Letters to Edmund Rubbra (Correspondents A-M), 1942-1986

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MS. Rubbra 1

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Folder 1 (fols. 1-54), contains:

(fols. 1-2) Proclamation and resolution of the Second International Congress of Composers and Music-Critics held in Prague, May 20th to 29th, 1948 [printed pamphlet]
(fols. 3-4) Rubbra to William Alwyn, referring to this proclamation (fols. 1-2) [carbon copy], 8 Mar 1949
(fols. 5-7) William Alwyn, 22 May 1971; 12 Jun 1975; 17 Dec 1976
(fols. 8-9) Malcolm Arnold, 16 Jun 1971
(fol. 10) Frederick Ashton (Royal Opera House, London), [1966]
(fol. 11) Evelyn Barbirolli [née Rothwell], 10 Mar 1972
(fols. 12-14) John Barbirolli, 22 May 1951; 21 Jan 1952; 10 Sep 1956
(fols. 15-16) Arnold Bax, 30 Jan [1949?]; 15 Nov [1950s]
(fols. 17-18) Arnold Bax, two letters concerning Rubbra’s desire to dedicate 'Ode to the Queen', op. 83 to Elizabeth II, with draft letter from Rubbra to the Queen’s Private Secretary, Sir Alan Lascelles (fol. 17v), 11 Feb 1953; 27 Mar 1953
(fols. 18A-18B) Alan Bebbington (Salisbury Chamber Music Club), with concert ticket, 4 Oct 1959
(fol. 19) Lennox Berkeley, 8 Feb 1950
(fol. 20) Isaiah Berlin, 28 Jun 1958
(fols. 21-31) Arthur Bliss, 13 May [1955?]; 29 Dec 1958; 30 Jan 1969; 21 May 1971; 14 Jun 1971; 16 May 1974; 14 Aug 1974; 10 Dec 1974; Jan 10 1975; 18 Feb 1975
(fol. 32) Trudy Bliss, 10 Apr 1975
(fol. 33) Leslie Boosey (Boosey and Hawkes), [Aug? 1943]
(fols. 34-36) Adrian Boult, 28 Sep 1961; 9 Mar 1978; 24 [Mar] 1979
(fols. 36A-36B) Cyril Bourne Newton (and other members of the Brighton and Hove Gramophone Orchestral Society) ['get well soon' card], n.d. [1979?]
(fol. 37) Havergal Brian, 28 Jun 1961
(fols. 38-39) Alan Lascelles (Buckingham Palace), 12 Mar 1953; 19 Mar 1953
(fols. 40-41) Arthur Butterworth, 4 Sep 1971
(fol. 42) Alan Bush, 1 Sep 1971
(fols. 43-47) Witter Bynner, five letters concerning 'The Jade Mountain', op. 116, 20 Feb 1963 to 26 Dec 1963
(fol. 48) Roy Campbell, 14 Jan 1953
(fol. 48A) David Cawthra (University of Exeter), 5 Dec 1973
(fols. 49-54) Richard Church, 14 May, 1951; 10 Jun 1953; 15 Dec 1957; 12 Jan 1958; 3 Feb 1958; 10 Mar 1960.

Folder 2 (fols. 55-100), contains:

(fols. 55-56) Melville Cook, 31 Oct 1982; 17 Nov 1982
(fol. 57) Peter Crossley-Holland (BBC), concerning score for Malcolm Sargent, with an autograph copy of Rubbra’s related letter to Bernard De Nevers (Lengnick), 14 Jun 1955
(fol. 58) Maurice Davies, 29 May 1969
(fol. 59) Michael Dawney, 30 Jan 1986
(fol.59A) Christopher Dearnley (Southern Cathedrals Festival), 7 Aug 1967
(fols. 60-62) Peter Dickinson, n.d. [1982?]; 22 Sep 1984; 7 Jun 1985
(fols. 62A-63) Carl Dolmetsch, 14 Feb 1964; 19 May 1969
(fol. 64) Herbert Downes, 18 Oct 1961
(fol. 65) Gerald and Joyce [Joy] Finzi [greetings telegram], 23 May 1952
(fol. 66) Gerald Finzi, 18 Nov 1954
(fols. 67-68) Joyce [Joy], Christopher and Nigel Finzi, printed thanks for letters of condolence on death of Gerald Finzi [27 Sep 1956] with personal letter from Joy Finzi, [Oct 1956?]
(fol. 68A) Lewis Foreman [postcard (portrait of Holst), sent with unknown programme, not included], n.d.
(fols. 69-71) Michael Freeman, 6 Jul 1971
(fol. 72) Scott Goddard [postcard (portrait of Rembrandt)], 22 Oct 1954
(fol. 73) Scott Goddard [postcard (portrait of Sibelius)], 30 Dec 1955
(fols. 74-75) Charles Groves, 19 Mar 1978, 3 May 1978
(fols. 76-84) Julius Harrison, 24 Jan 1950; 17 Feb 1953; 18 Sep 1955; 26 Mar 1956; 28 Mar 1956; 2 Mar 1960. [Letters from Rubbra to Harrison can be found in MS. Rubbra 5]
(fols. 85-86) Edward Heath, 16 Apr 1973, 16 Dec 1977
(fols. 87-91) Bernard Herrmann, 22 Apr 1952; 17 Nov 1952; 1 Dec 1952; 9 Jul 1956
(fol. 92) Gilbert Highet, 1 Jan 1955
(fol. 92A) John Hopkins (BBC Manchester), 11 Oct 1955
(fols. 93-96) Herbert Howells, 30 Sep 1948, n.d. [Sep 1950?], 1 Jan 1960, 18 May 1964. [Letters from Rubbra to Howells can be found in MS. Rubbra 5]
(fol. 97) Frank Howes, 27 Jun 1963
(fol. 98) Richard Howgill, 19 Aug 1971
(fols. 99-100) Peter Hurford, 13 Jul 1965; 16 Jul 1965.

Folder 3 (fols. 101-150A), contains:

(fols. 101-141) Arthur Hutchings, 30 Oct 1948 to 26 Feb 1975 [with some copies of Rubbra's replies]
(fol. 142) Leonard Isaacs, 16 Sep [1950s]
(fols. 143-146) Maurice Jacobson, 11 Sep [1950s]; 23 Sep 1955; postcard [1970s]
(fols. 147-148) Daniel Jones; 18 Apr 1959; 16 Sep 1978
(fols. 149-150A) Wilfred Josephs, 26 Mar 1979; 20 Aug 1980.

Folder 4 (fols. 151-170), contains:

(fols. 151-152) Zoltán Kodály, 8 May 1960; 24 May [1960]
(fols. 153-156) Peter and Barbara Korn, 3 Dec 1954; 13 Oct 1955
(fols. 157-159) T.B. Lawrence, 17 Apr 1941; 15 Aug 1942
(fol. 160) Christopher Le Fleming, 16 Jul 1971
(fols. 160A-160B) Richard Lloyd, 21 Feb 1975
(fol. 161) Kathleen Long, 10 Jan 1950
(fol. 162) Charles Mackerras [postcard], 31 Aug [1971]
(fol. 163) Lord Mais ( Lord Mayor of London), 13 Apr 1973
(fol. 164) L.C. Martin, 29 May 1953
(fol. 164A) Robert Matthew-Walker, 29 Sep 1980
(fols. 165-166) Wilfrid Mellers, 30 August [1955?]
(fol. 167) Rubbra to Wilfrid Mellers [copy of reply to fols. 165-166], 29 Aug 1955 [sic]
(fol. 168) Anthony Milner, 10 Sep 1955
(fol. 169) Ernest John Moeran, 5 Jan 1947
(fol. 170) Andrew Morris (St Bartholomew-the-Great, London), 26 Oct 1973.

People featuring as subjects in the letters include: Jean Sibelius (fol. 15), Dmitri Shostakovich (fol. 20), Igor Stravinsky (fol. 10) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (fols. 22, 136, 138).