APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Vol. I. Libretto in ink with pencil annotations; [1947?]. Some amendments appear as corrections in the vocal score and are incorporated into the revised full score. ff. 34. 253 x 200mm.
APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Vols. I-IV. 'She Stoops to Conquer', opera buffa, (based on the play by Oliver Goldsmith), op. 12; 1943-1947, revised 1952. For vocal score see Add. 53739. Four volumes.
APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Music manuscripts of Denis ApIvor (b.1916); 1940-1986. Autograph pencil scores with ink annotations except where otherwise stated. Supplementing Add. 53739-53766. Presented by Denis ApIvor, Esq., 5 Sept. 1986 and 4 March 1987. Paper. Forty-six volumes. Arranged as follows: A. Stage Works: 64820-64838. B. Orchestral Works: 64839-64849. C. Vocal and Choral Works: 64850-64855. D. Chamber Works: 64856-64861. E. Solo Instrumental Works: 64862-64865.
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Denis ApIvor, composer: Music manuscripts of Denis ApIvor: 1940-1986: Autogr.
APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Vols. II-IV. Revised full score; 1952. Spoken dialogue supplied in typescript pasted into the score, with ink and pencil annotations. Three volumes. 365 x 270mm.
APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Vol. V. 'Blood Wedding', ballet, (scenario by the composer, based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca), op. 23; 1953. Full score with pencil and ink annotations, some of them conductor's markings. Note of first performance, June 1953, on recto of front flyleaf (f...
APIVOR MANUSCRIPTS (SERIES II). Vol. VI. 'Saudades', ballet, (scenario by the composer and Alfred Rodrigues), op. 27; 1955. Full score with pencil and ink annotations. Note of first performance, 1955, inside front cover (f. 1). For piano score see Add. 53744. ff. i+122. 355 x 263mm.