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- 040-002084627
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- 032-002084584
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001356.0x000189
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PERCY GRAINGER MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XIII (ff. i+24).
1. ff. 1-8, 19-22. English Waltz (Walse); 'sketched 1899-1903 for orchestra. Rescored & finished for orchestra 1940-1943 / Dished up for piano 1943-1945' (f. 1). Published by Schott/Schirmer in a two piano arrangement 1947, and as No. 5 of Youthful Suite for Orchestra (for orchestra and piano) [1950]:- (a) Arrangement for one piano. In ink, with pencil amendments and pastedown at end; dated on each page 'Resta's, West Point' or 'Bigelow's', 'Sept. 4 (-7) 1945'. ff. 1-5;- (b) Full orchestral score; 'commenced scoring Nov. 5. 1901' (f. 6), 'Nov. 10. 1901' at end (f. 8). Photocopy from Grainger Museum MG 3/24-1-1 (Dreyfus 1978, p. 112). Incomplete. ff. 6-8;- (c) Ink and pencil sketches of end and Bar 275 and following; 'Waverly, Iowa, Oct 27, 1941' (f. 19), 'Dec 28, 1941' and 'Springfield, Mo., Dec 24,1942'
(f. 19b), train (El Paso-Springfield) 'Dec 30, 1942' (ff. 20-21b). ff. 19-22.
2. ff. 9-15. 'When the World was Young'; 'Begun London. August 1910. worked at on Norweg. boat 30.9.10. From bar 34 on composed & worked at 20-21.2.1911. London' (f. 12b), revised 1959 (Balough 1975, p. 175). Two piano arrangement (parts) sketched in ink with annotations in red amended with pastedown; 'writ out 22-23.4.11. London' (f. 12b).
3. ff. 16-18. Sketches for 'Dance' from Delius's 'Hassan', 'added at Delius's request to the Delius Hassan music'. For woodwind, tenors, side drum, strings and harp. Ink and pencil MS.; 'late July, 1923, Lesjaskog'. Incomplete.
4. ff. 23-24b. English Dance for orchestra and organ. Composed and scored 1899-1909, arranged for piano 1921, rescored 1924-1925. Published (two pianos, six hands) by Schott/Schirmer 1924, (full score for orchestra with organ) by Schirmer 1929. Part for alto saxophone or E flat horn no. 2. Ink MS. with cues in red; n.d. Copy.
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- Music Collections
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-002084584
036-002084585
040-002084627 - Is part of:
- Add MS 50867-50887 : Musical compositions, etc., of Percy Aldridge Grainger (b. 1882, d. 1961); 1898-1957. Autograph, with extensive annotations…
Add MS 50867-50879 : A. ORIGINAL MUSIC
Add MS 50879 : PERCY GRAINGER MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XIII (ff. i+24). 1. ff. 1-8, 19-22. English Waltz (Walse); 'sketched 1899-1903 for orchestra.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002084584[0001]/036-002084585[0005]/040-002084627
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1899
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 1899-1945
- Era:
- CE
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