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courtesy Christopher Norton's Creston Concertino
for Marimba
Donated by Ruth Stuber
Jeanne
Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 21
by Paul Creston
Solo marimba part
Movements I and II: Vigorous, Calm.
Various grades of paper,
trimmed unequally and bound with adhesive tape.
24-25 cm x 16.2-17.3 cm. 5 pp. In ink, with annotations in
pencil.
Movement III: Lively.
31.5 cm x 21.2 cm. 3 pp. In ink, with annotations in
pencil and blue pencil. 
On April 29, 1940, Ruth Stuber gave the
premiere performance of the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra
by American composer Paul Creston. In 1994, Ruth Stuber Jeanne donated several
programs, clippings and her copy of the solo marimba part
for the Concertino to the PAS Museum. This music includes
'the original manuscripts as Paul Creston wrote them, bringing
sections for me to try out.' In an interview published in
the April 1996 issue of Percussive Notes, Jeanne said there
was no written correspondence between her and Creston, but
he 'hand-delivered the portions to me, and we talked about
things there.' These holographs illustrate small changes
and adjustments made to the solo part during its composition,
and reveal some of Creston's personality. |