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Add MS 70767
- Record Id:
- 040-001964583
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001964537
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000940.0x00014b
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 70767
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CARDEW COLLECTION. Vol. xli. Three manuscript books containing sketches mainly for political songs; [1976?-1980]. Ink and pencil.
ff. 22.
1. ff. 1-9. Sketches for ‘Consciously’ (ff. 2v-3v), arrangement of Italian revolutionary song ‘Avanti popolo’ (f. 6v), and several unidentified works; n.d. For ‘Consciously’, see Add. 70757, ff. 1-8 and 70766, ff. 13-16. 147 x 238mm.
2. ff. 10-13. Sketches for 2 unidentified works (ff. 11v, 12v) and brief notes on Beethoven’s Konversationshefte (f. 11); n.d. 147 x 238mm.
3. ff. 14-22. Sketches for various works; [1976?-1980], n.d. Partial contents: ‘J. V. Stalin’, music by Chris Thompson, [1979?] (f. 15v); – 2 melodies for ‘My Life Without You is Nothing But Despair’, [1979] (f. 16); – ‘Patriots’, music by Laurie Baker, n.d. (f. 17r); – ‘We’re Not Afraid’, music by Dermott [Dermot?], [1976?] (ff. 17r, 18r); – unidentified piano piece (ff. 17v-18) and canonic piece possibly associated with it (f. 18v) (see also Add. 70766, f. 41r); – ‘We Sing for the Future’, n.d. (ff. 19v-20) (see also Add. 70755); – ‘Hands Off Iran’, music by Hugh Shrapnel, [1980], partly in his hand (f. 21). 297 x 238mm.
includes:
- f. 11 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Notes by C. Cardew on the Konversationshefte of Beethoven: n.d.
- f. 15v Chris Thompson, composer: Songs by Chris Thompson: [1979?], [1980?], n.d: Partly photocopy.
- f. 17 Laurie Baker, composer: Songs by Laurie Baker: [1979?], [1981], n.d: Partly photocopy.
- ff. 17, 18 Dermot, composer: `We're not afraid', song by Dermot: [1976?], n.d: Partly photocopies.
- f. 21 Hugh Michael Shrapnel, composer: Sketches for songs by Hugh Michael Shrapnel: [1980], n.d: Partly autogr.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001964537
036-001964581
040-001964583 - Is part of:
- Add MS 70727-70774 : CARDEW COLLECTION. Music manuscripts and papers of Cornelius Cardew (b.1936, d.1981); 1955-1981, n.d. Autograph except…
Add MS 70766-70772 : D. Political songs
Add MS 70767 : CARDEW COLLECTION. Vol. xli. Three manuscript books containing sketches mainly for political songs; [1976?-1980]. Ink and pencil.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001964537[0004]/036-001964581[0002]/040-001964583
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 70727-70774
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1975
- End Date:
- 1980
- Date Range:
- 1975-1980
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Baker, Laurie Scott, musician and composer, b 1943
Beethoven, Ludwig, composer, 1770-1827
Dermot, -, composer, fl 1974
Shrapnel, Hugh Michael, composer
Thompson, Chris, composer