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Charlotte Kaufman Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Gifts. Acc. 2007.92 was received in December 2007; Acc. 2009.452 was received in September 2009; Acc. 2010.408 was received 2010. Acc. 2018.127 was received in May 2018.
Processed by Anne Johnson.
Charlotte Kaufman is the Founder and Director of BOSTON MUSICAL THEATER. Ms. Kaufman is on the faculty of New England Conservatory Continuing Education Division and teaches piano and harpsichord. A Boston native, educated at Girls' Latin School, Smith College, and with an advanced degree in Piano from Boston University, she has always gravitated to music as a major concentration and later as a career. She performed professionally as a duo pianist in the late 60s. The next decade was concentrated on early music performance which developed into the editing and production of ballad operas at the Museum of Fine Arts on their annual performing series from 1981-1987. A by-product of these years was the editing of two published chamber operas, The Doctor of Alcantara by Julius Eichberg 1994, a Boston operetta in a facsimile edition, and Le Devin du village by Jean Jacques Rousseau, in a critical performing edition 1998. In the 1990s Friends of Dr. Burney was renamed Boston Musical Theater to reflect the expansion of the repertoire into the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ms. Kaufman has also prepared performing editions of several 18th-century ballad operas based upon original source materials. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Acc. 2007.92: Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices for five ballad operas: Robin Hood, Devil to Play, Mock Doctor, Thomas and Sally and the Beggar's Opera. Photographs, copies of miscellaneous theater airs and songs, research material, programs, posters, and working papers.
These operas were performed by Friends of Dr. Burney who later changed their name to Boston Musical Theater and were directed by Charlotte Kaufman.
Acc. 2009.452: Photocopies and microfilm of musical scores of comic and ballad operas, edited and arranged by Charlotte Kaufman. Several published volumes.
For Acc. 2007.92 the original arrangement was maintained. See folder list. Acc. 2009.452 and 2010.408 have not been fully arranged and described at this point.
DVDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files and related material.
Scripts, scores, programs and working papers.
Sheet music for viola de gamba and cello.
Sheet music for harpsichord.
Airs collected and used in 1985 production at MFA, plus photographs of the airs.
Extra copies of Airs.
Originals of Airs and Kitty's research papers with index cards.
Photographs and negatives.
Reviews, programs and mailings.
Scripts (facsimile copy), original and master ballads from Child-Bronson.
Sheet music for violins.
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material. See Box 4 (oversize items) for 1981 poster and 1980-82 working papers.
Scores for voice and more.
Sheet music with notes for cello.
Sheet music for harsichord.
Original of airs and edited script.
Photographs and negatives of Devil to Pay I and II.
Programs and reviews.
Schedules, programs, scores, notes, contracts, correspondence and related material.
Scripts, sources, notes and related edited copies.
Vermont contracts, program notes, programs, correspondence and notes.
Sheet music with notes for violin.
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material. See Box 4 (oversize items) for 1980-81 Posters.
Sheet music with notes for cello.
Pencil copy and photocopies of airs.
Full set of music, with notes.
Singers and parts they sing.
Sheet music with notes for the harpsichord.
Originals of Airs and Scripts with notes.
Sheet music, scripts and notes.
Photographs and negatives.
Scripts and original printed versions of script, plus correspondence.
Copies of scripts.
Sheet music with notes for violin.
Mock Doctor photos for ad in New York Gazette and Devil to Pay photos from 1981 performance at MFA.
Instrumental sheet music for different instruments. See Box 4 (oversize items) for vocals for different parts.
Sheet music for German Flute, Violin and Guitar.
Sheet music for Viola de Gamba.
Sheet music for Violin I.
Sheet music for Violin II.
Copies of the music for theater songs by various artists.
Music and script for: My Dearest, My Fairest, The Stocking, The Musical Courtship, Tea for Two, Songs from theTheaters and Pleasure Gardens of 18th-c London, The Lass of Richmond Hill, Indian Queen, Old Mother Hubbard, Trip It, Trip It In a Ring, The Wheelbarrow, The Canterbury Guests, or, A Bargain Broken, Chaconne d'Arlequin, Passagalia, Pausanias - Sweeter than Roses, Purcell - I Spy Celia, Le Carnaval de Venise IV, 6, Campra, Europe Galante II, 2 - Le Paysan, Collection of Songs and Dialogues Composed by the most Eminent Masters of the Age, A Song in St. Flopling Flutter, and The Sun was Just Setting.
Folder 1 of 2. Copies from Folger's Library
Folder 2 of 2. Copied from Folger's Library.
Mr. In. Eccles General Collection of Songs.
O Mistress Mine! sheet music.
A copy of A Collection of Songs with Musick by Mr. Leveridge, two volumes, London, 1727.
Sheet music for Sally in Our Alley.
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material.
Sheet music with notes for Bass.
Sheet music and script.
Sheet music and script.
Complete sheet music copy, except for #25, with overture.
Broken sets of copies of sheet music.
Copyrighted pencil copy of Beggar's Opera.
Sheet music with notes.
Sheet music with notes.
Sheet music with notes.
Sheet music with notes.
Sheet music with notes.
Original sheet music.
Sheet Music.
Scores, working papers, reviews, newspaper articles, notes and other supporting documents.
Tunes, Barlow Texts and Entr'actes.
Sheet music and script with notes.
Working sheet music with notes.
Working sheet music with notes.
Working sheet music with notes.
Posters for Devil to Pay and The Mock Doctor, working papers for Devil to Pay and Vocals for Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne.
November 1981 concerts for Early Music Series of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Scripts, notes, programs and related material.
Early Music Series for 1980-1981. Boston Museum of Fine Arts Presents the Friends of Dr. Burney.
Vocals for Dorcas, Squire, Thomas and Act I.
Boxes 5-7: The following inventory was provided by the donor. The content of the boxes has not been arranged to follow the order of the listing. The Mock Doctor : 4 items: 1821 edition of book, 1732 1st edition book with music 1732.AG164, 2nd edition book with music revised . The Mock Doctor B.La Duenna — Sheridan and Linley — Harvard copy C.La Duenna — book without music D.Love in a Village E.Flora (first opera performed in America) 3 copies of Songs w. Bickham engravings F.Flora - performing scores:, violin, cello, harpsichord, full score, script G.Dibdin: The Recruiting Sergeant H. Dibdin: The Grenadier I. Dibdin: The Brickdust Man J. Dibdin: The Ephesian Matron K. Misc. Songs: Purcell et al. L. Asst;d songs in yellow envelope M. Vocal Music N. Songs fr. The Marshall Collection at Houghton Libe, Harvard O. Eccles: General Collection of Songs P. Charles Burney: Sonatas or Duets for Pianoforte Q. 6 Sonatas for Harpsichord by Charles Burney R. More Sonatas by Charles Burney (first historian of music in English language) S. Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona - Eng. Trans. By Stephen Storace T. La Serva Padrona - Various Italian U. Geminiani: Concerto III V. Overture to the Fair Penitent W. Beggar's Opera w. basses by T. Arne X. Treatise on 18th c. Performance Practice - Acting Y. Flora — Sequel to the Opera of Flora Z. PV Score of Flora AA. A Collection of Catches, Canons, Glees, Duetts BB. Catches, Glees and Canons composed by Dr. Hayes Books Moss, H. 1970 Ballad opera songs: a record of the ideas set to music 1728-1733, 4 volumes, microfilms, Houle, G. 1961 the musical measures as discussed by theorists from British Union Catalogue of Early Music, 2 volumes, Pills to Purge Melancholy, copy, 4 volumes.
Consists of 4 DVDs, which have been transferred to the Manuscript. Audiovisual Collection: The Mock Doctor; Flora; The Devil to Pay; Robin Hood.