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11. 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)

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. MS Mus. 1170

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1170
Title:
John McCabe: Chamber Music, 1984-1993
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-90. ‘Rainforest I’, for instrumental ensemble; 1984. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center, New York and first performed in 1984. Draft full score with alterations and annotations (ff. 1-42v); full score in ink (ff. 43-90). ff. 91-150. ‘Tenebrae’, for solo piano;...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1984-1993
Extent:

1 volume (150 folios)