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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 61 Collections and/or Records:

Full score, reduction and parts for Symphony number 4 in A minor, ‘The Scottish’, by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21885-21886
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Full scores, piano reductions and parts for miscellaneous orchestral dance music by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21931
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) ‘Apache dance, full score (folio 1) and piano reduction (folio 7);

(ii) ‘Waltz illuminations’ (formerly entitled ‘Fascination’), full score (folio 9) and piano reduction (folio 27);

(iii) ‘Moodbeams waltz', full score (folio 31) and piano reduction (folio 47);

(iv) Valse lente ‘A vision of home’, various parts (folio 53).

Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

‘Gossamer waltz’ by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21929
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Miscellaneous orchestral music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21902-21910
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Miscellaneous orchestral music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21910
Scope and Contents The music consists of the follows.(i) A scherzo movement entitled "'Triumph over fate', an epilogue to the unfinished symphony" [of Schubert] (folio 1). An amendment to the score is pasted to folio 7.(ii) “Darkies' frolics”, full score (folio 13) and piano reduction (folio 21). An amendment to the score, pasted to folio 19, has been cut out of folio 20.(iii) An intermezzo entitled 'Eventide', full score (folio 23) and piano reduction (folio 39). A leaf has...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Miscellaneous orchestral music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22083
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Overture 'Dublin days' (folio 1);(ii) Overture 'Jolly beggars' (folio 9);(iii) Ode for orchestra (folio 14);(iv) Tone poem or scherzo “Tam o' Shanter”: two versions of the opening in full score and two versions in short score of the complete work (folio 22);(v) An untitled tone poem (folio 51);(vi) The opening of a tone poem 'Marmion' (folio 65);(vii) A fanfare, with various...
Dates: Mid 20th century.

Miscellaneous orchestral music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22084
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Rhapsody: the first part in full score, the remainder in short score (folio 1);

(ii) Scots march: two different settings of the opening in full score, and the complete work in short score (folio 23);

(iii) Symphonic dances (folio 34);

(iv) Concert waltz (folio 36 verso);

(v) Sections apparently of three unidentified works for orchestra chiefly in full score (folios 41, 47, 54).

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Music for string orchestra by Ronald Center., Mid 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22174-22178
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Musical compositions of Ronald Center., Mid 20th century-[?1973], undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22193
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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-[?1973], 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 and band music of David Stephen., 1913-1940, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22155-22156
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the compositions appear to be unpublished.

Dates: 1913-1940, undated.

Orchestral and band music of David Stephen., 1927-1940, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.22155
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Short score, with instrumentation indicated in red ink, of 'Sinfonietta', an orchestral work in three movements, 1927-1928 (folio 1);

(ii) Full score of 'A Scottish pastoral', an orchestral work in one movement, 1940 (folio 15);

(iii) Full score of 'In honorem' a work in one movement for band (folio 25), undated but would appear to have been composed during or shortly after the First World War.

Dates: 1927-1940, undated.

Orchestral music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21881-21910
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Orchestral music of Ian Whyte., Mid 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22082-22084
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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: Mid 20th century.

Orchestral, vocal and other music scores of Ian Whyte., 1947-1951, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22082-22093
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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: 1947-1951, 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.

Overtures of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21896-21901
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]

Piano reduction and reduction of wind parts of 'Undine' by G W Crawford., [1939.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21894
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [1939.]

‘Portions’, possibly drafts, of the full score of an overture in A minor by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21901
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most of the compositions of G W Crawford are written on a large scale and the collection consists chiefly of full scores, piano reductions and orchestral parts. There are very few drafts or sketches: almost all the compositions are in their final form, and many are in the hands of copyists. Most of the works are undated. Those dates that appear (usually on the last page or leaf) range from 1892 to 1941, but it is rarely clear whether these are of composition, revision or performance. Almost...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]