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1. MS Mus. 1746

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746
Title:
Lew Stone Collection
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the musical career of the dance-band leader Lew Stone (1898-1969). Almost all the collection comprises autograph and copyists’ scores and parts for songs arranged or composed by Lew Stone and played by his Band / Orchestra from the 1930s onwards. Some other non-music material ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1930 – January 1988
Extent:
42 volumes

2. MS Mus. 1746/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/1
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Non-music manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Non-music manuscripts accompanying the collection: 1. Photocopy of brief biography of Lew Stone by Julian Vedey (Julian Vedey, Band Leaders (London Rockliff, 1950), pp. 70-79: almost all of chapter 10). ff. 1-6 2. Blank sheet of headed paper Lew Stone’s name and address as header. f. 7 3. Concer...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1950 – January 1988
Extent:
3 items; 8 folios

3. MS Mus. 1746/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance
Scope & Content:
This series, which makes up the majority of the Lew Stone collection (MS Mus.1746), comprises arrangements of songs (in some cases original compositions) to be performed by Lew Stone’s Orchestra or Band. For most songs, there is a general (though not unbroken) pattern of a full score for Stone’s...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1932 – 1968
Extent:
40 volumes

4. MS Mus. 1746/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/2
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Music manuscript drafts and sketches
Scope & Content:
Autograph drafts and sketches for arrangements, original compositions or collaborations, for Lew Stone’s own reference. 1. f. 1. ‘Chambermaid Dance’, sketch for piano or guitar partDated 3rd June 1945 and September 2/7 2. f. 2. ‘How easy to see’, sketchOn reverse: bass part of ‘The night has a...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1930 - May 1951
Extent:
1 volume; 18 items; 32 folios

5. MS Mus. 1746/3/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/12
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No. 20, 'Plymouth Rock'
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following scores and parts: Full score [1] Full score [2] Piano [1] – manuscript Piano [2] – a printed piano score, cut up and attached to manuscript paper Piano [3] – an annotated photocopy of all but page 1 of piano score [2] above, supplemented by a photocopy of page 1 ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s-before 1969
Extent:
18 items; 40 folios

6. MS Mus. 1746/3/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/14
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No. 20, 'Robin Hood'
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following scores and parts: Brass Vocal, Wind, Rhythm Piano (with part for guitar of ‘It’s a Lovely Day To-morrow’ on reverse) Drums Guitar 1st Alto Saxophone (with part for bass of ‘Black Eyes’ on reverse) 2nd Alto Saxophone (with part for 3rd clarinet of ‘Black Eyes’ on ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
15 items; 18 folios

7. MS Mus. 1746/3/8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/8
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No.13, ‘Reminiscing in Rhythm’
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following scores and parts: Full score (with a note stating that the arrangement was made by Lew Stone, on the 3 Mar 1944, at the Central Hotel, Glasgow) 2nd Trumpet 3rd Trumpet 1st Trombone 2nd Trombone
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1944 - before 1969
Extent:
folios

8. MS Mus. 1746/3/20

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/20
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No. 31, ‘New Moon Medley’
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following scores and parts: Full score Piano Bass Drums Guitar 1st Alto Saxophone 2nd Alto Saxophone 1st Tenor Saxophone 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone 1st Trumpet 2nd Trumpet 3rd Trumpet 1st Trombone 2nd Trombone 3rd Trombone Fragment of unidentified score for pia...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
17 items; 42 folios

9. MS Mus. 1746/3/22

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/22
Title:
Lew Stone collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No. 36, 'Life Gets Tedious'
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following autograph scores and parts, on which the title is occasionally rendered 'Life gets tee-jus': Full score, including lyrics Piano Bass Drums Guitar A part labelled 'Harry Smith', probably for alto saxophone 1st Tenor Saxophone 2nd Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s-1950s
Extent:

21 items, 24 folios

10. MS Mus. 1746/3/27

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1746/3/27
Title:
Lew Stone Collection: Arrangements and compositions for performance: No. 45, 'On the Trail'
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following autograph scores and parts of this arrangement by Lew Stone, some parts being copies of others with alterations too slight to justify their designation as a separate arrangement: Full score, arranged Lew Stone, 1968 Leader’s score [version 1] Piano Bass Drums Gui...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1968
Extent:
22 items, 48 folios