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MS Mus. 1808/2/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003392217
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391374
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053879088.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1808/2/4
- Title:
- Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 1-6
- Scope & Content:
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1. 'La Rivière' (op. 1) for voice & piano. Piece was originally written in 1966 and later published by Novello in 1994.
- ff.1-7: Autograph working score of original version. Ink on paper with pencil annotations and corrections. Title page dated 1966 and final page is signed. Original title 'Three songs on poems by Jacques Prévert' is crossed out.
- ff.8-22: Autograph fair score of revised version, Indian ink on paper. Begins with typed preliminary note with autograph annotations. Score signed on final page and dated: 'Cambridge, autumn 1966 (revised Konkonuru, June 1994)'.
2. 'The Kiss' (op. 2) for voice and piano
- ff.23-43: Autograph full score, Indian ink on transparencies. Dated May - October 1967 after final bar.
- ff.44-66: Autograph full score of revised version, Indian ink on paper. Includes a word-processed preface dated 1994, with mansucript annotations signed and dated June 2006. Score dated after final bar: 'May - October, 1967 (revised July, 1994)'.
3. Sonata for String Quartet (op. 3)
- ff.67-95: Autograph fair score. Indian ink on paper, with annotations in pencil and red ink. Signed and dated October 1967 - February 1968 after final bar line.
4. 'Three Shakespeare Songs' (op. 4) for unaccompanied mixed voices
- ff.96-98: Autograph fair score of song no.2, 'Where the bee sucks, there suck I', only. Ink on paper with some pencil annotations. Dated 20 May 1969 after final bar line.
5. 'Chamber Music for Strings' (op. 5)
- ff.99-156: Autograph fair score with original title, 'Octet'. Indian ink on paper with annotations in pencil and pasted corrections. Dated August 1969 after final bar line.
6. 'Four Lyrical Pieces' (op. 6) for cello and piano
- ff.157-195: Autograph score. Ink on paper, with autograph performance markings and annotations in pencil and some pasted corrections. Dated October - November 1969 after final bar line.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003391374
036-003392118
040-003392217 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/2 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores
MS Mus. 1808/2/4 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 1-6 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003391374[0002]/036-003392118[0004]/040-003392217
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 195 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1966
- End Date:
- 2006
- Date Range:
- 1966-2006
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: largest item 270 mm x 360 mm
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Swayne, Giles. Chamber music for strings
Swayne, Giles. Kiss
Swayne, Giles. Lyrical pieces
Swayne, Giles. Rivière
Swayne, Giles. Shakespeare songs
Swayne, Giles. Sonatas, string quartet, op. 3