Francis Chagrin Collection: Music manuscripts and papers of the composer, conductor and administrator Francis Chagrin (1905-1972)
Scope & Content:
All music manuscripts are autograph full scores for orchestra, written in pencil, except where otherwise stated. Manuscripts are arranged chronologically within each section where a date can be established, then alphabetically for undated pieces. Dates of recording, where cited, are descibed as ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Latin, Romanian, and Spanish
Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1941-1957
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1. ff. 1-8. ‘Trois vieilles chansons françaises’, for orchestra, later arranged for descant, two trebles, tenor and bass recorders with harp (or piano or harpsichord) ad lib.; 1941, n.d. The score comprises three arrangements made for the programme ‘Les français parlent au français’ for the Fren...
Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1941-68
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(For orchestration of ‘Concert Rumba’ (1940) see MS Mus. 14, for ‘Suite médiévale’ (after 1948) see MS Mus. 64, for comedy overture ‘Helter Skelter’ (1949), see MS Mus. 28 and for ‘Yougoslav Sketches’ ([1950]) see MS Mus. 27.)
1. ff. 1-2. ‘Mother, I Cannot Mind My Wheel’ (words, Walter Savage Landor), for voice and piano; 1936. For additional ’cello part, see f. 49v. Published London: Ricordi, [1965], in original version and Chesham: Ricordi, [1970], in a version for mixed chorus. i. f. 1. Score, dated 23 Sept. 1936....
MSS Mus. 58-63. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. lvii-lxii. Music for radio broadcasts; 1941-6. Unless stated otherwise, all pieces are compositions or arrangements for the programme ‘Les Français parlent au français’, broadcast by the French Service of the B.B.C., and all dates are recording dates, written on the first page of each item.
MS Mus. 59. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. lviii. Music for radio broadcasts; Jan. – Aug. 1942. ff. 122. 350 x 269mm. 1. ff. 1-4. ‘Marschal Hitler’; 7 Jan 1942. 2. ff. 5-8. Offenbach, arr. Chagrin: ‘Orpheus in the Underworld (Roi de Be’otie)’; 7 Jan. 1942. 3. f. 9. Georgius, arr. Chagrin: ‘La plus...