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1. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/1
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 1
Scope & Content:
The notebook, which contains dated exercises (in ink) including canon and fugue, is evidence of Delius's studies at the Leipzig Conservatoire. f. 1. Flyleaf, with Delius's signature ('Fritz Delius'), dated 'March 29/87'. f. 2. The first entry (dated 'March 31/87'): 'Der Doppelte Contrapunkt'. ff...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1887
Extent:
1 notebook (46 folios)

2. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/8
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Various MSS strips containing draft material
Scope & Content:
Sixteen strips of music manuscript paper containing autograph draft material in pencil and in ink. None of the material is dated, and only two items have headings ('Orchestra Variations' and 'Dowson'). A few passages are annotated with Delius's characteristic annotation 'good'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
16 items (folios 170-187)

3. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/7
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 7
Scope & Content:
Apart from pencil notes on f. 168 (Violin, 5/4) and, inverted. on f. 169 (3 bars only), the notebook is entirely blank.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[?1924]
Extent:
1 notebook (folios 167-169)

4. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/2
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 2
Scope & Content:
A small, undated music notebook, with a label to the inside front cover: 'H. Lard, 25 Rue Feydeau, Paris'. The contents (all notation) are chiefly written in pencil, with some in ink. In addition to the stationer's label pasted to the inside front cover (H. Lard), Delius has noted there in penci...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1890]
Extent:
1 notebook (folios 47-96)

5. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/4
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 4
Scope & Content:
Undated material, in pencil and some in ink, with the following headings and annotations: f. 126. A loose leaf (ruled page from a notebook of smaller size) containing a list of various books by George Meredith, Henry James, J. M. Barrie, and Gustave Flaubert (repeating many of the books included...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1904]-[1920s]
Extent:
1 notebook (folios 125-139)

6. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/6
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 6
Scope & Content:
Label on the outside front cover: 'Norsk Musikforlag / Noder - Musikinstrumenter / Kristiania'. Written on the label in pencil, '32941' and the number '23' circled. The contents are, in the main, pencil sketch material related to Hassan, with some brief additional material relating to Fantastic ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1920]-[?1924]
Extent:
1 notebook (16 ff.)

7. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/3
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 3
Scope & Content:
The notebook (undated) contains notes, in ink and in pencil, for several works, as follows: Koanga: 'Calinda dance' (f. 97); 'Quintette' (f. 98); 'Entracte to 3rd Act Koanga' (f. 104); and a two-page description (in English) of the 'Prelude to III Act' (ff. 123v-124, notebook inverted and revers...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1895]-[?1907]
Extent:
1 notebook (folios 97-124)

8. MS Mus. 1745/2/11/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1745/2/11/5
Title:
Frederick Delius (Beecham Accession): Notebook 5
Scope & Content:
Most of the notebook is unused. f. 140. Heading: 'Zarathustra' above 5 bars in ink. f. 140v. Heading: 'Har du sikt Pan'. f. 143. Heading: 'Prelude 3rd Act R & J' (although the draft beneath is for the Interlude in Act 3). 'Chorus' (ink) in the right margin. ff. 144, 144v and 145 each bear th...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1904]-[1907]
Extent:
1 notebook (folios 140-153)