Robert Simpson: Part of an untitled work, presumably a concerto, for cello, piano and orchestra
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Two incomplete scores, in pencil. One is annotated at the beginning ‘6.ii.76’ and comprises 36 bars of music. The second is undated and comprises 67 bars of music.
Score (ff. 1-20) and solo flute part (ff. 21-25), in pencil. Annotated ‘11.v.89’ at the beginning of the score and ‘1.55 p.m, 23 vi 89 at Killelton’ at the end. Dedicated to Susan Milan. Published by Rosehill Music in 1991.
Robert Simpson: Variations on a theme of Carl Nielsen, for orchestra
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Score, in pencil. Annotated ‘11.xii.82’ at the beginning of the score and ‘5.10 p.m. 26.vi.83 at Chearsley’ at the end. According to a note by Simpson on the title page, the theme comes from Nielsen’s incidental music to Ebbe Skammelsen. Commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra ...
Robert Simpson: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Bach for string orchestra
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Score, in pencil. Annotated ‘12.ii.91’ at the beginning of the score and ‘10.49 a.m. 22.iv.91 at Killelton’ at the end. Dedicated to Denis and Simon Brooks. Published by Alfred Lengnick & Co., n.d.
ff. 1-218. Incidental music and playscript for The Pretenders by Henrik Ibsen, words adapted by Peter Haworth, for soprano solo, male chorus, woodwind, brass and percussion; 1965. Autograph score, in ink (ff. 1-34); photocopy of autograph score (ff. 35-74); set of autograph parts, in pencil (ff. ...