1914 Edison Diamond Disc Recordings Catalog
General Information Units and Staff Space Collections Collections Alphabetical list of collections by name Subject guide to collections CEMA Humanistic Psychology Manuscript Collections Oral History Performing Arts Rare Books and Named Collections University Archives Space Outreach and Support Exhibits Search UCSB Libraries

Department of Special Collections


Diemer (Emma Lou) Papers. 1940s-2001.
(PA Mss 41)

List of manuscript scores

Emma Lou Diemer
Year Composition Box Score Parts Score Type #copies
1945 Preludes for Piano 1 X X orig., orig. (photocc) and comp. 4
1946 Chromatic Fantasy for Piano 1 X   orig. and orig. (photocc) 3
1947 First Piano Suite 1 X   orig., orig. (photocc) and comp. 3
1948 Second Suite for piano 1 X   orig., orig. (photocc) and comp. 3
1948 Sonatina for Two Violins 1 X   orig. 1
1948 Songs 1 X   orig. 1
          Indian flute          
          4. October wind          
          5. Realization          
          6. Should our breathing cease tomorrow          
1948 Suite for Flute and Piano (Homage to Hindemith) 1 X   orig. 1
1948 Suite for Two Pianos- "The Sea" 1 X   orig (photocc) 2
1949 Sonata for Piano (in one movement) 1 X   orig., orig. (photocc) and comp. 3
1949 Sonata for Violin and Piano 1 X X orig. and computer 2
1949 Songs 1 X   orig. 1
           7. The night will never stay          
           8. I had forgotten April          
           9. The dark hills          
          10. A piper          
1950 Away, Delights! 1 X   orig. and computer 2
1950 Psalm 137 2 X   orig.  1
1952 Piano Suites (for children) 2 X   orig. (photocc) and computer mult.
1953 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 2 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1953 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 2 X   orig (photocc) 1
1953 Symphony No. 1 2 X   orig. 1
1954 Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello 2 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1954 Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello 2   X orig. and orig (photocc) 2
1954 Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello 2 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1954 Suite for Orchestra 2 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1954 To a Gypsy 2 X   orig. (photocc?) 1
1955 Second Sonata for Piano 2 X   orig. and orig (photocc) 2
1955 Symphony No. 2 3 X   orig. (photocc)  1
1956 Psalm 121 (for soprano, tenor and organ) 3 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1956 "St Chrysostom" Cantata  3 X   orig (photocc) 1
1957 Concerto for Harpsichord 3   X orig. (photocc) 30
1957 Concerto for Harpsichord 3 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1958 Fantasie (for organ) 3 X   orig (photocc)  1
1958 Songs of Reminiscence 3 X   orig. (photocc) 2
1961 O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord 3 X   orig. (photocc) 2 versions
1962 Sextet for Woodwinds, Horn and Piano 4 X X orig. (photocc) 1
1963 Cantata for Palm Sunday ("The Triumphal Entry") 4 X   orig. (photocc) + program 1
1963 Three Mystic Songs (sop., baritone, pno) 4 X   orig. (photocc) 1
          1. He is the sun          
          2. To the great self          
          3. God! There is no God but He          
1965 Four Chinese Love Poems (voice and harp or piano) 4 X   orig. (photocc) 2
          1. People hide their love          
          2. Wind and rain          
          3. By the willows          
          4. The mulberry on the lowland          
1965 Seven Etudes for Piano 4 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1965 Seven Studies for Piano 4 X   Carl Fischer 1
1965 Sing a Glory-Cantata for chorus, orchestra and band 4 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1965 Sing a Glory-Cantata for chorus, orchestra and band 4 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1966 "Four on a Row" (piano) 4 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1967 Fantasy on "O Sacred Head" (organ) 4 X   orig.  1
1967 Fantasy on "O Sacred Head" (organ) 4 X   orig (photocc) 1
1967 A Service in Music and Poetry (parts I and II) 5 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1967 A Service in Music and Poetry (parts I and II) 5 X   orig.  1
1968 The Prophecy 5 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1968 Toccata for Flute Chorus 5 X   Carl Fischer 1
1969 The Four Seasons 5 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1969 Toccata and Fugue (organ) 5 X   Seesaw 1
1972 Declarations for Organ (tracker organ) 5 X   orig 1
1972 A Description of Love (men's chorus) 5 X   orig. and computer 2
1972 Music for Woodwind Quartet 5 X X orig.  1
1972-73 A Miscellany of Love Songs (tenor and piano) 5 X   orig. and orig. (photocc) 1
          Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?          
          Strings in the earth and air          
          Love me not for comely grace          
          Spring, the sweet spring          
          Antiquary          
          Manliness          
          Be music, night          
          Do me that love          
          How instant joy          
1973 Declarations for Organ 5 X X Seesaw and orig. (photocc) 1 +
1973 Trio for Flute, Oboe, Harsichord and Tape 5 X   orig. 1
1974 Movement for Flute, Oboe and Organ 5 X   Carl Fischer 1
1974 Movement for Flute, Oboe and Organ 5 X   Carl Fischer 1
1974 Movement for Flute, Oboe and Organ 5   X Independent 1
1974 Pianoharsichordorgan 6 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1974 Quartet for Flute, Viola, Cello, Harpsichord and Tape 6 X   orig.  1
1974 Quartet for Flute, Viola, Cello, Harpsichord and Tape 6   X orig.  F, V, C
1974 September 8, 1974 (flute, oboe and organ) 6 X   orig.  1
1975 Choruses on Freedom 6 X   orig. and orig. (photocc) 1
          1. The call          
          2. Retort on the foregoing          
          3. What is freedom?          
          4. From this hour, freedom          
          5. Next to of course God…          
          6. Upstream          
          7.Yet freedom! (hymn)          
1976 Three Poems by Alice Meynell 6 X X orig 1
1977 Four Poems by Alice Meynell 6 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1977 Four Poems by Alice Meynell 6 piano/voc   orig. (photocc) 1
1978 A Musical Instrument (women's chorus/2 pianos) 6 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1979 Toccata for Piano 7 X   orig.  1
1979 Toccata for Piano 7 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1981 Encore for Piano 7 X   orig. 1
1981 Homage to Cowell, Cage, Crumb and Czerny (2 pianos) 7 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1981 Homage to Cowell, Cage, Crumb and Czerny (2 pianos) 7 X   orig. 1
1982 Communion Setting 7 X   computer score 1
1982 Echospace (solo guitar) 7 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1982 Elegy (organ duet) 7 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1982 Little Toccata 7 X X orig. (photocc) and computer 2
1982 Seven Pieces for Marilyn (piano) 7 X X comp. & orig (photocc) 2
1982 Suite for Haprsichord 7 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1982 Summer of 82 (cello and piano) 7 X X orig. and orig. (photocc) 1
1983 Bell Song (carillon) 8 X   orig. and orig. (photocc) 2
1984 Bell Song (arr. guitar) 8 X   orig. and orig. (photocc) 2
1985 Suite of Homages for Orchestra 8 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1985 Suite of Homages for Orchestra 8 sketches   orig. 1
1986 Lute Songs on Renaissance Poetry (high voice and piano) 8 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1986 Violin Concerto  8 sketches   orig. 1
1987 "The Sea" (misxed chorus and chamber orchestra) 8 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1987 String Quartet No. 1 8 sketches   orig. 1
1987 Variations for Piano, Four Hands 9 X   orig. (photocc) 1
1987 Variations for Piano, Four Hands 9 X   orig. 1
1988 Catch-A-Turian Toccata (for violin and piano) 9 X   computer score 1
1988 Serenade for String Orchestra 9 sketches   orig. 1
1988 Space Suite for Piano 9 X   orig. 1
1990 Marimba Concerto 9 sketches   orig. 1
1991 All the World a Dream (choral) 9 sketches   orig. 1
1991 Concerto in One Movement for Piano 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 Give All to Love 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 More Folk Hymn Settings for Organ 10 X   orig. 1
          Though I may speak          
          The lone, wild bird          
          Wherever I may wander          
          Kum ba yah (Come by here)          
          Farewell, good friends (Shalom, chaverim)          
          Many and great, O God, are thy things          
          From a distant home (De tierra lejana venimos)          
1991 A Quiet, Lovely Piece (clarinet and piano) 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 A Quiet, Lovely Piece (clarinet and piano) 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 Piano Concerto (orch. Score) 13 sketches   orig. 1
1991 There is a Morn Unseen (choral) 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 There is a Morn Unseen (orchestral score) 10 sketches   orig. 1
1991 Three Pieces for Piano 10 sketches   orig. 1
1992 Four Biblical Settings for Organ 10 sketches   orig. 1
1992 I Sing (choral) 11 sketches   orig. 1
1992 Lovely Song (for violin, viola and piano) 11 sketches   orig. 1
1992 Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano 11 sketches   orig. 1
1992 To Come So  11 sketches   orig. 1
1992 To Come So  11 X   computer score 1
1992 Toccata for Harpsichord 11 sketches   orig. 1
1992 Trio for Flute, Marimba and Cello 11 sketches   orig. 1
1993 Fantasy for Piano 11 sketches   orig. 1
          Sketches 11 sketches   orig. 1
1993 Kyrie (from "Mass") 11 sketches   orig. 1
          Additional Sketches 11 sketches   orig. 1
1993 Psalm 150 (choir and organ) 11 sketches   orig. 1
1993 St. Anne : "O God Our Help in Ages Past" 11 X   orig. 1
1996 Gloria (from "Mass") 11 X   computer score 1
1998 O Virdissima Virga (women's chorus) 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Agnus Dei (from "Mass") 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Credo (from "Mass") 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Psalm 122 for Bass Trombone and Keyboard 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Psalm 151 for Organ 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Psalms for Flute and Organ 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Psalms for Percussion and Keyboard 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Rendez a Dieu (organ) 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Sanctus (from "Mass") 12 sketches   orig. 1
1999 Westchase : "Bring Many Names" 12 sketches   orig. 1
2000 Homage to Tchaikovsky 12     piano sketch 1
2000 Homage to Tchaikovsky 12 X   orig. 1
2000 Sonata No. 3 : 2. Interlude 12 sketches   orig. 1
2000 Sonata No. 3 : 3. Tango Fantastique 12 sketches   orig. 1
  Misc. hymns 12 X   orig. notebook 1

For further information or assistance in locating research materials contact the archivist:

David Seubert, Curator
Performing Arts Collection
Davidson Library
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010
(805) 893-5444
Email: David Seubert


Page author: David Seubert.
Last modified: 11/20/06 04:54:12
Direct questions or comments about this page to the author or to the Web Administrator.


[Official Seal] This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page.