A set of orchestral parts for Sir Arthur Sullivan's oratorio The Light of the World, prepared for and used at the first performance at the Birmingham Festival on 27 August 1873. The string parts are printed but the wind, etc. parts are in the hands of professional copyists. They are extensively annotated with cuts indicated in many places, sometimes with blank paste-overs. The wrappers bear labels of Goodwin & Tabb's Universal Music Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1873
Extent
0.25 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. c. 828/1, p. 5].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Mus. c. 828/1-4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23760
Abstract
Orchestral parts for Sir Arthur Sullivan's oratorio The Light of the World, prepared for the first performance at the Birmingham Festival on 27 Aug 1873.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) was an English composer and conductor of mainly Irish descent. For more information, see Grove Music Online.
Custodial History
Formerly in the possession of the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society through their Archivist, Robin Gordon-Powell, Feb 2024.
- Title
- Catalogue of Sir Arthur Sullivan's oratorio The Light of the World (orchestral parts)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Martin Holmes
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
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