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'
Scope & Content:
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'
Scope & Content:
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; ...