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MS Mus. 1409

Record Id:

040-000090503

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-000090439

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000502.0x000105

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

MS Mus. 1409

Title:

Peter Maxwell Davies: Music manuscripts and teaching materials

Scope & Content:

1. ff. 1-28. German translation of the libretto of the 1970 opera 'Taverner' (J138). With a stamp of Boosey & Hawkes, Bonn.
2. ff. 29-85. 'The Devils' and 'Suite from "The Devils"' (J144 and J145); 1971. Music for the film The Devils (1971), directed by Ken Russell. Notes, cue sheets, sketches and correspondence. See also Add. 71263-71264 (sketches, drafts, scores and parts).
3. ff. 86-105. 'Seven Songs Home' (J241), for unaccompanied children's voices; 1982. Texts and sketches. Published by Chester, 1983. See also Add. 71431, ff. 2-34 (scores).
4. ff. 106-149. 'The No. 11 Bus' (J259); 1984. Sketches, text and correspondence. See also Add. 71431 (scores).
5. ff. 150-179. 'Caroline Mathilde' (J296), ballet, choreographed by Flemming Flindt; 1989-1990. Draft synopsis and notes. See also Add. 71295-71299 (draft condensed score and full score).
6. ff. 180- 202. Arrangements for school orchestra; 1959-1962. For Cirencester Grammar School. ff. 180-183. John Dowland, 'King Christian Galliard', 'Melancholy Galliard'; - ff. 183. Thomas Tallis, 'In nomine'; - ff. 184-191. Edvard Grieg 'Lyric pieces', op. 12, book 1; - ff. 192-195. Igor Stravinsky, 'Polka', 'March'; - ff. 196-202. Unidentified pieces, including a Magnificat and Nunc dimittis setting.
7. ff. 203-207v. Pieces by the composer's pupils at Cirencester Grammar School; circa 1962. f. 203. 'Bartok'; - ff. 204-207. Nigel Wicken, 'Gloria' and 'Angel's song'.

f. 31. Letter from Ken Russell's secretary, to Peter Maxwell Davies, 1971.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000090439
036-000090440
040-000090503

Is part of:

MS Mus. 1400-1521 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II
MS Mus. 1400-1409 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II: Peter Maxwell Davies: Earlier manuscripts

MS Mus. 1409 : Peter Maxwell Davies: Music manuscripts and teaching materials

Hierarchy:

032-000090439[0001]/036-000090440[0010]/040-000090503

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1400-1521

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

ff. 207.

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1959

End Date:

1990

Date Range:

1959-1990

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

365 x 270mm.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Davies, Peter Maxwell, Knight, composer, 1934-2016,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120273020,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/64271053
Dowland, John, composer, 1563-1626
Flindt, Flemming, dancer and choreographer, 1927-2009
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, composer and pianist, 1843-1907
Russell, Ken, film director, 1927-2011
Stravinsky, Igor Fyodorovich, composer, 1882-1971,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121224298,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/17309155
Tallis, Thomas, composer and organist, c 1505-1585
Wicken, Nigel, musician, b c 1950

Subjects:

Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. 7 songs home
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Devils
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Devils. Suite
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. No. 11 bus
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Number eleven bus
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Seven songs home
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Taverner. Libretto. German
Film music