Add MS 50880

PERCY GRAINGER MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XIV (ff. 49).

1. ff. 1-4, 5-6, 7b. The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol. Tune noted by Lucy Broadwood at Lyne near Horsham, co. Suss., in 1880 and 1881 from the singing of the mummers. Composed for piano solo; 'begun 1905 ended 1911' (f. 2). Published for piano 1911 as BFMS no. 2, and for violin and/or cello and piano 1916 as BFMS no. 17:-

(a) Piano version; [1911]. In ink, preceded by words (f. 1b). Printer's copy, annotated in red ink, with Schott fol. no. 15534. ff. 1-3b;-

(b) Pencil sketches for canonical treatment; 'Sept 30, 1943 Springfield, Mo', 'Oct 1, 1943'. f. 4;- (c) Sketches in ink, pencil and red; 'worked out canon, Sept 28, worked out harmonies Sept 30, 1943, Springfield'. ff. 5-5b;- (d) Canonical sketches, fair copy in pencil of 34 consecutive bars; 'White Plains Hospital Oct 31,1957'. ff. 7b and 6 (reversed).

2. f. 4b. Two three-part motets, transcribed from manuscript by Dom Anselm Hughes and edited by Percy Grainger (Dreyfus 1978, pp. 82, 83). Both published (for 3 unmixed or 6 mixed voices with optional organ or other instrumental accompaniment) 1950 and 1943 respectively:- (a) 'Puellare gremium'. Setting for voice, organ and orchestra. Double bass part, fair copy in pencil; 'Amarillo, Tex, Oct 9, 1943'. f. 4b;- (b) 'Alleluia Psallat'. Setting for voice, organ and orchestra. Double bass part, fair copy in pencil; 'Amarillo, Tex, Oct 9, 1943'. f. 4b (inverted).

3. ff. 7-6b (reversed and inverted). After-Word (After Song). Composed for mixed unison chorus and brass; 1910-1911 (f. 7). Compressed score in pencil, black and red ink; 'Dec. 1, 1957' at foot of each page. See Dreyfus 1978, p. 233.

4. f. 8. Brigg Fair. Collected by Percy Grainger from Joseph Taylor at Brigg, co. Linc., Apr. 1905. Published (tenor solo and unaccom-panied mixed chorus) by Forsyth 1906, revised edition by Schott 1911, as BFMS no. 7. Ink sketch of 9 bars for chorus part; 'set 12.4.5'.

5. ff. 9-27. 'I'm seventeen come Sunday'. Tune and words collected by Percy Grainger from Fred Adkinson, Redbourne, Kirton, co. Linc., 1905: 'freely set for mixed chorus and brass band (or concert brass)'; 'composed. Yule, 1905 rescored. Yule 1912' (f. 11). Published (chorus and piano score) by Forsyth 1906, (full score) by Schirmer 1912, and by Schott 1913, (revised vocal score) by Schott 1912 as BFMS no. 8. Ink full score, preceded by words (f. 11) and amended with pastedowns; [1912]. Printer's copy, marked Augener fol. 18385.

6. ff. 28-36. 'Died for love'. Folk-song from Lincolnshire, collected by Lucy Broadwood and Percy Grainger from Joseph Taylor of Saxby-All-Saints. Set for woman's voice accompanied by woodwind or strings or flute and strings; 'begun: ? 1906 ended: 18.12.1907' (f. 28b). Published (score and voice and piano version) by Schott 1912 as BFMS no. 10:- (a) Score and voice and piano version. Ink MS. Printer's copy, annotated in red ink, with fol. no. 16593. ff. 28-30b;- (b) Parts in ink for voice, clarinet, and bass clarinets in A and B flat; n.d. ff. 31-34b;- (c) Piano solo arrangement. MS. in black and red ink; 'Yulegift, mother,'07; with fond love' (f. 35). ff. 35-36.

7. ff. 37-49. 'Six Dukes went afishin'. Collected by Percy Grainger from George Gouldthorpe of Barrow-on-Humber, co. Linc., 1905. Composed for woman's or man's voice and piano; 1905-1912. Published [1912 or 1913?; see Balough 1975, p. 66; Dreyfus 1978,

p. 40], (high voice and piano) by Schott 1915 as BFMS no. 11. Dedicated 'for my friend Gervase Elwes' (f. 37):- (a) Version for high voice and piano. Ink MS.; n.d. Printer's copy, with fol. no. 18458. ff. 37-40;-

(b) Part for woman's high voice. Ink MS.; n.d. ff. 41-41b;- (c) Version for four single voices and one flute. Parts in ink for woman's low voice, man's high voice and man's low voice and flute; n.d. ff. 42-49.