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David Belasco collection of incidental music and musicals

Title
David Belasco collection of incidental music and musicals, ca. 1890-1931.
Author
Belasco, David, 1853-1931
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Box 125Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 125Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 124Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 124Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 123Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 123Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 122Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 122Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 121Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 121Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 120Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 120Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 119Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 119Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 118Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 118Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 117Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 117Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 116Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 116Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 115Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 115Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 114Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 114Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 113Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 113Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 112Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 112Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 111Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 111Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 110Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 110Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 109Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 109Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 108Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 108Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 107Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 107Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 106Notated musicSupervised use JPB 93-4 Box 106Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Additional Authors
  • Furst, William, 1852-1917
  • Klein, Manuel, 1876-1919
  • Puerner, Charles, 1849-1905
  • Stromberg, John, 853-1902
Description
31.25 linear feet (125 boxes)
Summary
  • Most of the of the music in the David Belasco Collection of Incidental Music and Musicals is incidental music for plays. During Belasco's time most plays had musical accompaniment that was needed for overtures, scene changes, underscoring of melodramatic or climactic moments and for occasional songs. Scores are infrequently found for this material; nearly all of it is written in parts. On occasion, orchestra leaders (often the first violinist) created a cue sheet listing the musical sequences (sometimes with their verbal cues from the play) which would serve as a guide for what music to use during a particular sequence. A few of these exist in the collection. At times the first violin part doubles as a cue sheet, containing not only the violin part but also indicating cues and entrances for the orchestra.
  • There are a number of scores to musicals in Belasco's collection which are not associated with his career. Their existence in his collection might have been the result of contractual or other professional obligations, or Belasco might have inherited works from others' music libraries, which was an occasional practice. Among the musicals are materials for Adele by Jean Briquet, Aphrodite by Henri Fevrier and Anselm Goetzl, The little café by Ivan Caryll, Miss Helyett by Edmond Audran, and parts for an early touring production of No, No, Nanette by Vincent Youmans. Also contained within the collection are a number of materials from shows or burlesques produced by the comedy team of Joe Weber and Lew Fields, composed by John Stromberg with lyrics by Edgar Smith . These include The big little princess, The college widower, The con-curers, Fiddle-dee-dee, Pousse-Café, Quo vass iss, and Whoop-de-doo.
Alternative Title
Belasco collection
Subjects
Note
  • Copyists' manuscripts in ink and pencil.
  • Includes music for plays written, directed and/or produced by David Belasco ; some material unidentified.
  • Chiefly instrumental parts ; includes some piano-conductor parts and vocal scores.
  • The girl of the golden west cataloged separately: JPB 82-38; Madame Butterfly cataloged separately in JPB 82-37.
Call Number
JPB 93-4
OCLC
NYPG93-C3787
Author
Belasco, David, 1853-1931, compiler.
Title
David Belasco collection of incidental music and musicals, ca. 1890-1931.
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Furst, William, 1852-1917, composer.
Klein, Manuel, 1876-1919, composer.
Puerner, Charles, 1849-1905, composer.
Stromberg, John, 853-1902, composer.
Research Call Number
JPB 93-4
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