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Alfred Heinemann Collection

Queens College, City University of New York Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Special

Collections

The Alfred Heinemann Collection

1920-2010

Processed by Fiona Gorham, Fall 2013, Approved by Alexandra Dolan-Mescal, Fall 2013


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Table of Contents

Summary……………………………………………………………………….Page 3

Biographical Note……………………………………………………………..Page 5

Chronology ………………….………………………………………….……..Page 6

Scope & Content Note………………………………………………………..Page 10

Arrangement Note………………………………………………………...…..Page 10

Series Description & Container List…………………………..…………….Page 11


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Summary

Title: Alfred Heinemann Collection Dates: 1920-2010

Extent: Approximately 5.5 linear feet (9 document boxes, 1

oversize document box) Creator: Heinemann, Alfred

Language: English with some materials in German and Italian

Abstract: Alfred Heinemann (1908-1995) was a German composer,

concert pianist, and lecturer. The collection is comprised of Heinemann’s compositions from 1920 to 1964 and is in various stages of completion. The collection also includes notes on the compositions, lecture notes, programs from performances, correspondence, an audio recording of a performance of Heinemann’s String Quartet and personal papers.

Source: Donated to Queens College by Gelia Dolcimascolo,

Alfred Heinemann’s daughter, in 2010. Access: Collection is open for research. Staff may restrict access at

its discretion on the basis of physical condition. Copyright: The Alfred Heinemann Collection is physically owned by

the Queens College Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assignees. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Queens College assumes no responsibility for the infringement of copyrights held by the original authors, creators, or producers of materials.

Preferred Citation: Item, date (if known), box, folder, Alfred Heinemann

Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Queens College, City University of New York.

Special Formats: Magnetic Tape, onion paper


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Controlled Access Terms

People: Heinemann, Alfred, 1908-1995

Subjects Composers-German

Opera-Torso Related Collections: Karol Rathaus Papers, Queens College, NY Leopold Sachse Collection, Queens College, NY

http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/library/SpecialCollections/Documents/Karol%20Rathaus%20papers%201929-1984.pdf

http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/finding_aids/Sachse


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Biographical Note Alfred Heinemann was a German composer, concert pianist and lecturer. Born in Bueckeburg, Germany on April 10, 1908, he began playing piano at age 3 and started composing by age 10. In 1936, Heinemann immigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa. By 1944, he moved to Cape Town and it was at this time that he conducted the Cape Town Municipal Youth Orchestra. While in Cape Town, Heinemann also taught Composition and Orchestration at Stellenbosch University, conducting numerous piano recitals and lectures. The Cape Town Symphony Orchestra performed several of Heinemann’s compositions including Galaxy, Pax Hominibus, and March of the Neanderthal Men.

Alfred Heinemann immigrated to the United States in 1949 and took up residence just outside of Queens, New York. The same year, Heinemann won a competition for best new composer in Queens with his Concert Overture. The piece was performed for the first time by the Queens Symphony Orchestra on September 29, 1949. In 1956, Heinemann’s String Quartet was performed at the Barnard Hall of Columbia University by the “Music of Our Time” String Quartet. In 1967, Heinemann joined the staff of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) as a member of their foreign department. He retired in 1975 and moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he volunteered for 8 years teaching Music Appreciation at the Washington Adult Center. He continued to perform and lecture at various community centers in the Phoenix area. Alfred Heinemann died on October 9, 1995 at age 87. His major works include Piano Concerto (1941), Violin Concerto (1942), March of the Neanderthal Men (1946), Symphony (1959-1964), the opera Torso (1958) and the ballets Galaxy (1941), Roulette (1946), La Manie des titres et des abbreviations (1953) and Kobold (1963).

Sources Consulted: Heinemann, Gerda. “Alfred Heinemann Obituary”. The Arizona Republic, October 11, 1995. Slonimsky, Nicolas, and Nicolas Slonimsky. Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians. New York: Schirmer Books, 1978.


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Chronology of Compositions Key: All Capital=Major Works

Italics= Minor Works Small Letters=Mixed Works *= Not present in this collection XX = Earlier works destroyed xxx = unfinished works

• Laendler, written officially 1920

• A Little Serenade, written officially 1922

• Sonata in E flat Major* piano duet 1927

2nd movement, written officially

• Violin Concerto in G Minor*, full score 1928

1st and 2nd movements, written officially

• Interludium in B Major*, piano 1929

• March & Trio in E Major, 1929

piano, written officially

• Piano Concerto in C Major* 1929

orchestra , written officially

piano score copied

• Fantasia in C sharp Minor*, piano 1929

• Piano Sonata in G Major, piano 1930

2nd copy 1941, written officially

• Violin Sonata in C Minor 1930

violin & piano, written officially

• Fantasia in D Minor*, piano 1930

• Arabian Dance in A Minor 1930


• Postludium in D Minor 1930

1st copy written officially 1941

• Violin Sonata in C Minor, piano 1931

written officially in 1942

• Valse in E Major, piano, written officially 1931

• Sonata [G or C] minor*, piano 1931

• Fugue & Variations in D minor, piano 1932

1st copy 1941, written officially

• String Quartet*, full score, written officially 1932


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• Faust 1: Prologue in Heaven for Four 1932

Part Choir & Orchestra, piano & orchestra full

score

• Sonata in A major* ,piano, written officially 1932

• Variations (Fugue) B Flat Major, piano 1932

• Variations (Fugue) E Flat Major 1932


• Piano Sonata in C Minor 1933


• Valse. B flat major, piano, written officially 1933

• Sonata D minor, piano, written officially 1933

• 1. A spider, piano, written officially 1933 2. A dog* (two short pieces for piano)* 1933

• Violin Sonata E major*, violin & piano 1933

• Fantasia B major*, piano 1934

• Cello Sonata F minor*, 1. M. 2. M. XX 1934

• A Wasted Evening*, piano 1935

• Song for Baritone*, voice & piano 1935 “The

Emmigrant” Schiller

• Fantasia*, piano 1935

2 movements, written officially

• Preludium*, piano 1935

• Faust Part 2 Act 1*, piano score 1935

• Piano Concerto 2* 1935 only

piano score finished

and written officially

• Sonata in A Major, written officially 1935

• Six Fragments, XX 1936-1939

• Maestoso, XX 1938

• Allegretto*. XX 1939

• Violin Sonata in C Minor 1939

• Technical Exercises, piano, written officially 1940

• Postludium* , piano, written officially 1940

• For A Birthday*, piano, written officially 1940

• “There was no Way Out!”, voice & piano 1940

(Song for Alto Voice), poem by composer

• “And the Birds Shall Kiss You Awake 1940

In the Morning” piano, written officially


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• “Late Moon Hour”, spoken voice, viola 1940

& piano, poem by composer, written officially

• M.E.N., suite for piano 1940

4 movements, written officially

• MAKET, opera 1940-1941

a) Overture, piano & orchestration written officially b) Ballet, piano & orchestration written officially

c) Two Acts of 3 Scenes each, piano sketches Libretto by composer, completed 1950-51

• Overture 1940

• Scherzo, piano, written officially 1940

• Valse grave, piano, written officially 1940

• Self-portrait*, piano, XXX 1940

• String Quartet, strings, piano score 1940-1941

Strings written officially

• Concert for Piano & Percussion Instruments 1941

• “Thanks” (on Greek theme) 1941


• Six Small Pieces, piano, written officially 1941

• “Lacrimosa”, piano, written officially 1941

organ, harmonium ad lib

• Rochade (study), piano, written officially 1941

• GALAXY, piano score, written officially 1943 1941

Ballet in Three Scenes, for orchestra scene & parts

script by composer, 1944

• PIANO CONCERTO, piano & percussion 1941

instruments, written officially

• I MET MEPHISTOPHELES, piano score 1941

In the year 1. Orchestrated 1942

1000. Orchestrated 1942

1500. Orchestrated 1942

2000. Orchestrated 1942, parts 1943

• Madame Mouse, spoken voice & violin 1941

Poem by E. Sitwell, written officially

• Ode for the Unborn, piano score 1942

organ ad lib

• Reflections, 3 piano pieces, written officially 1942

• Licenza, piano, written officially 1941-1942

• Wedding 1942 (March) 1942



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• VIOLIN CONCERTO, score, written officially 1942

• Sinfonia da Ballo, strings 1942

• Song Cycle for Tenor Solo* 1942

choir & orchestra, xxx

• Zwinger–Scene for Alto Voice, voice & piano 1942

(Faust) [Gretchen]

• 1 ½ Act of a Comic Opera*, piano score, xxx 1942

Including Gretchen scene [cathedrale]

• PAX HOMINIBUS, score and parts 1944 for

choir and orchestra, completed 1953

• Orchestra Concerto, score, piano 1944

written officially, score and parts 1945

• ROULETTE, ballet 1945

Act I score and parts, written officially

Acts II and III 1946

• MARCH OF THE NEANDERTHAL MEN 1946

score and parts, written officially

• CONCERT OVERTURE 1946

• Youth March 1946

• Shofar: Symphonic Manifesto, piano score 1947

• LA MANIE DES TITRES, Ballet 1953

ET DES ABBREVIATIONS

• String Quartet, score and parts, 1954

written officially

(Revised & Updated from 1941 version)

• Madonna, words by composer 1956

• TORSO, Opera 1958

• KOBOLD, Ballet 1963

• SYMPHONY 1959-1964

• Counterpoint n.d.

• Dew Drops, written officially n.d

• Fantasie n.d

• Frottola, written officially n.d

• Mouse-Trap Rhyme n.d

For Spoken Voice & Violin, written officially

• Original Ancient Greek Themes n.d.

• Palestrina n.d.

• Strict Counterpoint n.d.


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Scope & Content Note

The collection contains compositions and personal papers of Alfred Heinemann covering his lifelong work as composer, pianist, and lecturer. The majority of the material relates to his work as a composer. Included are compositions from 1920-1964 in various stages of completion. There is also: correspondence; legal papers; a list of compositions and notes on works; performance programs; academic lectures; clippings; musical story ideas and outlines; drawings; a manuscript for a children’s instructional piano book; and a poem written about Alfred Heinemann by his daughter.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged chronologically and by subject in two series:

Series I: Scores, 1920-1964

Subseries A: Major Works, 1940-1964

Subseries B: Minor Works, 1930-1956

Subseries C: Oversize Major and Minor Scores, 1941-1964

Subseries D: Mixed Works, 1920-1945

Series II: Personal Papers, 1941-2010


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Series Description & Container List

Series I: Scores, 1920-1964

This series consists of Heinemann’s compositions, including Concert Overture, which won him the 1949 title of Best Composer in Queens.

Subseries A: Major Works, 1940-1964

This subseries comprises the first 5 boxes in the collection and includes Heinemann’s longer compositions, several of which were performed publicly by various orchestras in South Africa and the United States. The compositions are arranged in chronological order.

Box Folder

1 1 Maket: Official & Unofficial Score 1 2 Maket: Piano Score; Piano Score Simplified 1 3 Galaxy: Official Score, Unofficial Score 1 4 Galaxy: All Parts 1 5 Galaxy: Official & Unofficial Script & Piano Score 2 1 Piano Concerto: Official Score, Solo & 2nd Piano Parts 2 2 Piano Concerto: Parts for Strings & Woodwinds 2 3 Piano Concerto: Parts for Brass, Percussion, Harp

2 4 I Met Mephistopheles: Official Score, Book 1 & 2

2 5 I Met Mephistopheles: Parts for Strings 2 6 I Met Mephistopheles: Parts for Woodwinds 2 7 I Met Mephistopheles: Parts for Brass 2 8 I Met Mephistopheles: Parts for Percussion, Harp & Piano 2 9 I Met Mephistopheles: All Parts 3 1 Violin Concerto: Official Score 3 2 Violin Concerto: Revised Score (1945) 3 3 Violin Concerto: All Parts 3 4 Violin Concerto: Piano Score, Solo Violin, Solo Part Cadenze

3 5 Pax Hominibus: All Parts (Completed 1953) 3 6 Pax Hominibus: Parts for Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings, 1st & 2nd Violin (Some parts missing)

3 7 Pax Hominibus: Parts for Chairs 4 1 Roulette: Official Score, Script 4 2 Roulette: Piano Score, Piano Score Simplified 4 3 Roulette: Parts for Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion


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4 4 Roulette: Parts for Strings 4 5 March of the

Neanderthal Men: Official Score, Micro Score, Official & Unofficial Piano Score 4 6 March of the

Neanderthal Men: All Parts 4 7 Concert Overture: Official Score 4 8 Concert Overture: Piano Score, All Parts 5 1 La Manie des titres

et des abbreviations: Official Score 5 2 La Manie des titres

et des abbreviations: Piano Score, Unofficial Score, Unfinished Score 5 3 Torso: Official Score & Incidental Music 5 4 Torso: Parts for Strings, Woodwinds & Chorus 5 5 Torso: Script, Drafts of Script, Notes 5 6 Kobold: Official Piano Score 5 7 Symphony: Official & Unofficial Piano Score 5 8 Symphony: Unfinished Score for woodwinds and 1 horn

Subseries B: Minor Works, 1930-1956 The minor works subseries includes a large number of smaller works composed by Alfred Heinemann throughout his career. These compositions are shorter in length and, in many cases, only exist as a draft in the collection. The compositions are arranged in chronological order.

Box Folder

6 1 Piano Sonata in G Major: Official Score 6 2 Violin Sonata in C Minor: Official Score 6 3 Faust 1: Prologue in Heaven: Official Score For Four Part Choir & Orchestra 6 4 Piano Sonata in C Minor: Official Score 6 5 Maestoso: Official Score, missing parts 6 6 And the Birds Shall Kiss You

Awake in the Morning: Unofficial Score for Piano 6 7 Late Moon Hour: Official and Unofficial Score for Spoken Voice, Violin & Piano 6 8 M.E.N. Suite for Piano: Official Score 6 9 String Quartet: Unofficial Score & Part for 1st Violin 6 10 Madame Mouse: Official Score for Spoken Voice &


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Solo Violin 6 11 Sinfonia da Ballo: Unofficial Score 6 12 Orchestra Concerto: Official Score Book 6 13 Orchestra Concerto: Official Piano Score 6 14 Orchestra Concerto: Piano Reduction 6 15 Orchestra Concerto: Parts for Strings 6 16 Orchestra Concerto: Parts for Woodwinds 6 17 Orchestra Concerto: Parts for Brass & Percussion 6 18 Orchestra Concerto: Cadenza for All Parts 7 1 Youth March: All Parts 7 2 Shofar: All Parts 7 3 String Quartet: Official Score, All Parts, Piano Solo Arrangement (revised and updated from 1941 version) 7 4 Madonna: Official Score & All Parts 7 5 Counterpoint:

7 6 Dew Drops: Official Score 7 7 Fantasie

7 8 Frottola: Official Score 7 9 Mouse-Trap Rhyme for

Spoken Voice & Violin: Official & Unofficial Score 7 10 Original Ancient Greek Themes

7 11 Palestrina

7 12 Strict Counterpoint

Subseries C: Oversize Major & Minor Scores, 1941-1964

This subseries consists of official scores of major and minor compositions that can be found in Subseries I and Subseries II. The works contained within were separated due to size constraints. The compositions are arranged in chronological order.

Box Folder

8 1 Galaxy: Official Score 8 2 Violin Concerto: Official Score 8 3 Orchestra Concerto: Official Score & Harp Cadenza 8 4 Pax Hominibus: Official Score & Piano Score 8 5 March of the Neanderthal Men: Official Score 8 6 Concert Overture: Official Score 8 7 Shofar: Official Score 8 8 Torso: Official Score 8 9 Symphony: Official Score 8 10 A Memento: Official Score


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Subseries D: Mixed Works, 1920-1945 The mixed works series includes a wide variety of both finished and unfinished works. These works are unique in that they have been written alongside other pieces in a composition book or sheet music folder. The compositions are arranged in chronological order.

Box Folder Title 9 1 Little Compositions:

a) Laendler b) A Little Serenade

Postludium in D Minor: Official Scores 9 2 March in E Major; Arabian Dance; Scherzo: Official Scores 9 3 Sonata in C Minor; Sonata in D Minor; Sonata in A Major: Official

Scores 9 4 Valse in E Major; Fugue & Variations in D Minor;

Variations & Fugue in B Flat Major & E Flat Major; Valse in B Flat Major; Licenza: Official Scores

9 5 Six Fragments 9 6 Violin Sonata in C Minor; Madame Mouse: Unofficial Scores 9 7 Technical Exercises for Piano; Unofficial Orchestration 9 8 There Was No Way Out: Song for Alto Voice;

Zwinger (Faust): Scene for Alto Voice: Official Scores 9 9 Valse Grave; Overture; Thanks (On Greek Theme): Unofficial

Scores 9 10 Piano Works: Scherzo; Rochade; Lacrimosa;

Reflections; Ode for the Unborn: Official Scores 9 11 Concerto for Piano & Percussion Instruments; Reflections; Ode

for the Unborn: Unofficial Scores 9 12 Six Small Pieces: For Beginners in Modern Music; Lacrimosa;

Rochade: Unofficial Scores 9 13 Wedding 1942; March of the Neanderthal Men;

La Manie des Titres et Des Abbreviations; Pax Hominibus; String Quartet; Torso Suite: Unofficial Scores

9 14 Pax Hominibus; Concert Overture; La Manie des Titres et Des Abbreviations: Unofficial Scores

9 15 Untitled Compositio


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Series II: Personal Papers, 1941-2010

This series includes Alfred Heinemann’s correspondence; legal documents; a chronological outline of all compositions which Heinemann himself wrote; notes explaining or describing some of his compositions; programs from performances of his compositions; lecture notes on music appreciation; newspaper clippings; story ideas and outlines for musical compositions; drawings; and a manuscript for a children’s instructional piano book. This series also includes a poem written about Heinemann by his daughter and the only recording of Heinemann’s work in the collection. The series is arranged by subject.

Box Folder

10 1 Correspondence 10 2 Legal Documents 10 3 List of Compositions & Notes on Works 10 4 Programs & Program Notes 10 5 Academic Lectures & Notes 10 6 Clippings 10 7 Story Ideas & Outlines 10 8 Drawings 10 9 Prototype for Little Beyer for Little Fingers 10 10 Requiem for an Unsung Composer: Poem by Gelia

Dolcimascolo 10 11 Audio recording of a performance of String Quartet by four faculty members of the University of Hawaii