MS Mus. 1745/3/6

Two full score versions of 'La Calinda', the dance from the opera Koanga. Both scores are in the hand of Eric Fenby. With the second score, a piano conductor's part, also in Fenby's hand.

Also, the Intermezzo from the opera Fennimore and Gerda (full score in Fenby's hand, arranged Fenby).

(1). ff. 1-12. 'La Calinda / Danse Créole / from the Opera Koanga / Frederick Delius'

• Full score (black ink) in the hand of Eric Fenby.
• An outer bifolium of 18-stave paper (title-page and p. 21 of the score) enclosing the score pp. [1]-20 on 20-stave paper 340 x 265 mm. Instrument names are printed (Trombones amended by hand to Harp).
• Sewn into a buff board cover stamped Boosey & Hawkes, on which is written: the above title (in pencil); 'La Calinda / Frederick Delius' (ink); and 'Fenby Strong Room' (pencil).
• Title-page (ink): 'La Calinda / Frederick Delius / 1887'
• Threlfall (1986), p. 228: 'This excerpt follows the Florida Suite rather than the somewhat later opera, as the date indicates; it consists of the first movement of Florida, cues 6 to 8 after 11 and from 6 after 14 to the end of the movement.'

(2). ff. 13-58. 'La Calinda / Dance / from the opera / Koanga / by / Frederick Delius / arranged by / Eric Fenby'

• ff. 13-54. Full score (black ink) in Fenby's hand.
• Title-page and pp. 1-21 followed by a blank page.
• 20-stave 344 x 270 mm. Instrument names printed (amended by hand as required).
• This manuscript was the publisher's Stichvorlage (title-page: 'Copyright 1938' and 'B&H 8061').
• The orchestra is noted on the verso of the title-page.
• Paste-overs occur on pp. 3-4 (Violino I), pp. 8-17, 20 (Arpa), pp. 10-12, 17-18 (horns), pp. 11-12 (bassoons, trumpets, basses).
• With red pencil amendments, and some blue pencil deletions.
• Threlfall (1986), p. 228: 'This version of La Calinda was recomposed (for a slightly reduced orchestra) from the relevant section of Act 2 of the opera, cutting 21 bars at cue 14 and ending with the andante bars from the end of Florida/I.

(3). ff. 55-58. 'La Calinda Dance' - piano-conductor part in Fenby's hand (black ink), with engraver's marks in blue crayon and cue numbers in red crayon (4 ff, pp. [1]-8). 12-stave 300 x 240 mm.

(4). ff. 59-62. 'Intermezzo' from Fennimore and Gerda

• Full score (black ink) in Fenby's hand.
• Arranged by Fenby from the preludes to scenes 10-11.
• 24-stave paper 350 x 270 mm.
• Title-page with orchestra layout (in pencil) for the engraver on the verso, then pp. 1-5 and 1 blank page.
• This manuscript was the publisher's Stichvorlage ('Copyright 1945 Hawkes & Son' and 'B&H 9000' in blue crayon on the title-page).