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1. MS Mus. 1808/1/18

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/18
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 62-64
Scope & Content:
Work-book 62: Dated 1 February 1997 onwards, no end date. ff.1-53: Sketches for 'Chinese whispers' (op. 75). Also includes early ideas for 'HAVOC' (op. 83) (ff.18v-21, 29v-30, & 52v-53); a brief sketch and note on the completion of 'Mr Leary's mechanical Maggot' (op. 74) (f.22v); and a diary...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1997-1998
Extent:
3 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1808/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/19
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 65-67
Scope & Content:
Work-book 65: Dated 12 September 1998 onwards, no end date. Sketches for 'HAVOC' (op. 83), with sketches and draft score for 'The Two Nowells' (op. 77 no. 2) (ff.76 & 90v-91v). Also includes general notes and pasted mementos, drawings, photographs and recital flyer. Work-book 66: Dated 2 Ma...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1998-1999
Extent:
3 volumes

3. MS Mus. 1808/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/3/1
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Correspondence and scrapbook. Correspondence and biographical material
Scope & Content:
c. ff.1-163: Personal and professional correspondence to and from select friends and colleagues. Mainly consists of manuscript and typed letters, with two printed email threads. Correspondents include: William Walton, granting permission to quote from Façade; Olivier Messiaen, regarding composi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1975-2009
Extent:

c. 207 folios

4. MS Mus. 1808/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/3/2
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Correspondence and scrapbook. Scrapbook
Scope & Content:
Scrapbook containing programme notes, newspaper cuttings and some correspondence. Includes a letter from Olivier Messiaen inviting Swayne to composition classes at the Paris Conservatoire; and sample pages from first proofs of 'Suite' (op. 21) for guitar.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1976-1981
Extent:
1 volume; c. 28 folios