Finding Aid for the Nat Farber Television Show Music Arrangements PASC-M.0033
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Title: Nat Farber television show music arrangements
Creator:
Farber, Nat
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.0033
Physical Description:
6.6 Linear Feet
(4 flat boxes and 5 oversize flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1955-1975
Abstract: The collection consists of manuscript scores for arrangements by Nat Farber and others for The Carol Burnett Show, The Danny
Kaye Show, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and other productions. Also included are scripts and rehearsal schedules for The Carol
Burnett Show.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nat Farber Television Show Music Arrangements (Collection PASC-M 33). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift, 27 September 1975.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
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Biography
Nat Farber (born 20 January 1918) was an American composer, pianist and arranger, who worked for several television programs
and for the film studios of RKO, Columbia, and Disney. Born in Chicago, IL, Farber attended the Chicago Musical College and
later the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. He studied with Ernst Toch and Mario Castelnuovo- Tedesco. Notable work includes
the Dina Shore Show (1959-1963), the Danny Kaye Show (1963- 1967), and the Carol Burnett Show (1967- 1975). He also worked
in the music department for the Roy Rogers Show (1951), The Andy Williams Show (1959), and the Judy Garland Show (1962), and
as a dance accompanyist for the film Mary Poppins (1964). Farber died on September 14, 1975, in Los Angeles, CA.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts and reproductions of arrangements for The Carol Burnett Show, The Danny Kaye Show, The
Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and other productions. Included are manuscript sketches and final copies of vocal, piano, and orchestral
scores for transitions, background music, and song and dance numbers. The works of various arrangers are represented. Also
included are scripts and air sequence sheets for The Carol Burnett Show.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Carol Burnett Show
- Subseries 1.1: Arrangements
- Subseries 1.2: Air sequences and scripts
- Series 2: Danny Kaye Show
- Series 3: Dinah Shore Show
- Series 4: Other shows
- Series 5: Unidentified arrangements
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television scripts.
Television music -- Scores.
Television music.
Danny Kaye Show (Television program)
Carol Burnett Show
Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series 1. Carol Burnett Show
1963-1975
Scope and Content
This series consists of sheet music for the arrangements used in The Carol Burnett Show. Also included are scripts and air
sequences for various episodes.
Subseries 1.1. Arrangements
1963-1975
Scope and Content
Sheet music consists largely of manuscripts and reproductions of vocal scores for various song and dance numbers. Contents
are largely completed scores, though there are also some sketches and scores with annotations. Includes treatments by Mitzie
and Ken Welch, R. Bundock, Max Ehrmann, Coleman Fields, Peter Matz, E.A. Swan, and Fred Werner. Original titles have been
maintained and are arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 1
Ain't Got Nothin But the Blues Medley
undated
box 1, folder 4
Charwoman Spot with Puppet (#824)
1975
box 1, folder 5
Cleopatra Finale (#819)
1975
box 1, folder 6
The Desiderata (Vincent Price)
1971
box 1, folder 7
Down By the Winegar Woiks
1969
box 1, folder 8
Divertissement Pour Piano
undated
box 1, folder 11
Elizabethan Rhythm (#704)
1973
box 1, folder 14
Harnick and Bock Mini- Musical Finale
1975
box 1, folder 17
I Don't Want to Be Nelson
1968
box 1, folder 18
Irving Berlin Mini- Musical Finale
1973
box 1, folder 19
It's a Musical World (#521)
1972
box 1, folder 20
It's Time to Say So Long
1972
Scope and Contents note
Irving Berlin mini-musical finale.
box 1, folder 21
Keep It In the Family (#624)
1973
box 1, folder 22
Kiss Me, Bill (#805)
1974
box 2, folder 4
Off Broadway Medley (#718)
1974
box 2, folder 5
Oh, To Be a Movie Star
1974
box 2, folder 6
Punch and Judy Finale
1974
box 2, folder 8
Sondheim Medley (#802)
1974
box 2, folder 10
There Was a Little Girl Medley
undated
box 2, folder 11
Tongue Twisters
1975
Scope and Contents note
Cleopatra finale, Harnick and Bock mini-musical finale.
Subseries 1.2. Air sequences and scripts
1974-1975
box 4, folder 1
Production #802- final revision
1974 August 21
box 4, folder 2
Production #811- first draft
1974 November 7
box 4, folder 3
Production #818- final revision
1975 January 16
box 4, folder 4
Production #824- first draft
1975 March 13
box 4, folder 5
Production #901- first draft
1975 July 2
box 4, folder 6
Production #902- first draft
1975 July 10
box 4, folder 7
Untitled production
undated
Scope and Content
Script likely belongs to episode #902, featuring Sammy Davis Jr. Aired 20 September 1975.
Series 2. Danny Kaye Show
1963-1967
Scope and Content
This series consists of sheet music for the arrangements used in The Danny Kaye Show, and largely contains manuscript sketches
for vocal, piano, and orchestral scores, though there are also a few reproductions. Includes arrangements by Billy Barnes
and Earl Brown. Original titles have been maintained and arranged alphabetically.
box 3, folder 1
The Ballad of Red Ridin' Hood
1964
box 3, folder 2
Cake Walk Impressions
undated
box 3, folder 3
Christmas Fantasy Dance - Old Friends Medley
undated
box 3, folder 4
Come Dance With Me
undated
box 3, folder 7
Gwen Verdon Dance Production
undated
box 3, folder 8
Hand Me Down My Walkin Cane
undated
box 3, folder 10
Hit Parade Medley
undated
box 3, folder 13
I Must Know (lyrics sheet)
undated
box 3, folder 14
I've Got Your Number
undated
box 3, folder 15
Just an Honest Mistake
undated
box 3, folder 16
Mutual Admiration Society
undated
box 3, folder 18
Suite For Odd Ball Instruments
undated
box 3, folder 20
Table Dance Production
undated
box 3, folder 26
You Make Me Feel So Young
1963
Series 3. Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1957-1963
Scope and Content
This series consists of sheet music for the arrangements used in The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and includes manuscripts and
reproductions of vocal and piano scores. Includes arrangements by Earl Brown and Harry Zimmerman. Original titles have been
maintained and arranged alphabetically.
box 5, folder 1
Rehearsal schedule and song list
1961 June 11
box 5, folder 3
Bewitched (Show #2)
1957 October 27
box 5, folder 5
Bud and Travis Intro
1963
box 5, folder 6
Can- Can Production Dance
undated
box 5, folder 7
Dinah Intro No. 1 & 6
undated
box 5, folder 8
For Me And My Gal (Show #3)
1957 November 3
box 5, folder 10
Guys and Dolls
circa 1961
box 5, folder 11
In the Still of the Night
undated
box 5, folder 12
Let's Go Shopping
circa 1961
box 5, folder 14
Most Beautiful Girl
undated
Series 4. Other shows
1963-1972
Scope and Content
This series contains sheet music for the arrangements used in various other shows. It consists largely of reproductions of
completed vocal scores, though a few manuscript sketches are also included.
Includes arrangements by Peter Jennaro and Vic Shoen.
box 5, folder 16
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
1969 March 24
box 5, folder 17
Judy Garland Show: "West Side Story Medley (Show #17)"
1963
box 5, folder 18
Rex Allen Show: "Deadwood Stage" Series 5.
undated
box 3, folder 27
Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Ten Cents a Dance"
1972
box 3, folder 28
Mary Tyler Moore Show: "30s Movie Production Number"
undated
Series 5. Unidentified arrangements
1955-[circa 1965]
Scope and Content
This series consists of titled but largely undated sheet music works. Affiliation has not been conclusively established for
these scores, but they likely belong, at least in part, to the television shows named in previous series. Includes manuscripts
and reproductions of vocal scores, instrumental parts, and a few full scores. There is an equal distribution of finished scores
and sketches. Original titles have been maintained and grouped alphabetically by letter.
Includes arrangements by Jerry Bock, Luiz Bonfa, Don Ellis, Ray Evans, Hal Hopper, Jay Livingston, Johnny Mann, Richard Priborsky,
Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, and Paul Weston.
box 6, folder 1
A
- African Noel (undated)
- Alfred Hitchcock movie (undated)
- Apache Tack (undated)
box 6, folder 2
B
- Barefoot Contessa- Bolero (undated)
- The Berry Tree (undated)
- Brother John (undated)
box 6, folder 3
C
- Can- Can Impressions (undated)
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (undated)
- Chihuahua Choo- Choo (1958)
- Children Board That Train (undated)
- Children's Suite (undated)
- Circus Impressions (undated)
- Coping With Copland. Cope With the Red Pony Dance (Gwen Verdon) (undated)
- Crazy Otto (undated)
box 6, folder 4
D
- Dance With My Henry (undated)
- Dancing Pagodas (undated)
- Davy Crockett (undated)
- Days of Wine and Roses (undated)
- Doll Dance (undated)
box 6, folder 6
F
- Fiery Web Tarantella (undated)
- Fiddler on the Roof: "Anatekva" (1964)
- Fiddler on the Roof: "To Life" (undated)
- Fools Rush In (undated)
- Four Leaf Clover (undated)
box 7, folder 1
G
- Got Eyes on You (undated)
- Go West, Young Gwen (undated)
box 7, folder 2
H
- The Hasegawa General Store (1964)
- How Important Can It Be? (undated)
box 7, folder 3
I
- I Can't Stop Loving You (undated)
- I'm All I've Got (Liza Minelli) (undated)
- I'm a Toy (undated)
- Incantation Ballet (undated)
- I Spy Play-on (Bill Cosby) (undated)
- It May Sound Silly (undated)
- It's a Good Day (Big Country Western) (undated)
- It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House (Lovelady Powell) (undated)
box 7, folder 4
J
- Jamaica- House of Flowers (undated)
- Jazz Waltz (undated)
box 7, folder 6
L
- Laura (undated)
- Lawrence of Arabia Dance (undated)
- Le Grand Petit Ballet (undated)
- Lost Letter- Walk on the Wild Side (undated)
box 7, folder 7, box 8, folder 1
M
- Malaguena (undated)
- Mambo #5 (undated)
- Mambo Jambo (undated)
- Marches (undated)
- Melody of Love (undated)
- Midnight Cowboy (undated)
- More (undated)
- Mt from Tom Jones (undated)
box 8, folder 3
O
- One Man Band Routine (undated)
- Open Up Your Heart (undated)
- Opening Jazz Dance (undated)
box 8, folder 4
P
- The Pirate (1960)
- Pledging My Love (undated)
- Polka (undated)
- Prop Dance (undated)
box 8, folder 5
R
- Rhythm (undated)
- Ridin' On the Moon (undated)
- Rock Around the Clock (undated)
- Rockin' Chair General Store (undated)
- Rock Love (undated)
box 9, folder 1-2
S
- Scotch- Coming Through the Rye (undated)
- The Seven- Ups (undated)
- Sewing Date (undated)
- Seymour and the Gladiators (undated)
- Shadow of Your Smile (undated)
- She Touched Me (undated)
- Shoes (undated)
- Sincerely (undated)
- Sixteen Tons (undated)
- Slow Movement- String Suite (undated)
- Small Talk (undated)
- Sounds (undated)
- Spellbound- Dance Production (undated)
- Spirit of Summer (undated)
- Stardust Mambo (undated)
- Straw Hat Song (undated)
- Style (undated)
box 9, folder 3-4
T
- Tango Impressions (undated)
- Tarantella #2- Pizzica Pizzica Po (undated)
- That's All (undated)
- Theme from Romeo and Juliet (undated)
- Themes from Dr. Zhivago (undated)
- There Goes My Heart (undated)
- Think Pink (undated)
- This Home, Our Home (undated)
- T.V. Waltz Revels (undated)
- Tweedle Dee Dee (undated)
- Two Hearts (undated)
box 9, folder 5
U
- Unchained Melody (undated)
box 9, folder 6
W
- Walk on the Wild Side (undated)
- Wall Street (undated)
- Whatever Lola Wants (circa 1955)
- When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love (undated)
