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Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/26-27
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Dialogue for cello and orchestra, Op. 79
Scope & Content:: Short score; incomplete pencil drafts in full score; and two annotated copies of the full score, one of which includes revisions (1981) for the Cheltenham Music Festival. First performance: King's Lynn, St. Nicholas Chapel, 30 July 1971. Maurice Gendron (cello) and the English Chamber Orchestra...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1970-1981
Extent:: 2 files

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/27
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Dialogue for cello and chamber orchestra, Op. 79 (annotated copies of full score)
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-73. Photocopy of autograph full score (pp. 1-73). Signed within the copy on p. 1. Very occasional markings in pencil. (2). ff. 74-112. Dyeline copy of autograph full score (pp. 1-73) in paper covers (Chester Music Hire Material). Incorporating revisions for Cheltenham Festival (July 19...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1971-1981
Extent:: 112 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/28
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Symphony No. 3, Op. 74
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-37. Dyeline copy of autograph score, paper covers (Chester Orchestral Hire Library), pp. 1-71. Annotated in pencil throughout. Signed within the copy (f. 2), and dated 'December 1968 - April 1969' within the copy at the end of the work. Dedicated to Anthony and Lili Hornby. (2). ff. 38...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1968-1969
Extent:: 54 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/29
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Windsor Variations for chamber orchestra, Op. 75; Palm Court Music for orchestra, Op. 81, no. 2
Scope & Content:: (1). fWindsor Variations for chamber orchestra, Op.75 [1969]. Two fragments: f. 1. Pencil sketch, p. 6 and verso. f. 2. Ink draft, pp. 11/12, incorporating pasted-down corrections (ff. 3-5). First performance: Windsor, St George's Chapel (Windsor Castle), 18 September 1969. The Menuhin Festival ...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: [1969]-[1971]
Extent:: 29 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/30
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 (pencil drafts and autograph scores)
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-64. Pencil drafts (incomplete) in full score, including ff. 25-30, draft chiefly of Movement II; ff. 31-32, sketch for the opening of Movement III; ff. 39-42, sketches for Movement II; ff. 56-64, draft of Movement V. (2). ff. 65-155. Autograph full score, in black ink. Outer bifolium a...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972-1973
Extent:: 219 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/30-31
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Sinfonia Concertante for oboe and chamber orchestra, Op. 84
Scope & Content:: Pencil drafts; autograph full and short scores; and annotated dyeline copies. First performance: London, Royal Albert Hall, 3 August 1973. Janet Craxton (oboe) and the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, cond. Raymond Leppard.
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1973
Extent:: 2 files

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/31
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 (annotated dyeline copies)
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-51. Complete dyeline copy of autograph full score (pp. 1-95). Various additions to the score in pencil, particularly in Movement I. Pasted-down corrections (ff. 37, 38, 40) on pp. 71-72, which also include additional score in pencil. (2). ff. 52-85. Incomplete dyeline copy of autograph...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1973
Extent:: 85 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/32
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Antiphon for string orchestra, Op. 85
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-14. Complete pencil draft, and four groups of pencil draft fragments : ff. 8-10, first movement; ff. 11-14, second movement. (2). ff. 15-27. Dyeline copy of autograph full score (stamped 'Chester Orchestral Hire Library'). Paper cover with title, and pp. 1-23. Signed on p. 1 within the...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1973
Extent:: 27 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/33
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: ‘Voices of the Night’ for orchestra, Op. 86
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-12. Incomplete pencil draft and various pencil sketches. (2). ff. 13-26. Dyeline copy of full score, with pencil annotations on pp. 25, 26. Title-page and pp. 1-26. Signed within the copy on p. 1, and dated 'June-July 1973' within the copy at the end of the work. Dedicated to Charlotte...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1973
Extent:: 26 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: MS Mus. 1801/1/34
Title:: Sir Lennox Berkeley: Suite for strings, Op. 87
Scope & Content:: (1). ff. 1-9. Pencil sketches. (2). ff. 10-19. Pencil draft (incomplete), pp. 1-15 + cut-down bifolium. (3). ff. 20-39. Autograph full score, in black ink (and pencil). Outer bifolium + pp. 1-22. Signed on p. 1, and dated 'Nov. 1973 - Jan. 1974' at the end of the work. Pasted-down corrections: ff...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1973-1974
Extent:: 61 folios

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