Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
MS Mus. 1808/1/16
- Record Id:
- 040-003391920
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391374
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053461051.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1808/1/16
- Title:
- Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 54-57
- Scope & Content:
-
Work-book 54: Start date unknown but some dates given throughout volume, see below. This work-book was used concurrently with work-book 55.
- ff.1-43: Draft score of 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60), dated 4 February 1993.
- ff.43v-49: Rough draft score of fugal passage from 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60) worked into String quartet no. 3 (op. 61), completed 24 June 1993 (f.48v).
- ff.49v-54: Sketches for a 'Sapphic Ode', dated October 1993; and a Sonata for solo cello dated April 1994.
- ff.54v-69v: Sketches for 'Goodnight, sweet ladies' (op. 63), dated May 1994.
- ff.70-80: General notes, with several blank pages. Includes lists of repertoire headed 'Konkonuru Festival 1993'.
Work-book 55: Start date unknown but some dates given throughout volume, see below. This work-book was used concurrently with work-book 54.
- ff.81-120: Sketches for 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60), dated 4 February 1993. A typed copy of the poem is pasted inside front board, with manuscript annotations.
- ff.120v-146: Sketches and drafts for String quartet no. 3 (op. 61), including work on the coda canon on 'Waltzing Matilda'. Dated 30 March 1993 - 24 June 1993.
- ff.146v-147: Sketches for 'Goodnight, sweet ladies' (op. 63), dated October 1993.
- ff.147v-154: Sketches for the final scene of 'Hamlet'.
- ff.154v-163: General notes, with several blank pages. Includes a list of recital repertoire (ff.161v-162).
Work-book 56: Dated 29 November 1993 onwards, no end date.
- ff.164-168: Sketches for solo flute piece, later developed in 'Ophelia drowning' (op. 71).
- ff.168v-237: Sketches and draft score for 'Squeezy' (op. 62). Also includes a transcription of 'Molly Malone' (ff.168v-169); draft score for two voices titled 'The undiscovered country / Sweet dreams' (ff.173v-178); and a sketch for a theme and variations for flute (ff.236v-237).
- ff.237v-243: Essay on health education and the global economy.
Work-book 57: Dated 2 May 1994 - 10 Dec 1994.
- ff.244-247: Sketches for 'All about Henry' (op. 64).
- ff.247v-288: Sketches for 'Goodnight, sweet ladies' (op. 63).
- ff.288v-294: Sketches and notes, some unidentified. Includes a sketch in 3/8 for unspecified instrumentation; ideas for a sequel to 'Cry' (op. 27); and a sketch setting the text of 'Complaining'by George Herbert.
- ff.294v-315: Sketches and early drafts of 'Fiddlesticks' (op. 65), originally titled 'Timewarp'.
- ff.315v-323: Transcription of the soprano part of a motet by Cipriano da Rore, used in the last song of 'Goodnight, sweet ladies' (op. 63); an essay on working as a composer and moving to Ghana; and general notes, including a list of contemporary composers.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003391374
036-003391377
040-003391920 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/1 : Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books
MS Mus. 1808/1/16 : Giles Swayne Collection. Work-books. Work-books 54-57 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003391374[0001]/036-003391377[0016]/040-003391920
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1988
- End Date:
- 1994
- Date Range:
- c 1993-1994
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Available for research unless otherwise stated
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Swayne, Giles. All about Henry
Swayne, Giles. Fiddlesticks
Swayne, Giles. Goodnight, sweet ladies
Swayne, Giles. Hamlet (Sketches)
Swayne, Giles. Ophelia drowning
Swayne, Giles. Owl and the Pussycat, no. 1, op. 60
Swayne, Giles. Quartets, strings, no. 3, op. 61