Francis Chagrin: Shorter orchestral works, 1941-68
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(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.)
1. ff. 1-73. ‘Danger Within’ (American title, ‘Breakout’) (a British Lion production after the novel by Michael Gilbert, produced by Colin Lesslie and directed by Don Chaffey); [1958]. i. ff. 1-3. Sketches. ii. ff. 4-73. Score, partly in ink. Including ‘Jota Aragonesa’, later arranged as a sep...
1. ff. 1-94. Sketches. Dated 3 Jan 1969 (f. 9v), 12 Dec. 1963 (f. 32), Nov. 1965 (f. 11, 12), Feb. 1967 (f. 63), 29 March 1969 (f. 65v). With ‘Fanfare for Adam ("Per Ardua ad Astra")’, for three trombones; 1968: first and second trombone parts (ff. 23, 22v) dated 30 Sept. 1968 (f. 23); third tro...
MSS Mus. 74-83. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vols. lxxiii-lxxxiii. Correspondence and minutes of official bodies; 1943-72. Ten volumes. Largest size 330 x 205mm.
MSS Mus. 58-63. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. lvii-lxii. Music for radio broadcasts; 1941-6. Unless stated otherwise, all pieces are compositions or arrangements for the programme ‘Les Français parlent au français’, broadcast by the French Service of the B.B.C., and all dates are recording dates, written on the first page of each item.
Francis Chagrin: Arrangements from ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Easy Money’
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1. ff. 1-71. ‘The Bridge’ (original title: ‘The Last Bridge’) (a Data Films production); [1946]. Pages from the film score were annotated and reorganised circa 1950 as ‘Yougoslav Sketches’ and ‘2nd Yougoslav Suite’. i. ff. 1-22. ‘Yougoslav sketches’. ii. ff. 23-44. ‘Yougoslav Sketches’. Copy, ...
Francis Chagrin: Music for feature films; [1935]-1940
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1. ff. 1-4. Sketches, probably for music to accompany silent films; n.d. [circa 1935]. In ink. 2. ff. 5-8. ‘David et Goliath’ (deleted title: ‘Roi des Fosses’) (a Gold Star production); [1935]. Short score, in ink. 3. ff. 9-15. ‘La Grande Crosière’ (deleted title: ‘Doublemètre le Migrant’) (a ...