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Box 2

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Libretti and song lyrics, manuscripts, 1978-1985, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Contains mostly typewritten lyrics for Werlé's songs by various authors, with some annotations, a libretto for a one act work by F.H. Jones entitled "The Lady of the Manor," adapted from Anton Chekhov, and a short story entitled "The Oak Tree's Shadow" by James Laughlin.

Dates: 1978-1985; undated

Music theory and composition notes, 1938-1951

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten and typewritten notes and examples; Werlé's graded homework assignments and exams.

Dates: 1938-1951

Photographs, 1930s-1960s

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs; several are portraits of Frederick Werlé; some are of Gilbert Werlé, co-director of the New York School of Interior Design and Frederick's younger brother, touring ancient ruins. One photograph is of Siegfried Wagner, son of Richard Wagner and grandson of Franz Liszt, and his family.

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Piano literature notes, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Lists of piano composers and repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Dates: undated

Press clippings, 1955-1993

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes clippings of reviews of performances and Werlé's music.

Dates: 1955-1993

Published works, 1953-1997

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20-26
Scope and Contents [1] Vignettes: Ten Short Piano Pieces (1981); Variations on a theme of Paganini (1984); Country Pictures: Ten Piano Solos (1978); The Color Wheel (1982).[2] Ritmo: 5 Rhythmic Pieces for Solo Piano (1981); I See His Blood Upon the Rose (1954); Meditations On... (1978); March, Chorale,...
Dates: 1953-1997

School bulletins, 1933-1985

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 27-28
Scope and Contents

Overtones: Curtis Institute of Music, 1938; Alumni Bulletin, Eastman School of Music, 1943; Notes from Eastman, 1966; Mannes College of Music Extension Division 1976; University of Rochester commencement program, 1939; Fontainebleau School of Music 1936; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music 1933.

Dates: 1933-1985

Scrapbook, 1956-1984

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Mostly contains clippings of reviews written by Werlé in Publisher's Mart and Musical Courier, with some recital programs and an obituary of composer Bohuslav Martinu.

Dates: 1956-1984

Scrapbook, 1955-1969

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

Contains concert and recital programs featuring performances of Werlé's work, and clippings of reviews of performances of Werlé's works.

Dates: 1955-1969