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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 71721-71862 Name Sitwell, Edith Louisa, poet and biographer, 1887-1964 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 71745

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Add MS 71745
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. xxv. ‘Gold Coast Customs’ (text, Edith Sitwell), for speakers, chorus and orchestra, op.15; 1927, 1947-9. See also Add. 71825, f. 20. ff. 157. Largest size 340 x 265mm. 1. ff. 1-9. Incomplete draft; 1927. 2. ff. 10-143. Full score. 3. ff. 144-154. Composer’s ...
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Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1927-1949
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 71746

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Add MS 71746
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. xxvi. Vocal works; 1952, 1969-70. ff. 111. Largest size 355 x 265mm. 1. ff. 1-29. ‘The Shadow of Cain’ (text, Edith Sitwell), for speakers, chorus and orchestra, op.22; 1952. Vocal score, ‘draft’ (f. 2); ‘a note on the music’ by the composer, ink; typewritten G...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1952-1970
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 71751

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Add MS 71751
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. xxxi. Works for chorus; 1964-1976. Unaccompanied, except where stated. ff. 31. Largest size 370 x 275mm. 1. ff. 1-9. ‘Song of the Sun’ (Náhuatl poems, translated by Irene Nicholson), op.42; 1964. Score and row chart. Published Schott, [1966]. 2. ff. 10-18. ‘Ca...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1964-1976
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 71825

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Add MS 71825
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. cv. Searle’s programme notes, etc., mostly for his own compositions; n.d. [circa 1950-1974] . Typewritten except where noted. Overall size 335 x 220mm. 1. f. 1. ‘Cat Variations on a theme of Prokofiev…(first performance)’; n.d. 2. ff. 2-3. ‘Piano Concerto no.2...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1945-1981
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 71836

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Add MS 71836
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. cxvi. Press cuttings: reviews of performances of Searle’s music and his writings; 1943-1982, n.d. Mostly printed, partly photocopy, partly typewritten transcripts. Partly German, some with English translations. Overall size 380 x 290mm. Edith Louisa Sitwell, DB...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943-1982
Extent:
1 item