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MS Mus. 364

Record Id:

040-001946515

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001946468

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x0000f6

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

MS Mus. 364

Title:

Scope & Content:

MS Mus. 364. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxxix. Op.113-op.117; 1984, [1986].

ff. 104. Largest size 420 x 310mm.

1. ff. 1-34. Sonata in G, for piano solo, op.113; [1986].

i. ff. 2-16. Sketches and drafts, in pencil and ink.

ii. ff. 17-34. Final version, in ink.

2. ff. 35-8. ‘Three Five Beat First Year Pieces’, for piano solo, op.114; 1984. In ink. Published Cleveland, Ohio: Bardic Edition, 1987.

3. ff. 39-69. Two pieces for piano solo, op.115; [1986]. In ink. Dedicated to Nancy Bush. Originally entitled ‘Two Pieces for Nancy’.

i. ff. 40-55. ‘Two Pieces for Nancy’. Draft, written in ink and pencil on paper ruled with very large staves.

ii. ff. 56-62. ‘Two Pieces for Pianoforte’. In ink.

iii. ff. 63-9. ‘A Third Piece for my dear Nancy’. In ink. Numbered as ‘op.120’ on the first page of music, corrected to ‘op.115’ on the title page.

4. ff. 70-95. ‘Prelude and Concert Piece’, for organ, op.116; [1986]. In ink, with a photocopy of a revised version of the first page of the Concert Piece (f. 74). Dedicated to Robert Crowley. Notes on the title page record that the last 43 bars and the last 20 bars are missing, but the score in fact appears to be complete.

5. ff. 96-104. ‘Song and Dance’, for violin and piano, op.117 [listed as op.117A]; [1986]. Score and violin part, in ink.

includes:

ff. 39-69 Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Compositions by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Nancy Rachel Bush: 1936-87.
ff. 70-95 Robert Crowley, organist: 'Prelude and Concert Piece', op.116, by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Robert Crowley: [1986].

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001946468
036-001946499
037-001946513
040-001946515

Is part of:

MS Mus. 326-673 : Alan Bush Collection
MS Mus. 350-366 : B. Chamber and instrumental music.
MS Mus. 363-364 : MSS Mus. 363, 364. Alan Bush Collection. Vols xxxviii, xxxix. Chamber music; [1986]. Two volumes.

MS Mus. 364 : MS Mus. 364. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xxxix. Op.113-op.117; 1984, [1986]. ff. 104. Largest size 420 x 310mm. 1. ff. 1-34.…

Hierarchy:

032-001946468[0002]/036-001946499[0014]/037-001946513[0002]/040-001946515

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 326-673

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1984

End Date:

1986

Date Range:

1984-1986

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Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Bush, Nancy Rachel, wife of Alan Bush composer, 1907-1991
Crowley, Robert, organist, fl 1960-1980

Related Archive Descriptions:

MS Mus. 1861