MS Mus. 1801/7/4

(1). ff. 1-17. 'Counting the Beats', Op. 60, no. 4. For high voice and piano. Words: Robert Graves.

Undated autograph score, in black ink with pencil additions (14-stave paper, 340 x 270 mm), pp. [1]-[6]. (ff. 1-11). Signed on f. 1. Pasted-down corrections: ff. 3-5, 7-11.

Dyeline copy of another autograph score, copy revised in pencil, pp. 1-6 (ff. 12-17). Signed within copy on f. 12, and dated within copy at the end of the score: '1963'.

(2). ff. 18-22. 'Hail Holy Queen'. For voice(s) and organ. Words: Catholic Prayer Book (concluding The Rosary).

Autograph score, in black ink (1 bifolium, 16-stave paper, 340 x 270 mm). Title-page and pp. [1]-[2] (ff. 18-20). Signed on f. 18v, and dated at the end of the score incorporating dedication to the composer's dog (Black Prince): 'B.P. 6.III.70'. Pasted-down correction, f. 19 (words only).

Pencil sketch for 'Hail Holy Queen' on two pages of a bifolium, which also includes both a one-page ink draft of the opening 16 bars of the Third Quartet, and an unidentified pencil sketch.

(3). ff. 23-44. 'Five Chinese Songs', Op. 78. [1970-1971]. For medium voice and piano.

Untitled ink score ['Dreaming of a Dead Lady'] beginning 'I heard at night your long sigh' [Song III]. No signature, no date (1 bifolium, ff. 23-24).

Annotated proof copies of nos. II and III. Sheets numbered in red ink 4-7 and 8-10 (ff. 25-31).

'Chinese Songs / Sketches'. Outer bifolium enclosing pencil sketches (ff. 32-44). Pencil draft (1 bifolium) of an additional song, beginning 'At Nine Rivers in the tenth year' [‘Releasing a Migrant "Yen"’]. N.B. Small portion of f. 44 cut away.

(4). ff. 45-125. 'Five Herrick Poems', Op. 89. For voice and harp.

Autograph score, in black ink and blue ink. Outer bifolium (with title) enclosing pp. 1-15 (ff. 45-65; 16-stave paper, 365 x 268 mm). Signed on f. 46, and dedicated to Peter Pears. Also dated on f. 46 (not in Berkeley's hand): '23.1.76 Definitive version'. Pasted-down corrections: ff. 47, 49-50, 52-53, 55, 57, 59-61, 64. N.B. setting V is 'Love, love begets' (which was subsequently rejected in favour of 'If nine times you your bridegroom kisse').

Undated incomplete autograph score, in black ink with pencil additions, pp. 1-4, 7-10 (ff. 66-73). Signed on f. 66. Pasted-down corrections: ff. 68, 70-72.

Two ink score fragments (ff. 74-75): two pages from setting IV ('My God! Look on me with eye of pitie') and setting V complete ('If nine times you your bridegroom kisse'). P

encil draft and sketches, pp. 1-9, [9v], 10-11, [12]-[35] (ff. 76-93).

[Correction sheet], pencil (f. 94).

Incomplete (and hybrid) photocopy of autograph score, annotated in pencil. Title-page (with pencil sketch annotation) and pp. 2-10, 12 (ff. 95-105). The title-page is copied from the autograph score (above), but pp. 2-10 is copied from the incomplete autograph score (above) thus supplying missing pp. 5-6. Page 12, which concludes the score, is the ending of replacement setting V ('If nine times you your bridegroom kisse'), and is dated within the copy 'Winter 1973-74'. The photocopy is annotated in pencil.

Two photocopy scores, annotated 'Property of Osian Ellis' within the copies (ff. 106-123). Settings I-IV are not autograph, but both copies include autograph setting V ('If nine times'). Both comprise title-page and pp. 1-10.

Two pencil sketches (ff. 124-125) for 'Love, love begets' (the rejected setting V).

(5). ff. 126-127. 'Hail to four score years and ten' [1977, words by Vivian Ellis]. For voice and piano. Two pencil drafts, one in 3/4 time and the other in 6/8 time.

(6). ff. 128-141. 'Another Spring', Op. 93, no. 1. Three songs for medium voice and piano. Words: Walter de la Mare.

'Afraid' (song III) in autograph manuscript, black ink. Score crossed-out in pencil. Pages numbered 9-10, together with pp. 3-4 (fragments of the other two settings) also crossed out. 1 bifolium. (ff. 128-130, including pasted down correction, f. 129).

Annotated photocopy of complete autograph score. Title-page and pp. 1-[10]. (ff. 131-136). Pencil notes on ff. 135v and 136v.

Incomplete photocopy (unmarked but better quality copy). Title-page and pp. 1, [2], [3], [4] (ff. 137-141).

(7). ff. 142-181. Sonnet, Op. 102. For high voice and piano. Words: Louise Labé.

ff. 142-156. Two autograph scores. Outer bifolium (bearing dedication to Hugues Cuénod, title and signature) enclosing: second title-page (with signature and pencil sketch); autograph draft in black ink and pencil (1 bifolium, including a single pasted-down correction); a second autograph draft in black ink and pencil (1 bifolium, including eight pasted-down corrections).

ff. 127-162. Incomplete photocopy score (Chester Music Hire Material).

ff. 164-181. Two photocopy scores: Photocopy of printed score (Chester, 1982), annotated in pencil. Sketches in ink and pencil, including a 10-bar pencil sketch for 'Faldon Park'.

(8). ff. 182-185. ‘i carry your heart’ [1970], a setting of a poem by E. E. Cummings. Pencil draft and sketch material (1 bifolium and 2 ff., 16-stave paper, 290 x 265 mm).