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Suite from Medea (drafts) : autograph manuscript, 1947.

Record ID
114178
Creator
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
Biographical Data
American composer.
Object title

Suite from Medea (drafts) : autograph manuscript, 1947.

Uniform title
Medea. Suite (Sketches)
Date
1947.
Credit line
Purchased on the Director's Fund, in honor of Robin Lehman.
Provenance
Henry-Louis de La Grange.
Notes
Piano-score draft of movements IV ("Choros") and V ("Medea") of the suite from the ballet. "Choros" is complete; "Medea" is complete to rehearsal no. 35, which is followed by five measures that differ from the published score. The pages are numbered 18-21.
Associated names
La Grange, Henry-Louis de, 1924-2017, former owner.