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11. MS Mus. 1778/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/4/2
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Miscellaneous and unidentified material, volume 2
Scope & Content:
30 folios of miscellaneous and unidentified sketches, 27 of which appear to belong to the same work. (1). ff. 1-26. Detailed sketches for an orchestral or ensemble work. Possibly sketches for 'Gawain' based on textures and several recurring motivic patterns, but not positively identified. The s...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1965-1989
Extent:
1 volume (30 folios)

12. MS Mus. 1778/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/3/1
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Early works
Scope & Content:
Drafts and sketches for various early works, none of which are published. Arranged in approximate chronological order. Some retrospectively signed and roughly dated by the composer. (1). ff. 1-2. ‘Pantomime: Choreographic Sketch for Three Mime Dancers and Unaccompanied Clarinet’, c. 1945. Compl...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1945-1955
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

13. MS Mus. 1778/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/1
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Earth Dances' sketch material
Scope & Content:
Sketch material for Earth Dances, for large orchestra. Premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Peter Eötvös. Sketches are on A2 manuscript paper, and relate to various stages of the compositional process, including melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and textural workings, with some extended deve...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1986
Extent:
1 volume (i + 64 folios)

14. MS Mus. 1778/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/2
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'Salford Toccata' sketch material
Scope & Content:
Loose pages, plus 2 small notebooks, containing sketch material for Salford Toccata, for brass ensemble. Premiered 1989 by Salford College Brass Band and Elgar Howarth. (1). ff. 1-17. Loose pages containing extensive sketches, many of which relate to an advanced stage in the composition process...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
1 volume (35 folios)

15. MS Mus. 1778/4/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/4/3
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Miscellaneous and unidentified material, volume 3
Scope & Content:
77 folios of assorted material on A2 manuscript paper, mostly unidentified. Sketches for various stages of compositional process, including numerical pitch schemes and fuller melodic, rhythmic and textural workings. Some possibly relates to 'Earth Dances' (see MS Mus. 1778/2/1). Identified leave...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1989
Extent:
1 volume (77 folios)

16. MS Mus. 1778/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/2/6
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Leaves relating to settings of Robin Blaser poems
Scope & Content:
Sketches for musical settings of poems by Robin Blaser (‘The Shadow’ and ‘Carmelo Point’), neither of which are referenced in existing Birtwistle literature. This material provides a new insight into Birtwistle’s relationship with Blaser, the librettist of 'The Last Supper', whose poems are also...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1990s
Extent:
1 volume (9 folios)

17. MS Mus. 1778/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/1
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'The Mask of Orpheus', sketch material
Scope & Content:
Assorted sketches for 'The Mask of Orpheus' by Harrison Birtwistle. Arrangement reflects groupings of material on acquisition. (1). ff. 1-193. Sketches and working drafts, mostly of A4 and A5 plain, manuscript, and graph paper; some leaves dated at the time of composition. Much of this materia...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
1 volume (511 folios)

18. MS Mus. 1778/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/4
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch material for Gawain, volume 2
Scope & Content:
Folder of A2 manuscript sketches, labelled 'Sketches for Gawain Act I'. Contains: ff. 1-55. Extensive sketches for the ‘Turning of the Seasons’ masque, much of which is highly developed and clearly relates to the first version of the finished score. Considerable material in particular for the v...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
1 volume (181 folios)

19. MS Mus. 1778/1/1-2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/1-2
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: 'The Mask of Orpheus'
Scope & Content:
Sketch material for ‘The Mask of Orpheus’ (opera in 3 acts with libretto and scenario by Peter Zinovieff; music composed between 1973-5 and 1981-3; premiered 1986 at the Coliseum, London, conducted by Elgar Howarth). The material includes diverse types of sketch, many of which relate to early co...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1973-1983
Extent:
2 volumes

20. MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4
Title:
Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain, and sketches for other works
Scope & Content:
Sketch and draft material relating to Act 1 of Gawain, libretto by David Harsent. Original version premiered in 1991 at the Royal Opera House, London. Includes extensive material relating to the original ‘Turning of the Seasons’ masque. The collection includes diverse types of sketch, many relat...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1987-1991
Extent:
2 volumes