MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxlvii. Organ sonata (J186); 1982. Ink score, ‘for Richard Hughes’ (f. 1). Sketches and draft score are in the National Library of Scotland. Published Chester Music, 1984. ff. 25. 440 x 290mm.
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxi. Quartet Movement (J12) and Woodwind Octet (J14); 1952, 1954. ff. 35. 370 x 270mm. 1. ff. 1-6. Allegro vivace for string quartet; 1952. Sketches and drafts in pencil (ff. 1-2); full score in ink with pencil annotations (ff. 3-6), dated 1952 (f. 3). Publish...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxli. Little Quartet no. 2 (J177), for string quartet; 1979. Pencil draft in short score (ff. 8-12); copy (ff. 1-7) of full score, on transparencies, corrected and annotated in pencil by the composer, with the date of composition amended by him to 1977 (f. 1). Pu...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxiv. Sonata for clarinet and piano (J21); dated 29 Apr. 1956 (f. 17). Composition charts (ff. 1-10), sketches and drafts (ff. 11-36) in ink and pencil. Sketches for other pieces, including some music probably not by Davies, are found on the versos of some folio...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxlii. Shorter works; 1979-1982. ff. 35. Largest size 465 x 195mm. 1. f. 1. ‘A quiet memory of Bob Jennings’ (J163), for string trio; dated Oct. 1979 (f. 1). Ink score. 2. ff. 2-20. ‘A Welcome to Orkney’ (J168), for 14 instruments; 1980. Ink full score, ‘For C...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxxvii. Shorter works; 1975-1979. ff. 35. Various sizes. 1. ff. 1-3. ‘Three Studies for Percussion’ (J135), for 11 players; [1975]. Draft in condensed score of bars 1-46 only of no. 1. With prefatory note (f. 1), printed in the published score. Published Chest...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxl. Shorter works; 1977-1981. ff. 33. Various sizes. 1. ff. 1-7. ‘Our Father Whiche in Heaven Art’ (J151), after John Angus, for sextet; dated Bunertoon, July 1977 (f. 2). Pencil draft full score (ff. 1-2); parts for glockenspiel, flute and ’cello (ff. 3-7). P...
MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxvii. Shorter works; 1958-1968. For Fantasia on ‘O magnum mysterium’ for organ (J40) see Add. 71419. ff. 78. Various sizes. 1. ff. 1-20. Sextet (J24) for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, ’cello and piano; dated June 1958 (f. 4). Sketches (ff. 1-2); pen...