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4241. MS Mus. 1856

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1856
Title:
Frederick Delius: two movements from an early string quartet in C minor
Scope & Content:
Two movements of an early piece for string quartet in C minor by Frederick Delius. Dated ‘1888-1891’ at the top of the first page but with the later date crossed out in pencil. Mostly in brown ink, with extensive annotations and amendments in both ink and pencil. Written on four staves per syste...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1888-1891
Extent:
1 volume (14 folios)

4242. MS Mus. 1858

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1858
Title:
Michael Tippett: ‘4 Songs from the British Isles’, autograph working manuscript
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-11. Autograph working manuscript, in pencil, of ‘4 Songs from the British Isles’ (originally ‘Islands’). Arrangements of four traditional songs for SATB voices by Michael Tippett, as follows: (1). ff. 5-6. ‘England. Early One Morning’ (2). ff. 6-8. ‘Ireland. Lilliburlero’ (3). ff. 8-9. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1956-1964
Extent:
1 volume (11 folios)

4243. MS Mus. 1860

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1860
Title:
John Alexander Fuller Maitland: '5 Waltzes for pianoforte solo'
Scope & Content:
A sequence of five waltzes for piano by J. A. Fuller Maitland, handwritten in ink. Undated.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
6 folios

4244. MS Mus. 1861

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1861
Title:
Letters from Alan Bush to the organist Robert Crowley
Scope & Content:
35 letters from the composer Alan Bush (1900-1995) to the organist Robert Crowley, dating from between 1987 and 1995. The majority are from 1988 and 1989 and concern the commissioning and composition of the 'Prelude and Concert Piece' for organ (op. 116), the 'Suite for Organ' (op. 117) and the ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1987-1995
Extent:
1 volume (41 folios)

4245. MS Mus. 1862

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1862
Title:
Giuseppe Verdi: 'Macbeth', annotated vocal score
Scope & Content:
Vocal score for the opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi, published in Milan by Ricordi, c. 1847. Printed score in oblong format, paginated 5-257. This first edition of the vocal score, representing the original form of the opera, seems to be the variant identified by Cecil Hopkinson as 46A(c): see C...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1847-1901
Extent:
1 volume

4246. MS Mus. 1863

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1863
Title:
Sir Arthur Sullivan: Symphony in E major, autograph full score
Scope & Content:
‘Symphony in E’ for orchestra, in four movements, by Arthur Sullivan. Autograph full score in black ink with annotations in black ink, red ink, pencil and blue pencil. Bound in green leather, similar to other Sullivan autograph scores (see MS Mus. 1824/1/7/1 for example). The pages appear to hav...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s-1915
Extent:
1 bound volume (137 folios)

4247. MS Mus. 1864

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1864
Title:
Elisabeth Lutyens: 'String Quartet No. 6', autograph score
Scope & Content:
'String Quartet No. 6', opus 25. Autograph score in black ink. In two parts: 'Primo:- Molto Moderato' 'Secondo:- Adagio' A dedication to Francis Bacon appears at the top of the score and 'Blackheath Dec. 1962' appears at the end. The title page has another dedication, this time to Lutyens' niec...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1956-1962
Extent:
1 volume (4 folios)

4248. MS Mus. 1866

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1866
Title:
Violin pieces dedicated to Jelly d’Arányi and Adile Fachiri
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts of six pieces for violin with piano or orchestra, dedicated to either Jelly d’Arányi or her sister, Adile Fachiri. (1). Sir Arthur Somervell: ‘Concertstück in D minor’, for violin and orchestra. Three-page fragment of a short score, written in ink and starting at page 11 until the e...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912-c 1950
Extent:
1 volume (6 items)

4249. MS Mus. 1868

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1868
Title:
Volume of music for the lute by German, Austrian and French composers, previously in the library of Arnold Dolmetsch
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-94. Volume of lute music thought to have been copied around 1755 or later, probably in Vienna or Prague. A title page, in a later hand and in English states: 'A collection of Allemandes, Courantes, Fantasias, Fuges, Gavottes, Menuets, Paisanes, Sarabandes &c. In tablature for the lute ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (ii + 94 folios)

4250. MS Mus. 1869

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1869
Title:
Volume of divisions for bass viol by Daniel Norcombe, Christopher Simpson, William Young and others
Scope & Content:
The first half of this volume (ff. 1-33v) contains sets of divisions for solo bass viol by Daniel Norcombe (17 sets) and Christopher Simpson (3 sets), as well as the Ground by 'Pole Wheele' (ff. 29v-30r). A further 15 unattributed pieces include two identified in a later hand as being by William...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1650-1680s
Extent:
1 volume (iii + 48 folios)

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