Albert Schweitzer, Reel III (Reel I German version) — [without date]

  1. Trip between villages [not present]
  2. Parsonage [not present]
  3. School Sequence
  4. School Sequence
  5. School Sequence
  6. Run off
  7. Prayer [not present]
  8. Boy on road
  9. Boy on road

Reproduction; 13 pages of music; some pages unidentified and parts incomplete

folder 4

Albert Schweitzer, Reel IV (Reel II German version) — [without date]

  1. Cadences for commentary
  2. School sequence (minor)
  3. School sequence
  4. Boy on road
  5. Rainbow sequence
  6. Family portrait [not present – see Reel IX sec. C]
  7. Cadences for commentary

Reproduction; 9 pages of music

folder 5

Albert Schweitzer, Reel V (Reel III German version) — [without date]

  1. Decision I
  2. Title Idea
  3. Letter Writing

Reproduction; 8 pages of music

folder 6

Albert Schweitzer, Reel VI — [without date]

  1. Decision I
  2. Operation (big ending)
  3. Decision I
  4. Reconstruction canon [not present]
  5. Rainbow sequence intro [not present]
    E2. Rainbow sequence (repeat E from reel IV) [not present]
  6. Preface to arrival
  7. Arrival (horn solo)

Reproduction; 10 pages of music; 4 copies of Preface to arrival

folder 7

Albert Schweitzer, Reel VII — [without date]

  1. War years (clar. solo)
  2. War years (viole, cello)
  3. War years (violin, celli)
  4. Operation [not present – see Reel XI sec. B]
  5. New patients

Reproduction; 6 pages of music

folder 8

Albert Schweitzer, Reel VIII — [without date]

  1. Mother and child [not present]
  2. Mother and child (film repeat) [not present]
  3. Garden (sunken, of course) (Db)
  4. Title idea (repeat section A – Reel I)

Reproduction; 1 page of music

folder 9

Albert Schweitzer, Reel IX — [without date]

  1. Garden (sunken, of course) (original key)
  2. Family portrait – woodwinds
  3. Family portrait – repeat reel IV sec. F
  4. Beastly elevenses

Reproduction; 9 pages of music

folder 10

Albert Schweitzer, Reel X — [without date]

  1. Decision I – Repeat of Reel V sec. A
  2. Title idea – Repeat of Reel I sec. A

Reproduction. 8 pages of music

folder 11

Albert Schweitzer, Reel XI — [without date]

  1. Storm
  2. Operation – Repeat of Reel VII sec. D
  3. Letter writing in “G”
  4. Last letter writing

Reproduction; 13 pages of music

folder 12 Garden (sunken, of course) [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 1 page of music.
folder 13 New patient [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 4 pages of music
folder 14 Cadences for commentary [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 1 page of music
folder 15 Decision II [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music
folder 16 Beastly elevenses [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 6 pages of music
folder 17 Storm [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 5 pages of music
Contains performance markings
folder 18 Storm Revisited [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 4 copies – 24 pages of music
3 copies contain performance markings
folder 19 Letter Writing II (in G) [from] Albert Schweitzer — [without date]
Reproduction; 2 pages of music
Contains performance markings
folder 20 [Albert Schweitzer – notes] — [without date]
Reproduction
Handwritten notes on performance order and measure numbers in various reels
In pencil, ink and colored pencil; 13 pages of notes
folder 21 [Albert Schweitzer sketches] — [without date]
Reproduction
Includes titles,
Preface to arrival
Storm revisited
Last letter writing
Family portrait
                        In pencil, corrections in red pencil; 7 pages of music
folder 22 Albert Schweitzer, Reel I & II — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/1
folder 23 Albert Schweitzer, Reel III & IV — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/2
folder 24 Albert Schweitzer, Reel V & VI — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/3
folder 25  Albert Schweitzer, Reel VII & VIII — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/4
folder 26 Albert Schweitzer, Reel IX – XI — [without date]
See oversize Box 1/5

Box 13

folder 1 Albert Schweitzer, oboe part — [without date]
Reproduction; 40 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 2 Albert Schweitzer, clarinet l part — [without date]
Reproduction; 43 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 3 Albert Schweitzer, clarinet II/bass clarinet part — [without date]
Reproduction; 42 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 4 Albert Schweitzer, bassoon part — [without date]
Reproduction; 41 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 5 Albert Schweitzer, horn I & II part — [without date]
Reproduction; 41 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 6 Albert Schweitzer, horn I & II part — [without date]
Reproduction; 41 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 7 Albert Schweitzer, horn III & IV part — [without date]
Reproduction; 41 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 8 Albert Schweitzer, horn III & IV part — [without date]
Reproduction; 41 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 9 Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 10 Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 11 Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 12 Albert Schweitzer, violin A part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 13 Albert Schweitzer, violin B part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil

Box 14

folder 1 Albert Schweitzer, violin B part — [without date]
Reproduction; 48 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 2 Albert Schweitzer, violin A & B parts — [without date]
Reproduction; 51 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains both violin A & B parts for Reel XI
folder 3 Albert Schweitzer, violin A & B parts — [without date]
Reproduction; 51 pages of music
Note: Contains joint violin A & B part until Reel XI in which A and B parts are separate
Contains both violin A & B parts for Reel XI
folder 4 Albert Schweitzer, viola part — [without date]
Reproduction; 42 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 5 Albert Schweitzer, viola part — [without date]
Reproduction; 42 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 6 Albert Schweitzer, percussion part — [without date]
Reproduction; 42 pages of music
Extra copy of part from Reel XI
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 7 Albert Schweitzer, percussion part — [without date]
Reproduction; 39 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 8 Albert Schweitzer, bass part — [without date]
Reproduction; 37 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 9 Albert Schweitzer, cello part — [without date]
Reproduction; 44 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil
folder 10 Albert Schweitzer, cello part. — [without date].
Reproduction; 44 pages of music.
Contains performance markings in pencil.
folder 11  Albert Schweitzer, bass part — [without date]
Reproduction; 37 pages of music
Contains performance markings in pencil

Sub-series 12: Commercial Music

Box 1

folder 7 Broom commercial — [undated]
Ozalid master; 4 pages of music
Lyrics by William Engvick
Accompanied by incomplete photocopy (2 pages of music) and 5 Ozalid strips used in master copy
folder 8 Greyhound jingle — [undated]
Fair copy
In ink on Ozalid paper. Score (2 pages of music)
folder 9 Halo waltz — [undated]
For woodwind quintet
Fair copy
In ink on Ozalid paper; 5 parts (each 2 pages of music)
folder 10 Jingle – spring cigarettes — [undated]
Fair copy
In ink on Ozalid paper; Score (2 pages of music)
folder 11 Tip top bread — [2/29/60]
Reproduction; for voice and clarinet quintet
In pencil; score (6 pages of music) and sketch (2 pages of music)
In ink; 6 copies of vocal solo part (2 pages of music each), one copy of each instrumental part (2 pages of music each)
Instrumental parts contain performance markings

Sub-series 13: Sketches

Box 4

folder 3 [Unidentified] — [undated]
Sketch; for large ensemble
In pencil; one page of music
folder 4 [Sketchbook] — [undated]
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Includes short sketches titled:
Fl & Marimba
Hrn & piano
folder 5 [Unidentified sketches] — [undated]
MS lead sheets
In pencil; 4 pages of music
folder 6 Xmas cookies — [undated]
Sketches
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Glenn Bowen
folder 7 Separate tables — [undated]
Sketch lead sheets
In pencil; one page of music
Includes one photocopy
folder 8 Ahright ahready — [undated]
Sketch for clarinet
In ink; one page of music
folder 14 Three attitudes — [undated]
Sketches in MS notebook
In pencil; 5 pages of music, 1 page of notes
At head of page, “(For Mitch Miller)”
In caption, “Joy after misery”
Corrections and edits in red marker
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 15 Blue. — [undated]
Sketch; for orchestra
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 6

folder 11 Chorale fantasy, Jesu meine freude — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil and ink; 1 page of music
Provenance: Gift of David Koppy – 10/2/92
folder 12 Chorale fantasy, Jesu meine freude — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 3 pages of music
Provenance: Gift of David Koppy – 10/2/92
folder 25 Horn & bassoon” — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 4 pages of music

Box 7

folder 5 Suite for alto and bass flutes — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Performance markings in red ink
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 8

folder 6 Oboe jungle — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
On reverse side of Oboe jungle:
Duet yourselves — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 12 Woodwind suite no. 2 — [without date]
Sketches contained within MS notebook
In pencil; 31 pages of music
Also contains sketches titled,
Follow the lieder
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Good night ladies
In pencil; 1 page of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 19 Peaceful — [without date]
Sketch, lead sheet
In pencil; one page of music

Box 9

folder 5  [Octet] No. XV ([The] children met [thetrain) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 9 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 6 [Octet] No. 8 (Suburban Weekend) (Jack, this is my husband) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 9 pages of music
folder 8 [Octet] No. 10 [(Dance man buys a farm)] — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass
Sketch
In pencil; 6 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 10 [Octet] No. 14 (It’s silk, feel it) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2/picc or penny whistle, oboe/English horn, clar 1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass
Sketch
In pencil; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 11 [Octet No.] XXIII (Bull fiddle [in a china shop]) — [without date]
For flute/clar 2, oboe/English horn, clar1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass
Sketch
In pencil; 9 pages of music
Corrections in red pencil
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 14 [Octet No.] XXIV (Kindergarten [flower pageant]) — [without date]
For flute/clar2, oboe/English horn, clar1, bass clar, bassoon, harp, drums, bass
Sketch
In pencil; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 15 [Octet No.] XXV [(Little white samba)] — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 12 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 19 Elegy for the whale — [without date]
Sketch reproduction
2 copies; 4 pages of music each
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 22 Flute concerto — [without date]
Sketches within MS notebook
In pencil; 33 pages of music

Box 10

folder 1 Woodwind trio — [without date]
For flute, clarinet and bassoon
Sketches in MS notebook
“For Virginia” at heading
Also includes sketches titled,
            Loneliness after love (brass quintet)
            Attitudes
            Air for trumpet
           Warm feeling
            Guitar and strings
In pencil; 31 pages of music
Corrections in red ink
Provenance: Louis Ouzer
folder 9 Entertainment no. 1 — [without date]
Sketches in MS notebook
In pencil; 24 pages of music
“Fennel” written in the heading of each movement
Corrections in red
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 10 Chapter 12 [from Alice in Wonderland] — [without date]
Sketch repro; 1 page of music
In ink at heading, “Possible sketches for Enter. No 1 or Alice in Wonderland. TRO has original. R.L. 5/2/88”
Sketch repro; 1 page of music
folder 12 Ladies love to be looked at — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music, 2 pages of prose
Provenance: Arlene Bouras
folder 13 [Sketchbook no. 1] — [without date]
Contains sketches titled,
WW Quin #14
Beginning
Verse to be a child
Woodwind Quintet #14
                              “For Art Dedrick” in heading
Hrn + Tuba [Duets for French horn and tuba]
                            [For horn and tuba parts see series 4, box 16, folder 12]
 Flute
In pencil; 26 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 14 [Sketchbook No. 2] — [without date]
Contains sketches titled,
                    WW Quintet #14
                                    “For Art Dedrick” in heading
                    Suite for low register flute (1 page of music)
                    Waltz for dainty feet
                    Viola concerto
                    WW Quintet #13 with marimba
                    Suite for woodwind quintet
                                     In caption, “Air”
In pencil; 55 pages of music
folder 15 [Sketchbook No. 3] — [without date]
Contains sketches titled,
Not too hard horn solos
Concerto for tuba
            “For Michael Lind” in heading
Warmer Place
            [possibly from South – to a warmer place]
“Vln”
In pencil; 11 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 16 [Sketchbook No. 4] — [without date]
Contains sketches titled,
            Violin interlude
            Interlude #2
           See the world through every eye
Page titled,
            Concerto for tuba and string orch with “for Michael Lind” written in the heading – no music on page
In pencil; 3 pages of music
folder 17 Let’s sing to the memory of our loving friend — [without date]
Sketch lead sheet
In ink; 1 page of music
Contains lyrics in pencil
Includes 2 photocopies of lead sheet, 1 photocopy of writing on back
folder 19 Brass quintet — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
“For Marian” written on one side
folder 20 The Marian kind — [without date]
Sketch lead sheet
In pencil; 2 pages of music
Provenance: Marian McPartland
folder 23 Concerto for tuba — [without date]
Sketch [fragment]
In pencil; 1 page of music

Box 11

folder 1 Octet [no.] XVIII (Her old man was suspicious) — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 8 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 2 [Brass quintet no. 1] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 18 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 6 Movement for a string quartet no. 3 — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 4 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 24 Octet [no.] IV (Neurotic goldfish) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 6 pages of music
Includes 1 typed page with comments about piece from Margun Music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 25 [Octet] No. 7 ([Such a] tender night) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 6 pages of music
folder 28 [Octet no.] XII (Sea fugue mama) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 16 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 31 [Octet no. XXII [(Seldom the sun) — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 5 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 32 Octet [no.] XVII — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 7 pages of music
folder 35 [Octet] No. 9 (Walking home in spring) — [without date]
Additional title in heading, “(It was her first cruise)
Sketch
Also includes sketch titled,
Jack, this is my husband
In pencil; 9 pages of music
Provenance: Margun Music

Box 16

folder 8 Three [Four] sentiments — [without date]
Sketches

  1. Calm after storm
  2. Joy after misery
  3. Loneliness after love
  4. Laughter after tears

In pencil; 14 pages of music
Edits in red ink

folder 15 [Sketchbook – Brass Quintets] — [without date]
Sketches
                                    Br. Quintet #7
                                   Sometimes I lie
                                   Flt + vlns
                                    Br Quint #8
In pencil; 38 pages of music
folder 34 [Unidentified] — [without date]
MS repro; 1 page of music
“for Charlotte Allen” in caption

Box 17

folder 4 Quintet (I hope) [quintet sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 4 pages of music
folder 5 For Julie — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 4 pages of music
folder 6 What does a woman do? — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
On reverse:
Zex — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 7 [Sketches for trumpet] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 7 pages of music
Unidentified clarinet part on back of one page
folder 8 Lightly — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 9 D’Jan֑um’s Song No. 1 and No. 2 — [without date]
MS sketch
In ink; 2 half pages of music
folder 10 Red Sky — [without date]
MS sketch
In pencil; 1 page of music
folder 11 Minute spot #3;
Minute spot #4 — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 13 Scherzo for 3rd horn sonata — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 14 2nd horn sonata — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil and ink; 16 pages of music
folder 16 French horn sonata — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 14 pages of music
folder 17 Soliloquy — [without date]
Music by R. Bloom, arr. Alec Wilder
AW’s first arrangement – unfinished
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 18 Seven lively arts — [without date]
For 1 fl, 2 ob, 1 cl, 1 bass cl, 1 bsn, trp, 4 hrns, guitar, bass, and drums
Sketches
Draft in pencil; 4 pages of music
Draft in ink; 4 pages of music
folder 20 [Instrumental sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 21 pages of music
folder 21 [Untitled – became part of horn sonata] — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 5 pages of music
folder 24 [Unidentified sketch – orchestra with chorus] — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 8 pages of music
folder 25 [Instrumental ideas] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 15 pages of music
folder 26 [Misc. sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
                                    Lead up to K’s table pounding
                                    Brass Suite
                                    Piano piece
                                    Aloha Bassoon No 2
                                    Aloha 3
                                   Love song + opening
                                    Bassoon no. 2
                                   Pinochio [sic]
                                   Bassoon piece
                                   For three oboes
 In pencil; 20 pages of music
folder 27 Rock me, mother — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 28 What is time? — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 2 pages of music
folder 29 Mundel idea — [without date]
Sketch
In pencil; 4 pages of music
folder 30 [Instrumental sketches] — [without date]
Sketches, includes some lead sheets
Cello, viola, oboe, flute
                                    [the rest untitled]
In pencil; 8 pages of music
folder 31 [Unidentified sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
                                    Usprey
                                   (heard along a branch five track)
                                    Horn
                                    Verse to “after love”
                                    Best of friends
                                    Mit yamel kah
                                    Bassoon sonata
                                    Penguins Christmas song
                                    Yvonne
                                    Yours not to reason why
                                    Brass – tuba
                                    Duchesses Lullaby
                                    Twinkle – theme for variations
In pencil; 49 pages of music
folder 32 [Unidentified sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
In pencil; 28 pages of music
folder 32 [Unidentified sketches] — [without date]
Sketches
                                    Sansone idyll
                                   Horseshoes
                                   Passacaglia
                                    Strings
                                   Orch piece
                                   Moment Momentous
                                    Easy to say (verse)
In pencil; 35 pages of music
folder 33 [Misc. song sketches] — [without date]
Sketches, lead sheets
                                   Summer rain
                                   Virginny Old Black Joe
                                    Piano piece
                                    A little louie song
                                   Mother’s lil children
                                   Crawdads
                                    It’s fun when you’re me
                                                Lyrics by Sarah Churchill
                                  Good night, sweet heart
                                   An axe an apple
                                    Boy at a window
                                    Timber
                                   Johnny Appleseed
                                    Were you lost
                                    2nd birdsong
                                   Waltz II
In pencil; 21 pages of music
folder 43 Flute piece #1 — [without date]
Sketch.
In pencil; 2 pages of music

Series 2: Printed Music

Sub-series 1: Large instrumental ensemble

Box 1

folder 28 Entertainment No. 6 for orchestra
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1979
“To Howard Scott” in heading
“Commissioned by the New York State Arts Council” in caption
folder 36 Entertainment No. 6 for orchestra. [copy 2]
                       Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1979
“To Howard Scott” in heading
“Commissioned by the New York State Arts Council” in caption

Sub-series 3: Instrumental solos with or without accompaniment

Box 2

folder 1 Suite for solo guitar
                        Transcribed for marimba by Gordon Stout
Wilder Music, Inc. 1968
Assigned 1976 to Margun Music Inc.
1980 Studio 4 Productions
folder 2 Air for oboe and strings – copyright 1952
Parts and score
New York, NY: The Richmond Organization,

Box 1

folder 8 Sonata for euphonium and piano
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1982
Edited by Gunther Schuller
folder 35 Five love songs for horn and chamber orchestra
                        Virginia Beach: A Moll Dur Publishing House, 1980
“for Morris Secon” in heading
2 copies of the piano reduction and horn part.

Sub-series 4: Chamber Music

Box 1

folder 3 Such a tender night – Alec Wilder octette for woodwinds and rhythm.
                        [Octet No. 7]
                       New York: Regent Music Corp, 1944
Edited by Walter Mourant
Columbia record no. 36315
Provenance: Margun Music
folder 7 Octet no. XXV Little white samba
                       Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1981
folder 23 Suite for alto and bass flutes W147
                        Wilder Music Inc., 1970
folder 24 Suite for string bass and guitar [in “D”] W 134
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1981
folder 25 Suite for four bassoons.
Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1982
Edited by Gunther Schuller
folder 26 [Woodwind] Quintet No. 4. [Aloha suite]
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1980
folder 30 Woodwind Quintet No. 13
Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, Inc., 1978
“for Art Dedrick” in caption
folder 31 22 duets for horns
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1968
folder 34 Brass Quintet No. 1
                        Newton Centre: Margun Music, Inc., 1980
Parts and score

Box 2

folder 3 Alice and Wonderland Suite
                        For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and percussion
Parts and score
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1958
Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization
folder 4 House detective registers (Octette No. VI)
For flute/clarinet, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass
Parts and score
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1948
Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization
folder 5 Please do not disturb (Octette No. XIII)
For clarinet, clarinet 2/flute, English horn/oboe, bass clarinet/flute, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass
Parts and score
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1942
Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization
folder 6 Remember me to youth (Octette No. XXVI)
For flute/clarinet, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, harpsichord, drums and bass
Parts and score
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc., 1947
Provenance: Judy Bell, The Richmond Organization

Sub-series 6: Keyboard. 2 or more hands

Box 1

folder 1 Seldom the sun.
New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942
Columbia record no. 35648
folder 2 Such a tender night.
                        New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942
Columbia record no 36315
folder 4 She’ll be seven in May.
                        New York: Regent Music Corp, 1942
folder 5 Dance man buys a farm.
                        New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948
Columbia record no. 36189
folder 6 The children met the train.
                       New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948
Columbia record no. 35648
folder 10 Jazz waltz for a friend
                        Ambrose Music, 1974
folder 27 Her old man was suspicious
                        New York: Regent Music Corp, 1948
Reproduction
Provenance: Margun Music, Inc.
Original plus two reproductions

Box 2

folder 7 David Diamond solo piano books
David Diamond album for the young
                        Bryn Mawr, PA: Elkan-Vogel, Inc., 1947
Then and now – 11 pieces for very young pianists
“like Louis Ouzer, from his old friend David Diamond 20 August, 1990 – Rochester, NY” written on cover
                        New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1966
Alone at the piano, book one
                        New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968
Alone at the piano, book two
                        New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968
Alone at the piano, book three
                        New York: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., 1968

Sub-series 7: Vocal solo

Box 1

folder 9 Love among the young
New York: Meridian Music Corp., 1954
Lyric by Norman Gimbel
folder 11 I’m headin’ west (for a rest)
New York: Cromwell Music, Inc., 1950
Words by Marshall Barer
Introduced and featured by Dick Jurgens on Columbia Records
folder 12 I got big eyes for you
New York: Essex Music, Inc., 1952
Introduced and recorded by Tommy Dorsey on Decca Records
folder 13 Goodbye, John
New York: Robert Music Corp., 1949
Lyric by Edward Eager
folder 14 Give me time
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941
Featured and recorded by Jeri Southern
folder 15 Everywhere I look
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1943
Words by Bill Engvick
folder 16 Songs were made to sing
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
Provenance:  Judy Bell, TRO
folder 17 Songs by Alec Wilder
New York: TRO Hollis Music, Inc.
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO
folder 18 Western Star
New York: Hampshire House Publishing Corp & TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
Words by Arnold Sundgaard
folder 19 Sleep, my heart
New York: Regent Music Corp, 1941.
By AW and Bill Engvick
folder 20 It’s so peaceful in the country
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941
“Especially when you are there – Little Aley” written in caption
Three photocopies
One original copy; missing pages 3 and 4
folder 22 Moon and sand
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941
Music by AW and Morty Palitz
Lyric by Bill Engvick
“and Ellen would make a perfect picture” written in caption
“Me” written beside AW’s printed name on title page
8 photocopies
folder 29 Where do you go?
New York: Barton Music Corp, 1959
Lyric by Arnold Sundgaard
folder 32 Soft as spring
New York: Regent Music, Corp., 1941
8 “professional use only” photocopies and one original
folder 33 Listen to your heart
New York: Devon Music, Inc., 1957
Words by Bill Engvick “(from the Talent Associates TV production, ‘Pinocchio’)” in caption

Box 2

folder 8 J.P. Dooley III
By AW, Bill Engvick and Morty Palitz
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1942
folder 9 Tomorrow
Music by Eddie Sauter, lyric by AW
New York: Harman Music, Inc., 1943
folder 10 Remember, my child (Vespa waltz)
From the film, “Open the door and see all the people”
Lyric by Bill Engvick
New York: Hollis Music, Inc.
folder 11 Did you ever cross over to Sneden’s?
New York: Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc., 1947
5 photocopies
folder 12 Who can I turn to?
New York: Regent Music Corp., 1941
8 photocopies
folder 13 I’ll be around
New York: Vogue Music Corp., 1942
folder 14 Songs by Alec Wilder [copy 2 and 3]
New York: TRO Hollis Music, Inc.
Photographs by Louis Ouzer
Provenance: Judy Bell, TRO
folder 15 Songs were made to sing [copy 2 and 3]
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
Provenance:  Judy Bell, TRO
folder 16 Songs were made to sing, second edition
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
Photographs by Louis Ouzer
Provenance:  Judy Bell, TRO
folder 17 The Alec Wilder song collection, centennial edition
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
In collaboration with William Engvick
Photos by Louis Ouzer
folder 18 Alec Wilder American popular song
New York: TRO Ludlow Music, Inc.
In collaboration with William Engvick
Photos by Louis Ouzer

Sub-series 9: Choral with or without soloists and accompaniment

Box 1

folder 21 Wyoming
East Stroudsberg, Penna.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945
Lyric by Eddie Pola
Arranged by Roy Ringwald
Fred Waring Choral Arrangement
Provenance: Glenn Bowen
folder 5