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032-001965212

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JOHN AMIS CORRESPONDENCE: letters, principally from musicians but with some literary and other figures, to John Amis; 1942-1991, n.d. Correspondents include Sir Michael Tippett (25 letters), Luigi Nono (4), Dmitrii Shostakovich (2) and Dame Edith Sitwell (3). All correspondents are indexed in this catalogue. A few of the letters are to other recipients, among them Sir William Glock as Director of the Dartington Summer School of Music. Purchased from Lisa Cox, 14 May 1992, and incorporated 1993.

Paper; ff. 201. British Library arrangement.

Scope & Content:

John Amis, music critic: Letters from various correspondents to John Amis: 1942-1991, n.d: Partly Fr. and Russ: Partly signed. Partly copies.

includes:

f. 1 John Mervin Addison, composer: Letter to J. Amis from John Mervin Addison: 1974: Signed.
ff. 2-3 Sir Kingsley Amis, KCVO; author: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Kingsley Amis: 1954, 1965: Signed.
ff. 4-5 Malcolm Henry Arnold, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Malcolm Henry Arnold: 1968, 1982: Partly signed.
ff. 6-9 Cecil Aronowitz, viola player: Letters to J. Amis from Cecil Aronowitz: 1967, 1973.
ff. 9-13 Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE; actress: Letters to J. Amis from Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft: n.d.
f. 14 Wystan Hugh Auden, poet: Letter to J. Amis from Wystan Hugh Auden: n.d.
f. 15 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Letter to J. Amis from Sir Thomas Beecham: 1948.
f. 16 Pierre Bernac, French baritone: Letter to J. Amis from Pierre Bernac: 1973: Signed.
f. 17 Sir John Betjeman, poet: Letter to J. Amis from Sir John Betjeman: 1959.
ff. 18-19 Boris Blacher, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Boris Blacher: 1968, n.d: Partly signed.
ff. 20-21 Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss, KCVO; CH; Master of the Queen's Music: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss: 1954, 1971: Partly copy.
f. 22 Claire Bloom, actress: Letter to J. Amis from Claire Bloom: n.d: Signed.
f. 23 Pierre Boulez, French composer: Letter to J. Amis from Pierre Boulez: [1955]: Fr.
f. 24 Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, 3rd Baronet; Baron Boyle of Handsworth: Letter to J. Amis from Edward Charles Gurney Boyle: 1980: Signed.
f. 25 Julian Alexander Bream, guitarist and lutenist: Letter to J. Amis from Julian Alexander Bream: n.d.
ff. 27-29v Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten; composer: Letters to J. Amis from Edward Benjamin Britten: 1961, 1969, n.d: Partly signed.
ff. 30-31 Alan Dudley Bush, composer and pianist: Letters to J. Amis from Alan Dudley Bush: 1967, 1970: Signed.
ff. 32-33 Avril Coleridge-Taylor, afterwards Gwendolen; daughter of S Coleridge-Taylor; conductor and composer: Letters to J. Amis from Gwendolen Coleridge-Taylor: 1975, 1980.
f. 34 Aaron Copland, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Aaron Copland: 1973: Signed.
f. 35 Joan Cross, singer: Letter to J. Amis from Joan Cross: n.d.
f. 36 Hugues Adhémar Cuénod, Swiss tenor: Letter to J. Amis from Hugues Adhémar Cuénod: n.d.
ff. 37-40 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: 1962-1979.
f. 41 Alfred George Deller, countertenor: Letter to J. Amis from Alfred George Deller: 1979: Signed.
f. 42 Iris Du Pré, mother of J Du Pré: Letter to J. Amis from Iris Du Pré: 1962.
ff. 43-44 Leonard Knight Elmhirst, Chairman, Dartington Hall Trust: Letters to J. Amis from Leonard Knight Elmhirst: 1962, 1969: Signed.
ff. 45-48v Georges Enesco, Rumanian composer: Letters to J. Amis from Georges Enesco: 1949: Fr.
f. 49 Edith Mary Evans, afterwards Booth; DBE; actress: Letter to J. Amis from Edith Mary Evans: 1957.
f. 50 Peter Racine Fricker, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Peter Racine Fricker: 1953.
ff. 51-55 Léon Goossens, oboist: Letters to J. Amis from Léon Goossens: 1966.
f. 56 Glenn Herbert Gould, Canadian pianist, writer and composer: Letter to J. Amis from Glenn Herbert Gould: 1982: Signed.
f. 57 Christopher Vernon Hassall, author: Letter to J. Amis from Christopher Vernon Hassall: 1962.
f. 58 Hans Werner Henze, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Hans Werner Henze: 1973.
ff. 59-64 Imogen Holst, composer and writer on music: Letters to J. Amis from Imogen Holst: 1962, 1963.
f. 65 Edmond Xavier Kapp, artist: Letter to J. Amis from Edmond Xavier Kapp: 1991.
ff. 66-67 Hans Keller, music critic: Letters to J. Amis from Hans Keller: 1978, 1979: Partly signed.
f. 68 Sir William Frederick Glock, Kt.; music critic and administrator: Rudolf Kolisch, violinist: Letter to Sir William Frederick Glock from Rudolf Kolisch: 1965: Signed.
f. 69 Marghanita Howard, née Laski; writer and critic: Letter to J. Amis from Marghanita Howard: 1988.
f. 70 Laurie Lee, author and poet: Letter to J. Amis from Laurie Lee: 1958.
ff. 71-72v Walter Legge, music administrator and writer: Letters to J. Amis from Walter Legge: 1963, 1975: Partly typewritten.
ff. 73-74v Sir Cecil Day-Lewis, poet: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Cecil Day-Lewis: 1952, n.d.
f. 75 Witold Roman LutosLawski, composer: Beatrice Musson, registrar of Dartington Summer School: Letter to Beatrice Musson from Witold Roman LutosLawski: 1963: Signed.
f. 76 Witold Roman LutosLawski, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Witold Roman LutosLawski: 1963: Signed.
f. 77 Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens: 1965.
f. 78 André Louis Mangeot, violinist and impresario: Letter to J. Amis from André Louis Mangeot: 1963.
f. 79 Sir Robert Mayer, music patron: Letter to J. Amis from Sir Robert Mayer: 1978.
ff. 81-82v Darius Milhaud, composer: Denys Gueroult, BBC producer: Correspondence between Darius Milhaud and Denys Gueroult: 1971: Partly copy.
f. 83 Darius Milhaud, composer: Moriarty: Letter to — Moriarty from Darius Milhaud: 1973.
f. 84 Darius Milhaud, composer: Letter to J. Amis from Darius Milhaud: 1973.
f. 85 Gerald Moore, pianist: Letter to J. Amis from Gerald Moore: 1963.
f. 86 Walter Midgley: Letter to J. Amis from Walter Midgley: n.d.
ff. 86-91v David John Munrow, player of early wind instruments: Letters, etc., to J. Amis from David John Munrow: 1967-1970: Partly signed.
ff. 92-94v Nicolas Nabokov, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Nicolas Nabokov: 1972-1977.
ff. 95-97 William Roberts, alias 'Ernest Newman'; music critic: Letters to J. Amis from William Roberts: 1953.
ff. 98-100v Ivor Newton, pianist: Letters to J. Amis from Ivor Newton: 1972-1976.
f. 101 Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, painter: Letter to J. Amis from Benjamin Lauder Nicholson: n.d.
ff. 102-107 Sir William Frederick Glock, Kt.; music critic and administrator: Luigi Nono, Italian composer: Correspondence of Luigi Nono with J. Amis and Sir William Frederick Glock: 1959: Partly signed. Partly copies.
f. 108 Manoug Parikian, violinist: Letter to J. Amis from Manoug Parikian: 1983.
f. 109 Norman Parkinson, photographer: Letter to J. Amis from Norman Parkinson: 1982.
ff. 110-113 Sir Peter Pears, tenor: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Peter Pears: 1962, 1965, n.d.
ff. 114-115v Vlado Perlemuter, pianist: Letters to J. Amis from Vlado Perlemuter: 1978: Fr.
f. 116 Stephen Potter, author: Letter to J. Amis from Stephen Potter: 1953.
f. 117 John Boynton Priestley, novelist, playwright and essayist: Letter to J. Amis from John Boynton Priestley: 1966: Signed.
f. 118 William Primrose, viola player: Letter to J. Amis from William Primrose: 1981: Signed.
ff. 119-124 Priaulx Rainier, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Priaulx Rainier: 1978-1982.
f. 125 Ned Rorem, American composer, diarist and essayist: Letter to J. Amis from Ned Rorem: 1978: Signed.
f. 126 Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman, son of 1st Viscount Runciman; historian: Letter to J. Amis from Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman: 1980.
ff. 127-130 Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich: 1942, 1973: Russ: Partly signed.
ff. 131-136v Edith Louisa Sitwell, DBE; poet: Letters, etc., to J. Amis from Edith Louisa Sitwell: 1949-1959.
f. 133 Edith Louisa Sitwell, DBE; poet: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, 'Scotch Rhapsody' by Edith Louisa Sitwell: n.d.
ff. 137-139 Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Baronet; poet and writer: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Sacheverell Sitwell: 1971-1976.
ff. 140-142 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, composer: Letters to J. Amis from Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: 1977: Signed.
f. 143 Sir Stanley Spencer, RA: Letter to J. Amis from Sir Stanley Spencer: 1952.
f. 144 Leopold Stokowski, conductor: Letter to J. Amis from Leopold Stokowski: 1977: Signed.
f. 145 Sviatoslav Soulima Stravinsky, son of I Stravinsky; composer: Letter to J. Amis from Sviatoslav Soulima Stravinsky: 1981: Signed.
ff. 146-147 Joseph Szigeti, violinist: Letters to J. Amis from Joseph Szigeti: 1969, 1967.
f. 148 Alexander Nikolaievich Tcherepnin, composer, pianist and conductor: Letter to J. Amis from Alexander Nikolaievich Tcherepnin: 1976.
ff. 149-150 Virgil Thomson, composer and critic: Letters to J. Amis from Virgil Thomson: 1970, 1985.
ff. 151-189 Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM; CH; composer: Letters to J. Amis from Sir Michael Kemp Tippett: 1949-1969, n.d.
ff. 190-192 Paul Tortelier, cellist: Letters to J. Amis from Paul Tortelier: 1962.
f. 193 Eva Turner, DBE; soprano: Letter to J. Amis from Eva Turner: 1977: Signed.
f. 194 Sir William Turner Walton, OM; composer: Letter to J. Amis from Sir William Turner Walton: 1977.
f. 195 Basil Charles Wright, film producer: Letter to J. Amis from Basil Charles Wright: 1973: Signed.
ff. 196-197v Sophia Wyss, singer: Letters to J. Amis from Sophia Wyss: 1972, 1978.

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Languages:

English
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Russian

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Cyrillic
Latin

Start Date:

1942

End Date:

1991

Date Range:

1942-1991

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