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040-001990918

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001990823

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000336.0x0002b1

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BERNARD STEVENS COLLECTION. Vol. LXVIII. Shorter works; 1943-1981.

ff. 46. Largest size 370 x 270mm.

1. ff.1-19. Four songs of Donne, for high voice and piano, op. 5 and 53; 1943, 1981. Comprising ink score of 'Three Donne Songs', 1943, to music by 'Terpander', and pencil and ink scores (both dated 1981) of 'Death be not Proud'. With annotated typewritten copy of words for the latter.

2. ff. 20-23. 'If we die' (words, Ethel Rosenberg), for voice and piano; 1947. Ink score.

3. ff. 24-35. 'The Palatine Coast' (words, Montagu Slater), three songs for high voice and piano, op. 21; 1951, 1953. Dyeline copy of ink score of all three, dated 1953: - ink score of 'Lunar Attraction', dated 1951, with the opus no. 13 struck through on title-page and replaced by 21.

4. ff. 36-40. 'Take All of Man' (words Randall Swingler), ode for unaccom-panied mixed chorus; 1951. Dedicated 'For Alan [Bush], on his 50th Birthday'. With annotated typewritten copy of words.

5. ff. 41-46v. Songs for chorus and piano; n.d: - 'Song of the Waking World' (words, Randall Swingler), 'May Day Promise' (words, Montagu Slater) and 'The Pass Word' (words, Montagu Slater).

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ff. 1-19 John Donne, Dean of St Paul's; poet: Four songs set to music by Bernard Stevens: 1943, 1981.
ff. 20-23 Ethel Rosenberg: 'If we die', setting by Bernard Stevens of words by Ethel Rosenberg: 1947.
ff. 24-34v, 43-46v Montagu Slater, author: Poems, etc., set to music by Bernard Stevens: 1947-1953, n.d.
ff. 36-42 Randall Carline Swingler, poet and novelist: Poems, etc., set to music by Bernard Stevens: 1951-1974, n.d.: Partly autogr.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

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Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001990823
036-001990917
040-001990918

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Add MS 68944-69035 : BERNARD STEVENS COLLECTION. Music manuscripts and papers of Bernard Stevens (b.1916, d.1983); 1936-1984, n.d. Autograph…
Add MS 69011-69012 : G. OTHER VOCAL WORKS

Add MS 69011 : BERNARD STEVENS COLLECTION. Vol. LXVIII. Shorter works; 1943-1981. ff. 46. Largest size 370 x 270mm. 1. ff.1-19. Four songs of…

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032-001990823[0007]/036-001990917[0001]/040-001990918

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Languages:

English

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Latin

Start Date:

1943

End Date:

1981

Date Range:

1943-1981

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Names:

Donne, John, poet and clergyman, 1572-1631,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083393524
Rosenberg, Ethel
Slater, Montagu, author, 1902-1956,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110061112
Swingler, Randall Carline, poet and novelist, 1909-1967