{"product_id":"13574-elkus-jonathan-ives-charles-inscribed-scores-and-music-manuscript","title":"Elkus, Jonathan. (b. 1931) [Ives, Charles. (1874–1954)] Inscribed Scores and Music Manuscript","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eA small collection of early musical scores and one musical manuscript by the American composer known for his concert band compositions and his editions of Charles Ives, most of them inscribed in the 1960's to 1970 to David Greene, Elkus' colleague at Lehigh University, and to his wife, Mildred Greene. The collection includes the 14-page autograph score to Elkus' work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eTriptych\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, for bassoon quartet and mezzo soprano, and the finished score of the piece, dedicated to the Greenes and inscribed to them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e\"always with the affectionate greetings of Jon E.\" Also present are inscribed scores to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eElkus' opera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eHelen in Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, and choir, chamber and vocal works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe Dorados, The Oxen, Postcards from the Rockies, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e Two Sonnets, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003ean inscribed copy of an autograph page from his opera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe Outcasts of Poker Flat, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eas well as the uninscribed score and a typewritten libretto to Elkus' opera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eMedea. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAlso included in the collection is a copy of Charles Ives' \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLincoln, the Great Commoner\u003c\/i\u003e, apparently edited by Elkus, with the autograph note \"New Music Edition, January 1953.\" The piece was composed in 1922-3 but first performed in 1967. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWith the exception of the manuscript and one printed score, the music is in ozalid or other copied forms. \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eLight toning; manuscript with some rust marks; overall in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eContents:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePostcards from the Rockies\u003c\/i\u003e, for solo piano, inscribed to Greene and dated March 28, 1962. 8 pp. 11 x 14 inches.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAutograph manuscript of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eTriptych. \u003c\/i\u003e14 pp., pencil, 8.5 x 11 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eTriptych \u003c\/i\u003e(dedicated to David and Mildred Greene), inscribed to the Greenes and dated December 12, 1962. 12 pp., spiral bound, 11 x 14 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePrinted score to \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Dorados\u003c\/i\u003e, for male choir and piano, inscribed to the Greenes and dated November 6, 1963. New York: Mercury Music Corporation, 1963. 10 pp. 7 x 10.5 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eTwo Sonnets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, for voice and piano, inscribed and dated November 1964. 7 pp., spiral bound, 11 x 14 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOutcasts of Poker Flat, \u003c\/i\u003ephotocopied manuscript page with various colorful notes, inscribed to David \u0026amp; Mildred Greene with the date June 4, 1966, with a typewritten title page from the opera.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Oxen\u003c\/i\u003e, for voice and piano, inscribed and dated April 18, 1970. 4 pp. 11 x 14 inches.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eHelen in Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, vocal score, inscribed and dated November 4, 1970. 38 pp., spiral bound, 11 x 14 inches.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eMedea \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e(1963), vocal score, 101 pp., spiral bound, 11 x 14 inches. With a typewritten libretto, 11 pp., and a synopsis, 1 p. 8.5 x 11 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eCharles Ives: \u003ci\u003eLincoln, the Great Commoner, \u003c\/i\u003escore. 16 pp., spiral bound, 11 x 14 inches.\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp id=\"47251.P1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NAT\" style=\"\"\u003eElkus \"\u003c\/span\u003estudied composition with Cushing and Denny at the University of California, Berkeley (BA 1953), with Bacon and Ratner at Stanford University (MA 1957), and with Milhaud at Mills College (1957). He taught at Lehigh University from 1957 to 1973 and became director of music at Cape Cod Academy in 1979. In 1993 he was appointed Davis Lecturer in Music and Director of Bands at University of California, Davis. He has been guest conductor with concert bands throughout the USA and in 1998 was made arranger to the United States, Marine Band. \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAs an editor,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit highlight\" style=\"\"\u003eElkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ehas been closely associated with the music of Charles Ives...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit highlight\" style=\"\"\u003eElkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e's musical vocabulary draws on several 20th-century idioms, resulting in a highly individual style with strong definition of pitch and chord centres.\" (Richard Swift, Grove Music Online.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093522796703,"sku":"13574","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Elkus_Scores_13574_18.jpg?v=1722188593","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13574-elkus-jonathan-ives-charles-inscribed-scores-and-music-manuscript","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}