1. Matilde. Singers' names added, one on front cover and one on first page, 'Madm De Angoli, 1826', 'Madm Castelli'.2. Gilberto. Singer's name, 'Sigr Porto'.
Soprano 1 (5 copies), Soprano 2 (7 copies), Tenor 1 (4 copies[one of these stuck to the front of the chorus master's vocal score). With red chalk markings. Names added: 'Miss Rossini, Kings Theatre 1825', 'Miss M Goodwin', 'Miss A Rummens, 1826', 'Mrs A Conway', 'Miss Wells', 'Mrs John Walker, 18...
Frederick Delius: Margot la Rouge (vocal score by Maurice Ravel)
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An opera in one Act to a French text by Rosenval [Berthe Gaston-Danville], with parallel libretto in Italian. Threlfall, I/7. Publication: ca.1905, Paris, Propriété des Auteurs, partition piano et chant (in which the piano part agrees with Ravel's arrangement); 1988 (full score), Boosey & H...
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): 'Margot La Rossa' (autograph full score)
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Final full score (autograph, ink, bound, with marbled endpapers). Words in French, with Italian translation added (mauve ink, probably by Jelka Delius). On the fly-leaf, 'Margot la Rossa' and 'Personaggi'. On the verso of the fly-leaf, 'L'orchestra'. Signed and dated at the start of the score [p...
Supplementary Humphrey Searle Collection. Papers. Commemorative book, Prix Italia
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Held in Florence, 13-28 September 1965. The card of Gianfranco Zaffrani, General Secretary of the Prix Italia, was originally attached to this volume but has been removed to Searle’s address book of contacts: MS Mus. 1747/2/4/1/2.
ff. 1-139. The second of Bradshaw's four scrapbooks containing mainly concert programmes but also her Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music examination result forms for her violin grades II and VI; and a small amount of correspondence from the Royal Academy of Music. One of the programm...
ff. 1-319. The last of Bradshaw's four scrapbooks containing concert programmes featuring performances, lectures and workshops given by Bradshaw; and newspaper cuttings with concert reviews or broadcasting descriptions. A couple of the programmes have very light annotations, by Bradshaw and on o...