Mentions attempts of Jeffrey Miller to
dispose of material sent to him by Garland, his
meeting Harry Partch in 1968, and
Conquest of
Mexico music
December 12, 1985
TLS, 1 p.
Writes of Jeffrey Miller's arrangement to
sell Bowles material to the University of Virginia,
offers to send other copies of his musical works not
heard by Garland, and asks for a copy of his
Night Waltz January 4, 1986
ALS, 1 p.
Discusses further the proposal to sell
some of his material to the University of Virginia
and agrees to send a copy of
A Picnic Cantata March 20, 1986
ANS, 1 p.
Writes of the increase in censorship since
the United States raid on Tripoli, customs refusal to
allow him a transcript sent by a New York publisher,
the sale of his material to the University of
Virginia, and a renewed request for
The Conquest of Mexico May 13, 1986
TLS, 1 p.
Informs Garland that the censors finally
passed a tape of
The Conquest of Mexico June 24, 1986
TLS, 1 p.
Thanks Garland for
Soundings,
Artspace, with
Apple Blossoms, note
sent on the verso of a color photograph of Paul
Bowles standing in front of [Tangiers ?]
August 22, 1986
ANS, 1 p.
Refers to an operation to save his leg
from gangrene and his intentions of sending a tape of
the songs included in the
Soundings volume
October 15, 1986
ALS, 1 p.
Responds to Garland's suggestion of
assembling a
Selected Instrumental
Works and discusses publishing a collection of
his music, much of which is not included on the
Humanities Research Center list of his musical works
November 12, 1986
TLS, 1 p.
Lists the titles of his music that he
would like to see published and refers to a visit by
Henrietta Yurchenco in 1955
December 3, 1986
TLS, 1 p.
Discusses the problem with copyright over
the
Concerto For Two Pianos, Winds
and Percussion claimed by the Theodore Presser
Company
December 28, 1986
ALS, 1 p.
Bowles further discusses the
Concerto, Paul Bowles
music at the University of Virginia, and attending
the ash-scattering ceremony for Brion Gysin
January 20, 1987
TLS, 1 p.
Refers to a tape sent to William Burroughs
by Garland and his task of translating two of his own
books into French
February 19, 1987
APCS
Suggests three other titles to be included
in the book,
Sonata for Two Pianos, Night
Waltz, and
The Flute Sonata, which
he sends on a tape
May 18, 1987
APCS
Is unable to identify some of the pieces
listed in Garland's last letter and warns that the
tape he wants to send may be held up by the censors
June 30, 1987
APCS
Has not received either the Harrison book
or the cassette mailed by Garland
August 17, 1987
APCS
Does not understand Theodore Presser
Company's claim to own copyright to
Concerto for Two
Pianos August 25, 1987
TLS, 1 p.
Discusses the list of his musical material
already in the possession of Garland and makes
definite suggestions of what to include in their
publication of his music
September 10, 1987
TLS, 1 p.
Informs Garland that he has received the
Harrison book and that he likes it
September 18, 1987
APCS
Has finally gotten a good recording
machine which facilitates copying so sends the long
promised tape recording of several of his pieces to
Garland and recommends the book
Blood Meridian by
Cormac McCarthy
November 2, 1987
TLS, 1 p.
Lists the music selections from out of the
number sent by Garland that he feels worthwhile to
include in their book and mentions possible problems
in getting permission to reprint some of them
February 16, 1988
TLS, 1 p.
Comments on the letters of [Silvestre?]
Revueltas sent by Garland for him to read and
suggests that he eliminate the passages showing
Revueltas'"abject, almost masochistic attitude
towards his wife."
March 9, 1988
TLS, 1 p.
Expresses his pleasant surprise that
Presser gave permission to publish the
Concerto for Two
Pianos, hopes that Schirmer will give
permission to reprint
Music for a Farce, and
describes his problems in getting a tape of a Paul
Bowles Concert done in Nice from the censor's office
May 11, 1988
TLS, 1 p.
Mentions his recovery from a hernia
operation, his appreciation that Moroccan doctors
make house calls, and tries to suggest a way to use
the poor quality electostatic copy of the
Concerto July 18, 1988
TLS, 1 p.
Reports his recent return from a
television broadcast in Paris and the beginning of
his corrections on the copy of the Concerto, and
mentions future journalistic visits he must endure
November 21, 1988
TLS, 1 p.
Describes the problems he has found in his
copy of
The Two Piano Concerto December 12, 1988
ALS, 2 p.
Apologizes for losing the score of the
Concerto and describes his unusual storage problems
February 5, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Describes his difficulties in adding more
dynamics to the score of the
Concerto, and his
problems with the Moroccan censors after an
acquaintance in New York sent him a copy of
Satanic Verses as a
joke
April 23, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Thanks Garland for his additional
instructions for correcting the
Concerto and hopes to
get a copy of the New World record smuggled in
someone's luggage
May 19, 1989
APCS
Writes a short report on his progress with
the
Concerto May 28, 1989
ALS, 1 p.
Asks for better copies of certain pages of
the Concerto which are illegible on his copy
May 31, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Writes concerning the offer of Phillip
Ramey to take the original of the
Concerto to New York
and make a new copy of it there for Bowles to correct
June 15, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Asks when Garland needs to know if Bowles
can do a preface for the book
July 20, 1989
APCS
Reports the arrival of the
Concerto, thanks
Garland for all his hard work in restoring it, and
mentions a letter from the director of Orchestre
Cannes Provence-Cote d'Azur suggesting they play the
piece in Cannes next year
August 3, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Expresses his extreme dislike for the
unauthorized biography of himself by Christopher
Sawyer-Laucanno (1951- ) which he characterizes as
malicious, biased, irresponsible, sloppy, and full of
misstatements and inventions, and mentions that the
producer [Bernardo] Bertolucci wants him to write a
little music for his film
The Sheltering Sky August 29, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Writes that he is busy with the Bertolucci
film in which he has a part, and that the preface to
the concerto volume and contracts with Pedro
Almodovar for film rights have both been lost in the
mail
November 4, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
Reports the arrival of the
Concerto and complains
about the inudation of rain during the last two and a
half weeks causing severe leakage in his home and
delays in Bertolucci's filming schedule
December 5, 1989
TLS, 1 p.
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