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61. MS Mus. 1844/4/23

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/4/23
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Prompt Book for The Rose of Persia (Basil Hood and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
Notebook with annotated printed libretto pasted-in. Front flyleaf signed: 'R. D'Oyly Carte / Savoy Theatre'. At the front of the book are listed by name '24 Chorus Ladies' and '20 Chorus Gentlemen', and there is also a 'Property Plot' list. The printed list of Characters has been annotated with...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1899]
Extent:
1 file

62. MS Mus. 1844/1/33

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/1/33
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Libretti by W. S. Gilbert for Five 'Comic Operas'
Scope & Content:
Bespoke volume bound for Richard D'Oyly Carte comprising published libretti by W. S. Gilbert for five operas: The Sorcerer; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe. There is no bookplate, and no ownership signature, but the volume appears to be a bespoke companion volume to...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1883]
Extent:
1 volume

63. MS Mus. 1844/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/2/6
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Happy Hampstead (vocal parts in manuscript by Richard D'Oyly Carte)
Scope & Content:
Vocal parts in manuscript for the short comic opera Happy Hampstead by Frank Desprez (libretto) and Richard D'Oyly Carte (music, under the name 'Mark Lynne'). Manuscript vocal parts in black ink, annotated in pencil. First performed on tour (1876) and thereafter at the Royalty Theatre, London,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1876]
Extent:
1 file

64. MS Mus. 1844/3/10

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/3/10
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes on Family History)
Scope & Content:
(1). Correspondence between Bridget D'Oyly Carte and Reginald Allen: 21 Aug 1957. D'Oyly Carte to Allen. Typed letter signed (3 sheets, 'The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Ltd' letterhead). Refers to radio broadcast by Hesketh Pearson ('the carpet quarrel'), and to assisting Allen in his research fo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950s-1970s
Extent:
1 file

65. MS Mus. 1844/4/15

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/4/15
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Mock Turtles (Eaton Faning), Autograph Full Score
Scope & Content:
Signed and dated autograph full score, in black ink, annotations in red pencil and pencil. f. 1. Title-page. ff. 2-6. No. 1. Duet. ff. 6v-12v. No. 2. Song, Mrs Boucher. f. 13. A small slip ('Erratum') originally pinned to f. 12. ff. 14-19v. No. 3. Duet. Composer's signature on f. 14. ff. 20-22v....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

66. MS Mus. 1844/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/4/1
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: After All (Frank Desprez and Alfred Cellier), Manuscript Band Parts
Scope & Content:
Printed conductor's piano score (Metzler and Co., no date), pp. 1-28, annotated in red ink. Manuscript cello solo sewn-in between pp. 14-15. Parts in black ink manuscript: flute; oboe; clarinet; bassoon; horns 1 and 2; cornet; trombone; drums; leader; 1st violin; 2nd violin (No. 1); 2nd violin ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1878]
Extent:
1 file

67. MS Mus. 1844/3/8

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/3/8
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Notes by Reginald Allen, The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan
Scope & Content:
Various typed notes by Reginald Allen relating to his book The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan (1958), together with autograph notes in the hand of Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Allen's project was greatly assisted by the co-operation and documentary resources of Bridget D'Oyly Carte. For further back...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1950s]
Extent:
1 file

68. MS Mus. 1844/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/2/1
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Dr Ambrosias (piano vocal score by Richard D'Oyly Carte)
Scope & Content:
Piano vocal score by Richard D'Oyly Carte, in autograph manuscript. Two Acts, in two bound volumes. Signed on the verso of Act I front cover, address recorded as '20 Charing Cross'. Signed and dated at the end of the second volume: 'R D'Oyly Carte Nov. 17th 1867'. Privately performed, for the ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 file

69. MS Mus. 1844/4/17

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/4/17
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Mock Turtles (Frank Desprez and Eaton Faning), Manuscript Band Parts
Scope & Content:
Band parts in black ink copy manuscript, in original brown paper covers: Conductor; flute and piccolo; oboe, 1st and 2nd; clarionet, 1st and 2nd; bassoon, 1st and 2nd; fagotto; horns, 1st and 2nd; trombone; tympani; first violin No. 1; first violin No. 2; second violin No. 1; second violin No. 2...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1881]
Extent:
1 file

70. MS Mus. 1844/5/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1844/5/5
Title:
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection: Julius Benedict, Graziella (Piano Vocal Score)
Scope & Content:
Graziella, a cantata by Sir Julius Benedict (words by Henry Hersee). Piano vocal score published by Chappell & Co., 50 New Bond Street, London. Unmarked, except for autograph dedication on the title-page: 'A son bon et vieil ami Prospère Sainton / Julius Benedict / Birmingham 27 Août 1882'.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1882
Extent:
1 file