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MS Mus. 1804/1/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003474363
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003474326
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100095943728.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1804/1/3
- Title:
- Thea Musgrave: stage works. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Marko the Miser', 'The Devil and John Brown'
- Scope & Content:
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- (1) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', incidental music for a production at the Old Vic premièred on 20 December 1960, conducted by John Lambert. Index of cues (stuck to inside of blue bifolio), letter, 7 November 1960 from Michael [?], providing a translation and transliteration of an ancient Greek; incomplete sketches and drafts for various musical numbers
- (2) 'Marko the Miser', a tale for children, to mime, sing and play; 1962. Text by the composer and Frederic Samson, based on a story from the Afanasiev collection of Russian folk tales. Full score, on transparencies; press-cutting relating to a 1975 production in Ipswich.
- (3.) 'The Devil and John Brown', incidental music for a television drama. Camera script, typewritten, comprising: a list of the cast and crew, a studio schedule, running order, the camera script for the television drama and the camera script for the trailer. Rough score, bearing heavy annotation and emendation. The musical cues are numbered 'M1' to 'M13'.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003474326
036-003474327
040-003474363 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1804 : Thea Musgrave Collection
MS Mus. 1804/1 : Thea Musgrave: Stage works
MS Mus. 1804/1/3 : Thea Musgrave: stage works. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Marko the Miser', 'The Devil and John… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003474326[0001]/036-003474327[0003]/040-003474363
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1804
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1960
- End Date:
- 1963
- Date Range:
- 1960-1963
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Samson, Frederic, author, fl 1960-1970
- Subjects:
- Musgrave, Thea. Devil and John Brown
Musgrave, Thea. Marko the Miser
Musgrave, Thea. Midsummer Night's Dream - Related Archive Descriptions:
- MS Mus. 1734/2/3