Music by Horace E. Randerson

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MS. Mus. b. 632

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3 pieces by Horace E. Randerson in two autograph manuscripts.

Contains:

'Song of the Smith', for Baritone and piano. (Begins: 'The smith, also sitting by the anvil') [in commercial manuscript book, with title 'Smith's Hymn', fols. 1-4v]
['The Old Smith's Hymn'], for unison voices and piano (or organ). (Begins: In the vapour of the furnace') [in commercial manuscript book, with title 'Smith's Hymn', fols. 5r-5v]. Loosely inserted are a printed version of the song and a printed sheet containing the words, headed 'University of London, Goldsmiths' College, Old Students' Association', with hand-written date Oct 1948
'The fields breathe sweet', for oboe, violin [and] viola. Manuscript score and parts. First performed in a broadcast Chenil Galleries concert on 3 May 1926 by Leon Goossens, Andre Mangeot and Henry J. Berly [cf. Radio Times, 30 Apr 1926, p. 240].

Dates

Creation: 1926-1948

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English
No linguistic content; Not applicable

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. ].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. b. 632

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23776

Additional Description

Abstract

Music by Horace E. Randerson

Biographical / Historical

Horace Edward Randerson (1892-1992) was a composer and music teacher. Little is known of his life but he seems to have been educated at Goldsmith's College, University of London and was a composition pupil of John Ireland who introduced him to Vaughan Williams. A small amount of his music was published in the 1920s and 1930s by Oxford University Press, including piano music, folk-song arrangements and a part-song. He taught at various schools in and around London.