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- Record Id:
- 040-001966128
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- 032-001966038
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000970.0x0001b9
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HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. lxxvii. Early works; 1935-38, n.d.
ff. 61. Overall size 365 x 280mm.
1. f. 1. ‘Vingerka and Variations’, for unaccompanied violin; 1935. Ink.
2. ff. 2-7. ‘Chanson d’Automne’ (Verlaine), for voice and piano; 1935. Two ink scores.
3. ff. 8-15. ‘Two Songs of James Joyce’, for voice and piano; 1935. Mostly ink.
4. ff. 17-29. ‘Two Songs of Shelley’: ‘To Jane singing with a guitar’, for voice and piano; 1935 (2 copies) and ‘Music when soft voices die’ for voice and piano, and for chorus with optional string quartet; 1935, rev. 1938. Scores and parts, with a letter (f. 16) from Jonathan Burton relating to the MSS.
5. ff. 30-33. ‘To a Faithless Mistress’ (Wyatt) for voice and piano; 1935; two copies, with a short score of a chorus setting of ‘Music when soft voices die’ (q.v.) (f. 32v).
6. ff. 34-61. ‘Overture’ in D minor, for orchestra; 1936. Ink full score.
includes:
- f. 2 Paul Verlaine, poet: 'Chanson d'Automme' set for voice and piano by Humphrey Searle: 1935: Fr.
- ff. 8-15 James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, author: Two songs by Humphrey Searle to texts by: 1935.
- f. 16 Jonathan Gwynne Burton, musician: Letter to Humphrey Searle: n.d.
- ff. 17-29 Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Two songs by Humphrey Searle to texts by: 1935-1938.
- f. 30 Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder; poet: Song by Humphrey Searle to words by: 1935.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001966038
036-001966039
037-001966126
040-001966128 - Is part of:
- Add MS 71721-71862 : HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Music manuscripts and papers by and relating to Humphrey Searle, CBE (1915-1982), composer,…
Add MS 71721-71823 : MUSIC.
Add MS 71796-71798 : H. Early works, drafts etc.
Add MS 71797 : HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. lxxvii. Early works; 1935-38, n.d. ff. 61. Overall size 365 x 280mm. 1. f. 1. ‘Vingerka… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001966038[0001]/036-001966039[0008]/037-001966126[0002]/040-001966128
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 71721-71862
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 1935-1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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- Names:
- Burton, Jonathan Gwynne, musician
Joyce, James Augustine Aloysius, author, 1882-1941,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121302495
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, poet, 1792-1822
Verlaine, Paul, poet, 1844-1896
Wyatt, Thomas, poet and ambassador, c 1503-1542