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1. MS Mus. 1855/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/3
Title:
Scrapbook formerly belonging to Kenneth Leighton
Scope & Content:
Scrapbook containing cuttings from newspapers of reviews and listings of works by Kenneth Leighton, dating between 1954 and 1963. Also includes loose concert programmes as follows: Cheltenham Festival of British Contemporary Music, 1956 Henry Wood Promenade Concert, Thursday 3 September 1959 Bo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1954-1990
Extent:
1 volume

2. MS Mus. 1855/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/2/2
Title:
Letters from Kenneth Leighton to Robert Leighton
Scope & Content:
14 letters from Kenneth Leighton to his son, Robert Leighton concerning performances and compositions. The letters date from 1978 until 1988.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1988
Extent:
1 folder (18 folios)

3. MS Mus. 1855/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/2/1
Title:
Letters from Kenneth Leighton to Lydia Vignapiano (later Leighton)
Scope & Content:
24 letters from Kenneth Leighton to Lydia Vignapiano (later Leighton), the majority in Italian. 1951-1953. The letters date from just before their marriage, and after Kenneth Leighton’s studies in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi. At the time he was living in Deal and corresponding with Lydia in Ital...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1951-1953
Extent:
1 folder (79 folios)

4. MS Mus. 1855/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/1/1
Title:
Letters to Kenneth Leighton, 1951-1955
Scope & Content:
43 letters, as follows: 1951-1952 Ildebrando Pizzetti (28 February 1951) Goffredo Petrassi (17 October 1951) ‘Vittorio’, in Italian, mentioning Goffredo Petrassi (12 March 1952) Leopold Stokowski (30 July 1952) 1953-1954 Frederick Grinke (7 May 1953) Trevor Harvey (25 May 1953) Frederick Grink...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1951-1955
Extent:
1 folder (47 folios)

5. MS Mus. 1855/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/1/2
Title:
Letters to Kenneth Leighton, 1956-1959
Scope & Content:
126 letters, as follows: Eric Parkin (9 January 1956) G. A. M. Williamson, organiser of the Cheltenham Festival of British Contemporary Music, regarding Leighton's cello concerto (30 January 1956) Eric Parkin (8 February 1956) Charles Groves (9 February 1956) ‘Charles’ (13 February 1956) Watson...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1956-1959
Extent:
1 folder (141 folios)

6. MS Mus. 1855/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/1/3
Title:
Letters to Kenneth Leighton, 1960-1966
Scope & Content:
97 letters, as follows: 1960 New Sheffield Symphony Orchestra (15 January 1960) Bernard Rose (23 January 1960) John Downing (3 February 1960) Reverend W. E. Plumbridge (4 February 1960) Bernard Rose (7 February 1960) Peter Wallfisch (21 February 1960) New Sheffield Symphony Orchestra (27 Febru...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1960-1966
Extent:
1 folder (118 folios)

7. MS Mus. 1855/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1855/1/4
Title:
Letters to Kenneth Leighton, 1967-1976, and undated
Scope & Content:
91 letters, as follows: 1967-1969 Frederic Symonds, of The Organ Club (30 January 1967) Christopher Morris, Oxford University Press (31 January 1967) John Scarfe (19 February 1967) Joan Dickson (8 March 1967) Ronald Woan, organist (14 April 1967) Nicholas Danby, organist (22 June 1967) Raphael ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1967-1980s
Extent:
1 folder (103 folios)