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."

Details

Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG Unibersity Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/82
Topics: Performing Arts
People
Subject headings: Cellists
Cello -- Instruction and study
Cello music
Music -- Manuscripts
Cowling, Elizabeth (1910-1997)
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

Pages

: Fragments from Sonate a violoncello, op. 1 and op. 5; Fragments from sonatas for violoncello and continuo selected by Elizabeth Cowling. Cataloger-supplied title. Manuscript in pencil in hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Used as research for Cowling's book, The cello. Violoncello line only, no part for continuo. Pages [3] and [4] consist mainly of research notes with 1- measure examples from sonatas op 1, no. 1-3. Accompanied by "Study for tuning" ([1] leaf), a study in double stops extracted from Op. 1, compiled by Elizabeth Cowling. Annotations in pencil and red pencil by Elizabeth Cowling. Op. 1, no. 12 -- Op. 1., no 1 -- Op. 1, no. 2 -- Op. 1, no. 3 -- Double stops -- Op. 5, no. 5 -- Op. 1, no. 9 -- Op. 1, no. 11. [8] pages of ms. music ; 35 cm or smaller.

: 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.

: Konzert B-Dur für Violoncell und Pianoforte; FIX ME. 1 score (21 pages) and 1 part (12 pages); 31 cm.. Originally for violoncello and string orchestra; accompaniment arranged for piano. Publisher's no.: Edition Breitkopf, Nr. 3596. Publisher's no.: E.B. 3596. Originally for violoncello and string orchestra; accompaniment arranged for piano. Publisher's no.: Edition Breitkopf, Nr. 3596. Publisher's no.: E.B. 3596. See Gerard's Thematic catalog of Boccherini regarding the Grutzmacher revision. Freely arranged from the original; the 2nd movement omitted and the Adagio from the violoncello concerto in G major, G. 480, substituted, also freely arranged. Special Collections Matz copy: performance notes in pencil and colored pencil in the hand of Rudolf Matz; cover or part signed by Matz. Copy in Special Collections Cowling: performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Copy in Special Collections Eisenberg: performance notes in the hand of Maurice Eisenberg; accompanied by ms. cadenza attributed to Pablo Casals, probably in the hand of Maurice Eisenberg, with extensive performance notes; last 2 pages of part lacking; additional copy of score. Special Collections Magg copy: score lacking; performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg; manuscript sketches for cadenza, probably by Fritz Magg, laid in. Copy in Special Collections Greenhouse: 2 copies of music; extensive performance notes in pencil and pen in the hand of Bernard Greenhouse. Special Collections Aronson copy: signature of Lev Aronson at head of score and part; performance notes in the hand of Lev Aronson in part and in an unknown hand in score. See Gerard's Thematic catalog of Boccherini regarding the Grutzmacher revision. Freely arranged from the original; the 2nd movement omitted and the Adagio from the violoncello concerto in G major, G. 480, substituted, also freely arranged. Copy in Special Collections Matz: Performance notes in pencil and colored pencil in the hand of Rudolf Matz; cover of part signed by Rudolf Matz.

: Metodo practico per violoncello, op. 155 : diviso in 4 fascicoli; For violoncello alone. Preface to v. 4 in Italian by the composer. Vols. continuosly paginated throughout (89 p.). Performance notes probably in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Library's copy: fragile, brittle. Bound in cardboard covered with (deteriorating) marbelized paper. Pl. no. (fasc. 2 & 3): P 150776 Q--P 15077 Q; (fasc. 4): E 12569 E. 4 volumes of music in 1 ; 35 cm, Fasc. I. L'allievo ed il suo maestro -- Fasc. II. Venti studi progressivi ed esercizi delle scale -- Fasc. III. Dodici studi sugli abbelimenti e sul modo d'esecuzione -- Fasc. IV. Ventiquattro studi giornalieri.

: Mé lodie pour violoncelle avec accompagnement de piano, op. 20; 1 score (3 pages) + 1 part (pages 3) ;34 cm. Arr. for violoncello and piano. Originally for voice and piano?;Cover title. Part attached to cover. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Arr. for violoncello and piano. Originally for voice and piano?;Cover title. Part attached to cover. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling.

: New rhythmical scale & chord studies : for the training of both hands for the violoncello; 1 score. "Augener's Edition, no. 7772. ";"Suitable to players of all grades. ";For violoncello alone. "Suitable to players of all grades. ";Publisher's no. : Augener's Edition No. 7772.