Clifford Vaughan musical compositions, [1925]-1987
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Title: Clifford Vaughan musical compositions
Collection number: 2265
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 linear ft.
(6 boxes)
Date (inclusive): [1925]-1987
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript and reproduction scores of composer Clifford Vaughan, including works written for dance,
organ, piano and violin, and other instruments.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Vaughan, Clifford, 1893-1987.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Clifford Vaughan Musical Compositions (Collection 2265). Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, UCLA.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Margaret Vaughan Meyer, 2003.
Biography/History
Composer Clifford Vaughan was born September 23, 1893 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory
of Music. Vaughan served as musical director for Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn's Denishawn Dancers during their 1925-1926 Asian
tour, composing a number of dance works for the troupe. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s and worked as an orchestrator
and composer for several major studios, including Paramount, Warner Bros., RKO, MGM, Disney, and Universal. Among his orchestration
credits are the films Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Old Yeller (1957), and Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). In addition,
Vaughan composed symphonies, concertos, chamber music, choral works, and violin and piano pieces. He served as organist for
the Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church and wrote numerous works for the organ. Clifford Vaughan died November 23, 1987 in
El Monte, California.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of manuscript and reproduction scores of composer Clifford Vaughan. It contains works for written
for dance, especially Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn's Denishawn Dancers, organ, piano and violin, and other instruments. Most
are original compositions, with a small number of arrangements. The collection does not contain any material written for film
or television productions.
Compositions are undated unless otherwise noted. Instrumentation and historical information for individual works was provided
by the donor.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Denishawn and Oriental dance works
- Series 2. Organ works
- Series 3. Other works.
Related Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vaughan, Clifford, 1893-1987--Archives.
Composers--Archives.
Organ music.
Denishawn and Oriental dance works Series 1.
Scope and Content
This series contains reproductions of scores written for Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn's Denishwan Dancers.
Box 1, Folder 1
Chikada and Bamboo Pole
[1926]
Box 1, Folder 4
Hindu Temple and Bazaar/ Hindu Temple and Nautch
Box 1, Folder 5
Japanese
[1926]
Scope and Content
Includes instructions for dancer.
Box 1, Folder 8
Setting for Three Tagore Poems
Box 1, Folder 11
Temple Dance and Chant
[1926]
Box 1, Folder 11
Two Burmese Dances
[1926]
Box 1, Folder 12, Box 5, Folder 1
White Jade for Orchestra
[1926], 1964, 1965
Biography/History
Written in China, 1926.
Works for organ Series 2.
Scope and Content
Consists primarily of works written for organ; also contains works for organ and other instruments, organ and voice, and works
written for organ or piano.
Box 5, Folder 2
100th Psalm
Scope and Content
And SATB.
Box 2, Folder 1
150th Psalm
Scope and Content
And SATB.
Box 2, Folder 2
Allelujah
[1986]
Scope and Content
And SATB.
Box 2, Folder 4
Choral Recitative Prelude and Toccata
Box 2, Folder 4
Chorale, Prelude and Toccata
Box 6, Folder 3-6
Concerto for Organ with Orchestra
Box 2, Folder 5
Dialogue
Scope and Content
Trumpet and flute with organ or piano.
Box 2, Folder 6
Fantasia "70" and Scherzo--Toccata
Box 2, Folder 6
Fantasia and Double Fugue
Box 2, Folder 6
Fantasia Bravura and Fugue
Box 2, Folder 7
Fantasia, Fugue and Toccata on Hymn
Box 2, Folder 7
Fantasia, Pasacaglia and Fugue
Box 2, Folder 7
Fantasy on Hymn Tune "Lasst uns Ertroven"
Box 2, Folder 7
Fantasy on "Land of Rest"
Box 2, Folder 8
Gloria Suite
Biography/History
Commissioned by and dedicated to Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church, Hollywood, California.
Box 2, Folder 9
Let There Be Light (Anthem)
Scope and Content
And SATB.
Box 2, Folder 10
Pasacaglia with Interludes
Box 2, Folder 11
Prayer
Scope and Content
SATB, chorus, organ.
Box 3, Folder 1
Prelude and Fugue (Grave)
Box 3, Folder 1
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
Box 3, Folder 1
Prelude and Fugue on "King's Majesty"
Box 3, Folder 1
Prelude on "Veni Immanuel"
Box 3, Folder 2
Psalm 19 (Anthem)
Scope and Content
[Piano or ogran?], SATB.
Box 5, Folder 3-4
Queen Esther (The Story of Purim)
Box 3, Folder 2
Scherzo
Scope and Content
Two different pieces with same title.
Box 3, Folder 2
Scherzo
Scope and Content
Two different pieces with same title.
Box 3, Folder 3
Scherzo for Flute and Organ
Box 3, Folder 3
Scherzo for Organ (from Symphony No. 4)
Box 3, Folder 3
(Short) Prelude, Pasacaglia and Fugue
Box 3, Folder 5
Suplication
Scope and Content
SATB and organ.
Box 3, Folder 6
Teach Me Thy Ways
Scope and Content
SATB and organ.
Box 5, Folder 7
Thou Art my God
Physical Description:
Scope and Content
And SATB.
Box 3, Folder 7
Toccata - Adagio - Rondo - Allegro
Box 3, Folder 7
Untitled.
1987.
Scope and Content
Flute, trumpet, trombone, organ.
Box 3, Folder 8
Variations on a 16th Century Hymn
Other works Series 3.
Scope and Content
Consists of concert pieces; ballets; works for piano, violin, and other instruments; SATBs; and arrangements of folk songs.
Box 3, Folder 9
Air and Variations for Violin and Piano
Box 3, Folder 9
Air on G String
Physical Description:
Scope and Content
Violin, piano.
Box 3, Folder 9
Allegresse
Scope and Content
Violin.
Box 4, Folder 2
Color Ballet
Biography/History
Also known as Color Harmony, commissioned by Doris Humphrey, 1928.
Box 4, Folder 3
Concert Piece
[1939]
Scope and Content
Flute, oboe, bassoon, viola, cello, piano.
Box 4, Folder 4
Elegy.
circa 1980s.
Scope and Content
Strings and woodwind.
Box 4, Folder 4
For Violin and Piano (Allegro)
Box 4, Folder 4
For Violin and Piano (Slowly)
Box 4, Folder 5
Frog Went A-Courting, Kentucky Mountain Folk Song
Physical Description:
Scope and Content
Clarinet.
Box 4, Folder 5
Incidental Music on Poem by Ruth St. Denis
Box 4, Folder 6
O, Son of Man
Scope and Content
SATB, piano.
Box 4, Folder 6
Scherzo for Violin and Piano
Box 4, Folder 7
Small Trio No. 1.
1945.
Scope and Content
Flute, violin, viola.
Box 4, Folder 7
Small Trio No. 2
[1945]
Scope and Content
Flute, violin, viola.
Box 4, Folder 7
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Box 5, Folder 8-9
String Quartet No. 1
[1937-1940]
Scope and Content
Full score and parts.
Box 6, Folder 1-2
String Quartet No. 2
[1940s]
Box 4, Folder 8, Box 6, Folder 7
Box 6, Folder 8, Box 4, Folder 9
Box 4, Folder 10
Notes
Scope and Content
Reproductions of Vaughan's notes on Asian music.
