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71. MS Mus. 1893/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/10
Title:
Hugh Wood: Scenes from Comus (Opus 6): Two Full Scores ('Master' and 'Not Fully Revised')
Scope & Content:
Scenes from Comus, for soprano, tenor, and orchestra. Words: John Milton. First performed 25 August 1965 at the BBC Promenade Concerts. Two revised dyeline autograph scores, one marked 'MASTER', the other 'Not fully revised'. (1). 'MASTER'. Dyeline full score (280 x 375 mm), copyright 1965 by ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1962-1965
Extent:
1 file

72. MS Mus. 1893/2/99

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/99
Title:
Hugh Wood: String Trio: 'Ithaka' (Opus 61)
Scope & Content:
A string trio for violin, viola and cello. The title of the work is taken from a poem by Constantine Cavafy. Wood's programme note, included in the file, refers to the composition as 'a sort of mini symphonic poem'. It was commissioned by the Britten-Pears Foundation, the RVW Trust and the Swale...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2014-2016
Extent:
1 file

73. MS Mus. 1893/2/24

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/24
Title:
Hugh Wood: D. H. Lawrence Songs (Opus 14)
Scope & Content:
Settings for tenor and piano of five poems by D. H. Lawrence: 'Dog-Tired'; 'Gloire de Dijon'; 'Kisses in the Train'; 'River Roses'; 'Roses on the Breakfast Table'. The latter two settings were added to an original sequence of three settings in 1994 and 2001 respectively (see dates of composition...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1966-2001
Extent:
1 file

74. MS Mus. 1893/2/83

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/83
Title:
Hugh Wood: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Opus 50): First Sketches and Movement III in Short Score
Scope & Content:
Commissioned by the Milton Keynes City Orchestra. First performed 23 January 2009 at Milton Keynes Theatre by Alexandra Wood (violin) and the Milton Keynes City Orchestra, conducted by Sian Edwards. Wood's programme note is a helpful guide to the sequencing of the draft material in this file: '...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2002-2004
Extent:
1 file (35 ff.)

75. MS Mus. 1893/2/32

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/32
Title:
Hugh Wood: String Quartet No. 3 (Opus 20)
Scope & Content:
First performed at the Bath Festival by the Lindsay Quarter on 31 May 1978. Dedicated to Alexander Goehr. (1). Wood's original file front, identifying the work. (2). Dyeline autograph score, annotated and corrected, comprising pp. 1-21 as follows: pp. 1-10 (5ff., pages adhered back-to-back); 2...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1976-1978
Extent:
1 file

76. MS Mus. 1893/2/55

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/55
Title:
Hugh Wood: Piano Concerto (Opus 32): Draft Music
Scope & Content:
(1). 'Sweet Lorraine' (by Cliff Burwell) – pencil sketch by Wood on the inner pages of a bifolium (240 x 305 mm). Cf. Movement II. (2). Pencil drafts (500 x 365 mm): 2.1. 'Slow Movement', dated 8 September 1990. Two folios taped together.2.2. Unidentified draft passage, dated 20, 21, 22 March 1...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1990-1991
Extent:
1 file

77. MS Mus. 1893/2/64

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/64
Title:
Hugh Wood: 'The Kingdom of God' (Opus 38)
Scope & Content:
Anthem for SATB choir. Text: 'The Kingdom of God' by Francis Thompson. Commissioned by the City of London Festival for the opening concert of its 1994 season. First performed in St. Paul’s Cathedral by the St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir conducted by John Scott, 3 July 1994. (1). Photocopy of autogr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1994
Extent:
1 file

78. MS Mus. 1893/2/72

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/72
Title:
Hugh Wood: A Setting of Phoebe Hesketh, 'Gone Away'
Scope & Content:
A setting of 'Gone Away' by Phoebe Hesketh, for tenor and piano. (1). Draft score in pencil, dated 7-9 December 1999. (2). Fair copy score in pencil, dated 20 November-10 December 1999. Title-page and pp. 1-6 (2 bifolia: 300 x 425 mm).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1999
Extent:
1 file

79. MS Mus. 1893/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/2
Title:
Hugh Wood: 'Drafts and Old Pieces 1954-61'
Scope & Content:
Note: for Wood's Laurie Lee settings (1956-59), see Opus 28. (1). Original front cover to the file: 'Drafts and Old Pieces 1954-61'. (2). 'Suite for Piano' dedicated to Dr Lloyd Webber. Three movements (Prelude, Gavotte, Sarabande), scored in pencil (1 bifolium). Dated: January-February 1956. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1954-1961
Extent:
1 file

80. MS Mus. 1893/2/79

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1893/2/79
Title:
Hugh Wood: 'Farewell Piece for Michael Berkeley'
Scope & Content:
For solo viola. Written in tribute to Michael Berkeley at the end of his tenure as Artistic Director (1995-2004) at the Cheltenham Music Festival. Fair copy score (pencil) comprising a single folio (420 x 295 mm). Dated: 6 May 2004. Personal annotation: 'in memory of (and with thanks for) many...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2004
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)