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51. MS Mus. 1808/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/13
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 43-46
Scope & Content:
Work-book 43: Dated 15 April 1988 onwards, no end date. Sketches for 'Harmonies of Hell' (op. 53). Includes a roughly sketched stage plan (f.16); and general notes. Work-book 44: Dated 23 June 1988 - February 1989. Early ideas and sketches for a commission from English National Opera (ENO): a p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1988-1989
Extent:
4 volumes

52. MS Mus. 1808/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/14
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 47-49
Scope & Content:
Work-book 47: Dated 17 September 1989 onwards, no end date. ff.1-13: Sketches for a piano sonata in A major, later abandoned. ff.13v-19: Sketches for 'No quiet place' (op. 55), followed by diary entries dated 24th September - 10th October 1989. ff.19v-25: Further sketches for piano sonata in A m...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1989-1991
Extent:
4 volumes

53. MS Mus. 1808/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/1/15
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 50-53
Scope & Content:
Work-book 50: Dated 21 March 1991 - 14 August 1991. ff.1-4: Notes on 'The song of the tortoise' (op. 59), and unidentified notes on tuning. ff.7-25v: Detailed sketches for 'Circle of silence' (op. 57). ff.25v-67v: Sketches for 'Zebra music' (op. 58) and String quartet no. 3 (op. 61) (ff.59v-63)....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1991-1992
Extent:
4 volumes

54. MS Mus. 1808/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/4
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 1-6
Scope & Content:
1. 'La Rivière' (op. 1) for voice & piano. Piece was originally written in 1966 and later published by Novello in 1994. ff.1-7: Autograph working score of original version. Ink on paper with pencil annotations and corrections. Title page dated 1966 and final page is signed. Original title 'T...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1966-2006
Extent:
195 folios

55. MS Mus. 1808/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/9
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 19-21
Scope & Content:
1. 'Three Pieces for String Quartet' (op. 19) ff.1-16: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on transparencies, with the original title of 'Three Easy Pieces for string quartet'. Dated 9 March 1975 after final bar line. 2. 'Duo' (op. 20) for violin and piano ff.17-37: Autograph working draft score, w...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1975-c 1976
Extent:
325 folios

56. MS Mus. 1808/2/26

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/26
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 59-62
Scope & Content:
1. 'The Song of the Tortoise' (op. 59) for narrator, choir, children's voices and small orchestra ff.1-209: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on paper. Signed and dated 3 September 1992 on final page. 2. 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60) for voice and seven instruments ff.210-244: Autograph f...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1992-1994
Extent:

290 folios

57. MS Mus. 1808/2/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/12/1
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 27: 'Cry' for 28 amplified voices & electronic treatment. Notebook
Scope & Content:
Notebook containing notes and plans for 'Cry' (op. 27) in its original form (solo flute and voices, based on an Igbo text by Buchi Emecheta).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1977-1978]
Extent:
1 volume; i, 64 folios

58. MS Mus. 1808/2/27

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/27
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op.63 & 65-68
Scope & Content:
1. 'Goodnight, Sweet Ladies' (op. 63) for soprano and piano ff.1-13: Autograph draft score, incomplete. Inks and pencil on paper. Contains I.'Your true love' and the majority of II.'St Valentine's day'. ff.14-56: Typeset full score, signed on both opening and final pages. Word-processed preface ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1994-1995
Extent:
178 folios

59. MS Mus. 1808/2/12/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/12/2
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 27: 'Cry' for 28 amplified voices & electronic treatment. Draft scores
Scope & Content:
Autograph draft scores ff.i-88: Movement 1: 'Void - Light - Darkness'. Pencil and inks on paper, with annotations and pasted corrections. Begins with stage diagram and notes for performers. Several folios have been cut between ff.37-47v by taping them together - these are now open. Dated 5 Febru...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1979
Extent:
ii, 1051 folios

60. MS Mus. 1808/2/12/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/12/3
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 27: 'Cry' for 28 amplified voices & electronic treatment. Full score
Scope & Content:
Published Novello full score with annotations and notes in pencil and green ink. Signed and dated 1981 on front cover.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1981
Extent:
i, 97 folios