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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1778 Digitised Content No Level [40] File

1. MS Mus. 1778/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/1
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'The Mask of Orpheus', sketch material
Scope & Content:
Assorted sketches for 'The Mask of Orpheus' by Harrison Birtwistle. Arrangement reflects groupings of material on acquisition. (1). ff. 1-193. Sketches and working drafts, mostly of A4 and A5 plain, manuscript, and graph paper; some leaves dated at the time of composition. Much of this materia...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
1 volume (511 folios)

2. MS Mus. 1778/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/2
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Mask of Orpheus Sketches by P.Z.' [Peter Zinovieff], and 'The Catch of London Bridge'
Scope & Content:
Assorted sketches on various sizes and types of paper, found in a paper folder (f. i) titled 'Mask of Orpheus / Sketches by P.Z.' [i.e. Peter Zinovieff]. Containing: ff. 1-16. Form scheme for Act 3. ff. 17-27. Charts by Peter Zinovieff; additional material including dramatis personae sheet and ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
1 volume (32 folios)

3. MS Mus. 1778/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/3
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch Material for Gawain, volume 1
Scope & Content:
Box containing 5 notebooks and 2 annotated libretti. (1). ff. 1-37. Two beige manuscript notebooks of sketch material, largely melodic and relating to the beginning of Act 1, as well as to three other works: ff.** relates to the abandoned chamber arrangement of Deowa (commenced late 1987) ff.**...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1987-1989
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)

4. MS Mus. 1778/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/4
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch material for Gawain, volume 2
Scope & Content:
Folder of A2 manuscript sketches, labelled 'Sketches for Gawain Act I'. Contains: ff. 1-55. Extensive sketches for the ‘Turning of the Seasons’ masque, much of which is highly developed and clearly relates to the first version of the finished score. Considerable material in particular for the v...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
1 volume (181 folios)

5. MS Mus. 1778/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/5
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Yan Tan Tethera and Monodrama, sketch material
Scope & Content:
Sketches relating to: 'Yan Tan Tethera', a one act 'mechanical pastorale' with text by Tony Harrison. Completed 1984, premiered 1986 by the London Sinfonietta; and 'Monodrama', text by Stephen Pruslin, premiered 1967 by the Pierrot Players. The work was subsequently withdrawn by the composer. (...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1967-1984
Extent:
1 volume (15 folios)

6. MS Mus. 1778/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/6
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Music for the theatre ('Lorca'; 'Hamlet'; 'Bow Down'; 'Volpone'; 'The Trojan War Will Not Take Place')
Scope & Content:
Assorted material relating to music for various theatre works (all except 'Lorca' were written while Birtwistle was employed by the National Theatre); 54 folios in total. (1). ff. 1-6. Drafts for incidental music to 'Lorca', a play by John Calder and Bettina Jonic, performed at the Edinburgh Fe...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1966-1983
Extent:
1 volume (74 folios)

7. MS Mus. 1778/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/1
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Earth Dances' sketch material
Scope & Content:
Sketch material for Earth Dances, for large orchestra. Premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Peter Eötvös. Sketches are on A2 manuscript paper, and relate to various stages of the compositional process, including melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and textural workings, with some extended deve...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1986
Extent:
1 volume (i + 64 folios)

8. MS Mus. 1778/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/2
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Salford Toccata' sketch material
Scope & Content:
Loose pages, plus 2 small notebooks, containing sketch material for Salford Toccata, for brass ensemble. Premiered 1989 by Salford College Brass Band and Elgar Howarth. (1). ff. 1-17. Loose pages containing extensive sketches, many of which relate to an advanced stage in the composition process...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
1 volume (35 folios)

9. MS Mus. 1778/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/3
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Endless Parade', sketch material
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-7. Material relating to Endless Parade, for trumpet, strings, and vibraphone. Commissioned by and dedicated to Paul Sacher; premiered 1987, Zürich, by Collegium Musicum and Sacher. Retrospectively signed and titled by the composer. Includes: f. 1: title page f. 2: dedication to Paul Sache...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1986-1987
Extent:
1 volume (7 folios)

10. MS Mus. 1778/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/4
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch material for 'Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments'; 'Tragoedia'; 'Verses'; 'Nenia: The Death of Orpheus'
Scope & Content:
Assorted musical material for the four works detailed below. (1). ff 1-2. 'Entr’actes and Sappho Fragments', for soprano and instruments, 1964. Premiered by the Virtuoso Ensemble of London and John Carewe). f. 1: neatly copied formal plan for the work on a single A4 leaf, used to illustrate a ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1964-1970
Extent:
1 volume (11 folios)