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MS Mus. 418
- Record Id:
- 040-001946594
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001946468
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x00012c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 418
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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MS Mus. 418. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xciii. Vocal music with orchestra; [1958]-1963.
ff. 112. 355 x 265mm.
1. ff. 1-54. ‘The World is his Song’ (words, Nancy Bush), for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) solo, mixed chorus and orchestra, op.51; [1958]. Dedicated to Paul Robeson.
i. ff. 1-11. Full score, in ink.
ii. ff. 12-23. Version with accompaniment for brass, guitar, piano and percussion. Full score, in ink.
iii. ff. 24-9. Vocal score, in ink.
iv. ff. 30-54. Orchestral parts for the version for brass, guitar, piano and percussion, in blue ink.
2. ff. 55-105. ‘The Tide that will never turn: A Declaration by Hugh McDiarmid with music by Alan Bush’, for two speakers, bass (or baritone) solo, mixed chorus, strings, percussion and piano; [1961].
i. ff. 55-8. Typewritten copy of the text.
ii. ff. 59-82. Full score, in ink. Parts of the text are pasted in from a carbon copy of item i.
iii. ff. 83-7. Piano part, in ink. With text-cues.
iv. ff. 88-90. Chorus part. Dyeline copy of the autograph.
v. ff. 91-105. Instrumental parts, in ink. One each of the violin I, violin II, ’cello and percussion parts.
3. ff. 106-12. ‘March of the Workers’ (words, William Morris), for unison chorus and orchestra; Aug. 1963. Full score, in ink. Originally written for mixed chorus and piano; this version ‘Scored for the WMA Summer School, Wortley Hall, August, 1963’ (f. 106). Original version published Workers’ Music Association, 1950.
includes:
- ff. 1-54 Paul Robeson, actor and singer: 'The World is his Song' by A. D. Bush , dedicated to Paul Robeson: [1958].
- ff. 1-54 Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Libretti, poems and translations, set to music by A. D. Bush: circa 1943-1986.
- ff. 55-105 Christopher Murray Grieve, poet; called 'Hugh MacDiarmid': 'The Tide that will never turn', a declaration by H. MacDiarmid with music by A. D. Bush: [1961].
- ff. 106-112 William Morris, poet and artist: 'March of the Workers', arranged by A. D. Bush , to words by William Morris: 1963.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001946468
036-001946590
037-001946591
040-001946594 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 326-673 : Alan Bush Collection
MS Mus. 416-426 : E. Other vocal music.
MS Mus. 416-421 : MSS Mus. 416-421. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xci-xcvi. Vocal music with orchestra; 1926-[1985]. Six volumes.
MS Mus. 418 : MS Mus. 418. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xciii. Vocal music with orchestra; [1958]-1963. ff. 112. 355 x 265mm. 1. ff. 1-54.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001946468[0005]/036-001946590[0001]/037-001946591[0003]/040-001946594
- 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:
- 1958
- End Date:
- 1963
- Date Range:
- 1958-1963
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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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
Grieve, Christopher Murray, poet, called 'Hugh MacDiarmid', 1892-1978
Morris, William, designer, author, and visionary socialist, 1834-1896
Robeson, Paul, actor and singer, 1898-1976