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Container Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 367-393

1. MS Mus. 367-376

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MS Mus. 367-376
Title:
MSS Mus. 367-376. Alan Bush Collection. Vols xlii-li. ‘Wat Tyler’, opera in a prologue and two acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1950-51]. Commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain in the Festival of Britain Opera Competition. Performed privately in London in 1951 with the composer at the piano; broadcast in April 1952 by East Berlin Radio; first staged performance Leipzig, 6 Sept. 1953. Libretto published Joseph Williams, 1956; vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1954 (i...
Scope & Content:
Arts Council of Great Britain: Wat Tyler, rebel: Hyman Fagan, writer: 'Wat Tyler', opera by A. D. Bush , commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain and dedicated retrospectively to Hyman Fagan: [1950-51]. Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, s...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1950-1951
Extent:
10 items

2. MS Mus. 377-379

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MS Mus. 377-379
Title:
MSS Mus. 377-379. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lii-liv. ‘Men of Blackmoor’, opera in three acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1955]. Full score, in ink. First performed at the German National Theatre, Weimar, 18 Nov. 1956. Libretto published Joseph Williams, 1959; vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag and London: Joseph Williams, 1959, with English and German words. Three volumes. 365 x 270mm. Blue buckram bindings with gilt lettering on the spine and cover.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1955]
Extent:
3 items

3. MS Mus. 380-387

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MS Mus. 380-387
Title:
MSS Mus. 380-387. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lv-lxii. ‘The Sugar Reapers’, opera in two acts, to a libretto by Nancy Bush; [1962-65]. First performed at the Opera House, Leipzig, 11 Dec. 1966, under the title ‘Guyana Johnny’. Vocal score published Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1965. Eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1962-1965]
Extent:
8 items

4. MS Mus. 388-393

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MS Mus. 388-393
Title:
MSS Mus. 388-393. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxiii-lxviii. ‘Joe Hill, the Man Who Never Died’, opera in two acts to a libretto by Barrie Stavis, after his play ‘The Man Who Never Died’; [1967]. First performed at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin, 29 Sept. 1970, as part of the East Berlin Arts Festival of 1970. Six volumes.
Scope & Content:
Joel Emanuel Hägglund, alias 'Joe Hill'; songwriter and workers' leader: Barrie Stavis, writer of plays: 'Joe Hill', opera by A. D. Bush , to a libretto by Barrie Stavis: [1967].
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1967]
Extent:
6 items