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MS Mus. 1808/2/26
- Record Id:
- 040-003392391
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391374
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053957390.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1808/2/26
- Title:
- Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 59-62
- Scope & Content:
-
1. 'The Song of the Tortoise' (op. 59) for narrator, choir, children's voices and small orchestra
- ff.1-209: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on paper. Signed and dated 3 September 1992 on final page.
2. 'The Owl and the Pussycat I' (op. 60) for voice and seven instruments
- ff.210-244: Autograph fair score. Indian ink on paper, with typewritten note after title page. Signed and dated 13 February 1993 on final page.
3. String Quartet no. 3 (op. 61)
- ff. 245-273: Autograph fair score, Indina ink on paper. Signed and dated 24 June 1993 on final page.
4. 'Squeezy' (op. 62) for freebass accordion
- ff.274-290: Autograph fair score, Indian ink on paper. Signed and dated 26 April 1994 on final page, alongside ink sketched drawing of a village scene.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003391374
036-003392118
040-003392391 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/2 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores
MS Mus. 1808/2/26 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 59-62 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003391374[0002]/036-003392118[0026]/040-003392391
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
290 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1992
- End Date:
- 1994
- Date Range:
- 1992-1994
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: largest item 320 mm x 530 mm
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Swayne, Giles. Owl and the Pussycat, no. 1, op. 60
Swayne, Giles. Quartets, strings, no. 3, op. 61
Swayne, Giles. Song of the Tortoise
Swayne, Giles. Squeezy