{"id":7858,"date":"2021-06-09T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/?page_id=7858"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:54:20","slug":"ser1-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/specialcollections\/findingaids\/brogers\/ser1-4\/","title":{"rendered":"BERNARD ROGERS COLLECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>Series 1: Pencil sketches<\/h3>\n

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folder 1<\/strong><\/td>\nApparitions. <\/em>[Six] scenes from The Temptation of St. Anthony<\/em> after Flaubert. For orchestra.
\nFull score (final copy) in Box 5\/1.
\n<\/em>Sketch of full score (last page dated January 16, 1967). Pencil MS. 42 pages, total. 33.5 cm
\nContents: The Desert: Sunset (pp. 1\u20134); Spirits of Air (pp. 5\u20139); second version of Spirit of Air (pp. 6\u201315); The Basilisk (pp. 16\u201318); Herodias (pp. 19\u201322); The Feast of Nebuchadnezzar (pp. 28\u201336); The Desert: Sunrise (pp. 37\u201342).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 2<\/strong><\/td>\nBallade.<\/em> For bassoon, viola, and piano.
\nScore and parts (Ozalid masters) in Box 3\/5; published imprint in Box 9\/2.
\n<\/em>Sketch of score. Pencil MS. 12 pages (leaves), numbered, of the manuscript. 34 cm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 3<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Colors of Youth<\/em>. For orchestra.
\nSketch of score. Pencil MS. 16 pages (leaves) of sketches, numbered 35-50.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cDance with Swords.\u201d [Movement 3 from Three Japanese Dances. <\/em>For orchestra.] Piano reduction.
\nFull score of <\/em>Three Japanese Dances for wind ensemble in Box 7\/10.
\n<\/em>Sketch of piano reduction. Pencil MS. 4 pages. At end of score: \u201cTranscribed from full score Nov 19 \u201933. JW.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 5<\/strong><\/td>\nHorse Opera.<\/em> For narrator and orchestra. Concept by John Harkrider. Edited by A. Gordon Melvin. Lyrics by Martha Keller.
\nOriginal folder with annotations regarding contents. 1 item.
\nLibretto. Typescript, with annotations in pencil. 10 pages. Incomplete: part 1, page 1, missing.
\nSketch of reduced score. Pencil MS. 34 leaves, total. Incomplete: pages 1-30 (30a and 30b), 33-44, 67, 70, 80 (see also notes on folder).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 6<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Light of Man<\/em>. Oratorio for chorus and orchestra.
\nFull score (Ozalid masters) in Box 6\/2; published score in Box 9\/10.
\n<\/em>Sketches. Pencil MS. 15 pages (14 leaves). Pages numbered 9, 15-19, 21-23, 26-30. 33\u201334 cm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 7<\/strong><\/td>\nNightingale. <\/em>[Opera in a prologue and three scenes after the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen.]
\nFull score (MS repro) in Box 6\/3.
\n<\/em>Originally housed in folder labeled \u201cThe Nightingale.\u201d
\n<\/em>Sketches. Pencil MS. 7 leaves; two sets numbered 1-3; sketches clipped together numbered 6\u201310a, 13, 16\u201317, 20\u201334, 36, 40\u201342.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 8<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Nightingale<\/em>. [Opera in a prologue and three scenes after the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen.]
\nFull score (MS repro) in Box 6\/3.
\n<\/em>Draft of full score (last page ends with the date March 8, 1954). Pencil MS. 177 pages (leaves), total.
\nPages are numbered on the front side of the sheet from 1 to 185. On the verso of each sheet there are old sketches or ideas for this piece. Starts with instrumental introduction, Vivacissimo (in 1), marked 116 ca. (pp. 1\u20137). Pages 8\u201377 seem a complete part of the piece (starts with direction: \u201cMain curtains slowly part\u201d). Pages 10, 66, 69, 70, and 72 are lacking. There is a page 32a. With page 78 starts a new section. For pages 118-122 there is a sheet with written annotations and instructions (i.e., repeat of pages 110\u2013114). Between pages 138 and 139 there is an Ozalid sheet with a part to be inserted before Scene III.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 9<\/strong><\/td>\nPsalm 68.<\/em> For baritone and orchestra.
\nPublished score in Box 10\/2.
\n<\/em>Sketches of full score. Pencil MS. 16 pages (11 leaves); pages numbered 1\u20135, 8\u201312, 35.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 10<\/strong><\/td>\nSymphony No. 4<\/em>. For orchestra.
\nOriginal folder with annotations regarding contents. 1 item.
\nSketch. Pencil MS. 1 page.
\nDraft of full score. Pencil MS. 110 leaves.
\nDraft is incomplete; consists of pages 3\u201367 (page 49 is on the back of page 126), Fugue, mvmt. III (pp. 69-78, 82-93), and Epilogue (pp. 94-128).
\nOn the back of pages 3-42, 44-48, 85-125, there are sketches of the opera The Warrior<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 11<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Veil<\/em>. [Opera in one act.]
\nSketches and partial drafts. Pencil and ink MS. 76 leaves, total.
\nThe sheets in the folder are not all numbered chronologically, most appear to be single work sheets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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folder 1<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Veil<\/em>. [Opera in one act.]
\nDraft of full score (at the end of the sketches: April 20, 1949). Pencil MS. 208 pages; numbered 1\u2013392.
\nPages 1\u2013392 divided in 17 booklets. Between booklet 11 and 12 there are four loose music sheets numbered on the front side 111-114, on the back side there are old sketches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 2<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Veil<\/em>. [Opera in one act.]
\nDraft of piano reduction. Pencil MS. 34 leaves. Incomplete: pages numbered 44, 56-58, 69-70, 83, 86, 98-99, 101-106, 109-121, 132-136.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cCharacters from H. C. A.\u201d [Suite: Characters from Hans Christian Anderson<\/em>]; \u201cPinocchio Sketches\u201d [possibly for\u00a0Leaves from the Tale of Pinocchio<\/em>].
\nOriginal folder with annotation regarding contents. 1 item.
\nSketches. Pencil and ink MS. 39 leaves, total.
\nOne set of sketches [17 leaves], most likely the \u201cCharacters\u201d, is numbered from 5-6, 8-21. Some sheets have sketches also on the versos. A page of different format numbered front and back 19-20, in pencil with red marks.
\nThe set of sketches for \u201cPinocchio\u201d [22 leaves] are in pencil with black ink corrections and annotations; consists of pages 1-2 (Overturetta), 13, 16, 23-33, 45, 52-57.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cIII. Chariots\u201d; unknown piece for winds and keyboard.
\nSketches. Pencil MS. 12 leaves, total. 31 cm.
\n\u201cIII. Chariots\u201d consists of 5 pages of sketches; on verso there are sketches for a piece for flute, oboe, English horn, French horn, trombone and harpsichord (?).
\nAccompanied by 7 pages of unidentified sketches. On verso of each sheet, there is a piece for flute, oboe, English horn, French horn, trombone and harpsichord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 5<\/strong><\/td>\n[Three] Dance Scenes;<\/em>\u00a0String Trio.
\n<\/em>Original folder with annotation regarding contents. 1 item.
\nDance Scenes<\/em>. Sketches and drafts of score. 54 leaves, total.
\nContents: \u201cThe Rising Moon\u201d: 3 pages of pencil sketches. Manuscript incomplete, pp. 1, 11-13; \u201cFire Flies\u201d: 2 pages of pencil sketches. Manuscript incomplete, 1, 4-19; \u201cSamurai\u201d: complete, pages 1-27, including a16a.
\nString Trio<\/em>. Sketches. Pencil MS. 1 leaf (2 pages).
\nLibretto for \u201cAnthony in the Desert.\u201d Typescript. 3 pages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 6<\/strong><\/td>\n[Transcription of] \u201cVivaldi 2 Oboe Concerto\u201d;\u00a0Violin Sonata.
\n<\/em>Original folder with annotation regarding contents. 1 item.
\nSonata for Violin and Piano.
\n<\/em>Full score and part (Ozalid masters) in Box 4\/9.
\n<\/em>Sketches and drafts. MS repro, ink MS, and pencil MS. 46 leaves, total.
\nContents: Ozalid copy of the score, pages 10, 34-35; violin solo part. MS repro, with performance markings in pencil; one page of sketches marked page 2; pencil sketches: mvt I. (pp. 1-5); mvt. II (pp. 6-18, but 13 is lacking); mvt. III (pp. 1-4); mvt. IV (pp. 1-14, plus new page 10, 10a and 10b). Last page of sketches dated February 14, 1967.
\nVivaldi, Antonio.\u00a0Concerto for Oboe, Winds, and Harpsichord.\u00a0<\/em>[Transcription of Oboe Concerto in C major, RV 447.] Draft of score. Pencil MS. 45 pages, total.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 7<\/strong><\/td>\nFolder containing various titled and untitled sketches.
\nPsalm<\/em>. Draft of score (3 staves). Pencil MS. 5 leaves. 33.5 cm.
\nAllegory<\/em>. For string trio. Draft of score. Pencil MS. 13 leaves. 34 cm.
\nFantasia for Horn, Timpani and Strings<\/em>. Sketch. Pencil MS. 4 leaves. 34 cm.
\nUntitled sketch. Draft of orchestral score. Pencil MS. 1 leaf. Recto numbered 26, marked Animando ed agitato (in 1); verso numbered 61.
\nNightingale Suite<\/em>. Sketches. Pencil MS. 8 leaves. 23 x 30 cm.
\nMusic writing book containing untitled sketches. Pencil MS. 3 leaves. 5.5 x 6.5 cm.
\nPrelude to the Passion<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0Pastorale Mistico.\u00a0<\/em>For clarinet and strings. Draft of score. Pencil MS. 5 leaves. 34 cm.
\nNocturne.<\/em>\u00a0For solo flute, solo viola and orchestra. Draft of full score. Pencil MS. 18 leaves. 34 cm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 8<\/strong><\/td>\nTexts.
\nSheet of cardboard with two typescript texts affixed:
\nSide A: \u201cTo The Man-Of-War-Bird.\u201d Typescript, with some musical sketches written in pencil in the right margin. 1 page.
\nSide B: \u201cPsalm 89.\u201d Typescript, with pencil annotations and musical sketches written in pencil in the margin. This text is glued on top of another sheet. The title \u201cPsalm XVIII\u201d is recognizable, followed by a text and numerous musical sketches written in pencil and annotations along the text.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 9<\/strong><\/td>\nMiscellaneous sketches.
\nSketches. Pencil MS. 8 leaves, numbered 1, 4a, 8-10, 12, 32, 42. Some pages have also sketches on verso.
\nSketches. Pencil MS.\u00a0 6 leaves, numbered 5-9, 11.
\nOrchestral sketches (draft of score). Pencil MS. 3 leaves, numbered 3, 28, 34.
\nSketches. Pencil MS. 4 leaves, numbered 3-6.
\nNotes and corrections [errata list?]; composition unidentified. Pencil MS. 5 pages.
\nOrchestral sketches (draft of score). Pencil MS. 2 leaves, numbered 4 and 7, of sketches for an orchestral piece. On page 7 there is a part for solo violin.
\nSketches. Pencil and colored pencil MS. 2 leaves, one page numbered 3. Both pages are severely damaged at top margin.
\nSketches. Pencil MS. 2 leaves. Two pages of undefined sketches and annotations in pencil.
\nBlank orchestral score (26 staves). 1 page, numbered 21 in red pencil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 10<\/strong><\/td>\nUnidentified sketches.
\nOriginal folder labeled \u201c?\u201d
\nSketches and partial drafts. Pencil MS. 20 leaves, total.
\nContents: loose sketches (11 leaves); a group of leaves numbered 1-3 and 7 with sketches on both sides; a group of three leaves of sketches marked b), c), and d); a group of two leaves numbered 2-3 with sketches on both sides.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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folder 1<\/strong><\/td>\nUnidentified sketches.
\nSketches and partial drafts. Pencil MS, ink MS, and MS repro. 29 leaves, total.
\nContents: Unidentified sketches [for solo flute\/piccolo and piano?], unnumbered (1 leaf); unidentified sketches [for solo instrument and piano], numbered 3\u201311 (9 leaves); unidentified musical sketches and text (1 leaf); unidentified sketches (including theme labeled \u201cLucifer\u201d) (3 leaves); loose sketches (10 leaves); folio containing one sheet of Ozalid (last page of unidentified work) and two leaves MS repro (printed as mirror image) numbered 106\u2013107.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 2<\/strong><\/td>\nSpiral bound music booklet with sketches in pencil. No indication of titles or dates. 15 leaves with sketches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
folder 3<\/strong><\/td>\nMiscellaneous sketches.
\nSketches and partial drafts. Pencil MS. 163 leaves, total.
\nContents:<\/p>\n