Thea Musgrave: 'Harriet, the Woman Called Moses', opera. Full score: Act 1
Scope & Content:
Act 1. Score, in ink. Some cancelled sections and sketches in ink and pencil on the verso of some leaves. (A.) pp. 1-137 (to figure 75) (B.) pp. 138-229 (to figure 145) (C.) pp. 230-356 (to figure 234)
Thea Musgrave: 'Harriet, the Woman Called Moses', opera. Full score: Act 2
Scope & Content:
Act 2. Score, in ink. Some cancelled sections and sketches in ink and pencil on the verso of some leaves. (A.) pp. 356-472 (to figure 81) (B.) pp. 473-621 (to figure 184)
Thea Musgrave: Chamber music: 'Piccolo Play', 'Fanfare for a New Hall', Wind Quintet, 'Orfeo III'
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(1.) 'Piccolo Play', for piccolo and piano; 1989. Composition draft ('final sketches'). Piccolo part, bearing a dedication 'To Jan Gippo'. Some leaves have rougher sketches on the verso, either for the same composition or for 'Echoes Through Time'. (2.) 'Fanfare for a New Hall', for two trumpets ...
Thea Musgrave: 'Beauty and the beast'. Full score, Act 2, scene 3-4 and fragment of Act 1
Scope & Content:
(1.) Act II Scenes iii–iv (foliated 355–531). (2.) Full score of the first four bars of Act I, bearing a copyright date of 1969, and its envelope, 'M.S p1', postmarked 'Notting Hill 26 Oct 70' and sent by recorded delivery to Musgrave.
Thea Musgrave: Correspondence: Press and broadcasting
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Correspondence relating to Musgrave's collaborations with journalists, broadcasters, and producers, including festivals and ensembles operating under the auspices of a broadcaster. Correspondence about 'End or Beginning' is elsewhere, at MS Mus 1804/12/1. Correspondence with Daphne Oram is elsewh...