Thea Musgrave: orchestral works. 'Loch Ness', 'Largo in homage to B.A.C.H.'
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Autograph sketches and scores. (1.) 'Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland', for orchestra; 2012. Sketches, arranged (by the composer) in a series of drafts for various passages. Score, 'corrected May 16 2012'. (2.) 'Largo in Homage to B.A.C.H.', for string orchestra; 2013. Sketches, arranged by ...
Thea Musgrave: 'The Voice of Ariadne', chamber opera. Correspondence
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(1.) Correspondence between Musgrave and Amalia Elguera discussing 'The Voice of Ariadne' and 'Mary, Queen of Scots'. 1970–1975. (2.) Correspondence with Colin Graham, David Patmore, and staff at Covent Garden regarding casting for the world première of 'The Voice of Ariadne', at Aldeburgh, Suffo...
(1.) 'Post GD [Gordon Davidson] work copy. November 18, 1991' (2.) 'Revised à L.G [Lillian Garrett-Groag] December 5 1991' (3.) 'December 4, 1991 with 1st draft of revised Nightmare scene & other amendments post meeting à GD...' Annotated tyescripts. In English and Spanish.
(1.) 'Version for presentation Jan 24 1992. Annotated typescript. (2.) 'Simón Bolívar, an opera in two acts...'; 1991. Unannotated typescript with Novello & Co. copyright notice. (3.) Two letters from Musgrave to Garrett-Groag dated in March 1993. (4.) A short overview of the opera, written b...
(1.) 'Tape for Bolivar'. Outline. (2.) Vocal score excerpts, annotated in pencil and red ink to indicate mapping of the five tape cues in Act 1. The timings shown here have subsequently had some minor adjustments, including some after the paste-downs. (3.) 'Tape cues of Battle sounds for Simón Bo...
Thea Musgrave: Solo vocal works: 'The Mocking-Bird', 'Ca' the Yowes', 'A Winter's Morning'
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(1.) 'The Mocking-Bird', a chamber opera in one act, for baritone, flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello; 1986–2000. Words by the composer, based on a short story by Ambrose Bierce. Unpublished, but available on hire. Initial libretto draft, initial music sketch...
Thea Musgrave: orchestral works. Suite from 'A Tale for Thieves', Divertimento for String Orchestra, 'Obliques'.
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Scores, on transparencies, in ink. (1.) 'Suite from A Tale for Thieves', for orchestra. Some annotation in pencils, particularly red pencil. (2.) 'Divertimento for string orchestra op 15'; 1956-1957. (3.) 'Obliques', for orchestra; 1958.
Thea Musgrave: Chamber music. 'Music for Horn and Piano', Impromptu no. 2, 'Elegy' for viola and cello
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(1.) 'Music for Horn and Piano'; 1967. Sketches. Score and horn part, on transparencies, bearing a dedication 'for Margaret Kitchin and Barry Tuckwell'. (2.) Impromptu no. 2, for flute, oboe and clarinet; 1970. Composition draft ('sketches'). Score, on transparencies. (3.) 'Elegy', for viola and ...