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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 1774 Name Spender, Stephen Harold, Knight, poet, 1909-1995 Digitised Content No

1. MS Mus. 1774/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/3/1
Title:
Richard Arnell: Chamber Cantata (Op. 26); 'Never seek to tell thy love' (Op. 29(2)); 'The War God' (Op. 36).
Scope & Content:
1. ff. 1-10. Chamber Cantata, Op. 26. For tenor, flute, and string trio. Photocopy (A4) of autograph score pp. 1-10. Signed and dated in the original score: 4 April 1943. The original score is also dated: 'revised 1960'. The words are taken from Plato, Phaedo. 2. ff. 11-14. Song: 'Never seek to t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943-1960
Extent:

ii, 84 folios

2. MS Mus. 1774/6/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/6/2
Title:
Richard Arnell: War God II, Op. 155 (autograph score, movements I-II)
Scope & Content:
War God II (Op. 155) is a revision of the cantata War God (Op. 36). War God II is scored for narrator, soprano, brass, percussion, synthesisers, chorus and tape. Autograph score in black ink (pp. 1-137) incorporating pasted down photocopied passages derived from the earlier work. The narrator's...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1987]
Extent:

126 folios

3. MS Mus. 1774/6/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/6/6
Title:
Richard Arnell: War God II, Op. 155 (material relating to two performances)
Scope & Content:
Two sets of material, originally housed in two separate buff envelopes, relating to two performances of War God II: 1. 14 March 1987, St. John's Smith Square. The Locke Brass Consort. Soprano: Miriam Bowen. Electronics: David Hewson. Narrator: Richard Arnell. The materials include the concert pr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1986-1991
Extent:

144 folios

4. MS Mus. 1774/8/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1774/8/1
Title:
Richard Arnell: Miscellaneous letters
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous letters (and related material) originally retained together by Arnell in a single file, comprising: (1). ff. 3-4. Typed words [c 1960] in Welsh for 'Wales' (Op. 94). (2). ff. 5-12. Correspondence relating to Robert Flaherty: typed letter (1975) from Monica [Flaherty] (daughter); po...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Welsh
Date Range:
1960-1994
Extent:

108 folios