File 1 - Early works : songs and piano music

2 cm of textual records : ink or pencil, transparencies and copies

Walter Buczynski (2003)

File consists of manuscript scores and transparencies for early works for voice and piano and for solo by Walter Buczynski, including (listed in chronological order):

• Dance : [for voice and piano] / words by Rupert Brooke [before 1952]
• Dream river : [for voice and piano] (n.d.)
• Shining stars : [for piano] (June 5, 1945, rev. 1950)
• Minuet : [for piano] (June 5, 1945, rev. 1950)
• Funeral march : in memory of Rev. Father James, or In memorium : [for piano] (November 7, 1946, rev. 1949, 1950)
• Star of the evening, or Evening star : [for voice and piano] (November 14, 1946, rev. 1950))
• Dream waltz : [for piano] (December 7, 1946, rev. 1950)
• Happy birthday : [for piano] (December 20, 1946, rev. 1950))
• March : [for piano] (July 6, 1947, rev. 1950)
• The Evening tune : [for piano] (July 15, 1947, rev. 1950)
• Rolling waves : [for piano] (August 24, 1947, rev. 1950)
• Fantasia : [for piano] (August 31, 1947, rev. 1950)
• In memory of Ernest Dainty : my dear teacher, or In memorium : [for piano] (October 30, 1947 ; November 5, 1947)
• Lullabye [sic] : [for piano] (December 29, 1947, rev. 1950)
• Serenade : [for piano] (December 30, 1947, rev. 1950)
• March, or Gay tune : [for piano] (December 31, 1947, rev. 1950)
• Impromptu : to my old teacher Godfrey Ridout : [for piano] (1948)
• The owl : [for voice and piano] / words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1948)
• Romance in D-flat : to my dear teacher Earle Moss : [for piano] (1948)
• Wedding march : to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pheeney : [for piano] (1948)
• Nocturne : to my old teacher Murray Ross : [for piano] (1949)
• Prelude : [for piano] (1949)
• Mazurka : [for piano] (1949, rev. 1950)
• Fugue no. 1 : to Mr. Soulima Stravinsky : [for piano] (1950, rev. 1951)
• Fugue no. 2 : [for piano] (1950, rev. 1951)
• Intermezzo : to Mr. Béla Böszörmènyi-Nagy : [for piano] (1950)
• Prairie at evening : song (1950)
• Scherzo : to my dear teacher Dr. Joseph Roff : [for piano] (1950)
• Sonata in C minor : [for piano] (1950)
• Waltz : to Miss. Frances James : [for piano] (1950)
• Nocturne : to Béla Böszörmènyi-Nagy : [for piano] (1953)
• Nocturne : to Earle Moss : [for piano] (1953)
• Prelude : to Andrew Bell : [for piano] (1953)
• Prelude : to Dr. Joseph Roff: [for piano] (1953)
• Scherzo : to Godfrey Ridout : [for piano] (1953).

• English

Vocal texts in English.

All pieces copyright John S. Buczynski, 755 Dundas St. W. Toronto, Canada

Walter Buczynski performed some of these pieces at his recitals at the Royal Conservatory of Music (June 13, 1950 ; April 2, 1951 ; May 26, 1952, with Shirley van Haarlem).