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MS Mus. 1778/2/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003431840
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003431606
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100068912600.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1778/2/3
- Title:
- Harrison Birtwistle: 'Endless Parade', sketch material
- Scope & Content:
-
ff. 1-7. Material relating to Endless Parade, for trumpet, strings, and vibraphone. Commissioned by and dedicated to Paul Sacher; premiered 1987, Zürich, by Collegium Musicum and Sacher. Retrospectively signed and titled by the composer.
Includes:
- f. 1: title page
- f. 2: dedication to Paul Sacher
- f. 3: developed draft of the first 5 bars; plus additional numerical pitch workings
- ff. 4, 5 and 6v: sketches relating to different short passages.
Further material can be found in the Paul Sacher collection and the Harrison Birtwistle collections at the Paul Sacher Stiftung: 59 pages of sketches and a fair copy of the score.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003431606
036-003431738
040-003431840 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1778 : Manuscripts of Sir Harrison Birtwistle
MS Mus. 1778/2 : Harrison Birtwistle: Orchestral, ensemble, and vocal music
MS Mus. 1778/2/3 : Harrison Birtwistle: 'Endless Parade', sketch material - Hierarchy:
- 032-003431606[0002]/036-003431738[0003]/040-003431840
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1778
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (7 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1986
- End Date:
- 1987
- Date Range:
- 1986-1987
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Square paper (needs measuring)
- Arrangement:
- Reordered by the British Library
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Sacher, Paul, conductor, 1906-1999,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109377400,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/114456621 - Subjects:
- Birtwistle, Harrison. Endless parade