Francis Chagrin: Chamber music, 1937 – June 1940, 1948
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1. ff. 1-4. ‘Etude’ for piano; 1937. In pencil (ff. 1-2) and ink (ff. 3-4). Dated 29-30 June 1937 (ff. 1v, 2). 2. ff. 5-14. ‘Lento’ and ‘Scherzo’ for violin, clarinet (or viola) and piano; 1937-40. i. f. 5. Sketches. ii. ff. 6-10. Score and parts of the Lento, in ink, dated 20 July 1937 (f. ...
1. ff. 1-7. String quartet; 1940. Score in ink. Dated Aug. 1940 (ff. 1, 7v). 2. ff. 8-18. ‘Légende Orientale’, for cello and piano; 1941. Dedicated ‘To Margaret [Good, later Pleeth] and Bill [Pleeth] with great admiration and friendship’ (f. 12). i. ff. 8-11. Score in pencil, dated 4 Mar. 194...
1. ff. 1-11. ‘Three Pieces for Harp’; 1960. i. ff. 1-2. Sketches, dated 8 Feb. 1960 (f. 1v). ii. ff. 3-7. Drafts. Includes, on f. 6, sketches for Chagrin's 'Fanfare for Sir Arthur [Bliss] on his 80th birthday': [1971]. iii. ff. 8-11. Score. 2. f. 12. ‘Barcarole’ for descant recorder (or viol...
1. ff. 1-23. ‘Etudes sur les "blanches" et "noires"’, for piano, organ or harpsichord; 1971-2. i. ff. 1-12. Sketches, including sketches for ‘A fanfare for Sir Arthur [Bliss] on his 80th birthday’ (1971) (f. 6) ii. ff. 13-23. Score, dated 7 July 1972, 6 July 1972, 29 June 1972, 1 July 1972, J...
1. ff. 1-2. ‘Mother, I Cannot Mind My Wheel’ (words, Walter Savage Landor), for voice and piano; 1936. For additional ’cello part, see f. 49v. Published London: Ricordi, [1965], in original version and Chesham: Ricordi, [1970], in a version for mixed chorus. i. f. 1. Score, dated 23 Sept. 1936....
Francis Chagrin: ‘The Black Cobra’ and ‘Topsy-Turvy’
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1. ff. 1-45. ‘The Black Cobra’ (book and lyrics, Roger MacDougall and Allan MacKinnon): a musical play; [circa 1936-8]. i. ff. 1-2. Typewritten lists of musical numbers. ii. ff. 3-14. Typewritten words. iii. ff. 15-23. Short scores, including some material for ‘Topsy-Turvy’. iv. ff. 24-45. P...