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1. MS Mus. 1843/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/1
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: Manuscript drafts and sketches for The Light of Life, Caractacus, The Kingdom and The Crown of India
Scope & Content:
(1). ff. 1-2. The Light of Life (Lux Christi), op. 29. Composed and first performed 1896. Side drum part for no. 11, recitative and chorus (‘They brought him to the Pharisees’) only. Headed 'The Light of Life' in Elgar's hand. Former references: MS72; 1977.700.1. (2). ff. 3-4. Caractacus, op. 3...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1896-1912
Extent:
1 volume (7 folios)

2. MS Mus. 1843/1/1-6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/1-6
Title:
Manuscript scores and sketches from the Elgar Birthplace Museum Collection: Large-scale works for multiple voices with orchestra
Scope & Content:
MS Mus. 1843/1/1: Manuscript sketches and drafts for The Light of Life, Caractacus, The Kingdom and The Crown of India MS Mus. 1843/1/2-3: The Dream of Gerontius, sketches and manuscript vocal score MS Mus. 1843/1/4-5: Coronation Ode, manuscript vocal score and arrangements MS Mus. 1843/1/6: The ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1896-1912
Extent:
6 files

3. MS Mus. 1843/1/10/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/10/1
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: Part songs with or without accompaniment
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-24. Part songs with or without accompaniment, by Edward Elgar and in his hand. (1). ff. 1-3. ‘As torrents etc arranged as a unison song’. Draft for an arrangement of 'As torrents in summer', from King Olaf, as a unison song with piano accompaniment. Pages are numbered 1, 3 and 4 and all ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1896-1925
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)

4. MS Mus. 1843/1/10/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/10/2
Title:
Title: Elgar Birthplace Collection: Part songs with or without accompaniment: The Lowestoft Boat, orchestral parts.
Scope & Content:
Set of orchestral parts for ‘The Lowestoft Boat’, the first of the four songs from The Fringes of the Fleet. The material comprises: ff. 2-15. A vocal score as published by Enoch & Sons, with ‘conductor’ added in red ink at the top and rehearsal marks added inside but otherwise unannotated ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:
1 volume (64 folios)

5. MS Mus. 1843/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/11
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: The Birthright
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-3. The Birthright, 'Marching song for Boys in unison with accompaniment for Bugles & Drums'. Composed by Elgar in 1914. Score, in ink. Bound volume. Former references: MS44; 1977.648.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 volume (3 folios)

6. MS Mus. 1843/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/12
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: Hymns and anthems in English
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-16. Hymns and anthems in English composed by Edward Elgar and in his hand unless otherwise stated. (1). f. 1-2. ‘Praise ye the Lord on every Height’ (later provided with new text to become Good Morrow). Soprano part, fair copy. Headed 'No. 15. Praise' and stamped 'St. George's Catholic C...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1929
Extent:

1 volume (16 folios)

7. MS Mus. 1843/1/12-18

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/12-18
Title:
Manuscript scores and sketches from the Elgar Birthplace Collection: Church music
Scope & Content:
MS Mus. 1843/1/12: Hymns and anthems in English MS Mus. 1843/1/13: 'I sing the birth' MS Mus. 1843/1/14: Hymn cards MS Mus. 1843/1/15: Hymns in latin MS Mus. 1843/1/16: Litanies MS Mus. 1843/1/17: Litanies, parts for individual voices MS Mus. 1843/1/18: Book of litanies for St. George's, Worcester
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
7 files

8. MS Mus. 1843/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/13
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: I sing the birth
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-9. ‘I Sing the Birth’, for unaccompanied SATB chorus with piano part for rehearsal purposes. The manuscript is titled 'Carol (An Hymn on the Nativity of my Saviour) by Ben Jonson with the Alleluias added'. Fair copy in ink, marked up for engraving. The first page has the copyright line '19...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 volume (9 folios)

9. MS Mus. 1843/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/14
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: Hymn cards
Scope & Content:
Six sets of cards containing individual voice parts: soprano (three sets), tenor, bass (two sets). The cards are pre-printed with words and blank stave lines, with the tunes copied in various hands, including in some cases Elgar's. The following have been identified as having been composed or ha...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 box (60 folios)

10. MS Mus. 1843/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1843/1/15
Title:
Elgar Birthplace Collection: Hymns in Latin
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-25. Hymns in Latin, composed by Edward Elgar. (1). f. 1. 'Kyrie eleison', in A major, for SATB voices. No date, but in the composer's early handwriting and thought to have been written when Elgar was a child. Former references: MS132; 2000.018, from the collection of Wulstan Atkins. (2)...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876-1886
Extent:
1 volume (25 folios)