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Ms Mus. 1808/1/7
- Record Id:
- 040-003391794
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391374
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053419368.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ms Mus. 1808/1/7
- Title:
- Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 20-23
- Scope & Content:
-
Work-book 20: Dated 5 February 1983 - April 1983. Structural plan and sketches for 'Riff-raff' (op. 34) (ff.1-23 & 28); sketches and notes for 'A Song for Haddi' (op. 35) (ff. 23v-74); and ideas related to Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37). Also contains general notes, and diary entries spanning 20 February - 21st April 1983.
Work-book 21: Dated April 1983 onwards, no end date.
- ff.82-104: Sketches for 'A Song for Haddi' (op. 35).
- ff.104v-200: Sketches for Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37), with structural plan for 'A Song for Haddi' (op. 35) (f.116v-117).
- ff.200v-225: Sketches for title music and incidental music for 'Floating Off', a BBC TV play by Stephen Davis.
- ff.226-230: Notes on the process of composition, and a brief (2 bars) unidentified sketch.
Work-book 22: Undated.
- ff.233-272: Sketches for TV music, including Thames TV documentary series 'Crime Inc.', with improvising band Square Root.
- ff.273-303: Sketches for Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37) with occasional general notes.
Work-book 23: Dated Summer 1983 onwards, no end date. Sketches for Symphony for small orchestra (op. 37), with some notes relating to improvising band Square Root (ff.305-308) and initial idea for 'Naaotwá lalá' (op. 39) (f.344).
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003391374
036-003391377
040-003391794 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/1 : Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books
Ms Mus. 1808/1/7 : Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 20-23 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003391374[0001]/036-003391377[0007]/040-003391794
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1983
- End Date:
- 1983
- Date Range:
- 1983
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Available for research unless otherwise stated
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Swayne, Giles. Naaotwá lalá
Swayne, Giles. Riff-raff
Swayne, Giles. Song for Haddi
Swayne, Giles. Symphony, op. 37