Inventory of the Frank Ahrold Papers, 1949-1992
Inventory of the Frank Ahrold Papers, 1949-1992
Collection number: ARCHIVES AHROLD 1
The Music LibraryUniversity of California, Berkeley
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- Processed by:
- Chonghyun Byun, July, 1993
- Revised by:
- Judy Tsou
- Date Completed:
- June, 1994
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
linear feet: 5.2
Series Arrangement
Series I: Music Manuscripts
Scope and Content Note
Series II: Materials Relating to Performance
Scope and Content Note
Series III: Correspondence
Series IV: Writings
Scope and Content Note
Series V: Miscellany
Scope and Content Note
Series VI Audio Materials
Scope and Content Note
Container List
SERIES I: MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS
I:1 ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra--Full Score (Pencil) & Horns (1 & 2) Parts [Oversize]
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra - Parts: Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Clarinets I, II, Bassoons I, II (extracted from photocopies of the full score, pasted on manuscript paper).
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra - Parts: Oboes I, II, Trumpets I, II, Timpani, and Harp. (Manuscript)
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra - Reduction for Violin and Piano (Violin Part, Score)
Piano Concerto - Score
Piano Concerto - 2-piano reduction, pencil
Piano Concerto - 2-piano reduction, ink
Suite for Cello and Orchestra - Score (Pencil) [Oversize]
Four Episodes for Cello and Piano (Cello and piano reduction of Suite for Cello and Orchestra); [ozalid copy of ms.]
Concerto for Strings, 1st movement. 2 copies [ms. and ozalid copy with emendations]
Concerto for Strings - Ms. in pencil [1st movt. (14p.), and incomplete 3rd movt. (10p.), and sketches]
Concerto for Strings - 3 ozalid copies of Score [with emendations]
Concerto for Strings - Parts: -Violin I (3 cops), Violin II (3 cops), Viola (3 cops), Cello (3 cops), and Bass (2 cops).
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (Oversize)(score ms. incomplete; photocopy of complete ms. of flute and puano reduction in folder)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (Ms. and Sketch; pages not in order; sketch of two songs are embedded in this ms.)
Cello Concerto in d minor / by Grace Becker Vamos ; orchestrated by Frank Ahrold (mixed ms. and photocopied pages)
Naughty Incident in a Convent (ms., pencil) - score [with unidentified photocopies of a ms.]
Unidentified Ms. in pencil (incomplete ms.)
I:2 OPERAS
The View - Full Score (pencil)
The View - Piano Vocal Score (pencil)
The View - Full Score, ink (Oversize)
The View - 10 Parts - Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Bb Trumpet, French Horn, Cello, Vibraphone, Percussions I, II
The View - Libretto (mimeograph copy)
Ye Gods! - Miscellaneous Parts
Ye Gods! - Piano-vocal score; incomplete ms., ink (folder 1)
Ye Gods! - Piano-vocal score; incomplete ms., ink and pencil (folder 2)
Ye Gods! - Piano-vocal score; incomplete ms., pencil, (fol. 3)
Ye Gods! - 2 libretti; typescripts with annotations. One copy One copy is titled Olympia, January 1952
Ye Gods! 2 Libretti, titled Olympia, with annotations.
Ye Gods! Lyrics
Ye Gods! (Olympia) libretto, torn
Ye Gods! (Olympia), photocopy of above.
Ye Gods! Various Sketches (Parts, Songs)
I:3 DANCE MUSIC
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Full Score (ink) and Synopsis (typescript) (Oversize)
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Full score (pencil)
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Piano score (pencil)
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Parts: Piccolo, Flute I, II, Oboe I, II, Clarinet I, II, Bassoon I, II, Horn I, II
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Parts: Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, Bass Trombone, Xylophone, Percussion
Ballet No. "548-56-8037" Parts: Violin I, II, Viola, Violoncello
The Spider and the Fly - Full Score (ink; Oversize)
The Spider and the Fly - Full Score (pencil)
The Spider and the Fly - Chorus Masters. Piano score (ink)
The Spider and the Fly - Piano Score (pencil, with cues)
The Spider and the Fly - Parts: Flute, Oboe
The Spider and the Fly - Parts: Clarinet, Bassoon
The Spider and the Fly - Parts: Horn, Trumpet, Trombone
The Spider and the Fly - Parts: Harp, Percussion
The Spider and the Fly - Parts: String Bass
Star Journey - Full Score, pencil (Oversize)
Star Journey - Full Score, pencil
Star Journey - Piano Score, pencil
Star Journey, 1st Version - Parts: Piccolo-Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn I, II, Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, Bass Trombone
Star Journey, 1st Version - Parts: Piano/Celeste, Harp, Vibes, Timpani, Percussion, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
Star Journey, 2nd Version - Parts: Piccolo, Flute I, II, Oboe I, II, Clarinet I, II, Bassoon I, II, Horn I, II, III, IV, Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, III
Star Journey, 2nd Version - Parts: Piano/Celeste, Harp, Vibes, Timpani, Percussion, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
Star Journey - Performance Parts (with markings): Piccolo, FLute I, II, Oboe, Oboe I, II, Bb Clarinet, Clarinet I, II, Bassoon, Bassoon I, II, Horn I (2 cops), II, Trumpet I (2 cops), II, Trombone I, II, III
Star Journey - Performance Parts (with markings): Harp, Vibes, Timpani (2 cops), Percussion, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
I:4 CHORAL MUSIC
Missa Brevis (Anno Mariano) SATB, with organ in Credo (ink)
Missa in D Minor, SATB, organ (ink)
Missa Brevis in F Minor, SATB, organ (ink)
Arise O Jerusalem, SATB, orchestra, full score (pencil)
Ave Maria, SATB, piano (ink)
Cantata of the Good Wife, Soloists, SATB, organ (ink)
Canticle of Judith, SATB, Orchestra (pencil)
Canticle of Judith, Organ Vocal score (ink)
Christmans Music, SATB, Orchestra, full score (pencil)
Little Boy Blue, SATB, piano (pencil)
Lully, Sweet Baby, Lully, SATB, flute, harp, organ (pencil)
Sacred Songs
The Lord is My Shepherd (SATB)
Tulerant Dominum (SATB)
Glory to God in the Highest (SSAATB)
Quia Fecit Mihi Magna(alto)
Esurientes (baritone)
Et Exaltavit (SATB)
Suscepit (SA, Harp)
Quid Respexit (Sop, Harp)
O Lord Gentle Shepherd (SATB, org)
Is Good to Give Thanks (SATB, organ)
Epworth Hymn (Unison)
Lamb of God (SATB)
Awake, My Soul (SATB)
Pater Noster (SATB)
Ave Maria (SATB)
Oh Lord, How Long? (SSA)
The Singing Field (SATB)
Prayer of St. Francis (TTBB)
Sierra Trip-Tych, SATB, flute, piano (ink)
To the West, SATB [words by Charles MacKay, music by Henry Russell, arranged by Frank Ahrold]
To the West, A Parody for Soloist and Chorus (with piano accompaniment) [words by Charles MacKay, music by Henry Russell, arranged by Frank Ahrold]
Various Choral Works
Brightest and Best, SATB, organ
Many Women Have Done Excellently, SATB, organ (incomplete)
Ozymandias (SATB, piano)
Wayfaring Stranger, spiritual, arr. by Ahrold, SATB (photocopy of manuscript)
Pastime with Good Company, TTBB, arranged by Ahrold
I:5 Songs
i. Orchestral Songs
The Garden of Solomon, Full Score (pencil), short score (pencil), and list of corrections (typescript)
The Garden of Solomon - Parts: Piccolo, Flute I, II, Oboe I, II, English Horn, Clarinet I, II, Bassoon I, II, Horn I, II, III, IV, Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, II, Tuba
The Garden of Solomon - Parts: Piano, Harp, Celesta, Percussion, Timpani, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
It May Not Always Be So, Full Score (ink, oversize)
It May Not Always Be So, Full Score (Pencil)
It May Not Always Be So, Piano Vocal Score {ozalid copy)
It May Not Always Be5So, Parts: Piccolo, Flute I, II, Oboe I, II, Clarinet I, II, Bassoon I, II, Horn I, II, III, IV, Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Harp, Percussion, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
The Second Coming, Full Score (ink), Notes (Oversize)
The Second Coming, Full Score (pencil)
The Second Coming, Vocal Score (ink), and printed lyrics from a CRI Recording.
The Second Coming, Parts: Piccolo, Flute I, II, Oboe I, II, Clarinet I, Clarinet II, Bassoon I, II, Contra Bassoon
The Second Coming, Parts: Horn I, II, III, IV, Trumpet I, II, Trombone I, II, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Celesta, Timpani, Percussion
The Second Coming, Parts: Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass
ii. Other Songs
Andrice the Lion. For Flute (and Piccolo), Harpsichord, and Cello. Last Movement with voice.
Three English Songs (Pious Selinda; Why So Pale and Wan?; The Lady Offers Her Looking Glass to Venus)
Figures of an Apocalypse (Come Down, Beloved; The Rich Women; Look in the Night)
Three Poems of Eric Barker. High voice, piano. (This, then, my Heart; To Yo Lin; To a Dying Child)
Three Poems of Ferlinghetti (Peacocks Walked Under the Night Trees; Cast Up the Heart Flops Over; Dove Sta Amore). [with ms. of Fantasia on a Chorale Melody, for Horn, in pencil]
Four Poems of Robert Herrick. (To Electra; To Dianeme[2 cops]; To the Virgins; To Anthea[no ms.]). Ozalid copy of entire.
Three Poems of Sylvia Plath. (Sheep in Fog; Night Dances; Words). Ozalid copy only.
Shakespeare Suite. For Tenor, Flute, Oboe, and Violoncello. (O Mistress Mine; Shall I Compare Thee; Dance of the Lovers #1 [for oboe only]; Where the Bee Sucks; Take, O Take Those Lips Away; Dance of the Lovers #2 [for flute only]; When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought; Valedictory) One fair copy in ink, one copy in pencil with sketches. No fair copy for "Valedictory."
Songs for Children (Hushabye; Indian Lullaby; Sleepyland; A Child's Prayer; I'm an Indian; War Dance; A Trip to the Zoo; The Monkeys; The Giraffe; The Bear; The Seal; The Tiger; The Elephant; The Lion; End of the Tale; The Snowman; Why Wasn't I there; On December 24th; Christmas Bells [No proofs for the last three pieces]) [2 ms. copies and one copy of proofs]
Tell Me, Oh Blue, Blue Sky
The Tour Guide [One ms. copy; one ozalid copy]
Various Songs (Song of Songs; How Beautiful You Are; Arise My Love; The March of Solomon; You Are Beautiful, My Beloved)
Various Songs, Secular [Choral works from this folder were moved to "Various Choral Works" folder, 4/14] (Light; John's Postcard; Are you going to be Surprised?; Not to Mention the Sex; I've Got My Own Private Rich; Mellow; A Complete Recessive; miscellaneous instrumental fragments; various typescript sheets with lyrics).[It seems that this folder was just miscellaneous materials put together by the composer].
Miscellaneous Songs (The Winding Path; So We'll Go No More A-Roving; She Walks in Beauty; There Be None of Beauty's Daughters; O You Whom I Often and Silently Come Where You Are; The Ship Starting; Tears; Starry Snow Flowers; No Time Ago [3 cops]; Somewhere I Have Never Travelled; Richard Cory; Laura's House; The Secret; Spring)
I:6 Piano Music
American Fold Dances (Natchez on the Hill; I Love Somebody, Yes I Do; Varsouvienne; Old Salt River; The Devil's Dream; ) [2 mss., 1 ink, 1 pencil]
Jazz Imporivsation
Five Little Preludes
March
Sonatina (2 mss., 1 ink, 1 pencil)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1 ms., 1 ozalid copy)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (Ms. of 1st version; 2 ozalid copies with emendations, 2nd version)
Piano Sonata No. 3 (Pencil Ms. of Movts. 1 & 3; Ink Ms. of Movts. 1 & 2; Photocopy with changes of 1st Movt.)
To the Memory of Judith [For 2 Pianos]
Variations on the Chorale "Jesu Meine Freude" (2 mss., 1 ink, 1 pencil)
Waltz
Completion of the Last Fugue of J.S. Bach's Art of the Fugue
I:7 Organ Music
Prelude and Toccata on Gregorian Themes
I:8 Flute Music
Impression (for Flute and Piano) - Piano Score
Sonata for Flute and Piano (Oversize)[Photocopy of score]
Sonata for Flute and Piano (4 copies of flute part only)
Song for Flute and Piano
Seasons (For Flute and Cello) [2 copies; 1 incomplete]
Tarantella (Flute and Piano)
I:9 Clarinet Music
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Score in ink; score & part in pencil)
I:10 Other Chamber Music
Chorale Prelude: Eschienen ist der Herrliche Tag (Score, for Horn, Flute, Clarinet, 2 Bassoons)
Chorale Prelude: Jesu Meine Freude (Score, for Oboe and string quartet)
Fantasia on a Chorale Melody (Score - ms., Parts - Photocopies; for brass quintet)
Songs Without Words (For strings quartet, probably 1st version; violin and cello parts only, sketches)
Songs Without Words (For strings quintet; Ms. for 1st movt. ozalid copies for 2nd and 3rd movts.)
Songs Without Words (For String Quintet. Incomplete score, and 5 Parts of the 1st and 2nd movts. Ozalid copy of miscellaneous parts with performance markings.)
SERIES II: Materials Relating to Performance
Additional Note
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 1
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 2
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 3
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 4
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 5
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 6
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 7
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 8
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 9
Concert Programs, Reviews, etc., 10
Program Notes by Composer
SERIES III: Correspondence
Correspondence (in Original Chronological Order), 1
Correspondence (in Original Chronological Order), 2
ASCAP Correspondence
Correspondence regarding Ye Gods!
SERIES IV: Writings
Composer Biographies (Bach - Beethoven)
Composer Biographies (Berg - Bruch)
Composer Biographies (Bruckner - Foss)
Composer Biographies (Franck - Janacek)
Composer Biographies (Kabalevsky - Milhaud)
Composer Biographies (Mozart - Prokofiev)
Composer Biographies (Puccini - Rzewski)
Composer Biographies (Saint-Saens - Schuman)
Composer Biographies (Sibelius - Takemitsu)
Composer Biographies (Thomson - Vaughan Williams)
Composer Biographies (Verdi - Wilson)
Composer Biographies (A-Z; other miscellany)
SERIES V: Miscellany
Biographical Materials (Resume, Catalog of Works, and Brief Biography, and Obituary)
Acquisitions Correspondence
SERIES VI: Audio Materials
23 reel-to-reel tapes of concert performances
6 cassette tapes of concert performances
78-rpm recordings