More Music to Poe
Author(s): Burton R. Pollin
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Source: Music & Letters, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 391-404
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I973
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MORE MUSIC TO POE
BY
BURTON
R.
POLLIN
fields of Poe studies, musicology and aestheticsowe a debt of
gratitudeto May GarrettsonEvans forher 'Music and Edgar Allan
Poe' (Johns Hopkins UniversityPress, I939; reprintedNew York,
I968), which lists 252 compositionsbased on Poe's works and discussesthemin the introduction.Two small supplementsto the listare
R. C. Archibald's note on three pieces in Notes and Queriesof 7
September I940 (pp. I70-7I) and Irby B. Cauthen's note on four
more, in the same journal, of March 1949 (p. I03). It would seem
time to add to these listingsa large number of titleswhich indicate
the inspirationofferedto modern composersby Poe's works,as well
as 56 antedating Dr. Evans's publication in I939. She seems to have
relied almost solely upon entriesin music library catalogues which
are arranged under authors of words. While engaged in exploring
music collections in the United States and Western Europe for a
listingof musical settingsof Shelley (now numbering I200), I was
able, throughextensiveuse of catalogues of titlesand composers,to
findsettingsofPoe whichhad been overlooked.In the BritishMuseum
thierewere several Victorian settings.In Washington I found that
the poets' listing in the Library of Congress music librarywas incomplete, whereas pieces which had been registeredfor copyright
appeared oftenonly in the card catalogue of the CopyrightOffice.
This is now located across the Potomac, more than five miles away,
in Crystal City, Virginia-a distance posing a problem to those
wishing to examine the music which is catalogued there but which
is storedeitherin the Library of Congressor itsAnnex. Yet fortracing
the copyrightedAmerican settingsof an American poet's work the
two unitsmust be investigated.
THE
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The list below, numbering2oo entries,has 76 unpublishedworks,
while that of Dr. Evans has about 8o (if we add the ambiguously
printedmanuscriptworks of Holbrooke to 64 obvious manuscripts).
Another form of publication-three copyrightedrecordings-will
add a total of 34 settings,of which thirteenare duplicated among
my numbered entries(forthesesettingssee the appendix to my list).
In my listingthe followingsymbolsare used:
BN
-
BM
LC
HL
-
BibliothequeNationale (Paris)
British Museum
Library of Congress
HoughtonLibraryofHarvard University
New York Public Library,Music Section
EU - Unpublishedmusicregistered
forU.S.A. copyright
(followed
by a number)
E or EP - Publishedmusic registeredforU.S.A. copyright(N.B.
No publisherneed be shownifa piece, perhapsfacsimileprintedfrommanuscript,is technicallyavailable fordistributionby thecopyright
holder; hence,the crude 'publication'ofseveralone-pagesongs.)
-
NN-
Wherever possible, I have sought to examine the music in order
to verifythe text,check the instrumentationor accompaniment,and
listthenumberofpages (exclusiveofcover and title-pages).The listed
manuscriptregisteredworks,I have assumed, would help to provide
insightinto the course ofmusical interestin Poe; filingan application
with a fee surely indicates a great deal, despite the strange,rather
naive spellings for the title 'Annabel Lee' or for 'Allan' in Poe's
name (misspellings are preserved in my text, often without any
'sic'). In theoryit is possible forvisitorsto examine the 'EU' entries
in the Library of Congress. In practice such pieces are kept in some
remotestorageplace, to be exhumed aftera delay and paymentof a
goodly fee. A few were placed in the main music collection because
of the Poe text, but for most of these entries I had to rely on the
copyrightcard catalogue. Even some of the 'E' or 'EP' (published)
entries seemed unprocurable. One should add that entries before
I890 in the copyrightcards of Washington offerformidableobstacles and can be had only by such devious methodsas looking under
likelypublishers,such as Schmidt of Boston,fora ratherdisarranged
listing.
The frequencyof the title'Annabel Lee' needs explanation. The
catalogue listingunder any formof this name (such as 'Annabelle
Lee') probably refersto a text that was originallyPoe's, no matter
how liberal the lyricist'sadaptation. A half-dozen of these pieces
which I managed to examine proved to be based on Poe's poem,
even when the copyrightapplication in the archivesor the catalogue
card abridgment (I consulted both on occasion) claimed the copyrightfor the words (as adapted, presumably) as well as the music.
Poe's lyrics,being in the public domain, can be subject to anyone's
torturous modification. Many of the versions may fairlybe con392
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sidered parodies, rather than adaptations, but should nevertheless
be listed. There may be many settingsand adaptations of other Poe
poems, but it is virtuallyimpossibleto listthembecause of the nature
of the titles.For example, 'Eldorado' cannot always be deemed Poe's
poem, as I discovered through retaining for months a putative
settingby Pinsuti,which finallyturnedout to be based on F. Weatherley's 'Eldorado'. 'One Dream within a Dream' appears to be a
P'oe poem, despite the copyrighton 'words'-these probably being
adapted. A score of songs based on 'A Dream' or 'Hymn' are probably buried in the archives of the unpublished music, accessible to
anyone with a large fundof time and money.
Meanwhile, 'Annabel Lee' holds the crown in my listing. This
will serve to explain, in part, my puttingdown the phrase 'not seen'
for ambiguous entriesor for works that might be assumed to exist
in the Library of Congress. The items which T located throughthe
catalogue of the BritishMuseum (during the summer of I969) but
had no time to examine often do not bear this notation, simply
because only one of over 8oo pieces of music requested proved to be
miissing,probably through enemy action during the war. Any
composition published in England and sent to that repository
libraryafter 1945 may be assumed available forstudy there. If any
worthy foundation wishes to underwrite the collection of all the
nmusicbased on Poe texts,throughxeroxing and purchase of pieces
in print,this list may serve as a guide, supplementingDr. Evans's;
she was apparently concerned to build up the Poe music collection
in the Johns Hopkins University through purchase and through
photostats.
With referenceto the published material in the list below, there
are several items to which I wish to direct attention for various
reasons. In the Boston Public Library I found the piano reduction
of a one-act opera of I 896 on 'The Masque of the Red Death' by the
Russian composer Ostroglazov (no. 142). Another opera, based on
'Some Words with a Mummy' and called 'Allamistakeo' by Viozzi
irn 1957 appears in the LC catalogue (no. I89). Debussy's manuscript for 'The Fall of the House of Usher' has been published in
facsimile (no. 29). Amusing is Eduard Levy's settingof 'Annabelle
Lee' "by Shelley" (no. i i3), seen in the East Berlin Staatsbibliothek
catalogue; it turned up only under Shelley's name, of course. An
interestingpiece by Irving Berlin (no. I5) rather tangentiallyuses
'The Bells' for the 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1920'. Later, in I944, came
'Quoth the Raven', a humorous song parody for a film (no. 192).
Threeitems(nos. I02,
I i i
and I15) are arrangements
of Rachman-
inov's C# minor prelude. Mansfield's I937 arrangementof Lahee's
original settingof 'The Bells' (nos. I05 and I20) confirmsthe only
unlocated entryin the list. The earliest piece-by Duggan (no. 36)
shows the rapid currency of 'The Bells', a text used verbatim
for
Atkinson's i 862 piece (no. 7) and forAnderton'sof the I870's (no.
393
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5). I should here explain, for music by Atkinson and others,
that the bracketed dates are invariably those of the BritishMuseum
catalogue, based on the date of acquisition; as a repositorylibrary,
it is presumed to be accurate about the dating. Petersilea's 'The
Bells',probablyan I850 or I85I composition(no. I44), can be seen
in the Houghton Library. After the Evans listing of Huybrechts's
'Three songs' thereappeared a published versionof thismanuscript,
seen in the BrusselsNational Library (no. 89). Another version of
Roberton's 'Annabel Lee' was recentlypublished by his widow (no.
An interesting entry is the 'Annabel Lee' of Templeton
I55).
Strong,in 1924, in view of Strong'sgiftof MacDowell's manuscript
'Eldorado' to the Library of Congress; the connection, mentioned
by Dr. Evans in her book (pp. 20 and 62) did not lead her to
Strong's 'Annabel Lee, an old-fashionedsong' (no. 179). Perhaps I
may note the Welsh words to Price's 'Eldorado' (no. 148), published
at Llangollen. As a slight summary of the chronology,I shall list
the items that precede the date of the Evans bibliography (1939):
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, II, 15, 17, 22, 26, 36, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50, 79, 8i, 83,
90, 91, 94, 95, 96, IOO, 102, 105, 107, III, 112, 113, 117, 119, I20,
121, 128, 129, 132, 136, 138, 142, 146, 149, 150, 159, i6o, I69,
174,
176,79,i8o,
i86, i88, I9I,
I99-a
totalof55 entries.
Finally I should explain the parenthetical notation 'Add. data'
afterthefollowing
entries:21, 29, 50, 82, 89, 101, 110, 119, 144,
155, i8i and I9I. Theserepresent
additionaldata forentriesappearing in the Evans list. The twelve may thereforebe considered as
reducing the total of 200 'new' Poe pieces to i88, to which 21 pieces
newly recorded should be added. I have no doubt that many more
will turn up in various collections. It is obvious too that composers
of varied musical stylesare continuing to find inspirationin Poe's
writings,so that a furtherlisting,perhaps periodically, should be
issued.
LIST OF SETTINGS
Ahrod, Frank. 'The Bells'. Glen Rock, N.J.: J. Fischerand
Bros., i967. SATB. No. 9729 of'PartSongsforMixed Voices'. 6 pp. NN.
2. Aiello, Suzanne. 'Annabelle Lee' (adapted?). Copyrighton
I.
wordsand music.I5 May I963; EU 77I502.
3. Albritton,Sherodd. 'Eldorado'. For SA and piano. 'Published
by AlexanderBroude', I953. Facsimileprinting.6 pp. NN.
4. Allen,Creighton.'So whenin tears;a songforvoice and piano'.
Poem notby Edgar A. Poe, despitetheprintedattribution.
Merl L. Reid,
1948. 4 pp. NN.
5. Anderton,Thomas. 'The Sleighbells'.London: Hutchingsand
Roemer, I87-. No. 75 of a set of 'Vocal Trios forTreble Voices'. Three
voicesplus piano. 6 pp. BPL.
6. Anonymous[By the composerof 'My Lady Love']. 'Lenore'.
London: Hopwood & Crew,[I89I]. 5 pp. BM.
7. Atkinson,F. C. 'The Bells'. [I862]. Not seen.BM.
394
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8. Avera,E. B. and Oscar Sellander.'To Helen; a hymnto beauty'.
Aug. I932. EU 60459.
9. Bairstow, Edward. 'Eldorado'. London: Oxford University
Press,I937. TTB. Withsol-fanotation.LC.
Io. Bastianelli,Emidio. 'Annabel Lee' ('Annabell Lee' in applicaonwordsand music.28 Aug. I964; EU 841444.
tion;adapted?). Copyright
ii. Baudrier, Yves. 'Eleonora', scored for small orchestra.1938.
Listed by Blom. Presumablyunpublished.
12. Beard, Billy [William Howard Beard, Jr.]. 'Annabel Lee'. By
Edgar Allen Poe. Edited, revised,and with musical setting.29 April
[964; EU 823079.
13. Beeson,Jack. 'Eldorado'. Song forhighvoicesand piano. 6 pp.
FacsimileMS. in NN. I95I.
14. Beighley,Barbara. 'Annabel Lee'. ii April I966; EU 930156.
I5. Berlin,Irving.'Bells' from'ZiegfeldFolliesof 1920'. N.Y.: Irving
Berlin,Inc., 1920. Based on 'The Bells' ofPoe, withreference
by name at
thebeginningand, to 'thepoet',at theend and withphrasesand concepts
included.3 pp.
i6. Bettinelli,Bruno. 'Il Pozzo e il pendolo' (The Pit and the Penin un atto di ClementeCrispolti.Voice
dulum). Azione mimo-dramatica
and pianoforte.Milan: G. Ricordi, I967. One scene. 197 pp. Libraryof
St. Cecilia Academy,Rome.
17. Beutel,Carl. 'The Raven', called a 'melodrama'for'high voice
and orchestra'.Reportedas sungin concert,baritoneand piano, in news
fromFort Worth,Texas, in the 'Musical Courier' (New York), vol. 72,
no. ii (i6 March I9I6), p. 21. Presumablyunpublished.
I 8. Bjorkgren,
John.'AnnabelLee' (adaptedfromEdgar AllenPoe).
AdaptationbyBjorkgren.
24 Oct. I960; EU 644395.
Blair: See Hanson.
I9. Bon, WillemFrederik.'Usher Symphonie'.Symphonybased on
'The Fall oftheHouse ofUsher',withthethreecharactersrepresented
by
a harp,harpsichord
and piano in thisserialpiece, in at least threemovements.Performed
by the ConcertgebouwOrkest,8 July 197I, and listed
in 'SonorumSpeculum',no. 48, Autumn1971.
20. Boyle,HarryJ. 'AnnabelleLee' (adapted?). Words,music and
arrangementby Boyle. 21 June I962; EU 725065.
2I. Bryan,Robert(Add. data). 'Annabel Lee'. Alto songin English
and Welsh.Liverpool:W. A. Lewis, 1922. BM.
Carter,Lou: See Frigo.
22. Chadbourne,Grace. 'Hymn forSolo Voice: At morn,at noon,
at twilight
dim'.JohnChurch:Cincinnati,I 907. 4 pp. HL.
23. Cohn,JamesMyron(1928-). 'Israfel';a songfortenorvoiceand
stringorchestra.Scoreincludespiano reduction.2 June 1954; EU 359992.
24. Corcoran,TimothyJ.'Annabel Lee'. i6 Feb. I96I; EU 658445.
Costa: See Willow.
25. Coulter,H. Geigus. 'Annabel Lee' (Poe's?). 6 Feb. 1939; EU
I86900.
26. Crosby,Alpheus Dixi. 'A Dream within a Dream'. 24 Aug.
1937; EU 150697.
27. Day, FredericLansing.'The Fall oftheHouse of Usher'. A play
in seven scenes with incidentalmusic, both scriptand music by Day.
Publishedin 'Bread Loaf Book of Plays', HortenseMoore, ed., MiddleburyCollege Press,1941, pp. 19-50; thescoreofthemusicon pp. i83-93,
as follows:(i) song, 'The Haunted Palace', forbass voice and spinetor
piano, preparedwithtacksinsertedin the hammers;(2) Latin chantfor
scene 4, 'De profundisde tenebris',forchorus and similarinstrument;
395
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(3) dance song for scene 4, 'Take a partnerfor the dance', perhaps
inspiredby 'The Masque of the Red Death'.
28. D'Angelo,James.'The Bells'.Applicationstateswordspreviously
registered.
Presumablyarranged.4 pp. 27 Dec. I967; EU 30304.
29. Debussy,Claude (Add. data). 'The Fall of the House ofUsher',
unfinished
opera,publishedin facsimilein Edward Lockspeiser,'Debussy
et Edgar Poe: Documentsinedits'(Monaco, I962).
30.
Diamond,Jack.'AnnabelLee'. 9 Dec. 1940; EU 238873.
Diemer, Emma Lou. 'The Bells'. ExcerptfromPoe. Boosey &
Hawkes,U.S.A., I96I. Withfour-hand
EP 152809.
piano accompaniment.
32. Dilworth,Don. 'Annabel Lee'. Song in G minor.New York:
31.
RyersonMusicPublishers,
I964. 'The JoanBaez Songbook',
pp. 174-7.
33. Dorey,JohnJ. 'Annabel Lee' (adapted?). Copyrighton words
and music. 8 Feb. I951; EU 228670.
34. Dorward,David. 'Eldorado'. Unison song. New York: Galaxy;
London: Galliard, I966. 4 pp.
35. Driggs,Wm. King,Jr. and ArthurFoote. 'Hear the Sledgesin
the Bells'. PresumablyFoote's 'The Bells' arranged.I7 Nov. I965; EU
9 11450.
36. Duggan,J. F. 'The Voices of theBells'. In Song. 'Wordsanonymous'. London: Houlston-Stoneman[i 85o], No. I of 'Descriptive
Series'. Probablysuggestedby 'The Bells',withmanyphrasesand almost
all conceptsderivedfromPoe's poem. 6 pp. BM.
37. Duszczak, Richard. 'The Raven'. Adapted fromPoe by the
composer.3' Oct. i968; EU 80809.
38. Eidson,W. K. 'AnnabelLee'. 2 pp. 17 May 1971; EU 254120.
Ellis,Herb: See Frigo.
39. Emeleus,John.'The Bells'. Unisonsong. London: AlfredLengnick and Co., I962. 'LengnickChoral Libraryfor Schools and Clubs',
no. 4I I0. LC.
40. Ezerman,E. M. 'Eldorado', songin E b. C. W. Thompsonand
Co., Boston,1904. LC.
4 I. Fisher,Truman.'El Dorado'. New York,Schirmer,I 969. Threepart women'schoruswithpiano accompaniment.8 pp. LC.
Foote,Arthur:See Driggs.
Friend,Carl: See Roberts.
42. Frigo,John, Lou Carterand Herb Ellis. 'Annabel Lee'. 3 pp.
3 Dec. I965; EU 9I4834.
43. Frohman,Walter. 'AnnabelleLee'. Op.
625927.
II.
23
May
I960;
EU
44. Garcia Morillo, Roberto. 'Fall of the House of Usher', symphonic work,afterEdgar Allan Poe. BuenosAires: Ricordi Americana,
I962. B.A. 12024, scoreof 88 pp.
45. Garratt,Percival. 'To One in Paradise'. London: Phillips &
Page, I904. 8 pp. BM. Also no. 2 of 'Three Songs', Op. 58, no. 2.
Murdoch,Murdoch& Co., n.d. 4 pp. Plate no. M.M. and Co. 658. Royal
Academyof Music (London).
46. Garriguenc,Pierre. 'Dreamland', Op. 20, poem [by] Edgard
Allan Poe. Score (25 pp.). 29.JulyI968; EU 63850.
47. Geldart,Rev. Ernest.'Eldorado. Harmonizedby C. W. Pearce'.
London: Novello,Ewer & Co., I884.2 pp. BM.
48. Gilchrist,W.W. 'The Bells'. New York: Schirmer,I913. Four-partchorus,SSAA, no. 5750. LC.
49. Gillis, Don. 'The Raven', fororchestra,'to be done with or
withoutnarration'.48 pp. holograph,ofNovemberI939, given by Don
Gillis to the Libraryof Congress,December I968, togetherwitha 24 p
396
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holographof the condensedorchestralscore.
50. Goldenweiser,A. (Add. data), 'Kolokola. The Bells', Op. 35,
fororchestra,chorusand solo, poem by Edgar Poe, Englishtranslation
of Balmont'sRussian versionby F. S. Copeland; Germanversionby B.
Arrangedforpiano by A. Goldenweiser
Feiwel; musicby Rachmaninoff.
('Glocken').I936. LC.
5I. Graff,E. Jonny. 'The Bells'. Edgar Allen [sic] Poe. Words
arrangedand musicby E. JonesGraff.5 April I957; EU 472917.
52. Grean, Charles. 'Annabelle Lee' (adapted?). 3 Feb. I960; EU
6I
287.
53. Greene,MarilynLeona.'To Helen'.3I Jan. I955; EU
3847I5.
Roy. 'Anna Belle Lee'. Words adapted. New York:
54. Griffith,
and
Tannen Music, I958. Intro.and chorus.I p. 'Sung byJoe Griffith
groupon ReelfortI250 record.In NN recordcollection'.
55. Gross, David. 'Forever in a Nightmare'.Revised and added
words. I9 March I969; EU I047II.
56. Habash, John (music by) and Edna Lewis (lyrics).'Annabel
Lee'. Words adapted. New York: AshwynMusic, I963, I967. SATB.
AMI oog.
IO pp.
. 'The Bells'. Words adapted. New York: AshwynMusic,
SATB. AMI oIO. 8 pp.
. 'The Cask ofAmontillado'.In verse.New York: Ashwyn
58.
Music, I963, I967. SATB. AMI 002. IO pp.
. 'The ConquerorWorm'.Poe's words.New York: Orpheus
59.
Music Co., I964. I p.
.'A Dream'. Poe's words.New York: OrpheusMusic Co.,
6o.
57.
X963, I967.
i964.I p.
6i.
X964. I p.
.'Eldorado'.
Poe's words.New York: OrpheusMusic Co.,
. 'Eleanora'. In verse.New York: AshwynMusic Co., I963,
SATB. AMI 007. 8 pp.
. 'Eulalie'. Wordsby Poe. New York: OrpheusMusic Co.,
63.
62.
I967.
p.
64.
1964.I
(o.,
.'Evening Star'. Wordsby Poe. New York: OrpheusMusic
I p.
i964.
.'The Fall of the House of Usher'. In verse.New York:
65.
AshwynMusic, Inc., I963, I967. SATB. AMI oo8. 6 pp.
66.
.'The Haunted Palace'. Wordsby Poe. New York: Orpheus
Music Co., I964. I p.
.'To Helen'. Wordsby Poe. New York: OrpheusMusic Co.,
67.
I p.
I964.
68.
. 'I saw theeon thyBridalDay.' Wordsby Poe. New York:
Orpheus Music Co., I964. I p.
. 'The Masque of the Red Death'. In verse. New York:
69.
AshwynMusic,Inc.,I963, I967. SATB.AMI 005. I0 pp.,
. 'Morella'. In verse.New York: AshwynMusic, Inc., I963,
70.
I967. SATB. AMI ooI. 6 pp.
7I.
.'Never
72.
.'The
Bet theDevil yourHead'. In verse.New York:
AshwynMusic, Inc., I963,
I967.
SATB. AMI oii. 8 pp.
Music,
OblongBox'. In verse.New York:Ashwyn
I963, I967. SATB. AMI oo6. I4 pp.
.'The Pit and thePendulum'.In verse.New York: Ashwyn
73.
Music, Inc.,I963, I967. SATB. AMI OI2. 8 pp.
Inc.,
74.
I963,
I967.
. 'The Raven'. Adapted. New York: AshwynMusic, Inc.,
SATB. AMI 003. IO pp.
397
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. 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. In verse. New York: Ashwyn
75.
Music, Inc., i963, I967. SATB. AMI 004. I2 pp.
76.
. 'Ulalume'. Poe's words. New York: Orpheus Music Co.
I964- I p.
77. Hansen,John.'El Dorado'. 2 December i969; EU I57260.
78. Hanson, Sonja, Joan Klier, and Susan Blair, 'Annabel Lee'
(adapted fromEdgar Allen Poe). 2I Aug. 196I; EU 684I56.
79. Haskin,Nancy Ann. 'Eldorado'. Published,I937. E64553. LC.
8o. Haskins,RobertJ. 'The Cask of Amontillado'.One-act opera,
unpublished.Commissionedforthe openingofKrieg Hall ofWittenberg
University,Springfield,Ohio, 8 April I967, and also performedat
WilmingtonCollege, 3I March, I968. The librettoby AllenJ. Koppenis reprintedin 'Papers on Poe', Festschrift
University
haverofWittenberg
I 972),
University,
forJohnW. Ostrom(ChantryMusic Press,Wittenberg
with one page of the score,pp. 74-83. It employsa chamberorchestra
withprerecordedtapes,baritoneand bass.
8i. Healy, Ann Elizabeth. 'A Dream within a Dream' (Poe's?).
30 Oct. 1935; EU 1124I6.
(Add. data). 'AnnabelLee'. Song. London:
82. Heap, C. Swinnerton
Novello, i88o. 7 pp. BM.
83. Henderson,'Two Songs for Medium Voice'. No. I: 'Lenore';
No. 2: 'Thou wouldst be loved'. London: Composer's and Authors'
Press,[I9OI]. Not seen. BM.
84. Hoffman,Edwin Michael. 'AnnabellLee' [sic]. Wordsadapted
by Hannah Warren, the copyrightholder. 7 Sept I960; EU 638335:
Music in AmericanMusic Center.4 pp.
85. Hogan, Donald. 'Annabelle Lee' (adapted fromPoe?). Copyrighton wordsand music.26 Oct. I959; EU 5993I5.
86. Horak,AlexanderJulius.'Eldorado'. Op.7. no. I. 24 JulyI958.
EU 534638.
87. Horspool,Glen A. 'Annabel Lee'. io Oct. I962; EU 737936.
88. Hoskins,WilliamBarnes.'Israfel'.SA solo voices; chorus.SATB,
and orchestra.22 Apr. I953; EU 3I3I37.
Albert(Add. data). 'Troispoemesd'Edgar Poe pour
89. Huybrechts,
chant et piano'. Traductionpar Stephane Mallarme. Bruxelles,Ce Be
'; 'A la riviere'.BrusselsNat. Lib.
De Mc, I956. 'Eldorado'; 'To
go. Ingram,HenryB. 'Lenore; a ballad' (Poe's?). Published,I906,
EI2007I (LC catalogue). Not seen.
Given
9I. Ireland,John. 'Annabel Lee', recitationwithpianoforte.
by Blom as composedI9IO and unpublished.
Herbert. 'Annabel Lee' (by Edgar Allen Poe) for
92. Janowsky,
mixed voices with tenorsolo a cappella. Harmonizedand arrangedby
Hall Johnson.Published,I965, EP 2I607I. Not seen. 8 pp. LC.
John H. 'Annabel Lee'. 23 May I955. EU 398273.
93. Jennings,
94. Jong,A. de. 'Eldorado'. Publishedin I908, probablyin London.
Not seen. BM.
95. Kalisch, Edna V. 24 Jan. I927; 'Eldorado'. EU 653407.
96. Karnovitch, G. 'Four Romances based on verses by Poe'.
Moscow: State Music PublishingHouse, I924. Not seen (reportedby the
Moscow). These fourmay be published
TchaikovskyState Conservatory,
versionsof fourof the sevenmanuscriptpieces,called 'Love' ('Lubov'),
accordingto 'Music and Edgar Allan Poe', pp. 54-5.
97. Kaufer,Joseph.'To Helen'. Pages 29-3I in 'Dover Beach and
Other Songs'. Lyric-Art,
Wauhegan,Illinois,I95I. NN.
98. Kebalin, Fedor. 'CanticleofSeasons'. Music by Kebalin. Words
by Poe and others(Poe's 'The Bells'). Ann Arbor, Univ. Microfilms.
398
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series).31 March I966. EP 231046. LC.
(Doctoral dissertation
99. Kerr, Anita W. 'Annabel Lee'. Tuckahoe Music Co.,
I50827.
Not seen. LC.
I96I.
EP
IOO. Kerr,Anita W. 'The Raven' (AdaptedfromPoe?). Application
says'wordsand musicby Kerr'. I9 Oct. 1935; EU I I I787.
Io i. King, Oliver (Add. data). 'Israfel,in English Songs': Third
Series.Altoor baritonein G. Also sopranoor tenorin B,. Boston:Oliver,
Ditson, [ca. I89I in HL].
Also in MusicalTimes,I Feb. I885, p. I I3, publishedby Morley.
Also London: Booseyand Co., I909. 5 pp. BM.
See also Protheroeand Lindsay.
Klier: See Hanson.
of Rachmaninoff'sC# minor
I02. Kountz, Richard. Arrangement
preludewithwordsby GilbertPurcell,whichborrowsmanyphrasesfrom
'The Bells'. SA withoptionalbaritonesolo and optionalpiano accompanimient.NY: M. Witmark& Sons, I928. 6 pp. BM and LC.
103. Koutzen, Boris. 'Dreamland' by Poe. 7 pp. I5 March I965;
EU 8705I3-
Bert. 'Annabell Lee' [sic]. Music arrangedby Perry
I04. Krasnoff,
Burton Arant. Words adapted by Bert Krasnoff.29 Jan. 1953; EU 302044.
105. Lahee, Henry(i 826-I 9 12; see date ofsong). 'The Bells' [Presumably of earlydate, but not found].London: Ascherberg,Hopwood and
Crew, 1937. ArrangedforSSA withpiano by PurcellJ. Mansfieldas Op.
i.28, no. I. Withsol-fanotation.7 pp. BM.
io6. Lancelott, F. 'The Bells, a Cantata'. The whole poem set.
London: B. Williams,1957. 9 pp. BM.
107. Lara, Isidore de. 'Eldorado'. Words by Edgar Allen Poe. In
Ab. London: B. Nocetta,I892. 5 pp. BM.
19 73. Vocal quartet,
I o8. Leeds,James.'The Bells'. U. S.A. copyright,
SATB, withpiano. 30 pp.
I09. Lerner,Al. 'Annabel Lee' (adapted). Lyricsby Vic Corpora,
musicby Lerner.Melo-ArtMusic Publishers,1957; EP I12557. 'Recorded
by FrankieLaine and groupon Columbia Record 4-4I I o6. In NN record
collection'.
IIO. Leslie, Henry David (Add. data). 'Annabel Lee', in 'Sorigsof
Miss Addie S. Ryall'. Boston: Oliver Ditson, n.d. No. 26850. 5 pp. NN.
Also in Bayley and Ferguson, 'Standard Vocal Albums': Tenor Songs,
with Sol-fa Notation (pp. 36-39). BM.
ofRachmaninoff's
I I I. LesterWilliam.Arrangement
C#minorprelude
for SATB and piano: 'The Bells', Op. 3, no. 2, with many echoes of
Poe's poem. Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music Co., I935. 8 pp. BM.
II2.
Levey, William Charles. 'The Raven'. Sung by Mr. Santley.
London: Duff & Stewart,n.d. 9 pp. HL.
II3.
Levy, Eduard. 'Annabel Lee', Op. 33. By Shelley [sic] both in
catalogue and on the title-page (verified by Deutsche Staatsbibliothek
librarian). Paris, I904.
I I4. Lindsay, George Le Roy. 'Israfel'. Arranged fromOliver King's
music (q.v.), for SATB. New York: Mills Music, I943, No. i6 in Mills
Choral Library. 7 pp.
Lorenz, Ellen Jane. 'The Bells'. A part-song, adapted from
II5.
Rachmaninoff's C$ minor prelude. Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz Publishing
Co., I948. SA chorusand piano. No. 5I69. LC.
I I 6. Louis Ferdinand,Princede Prusse.'Gebet' ('Hymn to Maria').
For baritonewithpiano. Berlin:A. Stahl. (I 953). 2 pp. Berlin.
Also in 'Six Lieder pour voix elevee' [sic]. BN.
II 7. Lualdi, Adriano. 'II Diavolo nel campanile' ('The Devil in the
399
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Belfry').Wordsalso byLualdi. Pianofortereductionofone-actopera,for
chorus and soloists.Milan: Casa Musicale Sonzogno, I925. I57 pp.
Libraryof St. Cecilia Academy,Rome.
iI8. Mader,Frank.'AnnabelLee'. 20 Nov. I954; EU 603058.
II9. Mallinson, James Albert (Add. data). (Without 'James' in
Evans's book). 'Eldorado'. In 'Lieder, Second Series',no. 9. London. T.
Harris,[I906, 071.BM.
of Lahee's 'The Bells' (q.v.) for
Mansfield,Percy.Arrangement
I20.
SSA withpiano accompaniment.Op. I28. no. i. London: Ascherberg,
Hopwoodand Crew,I937.
I21.
Marston, George W. 'Eldorado', No. I of 'Three Songs' for
bass or baritone.Cincinnati:JohnChurch,I 896. 5 pp. HL.
I22. Melanson, Mark Marvin. 'Annabel Lee'. 21 June I965. EU
862675.
Milhaud, Darius. 'The Bells'. Unpublishedmusicforthe balletI23.
of Ruth Page, performed26 April I946, Chicago and, by
choreography
the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, at the City Center of New York,
September1946. In fivesectionswithoutpause: SilverBells (merriment);
Golden Bells (wedding);BrazenBells (foran alarm); Iron Bells (impending doom); and Triumphof the Ghouls and of Chaos. See Timesof 7
September1946.
Miller,Ann. 'Annabel Lee' (adapted fromEdgar Allen Poe).
I24.
7 Sept. I960; EU 638335.
I25. Monahan, Steve. 'Annabelle Lee' (by Edgar Allen Poe). I4
Aug. 196I; EU 683006.
I26. Morawski,Eugeniusz. 'Nevermore',a symphonicpoem, after
'The Raven'. Given by Blom, withoutdate or data. Presumablyunpublished.(I938.)
Morawski,Eugeniusz.'Ulalume', a symphonicpoem. Given by
I27.
Blom,withoutdate or data. Presumablyunpublished.(I925.)
I 28. Mount, Julian (William Hutchinson). 'Annabel Lee' (titled
'Many and manya year ago'). London: Donajowski,[I878], 2 pp. BM.
. 'A Dreamwithina Dream'.London:W. Marshall,I878.
I29.
4 pp. BM.
motetten',
I30. Mulder, ErnestW. 'Hymn', no. 3 of 'Vijfgeestelijke
accompaniall addressedto the Virgin,forsoprano with instrumental
Listedin theDonemuscatalogue.
Donemus,I944-45.
ment.Amsterdam:
Not seen.
I31. Mulder, Herman. 'Dreamland'. For baritoneor contraltoand
orchestraor piano. Amsterdam:Donemus, 1971. Listed in 'Sonorum
Speculum',no. 49. Not seen.
132. Murston,G. W. 'Israfel'. Boston: ArthurP. Schmidt, I 896.
Not seen.LC.
I33. Muson, Irwin.'AnnabelLee'. iojan. I952; EU 260939.
134. Neiman, James. 'The Raven'. 2 pp. 29 December I969; EU
157260.
I35.
Nestor,FranklinGay. 'AnnabeleLee' (adapted?). Copyrighton
wordsand music.25 Oct. I960; EU
64492I.
Newell, George McCowan. 'El Dorado' (Words by Poe?). 8
Feb. I927; EU 65803I. Two versionswithpiano accompaniment.
Bruceand Al Fiore.'AnnabelLee'. 7 Feb. I969; EU
I37. North,
136.
99287.
I38.
AlfredA. 'Eldorado', in 'Songs', Op.
Oberndorfer,
I9
Chicago:C. F. Summy,
1.
4 pp.BM.
I,
no. 3.
139. Ochs, Phil. 'The Bells'. Arrangedby HerbertHaufrecht.SATB
plus piano. New York: AppleseedMusic, I967. I8 pp.
400
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I40. O'Donoghue, Paul Tarsus. 'Annabelle Lee'. 20 April I958;
EU 125960.
I4I. Olsson, Trudy (Trudy Kinzli, pseud.). 'Annabel Lee' (Poe's ?).
I p. Not seen. 8 Dec. I966; EU 970624.
142. Ostroglazov, M. 'The Masque of the Red Death', an opera, with
piano-vocal score. 44 pp. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, I896. 'Maska krasnoi
smerti; odnoaktnaia opera. Tekst K. Savvinova. Siuzhet zaimstvovan iz
povesti tovo-zhe nazvaniia Edgara Poe'. Intro. plus two arias, masquerade
scene, trios and instrumentalinterludes, quartets and duet, and quartet.
BPL.
143. Peloquin, Charles Alexander. 'The Bells', for mixed voices, two
pianos, percussion and two double basses. Boosey and Hawkes, I964.
Score of 96 pp. Brown Univ. Choral Series.
I44. Petersilea, Franz (Add. data). 'The Bells'. Entered . . . in the
year I869 by Franz Petersilea in the Clerk's Officeof the District Court of
Mass. Title page plus 3-I 3. Full poem used. HL. See deprecatorynotice in
Saroni's Musical Times, March I95I, referringprobably to an earlier
printing of Petersilea's song.
145. Piggott, Harry Edward. 'To Helen'. Two-part song with piano.
London: Oxford UniversityPress, I953. Choral song no. 2239. 3 pp. BM.
146. Plumpton, Alfred. 'The Bells'. London: Charles Jefferys,I867.
5 pp. BM.
147. Povilas, M. (pseud. of Povilas Mieliulis). 'Evening Star'. 4 PP.
27 Feb. I969; EU I02052.
148. Price,R. Maldwyn.'Eldorado'. Welshwordsby T. GwynJones.
I,langollen, Gwynn Pub. Co., 1940. Two-part song with piano. Sol-fa
notation. 4 pp. BM.
I49. Protheroe, Daniel. Arrangement of King's 'Israfel' (q.v. in
Evans). Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music, I 9 I 7. Not seen. LC.
150. Piitz, Egon. 'Annabel Lee', no. 2 of 'Four Songs fora Solo Voice
with Piano Accompaniment'. Deprecated by reviewer of Musical America,
I7, no. 23 (April I2, I9I3), I2. Perhaps pub. by Carl Hauser of New
York in I 9 I 3. Not found.
Rachmaninoff, Sergei (Add. data): See Kountz, Lester, Lorenz.
I5I. Rand, Carl W. 'Annabel Lee'. Music arranged by Frieda Rand.
14 March I963; EU 760667.
I52. Raphling, Sam. 'The Bells'. New York: Mercury Music Corp.,
I958. SSAA and piano forrehearsal. 27 pp. LC.
I53. Regt, Hendrik de. 'Musica per flauto, percussione e voce', to a
text by Poe ('Ligeia'), translated into Dutch by Simon Vestdijk. Amsterdam: Donemus, 1972.
Revel: See Webster.
I54. Richard, Leo and Hector Richard. 'Annabell Lee', song arranged from Poe?). Application says 'Words by Howard Davidson'. 25 July
I939; EU I99792I55. Roberton, Hugh S. (Add. data). 'Annabel Lee'. Chorus,
TTBB. Copyright by Lady Roberton, I4 Aug. I962. Not seen. R300I 70.
LC.
I56. Roberts, Lance, and Carl Friend. 'Annabelle Lee'. Adapted
from Poe. Chapultapec Music, I964. I p. facsimile reprint. LC.
157. Roell, Jo (Josephine). 'Eldorado'. Words adapted by Joe
(Joseph) Bernard Zak. 4 Dec. I964; EU 856I 79.
I58. Romme, Donald. 'Annabel Lee'. Full chorus with tenor and
baritone soli, a cappella.N.Y.: Schirmer, I947. LC.
I59. Rowse, Albert. 'Eldorado'. Brooklyn: F. H. Chandler, 1877.
Given in Dichter and Shapiro, 'Early American Sheet Music'. Not seen.
401
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i6o. Royle,T. P. 'Eldorado'. London. Enoch and Sons, [i889]. BM.
I6i. Roxas,EmilioA. 'AnnabelLee'. i8 Feb. I943; EU 324377.
i62. Ruggiero, Marie. 'Anna-Bel-Lee'. Adapted fromPoe. 9 Oct.
1956; EU 453I78.
I63. Ruggiero,Gabrille (Gabriela Marie Ruggiero). 'Annabel Lee'.
and adaptedwords'.I 7 JuneI 966; EU 941383.
'Musicalsetting
I64. Sampson,Godfrey.'The Bells'. London: Novello, I946. 96 pp.
BM.
I65. Sanderson,Dave (David). 'A Dream withina Dream'. 2 pp. 23
March I965; EU 873920.
i66. Sanderson,Dave (David). 'To Frances'. 2 pp. I9 Nov. I964;
EU 854I73.
I67. --.
'To Helen'. 4 pp. 24 Aug. I964; EU 839890.
i68. Sauget, Henri, 'Cameleopard' (for 'Four Beasts in One; The
Homo-Cameleopard'). Opera. Performedin Paris, January I956, to
librettoby Alain Vigot. Music presumablynotpublished.Givenin dance
I 956, p. 8.
catalogueofNN. SeeLa Danse,Aug.-Sept.
I69. Schaaf,Edward 0. 'Eldorado',forbaritonevoice.Newark,N.J.:
1900. 4 pp. NN.
I70. Schiffman,
ByronStanley.'Annabel Lee', for tenorand orchestra.Frenchwordsof Mallarme and withEnglishwords.Paris: Psyche,
1953.
Notseen.LC.
Segal, Jack. 'Annabelle Lee'. Popular song of 1954, sung by
Harry Belafonteand his group pn Jubilee Records 5oo6, 5048, 5I58,
all nowout ofprint.One recordis in NN Rogers-Hammerstein
Collection.
Sellander,Oscar: See Avera.
'The Raven' (based on Poe's poem, with
172. Shane, Christopher.
additionalwordsby Shane). 2 pp. 2 Dec. I966; EU 96900I.
I 73. Singer,Lawrence.'The LostLenore'.Wordsadapted,presumably
from'The Raven'. I p. i6 June I97I; EU 259848.
E 653I65. Not seen.
I74. Solis, B. R. 'Eldorado'. Published,I927;
LC.
I75. Sternberg,
Erich-Walter.'The Raven', forbaritoneand orchI7'.
estra.Mainz: Schott,I953.
I76. Stanhammer,S. 'Annabel Lee'. London, I899. Not seen. BM.
Stone,David. 'Winter(The Bells)'. In 'Five Songs forFemale
Voices and Piano. No. 2, called 'Sleighing'.SSA. London: Booseyand
Co., I960. Not seen. LC.
I 78. Street,Roland. 'Annabelle Lee'. Abridgmentofthe poem with
additionalwords.3 pp. Io Oct. I966; EU 958500.
I79. Strong, Templeton. 'Annabel Lee, an old-fashioned
song', in
Ai. Geneva,EditionsHenn, I924. Not seen.BM.
i8o. [Sullivan, V. P.] or Phimon L. Southey (pseud.) 'Lenore's
answer; spiritsong', from'Once upon a midnight'.Wordsadapted from
'The Raven'. New York: T. B. Harms (?), I923. LC.
I8i. Sydenham,H. Y. [sic] (Add. data). 'Eldorado'. 'Gaily bedight
a gallantknight'on the cover,as title.Boston: Oliver Ditson,n.d. 4 pp.
HL.
I82. Sykes,Harold H. 'The Bells', two-partcanon fortreblevoices.
London: Elkin and Co., I948. The Elkin Choral Series,no. 2I22. Not
seen. LC.
I83. Tobin, Lew (Louis). 'Annabella-Lea', song (Poe's?). 29 Aug.
EU 388097.
I944;
I84. Tobin, Marylyn.'Annabel Lee' (adapted fromEdgar Allen Poe
byJo Foxworth).9 March 196I; EU 66I426.
I85. Tornick,Jack. 'Annabelle Lee' (Poe's?). Copyrightheld on
I77.
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music only. 22 Dec. I958; EU 556io6.
i86. Torrance,G. W. 'A Dream within a Dream'. Dedicated to the
Orpheus Choral Society of Dublin. London: Novello, I 904. SATB. Io pp.
BM.
I87. Tosatti, Vieri. 'Sistema della dolcezza', opera, based on 'The
System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether'. Two acts, set to the composer's
libretto. Produced at the Teatro della Novita of Bergamo, autumn of
I95I.
Voice and piano score published, Ricordi, Milan, I954. 2I9 pp.
NN.
i88. Van der Water, Beardsley. 'Annabel Lee'. N.Y. G. Schirmer,
Part song. Not seen. LC.
I89. Viozzi, Giulio. 'Allamistakeo'. Opera in un atto. Da un racconto
di E. A. Poe. Milan: G. Ricordi, I957. Canto e pianoforte.LC.
I90. Vittoria, Mario. 'Ligeia'. Dance score for the choreography of
F. Chrystian. Text adapted by Jean Mouraille. Performed at Lyon,
April I957. Presumably unpublished. In catalogue of NN. See La Danse,
Mlay 1957, p. 35.
I 9I. Walthew, Richard (Add. data). 'Annabel Lee'. In 'Twenty
Mlodern English Songs', Boosey, I923, pp. I0-I2.
I92.
Webster, Paul F. and Harry Revel. 'Quoth the Raven'. From
the Universal Picture 'Goat Catchers'. N.Y.: Leeds Music Corp., I944.
4 pp. Words adapted from 'The Raven', humorously. NN.
I93. Weille, Frances Blair. 'Annabel Lee'. For baritone, chorus and
I89I.
orchestra.I7 pp. I7 Feb. I959;
EU
563055.
White, Michael. 'The Silver Bells'. For full chorus of mixed
voices, 'a cappella'. London: Chappell, I96I. Christmas Choral Music
Series. 8 pp. BM.
I95. Wilkinson, Philip. 'The Bells', a two-partsong. London, Edward
Arnold, [I9541. Edward Arnold Singing Class Music, no. 678. 5 pp. BM.
I96. Willow, Bob (pseud. of Ben Kass) and Don Costa. 'Annabelle
Lee' (adapted?). Copyright held on words and music. 22 Aug. i962; EU
733243.
I97. Wilson, Harry Robert. 'The Bells'. Dayton, Ohio: Heritage
Music Press, I968. 7 pp. LC.
I98. Wolf, Neil. 'Annabel Lee'. i8 April I958; EU 522I40.
I99. Zahn, Christian. 'The Bells'. I Nov. I934; EU 96202.
200. Zoll, Paul. 'Annabell Lee', from'Lieder der See' (tr. by Anselm
Heyer). Dusseldorf: L. Schwann, I956. Close score, 4 pp. LC.
I94.
APPENDIX
ThreeRecordings
Devoted
toPoe Music
I. In I960 RCA Victorissued 'Poe forModerns' (LSP 2208; out of
print).The jazz band, under the directionof Buddy Morrow,with the
general supervisionof Charles Grean, played instrumentalselections
which were 'impressions'of the worksindicated by the composer (in
parenthesis)save forthefivepieceschantedor narrated:
Side A-'Murders in theRue Morgue' (BernieGreen); 'Annabel Lee'
(Charles Grean; see no. 52, for the only one of the set copyrighted);
narrated by Keith McKenna; 'Descent into the Maelstrom' (Ray
Martin); 'The Bells' (Bob Davie), chanted by the Skip-Jacks; 'The Fall
of the House of Usher' (Ralph Kessler).
Side B-'The
Pit and the Pendulum' (Bernie Green); 'Ulalume'
(George Williams), narrated by Keith McKenna; 'The Black Cat'
(Norman Layden); 'The Raven' (Bob Davie), chanted by the Skip-Jacks;
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'Quoth the Raven' (JohnBarbe); 'The Tell-Tale Heart' (Ray Martin).
This information
was kindlysuppliedby Buddy Morrowhimself.
II. In I963 'Folk Ballads fromthe World of Edgar Allan Poe', a
Reprise Record (no. 6087), was issued by Essex Productions,Inc.,
containingtwelveballadsbasedon Poe's works,themusicbyJohnHabash,
withtheIvy League Trio singing.Edna Lewiswas responsible
forthethree
adaptationssung('AnnabelLee', 'The Bells',and 'The Raven') as well as
fortheversepresentations
ofninestories.All twelvehavingbeenpublished,
theseare indicatedin mylistingabove (56, 57, 58, 62, 65, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75). 'The Tell-Tale Heart' has becomea 'Western'withtheothers
closerto Poe's plot. There is much charmand vervein theserenditions,
especiallyin that of 'Eleonora' and it is regrettablethat this record,
graciouslyprovidedby Mr. Habash togetherwith the choral songs,is
out ofprint-unlikethesongs.The manyothermusicalversionsof Poe's
worksby Mr. Habash, listed above, he informsme, are planned for
futuremixed-choraleditionsand foranotherrecording.
III. In August,I969, RCA Victorput out 'Poe Throughthe Glass
Prism' (LSP 420I),
sung and played by the quartet The Glass Prism:
Augie Christiano,Thomas Varano, Rich Richards,and Carl Siracuse.
Eleven poems,all with the textsof Poe, are set to musicby two of the
groupmembersas follows:Augie Christiano-'The Raven', 'The Conq u
eror Worm', 'A Dream withina Dream', 'Alone'; Thomas Varano 'To-', 'Eldorado', 'The Happiest Day', 'Beloved', 'Hymn', and 'A
Dream'. None of these appears to have been published or registered
separatelyas sheetmusic.
[My thanks are due to the New York State UniversityResearch
Foundation and the AmericanCouncil of Learned Societiesforgrants
which enabled me to completemostof theresearchforthisbibliography
duringI968 and I969.]
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