Music for the BBC Radio 4 series, for four voices; November 1983-November 1984; February 1987. Series 1: full score, sketches and cue sheets; - Series 2: two copies of full score, one a photocopy, an annotated script (for episodes 5 and 6) and cue sheets.
Stephen Oliver: 'Festal Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis'
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For eight-part choir and organ; August 1985. Vocal score, with revised sections; photocopy of vocal score, with annotations. Published by Chester Novello.
Sketches for an opera, in pencil. Preceded (ff. 1-6) by a letter from Stephen Oliver to Timberlake Wertenbaker, the author of the text, setting out his thoughts on the text and music.
Stephen Oliver: 'The Dissolute Punished', and 'Three Instant Operas for Children'
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ff. 1-40. 'The Dissolute Punished', opera; May-July 1972. Libretto (ff. 1-15); 'Prologue: a dialogue between Jupiter and Cupid', for soprano, tenor and instrumental ensemble (ff. 16-40); photocopy of full score. ff. 41-60. 'Three Instant Operas for Children', for voices, piano and percussion; ...