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Container Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 326-349 Level [40] File

1. MS Mus. 326

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MS Mus. 326
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MS Mus. 326. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. i. ‘Symphonic Impression’, for orchestra, op.8; May 1926 – Feb. 1927. ff. i + 161. 355 x 263mm. 1. ff. 1-132. Full score, in ink. 2. ff. 133-61. Arrangement for piano duet by the composer. Score, in ink, with performance markings in pencil. With a draft...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1926-Feb 1927
Extent:
1 item

2. MS Mus. 334

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MS Mus. 334
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MS Mus. 334. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. ix. ‘Meditation on a German Song of 1848’, for solo violin and string orchestra, op.22; [1941]. Full score, in ink. With the stamp of Joseph Williams, Ltd. The song is ‘Reiterlied’, or ‘The Trooper’s Pledge’. Published in an arrangement for violin and pian...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1941]
Extent:
1 item

3. MS Mus. 335

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MS Mus. 335
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MS Mus. 335. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. x. Works for orchestra; [1942-46]. ff. 82. Largest size 360 x 267mm. 1. ff. 1-18. ‘Overture: Festal Day’, for orchestra, op.23; [1942]. Full score, in ink. ‘Composed as a tribute to Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 70th Birthday’ (f. 1). Subsequently ent...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1946
Extent:
1 item

4. MS Mus. 336

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MS Mus. 336
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MS Mus. 336. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xi. ‘Overture: Resolution’, for orchestra, op.25 [originally numbered ‘op.24’; corrected to ‘op.25’]; 1943. Full score, in ink, with conductor’s markings in blue crayon and pencil. Based on the composer’s ‘Prologue for a Workers’ Meeting’, for brass band, ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943
Extent:
1 item

5. MS Mus. 337

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MS Mus. 337
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MS Mus. 337. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xii. ‘Piers Plowman’s Day’, symphonic suite for orchestra, op.30; [1946-47]. Full score, in ink, with conductor’s annotations in blue crayon, red ink and pencil. Used as a Hire Library score by Joseph Williams, Ltd, and subsequently by Stainer & Bell L...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1946-1947]
Extent:
1 item

6. MS Mus. 340

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MS Mus. 340
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MS Mus. 340. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xv. ‘Concert Suite’ and ‘Defender of Peace’; 1952. For ‘For a Festal Occasion’, for orchestra and organ, op.58, see MS Mus. 354, ff. 54-70. ff. 106. 367 x 272mm. 1. ff. 1-82. ‘Concert Suite’, for ’cello and orchestra, op.37; 1952. Full score, in ink, wit...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1952
Extent:
1 item

7. MS Mus. 341

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MS Mus. 341
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MS Mus. 341. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xvi. Symphony no.3, ‘The Byron Symphony’, for orchestra, op.53; [1959-60]. The last movement includes a setting of words by Dionysos Solomos (from his ‘Ode on the Death of Lord Byron’) for baritone solo and mixed chorus. Greek. Draft score, in pencil, with...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
[1959-1960]
Extent:
1 item

8. MS Mus. 342

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MS Mus. 342
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MS Mus. 342. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xvii. ‘Variations, Nocturne and Finale on an English Sea-Song’, for piano and orchestra, ‘op.46’ [published as op.60]; [1962]. Full score, in ink. Dedicated to Sir Thomas Armstrong. This work was originally written for piano solo in 1956, as op.46 (see MS ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1962]
Extent:
1 item

9. MS Mus. 343

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MS Mus. 343
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MS Mus. 343. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xviii. ‘Time Remembered, A Piece for Chamber Orchestra’, op.67; [1968]. Commisssioned by the Cheltenham Festival. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. ff. 56. 355 x 259mm. 1. ff. 1-41. Sketches (ff. 2-3) and draft full score, in pencil. 2. ff. 42-56. Short score, i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1968]
Extent:
1 item

10. MS Mus. 344

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MS Mus. 344
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MS Mus. 344. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xix. Scherzo for wind orchestra with percussion, op.68; 1969. Based on an African melody sung in Guyana. Commissioned by the BBC. Score and parts published in the Novello Wind Band and Wind Ensemble Series, 1985. ff. 93. 1. ff. 1-31. Draft short score, i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1969
Extent:
1 item