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MS Mus. 1693 A-K
- Record Id:
- 032-001947342
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001947342
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0002bd
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1693 A-K
- Title:
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MS Mus. 1693. Miscellaneous letters and music.
ff. 206. Largest size 405 x 285mm.
- Scope & Content:
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includes:
- ff. 1-12. Maude Valérie White, composer and writer: Letters from Maude Valérie White to various correspondents: circa 1900-1915.
- ff. 13-31. Desmond Christopher Shawe-Taylor, music critic: Edward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville: Eric V. Falk: Jack Rathbone: Letters and postcards to Eric V. Falk , Edward Charles Sackville-West and Jack Rathbone from Desmond Christopher Shawe-Taylor: 1930-1940.
- ff. 32-34. 'Snakehips' Johnson, alias Ken,; bandleader and dancer: Angus McBean, photographer: Photographs of Ken Johnson by Angus McBean: 1937?, circa 1940.
- f. 35. George Percy Grainger, formerly Percy Aldridge; composer: Eugene Weintraub, American music publisher: Letter to Eugene Weintraub from Percy Aldridge Grainger: 1949.
- ff. 36-54r. Mary Anderson Lucas, composer: Rudolph Dunbar, conductor and clarinettist: 3 pieces for clarinet and piano: 'Lament', 'Rhapsody' and 'Variations' by Mary Anderson Lucas, dedicated to Rudolph Dunbar: second quarter of the 20th cent.: Autogr.
- ff. 55-56. Kenneth Wynne, composer: Song, 'Silence' by Kenneth Wynne: 1938.
- ff. 91-94r. Louis Brunelli, composer: 'Preludium', for violin and piano: 1952: Autogr.
- ff. 95-96. Priaulx Rainier, composer: Letter: 1974.
- ff. 97-101. David Charlton, musicologist: Richard Rodney Bennett, composer: Letter to David Charlton from Richard Rodney Bennett: circa 1967-1970.
- ff. 102-107r. Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni, composer and pianist: Philip Lévi, pianist and writer on music: Unpublished article by Philip Lévi about Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni: betw. 1930 and 1940?.
- ff. 108-110. Ruth Gipps, composer and pianist: Helen Hale-Martin: Letters to Helen Hale-Martin from Ruth Gipps: 1996.
- ff. 111-117. George Henry Crumb, composer: Sketch leaves for 'Otherworldly Sonorities', 'Day of the Comet' and 'Echoes of Time and the River': 1976-2002: Autogr.
- ff. 118. Milton Byron Babbitt, composer: Albert Giraud, Belgian poet: Sketch of 'Soupir', for soprano voice and instrumental ensemble by Milton Byron Babbitt, words by Albert Giraud: 1987?: Autogr.
- f. 119. Milton Byron Babbitt, composer: Letter to an unknown recipient from Milton Byron Babbitt: 1988: Copy.
- ff. 120-206. Thea Musgrave, composer: Richard Rodney Bennett, composer: 'My dancing day', for unaccompanied chorus by Richard Rodney Bennett, dedicated to Thea Musgrave: 2008: Autogr.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001947342
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- MS Mus. 1693 A : A. Letters of the composer Maude Valérie White (b.1855, d.1937) to various correspondents; circa 1900-1915, n.d. One with…
MS Mus. 1693 B : B. Letters of the music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor to Eric V. Falk, Edward Sackville-West and Jack Rathbone; 1930-1940.…
MS Mus. 1693 C : C. Photographs of the bandleader and dancer Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson (1914-1921); 1937?, circa 1940. Three photographs.…
MS Mus. 1693 D : D. A letter from Percy Grainger to the American music publisher Eugene Weintraub; 1949. Purchased from Otto Haas, 1 June…
MS Mus. 1693 E : E. Music manuscripts, concert programmes and flyers and photographs formerly owned by the conductor, clarinettist and…
MS Mus. 1693 F : F. ‘Preludium’, for violin and piano, by Louis Brunelli; 1952. Autograph score and part in ink, with pencil additions.…
MS Mus. 1693 G : G. Letters of composers and an article by Philip Lévi; circa 1967, 1974, n.d.. Presented by Professor David Charlton, 22…
MS Mus. 1693 H : H. Letters from Ruth Gipps to Helen Hale-Martin; 1996. Presented by Helen Hale-Martin, 19 January 2007. ff. 108-110.
MS Mus. 1693 I : I. Musical fragments by George Crumb (b. 1929); 1976-2002. All autograph or part autograph, and all signed by the composer.…
MS Mus. 1693 J : J. Milton Babbitt: ‘Soupir’, for soprano voice, violin, cello, clarinet, flute and piano, words by Albert Giraud;…
MS Mus. 1693 K : K. Richard Rodney Bennett: ‘My Dancing Day’, for unaccompanied chorus, words traditional; 2008. Autograph in ink.…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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11 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1895
- End Date:
- 2008
- Date Range:
- [1895-2008]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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ff. 13-31. Alison Watson, niece of Eric Falk: Presented, in 2007.
ff. 36-90. Alyn Shipton, author and broadcaster: Presented, in 2006.
ff. 55-56. Rudolph Dunbar, conductor and clarinettist: Owned.
ff. 95-107. David Charlton, musicologist: Presented, in 2005.
ff. 108-110. Helen Hale-Martin: Presented.
ff. 118-119. Lisa Cox, antiquarian music dealer: Sold.
ff. 120-206. John P. Lubrano, bookseller: Sold.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Babbitt, Milton Byron, composer, 1916-2011
Bennett, Richard Rodney, Knight, composer, 1936-2012
Brunelli, Louis, composer
Busoni, Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto, composer and pianist, 1866-1924
Charlton, David, musicologist, b 1946
Cox, Lisa, antiquarian music dealer
Crumb, George Henry, composer, 1929-2022
Dunbar, W Rudolph, conductor and clarinettist, 1907-1988
Falk, Eric V, musician, fl 1930-1940
Gipps, Ruth, composer and pianist, 1921-1999
Giraud, Albert, poet, 1860-1929
Grainger, Percy Aldridge, né George Percy Grainger, composer and pianist, 1882-1961
Johnson, Snakehips', bandleader and dancer alias Ken
Lubrano, John P, bookseller
Lucas, Mary Anderson, composer
Lévi, Philip, pianist and writer on music
Martin, Helen, correspondent of Ruth Gipps, composer and pianist, fl 1996
McBean, Angus Rowland, photographer, 1904-1990
Musgrave, Thea, composer, b 1928
Rainier, Priaulx, composer, 1903-1986
Rathbone, Jack
Sackville-West, Edward Charles, 5th Baron Sackville, music critic, author, 1901-1965
Shipton, Alyn, author and broadcaster
Taylor, Desmond Christopher, music critic, 1907-1995
Watson, Alison, Mrs niece of Eric Falk
Weintraub, Eugene, American music publisher
White, Maude Valérie, composer and writer
Wynne, Kenneth, composer