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MS Mus. 1861
- Record Id:
- 032-003904363
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003904363
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122041216.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1861
- Title:
- Letters from Alan Bush to the organist Robert Crowley
- Scope & Content:
-
35 letters from the composer Alan Bush (1900-1995) to the organist Robert Crowley, dating from between 1987 and 1995. The majority are from 1988 and 1989 and concern the commissioning and composition of the 'Prelude and Concert Piece' for organ (op. 116), the 'Suite for Organ' (op. 117) and the 'Sonata for Organ' (op. 118), although the letters also discuss Crowley’s performances of earlier organ works as well. Included are two drafts of a programme note for the 'Prelude and Concert Piece' (folios 13 and 15) and a typed list of excerpts from ‘Time Remembered, an 80th Birthday Symposium about Alan Bush’ (f. 1). Most of the letters are typed and signed in ink, although some are in the form of handwritten notes.
For a manuscript score of the ‘Prelude and Concert Piece’, see MS Mus. 364, ff. 70-95.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003904363
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003904363
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (41 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1987
- End Date:
- 1995
- Date Range:
- 1987-1995
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- Music Deposit 2021/14
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Sotheby’s, 8 June 2021 (lot 25)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bush, Alan Dudley, composer and pianist, 1900-1995
Crowley, Robert, organist, fl 1960-1980 - Related Archive Descriptions:
- MS Mus. 326-673
MS Mus. 364