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- Record Id:
- 040-002000063
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002000020
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000533.0x0002b8
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GUSTAV HOLST COLLECTION (PART II). Vol. XXXVIII. Thirteen songs (words: Humbert Wolfe), op. 48, H 174; [1929]. Copies (except nos. 3, 12 and 13, autograph and no. 1, partly autograph). Various red ink, pencil and crayon annotations and with engraver's markings. Nos. 1-12 published separately, Augener, 1930, no. 13, 'Epilogue' (H 174a), was subsequently discarded. Presented by Imogen Holst by courtesy of Galliard Ltd.
ff. 45. 311 x 234mm.
1. ff. 1-5. 'Persephone' (beg. 'Come back Persephone!').
2. f. 7. 'Things lovelier' (beg. 'You cannot dream things lovelier').
3. ff. 8-11. 'Now in these fairylands'.
4. ff. 12-14. 'A Little Music' (beg. 'Since it is evening').
5. ff. 16-18. 'The Thought' (beg. 'I will not write a poem for you').
6. ff. 19-22v. 'The Floral Bandit' (beg. 'Beyond the town').
7. ff. 23-25v. 'Envoi' (beg. 'When the spark that glittered').
8. ff. 26-29. 'The Dream-City' (beg. 'On a dream hill we'll build our city').
9. ff. 30-31. 'Journey's End' (beg. 'What will they give me when journey's done?').
10. ff. 32-33. 'In the Street of Lost Time' (beg. 'Rest and have ease').
11. ff. 34-36v. 'Rhyme' (beg. 'Rhyme in your clear chime').
12. ff. 38-43v. 'Betelgeuse' (beg. 'On Betelgeuse the gold leaves hang').
13. ff. 44-45. 'Epilogue' (beg. 'I lay these lilies'). Incomplete but dated 1929.
Humbert Wolfe, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Labour; writer: Settings of his works by G. Holst by Humbert Wolfe: [1929].
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002000020
036-002000026
040-002000063 - Is part of:
- Add MS 57863-57910 : GUSTAV HOLST COLLECTION (PART II). Music manuscripts of Gustav Theodore Holst (b. 1874, d.1934); 1890-1934, n.d. Autograph and…
Add MS 57867-57910 : C. WORKS AFTER 1895
Add MS 57900 : GUSTAV HOLST COLLECTION (PART II). Vol. XXXVIII. Thirteen songs (words: Humbert Wolfe), op. 48, H 174; [1929]. Copies (except nos. 3,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002000020[0003]/036-002000026[0030]/040-002000063
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1929
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- [1929]
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Wolfe, Humbert, Deputy Sec Ministry of Labour, writer, 1885-1940