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MS Mus. 1489
- Record Id:
- 040-000090485
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000090439
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000502.0x0000f5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1489
- Title:
- Peter Maxwell Davies: Choral works
- Scope & Content:
-
- 1. ff. 1-43. 'A Dream of Snow' (J385), for children's chorus, words by George Mackay Brown, from the collection 'Following a lark'; 2000. ff. 1-18. Draft score. The draft is subtitled 'Una Balena Azzura'; - ff. 19-43. Score. Commissioned by Farnham Youth Choir and first performed on 31 March 2001 at the Maltings, Farnham, Surrey. Published by Chester Music, 2003.
- 2. ff. 44-133. 'Orkney Saga V' (J383), for orchestra and children's chorus, words from the Latin Vulgate and the Roman Missal; 2000. ff. 44-65. Texts, draft programme note, charts and draft score; - ff. 66-121. Score; - ff. 122-133. Vocal score of closing section. Commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed on 17 June 2000 at the St Magnus Festival, Orkney. Subtitled 'Sails in St Magnus V: Westerly Gale in Biscay, Salt in the Bread Broken'. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.
- 3. ff. 134-147. 'Grand Oratorio, The Meaning of Life' (J387), for male voices, castanets and tambourine (played by the singers); [2000]. ff. 135-137. Text; - ff. 138-147. Draft score. Written for Dorothy Rushbrook, on her retirement as administrator of the St Magnus Festival. First performed on 21 June 2000 at the Albert Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney, by the Nø Boys Barbershop Group.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000090439
036-000090444
040-000090485 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1400-1521 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II
MS Mus. 1476-1498 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II: Choral works
MS Mus. 1489 : Peter Maxwell Davies: Choral works - Hierarchy:
- 032-000090439[0005]/036-000090444[0009]/040-000090485
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1400-1521
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- ff. 147.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 2000
- End Date:
- 2000
- Date Range:
- 2000
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Largest size 450 x 292mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Brown, George Mackay, writer, 1921-1996,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120314726,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/100270317
Davies, Peter Maxwell, Knight, composer, 1934-2016,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120273020,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/64271053
Rushbrook, Dorothy, festival administrator, fl 1970-2000