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3441. MS Mus. 1808/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/5
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 12-15
Scope & Content:
Work-book 12: Dated 15 August 1979 - 26 September 1979. Written inside back board and flyleaf is a line of descent from William the Conqueror to Giles Swayne and family. ff.1-16: Sketches and drafts for 'Freewheeling' (op. 29). ff.16v-76: Sketches for the fifth, sixth and seventh movements of 'C...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1979-1980
Extent:
4 volumes

3442. MS Mus. 1808/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/6
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 16-19
Scope & Content:
Work-book 16: Dated 19 October 1980 - 21 March 1981. Sketches for 'Count-down' (op. 30) and other pieces conncected with Swayne's residency as composer to the borough of Hownslow. Includes work on 'Rhythm-studies I and II' (op. 32) and 'The Three Rs' (op. 28). Work-book 17: Dated 21 March 1981 ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1980-1983
Extent:
4 volumes

3443. Ms Mus. 1808/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Ms Mus. 1808/1/7
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 20-23
Scope & Content:
Work-book 20: Dated 5 February 1983 - April 1983. Structural plan and sketches for 'Riff-raff' (op. 34) (ff.1-23 & 28); sketches and notes for 'A Song for Haddi' (op. 35) (ff. 23v-74); and ideas related to Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37). Also contains general notes, and diary entries ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1983
Extent:
4 volumes

3444. MS Mus. 1808/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/8
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 24-26
Scope & Content:
Work-book 24: Dated 15 December 1983 - 3 May 1984. ff.ii-30: Sketches for 'Naaotwa Lalá' (op. 39); and a sketch for mezzo-soprano and guitar titled 'Canzoni a ballo' (ff.27v-30). ff.30v-57: Sketches for Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37). ff.58v-63: Sketches for incidental music for Thames TV...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1983-1984
Extent:
4 volumes

3445. MS Mus. 1808/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/9
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 27-30
Scope & Content:
Work-book 27: Dated 19 June [1984] - 11 November [1984]. ff.ii-19v: Sketches for incidental music for Thames TV documentary series 'Crime Inc.', episodes 5 (ff.1-13) and 7 (ff.14-19). ff.19v-36: Sketches for 'Memory of C', a piece written following the death of Swayne's mother but subsequently w...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1984]-1985
Extent:
4 volumes

3446. Ms Mus. 1808/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Ms Mus. 1808/1/10
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 31-34
Scope & Content:
Work-book 31: Dated 17 October 1985 onwards, no end date. ff.1-9: Sketches for 'Solo' (op. 42). ff.9v-30: Various sketches, notes and transcribed texts, some unidentified. Includes: list of characters or parts in a circus work; notes on structure and instrumentation of 'God-song' (op. 41); a col...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1986
Extent:
4 volumes

3447. MS Mus. 1808/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/11
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 35-38
Scope & Content:
Work-book 35: Dated 19 August 1986 - 15 September 1986. Sketches and draft scores for 'God-song' (op. 41) movements 6 (draft score ff.13v-18), 7 (draft score ff.46v-49), 8 (draft score ff.66v-83), and 9 (sketches only, ff.83v-88). Final pages (ff.88v-94) contain tables and general notes, includi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1986
Extent:
4 volumes

3448. MS Mus. 1808/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/12
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 39-42
Scope & Content:
Work-book 39: Dated 21 January 1987 onwards, no end date. Sketches and draft score for 'Tonos' (op. 47). Also contains sketches for 'PP' (op. 46), written for the birthday of Paul Patterson for a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (ff.49-57). Work-book 40: Dated 2 February 1987 - 20 Ma...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1987
Extent:
4 volumes

3449. MS Mus. 1808/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/13
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 43-46
Scope & Content:
Work-book 43: Dated 15 April 1988 onwards, no end date. Sketches for 'Harmonies of Hell' (op. 53). Includes a roughly sketched stage plan (f.16); and general notes. Work-book 44: Dated 23 June 1988 - February 1989. Early ideas and sketches for a commission from English National Opera (ENO): a p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1988-1989
Extent:
4 volumes

3450. MS Mus. 1808/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/14
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 47-49
Scope & Content:
Work-book 47: Dated 17 September 1989 onwards, no end date. ff.1-13: Sketches for a piano sonata in A major, later abandoned. ff.13v-19: Sketches for 'No quiet place' (op. 55), followed by diary entries dated 24th September - 10th October 1989. ff.19v-25: Further sketches for piano sonata in A m...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989-1991
Extent:
4 volumes

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