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MS Mus. 1126
- Record Id:
- 040-001947063
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001947059
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x0002b0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1126
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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MS Mus. 1126. Brian Elias Collection. Vol. iv. Early works; 1967-1969. Ink scores on transparencies. For scores in pencil, see MS Mus. 1125.
ff. 115. Largest size 450 x 317mm.
1. ff. 1- 56. ‘La Chevelure’ (words, Baudelaire), for soprano and chamber orchestra; 1967. Dated September 1967 (f. 56). French.
2. ff. 57-88. ‘Elm’ (words, Sylvia Plath), for soprano, tenor and piano; 1968. Begins ‘I know the bottom, she says’. Dated October 1968 (f. 88). Dedicated to Elisabeth Lutyens.
3. ff. 89-100. ‘Dirge and Hymeneal’ (words, Thomas Lovell Beddoes), for soprano, baritone and piano; 1969. Dated October 1969 (f. 100).
4. ff. 101-107. Five piano pieces for right hand; 1969. Dated February 1969 (f. 107).
5. ff. 108-115. Two songs (words, Verlaine) for soprano and piano; 1969. The songs are ‘Chanson d’Automne’, beginning ‘Les sanglots longs’, and ‘Sagesse’, beginning ‘Le ciel est, pardessus le toit’. Dated July 1969 (f.115). French.
includes:
- ff. 1-56. Brian Elias, composer: Charles Pierre Baudelaire, poet: 'La Chevelure' for soprano and chamber orchestra by Brian Elias, with words by Charles Pierre Baudelaire: 1967: Fr: Autogr.
- ff. 57-88. Brian Elias, composer: Sylvia Plath, American poet; wife of Ted Hughes: 'Elm' for soprano, tenor and piano by Brian Elias, with words by Sylvia Plath: 1968: Autogr.
- ff. 89-100. Brian Elias, composer: Thomas Lovell Beddoes, poet, dramatist and physiologist: 'Dirge and Hymeneal' for soprano, baritone and piano by Brian Elias, with words by Thomas Lovell Beddoes: 1969: Autogr.
- ff. 101-107. Brian Elias, composer: Five piano pieces for right hand by Brian Elias: 1969: Autogr.
- ff. 108-115 Brian Elias, composer: Paul Verlaine, poet: 2 songs for soprano and piano by Brian Elias, with words by Paul Verlaine: 1969: Fr: Autogr.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001947059
040-001947063 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1123-1156 : Brian Elias Collection
MS Mus. 1126 : MS Mus. 1126. Brian Elias Collection. Vol. iv. Early works; 1967-1969. Ink scores on transparencies. For scores in pencil, see MS… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001947059[0004]/040-001947063
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1123-1156
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1967
- End Date:
- 1969
- Date Range:
- 1967-1969
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Baudelaire, Charles Pierre, poet, 1821-1867
Beddoes, Thomas Lovell, poet, dramatist and physiologist, 1803-1849
Elias, Brian, composer
Plath, Sylvia, poet, 1932-1963
Verlaine, Paul, poet, 1844-1896