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Elizabeth Cowling Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection, 1937-1987

Dr. Cowling donated her music collection to Jackson Library in 1976 and 1977 and her collection of books in 1988. The standard cello repertoire is represented by more than 1000 publications and copies of manuscript music, including significant holdings of "teaching composers". The collection also features a large number of copies of manuscripts of seventeenth to nineteenth century Italian composers, collected in preparation for her 1967 dissertation, "The Italian Sonata Literature for the Violoncello in the Baroque Era."

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"Chants russes" : lento du concerto, op. 29
1 score (4 pages) + 1 part ;33 cm.. Arr. for cello and piano; originally a violin concerto. Caption title. Anton Hegner's "Op. 35, no. 8. ";Arr. for cello and piano; originally for violin and orchestra. Caption title. This arrangement by Anton Hegner = Op. 35, no. 8.
4. Gavotte im alten Style [für Violoncell und Clavier] Op. 67, no. 2 [d moll].
1 score (6 pages) and part. Caption title. For violoncello and piano. Caption title.
Asleep
For tenor and piano. Cover title. Holograph in ink. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 32 cm.
At the fountain = Am Springbrunnen
For violoncello and piano. Caption title. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 1 score (11 pages) + 1 part (3 pages) ; 31 cm.
Chanson grise : Mélodie for violoncello with piano accompaniment : op. 7
1 score (5 pages) + 1 part ([1] pages) ;31 cm. For violoncello and piano. Cover title. For violoncello and piano. Cover title.
Concert (no. 3, G dur, in einem Satze) fur Violoncell mit Begleitung des Orchesters oder des Pianoforte
1 score (19 pages) and part. 34 cm. Originally for violoncello and piano; acc. arr. for piano. Cover title. Date 1800-1899.
Concert à deux violoncelles : (ou à deux bassons ou violoncelle et basson)
1 score (7 pages) +32 cm. Includes Le je-ne-scay-quoy from Concert no. 9. For two violoncellos, two bassoons or violoncello and bassoon. Originally for unspecified instruments. Includes Le je-ne-scay-quoy from Concert no. 9. Library has additional copy.
Cradle song
For violoncello and piano. Caption title. Manuscript in pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Designed as a harmony exercise for a class in music theory by Elizabeth Cowling. Score consists of melody line for violoncello; piano part has mainly empty measures with figured bass outlined. Only first six measures are complete. Accompanied by a test for theory class ([2] p.) consisting of 1-measure examples extracted by Cowling from the piece. Includes instructions for exercises by Elizabeth Cowling. Contained in notebook (manuscript book) signed by Elizabeth Cowling. 1 ms. score ([4] pages) ; 31 cm
Drawing of Elizabeth Cowling
1994 drawing of Elizabeth Cowling.
Duet for violin and 'cello : the larch tree
For violin and violoncello. Cover title. Holograph in ink. 1 ms. score ([2] pages) ; 32 cm
Elegie voor violoncel (of viool) met Begeleiding van orgel, piano of orkest
1 score (5 pages) + 2 parts in 1 (1 page each) ;34 cm. For violoncello or violin and piano. Acc. may also be for orchestra or organ. Cover title. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Score has identical solo lines for violin and violoncello. Parts are for violin and violoncello and are printed on opposite sides of page. For violoncello or violin and piano. Acc. may also be for orchestra or organ. Cover title. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Score has identical solo lines for violin and violoncello. Parts are for violin and violoncello and are printed on opposite sides of page.
Etüden für Violoncello solo : Auswahl aus Opus 47, 54, 120, 158, [und] 160
1 score (39 pages) ;31 cm. For violoncello alone. Vol. 2 of two. Bowing chart on p. 3. Publisher's no. : Edition Peters No. 2531b. For violoncello alone. Vol. 2 of two. Bowing chart on p. 3. Publisher's no. : Edition Peters No. 2531b.
Exercises
One set of exercises for violoncello alone and one for piano alone. Cataloger-supplied title. Holograph in pencil. Bowing exercises for violoncello include instructions. Study in 2nds may have been intended as a theory exercise. 3 unnumbered leaves of ms. music ; 30 cm
Exercises
One set of exercises for violoncello alone and one for piano alone. Cataloger-supplied title. Holograph in pencil. Bowing exercises for violoncello include instructions. Study in 2nds may have been intended as a theory exercise. Study in 2nds -- Bowings. [3] leaves of ms. music ; 30 cm.
Exercises
One set of exercises for violoncello alone and one for piano alone. Cataloger-supplied title. Holograph in pencil. Bowing exercises for violoncello include instructions. Study in 2nds may have been intended as a theory exercise. 3 unnumbered leaves of ms. music ; 30 cm
Had I a cave
For baritone and piano. Caption title. Holograph in ink. Student composition with comments in blue pencil in unknown hand.
Hymns
For chorus (SATB). Caption title. Holograph in ink. Five settings of hymn texts. Texts from traditional hymns. Text for "There's a wideness in God's mercy" by Frederick W. Faber. Text for "All praise and thanks to God" based on traditional chorale tune, Nun danket alle Gott. ll praise and thanks to God -- Alleluia! -- Father hear thy children's call -- There's a wideness in God's mercy -- Mighty God while angels bless thee. 1 ms. score ([4] p.) ; 32 cm.
I know a maiden fair to see
For soprano and piano. Title from first line. Holograph in pencil. Text from the poem, Beware!, by H.W. Longfellow. Translated from the German poem, Hu?t du dich! Student composition with comments in blue pencil in unknown hand. Includes partial harmonic analysis. 1 ms. score ([3] p.) ; 32 cm.
If though art sleeping
For soprano and piano. Caption title. Holograph in pencil. Original (Spanish) text by Gil Vincente. English translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Student composition with comments in blue pencil in unknown hand. 1 ms. score ([2] pages) ; 32 cm
Intermezzo from the opera "Goyescas"
1 score (7 pages) + 1 part ;31 cm. Cover title. Original work for piano, then recreated as an opera; this version arranged for violoncello and piano from the opera. Cover title. SPECCOLL Cello book: score contains performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. SPECCOLL cello book: score is no. [4] in v. 2 of a bound set (3 v. + part (2 v. )) with title: Pezzi repertorio; the part is no. [10] of Parts, v. 1. SPECCOLL SCHOLZ: performance notes in the hand of János Scholz. SPECCOLL SCHOLZ has two copies. SPECCOLL COWLING: performance notes with changes and additions in the of Elizabeth Cowling; illustration (sepia) from the opera on cover of copy. SPECCOLL MAGG: performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg. SPECCOLL VARGA: performance notes in the hand of Laszlo Varga. Publisher's no. : 31411c. Original work for piano, then recreated as an opera with Intermezzo added; this version arr. for violoncello and piano. Cover title. Library has additional copy of score. Publisher's no. : 5423.

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