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MS Mus. 1083

Record Id:

040-001947015

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001947008

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x00028c

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

MS Mus. 1083

Title:

Scope & Content:

MS Mus. 1083. Christopher Shaw Collection: Vol. vi. Instrumental music; 1971-1995.

ff. 117. 380 x 290mm.

1. ff. 1-42r. Fantasia for piano; 1978-80. Inscribed ‘To Tim’ [sc. O. W. Neighbour]. Pencil draft (ff. 1-15), final version in ink with pencil annotations (ff. 16-28), photocopy with pencil annotations (ff. 29-42). For sketches see MS Mus. 1090, ff. 240-333.

2. ff. 43-44. Canon ‘on a “theme” of I. S.’, for piano; 18 Dec. 1971. In ink. Dedicated to O. W. Neighbour.

3. ff. 45-79r. Five pieces for wind quintet; 1983, corrected 1986. Pencil score of nos 1 and 2 (ff. 46-49), ink score (ff. 50-63), arrangement for piano duet in ink (ff. 64-79). Dedicated to Malcolm MacDonald.

4. ff. 80-140. Piano pieces; 1989-95. Preludio (ff. 81-84), Improvvisazione (ff. 85-86), Elegy (ff. 87-90), Capriccio (ff. 91-98), Berceuse (ff. 99-101) and Toccata (ff. 102-117). Sketches and drafts in pencil, and final versions in ink. For further sketches, see MS Mus. 1090, ff. 118-239.

includes:

ff. 1-42r Oliver Wray Neighbour, bibliographer and musicologist: Christopher Shaw, pianist and composer: Fantasia for piano by Christopher Shaw, dedicated to Oliver Wray Neighbour: 1978-80: Autogr. and copy.
ff. 43-44 Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky, composer: Oliver Wray Neighbour, bibliographer and musicologist: Christopher Shaw, pianist and composer: Canon for piano by C. Shaw, on a theme of Stravinsky, dedicated to Oliver Wray Neighbour: 1971: Autogr.
ff. 45-79r Malcolm MacDonald, composer and writer on music: Christopher Shaw, pianist and composer: Five pieces for wind quintet by Christopher Shaw, dedicated to Malcolm MacDonald: 1983, corrected 1986: Autogr.
ff. 80-140 Christopher Shaw, pianist and composer: Piano pieces: 1989-95: Autogr.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001947008
036-001947013
040-001947015

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. 1082-1084 : MSS Mus. 1082-1084. Christopher Shaw Collection: Vols. v-vii. Instrumental music.

MS Mus. 1083 : MS Mus. 1083. Christopher Shaw Collection: Vol. vi. Instrumental music; 1971-1995. ff. 117. 380 x 290mm. 1. ff. 1-42r.…

Hierarchy:

032-001947008[0005]/036-001947013[0002]/040-001947015

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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:

1971

End Date:

1995

Date Range:

1971-1995

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Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

MacDonald, Malcolm, composer and writer on music
Neighbour, Oliver Wray, called Tim, bibliographer and musicologist, 1923-2015
Shaw, Christopher, pianist and composer
Stravinsky, Igor Fyodorovich, composer, 1882-1971,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121224298,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/17309155