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11. MS Mus. 332-333

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MS Mus. 332-333
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MSS Mus. 332, 333. Alan Bush Collection. Vols vii, viii. Symphony no.1 in C, for orchestra, op.21; June 1939 – Aug. 1940. The last movement was revised to form ‘Defender of Peace’, op.39 (see MS Mus. 340, ff. 83-106). Full score published Joseph Williams, 1956, reproduced from the autograph full score. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1939-Aug 1940
Extent:
2 items

12. MS Mus. 336

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MS Mus. 336
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MS Mus. 336. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xi. ‘Overture: Resolution’, for orchestra, op.25 [originally numbered ‘op.24’; corrected to ‘op.25’]; 1943. Full score, in ink, with conductor’s markings in blue crayon and pencil. Based on the composer’s ‘Prologue for a Workers’ Meeting’, for brass band, ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943
Extent:
1 item

13. MS Mus. 343

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MS Mus. 343
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MS Mus. 343. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xviii. ‘Time Remembered, A Piece for Chamber Orchestra’, op.67; [1968]. Commisssioned by the Cheltenham Festival. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. ff. 56. 355 x 259mm. 1. ff. 1-41. Sketches (ff. 2-3) and draft full score, in pencil. 2. ff. 42-56. Short score, i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1968]
Extent:
1 item

14. MS Mus. 342

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MS Mus. 342
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MS Mus. 342. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xvii. ‘Variations, Nocturne and Finale on an English Sea-Song’, for piano and orchestra, ‘op.46’ [published as op.60]; [1962]. Full score, in ink. Dedicated to Sir Thomas Armstrong. This work was originally written for piano solo in 1956, as op.46 (see MS ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1962]
Extent:
1 item

15. MS Mus. 346

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MS Mus. 346
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MS Mus. 346. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxi. Overtures; [1972-73]. ff. 135. 360 x 268mm. 1. ff. 1-28. ‘Concert Overture for an Occasion’, for orchestra, op.74; [1971-72]. Sketches (ff. 2-3) and draft short score, in pencil. Written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Mus...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1971-1985
Extent:
1 item

16. MS Mus. 327-328

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MS Mus. 327-328
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MSS Mus. 327, 328. Alan Bush Collection. Vols ii, iii. ‘Dance Overture, for military band, op.12; 1930. Dedicated to Edward Clark. Commissioned by the BBC. Full score of the version for orchestra published Joseph Williams, 1956, reproduced from the autograph full score. Two volumes.
Scope & Content:
Edward Clark, composer and conductor: 'Dance Overture', op.12, by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Edward Clark: 1930.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
2 items

17. MS Mus. 349

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MS Mus. 349
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MS Mus. 349. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxiv. Works for orchestra; [1985-86]. ff. i + 72. 368 x 274mm. ff. 51 and 70v have suffered water damage, but are duplicated by photocopies made beforehand 1. ff. 1-48. ‘Meditation for Orchestra in Memory of Anna Ambrose’, op.107; [1985]. i. ff. 1-35. F...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1986
Extent:
1 item

18. MS Mus. 329-331

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MS Mus. 329-331
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MSS Mus. 329-331. Alan Bush Collection. Vols iv-vi. Concerto for piano and orchestra, op.18; 1936-37. The last movement includes a setting of words by Randall Swingler for baritone solo and male chorus. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. Reduction for two pianos published Joseph Williams, 1938; full score issued by the composer in a limited edition reproduced from the autograph full score, 1956. Three volumes.
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Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Compositions by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Nancy Rachel Bush: 1936-87. Randall Carline Swingler, poet and novelist: Settings of his verse in compositions of A. D. Bush: 1936-71.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936-1937
Extent:
3 items

19. MS Mus. 335

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MS Mus. 335
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MS Mus. 335. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. x. Works for orchestra; [1942-46]. ff. 82. Largest size 360 x 267mm. 1. ff. 1-18. ‘Overture: Festal Day’, for orchestra, op.23; [1942]. Full score, in ink. ‘Composed as a tribute to Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 70th Birthday’ (f. 1). Subsequently ent...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1946
Extent:
1 item

20. MS Mus. 331

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MS Mus. 331
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MS Mus. 331. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. vi. Reduction for two pianos. Score, in ink, with occasional performance annotations in pencil. The final page of the third movement and the parts of the start of the fourth movement have new pages, perhaps written circa 1980, pasted over the score. With a...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item