MS Mus. 416

MS Mus. 416. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xci. Vocal music with orchestra; 1926-[1949].

ff. 106. 355 x 265mm.

1. ff. 1-27. Two songs for soprano and chamber orchestra, op.7; 1926. Full score, in ink.

i. ff. 1-13. ‘The Moth’ (words, Walter de la Mare); Feb. 1926.

ii. ff. 14-27. ‘Overheard on a Saltmarsh’ (words, Harold Monro); March 1926.

2. ff. 28-35. Pierre Degeyter: ‘The International’, arranged by Bush for mixed chorus, two pianos, brass and percussion; [circa 1940]. Score, in pencil. Published in another arrangement by Bush for mixed chorus, Workers’ Music Association, [c. 1935], and in The Left Song Book, Victor Gollancz, 1938.

2. ff. 36-50. ‘Britain’s Part’ (words by the composer), for speaker, mixed chorus and orchestra; [1942].

3. ff. 51-76. ‘The Winter Journey, A Christmas Cantata’ (words, Randall Swingler), for soprano and baritone soloists, mixed chorus, string quintet and harp, op.29; [1946]. Vocal score, in ink. Vocal score published Joseph Williams, 1947.

i. ff. 53-9. ‘The City’, for soprano and baritone soloists and chorus.

ii. ff. 60-67. ‘The Journey’, for baritone solo.

iii. ff. 68-9. ‘The Sleepers in the City’, for chorus (or semi-chorus).

iv. ff. 70-73. ‘Mary’s Song’, for soprano solo.

v. ff. 74-6. ‘Final Chorale’, for chorus and semi-chorus.

4. ff. 77-86. ‘Our Song’ (words, Nancy Bush), for baritone solo, unison chorus and orchestra; [1948]. Full score, in ink. Commissioned for the opening of the Nottingham Co-operative Arts Centre. Vocal score published Workers’ Music Association, 1948.

5. ff. 87-106. ‘Song of Friendship’ (words, Nancy Bush), for bass solo, mixed chorus and orchestra, op.34; [1949]. Full score, in ink, with extensive corrections in red crayon. Words in English, with Czech and Dutch translations added in other hands. Composed for the British Soviet Friendship Society. Vocal score published Workers’ Music Association, 1949.

includes:

• ff. 1-13 Walter John De La Mare, poet: 'The Moth', song by A. D. Bush , to words by Walter John De La Mare: 1926.
• ff. 14-27 Harold Monro, of the Poetry Bookshop: 'Overheard on a Saltmarsh', song by A. D. Bush , to words by Harold Monro: 1926.
• ff. 28-35 Pierre Chrétien Degeyter, woodcarver and composer: 'The International', arranged by A. D. Bush for mixed chorus, two pianos, brass and percussion: circa 1940.
• ff. 51-76 Randall Carline Swingler, poet and novelist: Settings of his verse in compositions of A. D. Bush: 1936-71.
• ff. 77-106 Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
• ff. 77-86 Nottingham Co-operative Arts Centre: 'Our Song' by A. D. Bush , commissioned for the opening of Nottingham Co-operative Arts Centre: [1948].
• ff. 87-106 British Soviet Friendship Society: 'Song of Friendship' by A. D. Bush , composed for the British Soviet Friendship Society: [1949]: Eng., Dutch and Czech.