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1. MS Mus. 1813

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813
Title:
The Boosey & Hawkes Archive
Scope & Content:
Archives of the music publishers Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd. of London: business records, correspondence, music scores and reprographic material record the administration of the firm and many of its activities in the twentieth century. Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd. was formed in October 1930 by a mer...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1879-1984
Extent:
2 sub-fonds

2. MS Mus. 1813/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes Business Archive
Scope & Content:
Business papers and correspondence of personnel or departments of Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd., predominantly those operating at the firm's headquarters at 295, Regent Street, London, and created mainly in the mid- to late twentieth century. The bulk of the business archive is formed by four major...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1904-1993
Extent:
4 series

3. MS Mus. 1813/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes: Directors' files
Scope & Content:
Business archives of Boosey & Hawkes, Ltd., London, generally accumulated by individual directors of the firm. The contents of this series record the activities of several directors of Boosey & Hawkes, and of the firm more generally, most extensively during the mid-twentieth century and...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Afrikaans, Chinese, Chinese, Church Slavic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh
Date Range:
1904-1976
Extent:
302 boxes, 1 envelope

4. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1
Title:
Operas and ballets: administration of scores and parts for hire
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the number of scores available for hire of individual works generally by Richard Strauss, along with details of loans made by Fürstner in the 1930s. Also includes details of the commission to be earned by Boosey & Hawkes for the sale, hire or performance of Strauss' works...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1926-1952
Extent:
1 box (2 folders)

5. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1-8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1-8
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes: Fürstner papers
Scope & Content:
Documentation relating to Boosey & Hawkes' acquisition in 1943 of the rights to publish and distribute music in the catalogue of the publishers Fürstner, including the rights of the operas of Richard Strauss.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1904-1976
Extent:
7 boxes

6. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/1/4
Title:
Statements of turnover for stage works.
Scope & Content:
Reports, statements and memoranda concerning performances of stage works controlled by Boosey & Hawkes. This file was originally entitled 'Turnovers, Stage Works' and held in a packet marked 'Roth's Strauss Summary Sheets'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1946-1948
Extent:
1 sub-file

7. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2
Title:
Operas and ballets: administration
Scope & Content:
Box previously entitled 'Richard Strauss Summary Sheets', containing individual files relating to scores available for hire of ballets and operas by the previous publishers, Fürstner (1930s). Also includes details of the amount of commission to be earned by Boosey & Hawkes for the sale, hir...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1932-1945
Extent:
1 box (5 folders)

8. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/2
Title:
Boosey & Hawkes: Fürstner papers. Editions M. P. Belaieff: synopses and statements regarding operas and ballets, part 1 of 2.
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning stage works (operas and ballets) belonging to the catalogue of Editions M. P. Belaieff, Leipzig, with synopses, details of orchestration, etc. The first of two parts. With copies of 'Fünf Ballette, Inhaltsangabe' (Leipzig: M. P. Belaieff), a souvenir programme for the Leicest...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1933-1947
Extent:
1 sub-file

9. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/4
Title:
Benjamin Britten, 'Peter Grimes': administrative papers
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the production of Benjamin Britten's opera 'Peter Grimes', including critiques of early performances across Europe; lists of the names and addresses of those invited to the premiere at Sadler's Wells on 7 June 1945, along with correspondence regarding the translation of the li...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1945-1946
Extent:
1 sub-file

10. MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1813/2/1/2/5
Title:
Benjamin Britten, 'Le Viol de Lucrèce': French translation of libretto.
Scope & Content:
A manuscript copy of 'Le Viol de Lucrèce', a translation into French of Ronald Duncan's libretto for Benjamin Britten, 'The Rape of Lucretia', with a letter to Georges Dalman of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels). This file was originally entitled 'The Rape of Lucrece – translation into...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 sub-file