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Orchestral music.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Musical compositions specifically composed or arranged for orchestra, regardless of the notation in which they are recorded. Source: 'The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians', 2nd edition (Oxford, 2001).

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph scores of musical compositions by David Stephen, Director of Music to the Carnegie Trust, Dunfermline.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22153-22162
Scope and Contents

Most of the compositions appear to be unpublished.

Dates: 1899-1943, undated.

Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22194
Scope and Contents

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-1988, undated.

Orchestral, vocal and other music scores of Ian Whyte, and papers and music of his son, Don Whyte, chiefly undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22082-22094
Scope and Contents

Apart from the film music, which is datable to 1947-1948 from the accompanying correspondence and papers (MSS.22085-22086), almost all the music is undated; but from the ink used, some of it may be dated to about the same period.

Except where otherwise stated the music is written as for keyboard.

Dates: 1947-1960, undated.