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Archive Reference (shelfmark) MS Mus. 2-83

1. MS Mus. 2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 2
Title:
Francis Chagrin: ‘Piano Concerto’
Scope & Content:
Arrangement by the composer for two pianos published Lengnick, [1948]. 1. ff. 1-23. Short score. Dated 8 Oct. 1942 (f. 9v), 12 Dec. 1942 (f. 14), Mar. 1941 (f. 23). 2. ff. 24-61. Annotated printed two piano score, marked ‘revised version’. Dated Jan. 1969, Feb. 1971 (f. 24). 3. ff. 62-130. Pr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-1971
Extent:
1 volume (192 folios)

2. MS Mus. 2-12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 2-12
Title:
Francis Chagrin Collection: Orchestral Works
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1941-1971
Extent:
11 volumes

3. MS Mus. 2-83

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 2-83
Title:
Francis Chagrin Collection: Music manuscripts and papers of the composer, conductor and administrator Francis Chagrin (1905-1972)
Scope & Content:
All music manuscripts are autograph full scores for orchestra, written in pencil, except where otherwise stated. Manuscripts are arranged chronologically within each section where a date can be established, then alphabetically for undated pieces. Dates of recording, where cited, are descibed as ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Latin, Romanian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1927-1974
Extent:
82 volumes

4. MS Mus. 3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 3
Title:
Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1941-1957
Scope & Content:
1. ff. 1-8. ‘Trois vieilles chansons françaises’, for orchestra, later arranged for descant, two trebles, tenor and bass recorders with harp (or piano or harpsichord) ad lib.; 1941, n.d. The score comprises three arrangements made for the programme ‘Les français parlent au français’ for the Fren...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1941-1957
Extent:
1 volume (51 folios)

5. MS Mus. 3-5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 3-5
Title:
Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1941-68
Scope & Content:
(For orchestration of ‘Concert Rumba’ (1940) see MS Mus. 14, for ‘Suite médiévale’ (after 1948) see MS Mus. 64, for comedy overture ‘Helter Skelter’ (1949), see MS Mus. 28 and for ‘Yougoslav Sketches’ ([1950]) see MS Mus. 27.)
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1941-1968
Extent:
3 volumes

6. MS Mus. 4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 4
Title:
Francis Chagrin: ‘Prelude and Fugue’
Scope & Content:
For short score and pencil full score, see MS Mus. 3, ff. 10-51. For newspaper cuttings, see MS Mus. 73, ff. 51-3 and 106. Full score and miniature score published New York and London: Mills Music, [1957]. 1. ff. 1-18. Annotated dyeline copy of ink full score, dated June 1946 (f. 18). 2. ff. 1...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-[1957]
Extent:
1 volume (ff. i + 42)

7. MS Mus. 5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 5
Title:
Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1948-68
Scope & Content:
1. ff. 1-19. ‘Lamento Appassionato’, for strings; 1948. Published Augener, [1951]. For newspaper cuttings, see MS Mus. 73, ff. 93-4, 103. i. ff. 1-9. Score, dated 16 Sept. 1948 (f. 9) ii. ff. 10-19. Copy in ink, with conductor’s annotations, probably autograph. 2. ff. 20-57. ‘Nursery Suite’; ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948-1968
Extent:
1 volume (86 folios)

8. MS Mus. 6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 6
Title:
Francis Chagrin: ‘Symphony’ [no. 1]. Sketches and notes
Scope & Content:
1. ff. 1-7. Lists of cuts and revisions. Includes, on f. 1v, a letter to Norman Frank from Francis Chagrin, dated 1963. Typewritten, signed. 2. ff. 8-106. Sketches, mainly for the fourth movement. Dated 20 Oct. 1958 (f. 32v).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1958
Extent:
1 volume (106 folios)

9. MS Mus. 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 6-7
Title:
Francis Chagrin: ‘Symphony’ [no. 1]
Scope & Content:
Dedicated to Jo and Lawrence Leonard. For a programme note by the composer, see MS Mus. 65, ff. 186-93 and MS Mus. 72, f. 312. Published Novello, [1967].
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-[1965]
Extent:
2 volumes

10. MS Mus. 7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 7
Title:
Francis Chagrin: ‘Symphony’ [no. 1]. Various scores
Scope & Content:
1. ff. 1-8. Short score of the first movement. Dated May 1946, June 1953 and 31 Dec. 1954 (ff. 2, 4 and 8). 2. ff. 9-14. Short score of the third movement (later changed to the second movement). Dated 16 July and 13 Oct 1958 (ff. 10, 14). 3. ff. 15-26. Piano reduction of the complete symphony....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1959
Extent:
1 volume (67 folios)