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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1808 Subject Swayne, Giles. Suites, guitar, op. 21 Level [40] File

1. MS Mus. 1808/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/2
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 1-3
Scope & Content:
Work-book 1: Dated March 1976 - 23 April 1976. Detailed sketches and structural notes for 'Pentecost Music' (op. 22). Work-book 2: Dated 23 April 1976 onwards, no end date. Pasted on front flyleaf is a portrait of Swayne by his stepson, dated 1979. ff.81-134: Sketches for 'Pentecost Music' (op....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1976-1979
Extent:
3 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1808/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/3
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 4-7
Scope & Content:
Work-book 4: Dated 11 June 1976 - 24 March 1977. ff.1-29: Sketches and structural notes for 'Pentecost Music' (op. 22), and a drafted letter (ff.7v-8). ff.29v-49: Various sketches and noted ideas, some unidentified. Includes a setting of 'The Owl and the Pussycat'; revisions of 'Orlando's Music'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1976-1978
Extent:
4 volumes

3. MS Mus. 1808/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/9
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 19-21
Scope & Content:
1. 'Three Pieces for String Quartet' (op. 19) ff.1-16: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on transparencies, with the original title of 'Three Easy Pieces for string quartet'. Dated 9 March 1975 after final bar line. 2. 'Duo' (op. 20) for violin and piano ff.17-37: Autograph working draft score, w...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1975-c 1976
Extent:
325 folios

4. MS Mus. 1808/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/3/2
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Correspondence and scrapbook. Scrapbook
Scope & Content:
Scrapbook containing programme notes, newspaper cuttings and some correspondence. Includes a letter from Olivier Messiaen inviting Swayne to composition classes at the Paris Conservatoire; and sample pages from first proofs of 'Suite' (op. 21) for guitar.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1976-1981
Extent:
1 volume; c. 28 folios