Scope and arrangement
The collection contains compositions of Henry Leland Clarke. It includes drafts, orchestral scores, parts and vocal scores of his opera Lysistrata. Among other works are The Loafer and the Loaf, and many scores for piano and vocal such as Alive and Well and Rolling Down the Valley, Blessed is the Man, Confitemini Domino, Let Peace Encircle All the World, The Time Shall Come and others. There are also professional papers which includes correspondence, clippings, programs, Clarke’s writings and notes, his school studies in harmony, papers related to Clarke’s activities in The Hymn Society in America, the International Society for Contemporary Music, the National Association for Composers and Conductors, the Society for Music in the Liberal Art College, and the Unitarian Universalist Hymnbook Commission.
The Henry Leland Clarke papers are arranged in two series:
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1929-1984, undated
This Series includes correspondence, clippings, programs and other professional records. There is a extensive documentation of Clarke's work in the Unitarian Universalist Hymnbook Commission as a member, including indexes, texts, scores, reports and memos. There are also professional papers which include correspondence, clippings, programs, Clarke’s writings and notes, his school studies in harmony, papers related to Clarke’s activity in the The Hymn Society in America, the International Society for Contemporary Music, the National Association for Composers and Conductors, and the Society for Music in the Liberal Art College.
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Series II: Scores (1930-1987, undated
This Series includes scores of Clarke’s work from 1929 to 1978. It is includes drafts, orchestral scores, parts and vocal scores of his operas Lysistrata and The Loafer and the Loaf. Among other works are many scores for piano and vocal like Alive and Well and Rolling Down the Valley, Blessed is the Man, Confitemini Domino, Let Peace Encircle All the World, The Time Shall Come and others.