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MS Mus. 1808/2/11

Record Id:
040-003392244
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003391374
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100053884334.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1808/2/11
Title:
Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 23-26
Scope & Content:

1. 'Alleluia!' (op. 23) for narrator, SSA choir, harp, piano and percussion

  • c. ff.1-27: Autograph working full score. Pencil on paper with annotations and corrections in coloured pencil and ink. Typed text for narrations pasted next to scores for musical accompaniment. Not signed or dated.
  • c. ff.28-63: Autograph fair full score, Indian ink on transparencies.
  • c. ff.64-93: Autograph fair copy of vocal score for Novello engravers. Pencil on paper.
  • c. ff.94-109: Autograph final fair copy of vocal score. Copy of ff.64-93 with extensive annotations in ink and pencil and pasted revisions, including replacement score for nos. 4 and 5.
  • c. ff.110-116: Autograph fair copy of harp part. Ink on paper with some annotations and performance markings in pencil. Last page contains 5-bar transcription of the Agnus Dei II from Nicholas Ludford's 'Missa Christi Virgo'.

2. String Quartet no.2 (op. 24)

  • c. ff.117-127: Printed copy of early draft of ff.128-139. Contains annotations and corrections in ink and pencil, but lacks some of the subsequent corrections in ff.128-139. Opposite title page is pasted note of movement durations. Dated 11 June 1977 on final page.
  • c. ff.128-139: Autograph fair copy score, with further annotations and corrections. Pencil and Indian ink on paper. Title page contains notes for performers. Dated 11 June 1977 on final page.

3. 'A World Within' (op. 25) for tape (multi-tracked horn and electronics)

  • c. ff.140-151: Autograph fair score with stage directions written as cues. Pencil and coloured ink on paper. Title page contains notes on the commission of the piece and 1978 premier performance. Not signed or dated.

4. 'Phoenix Variations' (op. 26) for piano

  • c. ff.152-159: Printed copy of autograph score (taken from original transparencies, which do not survive for this work), with autograph annotations in pencil and ink. Written October 1968 and revised March 1979, dated on final page.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Music Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003391374
036-003392118
040-003392244
Is part of:
MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/2 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores

 

MS Mus. 1808/2/11 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 23-26
Hierarchy:
032-003391374[0002]/036-003392118[0011]/040-003392244
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
c.159 folios
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1968
End Date:
1979
Date Range:
1968-1979
Era:
CE
Access:
Unavailable as awaiting conservation

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Physical Characteristics:
Dimensions: largest item 310 mm x 445 mm
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Subjects:
Swayne, Giles. Alleluia!
Swayne, Giles. Phoenix variations
Swayne, Giles. Quartets, strings, no. 2, op. 24
Swayne, Giles. World Within
Related Material:

'A World Within' (op. 25): score was deposited with a 1/4'' audio reel of stereo master of stereo mix, now held in the British Library's Sound Archive (Sound Archive shelfmark C1228/138).