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'The splendour falls on castle walls' by Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley

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MS. Mus. c. 597

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Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley's 'Song with horn obbligato (originally written for bugle) [and piano acc]., "The splendour falls on castle walls". Verse by Lord Tennyson'. Score and part for horn in F, in the hand of Franklin Harvey, who signs at the end with a bass clef and the notes F and B [i.e. 'FH' in German] (see MS. Mus. c. 599), dated 15 Jan 1886 (score) and 23 Jan 1886 (part). Published (with bugle/cornet obbligato) as 'Blow bugle, blow!', op. 12 no. 3 (London, [1863]).

Dates

  • Creation: 15-23 Jan 1886

Extent

12 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. c. 597

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 15949

Abstract

'The splendour falls on castle walls', song with horn obbligato (originally written for bugle) [and piano accompaniment]' by Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, 15-23 Jan 1886.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1830-1903) was a composer and organist. See Grove Music Online for further details.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Faculty of Music, 2002.

Title
'The splendour falls on castle walls' by Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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