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Biographical NoteHerman Langinger (1908-1979) was born in Spas, Austria. He immigrated to the United States as a teenager and eventually settled in New York City, where he cultivated the craft of music engraving. After working on the score of Charles Ives' Symphony no. 4, Langinger became known for handling difficult contemporary works. In 1928, he moved to San Francisco and started his own publishing house, Golden West Music Press. He subsequently began publishing Henry Cowell's quarterly serial New Music and became an influential figure in West Coast avant-garde circles. Langinger engraved such high profile pieces as Edgar Varese's Ionisation and works by Carl Ruggles, Roy Harris, and Arnold Schoenberg. After Cowell was imprisoned in 1936, Langinger, along with Gerald Strang, became co-managers of Cowell’s New Music Society, where they worked hard to keep the organization financially solvent. In his later years, Langinger became the owner of Highland Music Press in Los Angeles. He died in 1979. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe Herman Langinger Music Publishing Files contain materials accrued from 1927 to 1955 while Langinger worked as an engraver and publisher at his own Golden West Music Press in Hollywood, Calif. Most of the materials are related to the production of Henry Cowell's quarterly publication New Music. The collection includes holograph manuscript scores, edited score paste-ups, negative and positive proof copies, printed editions of New Music, financial receipts, notes/corrections, and correspondence (often from major composers) relating to publication. Similar materials exist for Langinger's other engraving commitments, notably Delkas Music Publishing Company and Affiliated Musicians, Inc., both in Los Angeles, Calif. The files contain works by many leading 20th century composers, such as John Cage, Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ernst Toch, Edgar Varèse, and Arnold Schoenberg. Represented as well are Latin American composers, namely Carlos Chávez (stemming from Cowell's interest in pan-American music) and various European and Soviet composers. Langinger's collection of holograph manuscript scores, often annotated by the composers, is substantial and spans the entire period that New Music was published. The plate and/or transfer proofs and paste-ups represent the largest components of the files and provide evidence of Langinger's intricate engraving process. Although the published edition file copies of New Music rarely are annotated, they form a comprehensive collection of the quarterly's total production. Correspondence interspersed within the files generally pertains to the music submitted for publication and provides insights as to the working partnership between composer, editor, and publisher. A large percentage of this correspondence is from members of New Music's editorial board, which included notable composers Elliott Carter, Henry Cowell, Wallingford Riegger, Nicolas Slonimsky, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Frank Wigglesworth. A handful of related publishing materials, mostly shop tickets, rounds out the collection. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Organization of the Herman Langinger Music Publishing FilesThe Herman Langinger Music Publishing Files are organized in two series: Return to the Table of Contents Container ListProject Files, 1889-1972Holograph manuscript scores, publisher's plate/transfer proofs, manuscript or printed score paste-ups, notes, correspondence, and published editions of New Music quarterly and other published editions by affiliated firms such as Delkas Music Publishing Company and Affiliated Musicians, Inc. Many scores and proof copies bear annotations and corrections by the composers. Date of composition or publication copyright is provided for each title if known. Arranged alphabetically by composer, and by title of composition therein. Achron, JosephSextet, op. 73 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, and trumpet, 1938Holograph manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreStatuettes (piano), 1930Printed scoreAntheil, GeorgeSonata no. 2: The airplane (piano), 1931Publisher's proofPrinted scoreArdévol, JoséSonatina (piano), 1934Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceBabbitt, MiltonComposition for four instruments (flute, violin, clarinet, cello), 1949Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreBacon, ErnstSix songs (voice, piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceTen songs (voice, piano), 1928Printed scoreBarrymore, LionelJohnny, dear (voice, piano), 1944Publisher's proofPrinted scoreBartók, Béla see also Box 1, Purcell, HenryFour dirges (piano), 1945Publisher's proofPrinted scoreBecker, John J.Concerto for horn in F and orchestra, 1936Printed scoreCorrespondenceSoundpiece no. 4: second string quartet, 1948Printed scoreCorrespondenceBerger, ArthurThree poems of Yeats (voice, flute, clarinet, cello), 1940Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreBeyer, Johanna MagdalenaIV (percussion ensemble), 1935Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreBiggs, Richard KeysAmerican hymn (voice, piano), undatedPublisher's proofAndantino (organ), 1945Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreBowles, Paul FredericCafe sin nombre (piano), 1933Publisher's proofPrinted scoreDanger de mort: IV (voice, piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreDanger de mort: VI (voice, piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreLetter to Freddy (voice, piano), 1935Publisher's proofPrinted scoreScènes d'Anabase: III (voice, oboe, piano), 1932Publisher's proofPrinted scoreBradley, WillThe deep quarry (clarinet choir), 1948Printed scoreHoneysuckle and clover (brass choir), 1948Printed scoreBrooks, ErnestPiano sonata no. 3. Toccata, 1931-1935Photocopied manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceBrown, MertonCantabile for string orchestra, 1946Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceCantabile: piano version, 1946Publisher's proofCage, JohnAmores: for piano and percussion, 1943Printed scoreCorrespondenceNotes and correctionsCarrillo, JuliánPreludio a Cristobal Cólon (vocalise with instrumental ensemble), 1934Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreNotesCarter, ElliottPastoral for piano and viola, English horn, or clarinet, 1945Printed score and partsCorrespondenceCarvajal, ArmandoThree pieces for children (piano), 1939Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceCastelnuovo-Tedesco, MarioFantasy on themes of Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment. Romance (violin, piano), 1944Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCazden, NormanSonatina (piano), 1940Printed scoreChávez, CarlosSeven pieces for piano, 1936Printed scoresSinfonía no. 5 for string orchestra, 1954Printed scoreSonata for piano, 1928Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreSonatina for violin and piano, 1928Printed scoresSpiral (Espira): movement for violin and piano, 1934Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCleghorn, JamesHow do you like this?: three ironies for piano, 1938Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCollins, AnthonyThe dancing master. Overture (string orchestra), 1946Holograph manuscript score paste-upPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreCopland, AaronAs it fell upon a day: song for soprano with accompaniment for flute and clarinet, 1923Printed scoreCowell, HenryHilarious curtain opener (piano), 1939Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceMaestoso for piano, 1940Printed scoreRitournelle (piano), 1939Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceTwo woofs (piano), 1947Manuscript score paste-upPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceCrawford, RuthFour preludes for piano, 1928Printed scoreString quartet, 1931Photocopied manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreCorrespondenceCreston, PaulSeven theses: for piano, 1935Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceSuite for E♭ alto saxophone or B♭ clarinet and piano, 1938Printed scoreCorrespondenceDahl, IngolfVariations on a Swedish folktune (flute), 1945Printed scoreDavidenko, Alexander AlexandrovichSong of a shepherd perishing in the mountains: no. 3 from Suite for chorus à capella, written on the basis of Chechen folk melodies, 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreDavidson, Harold G.Auto accident (percussion ensemble), 1936Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreDiggle, RolandChiaroscuro: for piano solo, 1947Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreErdody, LeoI bet you (voice, piano), 1945Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreFeldman, MortonIllusions: for piano, 1950Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreFernandez, Oscar LorenzoBatuque: negro dance from the opera Malazarte (orchestra), 1939Printed scoreModa (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceFicher, JacoboSonatina for piano, B♭ trumpet and E♭ alto saxophone, op. 21, 1932Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceFine, VivianThe Great Wall of China (voice, flute), 1947Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceFinney, Ross LeePiano sonata in D minor, 1933Printed scoreFranco, JohanTheme and variations for piano, 1944Photocopied holograph manuscript scoreFuleihan, AnisSonatina no. 1 (piano), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreGarcía Caturla, AlejandroPreludio corto no. 1 (piano), 1927Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceSonata corta (piano), 1927Printed scoreGideon, MiriamCanzona for piano solo, 1945Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreGnattali, RadamesChôro (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceGoldman, Richard FrankoHymn for brass choir, 1939Printed scoreGrechaninov, Aleksandr TikhonovichO God, forgive Thou me: for mixed voices, a cappella, 1953Printed score paste-upPrinted scoreGreen, RayFour short songs, no. 2: Fog (voice, piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceFour short songs, no. 4: Summer grass (voice, piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceJig for a concert (2 pianos), 1953Printed scoresSonatina for piano, 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceThree inventories of Casey Jones (percussion ensemble), 1936Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreTwo madrigals: Hey nonny no; Sea charm (voices), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceGudauskas, GiedraNorėčiau skristi... (voice), 1972Printed scoreGuarnieri, CamargoValsa (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceHaines, EdmundSlow dance: for organ, 1948Printed scoreHajos, KarlThis simple song (voice, piano), 1942Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreHall, ArielOvertones (voice, harp or piano), 1944Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsHarris, RoyTrio for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, 1936Printed scoreHolograph manuscript notes about third movementHarris, William see Box 4, Verdi, Giuseppesee Box 4, Wagner, RichardHarrison, LouAlleluia for orchestra, 1948Printed scorePrelude for grand piano, 1937Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceSaraband (piano), 1937Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceSix sonatas for cembalo or pianoforte, 1943Holograph manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceHassan, AlI'm walkin' out (voice, unspecified instruments), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript lead sheetShould pretending end (voice, unspecified instruments), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript lead sheet(Sometimes we're feeling) Sometimes small (voice, unspecified instruments), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript lead sheetHeilner, IrwinSecond rhapsody: for tenor and piano four hands, 1935Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreHeller, James G.Three songs for soprano, 1953Printed scoreHerrmann, BernardSinfonietta: for string orchestra, 1936Publisher's proofHolograph manuscript correctionsPrinted scoreHovhaness, AlanMihr: for two pianos, 1945Printed scoreHumphrey, DorisDance rhythms (percussion ensemble), 1936Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreNotesIves, Charles22 (piano), 1912Manuscript score paste-upPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceEighteen songs (voice, piano), 1894-1923Publisher's proofPrinted scoreHolograph manuscript/typescript notesLincoln: the great commoner (chorus, orchestra), undatedPrinted scoresA set of pieces: for theatre or chamber orchestra, 1904-1911Printed scoreSonata no. 3 for piano and violin, 1951Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreThirty-four songs (voice, piano), 1889-1921Holograph manuscript/printed scoresPublisher's proofsThree protests (piano), 1947Manuscript score paste-upsPrinted scoreCorrespondenceJackson, HowardBlue flamingo: musical impression (piano), 1953Printed score paste-upPrinted scoreJemnitz, SándorSecond sonata for violin alone, op. 37, 1940Printed scoreKauder, HugoQuartet for oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, 1948Printed scoreKaun, BernhardQuintet for oboe and strings, 1940Printed scoreKerr, HarrisonNotations on a sensitized plate: for voice, clarinet, string quartet, and piano, 1939Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreKhachaturian, AramDance no. 3 (piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreKodály, ZoltánZongora muzsika: ten pieces for solo piano, 1945Printed scoreLa Violette, WesleyLargo lyrico (string orchestra, timpani, harp or piano), 1944Printed score and partsLuening, OttoEight preludes for piano, 1942Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceOnly themselves understand themselves, 1934Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreMcKay, George FrederickDance suite no. 2 (piano), 1940Printed scoreCorrespondenceMcPhee, ColinFour Iroquois dances (orchestra), 1945Printed scoreMiaskovsky, NikolaiFragment lyrique (orchestra), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreMignone, FranciscoLenda sertaeja: no. 9 (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceMilhaud, DariusDanses de Jacarémirim: for violin and piano, 1945Printed score paste-upPublisher's proofPrinted scoreViolin partCorrespondenceLe bal martiniquais (2 pianos), 1944Publisher's proofPrinted scoreLe bal martiniquais (orchestra), 1945Printed scoreLa liberation des Antilles. No. 1: Bonjour messieurs les liberateurs (voice, piano), 1944Publisher's proofTypescipt of textMonod, Jacques-LouisPassacaille, op. 1: for soprano and seven instruments, 1952Printed score paste-upPrinted scoreMoross, JeromeBiguine (orchestra), 1935Publisher's proofPrinted scoreMossolov, Alexander VassilievichA Turkmenian lullaby: for chorus a capella, 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreNancarrow, ConlonBlues for piano, 1938Printed scoreCorrespondencePrelude (piano), 1938Printed scoreRhythm study no. 1: for player-piano, 1951Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceToccata for violin and piano, 1938Printed scoreCorrespondenceNewell, SaraSalute to spring (voice, piano), 1945Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scorePaz, Juan Carlos3a composición en los 12 tonos, op. 32 ( B♭ clarinet, piano), 1943Publisher's proofPrinted scoreClarinet partCorrespondencePerl, LotharFour American variations on a theme by Paganini (piano), 1947Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondencePerle, GeorgeHebrew melodies: for unaccompanied cello, op. 19, 1945Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceQuartet no. 3, op. 21 (string quartet), 1948Printed scorePisk, Paul A.Five sketches for piano, op. 39, 1942Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondencePolovinkin, Leonid AlexeyevichHumoresque philosophique (piano), 1933Publisher's proofPrinted scorePrausnitz, FrederikEpisode (orchestra), 1949Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondencePrice, Florence B.Dances in the Canebrakes: for piano, 1953Printed score paste-upPrinted scorePurcell, HenryTwo preludes for piano, 1945Publisher's proofsPrinted scoresRiegger, WallingfordDuos for three woodwinds, 1944Printed scoreSuite for flute alone, 1930Printed scoreRoldán, AmadeoMotivos de son: eight Cuban songs for voice and small orchestra, 1935Publisher's proofPrinted scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreRózsa, BélaSonate pour piano, 1929Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceRudhyar, DaneGranites (piano), 1929Printed scoreSinfonietta (orchestra), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreNotes and correctionsRuggles, CarlAngels: for brass or strings, 1925Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceEvocation. No. 4, 1944Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceEvocations: four chants for piano, 1954Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoresEvocations: three chants for piano, 1943Photocopied holograph manuscript scoresPublisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceOrganum: for orchestra (piano), 1947Photocopied manuscript scoreManuscript score paste-upPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceSun-treader (orchestra), 1934Printed scoreCorrectionsRussell, BillThree dance movements (percussion ensemble), 1933Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreRuyneman, DanielSonata (chorus), 1931Publisher's proofPrinted scoreSandoval, MiguelPicture of man and wife conversing (piano), 1945Publisher's proofSanta Cruz, DomingoThree pieces for violin and piano, 1939Publisher's proofsPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreSchoenberg, ArnoldKlavierstück, 1932Printed scoresSeeger, Ruth Crawford see Box 3, Crawford, RuthSessions, RogerDuo for violin and piano, 1942Printed scoreCorrespondenceSeymour, John LawrenceThree romances for violoncello and piano. From the far-off hills, op. 47, no. 1, 1947Holograph manuscript scorePrinted score paste-upPrinted score and partThree romances for violoncello and piano. A song on the road, op. 47, no. 2, 1947Holograph manuscript scorePrinted score paste-upPrinted score and partVeni creator: op. 37, no. 2 (voice, organ/piano), 1947Holograph manuscript scoresPublisher's proofsCorrespondenceShevitz, ArnoldImprovisations: for unaccompanied flute, 1953Printed score paste-upPrinted scoreShifrin, SeymourFour cantos (piano), 1948Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreSiegmeister, ElieThe strange funeral in Braddock: for baritone and piano, 1933Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceSilberta, RhéaJeunesse (voice, piano), 1945Publisher's proofPrinted scoreLullaby for Judith (voice, piano), 1945Photocopied manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreSlonimsky, NicolasStudies in black and white (piano), 1929Printed scoreStill, William GrantBells (orchestra), 1944Printed scorePoem for orchestra, 1944Printed scoreSuite for violin and piano, 1945Photocopied holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript violin partPublisher's proofPrinted scoreStrang, GeraldEleven (piano), 1931Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceFifteen (piano), 1932Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreCorrespondenceIntermezzo: 2nd movement of a symphony, 24b, 1935Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scorePercussion music for three players, 1935Publisher's proofPrinted scoreStrongin, TheodoreFour duos for two flutes, 1948Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceTansman, AlexandreFour piano moods, 1944Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreThatcher, Gladys KneselThen I remember (voice, piano), 1953Printed score paste-upPublisher's proofPrinted scoreThomson, VirgilCapital, capitals: for four men and a piano, 1947Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceSonata da chiesa (clarinet, horn, trombone, trumpet, viola), 1926Printed scoreCorrespondenceToch, ErnstFuge aus der Geographie (chorus), 1930Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceIdeas: op. 69 (piano), 1947Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePrinted score paste-upPublisher's proofPoems to Martha: op. 66 (voice, string quartet), 1943Printed scoreQuintet, op. 64 (piano quintet), 1938Printed scoreSerenade, op. 25 (2 violins, viola), 1943PartsTremblay, GeorgePiano sonatas, op. 8, nos. 1-2, 1939Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceTrusselle, StanleyI hear my Father speak (voice, piano), 1953Printed score paste-upPrinted scoreUribe Holguín, GuillermoPreludio, op. 49, no. 1 (piano), 1939Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondencePreludio, op. 49, no. 1 (piano), 1939Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondencePreludio, op. 56, no. 1 (piano), 1939Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceVan Vactor, DavidMiscellaneous vocal works, 1944Printed scoreCorrespondenceVarèse, EdgardDensity 21.5 (flute), 1946Printed scoreIonisation (percussion ensemble), 1931Publisher's proofPrinted scoreNotes and correctionsCorrespondenceVaughan, CliffordBonny Mary (voice, piano), 1944Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofVeprik, Alexander MoiseevichStalinstan (chorus, piano), 1934Publisher's proofPrinted scoreText (English translation)Verdi, GiuseppeLa traviata. Prelude to Act III (string orchestra), 1946Manuscript score in the hand of HarrisPrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreVernon, AshleyLü Hsing. The journey (voice, piano), 1942Photocopied holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofPrinted scoreVilla-Lobos, HeitorMelodia da montanha: Serra da Piedade de belo horizonte (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceNew York sky-line (piano), 1942Publisher's proofPrinted scoreCorrespondenceWagner, RichardTristan and Isolde. Introduction to 3rd act (string orchestra), 1946Manuscript score in the hand of HarrisPrinted score paste-upPrinted score and partsWeber, BenClosing piece: for organ, op.36, 1955Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceDance for unaccompanied cello, op. 28, 1948Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreCorrespondenceFive bagatelles for piano, 1939Publisher's proofsPrinted scoreCorrespondenceLegend: for violin and piano, 1938Holograph manuscript scoreWebern, AntonGeistlicher Volkstexte. Liebste Jungfrau, wir sind dein, op. 17 (voice, violin, clarinets), 1930Printed scoreWeiss, AdolphSix preludes for piano, 1929Publisher's proofPrinted scoresSonate for flute and viola, 1930Printed scoreWilkinson, MarcThree pieces for cello and piano, 1952Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreWolff, ChristianFor prepared piano, 1951Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreWolpe, StefanPassacaglia for piano solo, 1936Holograph manuscript scorePrinted score paste-upPrinted scoreHolograph manuscript notesWoronoff, WladimirSonnet pour Dallapiccola (piano), 1948Manuscript score paste-upPrinted scoreWright, NormanWhen lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed: President Lincoln's burial hymn (voice, piano), 1945Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreAn inscription by the sea (voice, piano), 1945Holograph manuscript scorePublisher's proofsPrinted scoreUnidentified composersUntitled piano music, circa 1953Holograph manuscript fragmentsPublisher's proof fragmentsMiscellany, 1944-1948Published New Music catalog, handwritten list of composers/titles included in New Music, and publisher shop tickets for music not included in the collection. Arranged by type of material, and alphabetically by music title therein. New Music published catalog, undatedNew Music handwritten list, undatedShop tickets, 1944-1948Return to the Table of Contents |
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