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MS Mus. 1207

Record Id:
040-002897821
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002897820
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100024111233.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1207
Title:
Rosemary Brown Collection: Beethoven, vol. 1
Scope & Content:

Manuscripts of piano music purportedly received from the spirit of Beethoven by Rosemary Brown between March 1966 and October 1977, together with pieces purportedly received from Grieg and Debussy.

  • 1. ff. 1-11v. Sonata in A minor, for George Trevelyan. Dated 26 March 1966 (f. 1).
  • 2. ff. 12-35v. Sonata in E flat minor. Dated May 1966 (f. 12).
  • 3. ff. 36-38v. Piece in C minor. Dated 15 Aug. 1966 (f. 36).
  • 4. ff. 39-45v. Sonata (3), ‘Quasi una fantasia’. Dated Oct. 1966 (f. 39).
  • 5. ff. 46-46v. Fantasia. Dated 24 Oct. 1967 (f. 46).
  • 6. ff. 47-50. Bagatelle in E flat. Dated 22 Nov. 1967 (f. 47).
  • 7. ff. 51-54v. ‘Sonatasia’. Dated 24 August 1968 (f. 51).
  • 8. ff. 55-61. Bagatelle no.2. Dated 7 Nov. 1968 (f. 55). 2nd section headed E major (f. 57); second MS headed ‘Sonata’ (f. 60).
  • 9. ff. 62-68v. Sonata, ‘quasi una fantasia’. Dated 12 Dec. 1968 (f. 62).
  • 10. ff. 69-95v. Sonata in C minor, for B. Ramsey. Dated 25 June 1971 (f. 69). Copyists’ version includes introduction not in the original MS.
  • 11. ff. 96-100v. Sonata in E minor, for John Lill. Dated June 1972 (f. 96).
  • 12. f. 101. Untitled. Dated 8 March 1973 (f. 101).
  • 13. f. 102-104v. Untitled. Dated 19 Aug. 1973 (f. 102).
  • 14. Symphony in F minor. Dated Jan. 1974 (f. 105). ff. 105-123. Piano score and short score ff. 124-158. Full score orchestrated by A Hovanhess (1st movement) ff. 159-171. 2nd movement orchestrated by I. Parrott, August 1976.
  • 15. ff. 172-181v. Bagatelle in E flat. Dated April 1975 (f. 172). Published as Scherzo, 1977.
  • 16. ff. 182-183. Untitled. Dated 15 March 1977 (f. 182).
  • 17. ff. 184-248. Sonata in C minor. Dated 1 April 1977 (f. 215). 1st movement complete in copyist's (B. Ramsey) version only.
  • 18. ff. 249-249v. ‘A Little Carol’. Dated Oct. 1977 (f. 249). Published in ‘Piano Pieces for Children of All Ages’, 1980.
  • 19. Grieg. ff. 249v-250. ‘A Song of Childhood’. Dated 4 Nov. 1977 (f.249v).
  • 20. Debussy. ff. 250-250v. ‘Chicklings’. Dated 3 Nov. 1977 (f. 250v).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002897820
040-002897821
Is part of:
MS Mus. 1207-1213 : Rosemary Brown Collection: manuscripts of piano music purportedly received from the spirits of deceased composers by Rosemary Brown

 

MS Mus. 1207 : Rosemary Brown Collection: Beethoven, vol. 1
Hierarchy:
032-002897820[0001]/040-002897821
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1207-1213
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume (250 folios)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1966
End Date:
1977
Date Range:
1966-1977
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:
Largest size 380 x 290mm.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Beethoven, Ludwig, composer, 1770-1827
Brown, Rosemary Isabel, née Dickeson, musical medium and pianist, 1916-2001