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MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4
- Record Id:
- 037-003431786
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003431606
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100068745623.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4
- Title:
- Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain, and sketches for other works
- Scope & Content:
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Sketch and draft material relating to Act 1 of Gawain, libretto by David Harsent. Original version premiered in 1991 at the Royal Opera House, London. Includes extensive material relating to the original ‘Turning of the Seasons’ masque. The collection includes diverse types of sketch, many relating to early compositional stages, as well as two draft libretti. Two notebooks also contain sketches for a chamber ensemble arrangement of Deowa (1987, abandoned); 4 Songs of Autumn (1988); and 4 Poems by Jaan Kaplinski (1991).
- MS Mus. 1778/1/3 Box containing 5 notebooks and 2 annotated libretti
- MS Mus. 1778/1/4 Folder of 171 leaves of A2 manuscript sketches
Further material for 'Gawain' can be found in the Harrison Birtwistle collection at the Paul Sacher Stiftung: 669 leaves of sketches; fair copy of the score; manuscript/typescript of the text (2108 leaves).
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003431606
036-003431608
037-003431786 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1778 : Manuscripts of Sir Harrison Birtwistle
MS Mus. 1778/1 : Harrison Birtwistle: Stage works and music for theatre productions
MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4 : Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain, and sketches for other works - Contains:
- MS Mus. 1778/1/3 : Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch Material for Gawain, volume 1
MS Mus. 1778/1/4 : Harrison Birtwistle: Sketch material for Gawain, volume 2
Click here to View / search full list of parts of MS Mus. 1778/1/3-4 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003431606[0001]/036-003431608[0002]/037-003431786
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1778
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 2 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1987
- End Date:
- 1991
- Date Range:
- 1987-1991
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Harsent, David, poet, b 1942
- Subjects:
- Birtwistle, Harrison. Gawain