Music manuscripts and papers of the composer Stephen Oliver (1950-1992). All autograph except where specified otherwise. Within each category, works are arranged in the order in which they appear in the composer’s own catalogue of his compositions (MS Mus. 1399). Dates of works have also gener...
Incidental music for the masque by John Milton, for soloists, chorus and orchestra; 1967, revised 1968. Full score with annotations (ff. 1-52v); Overture, in full score, subtitled ‘House Music Competitions: Instrumental!’ (ff. 53-57); Overture, revised and dated 8 July 1968 (ff. 58-70); Violin 1...
Stephen Oliver: 'A Phoenix too Frequent' and 'The Enchanted Shirt'
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ff. 1-51. 'A Phoenix too Frequent', opera, for soprano, alto, baritone and piano, libretto by Christopher Fry; May-June 1970. Photocopy of autograph vocal score (incomplete), with manuscript annotations. ff. 52-84. 'The Enchanted Shirt', operetta for schoolchildren, words by the composer’s gran...
Stephen Oliver: 'The Dissolute Punished', and 'Three Instant Operas for Children'
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ff. 1-40. 'The Dissolute Punished', opera; May-July 1972. Libretto (ff. 1-15); 'Prologue: a dialogue between Jupiter and Cupid', for soprano, tenor and instrumental ensemble (ff. 16-40); photocopy of full score. ff. 41-60. 'Three Instant Operas for Children', for voices, piano and percussion; ...