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MS Mus. 1808/2/29
- Record Id:
- 040-003392394
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391374
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053960042.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1808/2/29
- Title:
- Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 71, 75-76/76a & 84
- Scope & Content:
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1. 'Ophelia Drowning' (op. 71)
- ff.1-3: Early sketches, pencil and coloured inks on paper.
- ff.4-15: Working sketches, pencil on paper. Title page is dated 7 - 10 October 1996.
- ff.16-111: Draft full score, with annotations and sketches. Manuscript flute part alongside pasted typeset chorus parts. Pencil and ink on paper. Postcard image of Arthur Hughes' 'Ophelia' (1852) pasted inside front cover. Dated 1996 in publisher's copyright note.
2. 'Chinese Whispers' (op. 75) for solo organ and orchestra
- ff.112-140: Sketches. Dated October 1996 on front cover. Includes sketches for 'Birthday Songlet for Colin 1/11/96' and for a setting of Benedictus
- ff.141-174: Autograph draft score, incomplete. Pencil and ink on paper. Final 12 folios largely blank. Commencement date, 2 November 1996, recorded inside front cover, no completion date.
3. 'Petite Messe Solitaire' (op. 76) and 'Missa Brevissima' (op. 76a)
- ff.175-177: Sketches and chants, inks and pencil on paper.
4. 'The Akond of Swat' (op. 84)
- ff.178-194: Autograph working score, with some sketches and corrections. Pencil and coloured inks on paper. Signed and dated 27 March 2000 on final page.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003391374
036-003392118
040-003392394 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1808 : Giles Swayne Collection
MS Mus. 1808/2 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores
MS Mus. 1808/2/29 : Giles Swayne Collection. Scores. Op. 71, 75-76/76a & 84 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003391374[0002]/036-003392118[0029]/040-003392394
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1808
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 194 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1996
- End Date:
- 2000
- Date Range:
- 1996-2000
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: largest item 315 mm x 420 mm
- Arrangement:
- These pieces have been grouped together because they are of similar size or orientation.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Swayne, Giles. Akond of swat
Swayne, Giles. Chinese whispers
Swayne, Giles. Ophelia drowning
Swayne, Giles. Petite messe solitaire - Related Archive Descriptions:
- MS Mus. 1808/2/30
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