MS Mus. 396. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. lxxi. ‘Men and Machines, Ballet with Choral Finale adapted from the Pageant of Labour’, arranged by the composer for brass, percussion, piano and chorus; [1934]. Score, in ink. ff. 9. 263 x 357mm.
MSS Mus. 394, 395. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxix, lxx. Full score, in ink, annotated in red ink and red crayon. Two volumes. 258 x 355mm. Brown buckram binding with gilt lettering on the spine and cover.
MSS Mus. 394-396. Alan Bush Collection. Vols lxix-lxxi. ‘The Pageant of Labour’ (words, Matthew Anderson), for chorus and orchestra; May–Aug. 1934. Music for the pageant produced by Edward P. Genn at the Crystal Palace on 15-20 Oct. 1934, under the musical direction of Michael Tippett and Alan Bush. Three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM; CH; composer: Edward P. Genn, dramatist and producer: Matthew Anderson, writer of plays: Music by A. D. Bush for 'The Pageant of Labour' , to a script by Matthew Anderson, produced by Edward P. Genn under the musical direction of M. Tippett and A. D. Bush: 1934.