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Composers, English

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

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Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent

Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 19
Extents: 61 Leaves
Dates: Early 18th century
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Archive of Edmund Rubbra

Correspondence and papers of Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), composer, pianist, teacher and critic.
Extents: 2.24 linear metres (56 boxes)
Dates: 1918-2005
Collection

Archive of Sir William Henry Harris, KCVO

The archive chiefly comprises music manuscripts and printed editions of music by W.H. Harris, with some correspondence received by Harris or his family after his death. A small quantity of books and scores owned by Harris and often inscribed to him is also included, along with a small number of recordings.
Extents: 0.64 Linear metres (13 boxes)
Dates: 1891-2006
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Benjamin Rogers: Church music copied by Philip Hayes

Copies of church music by Benjamin Rogers made by Philip Hayes 'many of them written from his own manuscripts' (p. v), some of them in 1755, 1777 or 1778.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. c.96
Extents: 204 pages
Dates: 1755, 1777 or 1778
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Full score of 'Princess Ida' by Sir Arthur Sullivan, prepared with the aid of three copyists from incomplete drafts

Full score of 'Princess Ida' by Sir Arthur Sullivan, prepared with the aid of three copyists from incomplete drafts, c.1883
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 89
Extents: 171 Leaves
Dates: c. 1883
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Holograph copy of 'The wind among the reeds', a cycle of four songs by T. F. Dunhill

Holograph copy of 'The wind among the reeds', a cycle of four songs by T. F. Dunhill
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 34
Extents: 68 pages
Dates: 1909-1924
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Holograph copy with some corrections of the full score of Gustav Holst's 'Savitri'

Holograph copy with some corrections of the full score of Gustav Holst's 'Savitri'
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 3
Extents: 68 pages
Dates: c. 1924
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Holograph fair copy by William Baines of 'The Naiad' for pianoforte

Holograph fair copy by William Baines of 'The Naiad' for pianoforte
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 12
Extents: 16 Leaves
Dates: 11 Feb 1920
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Holograph full score of symphony no. 4 by Arnold Bax

Holograph full score of symphony no. 4 by Arnold Bax, 1930-1931
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 48
Extents: 166 pages
Dates: 1930-1931
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Holograph full score of 'The gathering of the clans', by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, the first verse of James Hogg's song, with orchestral accompaniment

Holograph full score of 'The gathering of the clans', by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, the first verse of James Hogg's song, with orchestral accompaniment, 1829
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 46
Extents: 18 Leaves
Dates: 1829
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Holograph score of Dame Ethel Smyth's song 'Froid[e] est la pluie'

Holograph score of Dame Ethel Smyth's song 'Froid[e] est la pluie'
Shelfmark: MS. Don. b. 7
Extents: 17 Leaves
Dates: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
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Holograph score of part of Frederick Delius, 'A poem of life and love'

Holograph score of part of Frederick Delius, 'A poem of life and love', 1918-19
Shelfmark: MS. Don. b. 2
Extents: 19 Leaves
Dates: 1918-1919
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Letters from Benjamin Britten to Dr. Hans Heinsheimer

Letters from Benjamin Britten to Boosey and Hawkes
Shelfmark: MS. Don. d. 162
Extents: 53 Leaves
Dates: 1940-1950
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Letters from Charles Williams to Thelma Shuttleworth

Letters from Charles Williams to Thelma Shuttleworth
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. lett. e. 136
Extents: 160 Leaves
Dates: 1929-1945, n.d.
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Lists of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty's musical compositions, in a book specially prepared and bound

Lists of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty's musical compositions, in a book specially prepared and bound
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 81
Extents: 270 Leaves
Dates: c. 1867-1899
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Music manuscripts from the Library of St Michael's College, Tenbury Wells

Music manuscripts from the Library of St Michael's College, Tenbury, Worcestershire, [c 1600]-1930.
Extents: 127.16 Linear metres (1136 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: [c 1600]-1930
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Musical compositions, mainly vocal pieces and pianoforte solos, of Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley, holograph and copies

Musical compositions, mainly vocal pieces and pianoforte solos, of Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley, holograph and copies
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 17
Extents: 48 Leaves
Dates: 1840-c. 1880
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Overture in C major, holograph keyboard score, by William Boyce

Overture in C major, holograph keyboard score, by William Boyce
Shelfmark: MS. Don. d. 146
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates: Mid-18th century
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Thirty-nine sacred motetts for five voices

Thirty-nine sacred motetts for five voices, written in A. D. 1585 by J. Sadler(?).
Shelfmark: MSS. Mus. e. 1-5
Extents: 1 box
Dates: written in A. D. 1585 by J. Sadler(?)
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Transcript by Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock) of 'Grace before meate' and 'Grace after meate' from Thomas Whithorne's Songes for three, fower, and five voices (London, 1571)

Transcript by Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock) of 'Grace before meate' and 'Grace after meate' from Thomas Whithorne's Songes for three, fower, and five voices (London, 1571)
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 47
Extents: 19 Leaves
Dates: 1571