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R. MURRAY SCHAFER fonds ACCESSION NO.: 626/98.2

The R. Murray Schafer Fonds Accession No. 626/98.2


FILE TITLE DATE BOX/FILE

Newsclippings (original and photocopy) about R.M. Schafer and performances of his work. Includes items in Spanish, German, Finnish, French and Japanese

1985-1995 1.1-1.2

Concert programs and publicity for performances of R.M. Schafers work. Includes items in French, German, Spanish and Japanese

1973-1995 1.3-1.5

Programs, pamphlets and publicity for lectures, workshops and symposia in which R.M. Schafer participated. Includes items in Spanish, German and French

1991-1995 2.1

Miscellaneous items including invitations, awards, correspondence, newsclippings, pamphlets and brochures. Includes items in Japanese, Spanish and German

1968-1995 2.2

Patriotic News Chronicle (2 copies) August 25-

September 3, [199-]

2.3

4 photographs (R.M. Schafer and unidentified individuals (2); accordian player (2)

[undated] 2.4

Diary [RESTRICTED] 1993-1994 2.5



Aubade for solo trumpet

- score (holograph) - 2 l

April 1993 3.1

Aubade for Tilly

- score for solo clarinet – 3 l

[1991?] 3.2

Aubade for two voices


August 4, 1992 3.3

Concerto for accordion and orchestra commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

- rough fragments (holograph) - 11 l

- full score (holograph) - 92 l

1992 3.4

Concerto for harpsichord and eight wind instruments

- title page mock-up - 1 leaf

- full score - 60 l

1988 3.5

The darkly splendid earth: the lonely traveller for violin and orchestra commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for Jack Israelievitch

1990-1991 3.6



- fragment (holograph) - 1 leaf

- 1st draft (holograph) - 57 l

- final draft (holograph) - 65 l

The falcons trumpet commissioned by the Esprit Orchestra of Toronto for Stuart Laughton

- chart of notes (holograph) - 1 leaf


1995 3.7

Gitanjali

- text of poem Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore (2 copies with R.M. Schafers holograph annotations) - 2 l.; 2 l

- fragment of music (holograph) - 2 l

- first draft full score (holograph) - 81 l

[1990?] 3.8

Gitanjali - poems by Rabindranath Tagore for soprano and orchestra commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra for Donna Brown

- final draft full score (typescript, holograph) - 90 l

1991 3.9

Lu-Li-Lo-La for choir

- score - 5 l

1994 4.1



- reduced photocopy of score with holograph annotations

- 5 l

Magic songs commissioned by the Orphei Dranger Choir of Uppsala, Sweden

- sketches of title page - 2 l

- original score for male voices - 15 l

- revised score for mixed choir (SATB) - 20 p. on 10 l

1988

1990

4.2

Manitou commissioned by Suntory Hall

- fragments (holograph) - 6 l

- program for world premier performance in Tokoyo, Japan

1994-1995 4.3

A Medieval bestiary for choir (SATB)


[1996?] 4.4

Miniwanka, the moments of water for choir (S.A. or SATB)

- revised and recopied version of score originally written in 1971 - 10 l

1995 4.5



Music for a Montreal solstice

- research material (photocopy) - 15 l


[after 1991] 4.6

Nocturne for clarinet (For Tilly)


1993 4.7

Nocturne for trumpet solo with flute or soprano obligato


[1993?] 4.8

Once on a windy night for choir (SATB) commissioned by Canada Council for the 25th anniversary of the Vancouver Chamber Choir

- sketches (holograph) - 10 l

- 1st draft score - 14 l

- 2nd draft score - 21 l

1995 4.9

Patria V: The crown of Ariadne, v. 1 and 2

- annotated score

1990 4.10

Patria 9: The enchanted forest

- first draft (holograph)

1992-1993 4.11



- second draft (holograph)

- final(?) version (reduced photocopy of 2nd draft with holograph revisions)

Patria 10 - The spirit garden - second draft

- manuscript (typescript) - 19 p.

- score (holograph) - pencil - 59 p.

Oct. 1995 5.1

Scorpius commissioned by the Esprit Orchestra, Toronto


Nov. 28, 1996 5.2

String quartet no. 2: Waves

- revised, recopied score - 20 l

1994 5.3

String quartet no. 6 “Parting wild horses mane”

- research material on Tai Chi

- fragments - 6 l

- 1st draft full score (holograph) - 30 l.; 4 l

- 2nd draft full score (holograph, corrected) - 41 l

- final full score - 33 l

- chart

1993 5.4



Sun-father earth-mother for solo voice (Ariadnes aria from And wolf shall inherit the moon)

- first version of score

- revised version of score

- final version of score

December1984-

January 1985

May 1991

May 1991

5.5

Tapio

- fragment(?) of score (holograph) - 1 leaf

[1993?] 5.6

Tristan and Iseult for six singers

- text of Tristan and Iseult adapted from Andrew Langs translation of Gottfried von Strassburgs Tristan (typescript) - 3 l

- Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg (photocopy) - 31 l

- Kings Singers vocal ranges - 1 leaf


1992 5.7

Unidentified drawing (colour) (includes photocopy of item)

[199-?] 5.8

Publicity posters for performances of 3 R.M. Schafer works

1992-1994 5.9



Charts (2) for unidentified compositions

Poster - Murray Schafer en Argentina

Program - Groupe Musique Experimentale Marseille - Les Musiques 94 - including performance of R.M. Schafers String Quartet No. 1

[199-?]

[199-?]

1994

5.10

(oversize



MANUSCRIPTS ............................................................................................................................................... 2

ABOUT R. MURRAY SCHAFER ........................................................................................................................ 9



MANUSCRIPTS

4-40 for string quartet and chamber orchestra

- notes and charts (pencil) (2 p.)

- final score (photocopy), with pencil corrections

1999 1.1.1-1.1.2

1.1.1

1.1.2

Ariadne’s dream

- additional movement to The crown of Ariadne

- pencil (2 p.)

- ink (2 p.)

1995 1.2

Aubade for solo voice: wolf music

- pencil (2 p.)

1995-1996 1.3

Beautiful Spanish song: based on the most beautiful words in the Spanish language...

- final pencil draft (4 p.)

- photocopy of final pencil draft with corrections to the text by Joe Washburn

1994 1.4

1.4.1

1.4.2

Concerto for viola and orchestra 1997 1.4a



- sketches (pencil) (17 p. 1)

- first draft (pencil) (35 p.)

- final manuscript (pencil) (91 p.)

1.4a.1 (oversize)

1.4a.2 (oversize)

1.4a.3

Eighth string quartet

- drafts of second movement

- pencil

- additional miscellaneous pages (pages 20-38; 1 unnumbered page)

- photocopy of score with pencil corrections

2001 1.5

1.5.1-1.5.3

1.5.4

1.5.5

Manitou

- photocopy of manuscript (coil bound) with holograph note “original score Revised 1996 Not for performance”

- photocopy of revisions (p. 32-33, 43-47, 55-68); 44-45; 53-57; 43-45; 53-57

- revisions (4 p.)

- pencil

1.6

1.6.1

1.6.2

1.6.3

A medieval bestiary

- score

- pencil

1995-1996 1.7



Musique pour le parc Lafontaine

- final score, and Notes to band leaders

(1 p.)

- pencil

1992 1.8

(oversize)

Once on a windy night

- final score

- ink

1996 1.9

Patria 1

- corrected master score

- originally titled The Characteristics man; retitled Wolfman

1978 1.10

(oversize)

Patria 8: The palace of The cinnabar phoenix

- first drafts

- original pencil sketch, including text of Introduction

- another version of Unit 1 (pencil)

- “Editing Unit 15"

- pencil score (oversize) (p. 3-8, 100-121)

- notes

[20--?] 1.11

1.11.1

1.11.2

1.11.3

1.11.4 (oversize)



- materials relating to Unit 1 (photocopy and pencil)

1.11.5

1.11.6


- final manuscript

- score (June-July 1993; revised 1993; copied 1994)

- ink

- Children’s chorus master (6 p.)

- pencil

- Youth chorus master (10 p.)

- pencil

1993-1994 1.12

1.12.1

(oversize)

1.12.2

(oversize)

1.12.3

(oversize)

Patria 10: The spirit garden

- score of Part 1: Spring section

- pencil and photocopies with holograph revisions. Includes holograph (photocopy) of letter from R. Murray Schafer

- full score of Part 1: Spring section

- ink

- score of Part 2: Harvest

- pencil

1995-1996 1.13

1.13.1

1.13.2

(oversize)



- score of Part 2: Harvest

- ink

1.13.3

(oversize)

1.13.4

(oversize)

Seventeen haiku

- “Pencil manuscript of original version”

- Japanese text by Masaharu Miyai

- correspondence with various persons, including choir conductor, two photocopies with holograph revisions of the score; pencil sketches, notes, and programme of performance in 1997 of R. Murray Schafer choral works as the 27th UTAONI Concert

1997

1996-1997

1.14

1.14.1

(oversize)

1.14.2

Seventh string quartet, with obligato soprano

- sketch (pencil) (4 p.)

- sketch (pencil) (12 p.)

- miscellaneous sketches (pencil) (12 p.)

- draft (pencil) (33 p.)

- score (photocopy, with holograph revisions)

- final pencil draft (40 p.)

1998-1999 2.1

2.1.1 (oversize)

2.1.2 (oversize)

2.1.3 (oversize)

2.1.4 (oversize)

2.1.5 (oversize)

2.1.6 (oversize)



Shadowman

- first draft of score

- pencil

- illustrative material, and printed text Military music of the War of 1812 (Materials relating to Patria 8 moved to 1.11.6)

2000 2.2

2.2.1

2.2.2


- score (1976, revised 1982, recopied 1994)

- ink

1976-1994 2.3

(oversize)

Vox naturae

- correspondence, notes, original version (printed)

- draft of score (pencil) (25 p.; 4 p.; 28 p.)

- final manuscript

- ink

1996-1997 2.4

2.4.1

2.4.2 (oversize)

2.4.3 (oversize)

Wild bird, for violin and harp

- draft (pencil) (12 p.)

- draft (photocopy, with holograph revisions)

1997-1999 2.5

2.5.1

2.5.2



- score

- ink

2.5.3

Adieu for Robert Schuman

- German text

2.6

Scripts Winter diary, and Wolf music

- radio programmes, WDR Cologne, in collaboration with Claude Schryer

- 2 items

1997 2.7

Diagrams for Wind and Surf movements; from Diary of the wind

- holograph

1982 2.8

AUDIO-VISUAL:

Designs for covers of books: Wolf tracks, and Voices of tyranny, temples of silence

2.9

(oversize)

Posters for The palace of the cinnabar phoenix (3), Curso Hacia una educaion sonora (2), Le théâtre noir = The black theatre of Hermes Trismegistos (2)

1997-2001 2.10

(oversize)



ABOUT R. MURRAY SCHAFER

Articles about and reviews, music programmes, posters. Includes duplicates of some items

1994-2001 2.11-3.4

1994-1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2.11

2.12

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

R. MURRAY SCHAFER fonds ACCESSION NO.: 960904

The R. Murray Schafer Fonds Accession No. 960904



Newsclippings (original and photocopy) about R.M. Schafer and performances of his work. Includes items in Spanish, German, Finnish and French.

1985-1995 1.1-1.2

Concert programs and publicity for performances of R.M. Schafer’s work. Includes items in French, German, Spanish and Japanese.

1973-1995 1.3-1.5

Programs, pamphlets and publicity for lectures, workshops and symposia in which R.M. Schafer participated. Includes items in Spanish, German and French.

1991-1995 2.1

Diary (restricted until after death of R.M. Schafer)

1993-1994 2.2

Patria 10 - The spirit garden - second draft

- manuscript (typescript)

- score (holograph)

Oct. 1995 2.3

Miscellaneous items including invitations, awards, correspondence, newsclippings, pamphlets and brochures. Includes items in Japanese, Spanish and German.

1968-1995 2.4



Aubade for Tilly

- score for solo clarinet

[1991?] 2.5

4 photographs undated 2.6

Patriotic News Chronicle (2 copies) August 25, [199-]-

September 3, [199-]

2.7


- rough fragments (holograph)

- full score (holograph)

1992 3.1


- fragment (holograph)

- 1st draft (holograph)

- final draft (holograph)

1990-1991 3.2


1988 3.3



- title page mock-up

- full score

The falcon’s trumpet commissioned by the Esprit Orchestra of Toronto for Stuart Laughton

- chart of notes (holograph)


1995 3.4

Gitanjali

- text of poem Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore (2 copies with R.M. Schafer’s holograph annotations)

- fragment of music (holograph)

- 1st draft full score (holograph)

[1990?] 3.5

Gitanjali - poems by Rabindranath Tagore for soprano and orchestra commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra for Donna Brown

- final draft full score (typescript, holograph)

1991 3.6

String quartet no. 6 “Parting wild horse’s mane”

1993 3.7




- fragments

- first draft full score (holograph)

- second draft full score (holograph, corrected)

- final full score



November 28, 1996 3.8


- revised and recopied version of score originally written in 1971

1995 4.1


- text of Tristan and Iseult adapted from Andrew Lang’s translation of Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan (typescript)

- Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg (photocopy)

- King’s Singers’ vocal ranges

- score (holograph)

1992 4.2




- sketches of title page

- original score for male voices

- revised score for mixed choir (SATB)

1988

1990

4.3


- fragments (holograph)


1994-1995 4.4


- revised, recopied score

1994 4.5


- score (holograph)

[1996?] 4.6


- score

- reduced photocopy of score with holograph annotations

1994 4.7



Tapio

- fragment(?) of score (holograph)

[1993?] 4.8

Nocturne for clarinet

- score (holograph)

1993 4.9


- score (holograph)

[1993?] 4.10


- score (holograph)

Aug. 4, 1992 4.11


- score (holograph)

April 1993 4.12


- sketches (holograph)

- 1st draft score

- 2nd draft score

1995 4.13




- research material (photocopy)

- score (holograph)

[after 1991] 4.14


- 1st draft (holograph)

- 2nd draft (holograph)

- final(?) version (reduced photocopy of 2nd draft with holograph revisions)

1992-1993 4.15

Patria V: The crown of Ariadne, v. 1 and 2

- annotated score

1990 4.16

Sun-father earth-mother for solo voice (Ariadne’s aria from And wolf shall inherit the moon)

- first version of score

- revised version of score

- final version of score

December 1984-

January 1985

May 1991

May 1991

4.17

Unidentified drawing (includes photocopy of item)

[199-?] 4.18




Program - Groupe Musique Experimentale Marseille - Les Musiques 94 - including performance of R.M. Schafer’s String Quartet No. 1

[199-?]

1994

4.19

Patria 5: The crown of Ariadne (a dance drama)

- fragments

- sketches

- full score

1990-1991 5.1

Publicity posters for performances of 3 R.M. Schafer works

1992-1994 5.2

String quartet no. 6: Parting wild horse’s mane

- chart

1993 5.3

Charts (2) for unidentified compositions [199-?] 5.4

R. MURRAY SCHAFER fonds ACCESSION NO.: 960904b

The R. Murray Schafer Fonds Accession No. 960904b


FILE TITLE DATE

String quartet no. 6 “Parting wild horse’s mane”


- fragments - 6 l

- 1st draft full score (holograph) - 30 l.; 4 l

- 2nd draft full score (holograph, corrected) - 41 l

- final full score - 33 l

1993

String quartet no. 6: Parting wild horse’s mane

- chart

1993


- revised, recopied score - 20 l

1994


Program - Groupe Musique Experimentale Marseille - Les Musiques 94 - including performance of R.M. Schafer’s String Quartet No. 1

[199-?]

1994


- rough fragments (holograph) - 11 l


1992


FILE TITLE DATE


- title page mock-up - 1 leaf

- full score - 60 l

1988


- fragment (holograph) - 1 leaf

- 1st draft (holograph) - 57 l

- final draft (holograph) - 65 l

1990-1991

The falcon’s trumpet commissioned by the Esprit Orchestra of Toronto for Stuart Laughton

- chart of notes (holograph) - 1 leaf


1995

Gitanjali

- text of poem Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore (2 copies with R.M. Schafer’s holograph annotations) - 2 l.; 2 l

- fragment of music (holograph) - 2 l

- first draft full score (holograph) - 81 l

[1990?]

Gitanjali - poems by Rabindranath Tagore for soprano and orchestra commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra for

1991


FILE TITLE DATE

Donna Brown

- final draft full score (typescript, holograph) - 90 l



November 28, 1996


- fragments (holograph) - 6 l


1994-1995


- research material (photocopy) - 15 l


[after 1991]


- revised and recopied version of score originally written in 1971 - 10 l

1995


- text of Tristan and Iseult adapted from Andrew Lang’s translation of Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan (typescript) - 3 l

- Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg (photocopy) - 31 l

- King’s Singers’ vocal ranges - 1 leaf

1992


FILE TITLE DATE



- sketches of title page - 2 l

- original score for male voices - 15 l

- revised score for mixed choir (SATB) - 20 p. on 10 l

1988

1990



[1996?]


- score - 5 l

- reduced photocopy of score with holograph annotations - 5 l

1994



August 4, 1992


- sketches (holograph) - 10 l

- 1st draft score - 14 l

1995


FILE TITLE DATE

- 2nd draft score - 21 l

4 photographs [undated]

Patriotic News Chronicle (2 copies) August 25-[199-]

September. 3, [199-]

Tapio

- fragment(?) of score (holograph) - 1 leaf

[1993?]

Aubade for Tilly

- score for solo clarinet - 3 l.

[1991?]

Nocturne for clarinet (For Tilly)

- score (holograph) - 2 l.

1993


score (holograph) - 2 l.

[1993?]


- score (holograph) - 2 l.

April 1993


FILE TITLE DATE

Charts (2) for unidentified compositions [199-?]

Unidentified drawing (includes photocopy of item) [199-?]

Publicity posters for performances of 3 R.M. Schafer works 1992-1994



3 Contemporaries: Benjamin Britten, Paul Klee, Ezra Pound

- 3 songs for contralto and piano

- original score

- ink with pencil annotations

- 14 p.

[19--] 1.1

Beyond the great gate of light:

In memoriam: Stephen Mailing (1958-1970)

- commissioned by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

- holograph text - 3 p. on 2 leaves

- holograph sketches - pencil - 32 p. on 17 leaves

- holograph score - ink - 24 p. (oversize)

1971 1.2-1.3

Canzoni for prisoners

- holograph note on original envelope - “charts, etc.”

- holograph - pencil - 12 p.

[19--] 1. 4

Divan i Shams i Tabriz

- commissioned by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

1969 1.5-1.6



- original score - ink - restored and encapsulated in mylar by National Library of Canada conservation department

- 51 pages (oversize)

- holograph text - 4 p. (missing p. 1)

- 52 negatives (microfiche) of pages of original score

Everything dies; nothing dies

- annotation: “first drafts of Beyond the Great Gate of Light”

- holograph score - pencil

- 15 p. (oversize)

June 6, 1971-

June 12, 1971

1.7

Geography of Eros; from an untitled work

- holograph sketches

- 31 p. on 24 leaves

December 11, 1963 1.8

Gita

- commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for performance at the Tanglewood Festival 1967

- holograph preliminary sketches - pencil


- holograph final draft - pencil

1967 1.9




Invertible material for orchestra

- 16 cards with parts for each instrument - ink

- chart combining information on all cards – ink

[19--] 1.10

(oversize)

Loving

- “first sketches”

- holograph notes - ‘Techniques’ - 1 p.

1.11

- Act One - Final Chorus

holograph sketch - pencil - 6 p. on 3 leaves

[1964]

- Air Ishtar - Unité 29


[1964]

- Modesty’s aria


July 8, 1964-

July 11, 1964

- Vanity


July 14, 1964-

July 22, 1964



- Chorus one (editing unit one)


July 22, 1964-

July 25, 1964

- Editing unit 5 (Phantasmagoria)


Loving

- holograph note on original envelope - “Rachel Perron Partition originals”

1.12

- #1 - Unité 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 29, 31, 40, 41

typescript, typescript with holograph revisions text - 19 p.

[196-]

- #2 Vanity

holograph score - pencil

34 p. on 30 leaves

[196-]

- #3 Untitled

holograph score - pencil - 13 p. on 8 leaves

Final Chorus: editing unit 19

holograph score - pencil - 5 p.

[196-]



- #4 Phantasmagoria


[196-]

- #5 Editing unit Five


[196-]

- #6 Modesty’s aria

piano reduction - holograph score - pencil - 13 p. on 10 leaves


[196-]

- #7 Air Ishtar - Unité 29


January 1965

- #8 Editing unit eight (Dance Ishtar & Warrior)

holograph score - pencil - 5 p. on 3 leaves

Examples from “Ishtar’s Aria”

holograph score - ink - 2 p. on 1 leaf

[196-]

Machaut Mass

- holograph annotation on original envelope:

[19--] 2.1



“Done for CBC commemorative program on Roland Pack”

- holograph score - ink - 57 p.

Medieval material

- holograph annotation on original envelope: “3 Manuscript Books of copied material and single sheet of Agincourt Song. Copied while in London in 1960-61. (One book is probably my copying-(P.M.) [Phyllis Mailling]) Perhaps of some interest?”

- holograph - ink

[1960-1961] 2.2

Minnelieder (Love Songs) for Mezzo-soprano and wind quintet on texts from the medieval German

- holograph score - pencil - 32 p. on 16 leaves

- letter from Ralph A. Cruickshank, Publication Department, BMI Canada Limited, to R. Murray Schafer

- holograph text of songs in English - 7 p.

- corrected galley proofs of score (photocopy) - 16 p.; 34 p.

November

December 1956

October 18, 1968

2.3-2.4

Music for the morning of the world

- commissioned by La Societé de Musique

Autumn 1970 2.5-2.6



Contemporaine de Québec

- holograph “first draft” - pencil - 16 p. on 13 leaves

- holograph final(?) draft - ink - 14 p.

No longer than ten (10) minutes

- commissioned for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

- holograph “first draft” - pencil - 22 p.

October/November 1970

2.7

Qohéleth

- holograph annotation on original envelope - “sketch...Incomplete orchestral composition (1968)”

- holograph score - pencil - 13 p.

1968 2.8

Requiems for the Partygirl - Requiems for herself (sketches for “The Characteristics Man”)

- “original mss” - holograph - pencil - 42 p. on 21 leaves

- holograph note on original envelope: “Miscellaneous sketches before composing Requiems of the Party Girl. Some later used in novel ‘Smoke’”

- The characteristics man: editing Unit 10 - holograph - pencil - 23 p. on 13 leaves

[19--] 2.9-2.10



- holograph sketches - many labelled “The Characteristics Man” - 7 p.

Sappho

- labelled “Sappho transparencies”

- typescript (photocopy) notes on Text and pronunciation, Performance preparation, Analytical note and Staging notes

- holograph score on one continuous leaf - ink (34 p. on 1 leaf)

1968 3.1

Sketch for hammond organ & tape

- holograph note on original envelope: “I don’t know when & it was never a work as far as I know. PMM” [Phyllis Mailing]

- holograph score - ink - 2 p. on 2 leaves

[19--] 3.2

Sketches for string works


[19--] 3.3

Son of Heldenleben

- commissioned by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to Jack Behrens

- holograph sketches - pencil - ca. 17 p.

- typescript with holograph revisions “Program

July 1, 1968-

August 28, 1968

3.4



Note by the Composer” - 2 p.

- master score - holograph - pencil - 33 p.

- 17 negatives (microfiche) of master score

Sonorities for Brass Sextet

- commissioned by the St. John’s Brass Consort with the Collaboration of the Canadian Music Centre under a grant from the Centennial Commission


1967 3.5

Statement in Red for Brass (wind) and Percussion Instruments

- holograph score - ink - 1 p.

[19--] 3.6

String quartet

- commissioned by and dedicated to the Purcell String Quartet

- typescript with holograph revisions notes - 1 p.

- holograph sketches - pencil, ink - 5 p. on 4 leaves


1970 3.7



Threnody

- commissioned by the Alumnae of the Royal Conservatory of Music for the Vancouver Junior Symphony Orchestra

- typescript with holograph revisions notes - 2 p.


December 19-22, 1966-January 12-26,

1967

3.8

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

- holograph and typescript notes - 5 p. on 4 leaves

- holograph “first sketches” - pencil - 16 p. on 13 leaves

[19--] 3.9

Untitled composition for orchestra


1963 3.10

Yeow & Pax

- commissIoned by the First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, Conn.

- typescript notes with holograph revisions - 2 p. on 1 leaf

- holograph sketches - 5 p. on 4 leaves

October 1969 3.11



- holograph score - pencil - 10 p.

Unidentified photographs

- 16 proofs and 3 prints each of different arm positions

[19--] 3.12

R. MURRAY SCHAFER fonds MsC 283

The R. Murray Schafer Fonds Accession No. MsC 283


Appendix A

Poster for R. Murray Schafer Sounds unseen/Je n’ai jamais vu un son; an exhibition of musical manuscripts and sound sculpture/une exposition de manuscripts musicaux et sculpture sonore. Exhibition organized and circulated to galleries across Canada June 7, 1982 - September 25, 1983 by Presentation House, North Vancouver, B.C. and the Gallery Stratford, Ontario. One side of poster consists of reproduction of pages 30-31 from score Divan i Shams i Tabriz (see 211/79.17, 1.3). Also includes 4 copies of brochure containing same text and illustrations as poster as well as a sound recording titled Here the sounds go round on side 1 and Reflexions sur le son on side 2. Material donated by Gallery Stratford. (oversize)

1982

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