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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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Prelude
For violin and piano. Caption title. Holograph in ink. Annotations and performance notes in pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 32 cm.
Prelude
For violoncello alone. Caption title. Holograph in pencil. [1] leaf of ms. music ; 31 cm
Pur ti miro.
For soprano and tenor with piano accompaniment. Title from first line of text. Photocopy of manuscript in hand of Elizabeth Cowling. A recent discovery credits Benedetto Ferrari with this duet, written for his opera, "Il pastor regio". Cf. [SR] p. 2000. Accompanied by [2] p. of fragments from another part of opera with caption title, "Valletto-Daniziella scene." Fragments have annotations by Elizabeth Cowlling. Two copies of ms. fragments; one is Cowling original, the other is photocopy of p. [2] only. Title taken from first line of text. A recent discovery credits Benedetto Ferrari with this duet, written for his opera, "Il pastor regio". Cf. Il Sansone [SR] p. 2000 / B. Ferrari. Accompanied by [2] p. of fragments from another part of opera with caption title, "Valletto-Daniziella scene". 1 ms. score ([3] folded leaves) ; 29 cm
Rhythmic exercises
For unspecified melody instrument, treble clef. Cataloger-supplied title. Holograph in ink and pencil. Appears to be a plan for a manual on rhythm. Consists of outline, notes, and musical examples. Incomplete. Contains [16] p. of notes including the outline. Elementary patterns in rhythm -- Unequal time durations in compound rhythm -- Subdivision of the simple beat -- The tie -- Syncopation -- Superimposed backgrounds and superimposed meter -- Subdivision of the background. [21] p. of ms. music ; 28 cm.
Ricercate seconda op. I (Bologna 1687)
For violoncello or harpsichord, one line only with some figured bass symbols. Cover title. Manuscript in ink in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. From Ricercate sopra il violoncello o clavicembalo, opera prima. Originally published: Bologna : Gioseffo Micheletti, 1687. Copied by Elizabeth Cowling from Das Musikwerk, Giegling, Die Solo Sonate, Vol. 15, no. 6. Annotations in pencil by Elizabeth Cowling. [3] pages of ms. music ; 35 cm
Rêverie: pour violoncelle avec accompagnement de piano
1 score (5 pages) + 1 part (3 pages) ;32 cm. For violoncello and piano. Possibly arr. from larger work. Publisher's no.: Augener's Edition no. 7676. For violoncello and piano. Possibly arr. from larger work. Publisher's no.: Augener's Edition no. 7676.
Sancta Maria Mater Dei
For mezzo soprano and piano. Title from first line. Holograph in pencil, signed. Text originally from a graduale or motet. Includes harmonic analysis by Elizabeth Cowling. Student composition with comments in blue pencil in unknown hand. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 32 cm.
Sara Teasdale poem
For mezzo-soprano and piano. Caption title. Holograph in pencil. First line: "My window pane is starred with frost." Student composition with comments in blue pencil in unknown hand. Accompanied by additional ms. copy with slight variation. 1 ms. score ([3] p.) ; 32 cm.
Scale and technical studies for the violoncello
1 score (45 pages) ;35 cm. Cover title. For violoncello alone. Cover title. Preface about the composer.
Schelomo = (Solomon) : rhapsodie hébraïque pour violoncelle solo et grand orchestre
1 score (35 pages) + 1 part (7 pages) ;31 cm.. For violoncello and orchestra; accompaniment arranged for piano. Special Collections Scholz copy: performance notes in the hand of János Scholz. Special Collections Cowling copy: performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Special Collections Magg copy: performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg; includes manuscript sketches on the back cover of part. Special Collections Varga copy: performance notes in the hand of Laszlo Varga; includes portrait of Varga, sketched in pencil by an unknown artist, on the back cover of part. . Special Collections Aronson Box 18-10 copy: score lacking, includes cello part only ; performance notes in the hand of Lev Aronson. Special Collections Aronson Box 18-14 copy: score lacking ; includes photocopy of cello part only, bound with black plastic comb bindings in stiff blue paper covers ; performance notes in the hand of Lev Aronson, performance notes differ from those in part in ARONSON BOX 18-10 ; stamp on page 1 of score: "Property of [Selma] Tres Mennis. ";Special Collections Georgiev copy: performance notes, in pencil and red pencil, in an unknown hand; name written in blue ink on cover of score and caption of part: Adelaide Nelson. Special Collections Davies copy: performance notes, in pencil, in the hand of Marion Davies.
Scherzo capriccioso, op. 17
1 score (9 pages) + 1 part (3 pages) ;34 cm. For violoncello and piano. Caption title. For violoncello and piano. Caption title.
Sechs Suiten (Sonaten) für Violoncello solo
Publisher's no.: Edition Peters Nr. 238. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling; bowings by Starker in Suite no. 3, Prelude. 760613. G Dur -- D moll -- C Dur -- Es Dur -- C moll -- D Dur. 45 pages of music ; 31 cm
Selections from Sonate da camera, op. 1, nos. 7 and 8 and Concerti da camera, op. 3, nos. 9 and 10
For violoncello and continuo, figured bass line only. Cataloger-supplied title. Manuscript in pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Excerpts from Jacchini's works for violoncello and continuo chosen by Elizabeth Cowling and used for research for her book, The cello. Manuscript is on three staves with upper line of continuo part left blank for projected realization. Accompanied by 53 leaves of research notes by Cowling. Notes include an analysis of op. 2 and 4 in addition to works represented by excerpts and extensive bibliographical information as well as an outline of numerous other 17th century composers of violoncello sonatas. Research notes include 5 work-forms (3 p. each) analyzing the sonatas. Manuscripts include annotations in blue pencil by Cowling. Sonata da camera, op. 1, no. 7 -- Sonata da camera, op. 1, no. 8 -- Concerto per camera, op. 3, no. 9 -- Concerto per camera, op. 3, no. 10. 1 ms. score (4 v.) ; 31 cm.
Sérénade espagnole : for violoncello and piano : op. 32, no. 3
1 score (11 pages) + 1 part (5 pages) ;35 cm. For violoncello and piano. Caption title. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. For violoncello and piano. Caption title. Copy in SPECCOLL COWLING: performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling.
Sinfonia a violoncello solo
For violoncello and continuo. Caption title. Manuscript in pencil in hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Original manuscript dates from 18th century. Part for violoncello only; continuo part lacking. Annotations in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 1 ms. part ([3] pages) ; 35 cm
Sinfonia for violoncello solo
For violoncello and continuo, figured bass line only. Caption title. Manuscript in pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Part of a larger work, "Principy? da suonarare a? suonare il violoncello", containing 12 sonatas for 2 violoncellos and 12 toccatas for violoncello alone as well as the Sonata for violoncello and continuo. Includes annotations in pencil by Elizabeth Cowling.
Six suites (Sonatas) for violoncello solo
For violoncello alone. First suite has bowings by Casals, probably added by Elizabeth Cowling. Suites 2 and 3 have performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling in blue pencil. Additional copy, foldered separately, has performance notes in pencil and blue pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 47 pages of music ; 31 cm
Six suites (Sonatas) for violoncello solo
For violoncello alone. First suite has bowings by Casals, probably added by Elizabeth Cowling. Suites 2 and 3 have performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling in blue pencil. Additional copy, foldered separately, has performance notes in pencil and blue pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 47 pages of music ; 31 cm
Six suites pour violoncelle
Marginalia in the hand of Luigi Silva. For violoncello alone. Cover title. Performance notes in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. 1 score (41 pages) ; 30 cm.
Sketches from 12 sonatas for solo cello
For violoncello; Cataloger-supplied title; Manuscript in pencil in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling; Snippets from "12 sonate à violoncello solo" selected by Elizabeth Cowling; Sketches made for research purposes by Cowling; At head of caption: "Small notes;" Annotations in pencil by Elizabeth Cowling; [1] leaf of ms; music ; 31 cm

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