VanderCook College of Music
Merle J. Isaac Collection
Merle J. Isaac Solo & Chamber Music Scores
SOLO & CHAMBER MUSIC SCORES
Merle Isaac’s Solo music was one of his earliest endeavors, with the bulk of them dating from 1937-1943 (1943 is also the end of his high school teaching career, as he became an elementary school principal afterward).
Chamber music here is a bit of a catch-all for what appears to be primarily private work for his own use; of 149 items identified in the collection, only 11 were published. Please GO HERE for a complete list of Merle Isaac’s solo and chamber music scores.
Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 156 Arioso (violin solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment + Solo) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 1/14]
Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 156 Arioso (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment + Solo) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 1/15]
Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 156 Arioso (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment + Solo) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 1/16]
Bach, J.S.: Gavotte (cello) – cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 8 pages (Parts Only) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 2/2]
Bach, J.S.: Minuet in G (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Parts Only) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 2/4]
Bach, J.S.: Suite No. 3, Gavotte (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Conductor) 10.75×13.5” / manuscript, no date [box 2/9]
Beriot, Charles de: Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 (string quintet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 12 pages (Piano Conductor) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 3/4]
Berlin, Irving: White Christmas (violin, viola & cello) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Parts Only) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 3/5]
Bishop, Sir Henry R.: Lo, Here the Gentle Lark – (Duet for Flute & Clarinet or Oboe) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 9 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 6.75×10.7” / manuscript, no date [box 3/6]
Bohm, Carl: Perpetual Motion (cello and piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Conductor) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 3/14]
Bohm, Carl: Perpetual Motion (viola and piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Conductor) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 3/15]
Corelli: Concerto Gross, Op. 6, No. 8 “Christmas Concerto” (solo with piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac– 16 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 5/7]
Daquin, L.C.: The Cuckoo (duet with piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 8 pages (Piano Conductor) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 5/11]
Daquin, L.C.: The Cuckoo (string quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 9 pages (Conductor) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 5/11]
DeProsse, A: Petite Bourree (Cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2+4 pages (Cello Part + Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 5/13]
Dickenson, Clarence: Berceuse (unspecified solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 5/25]
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 10 (oboe solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ivan Feldman – 6 pages (Piano Accompaniment) / 2 pages (Oboe) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939 [box 6/7]
Dvořák: Three Slavonic Dances (string quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 11 pages (Piano Conductor) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 6/12]
Faure: Pavane (cello solo, no accompaniment) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Solo) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 7/4]
Fibich, Zdenko: Poem (cello solo, no accompaniment) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Solo) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 7/6]
Fibich, Zdenko: Poem (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1935 [box 7/6]
Foster, Stephen: Beautiful Dreamer (unidentified solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 8 pages (Piano-Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 7/10]
Foster, Stephen: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (string quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 8 pages (4 Parts Only) 9×12” / no publisher identified, no date [box 7/11]
Friedman, Leo: Let Me Call You Sweetheart (violin quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Piano-Conductor) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 7/14.5]
Geibel, Adam: Kentucky Babe (SATB) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 6 pages (Piano-Conductor) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 7/16]
Ghys, Henry: Amayllis (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Score) 9.25×12.25” / manuscript, no date [7/17]
Gilson, William: Pride in America (voice and piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano) 8.5×11” / manuscript (© Wm. Gilson, 1975) [box 7/19]
Gliere: Russian Sailor’s Dance (solo arrangement – string bass, baritone bass clef, or bassoon) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1940, 1955 [box 7/20]
Godard: Jocelyn: Berceuse (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 7/30]
Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26: Bridal Song (clarinet solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac– 8 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1960 [7/31]
Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26: In The Garden (clarinet solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac– 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [7/33]
Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26: Scherzo (“Serenade”) (piano solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac– 5 pages 8.75×12” / manuscript, March 1925 [7/34]
Goltermann, George: Andante (Cantilena from the Cello Concerto in Am, Op. 14) (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 7/35]
Gossec, Franz Joseph: Gavotte (string bass solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 1 + 3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 7/36]
Handel: Sonata No. 3 – 2nd Movement (violin quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 6 pages (Piano-Conductor) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 9/13]
Hauser, Miska: Bercuse (Cradle Song) (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 + 1 pages (Piano Accompaniment + Solo) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 9/17]
Hauser, Miska: Bercuse (Cradle Song) (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1933 [box 9/17]
Isaac, Merle: Abou Ben Adhem (voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / copy of manuscript, no date [box 10/11]
Isaac, Merle: Beloved (solo voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 6 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 10.75×13.5” / manuscript, March 1948 [11/1]
Isaac, Merle: Buttons (harp) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Solo Score) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [11/4]
Isaac, Merle: Cameron March (piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Solo Score) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [11/5]
Isaac, Merle: Carillon (piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Solo Score) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [11/6]
Isaac, Merle: Chinese Song / A La Chinois (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [11/9.5]
Isaac, Merle: Do You Remember? (solo voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Full Score) 9.5×12” / manuscript, August 1929 – July 1930 [box 11/16]
Isaac, Merle: Elaine – Gavotte (piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Score) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 11/19]
Isaac, Merle: Freckles – (vocal solo) – Words used by permission of the author Marjorie Curme and The Chicago Daily News – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.25×12.25” / manuscript, no date [box 11/22]
Isaac, Merle: Garden Street Rag (treble clef solo and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 11/23]
Isaac, Merle: In the Sunshine of Tomorrow (voice and piano) – Words and Music by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, March 1928 [box 11/28]
Isaac, Merle: Indian Song and Dance (voice and piano) – Words and Music by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / photocopy of manuscript, no date [box 11/29]
Isaac, Merle: Isle of Dreams (voice and piano) – Words and Music by Merle J. Isaac – 3 + 4 + 1 pages (Piano Accompaniment – 3 variations) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 11/32]
Isaac, Merle: Legend – tone poem (harp part) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Harp Solo) 9.5×12.5” – manuscript, no date [box 12/5]
Isaac, Merle: Listen & Do – Music for Rhythmic Activities and for Listening (piano) – composed and selected by Merle J. Isaac – 16 pages (Piano Score) 9.5×12.5” – photocopies of manuscript, no date [box 12/5.5]
(Walking / Walking Fast / Skipping / Tiptoeing / Marching / etc.)
Isaac, Merle: Marshall Loyalty Song, The (voice and piano) – music by Merle J. Isaac, words by Marshall Students – 4 pages (Piano Score / Violin / etc) / 9×12” / published by Merle J. Isaac, 1937 [box 12/10]
Isaac, Merle: Marshall March, The (song) – Merle J. Isaac / 4 pages 9.25×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 12/11]
Isaac, Merle: Meet the Team – or “Watch Us Grow!” (string quartet) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (four parts) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 12/12]
Isaac, Merle: Melody (piano) – Merle J. Isaac / 1 page 9×12” / manuscript, dated 8-1927 and 11-1928 [box 12/13]
Isaac, Merle: Mexican March (piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 12/14]
Isaac, Merle: Midsummer Morning (flute solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 6 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1964 [box 12/16]
Isaac, Merle: Mignonette – Intermezzo Grazia (piano solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Solo) 9.5×12.25” / manuscript, no date [box 12/17]
Isaac, Merle: Montevideo (cello quartet) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Conductor) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 12/18]
Isaac, Merle: Pleasant Dreams in Key of C / Key of D – (strings – incomplete parts only) 8.5×11” – manuscript, no date [box 13/6]
Isaac, Merle: Rondino (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Solo Part only) 9.25×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 13/15]
Isaac, Merle: Silver Buckles (strings) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Parts only) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 14/6]
Isaac, Merle: South American Overture (harp) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Solo Score) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 14/9]
Isaac, Merle: Strolling (on a Carefree Afternoon) (bassoon solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Flute Part), 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, no date (bassoon part pasted onto published flute solo score) [box 14/12]
Isaac, Merle: Strolling (on a Carefree Afternoon) (flute solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Flute Part), 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1964 [box 14/13]
Isaac, Merle: Strolling (on a Carefree Afternoon) (flute solo with string orchestra) – Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Piano-Conductor) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 14/14]
Isaac, Merle: Sweetheart, Just Smile Again (solo voice and piano) – Words and Music by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.25” / manuscript, August 1929 [box 14/17]
Isaac, Merle: Tango Trocadero (percussion ensemble) – Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Conductor) 9.5×12.25” / manuscript, no date [box 14/20]
Isaac, Merle: To A Firefly (voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, July 1929 box 14/21]
Isaac, Merle: Trio (string quintet) – Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Parts only) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 14/23]
Isaac, Merle: Twenty-Third Psalm, The (in E Flat) (voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 14/24]
Isaac, Merle: Twenty-Third Psalm, The (in G) (voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 14/24]
Isaac, Merle: Valse Chromatique (string quartet) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 pages each (all 4 string parts) 8.5×11” – incomplete manuscript and photocopies of manuscript, no date [box 14/25]
Isaac, Merle: Gregorian Waltzes (piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 7 pages (Piano) 8.75×11.75” / manuscript, no date [box 14/26]
(Valse Dorian / Valse Phrygian / Valse Lydian / Valse Mixolydian
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Caballero (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 14/27.5]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Day Dreams – Waltz (piano solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano) 9.5×13” / photocopy of manuscript, no date [box 14/28]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Demetrius (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939 [box 14/29]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Jack Frost – Waltz (piano solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 14/28]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): March Petite (piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Piano) 9.5×12.5” / copy of manuscript, no date [box 14/30]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Mummers (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – Carl Fischer [NOTE: listed on cover of Jolly Dutchman string bass solo, but not found in our collection]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Mummers (bassoon solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939 [box 14/32]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Mummers (piano solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 14/34]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Night (piano solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano) 9.5×12.25” / manuscript, 1926-1929 [box 14/35]
Isaac, Merle (as John Merle): Syncopation (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 14/36]
Isaac, Merle & Robert Choate: Early California – From Spanish Times to the Gold Rush (SAB + narrator) – Composed and arranged by Robert Choate and Merle Isaac / Text of Folk Origin and by Stephen C. Foster – 14 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 6.75×10.25” / Carl Fischer, 1949 [box 15/1]
Isaac, Merle & Robert Choate: Early California – From Spanish Times to the Gold Rush (SATB) – Composed and arranged by Robert Choate and Merle Isaac / Text of Folk Origin and by Stephen C. Foster – 15 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 6.75×10.25” / Carl Fischer, 1949 [box 15/1]
Isaac, Merle & R.C. Lewis: Nautical Medley, Songs of the Sea (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – Carl Fischer [NOTE: listed on cover of Jolly Dutchman string bass solo, but not found in our collection]
Isaac, Merle & R.C. Lewis, P.J. Gossec: Gavotte (string bass solo) – Merle J. Isaac – Carl Fischer [NOTE: listed on cover of Jolly Dutchman string bass solo, but not found in our collection]
Isaac, Merle & Emme Mullis: Thank You, God (voice and piano) – Merle J. Isaac, words by Emme Mulis – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 15/12]
Knipper, L.: Meadowlands (piano four hands) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Primo, Secondo) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 15/20]
Kreisler, Fritz: Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Solo Part) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 16/2]
Lecuona, Ernesto: Cordoba (Andalucia Suite) (harp part) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 16/7]
MacDowell: To a Wild Rose (various solo arrangements – violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, cornet, trombone) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 16/17] [NOTE: flute and clarinet arrangements are missing from our collection]
MacDowell: To a Wild Rose (piano accompaniment for various solo arrangements) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano accompaniment) 9×12” / manuscript, no date [box 16/17]
MacDowell: To a Wild Rose (various ensemble arrangements – string trio, string quartet, clarinet quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 16/17] [NOTE: string quartet and clarinet quartet arrangements are missing from our collection]
Massenet, Jules: Meditation from Thais (clarinet solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1951 [box 17/7]
Massenet, Jules: Meditation from Thais (violin solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 17/7]
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachmusik – Allegro from “Serenade” (flute solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Flute Solo) 9×12” / 10 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1964 [box 18/12]
Nevin, Ethelbert: Narcissus (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1+1 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 20/9]
Offenbach: Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Unaccompanied Solo) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 20/15]
Ponce, M.A.: Estrellita (My Little Star) (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis – 2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 21/11]
Rebikoff: Without Thee (Chanson) (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 22/12]
Rossini: William Tell Overture: At Dawn (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Conductor) 10.75×13.25” / manuscript, no date [box 23/3]
Schubert: Three Themes (Melody from Octet, Op. 166 / Lullaby / The Rosamunde Air) (bassoon solo with piano accompaniment) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939, 1957 [box 23/19]
Schumann: Kinderschenen, Op. 15 No. 7 Traumerei (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 2+1 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 23/20]
Seitz, Friedrich: Concerto No. 2: 3rd mvt. (violin solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 6+2 pages (Piano-Accompaniment) 9×12” / Forest R. Etling, 1972 [box 23/24]
Shostakovich: Golden Age, The (Ballet) – Op. 22: Polka (flute solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5+2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 24/9]
Tchaikovsky: Chanson Triste (Song of Sadness) (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 + 1 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 26/6]
Tchaikovsky: Melodie, Op. 42 No. 3 (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Solo Part) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 26/8]
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite: Trepak (abridged) “excerpt from the Nutcracker Suite” demo score (string quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page each (Cello, Bass Parts only) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 26/12]
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (abridged) (string quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (1st Violin Part only) 9.5×13” / manuscript, no date [box 26/13]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4: Andantino (oboe solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ivan Feldman – 5+2 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 27/9]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5: Andante Cantabile (cello solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Solo Part) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 27/11.5]
Thomas, Ambroise: Mignon: Gavotte (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis – (Solo with Piano Accompaniment) / Carl Fischer [NOTE: listed on cover of Londonderry Air viola solo, but not found in our collection]
Various: Believe Me (If All Those Endearing Young Charms) (strings and piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 5 pages (Piano-Conductor plus string quartet parts) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 28/7]
Various: Bendemeer’s Stream (Irish folk song) (cello or string bass solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Piano Accompaniment plus parts) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 28/7.5]
Various: Chiapanecas (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Conductor) 8.5×12” / manuscript, no date [box 28/10]
Various: Country Gardens (string bass solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis – 2+1 pages (Piano-Accompaniment plus part) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 28/17]
Various: Go Down (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Piano-Conductor) 8.5×12” / photocopy of manuscript, no date [box 29/4]
Various: Go Down, Moses & Sweet and Low (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Full Score) 10.5×13.5” / manuscript, no date [box 29/4]
Various: Hail, Sternberger (solo voice with piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 2 pages (Vocal with Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.4” / private published score 1954 with letter [box 29/6]
Various: Hymns of the Church – First Set (chamber arrangement – instrumentation: advanced violin / flute / 1st Violin – 1st Position Oboe / 2nd Violin / 3rd Violin / Viola Cello / Trombone / Bass / Bassoon / Bb Clarinet / Bb Trumpet / Guitar / Piano) – Merle J. Isaac – 12 pages (Piano Conductor) 9.25×12.25” / manuscript, no date [box 29/8.5]
(Abide With Me / Come, Thou Almighty King / Beautiful Savior – Fairest Lord Jesus / Faith Of Our Fathers / Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken / Holy, Holy, Holy / I Love To Tell The Story / A Mighty Fortress Is Our God / Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow / Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling / What A Friend We Have in Jesus / Just As I Am Without One Plea)
Various: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad (unspecified solo with piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 29/9]
Various: Jolly Dutchman (string bass solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1+5 pages (Solo with Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939 [box 29/13]
Various: Jolly Dutchman (string bass solo with strings) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 8 pages (Piano-Conductor) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1939 [box 29/14]
Various: Lewis Institute Alma Mater (vocal solo with piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Vocal with Piano Accompaniment) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 29/18]
Various: Londonderry Air (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis – 1+2 pages (Solo with Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1937 [box 29/22]
Various: Mexican Serenade (introducing “Adelita”) & German Dance (K.D. von Dittersdorf) (violin quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 14 pages (Full Score) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 29/24]
Various: Modern School Marches (piano solos) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 42 pages (Piano) 9.25×12.25” / manuscript, no date [box 29/25]
(All In Step – Robert Leland / March of the Dwarfs – Courtney Drake / Our School March – Merle Isaac / Dijgnity March – Courtney Drake / With Spirit March – Merle Isaac / Six-Eight March – Merle Isaac / True Blue – Merle Isaac / Caissons Go Rolling Along – Edmund Gruber [not started] / The King’s Highway March – Merle Isaac / Marines’ Hymn / Meadowlands – L. Knipper / Mexican March)
Various: Nautical Medley (“Songs of the Sea”) (string bass solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis – 2+6 pages (Solo with Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1938 [box 29/27]
Various: Our Boys Will Shine Tonight (unidentified solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 1 page (Piano Accompaniment) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 29/28]
Various: Sacred Music – Solos or Duets for Brass, Woodwind and String Instruments with Piano – Compiled and Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 16 pages (Bb Instruments) 9×12” / 55 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1956 [29/32]
(also published for Eb, C and bass clef instruments, and for duets in same keys – not in collection)
Various: Sailing Songs (brass sextet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 10 + 12 pages (piano conductor and parts) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 29/33]
(Blow the Man Down / Shenandoah / What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor)
Various: Suite No. 2 (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 9 pages (Full Score) 9×12” / Forest R. Etling, 1981 [box 30/9]
(Pilgrim’s Chorus – Wagner / Come, Sweet Death – Bach / The Emperor Hymn – Haydn)
Various: Suite No. 2 (cello quartet) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 4 pages (Four Parts Only) 9.5×12.5” / manuscript, no date [box 30/9]
(Come, Sweet Death – Bach / The Emperor Hymn – Haydn)
Various: Violin Ensemble Folio (4 violins and piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 48 pages (Piano-Conductor) 8.5×11” / Wynn Music, 1987 [box 30/16]
Vivaldi: Seasons, The: Autumn – 1st mvt . (abridged) (unidentified solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 8.5×11” / manuscript, no date [box 31/2]
Wagner: Meistersinger, Die (String Bass Solo w/ Piano) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac – 7+3 pages (Piano Accompaniment) 9×12” / Carl Fischer, 1943 [box 31/6]
Wagner: Tannhauser: Song to the Evening Star (viola solo) – Arranged by Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis – (Solo with Piano Accompaniment) / Carl Fischer [NOTE: listed on cover of Londonderry Air viola solo, but not found in our collection]
Thank you for your interest in Merle Isaac.
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