D'Oyly Carte Archive: Princess Ida (Arrangement by John Owen Edwards. Instrumental parts: woodwind and brass)
Scope & Content:
Wind and brass parts (A4 masters). From a new edition by John Owen Edwards (D'Oyly Carte, 1998): (1). flutes (2). oboe (3). clarinets (4). bassoon (5). horns (6). trumpets (7). trombones For percussion and string parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/8/7.
D'Oyly Carte Archive: Princess Ida (Arrangement by John Owen Edwards. Instrumental parts: percussion and strings)
Scope & Content:
Percussion and string parts (A4 masters). From a new edition by John Owen Edwards (D'Oyly Carte, 1998): (1). percussion (2). violin I (3). violin II (4). viola (5). cello (6). double bass For woodwind and brass parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/8/6.
(1). Five annotated libretti, formerly owned by: Leslie Rands; W. H. Rands; 'J.M.R.'; 'BCMDS'; and 'Music Dept'. (2). Three unannotated libretto with ownership marks of W. R. Thomas, Leslie Rands and one dated January 1902. (3). Unmarked libretto master sheets (A4), D'Oyly Carte Edition, 1997.
D'Oyly Carte Archive: Trial by Jury (Photostat of autograph full score)
Scope & Content:
Photostat of autograph full score (reproduced as two pages of music per A3 sheet). The original manuscript is part of the Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
D'Oyly Carte Archive: The Chieftain ('Set A' instrumental parts: woodwind)
Scope & Content:
Copy manuscript parts, black ink, in bespoke paper covers: flutes, oboe, clarinets, bassoons. For brass, percussion and leader parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/16/3. For string parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/16/4.
D'Oyly Carte Archive: The Chieftain ('Set A' instrumental parts: strings)
Scope & Content:
Copy manuscript parts, black ink, in bespoke paper covers: violin I, violin II, viola, cello & bass. Covers marked 'Set A'. For woodwind parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/16/2. For brass, percussion and leader parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/16/3.
D'Oyly Carte Archive: The Pirates of Penzance (Instrumental parts: woodwind, brass and percussion)
Scope & Content:
Master copy printed parts (A4 sheets) for: flutes, oboe, clarinets, bassoon, horns, cornets, trombones, and percussion. For string parts from this set, see also MS Mus. 1824/1/5/7
D'Oyly Carte Archive: The Yeomen of the Guard (Copy manuscript full score)
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Bound manuscript copy full score, in black ink with some annotations in pencil. Original pagination pp. 1-485. Placed loosely inside the front cover is a set of manuscript notes: 'Royal College of Music July 18th 1928' (1 bifolium, in black ink). The notes were made following a comparison betwe...
D'Oyly Carte Archive: Ruddigore ('Original Overture' - further annotated copies)
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Dyeline copies of instrumental parts for the 'Original Overture', with some pencil annotations. Together with the string parts, there is a dyeline copy (printed source) of a piano arrangement of the overture for the 1924 production. In addition, on transparencies: manuscript parts for flutes, ...