Stanworth Beckler Collection, 1951-2009
Stanworth Beckler Collection, 1951-2009
Collection number: MSS 330
Holt-Atherton Department of Special CollectionsUniversity of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Nicole Grady
- Date Completed:
- 2015
- Encoded by:
- Nicole Grady
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Box 1
-Beckler, S. R. (2009). A catalog of the musical works of Stanworth Russell Beckler: Compositions 1940s-2008. Stockton, Calif: BalonaBooks.
-Op. 13: Sonata for Violin and Piano
-Op. 15: 15 Distortions of “the Old Gray Mare” for Piano
-Op. 18: “Eine Nine-o-Clock Musik” a divertimento for Piano-Trio
-Op. 19: “Frogs” 9 Haiku for Mixed Voices and Piano
-Op. 21: Seven Songs from E. E. Cummings for Tenor and Piano
-Op. 22: Sonata for Piano Four Hands
-Op. 24B: Six Songs from William Blake’s “Songs of Experience”
-Op. 28 [#3]: The Bells (Poe)
-Op. 29: “Petti-Suite” for Sweet Betty, Piano Solo
-Op. 37: Rhapsody, Violin and Piano
-Op. 43 #5: Arabesque, Trumpet and Organ
-Op. 43 #6: Involuntaries for Manual Organ (the legless Spanish organist) for Charles Schilling
-Op. 44: Four Arabian Poems from the “Thousand and One Nights” for unaccompanied mixed voices
-Op. 45: Nine Little Pieces for Piano Solo, “Inkblots”
-Op. 49 #1: Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Bassoon and Piano
-[Op. 49 #2]: [Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Clarinet and Piano]
-Op. 49 #3: Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Oboe and Piano
-Op. 49 #4: Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Flute and Piano
-Op. 49 #5: Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Horn and Piano
-Op. 49 #6: Seven Little Wind Sonatas, Trumpet and Piano
-Op. 51: 15 Sketches for Piano Four Hands (for my wife)
-Op. 52 #8: [Miscellaneous Pieces,] An Old Song (Yehoash) (for J. Russell Boyd and Choir)
-Op. 53 #2: Five Little String Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord (or Piano)
-Op. 53 #2: [Five Little String Sonatas,] Violin
-Op. 54 #3A: Ten Distortions of “Oh My Darling Clementine” for Concert Band
-Op. 63: Motet, mixed voices, unaccompanied for the Pacific A Capella Choir, on its 50th Anniversary
-Op. 67: Firewater Music (Octet)
-Op. 73: [Little Suite for Contrabass Quartet]
-Op. 75: Man and Divers Bestiall Companyons (for Dickson Titus and Claudio Monteverdi)
-Op. 76 #1: Four Short Poems of Emily Dickinson (for Soprano and Piano) for Kathy Chilcote and Rick Ratliff
-Op. 79: Sonata for 2 Pianos for Kathy Pryor and Rick Hawkins
-Op. 84 #4: The Stars and Stripes Forawhile (w/ apologies to J. P. Sousa) for Violin and Percussion for Linda Thormahlen and Allan Bennett
-Op. 84 #9: The Goldbarn Variations for Carl Dominik
-Op. 84 #9: The Goldbarn Variations for String Ensemble (13 players or multiples thereof)
-[Op. 86 #2]: Catalog Cantata (#2 “Bust”)
-Op. 86 #2: Extract from “Catalog Cantata”
Box 2
-Op. 89 #3: Songs of Life and Love, Baritone and Piano (for George Buckbee) Texts by Yrjo Mehilainen after Cocteau
-Op. 89 #4: Three Duets for Two Sopranos and Piano (for Alice Spears, June Spencer, and Shirley Turner)
-Op. 93 #2: Briefs for Condensed Ork. (Flute, Contrabass, Percussion) for Marjorie, Sal and Tony
-Op. 94 #5: 5 Jassongs on Text of E. E. Cummings (for George and Tony)
-Op. 97: Assassination Raga for William Dehning, Vocal Score
-Op. 97: Assassination Raga
-Op. 98 #5: Seed (from Matthew 13) for 2-3(or 4) Voice Parts with Organ (for the choir of St. Bernadette’s
-Op. 98 #7: Organ Songs for a Wedding, for Joni and Peter with love
-Op. 98 #8: Hark! (Sat and Organ) for the St. Bernadette’s Choir
-Op. 101 #12: Pith and Vinegar…w/ glances at Academia, dor GB and WW, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano w/ instrumental Septet
-Op. 102 #3: Trio being 22 texts by 3 women poets Book Two, Amy Lowell: “Patterns”
-Op. 104 #1: Meditation In Quiet Celebration, mixed voices and organ
-Op. 104 #4: Little Suite (…”Thoughts”), for flute and piano, To Laurie Mitnick in memory of Cassie (11-27-85 to 12-26-93)
-Op. 104 #7: “Spirit of the Lord” (for Fr. Robert Silva, with thanks!)
-Op. 104 #13: Divinum Mysterium…Mode V 13th Century (SATB-Organ), for the Presentation Choir
-Op. 105 #1: America for Better…or Worse! (3-part female chorus w/ piano), to Laura Kakis and Arkadi Serper
-Op. 107 #8: Prayer for a New Church, for Presentation Church
-Op. 114: Lyrical Pieces for Horn and Marimba (for Ruth and Brian)
-[Op. 115 #3]: Pacific Parade for chorus and orchestra
-Piper’s Song (Introduction, “Songs of Innocence” by William Blake) for Tenor and Piano
-Psalm 8
-15 Little Variations on Thuringian Folk Song for Violin and Piano, for 15th Anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church
-4 Variations on “Pacific Hail”
-Beautiful Savior (for Lisa)
-Piano-Vocal Score: The Outcast of Poke Flat, Libretto after the story by Bret Harte, by Jonathan Pearce, Chamber Opera in three scenes with Prologue and Epilogue
-Full Score: The Outcast of Poke Flat, from the story by Harte Libretto by Jonathan Pearce, Chamber Opera in 3 scenes with Prologue and Epilogue