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31. MS Mus. 329-331

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MS Mus. 329-331
Title:
MSS Mus. 329-331. Alan Bush Collection. Vols iv-vi. Concerto for piano and orchestra, op.18; 1936-37. The last movement includes a setting of words by Randall Swingler for baritone solo and male chorus. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. Reduction for two pianos published Joseph Williams, 1938; full score issued by the composer in a limited edition reproduced from the autograph full score, 1956. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Compositions by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Nancy Rachel Bush: 1936-87. Randall Carline Swingler, poet and novelist: Settings of his verse in compositions of A. D. Bush: 1936-71.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936-1937
Extent:
3 items

32. MS Mus. 332-333

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 332-333
Title:
MSS Mus. 332, 333. Alan Bush Collection. Vols vii, viii. Symphony no.1 in C, for orchestra, op.21; June 1939 – Aug. 1940. The last movement was revised to form ‘Defender of Peace’, op.39 (see MS Mus. 340, ff. 83-106). Full score published Joseph Williams, 1956, reproduced from the autograph full score. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1939-Aug 1940
Extent:
2 items

33. MS Mus. 338-339

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 338-339
Title:
MSS Mus. 338, 339. Alan Bush Collection. Vols xiii, xiv. Concerto for violin and orchestra, op.32; [1948]-1949. ‘Dedicated to Max Rostal, as a grateful tribute to his artistry as a violinist and encouragement as a friend’ (MS Mus. 339, f. 4). Published in an arrangement for violin and piano by the composer, the violin part edited by Max Rostal, Joseph Williams, 1951. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1948]-1949
Extent:
2 items

34. MS Mus. 363-364

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 363-364
Title:
MSS Mus. 363, 364. Alan Bush Collection. Vols xxxviii, xxxix. Chamber music; [1986]. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1986]
Extent:
2 items

35. MS Mus. 367-376

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MS Mus. 367-376
Title:
MSS Mus. 367-376. Alan Bush Collection. Vols xlii-li. ‘Wat Tyler’, opera in a prologue and two acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1950-51]. Commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain in the Festival of Britain Opera Competition. Performed privately in London in 1951 with the composer at the piano; broadcast in April 1952 by East Berlin Radio; first staged performance Leipzig, 6 Sept. 1953. Libretto published Joseph Williams, 1956; vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1954 (i...
Scope & Content:
Arts Council of Great Britain: Wat Tyler, rebel: Hyman Fagan, writer: 'Wat Tyler', opera by A. D. Bush , commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain and dedicated retrospectively to Hyman Fagan: [1950-51]. Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, s...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1950-1951
Extent:
10 items

36. MS Mus. 377-379

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 377-379
Title:
MSS Mus. 377-379. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lii-liv. ‘Men of Blackmoor’, opera in three acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1955]. Full score, in ink. First performed at the German National Theatre, Weimar, 18 Nov. 1956. Libretto published Joseph Williams, 1959; vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag and London: Joseph Williams, 1959, with English and German words. Three volumes. 365 x 270mm. Blue buckram bindings with gilt lettering on the spine and cover.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1955]
Extent:
3 items

37. MS Mus. 380-387

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 380-387
Title:
MSS Mus. 380-387. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lv-lxii. ‘The Sugar Reapers’, opera in two acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1962-65]. First performed at the Opera House, Leipzig, 11 Dec. 1966, under the title ‘Guyana Johnny’. Vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1965. Eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1962-1965]
Extent:
8 items

38. MS Mus. 388-393

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 388-393
Title:
MSS Mus. 388-393. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxiii-lxviii. ‘Joe Hill, the Man Who Never Died’, opera in two acts to a libretto by Barrie Stavis, after his play ‘The Man Who Never Died’; [1967]. First performed at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin, 29 Sept. 1970, as part of the East Berlin Arts Festival of 1970. Six volumes.
Scope & Content:
Joel Emanuel Hägglund, alias 'Joe Hill'; songwriter and workers' leader: Barrie Stavis, writer of plays: 'Joe Hill', opera by A. D. Bush , to a libretto by Barrie Stavis: [1967].
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1967]
Extent:
6 items

39. MS Mus. 394-396

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 394-396
Title:
MSS Mus. 394-396. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxix-lxxi. ‘The Pageant of Labour’ (words, Matthew Anderson), for chorus and orchestra; May–Aug. 1934. Music for the pageant produced by Edward P. Genn at the Crystal Palace on 15-20 Oct. 1934, under the musical direction of Michael Tippett and Alan Bush. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM; CH; composer: Edward P. Genn, dramatist and producer: Matthew Anderson, writer of plays: Music by A. D. Bush for 'The Pageant of Labour' , to a script by Matthew Anderson, produced by Edward P. Genn under the musical direction of M. Tippett and A. D. Bush: 1934.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1934-Aug 1934
Extent:
3 items

40. MS Mus. 398-403

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 398-403
Title:
MSS Mus. 398-403. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxxiii-lxxviii. ‘Pageant of Co-operation’, to a scenario by Montagu Slater and André van Gyseghem, for military band and chorus; 1938. Music for the pageant produced at Wembley Stadium on 2 July 1938. Elsewhere entitled ‘Towards Tomorrow’. Six volumes.
Scope & Content:
Montagu Slater, author: André van Gyseghem, writer: Music by A. D. Bush for a 'Pageant of Co-operation' , to a scenario by Montagu Slater and André van Gyseghem: 1938.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Czech, English, and Slovak
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
6 items

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