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Paul Reif Musical Scores
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Paul Reif was a twentieth-century American composer.
The collection consists of musical scores by Reif, including two operas, "Mad Hamlet" (1961-1962) and "Portrait in Brownstone" (1968); songs based on works of Walt Whitman, T. S. Eliot, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and other poets; concertos for string orchestra; music for brass quintets; secular choruses for mixed voices with piano; chamber music of flute and piano, flute trios, and woodwind quartets; and organ music.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Gift of Mrs. Paul Reif.
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The contents list was compiled by Rafael Abrahams in June 2010.
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Subject
- American poetry -- Songs and music -- 20th century
- Brass quintets -- United States -- 20th century
- Chamber music -- United States -- 20th century
- Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano -- United States -- 20th century
- Composers -- United States -- 20th century
- Concertos -- United States -- 20th century
- Flute and piano music -- United States -- 20th century
- Instrumental music -- United States -- 20th century
- Operas -- United States -- 20th century
- Organ music -- United States -- 20th century
- Woodwind quartets (Clarinet, English horn, flute, oboe) -- United States -- 20th century
- Woodwind trios (Flutes (3)) -- United States -- 20th century
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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Collection Inventory
Manuscript: 7 pages; (with typed title) Adagio for Organ- 5 pages.
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Manuscript: 75 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music. Commissioned by Frederic Waldman, Musica Aeterna. Premier: Musica Aeterna 1/24/76 Grace Rainey Rogers- Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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For Julius Baker. Reading: Westminster. Julius Baker/Anthony Marcos. Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp. *printed, not manuscript.
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For full orchestra and voice. Text: Robert Frost. Performances: 1. 2/2/65 The National Orchestra Association, under John Barnett. 2. George Shirley. New World Symphony. Publisher: Boosey and Hawnes.
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Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp.
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Text: Atra Baer. Manuscript: 68 pages.
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Text: By Kenneth Koch. Manuscript: Circus-28 pages; Railway- 15 pages.
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Manuscript: 40 pages. Libretto: Typed- 8 pages. Two working scores with handwritten notations. Publisher: Seesaw Music.
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"Down at the Docks," 1970. Manuscript: 7 pages. Text: Kenneth Koch. Publisher: General Music. "Duo for Three," 1972-1977. For clarinet, cello and voice. Manuscript: 18 pages (plus). Text: Judith Furedi. Publisher: Tetra Music Corp. (1974). Agent Alexander Broude. Performed by: Long Island Chamber Ensemble of NY. Recording: Members of LICENY.
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Manuscript: 23 pages. Violin, trumpet, sax, double bass, drmus, piano. 6 Musical Sketches to Paintings by George Grosz. Publisher: General Music.
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"Encounter". For clarinet and mezzo soprano. Text: William Shakespeare. Manusript: 8 pages. "Episodes for String Orchestra". Commissioned by Raffael Adler. Performances: 1: Pro Arte Chamber. Ensemble- under Raffael Adler, N.Y. Concert Series, Biltmore Hotel 3/26. 2: Sarah Lawrence (as above) 12/16/72. Publisher: Seesaw Music. "Eulogy for a Friend", 1969. Manuscript: 21 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp.
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For orchestra. Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp., 1970. Premier: Cincinnatti Symphony, Erich Kunzel 12/12-13/69. Performance: Westchester Symphony, Raffael Adler 12/1/79
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Text: Frank Yerby. Manuscript: 12 pages.
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Manuscript: 20 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music. Performances: Stanley Hoffman, Studio 58 3/15/69.
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Text: T.S. Eliot. Song Cycle. Performances: Giorgio Tozzi, Bell Telephone Hour 2/24/58. Paul Sperry, YM-YWHA 2/25. Publisher: General Music.
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Publisher: Tetra Music Corp. (A. Broude). Performace: Gregg Smith Singers. Recording: Orion.
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"Fog Over The Morning Town," 1973. Manuscript: 4 pages. Also in manuscript: "Grasshoppers," 4 pages; "Orbit," 1 page; "Out of Reach," 1 page; "Amusement Park," 4 pages; "Gymnasts," 4 pages; "Ripples," 4 pages; "Small Town Marching Band"; 8 pages. Recording: Boosey and Hawkes. Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes. "Four German Songs". Publisher: General Music.
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"Four Songs on Words of Kenneth Koch: 1. Desire for Spring; 2. Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams; 3. In Love With You; 4. Permanently." Performances: 9/18/68 Town Hall- 1st New York Performace. 3/73 Eleanor Steber, Alice Tully Hall ("Permanently"). Publisher: General Music.
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Performance: New Chamber Music, Carnegie Recital Hall 10/22/73. Includes program of performance.
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Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn.
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"Kaleidoscope." Manuscript: 40 pages. "La Figlia Che Piange," 1957. Text: T.S. Eliot. Performance: Robert Keefe, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 4/12/77.
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Clarinet, cello, and pianoforte.
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Text: Martin Luther King. Publisher: Seesaw Music. Performances: 1. Premier- Howard University 3/2/65, Washington D.C. University Choir under Warner Lawson (in presence of Martin Kuther King). 2. New York Lyric Ensemble, Town Hall 5/10/65. Includes programs for both.
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Manuscript 1: Act I- 74 pages; Act II- 51 pages; Act III- 38 pages. Manuscript 2: Act I. Act II- p. 118-200. Act III- p. 200-279. Includes libretto.
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"Incidental Music for 'A Murderer Among Us' (live and electronic)," 1964.
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Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay. Manuscript: 21 pages; 15 pages. Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes.
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"O You Whom I Often and Sincerely Come." Text: Walt Whitman. Manuscript: 3 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music. "Richard Cory." Text: E.A. Robinson. Manuscript: 6 pages.
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Chessgame set to music scored for 2 chamber groups. Manuscript: Piano reduction- 17 pages. Orchestra- 52 pages (not in Paul Reif's hand). Performance: Town Hall 4/10/65- Philharmonia of New York, Edward Gerber. Publisher: General Music- Kapp.Includes programs from performance, newspaper clippings of reviews.
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"Portrait in Brownstone," 1968. Text: Henry Butler. Based on the novel "Portrait in Brownstone" by Louis Auchincloss. Performances: Reading 4/15/66 - Central Opera Service Conference. Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp. "Quintet (Clouds and Rain) for clarinet, viola, percussion, piaon and taped folk rock- for singer guitarist" Manuscript: 14 pages. Publisher: Alex Broude. "Requiem to War", 196_. Text: William J. Grace. Manuscript: 60 pages (with text typed); 18 pages (all hand). Performances: The New York Lyric Ensemble. Ilana Rubenfeld, cond. 5/20/63. Carnegie Recital Hall. Publisher: Feist/Mercury.
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Dedicated to Albert Schweitzer. Performances: 2/12/60 Alfred Antonini. NAACC Festival Chamber Orchestra: Walter Cassel. Recordings: Epic, January 1960. *includes manuscript and printed edition by Leslie Productions, 1960.
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12 pages.
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Manuscript: 15 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music.
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Manuscript: 20 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music.
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Text: William J. Grace. Manuscript: 53 pages- chorus; 19 pages- brass ensemble. Performances: Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center Schola Cantorum, members of the N.Y. Philharmonic under Hugh Ross 4/16/64.
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1. Concerto for tro trumpets with string orchestra. 2. Concerto for two violins with brass orchestra.
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"White Roses," 1970. Text: John Ashbery. Manuscript: 6 pages. Publisher: Seesaw Music Corp. "Wind Spectrum," 1966. Five short movements for wind quintet. Manuscript #1: blue- 9 pages; green- 4 pages; red- 5 pages; purple- 5 pages; yellow- 4 pages. Manuscript #2: much crossed out. Manuscript #3: 40 pages. Performances: 1/20/67 Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet at Carnegie Recital Hall. Publiser: Seesaw Music.
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3-ring binder of "Mad Hamlet" original score with text
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