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1. MS Mus. 1765

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection
Scope & Content:
Scores, papers and correspondence mainly relating to Michael Tillett's work as assistant and amanuensis to the composer Michael Tippett.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1939-2006
Extent:
40 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1765/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett
Scope & Content:
Copies of autograph and other scores by Michael Tippett, with arrangements, corrections and additions by Michael Tillett. Manuscript copies, arrangements, corrections and additions are presumed to be in the hand of Michael Tillett unless stated otherwise. All published scores are by Schott & Co.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1939-1995
Extent:
32 volumes

3. MS Mus. 1765/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/1
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. A Child of our Time, Fantasia on a theme of Handel
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-50. 'A Child of our Time', oratorio; between 1960 and 1970? Photocopy of reduction for two pianos, with annotations and some words added in pencil and red ink in preparation of the vocal score. Each folio headed 'Set A'. (2). ff. 51-64. 'Fantasia on a Theme of Handel', for piano and or...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1970?
Extent:
64 folios

4. MS Mus. 1765/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/2
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. 'The Midsummer Marriage', acts 1 and 3
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-67. Act 1; 1953? Partial first draft of vocal score in ink and pencil, with corrections and inserted passages in Tippett's hand. (2). ff. 68-229. Act 1, 1953? Complete second version of vocal score in ink, with corrections and inserted passages in Tippett's hand. (3). ff. 230-309. 'Act...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1953?
Extent:
309 folios

5. MS Mus. 1765/1/2-3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/2-3
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. The Midsummer Marriage
Scope & Content:
The Midsummer Marriage, opera. Scores related to the preparation of the vocal score from the full score
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1953-1954
Extent:
2 volumes

6. MS Mus. 1765/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/3
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. The Midsummer Marriage, printed scores
Scope & Content:
(1). The Midsummer Marriage; 1954. Printed full score published by Schott, publisher's number 11158, with corrections and insertions in red ink, queries and discrepancies between full and vocal scores in pencil, cuts observed on the Philips recording in green ink. (2). Ritual dances, from The Mid...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1953-1954
Extent:
2 printed volumes with 3 inserted folios

7. MS Mus. 1765/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/4
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. The Heart's Assurance
Scope & Content:
'The Heart's Assurance', song cycle on poems by Sidney Keynes and Alun Lewis, originally for soprano or tenor and piano, orchestrated by Meirion Bowen. (1). ff. 1-69. Photocopy of full score; 1990? With corrections in red ink. (2). ff. 70-103. Photocopy of printed edition of songs 1 and 2; 1990?...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1951-1990
Extent:
103 folios, 24 pages

8. MS Mus. 1765/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/5
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. Concerto for piano and orchestra, Symphony no. 2, Symphony no. 3
Scope & Content:
(1). 'Concerto for piano and orchestra', 1957. Printed miniature score published by Schott. 199 pages. With misprints and queries marked in red ink and pencil. (2). ff. 1-9. Lists of corrections relating to the miniature score; between 1980 and 1990? Manuscript and photocopies. (3). ff. 10-13. Le...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957-2006
Extent:
5 printed volumes and 24 folios

9. MS Mus. 1765/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/6
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. King Priam
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-4. Short score in ink with pencil additions, relating to figures 8, 9, 17, 22, 34, 54, 59-63, 26, 28, 29, 30, 42. (2). f. 5. Short score, transparency, in ink, relating to figure 193. (3). ff. 6-9. Full score, dyeline, pages 23-30 only (numbers 38-52) (4). ff. 10-12. Full score, photoc...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1958-1961
Extent:
110 folios

10. MS Mus. 1765/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1765/1/7
Title:
Michael Tillett Collection. Compositions by Michael Tippett. The Vision of St. Augustine
Scope & Content:
The Vision of St. Augustine, for baritone, chorus and orchestra. (1). ff. 1-137. 'The Vision of St. Augustine'; 1965? Vocal score, dyeline, with annotations in red ink. Earlier titles, 'O Felix Alleluja. The Vision of Augustine + Monica' and 'Fenestra', present but crossed out on f. i. (2). ff. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1965
Extent:

i + 146 folios