Victor Young Music Manuscripts, 1948-1956
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf796nb4d2 No online items Victor Young music manuscripts, 1948-1956 Finding aid prepared by UCLA Library Special Collections staff. Reprocessed in 2015 by Lori Dedeyan; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575 (310) 825-4988 [email protected] ©2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Victor Young music manuscripts, PASC-M 110 1 1948-1956 Title: Victor Young music manuscripts Collection number: PASC-M 110 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 14.8 linear ft.(17 flat boxes and 8 oversize flat boxes) Date (inclusive): 1948-1956 Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript sketches, scores and parts for compositions by Victor Young, created for the television programs Medic, The Tony Martin Show (drawing on material from Texaco Star Theater), and various films and popular musicians from the 1950s. Language of Materials: Materials are in English. Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Creator: Young, Victor, 1900-1956 Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Victor Young Music Manuscripts (Collection PASC-M 110). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4234983 Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Roberta Fromberg, 1998. Biography Victor Young was an American composer, conductor, and violinist. Born in Chicago, IL on August 8, 1900, into a musical family, he was educated at the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland. As a teenager, he toured Europe as violinist with the Warsaw Philharmonic, and later gave imperial concerts in Russia. Returning to the United States in 1920, he worked in Chicago as a violinist, arranger and conductor for radio and theater during the 1920s and 1930s. He arranged many of Bing Crosby's records for Decca, and worked as a songwriter for Broadway musicals and revues such as Murder at the Vanities (1933), Blackbirds of 1933 (1933), and Winged Victory (1944). He joined Paramount studios in 1935 and wrote over 300 film scores over a period of 20 years, including music for Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Johnny Guitar (1954), The Quiet Man (1952), The Star (1952), and others. Young received 22 Academy Award nominations for his film music, finally being posthumously awarded an Oscar for Around the World in 80 Days. He composed many popular songs, such as "Love Letters", "My Foolish Heart", "Stella By Starlight", "Sweet Sue, Just You", and "Street of Dreams." He died in Palm Springs on November 11, 1956. Scope and Content This collection contains manuscript sketches, full scores, parts, and sequence sheets for the television programs Medic, The Tony Martin Show (drawing on material from Texaco Star Theater), and various popular songs and film music from the 1950s. Organization and Arrangement This collection has been arranged into the following series: Series 1. Medic Subseries 1.1. Completed scores Subseries 1.2. Sketches and sequence sheets Series 2. Tony Martin Show Series 3. Film and popular music Victor Young music manuscripts, PASC-M 110 2 1948-1956 Subjects and Indexing Terms Young, Victor, 1900-1956--Archives. Scores. Television music--Scores and parts. Series 1. Medic. 1954-1956. Scope and Content This series contains scores for the television production, Medic (1954-1956). Subseries 1.1. Completed scores. 1954-1956. Scope and Content This subseries contains finished manuscripts and manuscript reproductions for episodes of Medic. Scores include lead sheets and orchestral parts. Box 1 S1.1: White is the Color (pilot). 1954. Box 2 S1.2: Laughter is a Boy. 1954. Box 3 S1.3: I Climb the Stairs (also labeled #5). 1954. Box 4 S1.4: Death Rides a Wagon. 1954. Box 5, Folders 1-2 S1.5: Vagrant Heart, Vagrant Cup. 1954. Box 5, Folders 3-4 S1.6: My Brother Joe (also labeled #12). 1954. Box 6, Folders 1-2 S1.7: Day 10 (also labeled #4). 1954. Box 6, Folders 3-4 S1.8: After the Darkness (also labeled #13). 1954. Box 7, Folders 1-2 S1.9: With This Ring. 1954. Box 8 S1.10: My Very Good Friend Albert (also labeled #3). 1954. Box 7, Folders 3-4 S1.11: The Wild Intruder (also labeled #14). 1954. Box 9, Folders 1-2 S1.12: Red Christmas (also labeled #11). 1954. Box 9, Folders 3-4 S1.13: When Comes the Autumn. 1954. Box 10, S1.14: Boy in the Storm (also labeled #17). 1955. Folders 1-2 Box 10, S1.20: Break Through the Bars (also labeled #21). 1955. Folders 3-4 Box 11, Folder 1 S1.21: Death is a Red Balloon (also labeled #16). 1955. Box 11, S1.22: All My Mothers, All My Fathers (also labeled #25). 1955. Folders 2-3 Box 11, Folder 4 S1.24: Wall of silence (also labeled #27). 1955. Box 12, S1.27: Never Comes Sunday (also labeled #28). 1955. Folders 1-2 Box 12, Folder 3 S2.2: Walk with lions (labeled #30). 1955. Box 13, S2.3-4: And There Was Darkness and There Was Light (Parts I & II) (labeled #34). Folders 1-2 1955. Box 12, S2.5: A Room, a Boy and Mr. Bodine (labeled #32). 1955. Folders 4-5 Box 13, Folder 3 S2.6: When I Was Young (labeled #33). 1955. Box 14, S2.7: When Mama Says Jump (labeled #36). 1955. Folders 1-2 Box 14, S2.9: Black Friday (labeled #39). 1955. Folders 3-4 Box 15, S2.10: A Glass of Fear (labeled #40). 1955. Folders 1-2 Box 14, Folder 5 S2.12: The World So High (labeled #39). 1955. Box 15, S2.15: Just Like Your Father (labeled #43). 1956. Folders 3-4 Victor Young music manuscripts, PASC-M 110 3 1948-1956 Series 1. Medic. 1954-1956. Subseries 1.1. Completed scores. 1954-1956. Box 16, S2.22: Don't Count the Stars (labeled #51). 1956. Folders 1-2 Box 16, S2.23: The Inconstant Heart (labeled #53). 1956. Folders 3-4 Box 17, S2.27-28: Reach of a Giant (Parts I & II) (labeled #58). 1956. Folders 1-3 Box 17, Folder 4 S2.29: Till the Song is Done, Till the Dance is Gone (labeled #34- The Last Rose). 1956. Box 17, Folder 5 S2.31: This Strange Ending (labeled #52). 1956. Subseries 1.2. Sketches and sequence sheets. circa [1954-1956]. Scope and Content This subseries contains manuscript sketches and sequence sheets for episodes of Medic. Included are full score and free form sketches. Box 19, Folder 1 S1.1: Prelude (pilot). circa 1954. Box 19, S1.4: Death rides a wagon (labeled #6). circa 1954. Folders 2-3 Box 19, Folder 4 S1.5: Vagrant Heart (labeled #5). circa 1954. Box 19, Folder 5 S1.7: Day 10 (labeled #7). circa 1954. Box 19, S1.9: With This Ring (labeled #8). circa 1954. Folders 6-7 Box 20, S1.10: My Very Good Friend Albert (labeled #3). circa 1954. Folders 1-2 Box 20, Folder 3 S1.14: Boy in the Storm (labeled #17). circa 1955. Box 20, Folder 4 S1.20: Break Through the Bars (labeled #21). circa 1955. Box 20, Folder 5 S1.21: Death is a Red Balloon (labeled #16). circa 1955. Box 21, Folder 1 S1.22: All My Mothers, All My Fathers (labeled #25). circa 1955. Box 21, Folder 2 S1.24: Wall of Silence (labeled #27). circa 1955. Box 21, Folder 3 S2.2: Walk with Lions (labeled #30). circa 1955. Box 21, S2.5: A Room, A Boy and Mr. Bodine (labeled #32). circa 1955. Folders 4-5 Box 21, Folder 6 S2.6: When I Was Young (labeled #33). circa 1955. Box 22, Folder 1 S2.4: And Then There Was Darkness (labeled #34). circa 1955. Box 22, Folder 2 S2.9: Black Friday (labeled #38). circa 1955. Box 22, Folder 3 S2.12: The World So High (labeled #39). circa 1955. Box 22, Folder 4 S2.10: A Glass of Fear (labeled #40). circa 1955. Box 22, Folder 5 S2.15: Just Like Your Father (labeled #43). circa 1956. Box 23, Folder 1 S2.22: Don't Count the Stars (labeled #51). circa 1956. Box 23, Folder 2 S2.23: The Inconstant Heart (labeled #53). circa 1956. Box 23, S2.27-28: Reach of the Giant (Parts I & II) (labeled #58). circa 1956. Folders 3-4 Box 23, Folder 5 S2.29: Till the Song is Done (labeled #34- The Last Rose). circa 1956. Series 2. Tony Martin Show. circa 1954-1956. Scope and Content This series contains full manuscript scores, sketches, and parts for what is likely the Tony Martin Show. It seems to include arrangements taken from another program, Texaco Star Theater, as hosted by Tony Martin (1947-1948). Victor Young would continue to provide music for Texaco in its 1955-1956 season.