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MS Mus. 1943
- Record Id:
- 032-004543703
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004543703
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100186174621.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1943
- Title:
- Letter from Michael Tippett to Evelyn Maude, written from Wormwood Scrubs, 1943
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from Michael Tippett to Evelyn Maude, written from Wormwood Scrubs, where Tippett was incarcerated from June to August 1943. The front of the letter carries official typed regulations of the prison authorities and Tippett has written on the remaining three sides of the bifolium.
The top of the first folio has been deliberately removed at some point in the past, cutting off the beginning of the message and also the date. However as his other letters were sent at fortnightly intervals, it is almost certain that this was sent on the 2nd August 1943, the fourth letter in a series of five.
In this letter Tippett talks about plans for his release, including the clothes Maude should pack for him, arrangements for the concert featuring his second string quartet and a subsequent trip to Cornwall. Also includes discussion of repertoire for Morley College along with long passages of personal reflection.
For the other four letters written by Tippett from Wormwood Scrubs, see MS Mus. 1757/5, ff. 26-32.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004543703
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004543703
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (2 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1943
- End Date:
- 1943
- Date Range:
- 1943
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- Music Deposit 2023/21
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Alice Nissen, on behalf of the estate of Stella Maude, daughter of Evelyn Maude, June 2023
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Maude, Evelyn, née Gabb wife of Sir John Maude, 1892-1971
Tippett, Michael Kemp, Knight, composer; pseudonym David Michael Pennyless, 1905-1998 - Related Archive Descriptions:
- MS Mus. 1757/5