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MS Mus. 1537-1555

Record Id:

032-001947145

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001947145

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000293

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

MS Mus. 1537-1555

Title:

Terence Rees Collection

Scope & Content:

MSS Mus. 1537-1555. Comic operas composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir Edward German, Frederic Emes Clay and Procida Bucalossi, together with materials relating to performances; 1876-1953, n.d. With two playscripts by T. W. Robertson, passed to the Department of Manuscripts. Presented by Dr Terence Rees, 30 Sept. 2006 (MS Mus. 1555 presented 16 Apr. 2004).

Nineteen volumes. The four Sullivan autograph full scores are bound in uniform green half-leather bindings with marbled endpapers.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Terence Rees Collection: ‘The merry wives of Windsor’, incidental music by A. Sullivan for an adaptation of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947154", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1544: MS Mus. 1544. Terence Rees Collection: ‘The Zoo’, by A. Sullivan, libretto by B. C. Stephenson; 1875. Autograph full score with…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947155", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1545: MS Mus. 1545. Terence Rees Collection: ‘Haddon Hall’, by A. Sullivan, libretto by Sydney Grundy; circa 1892. Autograph full score…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947156", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1546: MS Mus. 1546. Terence Rees Collection: ‘Haddon Hall’. by A. Sullivan. Prompt book; circa 1892. Contains stage directions, stage…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947157", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1547: MS Mus. 1547. Terence Rees Collection: ‘The Chieftain’, by A. Sullivan, libretto by Burnand; circa 1894. Autograph full score with…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001947158", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1548-1549: MSS Mus. 1548-1549. Terence Rees Collection: ‘The emerald isle’, by A. Sullivan, completed by E. German, libretto by B. Hood;…" },{ "id" : "040-001947159", "parent" : "036-001947158", "text" : "MS Mus. 1548: MS Mus. 1548. Terence Rees Collection: ‘The emerald isle’, Act 1. Numbers 1 and 2, ‘Chorus and Dance’ and ‘Recit. (Terence)…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947160", "parent" : "036-001947158", "text" : "MS Mus. 1549: MS Mus. 1549. Terence Rees Collection: ‘The emerald isle’, Act 2. In the autograph of E. German. Some of the numbers are original…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947161", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1550: MS Mus. 1550. Terence Rees Collection: Manuscripts of, and papers relating to, comic operas by A. Sullivan and E. German; circa…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947162", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1551: MS Mus. 1551. Terence Rees Collection: ‘Merrie England’, by E. German, libretto by B. Hood; circa 1902. Autograph full score with…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001947163", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1552-1554: MSS Mus. 1552-1554. Terence Rees Collection: ‘A princess of Kensington’, by E. German, libretto by B. Hood; circa 1903.…" },{ "id" : "040-001947164", "parent" : "036-001947163", "text" : "MS Mus. 1552: MS Mus. 1552. Terence Rees Collection: A princess of Kensington, vol. 1. ff. ii + 204. 355 x 280mm. Sir Edward German, formerly Jones;…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947165", "parent" : "036-001947163", "text" : "MS Mus. 1553: MS Mus. 1553. Terence Rees Collection: A princess of Kensington, vol. 2. ff. i + 132. 355 x 280mm. Sir Edward German, formerly Jones;…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947166", "parent" : "036-001947163", "text" : "MS Mus. 1554: MS Mus. 1554. Terence Rees Collection: A princess of Kensington. ‘Prompt book’. Printed libretto with manuscript additions including…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001947167", "parent" : "032-001947145", "text" : "MS Mus. 1555: MS Mus. 1555. Terence Rees Collection: ‘Manteaux noirs’, by Procida Bucalossi, libretto by W. Parke and H. Paulton; circa 1882.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

19 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1876

End Date:

1953

Date Range:

1876-1953

Era:

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

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