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953 | [2 Polyphonic exercises 3 voices on 2 staves] (1) Polyphonica No. 1 (2) Polyphonica No. 2 | |
D | "Written for Godmother Briggs, Xmas 1916" (caption, no. 1). "Writ- ten for Mrs. Dower for Xmas 1916" (caption, no. 2). These holographs arrived at the Library of Congress in January 1986 as part of a gift to the Cowell Collection there from The Temple of the People, Hal- cyon, CA. The gift also includes nos. 954, 955, 956, and 962, in ad- dition to new holographs of earlier catalog entries nos. 230, 246, and 258. The gift was presented to the Library of Congress on behalf of The Temple by Harold E. Forgostein, Guardian-in-Chief, and Eleanor L. Shumway, Inner Guard, who made the presentation in gratitude for the countless contributions of HC and SRC to the work of The Temple over many years. | |
M | (a) No. 1: ink draft complete in 9m on V2p (b) No. 2: ink draft complete in llm on Vzp | |
C | SRC*s comment to WL, letter of 5 Mar 1986: 'The two Polyphonicas illustrate the first form of dissonant counterpoint that [Charles] Seeger mentions as having been devised by HC for his 1915 counterpoint class at UC, Berkeley. All is dissonance except for a few passing tones that are briefly consonant with other parts but resolve immediately to a dissonance." Musically, these pieces are related to?but are a step or two beyond?the dissonance HC cultivated in his no. 217. All three probably were composed during HC*s first visit to New York City, Oct 1916-Jan 1917. | |
954 | "The Changes Change" Continuation [for solo voice and unison voices (mixed chorus as in no. 219/13) with piano] [No tempo mark] | |
D | Aug 1917. The solo voice is unidentified, this remnant being only the last three pages of the number; but the unison singers are identified as "Manaunaun Riders" and they proclaim: **We are the forces that |
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