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MS Mus. 1694 A-E

Record Id:
032-001947354
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001947354
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0002be
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1694 A-E
Title:

MS Mus. 1694. Miscellaneous letters and music.

ff. 159. Largest size 380 x 280mm.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • ff. 1-20r. Rebecca Thatcher Friskin, née Clarke; composer: 'Ave Maria', for unaccompanied women's voices by Rebecca Thatcher Friskin: 1937?: Lat: Autogr.
  • f. 21. Kathleen Long, pianist: Henry Washington, organist: Letter from Kathleen Long to Henry Washington: 1937?.
  • f. 22. Henry Washington, organist: Rebecca Thatcher Friskin, née Clarke; composer: Letter from Rebecca Clarke to Henry Washington: 1937?.
  • ff. 23-27r. Julius Allen Greenway Harrison, composer: H. L. Haynes, poet: 'The Song of the Worcestershire Men', for voice and piano , composed by Julius Allen Greenway Harrison, words by H. L. Haynes: before 1930?: Autogr.
  • ff. 28-29v. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson; Poet Laureate: James Barr, composer: 'The Miller's Daughter', for voice and piano , composed by James Barr, words by Alfred Tennyson: before 1860: Autogr.
  • ff. 30-31r. Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: James Barr, composer: 'Music, when soft voices die', for voice and piano , composed by James Barr, words by Percy Bysshe Shelley: before 1860: Autogr.
  • ff. 32-51. Christopher Vernon Hassall, author: Libretto of 'The Rainbow, a Tale of Dunkirk' by Christopher Vernon Hassall: 1951: Typescript.
  • ff. 52, 54. Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Harry Jowett May, composer and singer: Letters from Harry Jowett May to Sir Henry Walford Davies: 1934: Copies.
  • f. 53. Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Harry Jowett May, composer and singer: Letter from Sir Henry Walford Davies to Harry Jowett May: 1934.
  • ff. 55-61v. Francis Chagrin, composer: Louis Poterat, poet: 'Perle de cacao', for voice and orchestra , composed by Francis Chagrin, words by Louis Poterat: 1935: Autogr.
  • f. 61. Francis Chagrin, composer: Sketch leaf: betw. 1935 and 1945.
  • f. 62. Francis Chagrin, composer: Mildah Polia, singer: Letter from Mildah Polia to Francis Chagrin: 1952: Typewritten, signed.
  • f. 64. Francis Chagrin, composer: Ursula Clutterbuck, pianist and accompanist: Letter from Ursula Clutterbuck to Francis Chagrin: 1956: Typewritten, signed.
  • ff. 66-71. Francis Chagrin, composer: Canadian Army Film Unit: Commentary entitled 'The Canadians in Holland', for a film made by the Canadian Army Film Unit, with music by Francis Chagrin: 1970 (?): Typescript copy.
  • ff. 103-114. Josef Charles Holbrooke, afterwards Joseph; composer: 'Amontillado', dramatic overture, op. 123, piano reduction by Joseph Holbrooke: 1935: Autogr.
  • ff. 115-145v. William Blake, poet and painter: James Henry Baseden Butt, composer: 'Five songs', op. 60 , composed by James Henry Baseden Butt, words by William Blake: 1949: Autogr.
  • ff. 146-147v. William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet: James Henry Baseden Butt, composer: 'Come away, death', song for medium voice and sting quartet (piano reduction) , composed by James Henry Baseden Butt, words by William Shakespeare: 1950: Autogr.
  • ff. 148-151r. James Henry Baseden Butt, composer: Alexander Pope, poet: 'Ode on solitude', for high voice and piano , composed by James Henry Baseden Butt, words by Alexander Pope: 1951: Autogr.
  • ff. 152-154r. William Blake, poet and painter: James Henry Baseden Butt, composer: 'Song by a shepherd', for medium voice and piano , composed by James Henry Baseden Butt, words by William Blake: 1951: Autogr.
  • ff. 155-159v. Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, statesman and poet: James Henry Baseden Butt, composer: 'The nightingale', for high voice and piano , composed by James Henry Baseden Butt, words by Sir Philip Sidney: 1951: Autogr.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001947354
Is part of:
not applicable
Contains:
MS Mus. 1694 A : A. Rebecca Clarke (b.1886, d.1979), ‘Ave Maria’ and related correspondence; [1937?]. Presented by Deborah Phelan, 9…
MS Mus. 1694 B : B. Works by Julius Harrison, James Barr and C. Hassall, with correspondence of Sir Walford Davies; 1934, 1951, n.d. Presented…
MS Mus. 1694 C : C. Music, letters and other material relating to Francis Chagrin; [1935, n.d.]. Supplements the Chagrin Collection, MSS…
MS Mus. 1694 D : D. Josef Holbrooke: ‘Amontillado’, dramatic overture, op. 123; [1935]. Autograph piano reduction. With a label,…
MS Mus. 1694 E : E. Songs for voice and piano by James Henry Baseden Butt (b. 1929, d. 2003); 1949-1951. Autograph. ff. 115-145v. ‘5…

 

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Record Type (Level):
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5 items

Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1934
End Date:
1971
Date Range:
[1934-1971]
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

ff. 1-22. Deborah Phelan: Presented.

ff. 52-102r. Nicolas Chagrin, actor; son of F Chagrin: Presented.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Barr, James, composer, 1779-1860
Blake, William, poet, engraver, artist, 1757-1827
Butt, James Henry Baseden, composer, 1929-2003
Canadian Army Film Unit
Chagrin, Francis, composer, 1905-1972
Chagrin, Nicolas, actor, son of F Chagrin
Clutterbuck, Ursula, pianist and accompanist
Davies, Henry Walford, Knight, composer, organist and broadcaster, 1869-1941
Friskin, Rebecca Thacher, née Clarke; composer, 1886-1979,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083931169
Harrison, Julius Allan Greenway, conductor and composer, 1885-1963,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083526438,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/5133118
Hassall, Christopher Vernon, author, 1912-1963,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109291105
Haynes, H L, poet
Holbrooke, Josef Charles, composer, 1878-1958,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081333026
Long, Kathleen, pianist, 1896-1968
May, Harry Jowett, composer and singer
Phelan, Deborah
Polia, Mildah, singer
Pope, Alexander, poet
Poterat, Louis, poet
Shakespeare, William, playwright and poet, 1564-1616,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121032683,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/96994048
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, poet, 1792-1822
Sidney, Philip, soldier, statesman and poet, 1554-1586
Tennyson, Alfred, 1st Baron Tennyson, poet, 1809-1892
Washington, Henry, organist