Add MS 72650

BOULT PAPERS: (SERIES II) Vol. xxix. Musical compositions by Boult and other composers; 1897-?1983, n.d. Autograph and in ink unless otherwise stated. Songs are with piano accompaniment unless otherwise stated.

ff. 151.

1. ff. 1-2. Song ‘Young Love’, duet for mezzo-soprano and baritone, the words by Shakespeare, music by Boult; 1904.

2. ff. 3-10. Unaccompanied part-songs arranged for Boult and his sister to sing to their parents at Christmas; 1904-1914.

3. ff. 11-48. ‘Three English Lyrics’ for medium voice and piano, Op.1; 1908, n.d. Dedicated to H. E. Piggott. Sketches and notes (ff. 11-17); autograph printer’s copies, annotated by the printer (ff. 18-22); annotated printed proofs (ff. 23-43); published score (ff. 44-48).

4. ff. 49-84. ‘A Smuggler’s Song to his Child’, for low voice and piano, Op.2; 1910-1912, n.d. Words by Rudyard Kipling, from ‘Puck of Pook’s Hill’. Two versions of the text, the second autograph of Boult (ff. 49-51); two scores, the second used as the printer’s copy (ff. 52-58); printed proofs (ff. 59-74); two printed scores, the first published by Breitkopf & Härtel, the second by Cary & Co. (ff. 75-84).

5. ff. 85-87. ‘Cold and white is the Sea as it lies’, song; 1912.

6. ff. 88-94. ‘Ganz still zuweilen’, song; 1913. Two scores, the first autograph in E major and the second a copy in D major.

7. ff. 95-105. ‘On the Sea’, sonnet by John Keats, set for large choir; 1919.

8. ff. 106-117. ‘It is a beautiful evening’, sonnet from William Wordsworth’s ‘Miscellaneous Sonnets’ part 1 no.30, set for chorus (SATBB) and orchestra; 1920.

9. ff. 118-126. Sketch book; ?1913. Partly pencil.

10. f. 127. Fragment of 27 bars for cello and piano; 1908.

11. ff. 128-129. Hermann Steudner Welsing: ‘Mother tell me truly’, song, words by Cicely Butt; 1893. ‘Composed for dear baby’. Welsing was Boult’s godfather.

12. ff. 130-132. H. S. Welsing: ‘Three lyrical episodes’: songs after poems by E. Moricke, K. Heine and N. Lenan, composed by H. S. Welsing; 1897. Dedicated ‘To my dear friends Mr and Mrs Cedric Boult’.

13. ff. 133-135. H. S. Welsing: ‘Two lyrical poems’ for piano solo; 1898. Dedicated ‘To Mrs Cedric Boult with the composer’s best wishes and kind regards’.

14. ff. 136-139. Gennaro Mattarozzi: ‘Nova Angeletta sovra l’ale accorta’, song; 1979. ‘A Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, In memoriam’. Autograph manuscript with typewritten text (ff. 136-137) and printed score, published ‘dell’Autore’ (ff. 138-139).

15. f. 140. M. Stoneham: ‘Bach has a birthday’, for oboes and bassoons; n.d.

16. f. 141. ?M. Bowles: ‘The Canal Bank’, song, words by James Stephens; n.d.

17. ff. 142-144. [Anonymous]: ‘The Sunflower’, song, words by W. Blake; n.d. Photocopy of a manuscript.

18. ff. 145-146. [Anonymous]: ‘Sonnet no. 97’ (‘How like a winter hath thine absence been from me’), words by W. Shakespeare; n.d. Photocopy of a manuscript, in the same hand as 17, above.

19. ff. 147-148. ‘J. N. M.’: ‘A Carol of the Three Kings’, words ‘E. R. L. G.’; n.d.

20. ff. 149-151. Unidentified piano piece and rhythmic fragment; n.d.

includes:

• ff. 1-5, 6v-7 William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet: Songs by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1904: Autogr. of A. C. Boult.
• f. 7v Thomas Morley, composer and writer: Song, 'When lo! by breathe of morning' by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1909: Autogr. of A. C. Boult.
• f. 9 Nicholas Breton, poet: Song, 'Phillida et Coridon' by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1913: Autogr. of A. C. Boult.
• f. 10 John Wilbye, alias Willoughbye; composer: Song, 'Happy streams' by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1914: Autogr. of A. C. Boult.
• ff. 11-13, 20, 27-29, 35-37, 45-46 Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson; Poet Laureate: Song, 'Come not, when I am dead' by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1908: Partly autogr. of A. C. Boult, partly printed.
• f. 14 H. E Piggott, (David)): Letters to Sir A. C. Boult: [1908?], 1943-1949: Partly autogr., partly typewritten, signed.
• f. 15 Breitkopf & Härtel; music publishers: Letter to A. C. Boult: 1908: Germ: Typewritten, signed.
• ff. 21, 40-41, 46-47 Newton Stewart, poet and translator: Sardinia, King of. Enzio: Song, 'The Lay of King Enzio' by A. C. Boult, to words by the King of Sardinia (1251), translated by Newton Stewart: 1908: Partly autogr. of A. C. Boult; partly printed.
• ff. 22, 30-31, 38-39, 47-48 Alexander Dalrymple, Hydrographer to the Admiralty: Song, 'Faith, hope and love' by A. C. Boult, to words from A. Dalrymple's English songs (1796): 1908: Partly autogr. of A. C. Boult, partly printed.
• f. 49 Joseph Rudyard Kipling, author: 'A smuggler's song to his child' by A. C. Boult, to words from 'Puck of Pook's hill' by Joseph Rudyard Kipling: 1912: Partly autogr. of A. C. Boult, partly copy, partly printed.
• f. 88 Cäsar Haischlen, poet: Song, 'Ganz still zuweilen' by A. C. Boult, to words by: 1913: Germ: Partly autogr. of A. C. Boult, partly copy.
• f. 95 John Keats, poet: Sonnet 'On the sea', set to music for large choir by A. C. Boult: 1919: Autogr. of A. C. Boult.
• f. 106 William Wordsworth, poet: Sonnet, 'It is a beauteous evening', set to music for chorus and orchestra by A. C. Boult: 1920: Autogr.
• f. 128 Cicely Boult, relation of Sir A C Boult: Song, 'Mother, tell me truly' by H. S. Welsing, to words by: 1893: Autogr. of H. S. Welsing.
• ff. 128-135 Katherine Florence Boult, née Barman; mother of Sir A Boult: Cedric Randal Boult, JP; father of Sir A C Boult: Hermann Steudner Welsing, composer: Songs and piano pieces by Hermann Steudner Welsing , dedicated to Katherine Florence Boult and Cedric Randal Boult: 1893-1898: Autogr.
• f. 130 Heinrich Heine, author: Eduard Mörike, author: Nicolaus Franz Niembsch von Strehlenau, alias 'Nicolaus Lenau'; poet: 'Three lyrical episodes' for piano by H. S. Welsing after poems by Eduard Mörike , Heinrich Heine and N. F. N. von Strehlenau: 1897: Germ: Autogr. of H. S. Welsing.
• f. 133 Thomas Moore, poet: August Heinrich Hoffmann, von Fallersleben; author: 'Two lyrical poems' for piano by H. S. Welsing after poems by Thomas Moore and August Heinrich Hoffmann: 1898: Autogr.
• f. 136 Francesco Petrarca, poet: Gennaro Mattarozzi, composer: 'Nova angeletta sovra l'ale accorta': song, dedicated to Sir A. C. Boult, composed by Gennaro Mattarozzi, to words by Francesco Petrarca: 1979-circa 1984: Ital: Partly autogr.; partly printed.
• f. 140 M. Stoneham, composer: 'Bach has a birthday', for 3 oboes and 3 bassoons: circa 1979: Autogr.
• f. 141 James Stephens, Irish poet and author: M. Bowles, composer and relation of Lady Boult: Song, 'The canal bank', composition attributed to M. Bowles, to words by James Stephens: circa 1970: Autogr.
• ff. 142-146 William Blake, poet and painter: William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet: Two songs, 'Oh! sunflower weary of time' and Sonnet no. 97, set by an unknown composer, to words by William Blake and William Shakespeare: circa 1970: Photocopy, probably of the composer's autogr.