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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1157-1170 Name McCabe, John, composer and pianist, 1939-2015 Level [40] File

1. MS Mus. 1157

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1157
Title:
John McCabe: 'Edward II', Act I sketches and drafts
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-16. Two typewritten scenarios with autograph annotations, and related correspondence with David Bintley.ff. 17-30. Sketches, both autograph and computer-set.ff. 31-93. Computer-set short score of Act 1, with autograph annotations.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1994-1995
Extent:
1 volume (93 folios)

2. MS Mus. 1161

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1161
Title:
John McCabe: Piano Concerto no. 2, 'Sinfonia Concertante'
Scope & Content:
Commissioned by the Gulbenkian Foundation for the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra. First performed on 23 November 1971, Middlesbrough Town Hall. Autograph draft (ff. 1-33); autograph full score (ff. 34-171).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970
Extent:
1 volume (171 folios)

3. MS Mus. 1162

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1162
Title:
John McCabe: Orchestral Works, 1971-1976
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-56. Symphony no. 2; 1971. Commissioned by the John Feeney Trust for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and first performed in 1971. Sketches and draft short score. ff. 57-145. ‘The Chagall Windows’, for orchestra; 1974. Commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society and first performed...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1971-1976
Extent:
1 volume (166 folios)

4. MS Mus. 1163

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1163
Title:
John McCabe: 'The Chagall Windows', for orchestra
Scope & Content:
Full score in ink, on transparencies. For sketches see MS Mus. 1162, ff. 57-145.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1974
Extent:
1 volume (113 folios)

5. MS Mus. 1164

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1164
Title:
John McCabe: Orchestral Works, 1982-1994
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-12. Concerto for Orchestra; 1982. Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra for its fiftieth anniversary season, with funds from the Arts Council, and first performed in 1983. Sketches. ff. 13-57. ‘Red Leaves’, for chamber orchestra; 1991. Commissioned by the European Community Ch...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1982-1994
Extent:
1 volume (231 folios)

6. MS Mus. 1165

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1165
Title:
John McCabe: 'Cloudcatcher Fells', for brass band
Scope & Content:
Commissioned by Boosey & Hawkes Band Festivals with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain as the test piece for the 1985 finals of the National Brass Band Championships and first performed in 1985. Sketches and drafts (ff. 1-35); fair copy full score in ink (ff. 36-86). Folio 87...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985
Extent:
1 volume (87 folios)

7. MS Mus. 1166

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1166
Title:
John McCabe: 'Salamander', for brass band
Scope & Content:
Commissioned by Michael Webber for English Heritage to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission and first performed in 1994. Sketches and drafts, both autograph and computer-set (ff. 1-169); computer-set full scores in C (ff. 170-201) and transposed (ff....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1994
Extent:
1 volume (233 folios)

8. MS Mus. 1167

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1167
Title:
John McCabe: 'Notturni ed Alba', song-cycle for soprano and orchestra
Scope & Content:
Words, medieval Latin. Commissioned by Hereford Arts Association for the 1970 Three Choirs Festival and first performed in 1970. Typescript programme note and words (ff. 1-6); ink and pencil sketches (ff. 7-43); typescript notes (ff. 45-50); piano reduction (ff. 51-107).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1970
Extent:
1 volume (107 folios)

9. MS Mus. 1168

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1168
Title:
John McCabe: 'Scenes in America Deserta', for a capella chorus
Scope & Content:
Words, Reyner Banham. Commissioned by the King’s Singers and first performed in 1987. Preliminary notes and draft full score, with extensive amendments.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1986
Extent:
1 volume (13 folios)

10. MS Mus. 1169

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1169
Title:
John McCabe: Chamber Music, 1982-1983
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-26v. String quartet no. 4; 1982. Commissioned by the Delme String Quartet with funds from the Arts Council and first performed in 1982. Sketches and draft score in ink and pencil. ff. 27-132v. ‘Haydn Variations’, for solo piano; 1982-1983. Commissioned by the City Music Society, London an...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1982-1983
Extent:

1 volume (132 folios)

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