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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1804 Language English Level [37] SubSeries

1. MS Mus. 1804/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/4
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'The Decision', opera
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Musgrave's opera 'The Decision', opera in three acts, completed in 1965, to a libretto by Maurice Lindsay, based on the television drama by Ken Taylor ('The Devil and John Brown'). See also MS Mus. 1804/1/3 and MS Mus. 1804/1/12/6/2/4.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1964-1967
Extent:
11 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1804/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/5
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Beauty and the beast', ballet
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Musgrave's ballet 'Beauty and the beast', ballet in two acts, completed in 1969 for choreographer Peter Darrell, to a scenario by Colin Graham, based on 'Belle et la Bête' by Mme de Villeneuve. Tape in collaboration with Daphne Oram.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1968-1997
Extent:
8 volumes

3. MS Mus. 1804/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/6
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'The Voice of Ariadne', chamber opera
Scope & Content:
Chamber opera in three acts. Libretto by Amalia Elguera based on Henry James's 'The Last of the Valerii'. Tape in collaboration with Richard Rodney Bennett.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970-1995
Extent:
6 volumes

4. MS Mus. 1804/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/7
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Mary, Queen of Scots', opera
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Musgrave's 'Mary, Queen of Scots', opera in three acts, libretto by the composer after Amalia Elguera's play 'Moray'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1973?-1977?
Extent:
11 volumes

5. MS Mus. 1804/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/8
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'A Christmas Carol', opera.
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Musgrave's opera 'A Christmas Carol'. Libretto by the composer after Charles Dickens's novella of the same title.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-2002
Extent:
5 volumes

6. MS Mus. 1804/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/10
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge', an opera for radio
Scope & Content:
Libretto by the composer, after the short story by Ambrose Bierce. 1981, 1984 and undated.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1981-1984
Extent:
4 volumes

7. MS Mus. 1804/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/11
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Harriet, the Woman Called Moses', opera
Scope & Content:
'Harriet, the Woman Called Moses'. Opera in two acts, based on the life of the abolitionist and former slave Harriet Tubman. Libretto by the composer.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1980-1990
Extent:
9 volumes

8. MS Mus. 1804/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/12
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Simón Bolívar', opera
Scope & Content:
'Simón Bolívar', opera in two acts. Libretto by the composer, in English and Spanish, the Spanish version written with assistance from Lillian Garrett-Groag. Commissioned jointly by the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Association and Scottish Opera. World première given by Virginia Opera, conducte...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1988-1995
Extent:
26 volumes

9. MS Mus. 1804/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/1/13
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Pontalba', opera
Scope & Content:
Opera in two acts.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2001-2003
Extent:
7 volumes

10. MS Mus. 1804/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1804/2/7
Title:
Thea Musgrave: 'Three Women - Queen, Mistress, Slave', for soprano and orchestra
Scope & Content:
The work is an anthology of excerpts from the operas 'Mary, Queen of Scots', 'Harriet, the Woman called Moses' and 'Simón Bolívar'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1997-1998
Extent:
2 volumes