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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1808 Subject Swayne, Giles. Song of the Tortoise Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. MS Mus. 1808/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/14
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 47-49
Scope & Content:
Work-book 47: Dated 17 September 1989 onwards, no end date. ff.1-13: Sketches for a piano sonata in A major, later abandoned. ff.13v-19: Sketches for 'No quiet place' (op. 55), followed by diary entries dated 24th September - 10th October 1989. ff.19v-25: Further sketches for piano sonata in A m...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989-1991
Extent:
4 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1808/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/15
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 50-53
Scope & Content:
Work-book 50: Dated 21 March 1991 - 14 August 1991. ff.1-4: Notes on 'The song of the tortoise' (op. 59), and unidentified notes on tuning. ff.7-25v: Detailed sketches for 'Circle of silence' (op. 57). ff.25v-67v: Sketches for 'Zebra music' (op. 58) and String quartet no. 3 (op. 61) (ff.59v-63)....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1991-1992
Extent:
4 volumes

3. MS Mus. 1808/2/26

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/26
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 59-62
Scope & Content:
1. 'The Song of the Tortoise' (op. 59) for narrator, choir, children's voices and small orchestra ff.1-209: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on paper. Signed and dated 3 September 1992 on final page. 2. 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60) for voice and seven instruments ff.210-244: Autograph f...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1992-1994
Extent:

290 folios