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MS Mus. 1801/5/4

Record Id:

040-001947641

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001947536

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000293.0x000092

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

MS Mus. 1801/5/4

Title:

Sir Lennox Berkeley: Five Chamber Works

Scope & Content:

(1). ff. 1-52. Trio for violin, horn and piano, Op. 44:

Autograph score, in blue ink, pp. 1-41 (22-stave paper, 365 x 270 mm). Signed on p. 1. Dated at the end of the score: 'Finished Oct. 16th 1953'. Extensive publication annotations and corrections in red ink. Pasted-down corrections: ff. 2-4, 6-8, 17-20, 22, 32.
Pencil drafts (most passages identified by accompanying slips).
For a further pencil sketch, see MS Mus. 1801/9/1.

(2). ff. 53-75. Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartet, Op. 47. Autograph score, in blue ink. Three movements:

Allegro moderato: pp. 1-16 (18-stave paper, 355 x 263 mm). Signed on p. 1. Dedicated to 'Alvilde' [Lees-Milnes]. Pasted-down corrections: ff. 56, 58.
Lento: outer bifolium (12-stave paper) enclosing pp. 1-5 (18-stave paper). Signature in pencil on front cover. Pasted-down correction, f. 65.
Allegro: pp. [1]-12 (18-stave paper). Dated at the end of the score: 'April-June 1955'. Two pasted-down corrections, ff. 74-75.

(3). ff. 76-81. Andantino for cello and piano, Op.21, no. 2a. Autograph score, in blue ink. Two bifolia (12-stave paper, 300 x 240 mm). Scored on inner bifolium, ff. 78-81. An arrangement of the anthem 'Sion's Daughters, Sons of Jerusalem' (1945). Arrangement copyright 1955. Signed on f. 76.

(4). ff. 82-83. Allegro for two recorders [1955]. Autograph score in blue ink (14-stave paper oblong, 263 x 355 mm). 1 bifolium, scored on inner two pages, signed at the head of the score.

(5). ff. 84-85. Sonatina for oboe and piano, Op.61. Incomplete pencil draft [1962], pp. [1]-[4]. 1 bifolium (16-stave paper, 342 x 270 mm).

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001947536
036-001947637
040-001947641

Is part of:

MS Mus. 1801 : Sir Lennox Berkeley: Music Manuscripts
MS Mus. 1801/5 : Sir Lennox Berkeley: Instrumental and Chamber Works (except solo keyboard)

MS Mus. 1801/5/4 : Sir Lennox Berkeley: Five Chamber Works

Hierarchy:

032-001947536[0005]/036-001947637[0004]/040-001947641

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1801

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

85 folios

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1953

End Date:

1962

Date Range:

1953-1962

Era:

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Former Internal References:

Music Loan 101.86

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)