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MS Mus. 1389
- Record Id:
- 040-002352278
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002351467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000713.0x000375
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1389
- Title:
- Stephen Oliver: Juvenilia. Vocal works
- Scope & Content:
-
1. ff. 1-3. 'Almighty God' and 'They that go down', for bass solo, chorus and piano.
2. ff. 4-5. 'Au Clair de la Lune', for voice and piano.
3. ff. 6-7. 'Bedtime Song', words and melody by the composers' grandmother, Margaret Girdlestone. Accompaniment by Stephen Oliver, from an earlier version with trumpet and violin.
4. f. 8. 'Behold, how good and joyful', for alto solo and chorus.
5. f. 9. 'The Blackbird', song, words by John Drinkwater.
6. ff. 10-11. Communion service.
7. ff. 12-18. 'Communion (excluding Creed and Gloria)'.
8. ff. 19-21. 'Te Deum Laudamus', for bass solo and chorus.
9. ff. 22-32. 'Communion in A', for chorus and organ.
10. f. 33. 'Domine Deus'.
11. f. 34. 'Glory be to the Father', for chorus.
12. f. 35. 'God the Father gave us all'.
13. f. 36. 'Is it nothing to you?', for chorus.
14. ff. 37-40. 'King Jesus hath a garden', for voice, bamboo pipes, guitar and percussion.
15. f. 41. 'Short anthem, “Let us Praise the Lord”'.
16. f. 42. Song, 'Life is a Jest'.
17. ff. 43-44. Magnificat in A major, for choir and piano, unfinished.
18. ff. 45-47. 'Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F', for choir.
19. f. 48. 'Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G', for choir, unfinished.
20. ff. 49-53. 'My love is like a red, red rose', for two voices and piano.
21. f. 54. 'O give thanks unto the Lord', for chorus.
22. ff. 55-61. 'O Thou, Eternal One', for choir and piano, words by Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin.
23. ff. 62-68. 'A Passion-tide Sequence', for chorus and piano.
24. f. 69. 'Preparations', for alto voice and piano.
25. ff. 70-71. 'The Silver Swan', for chorus; two versions.
26. f. 72. 'Sister! Awake!', for choir.
27. ff. 73-77. 'Te Deum Laudamus', for choir and piano.
28. f. 78. Song, 'There is a lady sweet and kind'; 1964.
29. ff. 79-83. 'O Praise God', for choir and organ; 1959-1960.
30. ff. 84-85. 'Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding', for choir; 1961 or 1962.
31. ff. 86-87. 'O Come and mourn with me awhile', for choir and piano; 1961 or 1962.
32. f. 88. 'On the Cross', for choir and piano, incomplete; 1962 or 1963.
33. f. 89. Two Songs; April 1962. 'Save us, O Lord' and 'The Easter Lilies'.
34. ff. 90-91. 'My God, my God', for tenor, chorus and piano; 1963.
35. ff. 92-94. 'O Praise the Lord', for chorus and organ; May 1963.
36. ff. 95-101. 'A Passion and Resurrection', for chorus and piano; 1963.
37. ff. 102-112. 'Wire-mesh Fence', song for soprano and piano, words by J.B. Oliver; 1963.
38. ff. 113-114. 'Ave Verum Corpus', anthem for eight voices; December 1963.
39. ff. 115-123. Songs, 'A Lady sweet and Kind', 'Sister, Awake!', 'Casket Song', 'A Drinking Song', 'Why so pale and wan?', 'Prayer to Ben Johnson', 'Carol' (first words, 'Rosy the fire'); 1964.
40. ff. 124-135. Settings of Shakespeare, 'Blow, blow thou winter wind', 'Sit, Jessica', 'Songs for Twelfth Night', 'It was a lover and his lass'; 1964.
41. f. 136. 'Requiem Aeternam', for choir and organ; February 1964.
42. ff. 137-144. 'Jubilate Deo', anthem, for soloists and chorus; June-July 1964.
43. ff. 145-149. 'Kyrie Eleison', 'Christe Eleison', and 'Agnus Dei', for choir and organ; July-September 1964.
44. ff. 151-186. 'The Surprising Story of Alfred, Warder of the Tower', operetta for three singers and one speaker, with a libretto adapted by Stephen Oliver from the play by L. du Garde Peach; August-September 1964. Vocal score and libretto.
45. ff. 187-189. 'Dear Son, Leave thy Weeping', carol, for solo singers and chorus (by 'Roy Service'); November 1964.
46. ff. 190-194. 'They that go down to the sea in ships', cantata, for double chorus, flutes and strings; December 1964.
47. f. 194v. 'Shepherd's Song', words by the composer's grandmother, Margaret Girdlestone; 1964.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002351467
036-002352277
040-002352278 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1223-1399 : Stephen Oliver Collection
MS Mus. 1389-1390 : Stephen Oliver Collection: Juvenilia
MS Mus. 1389 : Stephen Oliver: Juvenilia. Vocal works - Hierarchy:
- 032-002351467[0008]/036-002352277[0001]/040-002352278
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1223-1399
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1959
- End Date:
- 1964
- Date Range:
- 1959-1964
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Derzhavin, Gavriil Romanovich, poet, 1743-1816
Drinkwater, John, poet and playwright, 1882-1937
Girdlestone, Margaret, writer and grandmother of Stephen Oliver, fl 1920
Oliver, Stephen Michael Harding, composer, 1950-1992
Peach, Lawrence, author, 1890-1974
Shakespeare, William, playwright and poet, 1564-1616,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121032683,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/96994048