Autograph full score of George Butterworth's unfinished Fantasia for orchestra (1914). From amongst the papers of R. Vaughan Williams, Butterworth's musical executor. Printed in Musica Britannica, v. 92. A note in bars 6-7 suggests it was orchestrated from a short score (presumably of the complete work) now lost.
Two completions of this work have been made and recorded by Kriss Russman and Martin Yates.
Two completions of this work have been made and recorded by Kriss Russman and Martin Yates.
Dates
- 1914
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. b.15, fols. 72-79].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. b. 15, fols. 72-79
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10658
Abstract
Autograph fragment of George Butterworth's Orchestral Fantasia in full score, composed in 1914.
Biographical / Historical
George Butterworth (1885-1916) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Dr A. J. Croft, 1965.
Bibliography
- George Butterworth: Orchestral works, ed. Peter Ward Jones, Musica Britannica, v. 29 (London: Stainer & Bell, 2012)
- Title
- George Butterworth: Orchestral Fantasia
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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