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MS Mus. 1079
- Record Id:
- 040-001947010
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001947008
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x000288
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1079
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MS Mus. 1079. Christopher Shaw Collection: Vol. ii. ‘Garden songs’, also known as ‘In praise of gardens’, cantata for tenor solo, chorus, organ and piano; 1975, revised and orchestrated 1977-78. Full score of original version (ff. 1-38) and orchestral full score (ff. 39-88), rehearsal and performance notes (ff. 89-93). Dedicated to Geoffrey Connor and the choir of St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham.
ff. 93. 430 x 415mm.
1a. ff. 2-4r, 39-43v. From ‘The Romance of the Rose’, words by Guillaume de Lorris, translation attributed to Chaucer.
1b. ff. 5-7v, 44-47v. ‘Spring song of the birds’, words by James I of Scotland.
1c. ff. 8, 48. From ‘The Romance of the Rose’.
2. ff. 9-12v, 49-52r. ‘The Lily-White Rose’, words anon., circa 1500.
3. ff. 13-17r, 53-59v. ‘I love a flower’, words attributed to Sir Thomas Phillips.
4. ff. 18-19v, 60. ‘Sweet Rose of Virtue’, words by William Dunbar.
5. ff. 20-21v, 61-62v. ‘I have a new garden’, words anon., 15th cent.
6. ff. 22-25v, 63-66v. ‘In praise of ivy’, words anon., 15th cent.
7. ff. 26-30r, 67-76v. ‘Holly against Ivy’, words anon., early 16th cent.
8a. ff. 31-32r, 77-78v. ‘Ceremony upon Candlemas Eve’, words by Robert Herrick.
8b. ff. 33-34v, 79-82v. ‘Ceremonies for Candlemas Eve’, words by Robert Herrick.
9. ff. 35-38v, 83-88v. From ‘Thoughts in a Garden’, words by Andrew Marvell.
includes:
- 93 ff. Andrew Marvell, poet: Robert Herrick, poet: James I of Scotland: Christopher Shaw, pianist and composer: Guillaume de Lorris: Sir Thomas Phillips, poet: William Dunbar, born at Salton; died about 1530: Geoffrey Connor, choir director: Cantata 'Garden songs', for tenor solo, chorus, organ and piano, composed by C. Shaw, words by Guillaume de Lorris, James I of Scotland, Sir Thomas Phillips, William Dunbar, Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell, dedicated to Geoffrey Connor: 1975, revised 1978: Autogr.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001947008
040-001947010 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1078-1112 : MSS Mus. 1078-1112. Christopher Shaw Collection: Music manuscripts and papers of the composer Christopher Shaw (b.1924,…
MS Mus. 1079 : MS Mus. 1079. Christopher Shaw Collection: Vol. ii. ‘Garden songs’, also known as ‘In praise of gardens’, cantata for… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001947008[0002]/040-001947010
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1078-1112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1975
- End Date:
- 1978
- Date Range:
- 1975-1978
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Connor, Geoffrey, choir director
Dunbar, William, poet and courtier, ?1460-after 1513
Herrick, Robert, poet, 1591-1674,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121178949,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/2486214
James I, of Scotland
Lorris, Guillaume, scholar and poet, c 1200-c 1240
Marvell, Andrew, poet, 1621-1678
Phillips, Thomas, poet
Shaw, Christopher, pianist and composer