Finding Aid for the Bernard Herrmann Collection of Music for Film, Television, and Radio Productions, 1935-1969

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Finding Aid for the Bernard Herrmann Collection of Music for Film, Television, and Radio Productions, 1935-1969

Collection number: 79

UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

University of California, Los Angeles, Library
Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713
Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Phone: (310) 825-4988
Fax: (310) 206-1864
Email: speccoll-paging@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm

Processed by:: UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections staff
Date Completed:: 1998
Encoded by:: Caroline Cubé

Descriptive Summary

Title: Bernard Herrmann Collection of Music for Film, Television, and Radio Productions,

Date (inclusive): 1935-1969

Collection number: 79

Origination: Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.

Extent: 14 boxes (7 linear ft.)

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Performing Arts Special Collections

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Shelf location: Held at SRLF; use MC5320694 for paging purposes.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Source of Acquisition/Provenance

Los Angeles Public Library Art and Music Department; gift; 1987

Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Music Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bernard Herrmann Collection of Music for Film, Television, and Radio Productions, 1935-1969. Collection number 79, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.

Biography

Herrmann was born in June 29, 1911, in New York City; attended NYU and Juilliard; won a composition prize at age 13; founded and conducted the New Chamber Orchestra at age 20; in 1934 he joined CBS radio as a composer-conductor, and his radio broadcasts included Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air and its most notorious presentation, The War of the Worlds; his concert music was commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic, and he was a guest conductor with the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra; he composed an opera, Wuthering Heights (1951), and a cantata, Moby Dick (1938); he was noted for his integrated and emotionally compelling film scores, which often utilized limited orchestral means; created his most famous scores for Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock; won the Academy Award for the score of All That Money Can Buy (1941); he died in his sleep shortly after completing the recording sessions for his score of Taxi Driver in 1975.

Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of manuscripts, ozalid masters and copies, scores and parts of radio, television, and film music. Includes arrangements used in CBS Crime Classics radio show and music from the following films: Battle of Neretva, Jason and the Argonauts, The Kentuckian, Marnie, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Trouble with Harry. Also includes selections from Herrmann's Opera, Wuthering Heights, and his Nocturne and Scherzo for orchestra.

Access Points

Herrmann, Bernard 1911-1975--Archives.

Composers--United States--Archival resources.

Radio music--Scores and parts.

Television music--Scores and parts.

Motion picture music--Scores and parts.

Music--Manuscripts.

Container List

1. Music for Radio Productions

A. Crime Classics

Box 5, Folder 2

29. Madeleine Smith, Maid or Murderess: Which? (January 20, 1954) . Script, score and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 5, Folder 3

30. The Boorn Brothers and the Hangman: A Study in Nip and Tuck (January 27, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three bassoons.

Box 5, Folder 4

31. The Incredible History of John Shephard (February 03, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three oboes.

Box 5, Folder 5

31. Twenty-Three Knives Against Caesar (February 10, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for tympani and three drums.

Box 5, Folder 6

33. Jean Baptiste Troppmann: Killer of Many (February 17, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and bassoon.

Box 6, Folder 1

34. The Good Ship Jane: Why She Became Flotsam (February 24, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for piano, organ, and harp.

Box 6, Folder 2

35. Roger News: How He, Though Dead, Won the Game (March 03, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for two oboes and bassoon.

Box 6, Folder 3

36. New Hampshire, the Tiger, and Brad Ferguson: What Happened Then (March 10, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three flutes.

Box 6, Folder 4

37. Old Six Toes: How He Stopped Construction on the B. B. C. and I. (March 17, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for clarinet, oboe, and harp. Notation: "Score in #19".

Box 6, Folder 5

38. Francisco Pizarro: His Heart on a Golden Knife (March 24, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three oboes and harp.

Box 6, Folder 6

39. Robby-Boy Balfour: How He Wrecked a Big Prison's Reputation (March 31, 1954) . Script (score missing).

Box 6, Folder 7

40. The General's Daughter, the Czar's Lieutenant, and the Linen Closet: A Russian Tragedy (April 07, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for three drums.

Box 6, Folder 8

41. James Evans, Fireman: How He Extinguished a Human Torch (April 14, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 6, Folder 9

42. Cesare Borgia: His Most Difficult Murder (April 21, 1954) . Script (score missing)

Box 7, Folder 1

43. Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies..A Vermont Fandango (April 28, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for two clarinets and harp. Notation: "Score in #22".

Box 7, Folder 2

44. Bunny Baumler: His Close Brush With Fame (May 05, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp. Notation: "Use scores from #7 and

Box 7, Folder 3

45. Mr. Clark's Skeleton in Mr. Avram's Closet: The Noise It Made (May 12, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for oboe, horn, and harp. Notation: "Score from Show #2".

Box 7, Folder 4

46. The Lethal Habit of the Marquise de Brinvilliers (May 26, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for two oboes and bassoon.

Box 7, Folder 5

47. Mr. Jonathon Jewett: How, Most Peculiarly, He Cheated the Hangman (June 02, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for reed, horn, and harp. Notation: "Score in #5".

Box 7, Folder 6

48. The Assassination of Leon Trotsky (June 09, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three oboes and bassoon.

Box 7, Folder 7

49. The Death of a Baltimore Birdie and Friend (June 16, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for reed, trumpet, and harp.

Box 7, Folder 8

50. Ali Pasha, A Turkish Delight (June 23, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for clarinet, oboe, and harp. Notation: "Score from #19".

Box 7, Folder 9

51. Good Evening, My Name is Jack the Ripper (June 30, 1954) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 1, Folder 1

1. The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner (June 15, 1953) . Scripts, score, and instrumentation for reed, harp, and drums. Additional date: 12/3/52

Box 1, Folder 2

2. The Shockingly Peaceful Passing of Thomas Edwin Bartlett, Greengrocer (June 22, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for oboe, horn, and harp. Notation: "See #45".

Box 1, Folder 3

3. The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fiske, Jr. (June 29, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for clarinet, trumpet, and harp.

Box 1, Folder 4

4. The Shrapnelled Bosom of Charles Drew, Sr. (July 06, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 1, Folder 5

5. The Terrible Deed of Dr. Webster (July 11, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for clarinet, horn, and harp. Notation: "also #47".

Box 1, Folder 6

6. The Seven Layered Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge (October 14, 1953) . Script (score missing).

Box 1, Folder 7

7. The Final Day of General Ketchum, and How He Died (July 27, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp. Notation: "also #44".

Box 2, Folder 1

8. Mr. Thrower's Hammer (August 03, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for clarinet, horn, and harp.

Box 2, Folder 2

9. The Axe and the Droot Family: How They Fared (August 10, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 2, Folder 3

10. The Incredible Trial of Laura D. Fair (August 17, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp. Notation: "also 44".

Box 2, Folder 3

11. The Aslop Family: How It Diminished and Grew Again (August 24, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, horn, and harp.

Box 2, Folder 5

12. Your Loving Son, Nero (August 31, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for clarinet, harp, and tympani.

Box 2, Folder 6

13. The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, and Why She Killed (September 07, 1953) . Script (score missing). Notation: "use score and parts of #2".

Box 2, Folder 7

14. The Bloody, Bloody Banks of Fall River (September 30, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for organ, harp, and drums.

Box 3, Folder 1

15. The Hangman and William Palmer: Who Won (October 07, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for two flutes and harp.

Box 3, Folder 2

16. Death of a Picture Hanger (July 20, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three trombones.

Box 3, Folder 3

17. Billy Bonny Bloodletter..Also Known as the Kid (October 21, 1953) . Script (score missing).

Box 3, Folder 4

18. John Hayes, His Head, and How They Were Parted (October 28, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 3, Folder 5

19. Raschi Among the Crocodiles, and the Prank He Played (November 04, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for clarinet, oboe, and harp. Notation: "This score is also used in #37 and #50".

Box 3, Folder 6

20. Blackbeard's Fourteenth Wife: Why She Was No Good For Him (November 11, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three horns.

Box 3, Folder 7

21. The Triangle on the Round Table (November 18, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for horn, trumpet, and harp.

Box 4, Folder 1

22. The Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmer's Daughter (November 25, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for two clarinets and harp. Notation: "Score also used for #43".

Box 4, Folder 2

23. If a Body Need a Body, Just Call Burke and Hare (December 02, 1953) . Script (score missing) and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 4, Folder 3

24. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (December 09, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for tympani, cymbals, and chimes.

Box 4, Folder 4

25. John and Judith, Their Crime, and Why They Didn't Get to Enjoy It (December 16, 1953) . Scripts, score, and instrumentation for flute, oboe, and harp.

Box 4, Folder 5

26. Coyle and Richardson..Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze (December 30, 1953) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three trombones and harp.

Box 4, Folder 6

27. The Younger Brothers: Why Some of Them Grew No Older (January 06, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for three horns.

Box 5, Folder 1

28. How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay (January 13, 1954) . Script, score, and instrumentation for oboe, horn, and drums.

B. Christmas Carol

Box 8, Folder 1

Christmas Carol . Choral arrangements with flute or piano accompaniments of several songs of Christmas Carol.

Box 8, Folder 2

Christmas Carol . Prelude

Box 8, Folder 3

Christmas Carol . On This Darkest Day of Winter

Box 8, Folder 4

Christmas Carol . The Street

Box 8, Folder 5

Christmas Carol . The Sign

Box 8, Folder 6

Christmas Carol . The Office

Box 8, Folder 7

Christmas Carol . Fred

Box 8, Folder 8

Christmas Carol . The Coach-Horn

Box 8, Folder 9

Christmas Carol . The Money-Box

Box 8, Folder 10

Christmas Carol . Supper

Box 8, Folder 11

Christmas Carol . Midnight

Box 8, Folder 12

Christmas Carol . Marley [a.k.a. The Spirits Lament]

Box 8, Folder 13

Christmas Carol . Marley's Lament

Box 8, Folder 14

Christmas Carol . The Ledger

Box 8, Folder 15

Christmas Carol . The Hours

Box 8, Folder 16

Christmas Carol . The Past

Box 8, Folder 17

Christmas Carol . The Christmas Dance

Box 8, Folder 18

Christmas Carol . What Shall I Give My Girl for Christmas

Box 8, Folder 19

Christmas Carol . Polka

Box 8, Folder 20

Christmas Carol . Refusal

Box 8, Folder 21

Christmas Carol . A Very Merry Christmas

Box 8, Folder 22

Christmas Carol . Oh, Days May Come

Box 8, Folder 23

Christmas Carol . The Cratchits

Box 8, Folder 24

Christmas Carol . And Bless Us Everyone

Box 8, Folder 25

Christmas Carol . The Future

Box 8, Folder 26

Christmas Carol . The Grave

Box 8, Folder 27

Christmas Carol . The Bells

Box 8, Folder 28

Christmas Carol . Greetings

Box 8, Folder 29

Christmas Carol . The Holly

Box 8, Folder 30

Christmas Carol . The Doorway

Box 8, Folder 31

Christmas Carol . Dear God of Christmas

Box 8, Folder 32

Christmas Carol . Finale

2. Music for the Television Production of "A Child is Born"

Box 9, Folder 1

A Child Is Born . Script (annotated)

Box 9, Folder 2-3

A Child Is Born . Score, with voice parts and piano accompaniment (6 copies)

Box 9, Folder 4-6

A Child Is Born . Parts

Box 9, Folder 7-8

A Child Is Born . The Carol of the Shepherds and the Kings (29 copies) (From A Child Is Born, pp. 17-19, 27-32) Folders 1 and 2 of 4.

Box 10, Folder 1-2

A Child Is Born . The Carol of the Shepherds and the Kings (29 copies) (From A Child Is Born, pp. 17-19, 27-32) Folders 3 and 4 of 4.

Box 10, Folder 3

A Child Is Born . Come All Ye Faithful--choral arrangement

3. Music for Film Productions

A. Battle of Neretva

Box 10, Folder 4

Battle of Neretva . I. Prelude

Box 10, Folder 5

Battle of Neretva . II. Nazi Attack

Box 10, Folder 6

Battle of Neretva . III. The Retreat

Box 10, Folder 7

Battle of Neretva . IV. The Tanks

Box 10, Folder 8

Battle of Neretva . IV. The Retreat

Box 10, Folder 9

Battle of Neretva . V. Hunt Scherzo

Box 10, Folder 10

Battle of Neretva . VI. The Bridge

Box 10, Folder 11

Battle of Neretva . VII. Suspense

Box 10, Folder 12

Battle of Neretva . VIII. The Lookout

Box 10, Folder 13

Battle of Neretva . IX. The Front

Box 10, Folder 14

Battle of Neretva . X. The Road

Box 10, Folder 15

Battle of Neretva . XI. The Rout

Box 10, Folder 16

Battle of Neretva . XII. Dawn

Box 10, Folder 17

Battle of Neretva . XIII. Pastorale

Box 10, Folder 18

Battle of Neretva . XIV. March

Box 10, Folder 19

Battle of Neretva . XV. Separation

Box 10, Folder 20

Battle of Neretva . XVI. From Italy

Box 10, Folder 21

Battle of Neretva . XVII. The Death Hunt

Box 10, Folder 22

Battle of Neretva . XVIII. Slow March

Box 10, Folder 23

Battle of Neretva . XIX. Fanfares

Box 10, Folder 24

Battle of Neretva . XX. Finale

Box 10, Folder 25

Battle of Neretva . XXI. The Flag

Box 10, Folder 26

Battle of Neretva . XXII. The Italian

Box 10, Folder 27

Battle of Neretva . XXIV. Waiting

Box 10, Folder 28

Battle of Neretva . XXV. Grief

Box 10, Folder 29

Battle of Neretva . XXVI. The Poem

Box 10, Folder 30

Battle of Neretva . XXVII. The Trestle

Box 10, Folder 31

Battle of Neretva . XXVIII. End Title

Box 10, Folder 32

Battle of Neretva . Miscellany

B. Jason and the Argonauts (a.k.a. Jason and the Golden Fleece)

Box 11, Folder 1

Jason and the Argonauts . "Instrumental Breakdown of Musical Numbers" (chart) and listing of orchestral parts

Box 11, Folder 2

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 1, Parts 1-5: Jason Prelude, The Prophecy, The Battle, Hera's Temple, Mount Olympus I and II.

Box 11, Folder 3

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 2, Parts 1-5: River Bank, The Feast, The Oak Grove, The Ascension, Mount Olympus I and II.

Box 11, Folder 4

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 3, Parts 1-6: Jason's Arrival, The Olympic Games, The Discus I and II (twice), Victory, Departure.

Box 11, Folder 5

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 4, Parts 1-5: Hera's Effigy, Argo, The Titans, The Chamber, The Door.

Box 11, Folder 6

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 5, Parts 1-6: Talos, The Boat, The Wreck, Hera Speaks [missing], The Attack, Talos Heel.

Box 11, Folder 7

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 6, Parts 1-5: Talos Death, Sorrow [missing], Hera's Warning [missing], Sailing, The Harpies.

Box 11, Folder 8

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 7, Parts 1A-3A (6 parts): The Nets, The Harpies, The Rope, TheCage, The Narrows, Drumbeats [II].

Box 11, Folder 9

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 8, Parts 1-7: Medea's Ship, Drumbeats [III, missing], Trapped,Triton, Drumbeats [IV], Rescue, Medea.

Box 11, Folder 10

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 9, Parts 1-5: Drumbeats, A. and J. Fight, Medea's Flower [missing], Temple Dance, King Fanfare.

Box 11, Folder 11

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 10, Parts 1-7: The Banquet [twice], Jason's Arrest, Medea's Prayer, Duo, Escape, The Glade.

Box 11, Folder 12

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 11, Parts 1-4 (5 parts): The Golden Fleece, The Hydra, The Hydra Fight, The Stolen Fleece, The Teeth.

Box 11, Folder 13

Jason and the Argonauts . Reel 12, Parts 1-7: The Path, The Cure, Hydra's Head, Skeletons, Attack, Scherzo Macabre [missing],

C. The Kentuckian

Box 11, Folder 14

The Kentuckian . Anger

Box 11, Folder 15

The Kentuckian . The Attic

Box 11, Folder 16

The Kentuckian . A-Waiting

Box 11, Folder 17

The Kentuckian . The Bar

Box 11, Folder 18

The Kentuckian . The Body

Box 11, Folder 19

The Kentuckian . The Boy and Dog

Box 12, Folder 1

The Kentuckian . Boyhood's End

Box 12, Folder 2

The Kentuckian . The Boy's Call

Box 12, Folder 3

The Kentuckian . The Captain

Box 12, Folder 4

The Kentuckian . Confession

Box 12, Folder 5

The Kentuckian . Daydreaming

Box 12, Folder 6

The Kentuckian . Decker

Box 12, Folder 7

The Kentuckian . Finale

Box 12, Folder 8

The Kentuckian . The Forest

Box 12, Folder 9

The Kentuckian . The Fromes

Box 12, Folder 10

The Kentuckian . The Gamblers

Box 12, Folder 11

The Kentuckian . Hannah

Box 12, Folder 12

The Kentuckian . The Horn

Box 12, Folder 13

The Kentuckian . Horn Blast

Box 12, Folder 14

The Kentuckian . The House

Box 12, Folder 15

The Kentuckian . The Jail

Box 12, Folder 16

The Kentuckian . The Key

Box 12, Folder 17

The Kentuckian . The Kill

Box 12, Folder 18

The Kentuckian . The Letter

Box 12, Folder 19

The Kentuckian . The Loafer

Box 12, Folder 20

The Kentuckian . Miss Suzie

Box 12, Folder 21

The Kentuckian . Morning and Night

Box 12, Folder 22

The Kentuckian . Night Sounds

Box 12, Folder 23

The Kentuckian . Nocturne

Box 12, Folder 24

The Kentuckian . The Pearl

Box 13, Folder 1

The Kentuckian . Prelude

Box 13, Folder 2

The Kentuckian . The Reproach

Box 13, Folder 3

The Kentuckian . Reverie

Box 13, Folder 4

The Kentuckian . The Rifle

Box 13, Folder 5

The Kentuckian . River Queen

Box 13, Folder 6

The Kentuckian . The Rope

Box 13, Folder 7

The Kentuckian . Saloon Piano

Box 13, Folder 8

The Kentuckian . Scherzo

Box 13, Folder 9

The Kentuckian . The School

Box 13, Folder 10

The Kentuckian . The Stagecoach

Box 13, Folder 11

The Kentuckian . The Steamboat

Box 13, Folder 12

The Kentuckian . The Still

Box 13, Folder 13

The Kentuckian . Supper

Box 13, Folder 14

The Kentuckian . Trio

Box 13, Folder 15

The Kentuckian . Victory

Box 13, Folder 16

The Kentuckian . The Vigil

Box 13, Folder 17

The Kentuckian . Village Drunk

Box 13, Folder 18

The Kentuckian . Welcome Aboard

Box 13, Folder 19

The Kentuckian . The Wheel

Box 13, Folder 20

The Kentuckian . The Whip

D. Marnie

Box 14, Folder 1

Marnie . Prelude, Blood, The Hunt, The Street

E. North by Northwest

Box 14, Folder 2

North By Northwest . Overture

F. Psycho

Box 14, Folder 3

Psycho . 1. Prelude

Box 14, Folder 4

Psycho . 2. The City

Box 14, Folder 5

Psycho . 10. The Rainstorm

Box 14, Folder 6

Psycho . 14. The Madhouse

Box 14, Folder 7

Psycho . 17. The Murder

Box 14, Folder 8

Psycho . 18. The Body

Box 14, Folder 9

Psycho . 21. The Water

Box 14, Folder 10

Psycho . 24. The Swamp

Box 14, Folder 11

Psycho . 29. The Stairs

Box 14, Folder 12

Psycho . The Knife

Box 14, Folder 13

Psycho . 38. The Cellar

G. The Snows of Kilomanjaro

Box 14, Folder 14

The Snows of Kilomanjaro . Interlude

H. The Trouble with Harry

Box 14, Folder 15

The Trouble With Harry . A Portrait

4. Classical Works

Box 14, Folder 16

Nocturne and Scherzo for Orchestra .

Box 14, Folder 17

Wuthering Heights--Opera in four Acts and a Prologue . Prologue (folder 1 of 2)

Box 14, Folder 18

Wuthering Heights--Opera in four Acts and a Prologue . Prologue (folder 2 of 2)

Box 14, Folder 19

Miscellany .

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