Guide to the Jacques-Louis Monod papers M1968

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2016; revised 2021
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Language of Material: Multiple languages
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Jacques-Louis Monod papers
source: Monod, Jacques-Louis, 1927-
Creator: Monod, Jacques-Louis, 1927-
Identifier/Call Number: M1968
Identifier/Call Number: 18457
Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 18 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1952-2019
Language of Material: In English and French.

Scope and Contents

Materials consist largely of correspondence both to and from Monod, Monod's analysis of musical pieces, Monod's musical scores and musical scores of other composers with annotations.

Biographical Note

Jacques-Louis Monod (born February 25 1927) is a is a French-born, American-naturalised composer, pianist and conductor of 20th century and contemporary music, particularly in the advancement of the music of Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and uptown music in New York City. [Wikipedia]

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was given by Jacques-Louis Monod to Stanford University in 2013.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Jacques-Louis Monod papers. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Monod, Jacques-Louis, 1927-
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012
Zenk, Ludwig
Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972

 

Accession 2013-112

box 1, folder 1

Correspondence. Monod, Jacques-Louis 2165635

box 1, folder 2

Correspondence. Babbitt, Milton to Jacques Louis Monod 2167211

box 1, folder 3

Correspondence. Berger, Arthur to Jacques Louis Monod 2167213

box 1, folder 4

Correspondence. Carter, Elliott and Helen to Jacques Louis Monod 2167215

box 1, folder 5

Correspondence. Leibowitz, René to Jacques Louis Monod 2167217

box 1, folder 6

Correspondence. Philippot, Michel 2167219

box 1, folder 7

Correspondence. Schoenberg Family to Jacques Louis Monod 2167221

box 1, folder 8

Correspondence. Shifrin, Seymour and Miriam to Jacques Louis Monod 2167223

box 1, folder 9

Correspondence. Bomart Music Publishers (Boelke-Bomart, Inc.) 2167225

box 1, folder 10

Correspondence. Schoenberg Family to Bomart 2167227

box 1, folder 11

Philippot, Michael P. Documents, Resume, Works List 2167229

box 1, folder 12

Schoenberg, Arnold. Kol nidre errata list 2167255

box 1, folder 13

Schoenberg, Arnold. Chamber Symphony no. 2 errata list 2167257

box 1, folder 14

Schoenberg, Arnold. Erwartung. Libretto. English translation by Louis Stanley with dedication by Stanley to Margot and Walter Bomart 2167259

box 1, folder 15

Editorial notes for Schoenberg pieces - Violin Concerto, Three Songs op. 48, A Survivor from Warsaw, String Trio op. 45 2167311

box 1, folder 16

Monod, Jacques Louis. A Survivor from Warsaw: A Pitch Groups Survey 2167313

box 1, folder 17

Monod, Jacques Louis. Analysis of Schoenberg Trio for Strings, op. 45. Ms notes. 2167315

box 1, folder 18

Monod, Jacques Louis Editorial notes and analyses for Schoenberg Trio for Strings, op. 45. Typescripts 2167317

box 1, folder 19

Monod, Jacques Louis. Interview with Patricia Carpenter on Studies with Schoenberg. Gamut 7(1997): 61-74 2167319

box 1, folder 20

Reviews of Editions by Jacques Louis Monod 2167321

box 2, folder 1

Carter, Elliott. The Minotaur. Suite. Associated Music Pub. Study score with dedication to Monod. 2167323

box 2, folder 2

Carter, Elliott. Pocahontas. Associated Music edition. Dedication to Monod from Carter. 2167325

box 2, folder 3

Carter, Elliott. Pocahontas. Suite. Kalmus edition with annotations 2167327

box 2, folder 4

Leibowitz, René. Sonata, piano, op. 1. Ms. facsim. with autograph signature 2167329

box 2, folder 5

Leibowitz, René. Sonata, violin, piano, op. 12. Ms. facsim. with autograph signature 2167331

box 2, folder 6

Schoenberg, Arnold. A Survivor from Warsaw. Annotated score, changes copied by Monod 2167333

box 2, folder 7

Schoenberg, Arnold. A Survivor from Warsaw. Vocal score ms. by René Leibowitz (French translation) 2167335

box 2, folder 8

Schoenberg, Arthur. A Survivor from Warsaw. Vocal score for piano 4-hands ms. Arr. by René Leibowitz (French translation) 2167337

box 2, folder 9

Schoenberg, Arnold. A Survivor from Warsaw. Facsim. autograph full score with annotations 2167339

box 2, folder 10

Schoenberg, Arnold. Trio, strings, op. 45. Analyses by Jacques Louis Monod 2167341

box 2, folder 11

Schoenberg, Arnold. Trio for strings, op. 45. 2nd proof with annotations by Schoenberg, and edited by Walter Boelke 2167343

box 2, folder 12

Zenk, Ludwig. Quartet, strings, op. 2. Ms. facsim 2167345

box 2, folder 13

Zenk, Ludwig. 3 Lieder nach Georg Trakl, op. 3. Ms. facsim. 2167347

box 2, folder 14

Zenk, Ludwig. 4 Lieder nach Berthold Viertel, op. 5. Ms. facsim. 2167349

box 2, folder 15

Zenk, Ludwig. 9 Lieder nach Georg Trakl, op. 9. Ms. facsim. 2167351

 

Accession 2016-177

 

Musical Scores

Box 3, Item 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in F# minor Harmonic Display. Analysis of BWV 859? Photocopy music ms.

Box 3, Item 2

Chant: Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant, Alma pater (XI c.). Photocopy music ms. by Monod, 1925, rev. 1980 and 1989

Box 6, Item 1

Charles Ives: Central Park in the Dark. Full Score. International Contemporary Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1973.

Box 6, Item 2

René Leibowitz: Klavierstück (1949). Ink ms. dedicated to Monod.

Box 6, Item 3

Artur Schnabel: Duodecimet, op. post. (for orchestra). Full score ms. in ink with annotations in different colors of ink. Copied from a set of parts probably by Monod.

Box 6, Item 4

Arnold Schoenberg, Beglietungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene, op. 34: Beglietungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (drohende Gefahr, Angst, Katastrophe), op. 34. Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen's Verlag, [s.d.]. Photocopy score with ms. musical analysis by Monod in pencil and various colors of ink.

Box 6, Item 5

Arnold Schoenberg, Klavierstück, op. 33a: Piano solo. Vienna: Universal-Edition, 1929. Ms. analytical annotations by Monod, March 1951

Box 6, Item 6

Schoenberg, Arnold: Kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19, musical analysis. Photocopy music ms.

Box 6, Item 7

Arnold Schoenberg, Kol nidre, op. 39: Full score. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart 1967

Box 6, Item 8

Arnold Schoenberg, Kol nidre, op. 39: for Rabbi-Narrator, Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 7, Item 1

Arnold Schoenberg: Notes for Schoenberg's String Trio, op. 45. Ms. written notes and ms. musical analysis in pencil and various colors of ink.

Box 7, Item 2

Arnold Schoenberg. String Trio, op. 45. International Contemporary Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1950.

Box 7, Item 3

Arnold Schoenberg. String Trio, op. 45. International Contemporary Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1950. With analysis in color pencils and signed by Monod. Preparation for the 1977 ed.

Box 7, Item 4

Arnold Schoenberg: "First Notes for the Reprinting of the Schoenberg's Trio for Boelke-Bomart." Music ms. analytical notes in pencil and color pencils. Signed by J.L. Monod.

Box 7, Item 5

Arnold Schoenberg. String Trio, op. 45. Rev. ed. (1976) by Monod. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1977.

Box 7, Item 6

Arnold Schoenberg, A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46: A Pitch-Groups' Survey. New ed. by J.-L. Monod. Signed typescript analysis.

Box 7, Item 7

Arnold Schoenberg, A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46. From The Norton Scores: An Anthology to Learning. 3rd ed. Standard, p. 908-937. Photocopy. Signed by J.-L. Monod.

Box 7, Item 8

Arnold Schoenberg, A Survivor from Warsaw. Piano reduction by René Leibowitz. Bomart Music Publications. Not published.

Box 7, Item 9

Arnold Schoenberg. Three Songs for Low Voice and Piano, op. 48. International Contemporary Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1952. With ms. annotations by Monod in red ink and correction fluid.

Box 7, Item 10

Arnold Schoenberg. Three Songs for Low Voice and Piano, op. 48. Rev. ed. (1979) by Monod. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1979.

Box 7, Item 11

Anton Webern: Variations for Piano, op. 27. Movement 3, Ruhig fließend, meas. 1-27. Vienna: Universal-Edition, 1937. Photocopy 12-tone and formal analysis by Monod.

 

Music Scores by Jacques-Louis Monod

Box 3, Item 3

Canonic Vocalise (1977-1988): For Soprano Solo and Mixed Chamber Choir (T.B. and A.B.). Photocopy music ms.

Box 3, Item 4

Cantus Contra Cantum I: Sur le volet d'une fenêtre : Visage. For voice and orchestra. Text by René Char. Ms. score in pencil ; Photocopy ms. score with title: Monod's René Char.

Box 3, Item 5

Cantus contra cantum I. Texts by René Char, Paul Eluard and Jean Sénac. (Oct 67/Nov 67) (7 double) 14 pages – incomplete – pencil manuscript. (Last page missing) Ms. score in pencil.

Box 3, Item 6

Cantus contra cantum I (1968): (song-cycle). Version for voice and piano. Texts by Paul Eluard and Jean Sénac. Ms. score in pencil.

Box 3, Item 7

Cantus contra cantum I: for soprano and chamber orchestra. Full score. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1972.

Box 3, Item 8

Cantus Contra Cantum I: Score, orchestra 2 staves. Texts by René Char, Paul Eluard and Jean Sénac. (Oct 67/May 68) (#6 revised 1969). Photocopy ms. score.

Box 3, Item 9

Cantus Contra Cantum II (71/73): (duo for violin and cello). Photocopy ms. score.

Box 3, Item 10

Cantus contra cantum II: duo for violin and cello. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1975. (2 copies) Copy 2 with corrections and annotations in pencil and color pencil.

Box 3, Item 11

Cantus Contra Cantum III: ODE -. Analytical music ms. sketches in various colors of ink and pencil.

Box 3, Item 12

Cantus Contra Cantum III: Analysis. Analytical music ms. sketches in ink and pencil.

Box 3, Item 13

Cantus Contra Cantum III: Materials: C.C.C. III. Music ms. in pencil and various colors of ink.

Box 3, Item 14

Cantus Contra Cantum III (1976): vocalise in three parts for double chorus a cappella (with piano reduction). Photocopy ms. score.

Box 3, Item 15

Cantus contra cantum III: vocalise in 3 parts for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a cappella. 20th Century Choral Music Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1976. "Master corrected copy, 1989." With ms. annotations in pencil, blue and red ink.

Box 3, Item 16

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636: for baritone solo, 6 sackbuts (or trombones), timpani, and mixed chorus (SATB). Ms. score ink with 2 page ms. pencil analysis

Box 3, Item 17

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636. Fair copy ms. score ink.

Box 3, Item 18

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636. Piano reduction ms. analysis with photocopy ms. score and 2 page ms. analysis.

Box 3, Item 19

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636. Photocopy piano reduction ms. analysis (c. 1)

Box 3, Item 20

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636. Photocopy piano reduction ms. analysis (c. 2)

Box 4, Item 1

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1981): Ode XXXVIII (1575 ?): for man's voice and 3 saxophones (TBarB), viola, double bass, 2 horns and 2 trombones. Incomplete ms. score in ink (measures 80 [beginning] to 145). [Earlier version]

Box 4, Item 2

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1981): Ode XXXVIII (1575 ?): for tenor solo and 3 'cellos; and men's chorus (TB). Photocopy ms. score with corrections.

Box 4, Item 3

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981): Le débat du cœur et du corps de Villon: for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed Choir, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello. Photocopy ms. full score.

Box 4, Item 4

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981): Le débat du cœur et du corps de Villon: Photocopy ms. vocal score.

Box 4, Item 5

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981): Le débat du cœur et du corps de Villon: for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed Choir, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello. Photocopy full score. [Verona, N.J.] : APNM [Association for the Promotion of New Music], c1989.

Box 4, Item 6

Cantus Contra Cantum VII (2015): For mixed chorus (SATB) and 4 trombones (STTB). Music ms. in ink.

Box 4, Item 7

The Cat Quartet (2014-2015): For baritone or alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, and piano. Music ms. in various colors of ink.

Box 4, Item 8

Detail (orchestra) (end) 3 pages. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 4, Item 9

[Elegy] Canonic Vocalise for Soprano Solo and Mixed Chamber Choir (T.B. and A.B.). Pencil and ink ms.

Box 4, Item 10

Elegy: Canonic Vocalise for Soprano Solo and Mixed Chamber Choir (A.T.B.). 20th Century Choral Music Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Mobart Music, 1978. Photocopy.

Box 4, Item 11

Five Progressionally Decontracted Serial English Settings (2013): For contralto and instruments. On texts by Thoreau, Emerson, and Keats. Photocopy ms. score with corrections.

Box 4, Item 12

Fractures (2014): For voice and piano. 2 versions from one text, no. 13 and 13'. Photocopy music ms.

Box 4, Item 13

Missa brevis (2015): For mixed chorus (SATB). Music ms. in various colors of ink.

Box 4, Item 14

Organ Composition ( 2013, rev. 2014): In three movements. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 4, Item 15

Shoah (2012-2015): First part: Todesfuge and Strette. Text by Paul Celan. Photocopy music ms. with corrections.

Box 5, Item 1

Shoah (2012-2015): Second part: Strette. Text by Paul Celan. Music ms. in various colors of ink with corrections.

Box 5, Item 2

Shoah (2012-2015): Children Chorus (from Shoah). Music ms. in ink with corrections.

Box 5, Item 3

Sketches: Materials. Music ms. in pencil and various colors of ink.

Box 5, Item 4

[Songs] 1. Gilgamesh (2014): For contralto and piano. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 5

[Songs] 2. Gargantua (2014): For contralto and instruments (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, harp, piano, strings). Text by Rabelais. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 6

[Songs] 3. Quand (2014): For soprano solo. Text from French radio. Photocopy music ms.

Box 5, Item 7

[Songs] 4. Je voudrais (2014): For baritone, tenor saxophone, piano, and bass. Text by Pierre Dac. Photocopy ms. score with corrections.

Box 5, Item 8

[Songs] 5. The Death of Juses II (2014): For contralto and piano. Text by Rabelais. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 9

[Songs] 6. The Death of Badebec (2014): For mezzo-soprano, piccolo and viola. Text by Rabelais. Photocopy ms. Score

Box 5, Item 10

[Songs] 7. The Nation (2014): For contralto and instruments (flute, clarinet, violin, and piano). Text by Rabelais. Photocopy ms. score

Box 5, Item 11

[Songs] 8. Gargantua, Badebec, and Pantagruel (2014): For mezzo-soprano and instruments (flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, harp, piano, and strings). Text by Rabelais, J.-Ch. Dumont, and Monod. Ms. score with corrections.

Box 5, Item 12

[Songs] 9. Le chat et les deux moineaux (2015): For contralto and chamber orchestra or ensemble. Text by La Fontaine. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 13

[Songs] 10. Esprit and Works (2014): For contralto, string trio and piano. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 14

[Songs] 11. Le cœur supplicié, ou, Le cœur du pitre (2015): For bass-baritone, English horn, clarinet, cello, bass clarinet and bassoon. Text by Rimbaud. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 15

[Songs] 12. François I and Henri VIII (2014): For contralto and instruments (flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, viola, and cello). Text by Rabelais. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 16

[Songs] 13. Les rois … (2015): For contralto and instruments (flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, horn, piano, and strings). Photocopy ms. score with corrections.

Box 5, Item 17

[Songs] 14. Paysage historique (2016): For contralto and chamber orchestra. Text by Paul Verlaine. Photocopy ms. score.

Box 5, Item 18

[Songs] 15. Sur l'herbe (2016): For contralto solo and 11 instruments. Text by Paul Verlaine. Ms. score with corrections.

Box 5, Item 19

String Trio (2015): Music ms. in several colors of ink.

Box 5, Item 20

Variations for Keyboard (2015): 1st movement: photocopy. 2nd-4th movements: music ms. in several colors of ink.

 

Incomplete music by Jacques-Louis Monod

Box 5, Item 21

Sketch for a Song and Variations with analysis: For voice, flute clarinet, soprano saxophone, horn, piano, bass trombone, violin, viola, cello, and bass. Ms. score sketch in various colors of ink with corrections.

Box 5, Item 22

Unidentified score pages (2014 and 2015): For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (1 October 2015), p. 2, meas. 29-53. Ms. score in ink with corrections.

 

Catalogs

Box 7, Item 12

Boelke-Bomart and Mobart Music Publications. Complete Catalogue 1982. Hackensack, N.J.: Jerona Music, 1982

Box 7, Item 13

Chamber Music for Strings 1980. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1980.

Box 7, Item 14

Choral Music 1980. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1980.

Box 7, Item 15

Piano Music 1980. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1980.

Box 7, Item 16

Solo and Chamber Music for Strings, and with Piano: Concertos 1980. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1980.

 

Documents

Box 7, Item 17

Jacques-Louis Monod DMA diploma from Columbia 1975

Box 7, Item 18

Prefatory notes (performance instructions). Typescript.

Box 7, Item 19

Milton Babbitt. Photocopy A.L. to Monod (incomplete) 1 June 2001

Box 7, Item 20

Christoph Neidhöfer and Peter Schubert, Chapter 12, "Form and Serial Function in Leibowitz's Trois Poèmes de Pierre Reverdy." Formal Functions in Perspective: Essays on Musical Form from Haydn to Adorno. New ed. Ed. by Steven Vande Moortele, Julie Pedneault-Deslauriers, and Nathan John Martin. Eastman Studies in Music. Rochester, N.Y.: University of Rochester Press (photocopy) 2015

 

Accession 2017-140 (Music scores by Jacques-Louis Monod)

Box 8, Item 1

Air Quintet (2016): For flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, and bassoon. Photocopy ms., full score, 10 leaves

Box 8, Item 2

Art poétique (2016): For alto voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano; text by Eugène Guillevic. Ms., full score, 23 leaves

Box 8, Item 3

Avis from Au rendez-vous Allemand (2016 version): text by Paul Eluard - for alto voice, oboe, English horn, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, and trombone

Box 8, Item 4

Berceuse (2016): For piano. Ms. score, ink with corrections, 4 leaves

Box 8, Item 5

Le Chat (2016): For alto voice, clarinet and bass clarinet; text by Charles Baudelaire. Photocopy full score ms., 8 leaves

Box 8, Item 6

Le coeur supplicié (2016): For alto voice, flute clarinet, bassoon trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, viola, and cello; text by Arthur Rimbaud. Photocopy ms. full score, 24 leaves (2nd ms.)

Box 8, Item 7

Composition for cello (2016): Photocopy ms. score, 9 leaves

Box 8, Item 8

Le Faune (2016): For alto voice, bass clarinet, bassoon, tambourine, and snare drum; text by Paul Verlaine. Photocopy ms. full score, 5 leaves

Box 8, Item 9

Honte (2016): For alto voice, oboe, English horn, bassoon, and contra bassoon; text by Arthur Rimbaud. Photocopy ms. full score, 9 leaves

Box 8, Item 10

L'idéal (2016): For alto voice, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, and cello; text by Charles Baudelaire. Ms. ink score with corrections, 11 leaves

Box 8, Item 11

Keybord [sic] Period (2016): For piano. Ms. score, ink with corrections, 12 leaves

Box 8, Item 12

Missa Brevis (2015): For mixed chorus (SATB). Photocopy ms. full score, 23 leaves

Box 8, Item 13

On dernier poème (2016): For alto voice and orchestra; text by Paul Eluard. Ms. full score, ink with corrections, 16 leaves

Box 8, Item 14

Pour un livre condamné (2016): For alto voice, horn, and bassoon; text by Charles Baudelaire. From Les fleurs du mal. Photocopy ms. full score, 10 leaves

Box 8, Item 15

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2011): Ms. score, ink with corrections, 15 leaves

Box 8, Item 16

String Quartet (2016): Photocopy ms. full score, 21 leaves

Box 8, Item 17

String Trio (2016): Photocopy ms. full score, 13 leaves

Box 8, Item 18

Two Spanish decontracted 12-tone lieder (2016): Settings from Octavio Paz's "La palabra dicha" and "Dias habiles", for alto voice, xylophone, marimba, guitar, and oboe. Photocopy ms. full score, 44 leaves

Box 8, Item 19

Sur l'herbe (2016): For alto voice, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and bass clarinet; text by Paul Verlaine. Photocopy ms. full score, 6 leaves

Box 21, Folder 1

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981) - Le debat du coeur et du corps de Villon: for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed choir, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello. Full score ms., pencil 35 leaves

Box 21, Folder 2

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981) - Le debat du coeur et du corps de Villon: for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed choir, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello

Box 21, Folder 3

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981) - Le debat du coeur et du corps de Villon: for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed choir, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello. Compositional sketches.

 

Accession 2017-323

 

Analyses

Box 9, Item 1

Georges Bizet: Carmen. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée. Photocopy ms., harmonic and structural analysis, 6 leaves

Box 9, Item 2

Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano, op. 28. No. 4. Photocopy ms., harmonic and structural analysis, 2 leaves [Version A]

Box 9, Item 3

Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano, op. 28. No. 4. Photocopy ms., harmonic and structural analysis, 2 leaves [Version B]

 

Musical scores

Box 9, Item 4

Charles Ives: Central Park in the Dark. Full score. International Contemporary Series. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart. With errata list glued to p.[2] 1973

 

Music scores by Jacques-Louis Monod

Box 9, Item 5

Air Quintet (2016): For flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon. Ms. full score, black ink with corrections, [2], 7 leaves

Box 9, Item 6

Art Poétique (2016): For alto voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano; text by Eugène Guillevic. Photocopy ms. full score, [4], 15 leaves

Box 9, Item 7

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636: for baritone solo, 6 sackbuts (or trombones), timpani, and mixed chorus (SATB). Text by A[ndreas] Gryphius. Ms. vocal score, black ink, 7 leaves

Box 9, Item 8

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636: for baritone solo, 6 sackbuts (or trombones), timpani, and mixed chorus (SATB). Text by A[ndreas] Gryphius. Photocopy Ms. vocal score, 7 leaves

Box 9, Item 9

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636: for baritone solo, 6 sackbuts (or trombones), timpani, and mixed chorus (SATB). Text by A[ndreas] Gryphius. Photocopy corrected ms. 17 leaves with analysis [2] leaves

Box 9, Item 10

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (2015): For mixed chorus (STAB) and 4 trombones (STTB). Photocopy ms., [3] leaves

Box 9, Item 11

Detail (2014 or 2015): Detail (orchestra) (ending). Ms. score, 3 leaves

Box 9, Item 12

Five Progressionally Deconstructed Serial English Settings (2013): For contralto and instruments. On texts by Thoreau, Emerson, and Keats. Photocopy ms. score with corrections.

Box 9, Item 13

Honte (2016): For alto voice, oboe, English horn, bassoon, and contra bassoon; text by Arthur Rimbaud. Photocopy ms. full score, [3], 5 leaves

Box 9, Item 14

Missa brevis (2015): For mixed chorus (SATB). Photocopy ms. with corrections, 21 leaves

Box 9, Item 15

Les Pas (2017): For mezz-soprano and 2 pianos; text by Paul Valery. Ms. score, black ink with corrections, [3], 7 leaves

Box 9, Item 16

Pour un livre conamné (2016): For alto voice, horn, and bassoon; text by Charles Baudelaire. From Les Fleurs du Mal. Photocopy ms. full score, 7 leaves. Incomplete, missing pages

Box 9, Item 17

String Quartet (2016): Ms. score, in black, blue, green, and red ink with corrections, [2], 18 leaves

Box 9, Item 18

String Trio (2016): Ms. score, black ink with corrections, [2], 10 leaves

Box 9, Item 19

Two Songs (2014): "To the Evening Star" and "A Tirzah". Texts by William Blake. For alto voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello. Photocopy ms. with corrections, [31] leaves

 

Miscellaneous materials

Box 9, Item 20

Biographical entry for Monod from the International Who's Who in Music, 8th edition (1977)

Box 9, Item 21

Biographical entry for Monod by Michael Steinberg from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980). Photocopy, 1 p

Box 9, Item 22

Letter from Robert Pollock, Administrateur Général, Association for the Promotion of New Music. Typescript photocopy, 1 p 13 November 1982

Box 9, Item 23

Poésies de Chamisso. "Der Invalid im Irrenhaus" and "Der Bettler und sein Hund" in German and French. Photocopy, 1 leaf

Box 9, Item 24

Fragments relating to Monod's compositions: Cantus Contra Cantum V and Shoah

 

Accession 2018-166

 

Analyses

Box 10, Item 1

Bach, Johann Sebastian. (I.5a). Analysis of piece in e minor, measures 23-41.

Box 10, Item 2

Bizet, Georges. Carmen. La fleur que to m'avais. Photocopy for analysis, 2 leaves.

Box 13, Folder 1

Bizet, Georges. Carmen. La fleur que to m'avais. Photocopy piano reduction with ms. musical analysis, ink, 6 leaves, comb bound. Edited august 1994.

Box 13, Folder 2

Brahms, Johannes. 4 Lieder, op. 96, no. 1. Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht. Typescript with numerous corrections, 64 leaves, in comb binding labeled "B."

Box 10, Item 3

Chopin, Frédéric. Prelude for piano, op. 28, no. 4 in e minor (rev. 1978); Ms. analysis, black ink, [2] leaves (numbered 4 and 5). Photocopy ms. analysis, [2] leaves (numbered 6 and 7).

Box 13, Folder 3

Chopin, Frédéric. Prelude for Piano, op. 28. No. 4 in e minor. Typescript with numerous corrections, 67 leaves, in comb binding labeled "C."

Box 13, Folder 4

Chopin, Frédéric. Prelude for piano, op. 28, no. 4 in e minor (1982): Ms. analysis, pencil and blue ink, 7 leaves.

Box 10, Item 4

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1960, 1989): Photocopy typescript and ms. black ink and pencil, [6], 7, [1] leaves.

Box 10, Item 5

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Intervals: Ms. analysis, pencil and green ink, [2] leaves.

Box 13, Folder 5

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1980): Ms. Analysis, pencil, 4 leaves.

Box 13, Folder 6

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1980): Typescript with ms. annotations and corrections, 29 leaves, in comb binding labeled "A."

Box 13, Folder 7

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1960, 1989): Typescript, 13 leaves.

Box 13, Folder 8

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1960, 1989): Ms. black ink, 11 leaves.

Box 13, Folder 9

Monod, Jacques-Louis. Analytic Study: Gregorian Chant. Alma pater (XI c.). (1975, rev. 1960, 1989): Photocopy typescript and ms. black ink and pencil, [6], 7, [1] leaves.

Box 13, Folder 10

Monod, Jacques-Louis. [Cantus contra Cantum I Analysis]. Typescript, v, 104 leaves.

Box 13, Folder 11

Schoenberg, Arnold. A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46: A Pitch-Groups' Survey. Typescript, [2], 12 leaves.

 

Music scores by Jacques-Louis Monod

Box 10, Item 6

The Air and Space of the Roi Arthur (2017): For flute, bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, and bassoon. Ms. full score, black, blue, red, and green ink with pencil; [2], 13 [numbered 14 p.], [1] p.

Box 10, Item 7

Art poétique (2017): 5 songs for soprano, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet, trumpet, horn, violin, and cello; text by Eugène Guillevic. Ms. full score, black and blue ink with pencil; [2], 13, [1] p.

Box 10, Item 8

Avis: Au rendez-vous Allemand (2016): 4th version. For alto voice, oboe, English horn, 2 trumpets, horn, and trombone; text by Paul Eluard. Ms. full score, black, blue, red and brown ink with pencil annotations, [3], 10, [1] leaves.

Box 10, Item 9

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1977-78): For soli double chorus and orchestra. (Nachkriegslied). "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636, [for baritone solo, soli double chorus (SSAATTBB), 6 trombones (AATTBB), and timpani; text by A. Gryphius. Ms. fair score, pencil, 10 p.

Box 10, Item 10

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1977-78): [Unidentified movement], for alto voice, 2 unidentified bass instruments, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, 2 trombones, and tuba; French text. Ms. fair score, pencil, p. [19]-27, and 5 blank pages. Dated Oct. 1977. Pages 1-19 of this movement are missing.

Box 10, Item 11

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1977-78): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636, for bass solo, double chorus (SSAATTBB), trombones (TTB), and timpani (medium and large); text by A. Gryphius. Ms. fair score, black ink on onion skin paper, 18 leaves and 1 leaf of text.

Box 10, Item 12

Cantus Contra Cantum IV and V (1980-81): "Tränen des Vaterlandes" Anno, 1636, for bass solo, double chorus (SSAATTBB), trombones (TTB), and timpani (medium and large); text by A. Gryphius. And Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for mezzo-soprano solo, tenor solo double chorus (SSAATTBar. Solo BB) and orchestra; text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Ozalid reproduction, ms. score with piano reduction, 70 p

Box 10, Item 13

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1980-81): Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for tenor and 3 cellos (1st movt.) and men's chorus (TB) (2nd movt.); text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Ms. score, black ink, with red ink and pencil, [4], 26 (numbered 1-10, (11-13), 14-30 leaves), [1] leaves

Box 10, Item 14

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1980-81): Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for tenor and 3 cellos (1st movt.) and men's chorus (TB) (2nd movt.); text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Ms. score, black, blue, and red ink, with pencil, [37] leaves (numbered 46, [5] leaves)

Box 10, Item 15

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1980-81): Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for tenor and 3 cellos (1st movt.) and men's chorus (TB) (2nd movt.); text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Ms. score, black, blue, and red ink, with pencil, [37] leaves (numbered 46, [5] leaves)

Box 10, Item 16

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1980-81): Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for tenor and 3 cellos (1st movt.) and men's chorus (TB) (2nd movt.); text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Ms. score, pencil and ink, t.p., leaves 1-5, 7-24, 31. (Work ends with leaf 24; leaf 6 missing. Leaf 31 is 3 extra unused measures.

Box 10, Item 17

Cantus Contra Cantum V (1980-81): Ode XXXVIII (1575?), for tenor and 3 cellos (1st movt.) and men's chorus (TB) (2nd movt.); text by Agrippa d'Aubigné. Photocopy ms. vocal score, [2], 22, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 1

Le débat du cœur et du corps de Villon (1981): For alto voice, tenor, triple chorus a cappella, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, and cello; text by François Villon (1461). Ms. vocal score, pencil, [3], 10, [1] leaves

Box 11, Item 2

Le débat du cœur et du corps de Villon (1981): For alto voice, tenor, triple chorus a cappella, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, and cello; text by François Villon (1461). Photocopy ms. full score with piano reduction, 35 leaves.

Box 11, Item 3

The Deformation of Silence (2017): For string quartet (violin, viola, cello, bass). Ms. full score, black, blue, and red ink with pencil, [2], 10, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 4

Duo (2017): For violin and cello. Ms. full score, black, blue, green, and red ink with pencil, [2], 13, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 5

Chanson Dada (I, II, III) (2016): For alto voice [baritone] and chamber ensemble (marimba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, viola (pizz.), and bass (pizz.); text by Tristan Tzara. Ms. full score, black, blue, red ink, and pencil, [3], 23, [1] leaves.

Scope and Contents

The vocal part is written in treble clef and labeled baritone throughout, while the title page says the piece is for contralto. The vocal line is in a middle voice range.
Box 11, Item 6

Le chat (2016): For alto voice, clarinet, and bass clarinet; text by Charles Baudelaire. Ms. full score, black ink, [2] p. and 5, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 7

Le chat et les deux moineau (2015): For voice (alto) and instruments (chamber orchestra); text by Jean la Fontaine. Ms. full score, black, blue, and red ink, with pencil, and red and green pencil, [3], 20, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 8

Le cœur de pitre (et Le cœur supplicié) (2016): For alto voice and 9 instruments (flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello); text by Arthur Rimbaud. 2nd manuscript. Ms. full score, [3], 20, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 9

Composition for 'Cello (2016): Ms. score, black ink, [2], 5, [1]1 leaves.

Box 11, Item 10

Da Capo Quintet (2016): For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. Ms. full score, black and blue ink with pencil, [2], 10, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 11

Fractures (2014): For contralto and piano; text by Eugène Guillevic. Photocopy ms. score, 44 leaves. Including 9 and 9', and 13 and 13'.

Box 11, Item 12

Fractures (2014): 2 versions from one text (derived from #13 and 13'). Photocopy ms. score, 9, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 13

Le faune (2016): For alto voice, bass clarinet, bassoon, and snare drum; text by Paul Verlaine. Ms. score, black and blue ink, [2], 8 leaves.

Box 11, Item 14

Partita for Viola (2016): Ms. score, [2], 5 leaves.

Box 11, Item 15

Les pas (2017): For mezzo-soprano and 2 pianos; text by Paul Valery. Ms. score, black and red ink, [3], 7, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 16

Violin Sonata (2016): For violin solo. Ms. score, [1], 7, [1] leaves.

Box 11, Item 17

Shoah: Todesfuge and Strette (2012-2015): For soprano, 2 alto, tenor, and baritone, bass saxophones; flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, 2 horns, 2 trombones, bass trombone, clavichord, piano, harp, marimba, drums, timpani, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses; soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass voices; chorus (SABarB), women's chorus (SMzAA), men's chorus (ATBB); text by Paul Celan.

Box 12, Item 1

Shoah: Todesfuge and Strette (2012-2015): Part 1. Ms. score, in black, blue, green, red, and orange ink, [3], II, 62, [1] leaves. Part 2. Photocopy ms. score, [2], 102, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 2

Shoah. Children Chorus (2014): For flute, alto flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, drums, timpani, solo viola, double basses, and children's chorus (SSAA). Photocopy ms., [1], 7, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 3

Two Songs (2014): "To the Evening Star," and "A Tirzah." Texts by William Blake. For alto voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello. Photocopy ms., [3], 9, [4], 18, [2] leaves.

Box 12, Item 4

Two Spanish Deconstructed 12-tone Lieder (2014): Song 2. "La palabra escrita;" text by Octavio Paz. For alto voice, xylophone, marimba, guitar, vibraphone, piano, violin, cello, and bass. Ms. score, black, blue, and red ink, pencil, and red pencil, [6], 20, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 5

Two Spanish Deconstructed 12-tone Lieder (2014): Song 2. "La palabra escrita;" text by Octavio Paz. For alto voice, xylophone, marimba, guitar, vibraphone, piano, violin, cello, and bass. Photocopy score, with ms. corrections in black and blue ink, [4], 18, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 6

The Steppe (2017): For baritone, brass trio, and 2 timpani; text by Boris Pasternak. Ms. score, black ink, [3], 10, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 7

Cello Suite (2016): For cello solo. Ms. score, black ink, [2], 6, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 8

Sur l'herbe (2016): For alto voice, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon; text by Paul Verlaine. Ms. score, black, blue and green ink with pencil, [2], 3, [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 9

Variations for Keyboard (2015): Ms. score, black, blue, red and green ink, [2], 9 leaves; photocopy ms. pages 10-23.

Box 12, Item 10

Pour un livre condamné (2016): For alto, horn, and bassoon; text by Charles Baudelaire. Ms. score, pencil, black and blue ink, [3], 6, [1] leaves

Box 12, Item 11

Pour un livre condamné (2016): For alto, horn, and bassoon; text by Charles Baudelaire. Photocopy ms., [3], 6, [1] leaves

Box 12, Item 12

La victoire de Guernica (2017): For contralto and orchestra; text by Paul Eluard. Photocopy ms. score, [4], 35 [numbered 33], [1] leaves.

Box 12, Item 13

La victoire de Guernica (2017): For contralto and orchestra; text by Paul Eluard. Partial ms. (blue ink) and photocopy ms. score, [4], 35 [numbered 33], [1] leaves.

 

Miscellaneous materials

Box 13, Folder 12

Lyrics: Shoah: Todesfuge. Text photocopy with annotations in black, blue, green, and red ink.

Box 13, Folder 13

Jacques-Louis Monod career notebook

Scope and Contents

Photocopies in notebook with Stravinsky letter on top in comb binding containing letters of recommendation, news clippings, concert reviews, biographical dictionary entried, university course catalog pages, C.V, list of compositions, list of publications, list of performances, list of recordings, list of edited critical editions, conference presentations, professional and teaching positions.
Box 13, Folder 14

Milton Babbitt

Scope and Contents

Babbitt, Milton. ALS and envelope, 1 June 2001. -------. The Widow's Lament in Springtime: for soprano and piano. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1959. Typescript note attached to the title page cover. Program. Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House. The Guild of Composers. 15 February 1994. New York Premiere of the String Quartet no. 6 by Milton Babbitt. Postcard. The Guild of Composers to Monod. Announcement of the debut of the Brentano String Quartet playing the New York premiere of the String Quartet no. 6 by Babbitt. Kozinn, Allan. "Review/Music: New Strings on the Block: The Brentano Quartet." New York Times, 17 February 1994, p. C20, col. 1-2.
Box 13, Folder 15

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Offprint. Wolff Christoph. "Bach Handexemplar of the Goldberg Variations: A New Source." Journal of the American Musicological Society 29, no. 2 (1976): [224]-241.

Box 13, Folder 16

Beardslee, Bethany: "Handwriting from Bethany Beardslee." Unknown poem in English translation, ms., blue and red ink, [1] leaf.

Box 13, Folder 17

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Beethovens Heiligenstädter Testament: Faksimile-Druck. Berlin Schuster & Loeffler, s.d.

Box 13, Folder 18

Berg, Alban: Offprint. Perle, George. "Lulu: The Formal Design." Journal of the American Musicological Society 18, no. 2 (1964): [179]-192.

Box 13, Folder 19

Berger, Arthur. Ideas of Order. Miniature score. Edition Peters No. 6080.New York: C.F. Peters, 1956. Dedication to Monod signed by Berger, June 1960. Minor annotations by Monod.

Box 13, Folder 20

Haringer, Jakob

Scope and Contents

[Poems for song texts] Die Denkmäler Haringer: Der Reisende, oder, Die Träne. X. Bd. S.l.: Grigat, 1932. Photocopy of title and series title pages, [2] leaves
Vermischte Schriften. Salzburg: Anton Pustet, s.d. Photocopy, [2] leaves. Abschied: Gedichte. Berlin: Paul Zsolnay, 1930. Photocopy title page, p. 104-105, 110. [3] leaves.
Box 13, Folder 21

René Leibowitz: Monod, Jacques-Louis, ed. René Leibowitz 1913-1972: A Register of His Music and Writings. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Mobart Music, 1983.

Box 13, Folder 22

Materials by and about René Leibowitz

Scope and Contents

[Books] Monod, Jacques-Louis, ed. Rene Leibowitz, 1913-1972: A Register of His Music and Writings. Hillsdale, NY: Mobart Music Publications, 1983. 32 p.
Musique de tous le temps, no. 11, February-March 1973.
Contains: "Hommage à René Leibowitz," p. 16-19, 21.
[Concert Programs] Hommage à Arnold Schœnberg. Festival International de Musique de Chambre Contemporaine. 25-29 January 1947. Program booklet (22 p.) and flyer.
[Newsclippings] Condé, Gérard. "Leibowitz le prophète?" Le Monde, 12 August 1992, p. 23
"Mort du compositeur René Leibowitz." Le Mond, 30 August 1972, p. 10.
[Publicity] "Realizations, Orchestrations & Transcriptions." Typescript and photocopy, 2 leaves.
René Leibowitz publicity flyer (4 p.), [1958]
[Scores] Leibowitz, René. Explanation of Metaphors: for two Pianos, Harp, Percussion and Narrator. Long Island City, NY: Bomart Music Publications, 1950. 27 p. Bound with ms. annotations and one sheet of ms. errata.
-------. Explanation of Metaphors: for Narrator, Two Pianos, Harp, and Percussion (1). Rev. ed. Study Score. Plate no. bmp I/9. Hillsdale, NY: Mobart Music Publications, 1980. 29 p.
-------. String Quartet no. 9? Movement 1, meas. 175-189. Photocopy ms. score, 1 leaf.
-------. Three Poems of Pierre Reverdy (from "Les Ardoises du Toit): for Vocal Quartet (or Chamber Chorus) and Piano, op. 92. 20th Century Choral Music Series. Spanish trans. by Sylvia and Carlos Tuxen-Bang. Plate no. B-B 321. Hillsdale, NY: Boelke-Bomart Publications, 1976. 14 p. Ms. corrections on p. 6 in ink.
Box 14, Folder 1

Jacques-Louis Monod

Scope and Contents

Cantus Contra Cantum IV (1978). Translation and program notes, typescript and photocopy, [3] leaves. Letters of recommendation and accomplishment by various authors beginning with Stravinsky. Photocopies, [23] leaves. [Intervals]. Mimeograph ms., [11] leaves.
Box 14, Folder 2

Michel P. Philippot

Scope and Contents

Offprint. Philippot, Michel. "Pierre Boulez aujourd'hui: entre hier et demain." Critique, no. 210 (November 1964): t.p., p. [943]-954, back cover. Offprint. -------. "La lucidité de René Leibowitz." Critique, no. 317 (October 1973): cover, p. [934]-948. Michel Philippot, 14-19 Novembre 1994. Paris: EntretempS, 1994. 88 p. Dedication to Monod signed by Philippot on t.p. "Michel Philippot: 1925-1996." S.l.: s.n., [1997]. 32 p.; with an ALS by Anna Stella to Jacques-Louis Monod, 4 December 1997.
Box 14, Folder 3

Arnold Schoenberg: "Arnold Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon. Critical notes. Typescript, [3] leaves.

Box 14, Folder 4

Shifrin, Seymour. Quartet #3. Typescript, [1], 2 leaves.

Box 14, Folder 5

Igor Stravinsky: Drew, David. "Stravinsky's Revisions." The Score and I.M.A. Magazine, no. 20 (June 1957): 47-58. Photocopy article with annotations.

Box 14, Folder 6

Programs

Scope and Contents

"La Fondation Sterling Currier et Columbia University présente Un programme de musique contemporaine, sous la direction de Jacques-Louis Monod. June 22 – July 22, 1977.
Typescript and photocopies, 1 comb bound program including, "Programme du concert Sterling-Currier en l'honneur de Nadia Boulanger." 20 June 1977, Paris.
"Programme du concert Sterling-Currier en l'honneur de Nadia Boulanger." 20 June 1977, Paris.
Photocopy, comb binding, [6] leaves.
Box 14, Folder 7

Music score: Chernov, Eric B. Le Lâcher Prise, for baritone, clarinet, violin, viola and cell,. 2014. 78 p.

 

Accessions 2019-293, 2019-295 and 2019-519

 

Music scores by Jacques-Louis Monod

Box 15, Item 1

Abbattimento (2018): For violin. Photocopy manuscript score, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 2

Arabesque (2018): For bass clarinet. Photocopy manuscript score, 4 leaves

Box 15, Item 3

Auge der Zeit/Del du temps (2018): For soprano and piano; text by Paul Celan. Photocopy manuscript score, 7 leaves

Box 17, Item 1

Automne (2018): For soprano and orchestra; text by G. Apollinaire. Manuscript score, in black and red ink with corrections, [2], 11 leaves.

Box 17, Item 2

Avis (2017): For soprano and 12 instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, cornet, brombone, violin viola, cello, and double bass); text by Paul Eluard. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [4] p., 9 leaves.

Box 15, Item 4

Ballad (2018): For bassoon. Manuscript score, black ink, 4 leaves

Box 15, Item 5

Barcarole (2018): For trumpet. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 6

Barytons I and II (2019): For two baritone horns. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 17, Item 3

Canticum canticorum (2018): For flute solo. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2] p., 3 leaves.

Box 18, Item 1

Cantus contra cantum III (1975): Vocalise in 3 Parts for Double Chorus (SSAATTBB) a cappella. Full score. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1976. Ozalid reproduction with corrections in red ink and pencil, 32 pages

Box 18, Item 2

Cantus contra cantum IV (1978): Tränen des Vaterlandes, anno 1636. For bass solo, double chorus (SSAATTBB), trombones (TTB) or preferably sackbuts (and timpani (lower G-sharp/A-flat and D) when performed together with Cantus contra cantum V (1980-81)); text by A. Gryphius. Ms. full score including piano reduction for rehearsals, pencil, [2], 16 leaves

Box 18, Item 3

Cantus contra cantum IV (1978); Cantus contra cantum V (1980)

Scope and Contents

Tränen des Vaterlandes, anno 1636. For bass solo, double chorus (SSAATTBB), trombones (TTB) and timpani (medium and large); text by A. Gryphius.
Ode XXXVIII. For mezzo-soprano solo, tenor solo, double chorus (SSAATTBar. soloBB), and orchestra; text by A. d'Aubigné. Ms. ozalid full score fair copy, [2], 71 p. Piano reduction on p. 61-71.
Box 16, Folder 6

Cello Solo (2018): Manuscript score, black ink with corrections, [2], 4, [1] p.

Box 15, Item 7

Chant (2018): For double bass. Manuscript score, black ink, 4 leaves

Box 17, Item 4

Clarinet Solo Sonata (2018): Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2] p., 5, [1] leaves

Box 15, Item 8

Concertante (2018): For celeste. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 9

Cor Anglais: Novellette (2019): For English horn. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 10

Cornophone en UT (2019): For cornoophone in C. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 11

Eurycius cordus (2018): For baritone, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, cello, and double bass. Manuscript score, black, blue, red, and green ink, 11 leaves

Box 15, Item 12

Eurycius cordus (2018): For baritone, flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. Manuscript score, black ink and pencil, 7 leaves

Box 17, Item 16

Fétiche (2019): For soprano, flute, bassoon, piano and accordion; text by Pierre Reverdy. Manuscript score, black and red ink and pencil with corrections, [2], 6, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 17

Gargantua (2016): Photocopy of the "Chronologie," p. 15-[41], from Gargantua by François Rabelais (Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1996). [See manuscript song from 2016 Addition.]

Box 17, Item 5

Hesiode, Pan, et les autre (2017): For flute solo. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2], 3, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 15

L'héautontimorouménos (2017): For baritone, marimba, harp, xylophone, and harpsichord; text by Charles Baudelaire from Les fleurs du mal. Manuscript score, black ink with corrections, [2], 4, [1] leaves

Scope and Contents

[The title is misspelled on the title page, L'eautontimorouménos. The instrumentation on the title page says the vocal part is for soprano, but the lines for the vocal part in the score is give as baritone throughout.]
Box 15, Item 13

Impromtu (2018): For trombone. Manuscript score, black, blue, green, and red ink, 5 leaves

Box 17, Item 6

Intermezzo (2018): For piano. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2] p., 5, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 7

Interruptions from the West (Mexican Song) (2018): For tenor, harp, and cello; text by Octavio Paz, trans. by Frederick Nims and Charles Tomlinson. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2], 8 leaves

Box 15, Item 14

Intrada (2018): For marimbaphone. Manuscript score, black and blue ink with pencil, 6 leaves

Box 15, Item 15

Invention (2018): For oboe. Photocopy manuscript score, 4 leaves

Box 15, Item 16

Max Jacob (1876-1944 (2018): For baritone, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn. Manuscript score, black and red ink, 8 leaves

Box 17, Item 8

Movements for Sextet (2017): For soprano and orchestra; text by James Joyce. Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2], 12, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 9

Nocturne (June 2018): Photocopy manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [4], 15, [1] leaves

Box 15, Item 17

Nocturne (2018): For horn. Manuscript score, black ink, 3 leaves

Box 15, Item 18

Phantasie (2018): For harp. Manuscript score, black ink and pencil, 6 leaves

Box 15, Item 19

Piccolo: Cantilena (2019): For piccolo. Manuscript score, black ink, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 20

Savoir s'arrêter (2018): For soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello. Manuscript score, black ink, 6 leaves

Box 15, Item 21

Saxhorn in B-flat Bass (2019): For bass saxhorn. Manuscript score, black ink, 6 leaves

Box 15, Item 22

Saxophone (2018): For saxophone. Photocopy manuscript score, 5 leaves

Box 15, Item 23

Serenade (2018): For cornet. Manuscript score, black ink, 4 leaves

Box 17, Item 10

Shoah: Todesfuge and Strette (2012-2015)

Scope and Contents

For soprano, 2 alto, tenor, and baritone, bass saxophones; flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, 2 horns, 2 trombones, bass trombone, clavichord, piano, harp, marimba, drums, timpani, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses; soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass voices; chorus (SABarB), women's chorus (SMzAA), men's chorus (ATBB); text by Paul Celan. Photocopy ms. score, [4], 63, [1] leaves.
Box 17, Item 11

Sonata for Violin and Cello (June 2018): Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2] p., 6, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 12

Sonata for Violin and Cello (June 2018): Photocopy manuscript score, [2], 6, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 13

Sonata for Violin and Cello (February 2018): Manuscript score, in black ink with corrections, [2], 8 leaves

Box 17, Item 18

Sonatina (s.d.): For accordion. Manuscript score, black ink and pencil with corrections, [2], 13, [1] leaves

Box 15, Item 24

String Trio (2018): For violin, viola, and cello. Photocopy manuscript score, 16 leaves

Box 15, Item 25

Timpano (2019): For timpani. Manuscript score, black ink, 6 leaves

Box 17, Item 19

Voyelles (2017): For soprano, flute, clarinet (B-flat), violin, and cello. [2], 10, [1] leaves

Box 17, Item 14

Wood-wind Trio (2018): For flute, clarinet, and bassoon. Manuscript score, in black, blue, and red ink with corrections, [2], 8, [1] leaves

Box 15, Item 26

Zwiegestalt/Forme double (2018): For soprano and alto flute; text by Paul Celan. Manuscript score, black ink, 6 leaves

 

Analyses

Box 16, Folder 1

Bach: "A Compositional Investigation". Volume I. Essay number 1.

Box 16, Folder 2

Jacques-Louis Monod (1 of 2)

Scope and Contents

Monod, Jacques-Louis. "Cantus contra Cantum II: Duo for Violin and Cello (1971-1973)." D.M.A. dissertation, Columbia University, 1975. Typescript t.p. Published score: Cantus contra Cantum II: Duo for Violin and Cello. Hillsdale, N.Y.: Boelke-Bomart, 1975. Typescript t.p. for Documents, part II. [musical analysis of Cantus contra Cantum II] Musical analysis of Cantus contra Cantum II in 5 parts. Manuscript, pencil, [2], 1-31, [2], 32-40, [3], 41-72, [4], 74-99, [4], 100-132, [1] leaves.
Box 16, Folder 3

Jacques-Louis Monod (2 of 2)

Box 16, Folder 4

Arnold Schoenberg

Scope and Contents

"La Première Symphonie de Chambre, op. 9, d' Arnold Schoenberg: un éssai sur le total diatonique dt le complement du language tonal." 1983. [1st draft.] Typescript with corrections, [2], xii, 8, 11-46 bis, 50-55 leaves. [Final draft, incomplete] Photocopy typescript, xii, 29 leaves.
 

Miscellaneous

Box 16, Folder 5

Jacques-Louis Monod bibliographies

Box 18, Item 4

Musis score: Reger, Max. Romantische Suite. [arranged by Rudolf Kolisch]

Scope and Contents

Photocopy ms. full score, with copious performance markings in various colors of pencil and ink, 43 p. Stamped "B.B.C. Music Library." [The Romantische Suite was arranged for Schoenberg's Verein für musikalische Privataufführungen in 1920.]
Box 19, Folder 1

Letters, biographical information and other materials

Box 19, item 2

Cantus Contra Cantum III (1976) Vocalise in 3 parts for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a capella. Boelke-Bomart Publications

Box 19, item 3

Cantus Contra Cantum III (1976) Vocalise in 3 parts for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a capella. Boelke-Bomart Publications

Box 19, item 4

Cantus Contra Cantum III (1976) Vocalise in 3 parts for double chorus (SSAATTBB) a capella. Boelke-Bomart Publications

Box 19, item 5

Cantus Contra Cantum III (1980) for piano. Mobart Music Publications

Box 19, item 6

Cantus Contra Cantum I (1980) study score. Mobart Music Publications

Box 19, item 7

L'eau et les rêves. Gaston Bachelard. Le livre de poche (photocopy)

Box 19, item 8

Les eaux profondes (2017) soprano and orchestra. Gaston Bachelard

Box 19, item 9

Chamber Aria (1973). Chamber Aria full score. Boelke-Bomart Publications

Box 19, item 10

Arnold Schoenberg. A Survivor from Warsaw (1973). Full score. Boelke-Bomart Publications

Box 19, item 11

Arnold Schoenberg. The orchestral variations, Op. 31: a radio talk

Box 19, item 12

Arnold Schoenberg. Modern music: problems of harmony

Box 19, item 13

Jerona Music Corporation catalog 1982

Box 19, item 14

Alban Berg. Quatre mélodies, pour chant et piano, Op. 2

Box 19, item 15

Arthur Berger. Perspectives of new music

Box 19, item 16

Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon (Cantus Contra Cantum VI) for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed choir, horn in F, clarinet/bass clarinet in b, basson and violoncello (1989)

Box 19, item 17

Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon (Cantus Contra Cantum VI) for alto solo, tenor solo, triple chorus a cappella, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon and 'cello - piano reduction (1981)

Box 20, item 1

Cantus Contra Cantum III. Vocalise for double mixed chorus (SRTB) - score with piano

Box 20, item 2

Cantus Contra Cantum IV - score

Box 20, item 3

Cantus Contra Cantum IV - APNM, tranen des vaterlandes, for mixed chorus, bass baritone solo, 3 tenor-trombones and one bass trombone

Box 20, item 4

Cantus Contra Cantum IV. Tranen des vaterlandes. Piano score and text

Box 20, item 5

Cantus Contra Cantum V, Ode XXXVIII

Box 20, item 6

Cantus Contra Cantum V. Ode XXXVIII - score and vocal score

Box 20, item 7

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981). Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon - for triple chorus a cappella, alto solo, tenor solo, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, and 'cello. Full score with piano reduction

Box 20, item 8

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981). Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon - for triple chorus a cappella, alto solo, tenor solo, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, and 'cello - full score with piano reduction

Box 20, item 9

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981). Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon - for triple chorus a cappella, alto solo, tenor solo, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, and 'cello - full score with piano reduction

Box 20, item 10

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1989). Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon - for alto and tenor soli, 12-part mixed choir, horn in F, clarinet/bass clarinet in b, basson and violoncello - with piano reduction

Box 20, item 11

Cantus Contra Cantum VI (1981). Le débat du coeur et du corps de Villon - for alto solo, tenor solo, triple chorus a cappella, horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, and 'cello - piano reduction

Box 20, item 12

Cantus Contra Cantum VII (2015). Chorus (SATB) and trombone (4)

Box 20, item 13

Jacques-Louis Monod. A compositional investigation

Box 20, item 14

Guillevic. Fractures (2014) - voice and piano

Box 20, item 15

Guillevic. Fractures

Box 20, item 16

Artur Schnabel. Duodecimet, Op post 6

Box 20, item 17

Bach. Fugue in f minor.

Box 20, item 18

Schoenberg

Box 20, item 19

Kyrie (2013) - for choir SATB

Box 20, item 20

Gloria (2014) - for choir (SATB)

Box 20, item 21

Gaston Bachelard. L'eau et les rêves - soprano and orchestra

Box 20, item 22

Bach. 1st volume - e minor/major. Analysis J-L Monod

Box 20, item 23

Notes for Schoenberg

Box 20, item 24

Examples of Gregorian chant and works by Orlandus Lassus. Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina and Marc Antonio Ingegneri

Box 20, item 25

Photocopy of Jacques-Louis Monod's Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Columbia University (1975)