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MS Mus. 40

Record Id:
040-001946023
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001945975
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000195.0x000342
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 40
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MS Mus. 40. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. xxxix. Public and commercial film music; 1942-5.

ff. 162. Largest size 357 x 262mm.

1. ff. 1-6. ‘Free House’ (a Verity Films production for the Ministry of Information, directed by Max Munden); 1942.

i. ff. 1-2. Draft score.

ii. ff. 3-6. Score, recorded Merton Park Studios, 17 July 1942 (ff. 3, 4).

2. ff. 7-10. ‘The Great Harvest’ (a Strand Films production, produced by Paul Rotha and directed by Jack Chambers); [1942].

3. ff. 11-12. ‘Salvage’ (a Halas & Batchelor cartoon trailer); 1943. For flute / piccolo, tenor and baritone saxophones and percussion. Recorded 16 July 1943 (f. 11).

4. ff. 13-19. ‘Rationing in Britain’ (a World Wide cartoon for the Ministry of Information, directed by Ralph Bond); 1944. With a related letter, dated 3 Feb. 1944 (f. 13).

i. ff. 14-15. Sketches.

ii. ff. 16-19. Score.

5. ff. 20-31. ‘Als Drie Willen Koopen’ (retitled as ‘Dutch Treat: Diversion on a Folk Song’) (a W. M. Larkins cartoon for the Dutch Government); 1944. Sketches on f. 31. Dated 29 Aug. 1944 (f. 20).

6. ff. 32-3. ‘Mrs Sew and Sew’ (a Halas & Batchelor cartoon trailer for the Ministry of Information); 1944. For flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion and harp. Recorded 18 Sept. 1944 (f. 32).

7. ff. 34-7. ‘Post Early’ (a Halas & Batchelor cartoon trailer for the Ministry of Information); 1944. For flute, bassoon, percussion and harp. Recorded 30 Sept. 1944 (f. 34).

8. ff. 38-41. ‘How the Motor Car Engine Works’ (a Verity Films / Horizon production for the Ford Motor Company, directed by Max Munden); 1944. For wind, percussion and piano. Recorded 19 Oct. 1944 (f. 38).

9. ff. 42-107. ‘The Big Four’ (a W. M. Larkins cartoon for the Ministry of Food); 1945. Recorded 10 Aug. 1945 (f. 42).

10. ff. 108-13. ‘Picture Paper’ (a Verity Films production for the British Council, directed by Max Munden); 1945-6. Dated 9 Nov. 1945 (f. 108).

11. ff. 114-52. ‘Victory in the Netherlands’ (former title, ‘Canadians in Holland’) (a Canadian Army Film Unit production); 1945. Recorded 28 Dec. 1945 (f. 114).

12. ff. 153-6. ‘Homes for the People’ (a Basic Films production for Odham’s, directed by Kay Mander); [1945]. Recorded 3 May 1945 (date given on MS Mus. 5, f. 30).

13. ff. 157-62. ‘Near Home’ (a Basic Films production for the Ministry of Education, directed by Kay Mander); [1945].

includes:

  • f. 13 Ralph Bond, of World Wide Pictures Ltd: Letter to F. Chagrin: 1944: Typewritten.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001945975
036-001946020
040-001946023
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. 38-57 : Francis Chagrin Collection: Music for Public and Commercial Films and Television Broadcasts

 

MS Mus. 40 : MS Mus. 40. CHAGRIN COLLECTION. Vol. xxxix. Public and commercial film music; 1942-5. ff. 162. Largest size 357 x 262mm. 1. ff.…
Hierarchy:
032-001945975[0006]/036-001946020[0003]/040-001946023
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 2-83
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 item
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1942
End Date:
1946
Date Range:
1942-1946
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Legal Status:
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Names:
Bond, Ralph, of World Wide Pictures Ltd