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MS Mus. 17

Record Id:
040-001945995
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001945975
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000195.0x00032b
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 17
Title:
Francis Chagrin: Chamber music, 1971-1972
Scope & Content:

1. ff. 1-23. ‘Etudes sur les "blanches" et "noires"’, for piano, organ or harpsichord; 1971-2.

i. ff. 1-12. Sketches, including sketches for ‘A fanfare for Sir Arthur [Bliss] on his 80th birthday’ (1971) (f. 6)

ii. ff. 13-23. Score, dated 7 July 1972, 6 July 1972, 29 June 1972, 1 July 1972, Jan. 1971 (ff. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22).

2. ff. 24-7. ‘Duo Concertante’, for violin and ’cello; 1971. Dedicated to Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld. With a concert programme (f. 24). Dated March 1972, March 1970, 6 Nov. 1971 (ff. 25v, 26, 27v).

3. ff. 28-49. ‘9 Miniatures’ for wind quartet, keyboard instrument or strings; 1972.

i. ff. 28-39. Drafts.

ii. ff. 40-44, 47-9. Short score. Dated Apr. – May 1972, 8 May 1972 (ff. 40, 49v).

iii. ff. 45-6. Score of no.5.

4. ff. 50-62. ‘Seven Simple Duets’ for two violins; 1972.

i. ff. 50-56. Sketches.

ii. ff. 57-62. Score, dated Apr. – May 1972 (f. 57).

5. ff. 63-4. ‘Annabella (Serenata Napolitana)’, for descant and treble recorders and piano; n.d.

6. ff. 65-6. ‘Brûmes’, for piano; n.d. The second of two pieces collectively titled ‘Jeunesse’.

7. ff. 67-70. ‘Fives and sevens’, for violin and piano; n.d.

i. ff. 67-8. Sketches.

ii. ff. 69-70. Score.

8. ff. 71-2. ‘Intermezzo’ for piano; n.d. In ink.

9. f. 73. ‘Mazurka’ for piano; n.d. In ink.

10. ff. 74-7. ‘2 Soliloquies’ for ’cello (or viola); n.d.

11. ff. 78-9. ‘Suite in the Ancient Style’ for piano; n.d.

12. ff. 80-85. ‘Tarantella’ for descant and treble recorders and piano; n.d.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001945975
036-001945990
040-001945995
Is part of:
MS Mus. 2-83 : Francis Chagrin Collection: Music manuscripts and papers of the composer, conductor and administrator Francis Chagrin (1905-1972)
MS Mus. 13-18 : Francis Chagrin Collection: Instrumental and Chamber Music

 

MS Mus. 17 : Francis Chagrin: Chamber music, 1971-1972
Hierarchy:
032-001945975[0002]/036-001945990[0005]/040-001945995
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 2-83
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume (85 folios)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1971
End Date:
1972
Date Range:
1971-1972
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

356 x 262mm.

Source of Acquisition:
‘Etudes sur les "blanches" et "noires"’, ‘Duo Concertante’ and ‘2 Soliloquies’ purchased from the family of Francis Chagrin.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Bliss, Arthur Edward Drummond, Knight, composer, 1891-1975
Schoenfeld, Alice, violinist, b ca 1930
Schoenfeld, Eleonore, cellist, 1925-2007