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11. MS Mus. 1774/8/11

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/11
Title:
Richard Arnell: Material relating to concerts at Tadcaster, including a recital by Moura Lympany
Scope & Content:
(1). Material relating to a recital by Moura Lympany at Riley-Smith Hall, Tadcaster, 14 September, 1990. Includes: draft press release, small poster, concert programme, newspaper reports (photocopied) and various notes by Arnell. The press release notes: 'A contribution will be made from the proc...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1990
Extent:
1 file

12. MS Mus. 1774/8/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/12
Title:
Richard Arnell: Sketch material and related matter for String Quartet No. 6 (Op. 170)
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-2. Two letters on Cheltenham International Festival of Music headed paper (20 August and 4 October 1991), inviting Arnell to write a new string quartet for the Cheltenham Festival (1992), in celebration of his 75th birthday. The letters appear to be from (signature obscure) Sir John Ma...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1988-1992
Extent:

86 folios

13. MS Mus. 1774/8/13

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/13
Title:
Richard Arnell: Correspondence and rough notes relating to Xanadu (Op. 175)
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-26. Rough notes about the composition (1992-93). (2). ff. 27-82. Correspondence and publicity. Includes original proposal (to set Coleridge's poem 'Kubla Khan' for mixed chorus, keyboard and tape). Various letters, including several from Michael Kibblewhite (Musical Director, Harlow Ch...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1993
Extent:

86 folios

14. MS Mus. 1774/8/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/14
Title:
Richard Arnell: Papers relating to music to accompany the silent film The Drifters
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to a project with David Hewson to develop a score to be performed live to accompany a showing of the silent documentary film The Drifters (John Grierson, 1929) at the Norwich Film Festival, 16 October 1994. However, despite considerable work on the project, the performance did no...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1992-1994
Extent:

104 folios

15. MS Mus. 1774/8/15

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/15
Title:
Richard Arnell: Papers relating to 'Big Bird' (Coleridge, 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner')
Scope & Content:
Draft proposal and preliminary papers, including some sketch material, for a work based upon Coleridge, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. In his draft proposal (1995), Arnell writes: 'In 1991, I was invited to compose for the Harlow Chorus and I chose the "Mariner" but quickly realised it was t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1991-1995
Extent:

35 folios

16. MS Mus. 1774/8/16

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/16
Title:
Richard Arnell: Correspondence and papers relating to various works
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-12. Libretto (annotated cue sheet) for Moonflowers (Op. 83), a mixture of typed and autograph sheets (pp. 1-11). With original file-front annotated by Arnell. (2). ff. 13-22. Letters from the Canadian poet Ralph Gustafson with the following dates: 8 July 1994; 4 December 1994; 15 Febru...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1994-1999
Extent:

95 folios

17. MS Mus. 1774/8/17

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/17
Title:
Richard Arnell: Papers relating to Boudicca
Scope & Content:
Various papers relating to Boudicca, an operatic oratorio ('a music theatre piece') for three voices. Music by Arnell with David Hewson. Libretto by Reggie Oliver. A large body of material, including libretto drafts, sketch material, correspondence and research notes. The material remains in its...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1998-2002
Extent:

288 folios

18. MS Mus. 1774/8/18

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/18
Title:
Richard Arnell: Concert programmes relating to Ode to Beecham (Op. 154)
Scope & Content:
(1). Concert programme, 24 September 1986. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fairfield Halls, Croydon. (2). 40th Anniversary season programme, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1986.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1986
Extent:
2 programmes

19. MS Mus. 1774/8/19

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/19
Title:
Richard Arnell: Assignment of copyright
Scope & Content:
Signed Deed of Assignment of Copyright, dated 24 November 1999, in which Arnell assigns Salute (Op. 199) to the Trustees of the Performing Rights Society Members' Fund.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1999
Extent:
1 file