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1 w UNIVERSITY UBRARIES UNIVERSITY of WASH INCTON Spe, ial Colle tions. George Frederick McKay papers Inventory Accession No: Special Collections Division University of Washington Libraries Box Seattle, Washington, USA (206) This document forms part of the Guide to the George Frederick Mckay Papers. To find out more about the history, context, arrangement, availability and restrictions on this collection, click on the following link: Special Collections home page: Search Collection Guides:

2 GEORGE FREDERICK MCKAY PAPERS A }., ~. i I \..f..!\it,,,vt;/- INVENTORY GUIDE The inventory is divided into three main areas; that is, 1. the textbook Creative Orchestration,2. Instrumental works, and 3. Vocal and Instrumental works. The last two groups are further subdivided according to instrumental groupings in order from one instrument to many. See the Table of Contents on the next page for a complete outline. In general, a principle of few instruments or voices to many is observed. The category headings have been made prominent in the inventory so the outline hopefully should be clear. However there is one principle which contravenes the principle of few to many, and that is, works and their related artistic offspring are usually kept together and placed under what has been deemed the most important of the group. For example, under "Wake Me Up For the Great Jubilee" under "Orchestra", one will find the band version of this piece. To facilitate easy retrieval, cross references have been inserted in the appropriate places in the inventory. Under homogeneous subheadings like "Organ", the pieces are arranged alphabetically according to title. V,nder heterogeneous subheadings like;-. for example, "Duos, Strings", the entries are arranged alphabetically first according to the instruments; that is, "Cello" before "Violin", and then within one instrument grouping; for example, "Cello", alphabetically according to title. Further within t.he entries themselves, one may find "ms. " or "original ms.", which means in the former case that the piece is in manuscript, and in the latter case, that the manuscript is the original manuscript and is not a copy. It should be added, "original ms." has only been noted because there was some written proof of this somewhere, and there are other manuscripts which are probably the originals. Also if "ms." and a date is given, then that date is the date of composition. If a publisher and a date after the publisher is given, then tnat date indicates date of publication. One other note, along with the inventory are two lists that came along originally with the collection. One ( the thicker one) is refered to in the inventory as "the chronological list". It provides among other information, an incomplete chronological list of titles.

3 GEORGE FREDERICK MCKAY PAPERS IJ."'NENTORY TABLE OF CO~'"TENTS Page no. I. CREATIVE ORCHESTRATION 1 II. INSTRUMENTAL WORKS Organ Piano Piano Scores Duos Brass, Woodwinds and Horn Strings Trios Quartets Brass and Woodwinds Strings Quintets Sextets Band Solo Instruments and Orchestra String Orchestra Orchestra Sinf'oniettas Symphonic Works III. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL WORKS Solo Voice and Piano Voices and Instrumental Accompaniment Voice and Orchestra Voices and Orchestra

4 GEORGE FREDERICK MCKAY PAPERS INVENTORY CREATIVE ORCHESTRATION Creative Orchestration. Textbook on Orchestration. Gally "B" proof. Allyn and Bacon Inc LC Creative Orchestration. Original ms. of examples; i.e., musical examples of Morley, Beethoven, etc. Creative Orchestration. Original ms. of examples of problems. There are also some galley proofs. Creative Orchestration. Photographic materials; i.e., negatives for plates, some of which were used in the text. These may not be the published ones. Creative Orchestration. Typewritten ms. Revised edition. Allyn and Bacon Inc LC Creative Orchestration. Typewritten ms. No date. INSTRUMENTAL WORKS Organ "Adagietto". Composed Galaxy Music Co. Published "Ascensions". Original ms "Ascensions". Abingdon Press "Benedictions". Composed Carl Fischer Inc. Published "Contemplations". Original ms "Contemplations". Abingdon Press

5 p.2 Organ (continued) ~ "Evocations". Original ms The chronological list states that this piece was published by Carl Fischer, Inc. in However the published version is not in the collection. "Evocations". Photocopy ms. "Lament for Absalom". American Guild of Organists "Lament for Absalom". Original ms. No date. ''Meditations" Original ms ''Meditations". Abingdon Press "Poems of Exaltation". Carl Fischer Inc "Poems of Exaltation". Original ms. No date. "Sing, Choirs of Angels". Original ms "Sonata Mistica". American Guild of Organists "Sonata No. l". Opus 38. University of Washington School of Music Publications "Sonata No. l". Edwin H. Morris and Co., Inc "Suite on Easter Hymns". J. Fi'scher and Brothers "Suite on Easter Hymns". Original ms. No date. "Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes". H. W. Gray Co., Inc "Three Miniatures". Opus 7 (?) Composed J. Fischer and Brothers. Published "Three Pastoral Preludes". Original ms "Three Pastoral Preludes". J. Fischer and Brothers ''Wedding Music for Organ". McLaughlin and Reilly Co ''Wedding Music for Organ". Original ms. No date. ''Wedding Processional". Original ms

6 p.3 Piano "An April Suite". Photocopy ms. Opus "Caricature Dance Suite". Opus 4. Composed Edition B. Schott. Published "Burlesque March" from-this suite was published in 1948 as a piece for band by Associated Music Publishers, New York. See "Burlesque March" under Band. "Dance Suite No. 2". Composed The New Music Edition. Published "Dramatic Poem in Sonata Form". Ms. Opus "Four Avenue Sketches". Ms. Opus "Four Dance Idiom Variants". Ms. Opus Although opus numbers are identical, this piece and the above piece are different. "Four Introspections". Ms. Opus "Little Prayers and Canticles". Original ms The original envelope stated that this was published by World Library of Sacred Music, Cincinatti. The published version is not in the collection. ''Melody for Springtime". J. Fischer and Brothers "Procession Triste". Opus 6. Editions Maurice Senart Two copies. See "Three Processions" below under Piano for related music. "A Remembered Happiness". Composed J. Fischer and Brothers. Published "The Robin and the Woodpecker". J. Fischer and Brothers "Sagebrush Country". Original ms The original envelope stated that this piece was published by Sam Fox, Inc., no date given. The published version is not in the collection. "Six Pieces on Winter Moods and Patterns". Photocopy ms

7 p.4 Piano (continued) "Street Corner". Ms. Opus See "Three Street Corner Sketches" under Band for related music. "Three.Americanisms". Ms. Opus "Three Dance Idiom Variants". Ivls. Opus 27 or 32? "Three Pieces in Main Street Idiom". Ms. Opus "Three Processions". Photocopy ms. Opus "Procession Triste" from this suite was published in 1938 by Edition Maurice Senart, Paris. See "Procession Trista" under Piano. "Vistas". Original ms ''Walking Portraits" Ms. Opus "A Wistful Meditation". Theodore Presser Co Two copies Piano Scores ( Reductions of conductor's scores for orchestral pieces. ) "Epoch". See same title under Orchestra. "Harbor Narrative". See same title under Orchestra. "Hertha". See same title under Voices and Orchestra. "Lincoln Lyrics". See same title under Voices and Orchestra. "Six Robert Frost Songs". See same title under Voice and Orchestra. "Variations on a Pentatonic Theme'!. See same title under Solo Instruments and Orchestra.

8 p.5 Brass, Woodwinds, and Horn "Sonata for Bb Clarinet and Harmonium". Clarinet and harmonium. See "Sonatine for Clarinet and Strings" in Solo Instruments and Orchestra. ''Moods". Clarinet and piano. Score and part. Theodor,.:' Presser Co "Two Dance Scenes". Clarinet and piano. Score. Theodore Presser Co "Three Pastoral Scenes". French horn and piano. Score and part. G. Schirmer, Inc "A Rhumba Serenade". Trombone and piano. Score and part. Oliver Ditson Co "Sonata for Trombone and Piano". Trombone and piano. Score. Remick Music Co "Concert Solo Sonatine". Trumpet and piano. Score. Ms Strings "Sonata for Cello and Piano". Cello and piano. Score. Ms. No date. "Suite for Viola and Piano". Viola and piano. See "Suite for Viola and Orchestra" under Solo Instruments and Orchestra. "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra". Violin and piano score. See same title under Solo Instruments and Orchestra. "First Symphony". Violin and piano score. This is actually "Sinfonietta No. 1", so see "Sinfonietta No. l" in Sinfoniettas. "Pleasing Pieces". Violin and piano. Score. Theodore Presser Co

9 p.6 Duos, Strings (continued) "Six Easy Pieces". Violin and piano. Score and part. H. T. Fitzsimmons Co "Sonata for Violin and Piano". Violin and piano. Score. Opus 2. Ms According to the chronological list this was McKay's graduation thesis at Eastman School of Music. "Sonata for Violin and Piano". Violin part. Trios ( piano and two other instruments) "Suite for Bass Clef Instruments". Baritone, tuba and piano. Piano and tuba score plus parts for baritone and tuba. Composed University Music Press, Ann Arbor. Published "Suite for Two Double Basses and Piano". Two basses and piano. Score. Original ms "Trio". Cello, violin and piano. Score. Ms Quartets Brass and Woodwinds "Two Pieces for Brass Quartet". Brass quartet. Score and parts. Theodore Presser Co "Episodes". Clarinet quartet. ( four clarinets) Score and parts. Original ms "On a Pastoral Theme". Clarinet quartet. Three parts and score. Original ms "Christmas Morning Suite". Flute quartet. { four flutes) Score. Southern Music Co

10 Quartets, Brass and Woodwinds (continued) "Pastoral Suite for Four Flutes". Flute quartet. Score and parts. Original ms. No date. "Lyric Poem for Flutes". Flute quartet. Score and parts. Original ms. No date. Originally in the same envelope with the composition just above. There are no titles on either manuscript. "Suite Matinale". Flute quartet. Score and parts. Original ms "American Panorama". Intercha1!;eable quartet for diverse instruments. Score and parts. Carl Fischer, Inc Strings "String Quartet No. l". String quartet. Score. Ms. Opus "String Quartet No. 2". String quartet. Score and parts. Original ms The chronological list states that this piece was published by the University of Washington Press in The published version is not in the collection. "Quartet No. 3" Strill$ quartet. Score. Photocopy ms Quintets "Sonatina Espressiva". Brass quintet. See "Sinfonietta for Strings" under String Orchestra. "Quintet". String quartet and piano. Score and parts. Ms "Joyful Dance". Woodwind quintet. Score. Mercury Music Co "Quintet for Woodwinds". Woodwind quintet. Score. Ms. Opus 11. Ms

11 p.8 Quintets {continued) 10-4 "Three Sea Sketches". Woodwind quintet. See "Harbor Narrative" under Orchestra. Sextets ''Moods in Contrast". Brass sextet. Score and parts. C. L. Barnhouse Co "An April Poem". Flute, string quartet and piano. Score. Ms "Five Choral Poems". Flute, string quartet and piano. Parts. Ms See "Vagabonds" under Voice and Instrumental Accompaniment for a related piece. The chronological list states that this piece was composed to poetry by Madison Cawein. Also it was commissioned by the Philomel Club of Seattle and first performed by that group with the above instrumentation "American Street Scenes". Parts. Ms. Originally composed as a sextet ( not in collection) in Later this piece was revised for band. "Burlesque March". Condensed score. Associated Music Publications This piece is from the "Caricature Dance Suite". See "Caricature Dance Suite" under Piano. "March to the Scaffold". From the "Fantastic Symphony" by Hector Berlioz. Transcribed for band by McKay. Elkan-Vogel Co "The Plainsman". Condensed score. Boston Music Co

12 p.9 ( continued ) "Roundabout Tune". Parts. J. W. Pepper and Sons, Inc "Three Street-Corner Sketches". Score. G. Schirmer, Inc ''Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee". See same title under Orchestra Solo Instruments and Orchestra ( orchestra includes string orchestra) "Concerto for Cello and Orchestra". Cello and orchestra. Score. Photocopy ms Two copies. "Concerto for Cello and Orchestra". Parts. Ms. "Variations on a Pentatonic Theme". Cello and string ensemble. Score. Photocopy ms "Variations on a Pentatonic Theme". Parts. Photocopy ms. "Variations on a Pentatonic Theme". Cello ( or viola) and piano. Piano scores. Photocopy mss. Two copies. "Sonatine for Bb Clarinet and String Orchestra". Clarinet and orchestra. Score. Photocopy ms. Opus Same music as "Sonata for Clarinet with String Orchestra". See next entry below. "Sonata for Clarinet with String Orchestra". Clarinet and orchestra. Score. Ms. Revised "Sonatina for Clarinet and Strings". Clarinet and orchestra. Parts. Ph0tocopy ms. Revised "Sonata for Bb Clarinet and Hannonium". Clarinet and harmonium ( or piano or violin). Clarinet part and score. Composed Editions Maurice Senart, Paris. Published The chronological list states that this piece was transcribed for string orchestra and clarinet, and also that the copyright is now controlled by Theodore Presser Co., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

13 p.10 Solo Instruments and Orchestra (continued) "Sonatine for Flute and Piano". Flute and orchestra. Parts. ( No piano part. ) Photocopy ms "Pastoral Soliloquy".~ and orchestra. Score and parts. Score is original McKay rrs. Parts were copied by another person "Sonata for Trombone and Orchestra". Trombone and orchestra. Score Photocopy ms "Sonata for Trombone and Orchestra". Parts. Ms. "Suite for Viola and Orchestra". Viola and orchestra. Score. Ms "Suite for Viola and Orchestra". Parts. Ms. "Suite for Viola and Piano". Viola and piano. Score Photocopy ms "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra". Violin and piano. Score. Ms. Opus "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra~'. Violin and orchestra. Parts. Ms. The chronological list states that this piece was composed in The date of 1941 of the above entry is on the score, itself. ( On 6-4) String Orchestra "Accent on Strings". Score. Original ms "Buffalo and Crow". Songs and dances of the Oklahoma Indians. Score. C. C. Birchard and Co "From the Maine Woods". Score.: c. C. Birchard and Co "From Outdoor Life". Score. Galaxy Music Co This was first composed for piano with the title "Three Western Pieces". This piano piece is not in the collection. "From Outdoor Life". ("Three Western Pieces"). Score and parts. Original ms

14 p.11 String Orchestra (continued) ''Moods Fantastic and Lyric". Parts. Ms ''Music for Strings". Transcribed from "String Quartet No. 4"-- see Quartets - for string orchestra. Score. Ms. The quartet was composed in No date given for the adaptation. ''Music for Strings". Parts. Ms. "On Children's Themes". Score. Ms "On Children's Themes". Parts. Ms. "Rocky Harbour and Sandy Cove". Score and parts. C. C. Birchard and Co "Sinfonietta for Strings". Parts. Ms See entry just below for related music. "Sonatina Espressiva". Brass quintet. Score. Original ms transcription of "Sinfonietta for Strings". The original envelope stated that this piece was published in 1966 by Southern Music Co., San Antonio. The published version is not in the collection. "Three Folksongs". Score and parts. Theodore Presser Co "Two Edward MacDowell Pieces". Score and parts. Original ms Original envelope stated that this was published in 1967 by Southern Music Co., San Antonio. This version is not in the collection. Orchestra "Aria, Canon and Allegro". Orchestral transcription of early pieces by Cesar Franck. Score. Original ms "Bury the Dead". Theater orchestra. Score. Ms The chronological list states that this is incidental music to "Bury the Dead", a play by Irwin Shaw.

15 p.12 Orchestra (continued) "Carnivalesque". Parts. Ms. No date. "Down to the Sea Again". Parts. Ms According to the chronological list this was first composed for piano and later transcribed for orchestra. The list also states that materials are available from the Boston Music Co. The piano version is not in the collection. "Epoch". Dramatic symphony in four parts. Scores. Four seperate bound mss The chronological list states that "Epoch" was composed to a scenario by John Ashby Conway. It was staged at Meany Hall, University of Washington. There were three performances. "Epoch". Score. Ms. "Epoch". Condensed score. Ms. "Eternal Song". Arioso on a hymn fragment. Scores. Photocopy mss Three copies. "Eternal Song". Parts. Photocopy ms. "Fantasy on a Western Folksong". Score. Opus 19. Photocopy ms "Fantasy on a Western Folksong". Score. Ms. Revised Ms. states that the original score and performance materials are available from G. Schirmer, Inc., New York. "Fantasy on a Western Folksong". Parts. Ms. "Five Pieces for Younger Orchestras". Bela Bartek. Transcribed and arranged by McKay and Norman Weeks. Score. Remick Music Co "From a Moonlit Ceremony". Suite on Muckleshoot Indian songs and dances for orchestra. Score. Photocopy ms "From a Moonlight Ceremony". Parts. Ms.

16 p.13 Orchestra (continued) ] "Harbor Narrative". Score. Ms. 19,34. "Harbor Narrative". Parts. Ms. "Harbor Narrative". Piano score. Ms. Opus "Three Sea Sketches". Transcribed from "Harbor Narrative". Woodwind quintet. Score. c. L. Barnhouse Co "Homage to Stephen Foster". Score. J. Fischer and Brothers "A Lanier Pastorale". Score and parts. Original ms. Composed in 1935 as scene two of choreographic drama "Epoch" - see "Epoch" under Orchestra. "A Lanier Pastorale". Score. Photocopy ms. "A Lanier Pastorale". Parts. Photocopy ms. "Lincoln Lyrics". See same title under Voices and Orchestra. "Lyric Poems". Score. Ms. Opus Revision. "Lyric Poems". Parts. Ms. Originally composed "A Pioneer Epic". Score. Photocopy ms. This is part three of "Epoch" - see "Epoch" under Orchestra. Originally comppsed This is a revised version with no date. "A Pioneer Epic". Score. Photocopy ms. "A Pioneer Epic". Parts for original version. Ms. "A Prairie Portrait". Score. Ms "A Prairie Portrait". Parts. Ms. "Song Over the Great Plains". Score Photocopy ms_ Three copies "Song over the Great Plains". Parts. Ms. "Suite on Fiddler's Tunes". Score. J. Fischer and Brothers 'Pwe ee~ieo. one C'orrt - SeCC'Yld cc,f J re-ltar-n.u.l to tlrs. J,lc.,.,ka_.~ I{µll\L 2 1 IC/<iO

17 p.14 Orchestra (continued) "To a Liberator". Orchestra with optional mixed voices. Score. Photocopy ms "Variants on a Texas Tune". Score. Photocopy ms The chronological list states that this was published by G. Schirmer, New York. The published version is not in the collection. "Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee". Score. Original ms The chronological list states that this piece was originally composed for orchestra. "Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee". Score. Photocopy ms. ''Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee". ~ Full and condensed scores plus parts. Theodore Presser Co Sinfoniettas "Sinfonietta ( No. 1 )".Score.Ms. Opus 5. Originally composed Revised "Sinfonietta No. 1". Parts. Original ms "Allegretto Scherzando" from "Sinfonietta No. 1", in Music of Our Time. Edited by Karl D. Van Hoesen. Pp Condensed score. Carl Fischer, Inc "First Symphony". Arranged for violin and piano. The music here is that of "Sinfonietta No. 1". Score. Ms. Opus "Sinfonietta No. 2" Parts. Original ms "Sinfonietta No. 3". Score. Ms. Opus Two copies. "Sinfonietta No. 3". Parts. Ms. The chronological list states that the copyright is assigned to Sam Fox, Inc., New York.

18 p.15 Sinfoniettas (continued) "Sinfonietta No. 4". Miniature score. Composed University of Washington Press. Published "Sinfonietta No. 4". Score. Ms. "Sinfonietta No. 4". Parts. Ms. "Sinfonietta No. 5" Score. Ms Symphonic Works "First Symphony". Score. Ms. Opus This work is a different musical conception than the "First Symphony", which is actually "Sinfonietta No. 1", mentioned in the Sinfonietta section above. "Evocation Symphony". Score. Original ms "Evocation Symphony". Scores. In three volumes, movements 1-3 Photocopy mss. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL WORKS Solo Voice and Piano "Every Flower That Ever Grew". Score. Original ms. No date. "An Ivar Book of Ballads". Twelve Northwest folk songs. Music by McKay; words by Ivar Haglund. Scores. Publications Press, Seattle Two copies. "Seven Robert Frost Songs". See "Six Robert Frost Songs" under Voice and Orchestra. "Songs of Earth and Sky". Score. Photocopy ms. Opus 1. Composed Revised Composed while a student at the University of Washington. Words by Glenn Hughes.

19 p.16 Voices and Instrumental Accompaniment ( usually piano) "All in Fun". Mixed voices and piano. Score. C. C. Birchard Co "Choral Rhapsody" ( "Pioneers" ). Mixed voices with pianoscore. This could also be considered as a work for voices and orchestra. Poetry of Walt Whitman set to music by McKay. C. C. Birchard and Co "Foster Songs". Treble voices and piano. Songs of Stephen Foster transcribed for treble voices by McKay. Score. Ball and McCreary Co "Hertha". Chorus and piano. See same title under Voices and Orchestra. "The Seer". Choral Rhapsody No. 2. Chorus and piano. Score. J. Fischer and Brothers "Song of the Creatures". Chorus and piano or organ. Score. Original ms. Composition date? Revised "Vagabonds". Three part women's voices with piano. Score. Original ms. Composition date? Revised. One of "Five Choral Poems" - see Sextets. "In Green Ways". Chorus of women's voices, flute and string quartet or piano. A choral cycle to poetry by James Stephens. Score. Ms According to the chronological list: "The four movements were published seperately as follows, "April Pastorale", Elkan-Vogel Co. Philadelphia. (2) "Two Nature Poems", Galaxy Music Co., New York~ (3) "Roundelay". Hall-McCreary Co., Chicago~ The published versions are not in the collection.

20 p.17 Voice and Orchestra "Six Robert Frost Songs". Voice and orchestra. ( Lacks No. 7, "A Prayer in Spring". ) Score and parts. Ms. 1950? "Six Robert Frost Songs". Piano score. Ms. No date. "Seven Robert Frost Songs". Solo voice and piano. Scores. Photocopy mas. No date. Two copies. "Three Stephen Foster Songs". Soprano voice and orchestra. Two copies of score and one set of parts. Mss. No date. Voices and Orchestra "Choral Rhapsody". Voices and orchestra. See same title under Voices and Instrumental Accompaniment. "Hertha". Chorus and orchestra. Score. Ms. Opus After a poem by Sw1.nburne. Permission for use granted by Heinemann, London. No copyright restrictions. "Hertha". Score. Ms. Revised version According to the chronological list, "Hertha" was accepted for publication by the Boston Music Co., A published version is not in the collection. "Hertha". Chorus and piano. Score Ms "Hertha". Piano score. Ms. No date. "Lincoln Lyrics". Chorus and orchestra. Score. Ms. 1949? "Lincoln Lyrics". Parts. Ms. The chronological list states: " to poetry by Edwin Markham. Commissioned by C. C. Birchard Co. and published in 1949." The published version is not in the collection. "Lincoln Lyrics". Piano score. Ms. "To a Liberator". Chorus and orchestra. ( Voices are optional. ) See same title under Orchestra.