(1.) 'August 22 1990. Act two'. (2.) 'Act one. Very approximate timings'. With a list of suggestions attributed to Marta Domingo (3.) Draft fragment (end of scene 6 and all of scene 7) (4.) 'TJM work copy June 27 1991' (5.) 'Working copy August 21, 1991' (6.) Musgrave's notes on a meeting with 'G...
Scores, on transparencies, in ink, and papers pertaining to the revision of certain passages. (1.) 'Scottish Dance Suite', for orchestra; 1959-1963. Unreduced orchestral version, bearing the copyright date 1963; revised leaves for the reduced orchestral version. (2.) 'Theme and Interludes', for ...
Thea Musgrave: 'Mary, Queen of Scots', opera. Libretto drafts and related correspondence
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(1.) ff. 3-65. 'A.E August 1975. 1st draft of play by Amalia Elguera'. A draft of 'Moray', the play by Amalia Elguera on which the libretto is based. Typescript and photocopy. (2.) ff. 66-104. '(2nd draft) Draft prior to meeting with Colin (Graham) in Santa Fe'; August 1975? Libretto draft by Mus...
Thea Musgrave: 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge', an opera for radio. Draft scripts
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Drafts of the script, some of them including reference to the tape and live sound-effects; 1981. In ink, and typescript. With a later draft 'corrected July 1984'. Also present is a leaf of research on 'American usage of the 1860s' and a photocopy of the Bierce short story on which the opera is ba...
Thea Musgrave: Solo vocal works: 'Sing to celebrate Summer', 'Snow', 'Five Songs for Spring'
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(1.) 'Sing to celebrate Summer', for tenor, harp and optional audience participation; 2010. Words by Geoffrey Chaucer. Sketches; composition draft; score. (2.) 'Snow', for soprano, oboe d'amore and bass viol (or viola); 2010. Words by Isaac Rosenberg. Sketches; composition draft; score. (3.) 'Fiv...
(1.) 'August 21, 1991', 'R-LIB-I Doc Aug 29'. (2.) 'Copy with cources Oct 1991'. (3.) ' Copy with sources & timings, Nov 4 1991'. Annotated typescripts. In English and Spanish.
'SiBo Sketches Aug 1991'. A photocopy of the composition draft, including all scenes of the opera except scene 9 ('The Departure'). The originals for this photocopied version have since been changed.