Various larger-scale works, Apr 1977-[1981]
MS. Mus. b. 201: Rooster rag, cantata in popular style for narrator, unison voices, with divisions, and piano. Words by the composer. Score, with red and blue ballpoint and pencil annotations, 16 pages, c 1976. Published, Borough Green, Novello, 1976.
MS. Mus. b. 202: Rooster rag. Blue and red ballpoint sketches, 8 pages, [c 1976].
MS. Mus. b. 203: Round the town, 5 songs for unison voices and piano. Words by Charles Causley. Score, with pencil revisions, 16 pages, dated at end, 'Liss, April 1977'. Published, Borough Green, Novello, 1978.
MS. Mus. b. 204: Round the town. Score, incorporating revisions made to MS. Mus. b. 203, 16 pages, also dated at end 'Liss, April 1977'.
MS. Mus. b. 205: Pilgrim, musical morality, in popular style, for unison voices (with divisions) and piano. Words by the composer, based on, and incorporating text from, John Bunyan's The pilgrim's progress. Score, with pencil revisions, 14 pages, dated at end, '1977, October 16th'.
MS. Mus. b. 206: Pilgrim. Revised score, 24 pages, dated at end, '©1977'. Published, Borough Green, Novello, 1978.
MS. Mus. b. 207: Pilgrim. Pencil draft, 14 pages, dated at end, 'Liss, October 6th 1977', with another draft of the final number.
MS. Mus. b. 208: Musick's empire. 'Secular anthem' for SATB chorus and orchestra. Words by Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell. Score, 36 pages, dated at end, 'Liss, August 16th 1978'. See also 'A secular anthem' under 'V. Smaller-scale choral works'.
MS. Mus. b. 209: Musick's empire. Photocopy of MS. Mus. b. 208, with a few conductor's markings in pencil, ii + 36 pages. See also 'A secular anthem' under 'V. Smaller-scale choral works'.
MS. Mus. b. 210: Musick's empire. Vocal score, ii + 14 pages, [1978]. See also 'A secular anthem' under 'V. Smaller-scale choral works'.
MS. Mus. b. 211: Musick's empire. Orchestral parts, 36 leaves (not separately foliated), [1978]. See also 'A secular anthem' under 'V. Smaller-scale choral works'.
MS. Mus. b. 212: Adam-in-Eden, pop cantata for voices and piano. Words by the composer. Score of first version, with pencil, red ballpoint and red crayon corrections, dated at end, '©1979'.
MS. Mus. b. 213: Adam-in-Eden. Score of revised version, with pencil and red ballpoint corrections, 28 pages, dated at end, 'Liss, July 1980', and on p. 1, 'Revised & final copy, 9.4.81'. Used as engraver's copy. Published, Borough Green, Novello, 1982.
MS. Mus. b. 214: Nine of anon. 9 songs for 2-part voices and piano. 'Commissioned by the Bromley Boy Singers ... and first performed ... April 30th 1981'. Published, Borough Green, Novello, 1982. Score, 24 pages, dated at end 'Liss, November 1980'.
MS. Mus. b. 215: Nine of anon. 9 songs for 2-part voices and piano. Score, with revised metronome markings, 24 pages, [1981].
Dates
- Creation: Apr 1977-[1981]
Extent
15 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Mus. b. 201-215
Repository Details
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