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11. MS Mus. 332-333

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MS Mus. 332-333
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MSS Mus. 332, 333. Alan Bush Collection. Vols vii, viii. Symphony no.1 in C, for orchestra, op.21; June 1939 – Aug. 1940. The last movement was revised to form ‘Defender of Peace’, op.39 (see MS Mus. 340, ff. 83-106). Full score published Joseph Williams, 1956, reproduced from the autograph full score. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1939-Aug 1940
Extent:
2 items

12. MS Mus. 336

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MS Mus. 336
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MS Mus. 336. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xi. ‘Overture: Resolution’, for orchestra, op.25 [originally numbered ‘op.24’; corrected to ‘op.25’]; 1943. Full score, in ink, with conductor’s markings in blue crayon and pencil. Based on the composer’s ‘Prologue for a Workers’ Meeting’, for brass band, ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943
Extent:
1 item

13. MS Mus. 343

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MS Mus. 343
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MS Mus. 343. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xviii. ‘Time Remembered, A Piece for Chamber Orchestra’, op.67; [1968]. Commisssioned by the Cheltenham Festival. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. ff. 56. 355 x 259mm. 1. ff. 1-41. Sketches (ff. 2-3) and draft full score, in pencil. 2. ff. 42-56. Short score, i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1968]
Extent:
1 item

14. MS Mus. 342

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MS Mus. 342
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MS Mus. 342. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xvii. ‘Variations, Nocturne and Finale on an English Sea-Song’, for piano and orchestra, ‘op.46’ [published as op.60]; [1962]. Full score, in ink. Dedicated to Sir Thomas Armstrong. This work was originally written for piano solo in 1956, as op.46 (see MS ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1962]
Extent:
1 item

15. MS Mus. 346

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MS Mus. 346
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MS Mus. 346. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxi. Overtures; [1972-73]. ff. 135. 360 x 268mm. 1. ff. 1-28. ‘Concert Overture for an Occasion’, for orchestra, op.74; [1971-72]. Sketches (ff. 2-3) and draft short score, in pencil. Written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Mus...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1971-1985
Extent:
1 item

16. MS Mus. 327-328

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MS Mus. 327-328
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MSS Mus. 327, 328. Alan Bush Collection. Vols ii, iii. ‘Dance Overture, for military band, op.12; 1930. Dedicated to Edward Clark. Commissioned by the BBC. Full score of the version for orchestra published Joseph Williams, 1956, reproduced from the autograph full score. Two volumes.
Scope & Content:
Edward Clark, composer and conductor: 'Dance Overture', op.12, by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Edward Clark: 1930.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
2 items

17. MS Mus. 341

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MS Mus. 341
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MS Mus. 341. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xvi. Symphony no.3, ‘The Byron Symphony’, for orchestra, op.53; [1959-60]. The last movement includes a setting of words by Dionysos Solomos (from his ‘Ode on the Death of Lord Byron’) for baritone solo and mixed chorus. Greek. Draft score, in pencil, with...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
[1959-1960]
Extent:
1 item

18. MS Mus. 349

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MS Mus. 349
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MS Mus. 349. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxiv. Works for orchestra; [1985-86]. ff. i + 72. 368 x 274mm. ff. 51 and 70v have suffered water damage, but are duplicated by photocopies made beforehand 1. ff. 1-48. ‘Meditation for Orchestra in Memory of Anna Ambrose’, op.107; [1985]. i. ff. 1-35. F...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1986
Extent:
1 item

19. MS Mus. 329-331

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MS Mus. 329-331
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MSS Mus. 329-331. Alan Bush Collection. Vols iv-vi. Concerto for piano and orchestra, op.18; 1936-37. The last movement includes a setting of words by Randall Swingler for baritone solo and male chorus. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. Reduction for two pianos published Joseph Williams, 1938; full score issued by the composer in a limited edition reproduced from the autograph full score, 1956. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Compositions by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Nancy Rachel Bush: 1936-87. Randall Carline Swingler, poet and novelist: Settings of his verse in compositions of A. D. Bush: 1936-71.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936-1937
Extent:
3 items

20. MS Mus. 335

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MS Mus. 335
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MS Mus. 335. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. x. Works for orchestra; [1942-46]. ff. 82. Largest size 360 x 267mm. 1. ff. 1-18. ‘Overture: Festal Day’, for orchestra, op.23; [1942]. Full score, in ink. ‘Composed as a tribute to Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 70th Birthday’ (f. 1). Subsequently ent...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1946
Extent:
1 item