MS Mus. 1745/3

In 1976, Messrs Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited passed to the Delius Trust all the Delius manuscripts they held (with the exception of three items relating to the opera Koanga which were retained until 1980 in order to facilitate the publication of the orchestral score of that work).

The material received by the Delius Trust from Boosey & Hawkes in 1976 and in 1980 comprises, in the main, manuscripts relating to the early operas and dramatic works (particularly to Hassan), and a number of Stichvorlagen of the later works (most of which are in the hand of Eric Fenby).

The material was originally described in Robert Threlfall, A Supplementary Catalogue (1986). This publication includes descriptions of a few items that were not received by the British Library: a three-volume vocal score of Koanga in the hands of copyists (Threlfall, p. 226); Koanga: Selection for Orchestra arranged by Fenby (described pp. 227-8); A Village Romeo and Juliet, Suite arranged by Fenby (described p. 228); Brigg Fair, Cues for reduced orchestra, in the hand of a copyist (described p. 235); and Five Little Pieces, arranged for small orchestra by Fenby (described p. 237). In addition, as noted by Threlfall (p. 235) Fenby's full score of A Song of Summer was transferred to Jacksonville University (Swisher Library) in 1978.