MS Mus. 1745/3/17

(1). ff. 1-4. 'Avant que tu ne t'en ailles':

• Threlfall, V/31.
• Setting of a poem by Paul Verlaine, for voice and piano.
• 18-stave 350 x 270 mm. 2 gathered bifolia.
• Title-page (outer bifolium), with date (pencil): '29/2/32'.
• Scored by Eric Fenby (black ink) on the inner bifolium only (4 pages), with French words in the hand of Jelka Delius.
• With typed French words on a separate sheet, bearing annotations in pencil concerning the copyright of the poem.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. At the foot of the first page of the score: 'Copyright 1932 in the U.S.A. by Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd. B.& H. 7101.'
• Delius Trust Accession No. 150.
• A copy in the hand of Jelka Delius (including her German translation of Verlaine) is in MS Mus. 1745/2/6.

(2). ff. 5-8. Air and Dance, for string orchestra:

• Threlfall, VI/21.
• Full score (black ink) in the hand of Fenby.
• 18-stave 350 x 270 mm. 2 bifolia, not paginated, final page blank.
• Dedication (red ink) at the head of the score: 'Dedicated to the National Institute for the Blind'.
• Pencil note in the hand of Jelka Delius in the left margin of the first page: ' 'Please copy dynamic markings in here from the score belonging to Sir Thomas Beecham' (for which, see MS Mus. 1745/1/25). Consequently, this score includes additional dynamics in blue pencil.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1931) in red ink at the foot of the first page, which also includes in blue crayon at the right margin the number of the Boosey & Hawkes full score (6924).
• Delius Trust Accession No. 150.

(3). ff. 9-14. Air and Dance, arranged for piano by Fenby:

• Threlfall, VI/21.
• 12-stave 350 x 270 mm.
• 6 leaves pasted together, pp. 1-5, followed by blank un-numbered page.
• In Fenby's hand, black ink with some additions in red ink ('The notes in red ink to be in small type').
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1931) in red ink on p. 1, and '6939 Quarto' in blue crayon.
• Delius Trust Accession No. 153.

(4). ff. 15-24. 'Sonata for Violin and Piano (No. 2)':

• Threlfall, VIII/9.
• Fair copy (black ink) in the hand of Jelka Delius.
• Scored on 5 bifolia of vocal paper, 12-stave with words lines 362 x 276 mm.
• Title-page and pp. 1-18, followed by 1 blank un-numbered page.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1924) in red ink on title-page, and '6260' in blue crayon.
• Delius Trust Accession No. 150.
• Autograph draft material for this Sonata is in MS Mus. 1745/2/5.

(5). ff. 25-35. 'Sonata No. 3' (for violin and piano), in Fenby's hand (1930):

• Threlfall, VIII/10.
• 12-stave 370 x 276 mm, pp. [1]-20.
• 'Phrased and Edited by May Harrison and Eric Fenby' (p. [1]).
• In black ink, with red ink editing of the violin part. Bar numbers in red crayon.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1931) in red ink at the foot of p. [1], and '6929' in blue crayon.
• Delius Trust Accession No. 153.
• For the date of composition (Spring 1930), see Fenby (1936), pp. 91-2. See also, pp. 31-3.
• A fair manuscript copy by Fenby, also dated 1930, is in MS Mus. 1745/1/34 (ff. 78-88).
• Draft material is in MS Mus. 1745/2/5.
• First performance: 6 November 1930, London, Wigmore Hall, May Harrison and Arnold Bax.

(6). ff. 36-43. 'Intermezzo from A Village Romeo & Juliet' (copyist's full score):

• Threlfall, I/6.
• 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden'.
• 24-stave 365 x 270 mm.
• Title-page and pp. 1-14, followed by 1 blank un-numbered page.
• In the hand (black ink) of a copyist.
• The title-page states: 'Composer's original full scoring, as in the opera. / Edited by Sir Thomas Beecham.'
• Title-page stamped Boosey & Hawkes Hire Library.
• Delius Trust Accession No. 150.

(7). ff. 44-50. Irmelin (Prelude, for Small Orchestra) - full score and piano-conductor part:

• Threlfall, VI/27.
• ff. 44-48. Full score, in Fenby's hand.
• 14-stave oblong 266 x 362 mm.
• Title-page (verso blank) and pp. 1-8, followed by 2 blank un-numbered pages.
• In buff card covers with title and publication information on the front.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1937) in blue crayon on front cover. Also: 'B&H 8000'.
• ff. 49-50. Piano-conductor part, also in Fenby's hand (1 bifolium, 16-stave 366 x 272 mm.) - title-page and pp. 1-3, in black and red ink.
• Delius Trust Accession Nos. 150 (full score) and 153 (piano-conductor part).

(8). ff. 51-52. Irmelin (Prelude, arranged for piano solo by Eric Fenby, in his hand):

• Threlfall, VI/27.
• 12-stave 302 x 240 mm. 1 bifolium.
• Title-page, 2 pages of music (black ink), blank page.
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright notice (1937), Hawkes & Son (H14791) written at the foot of the first page of music.
• Delius Trust Accession No. 153.

(9). ff. 53-54. Irmelin (Prelude, arranged for organ by Eric Fenby, in his hand):

• Threlfall, VI/27.
• 12-stave 302 x 240 mm. 1 bifolium.
• 4 pages of music, in black ink with some additional notes in red crayon. 'The registration is left to the discretion of the player.'
• The publisher's Stichvorlage. Copyright 1938 noted in pencil at the foot of the first page, with '8063' in red crayon at the right margin.
• Delius Trust Accession 153.