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1. MS Mus. 250

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MS Mus. 250
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MS Mus. 250. ARTHUR BENJAMIN COLLECTION. Vol. i. ‘The Devil Take Her’ and ‘Poultry’; 1931-2. ff. 66. Largest size 370 x 270mm. 1. ff. 1-53. ‘The Devil Take Her’, opera in a prologue and one act to a libretto by Alan Collard and John B. Gordon, with additional lyrics by Cedric Cliffe, after Ben...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931-1932
Extent:
1 item

2. MS Mus. 251-252

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MS Mus. 251-252
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MSS Mus. 251-252. ARTHUR BENJAMIN COLLECTION. Vols. ii-iii. ‘The Tale of Two Cities’, ‘a romantic melodrama’ in a prologue and two acts to a libretto by Cedric Cliffe after Charles Dickens; 1949-50. First staged performance Sadler’s Wells, 23 July 1957; the work had previously been broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in 1953. Vocal score published Hawkes & Son, 1954. Two volumes. 366 x 270mm.
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Arthur Leslie Benjamin, composer and pianist: Cedric Cliffe, writer: Charles Dickens, novelist: 'The Tale of Two Cities', melodrama by Arthur Leslie Benjamin, to a libretto by Cedric Cliffe after Charles Dickens: 1949-50: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1949-1950
Extent:
2 items

3. MS Mus. 253

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MS Mus. 253
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MS Mus. 253. ARTHUR BENJAMIN COLLECTION. Vol. iv. ‘Orlando’s Silver Wedding’, ballet, after Kathleen Hale, for chorus and orchestra; [1950]. Dyeline copy of autograph vocal score, with annotations in pencil and ink. First performed in the Festival of Britain, Festival Pleasure Gardens, 28 May 19...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1950]
Extent:
1 item

4. MS Mus. 254-257

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MS Mus. 254-257
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MSS Mus. 254-257. ARTHUR BENJAMIN COLLECTION. Vols. iv-vii. ‘Tartuffe’, opera in two acts and an epilogue to a libretto by Cedric Cliffe after the play by Molière; [1957-1965]. The short score, originally entitled ‘The Imposter’, was finished by Benjamin before his death, but only the start of the overture was completed in full score. The remainder was completed by Alan Boustead, who conducted the first performance at Sadler’s Wells, 30 Nov. 1964. See C. Cliffe, ‘Benjamin’s Tartuffe’, Musica...
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Arthur Leslie Benjamin, composer and pianist: Jean Baptiste de Molière, dramatist: Cedric Cliffe, writer: Alan Boustead, composer and conductor: 'Tartuffe', opera by Arthur Leslie Benjamin, to a libretto by Cedric Cliffe after Jean Baptiste de Molière, completed by Alan Boustead: [1957-1965]: Pa...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1957-1965]
Extent:
4 items

5. MS Mus. 258

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MS Mus. 258
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MS Mus. 258. ARTHUR BENJAMIN COLLECTION. Vol. viii. ‘The Faun’s Mistress’, synopsis for an opera in three acts; n.d. The synopsis is written in the composer’s hand on sheets which have been pasted into an album subsequently illustrated with pictures of the characters and scenes. The illustration...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item