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4671. MS Mus. 1875

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1875
Title:
Arthur Jacobs: notes for a discography of Henry Wood
Scope & Content:
Notes, correspondence and other research materials relating to the compilation of the discography of Sir Henry Wood that appears in the book Henry J. Wood: maker of the Proms (Methuen, 1994) by Arthur Jacobs. The papers were originally deposited in eight folders and this arrangement has been ret...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 1990s
Extent:
1 box (4 folders)

4672. MS Mus. 1876

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1876
Title:
Letters and postcards from Ursula Vaughan Williams to Porter Kier
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-28. 21 letters and cards from Ursula Vaughan Williams to Porter Kier, with some addressed to 'Porter and Mary'. Most discuss performances of, and books relating to, the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as personal travel plans and Ursula's appearance on WETA radio, Washington, in 1...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1988-2009
Extent:
1 volume (48 folios)

4673. MS Mus. 1879

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1879
Title:
Letters from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Denis Dowling
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-8. 8 letters from Ralph Vaughan Williams to the singer, Denis Dowling concerning his engagement in various performances, including Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Vaughan Williams’s The Bridal Day. Dates, where not specifically stated on the letter, have been taken from ‘The Letters of Ralph Vaugh...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1938-1997
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

4674. MS Mus. 1888

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1888
Title:
Roger Quilter: 'Wind from the South'
Scope & Content:
'Wind from the South'. Music: Roger Quilter. Words: John Irvine. Autograph score in black ink for piano and voice. Written on the title-page (top right): 'Harold Child, 1936'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 file

4675. MS Mus. 1889

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1889
Title:
Henry R. Bishop: 'Grand Triumphal Ode'
Scope & Content:
Bound holograph full score in black ink. Folios i-iv and 1-54. Dated 1821 on f. 54, together with the name of the scribe, H. I. Goodwin, at the foot of the page. f. i. Title: 'Grand / Triumphal Ode / In Honour of the Anniversary of / His most gracious Majesty's / Accession to the Throne / Janua...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1821
Extent:
1 volume

4676. MS Mus. 1890

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1890
Title:
Scores for British Transport Films
Scope & Content:
Autograph scores for the following British Transport Films (with one exception): (1). 'Berth 24' (1950), score by John Greenwood. (2). 'Open House' (1951), score by Edward Williams. (3). 'Brief City' (1951), score by Clifton Parker. Film produced by Richard Massingham for The Observer (1952)....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950-1977
Extent:
8 files

4677. MS Mus. 1891

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1891
Title:
Collection of works for solo piano by Laura Wilson Barker.
Scope & Content:
Volume with pieces for solo piano by the English violinist, teacher and composer Laura Wilson Barker (1819-1905). The volume includes seven piano sonatas and five collections of piano pieces with floral or bird titles. Autograph? ff. ii. Frontispiece drawing of a woman set in a medallion which i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1840-1847
Extent:
1 volume (ii, 168 folios)

4678. MS Mus. 1893

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893
Title:
Hugh Wood: Scores and Professional Papers
Scope & Content:
The collection comprises Hugh Wood's autograph scores (arranged chronologically and by Opus number), his professional correspondence with publishers and with the BBC, and a selection of his writing about music generally in the form of scripts for radio talks, articles, and programme notes (inclu...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948-2016
Extent:
107 files

4679. MS Mus. 1893/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/1
Title:
Hugh Wood: Professional Correspondence and Professional Writing
Scope & Content:
Hugh Wood's correspondence with his two publishers (successively, Universal Edition Ltd and J. & W. Chester), and his correspondence with the BBC. In addition, Wood's professional writing including commissioned talks for the BBC, programme notes for concerts of works by other composers, and ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957-2014
Extent:
5 files

4680. MS Mus. 1893/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/1/1
Title:
Hugh Wood: Correspondence with the publishers Universal Edition (London) Ltd. and with J. & W. Chester
Scope & Content:
The file is sub-divided into two parts: correspondence with Universal Edition (Wood’s first publisher), and the first portion of his correspondence with his subsequent publisher, J. & W. Chester (1973-1979). For subsequent correspondence with Chester Music (1980-2008), see MS Mus. 1893/1/2. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957-1979
Extent:
1 file

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