MS Mus. 243

MS Mus. 243. ELLEN COLEMAN: songs for voice and piano; 1936-57, n.d.

ff. 64.

1. f. 1. ‘The Waterlily’ (words, Robert Nichols); 1936.

2. ff. 2-3. ‘Dawn’ (words, George Villiers); 1942.

3. ff. 4-5. ‘The Wakeful Nightingale’ (words, Roy Campbell); 1944.

4. ff. 6-9. ‘The Lamb’ (words, Blake); Nov. 1945. Two scores, the second signed ‘Yvonne de Rowen, 1950’.

5. ff. 10-11. ‘Rondel’ (words, R. Winder); April 1955.

6. ff. 12-13. ‘Roundelay’ (words, R. Winder); April 1955.

7. ff. 14-47. ‘The Canticle of the Sun’ (words, St Francis of Assisi); 1957. Dedicated ‘To Mr Tyrrell M.B., F.R.C.S., as a token of gratitude for having restored her sight’. In four movements. A note on f. 14 reads ‘English, French and Italian versions; also a version for string orchestra’, though the version for string orchestra is not preserved here.

i. ff. 15-26. ‘The Original Medieval Italian version dictated by St Francis to his disciples’. Italian. Score, with two additional copies of the vocal part.

ii. ff. 27-34. ‘Le Cantique du Soleil de St Francis d’Assise’; dated June 1957. French.

iii. ff. 35-46. ‘The Canticle of Brother Sun’. English version, with the Italian text added. With an additional score of the fourth movement, dated 7-21 June 1957.

8. ff. 48-51. ‘Du Cantique des Cantiques’ (words, Armand Godoy); n.d. French. Two scores, the second annotated in pencil and inscribed ‘correct copy’.

9. ff. 52-5. ‘The Full Heart’ (words, Robert Nichols); n.d. Two scores.

10. ff. 56-61. ‘Thou hast made me Endless’ (words, Rabindranath Tagore); n.d. Three scores.

11. ff. 62-4. ‘Ueber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’ (words, Goethe); n.d. German. Three scores, the first with an English translation added.

includes:

• ff. 1, 52-5 Ellen Coleman, composer: Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols, writer: Songs by Ellen Coleman, to words by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols: 1936, n.d.: Autogr.
• ff. 2-3 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: Ellen Coleman, composer: 'Dawn', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by George Villiers: 1942: Autogr.
• ff. 4-5 Ellen Coleman, composer: Roy Campbell, poet and translator: 'The Wakeful Nightingale', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by Roy Campbell: 1944: Autogr.
• ff. 6-9 William Blake, poet and painter: Ellen Coleman, composer: Yvonne de Rowan, singer: 'The Lamb', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by William Blake, signed by Yvonne de Rowan: 1945: Autogr.
• ff. 10-13 Ellen Coleman, composer: R. Winder, poet: Songs by Ellen Coleman, to words by R. Winder: 1955: Autogr.
• ff. 14-47 Ellen Coleman, composer: Saint Francis,; of Assisi: 'The Canticle of the Sun', set to music by Ellen Coleman, to words by St. Francis: 1957: Eng., Fr., Ital.: Autogr.
• ff. 48-51 Ellen Coleman, composer: Armand Godoy, poet: 'Du Cantique des Cantiques', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by Armand Godoy: n.d.: Fr.: Autogr.
• ff. 56-61 Ellen Coleman, composer: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author: 'Ueber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: n.d.: Germ., Eng.: Autogr.
• ff. 56-61 Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet: Ellen Coleman, composer: 'Thou hast made me endless', song by Ellen Coleman, to words by Sir Rabindranath Tagore: n.d.: Autogr.