Librettos. Documents for music.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books or booklets containing the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers relating to the publication of works of James Leslie Mitchell., 1928-1984, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10966/3-40
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Includes personal documents, publishing agreements, royalty statements and related correspondence. These papers are mostly concerned with the administration of James Leslie Mitchell's (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) literary estate following his death in 1935, firstly by his wife, Ray Mitchell, and subsequently by his daughter, Rhea Martin.
Dates:
1928-1984, undated.
Drafts, notebooks and manuscript books relating to "The Seven Deadly Sins: a Mask"., 1973-1974
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.6241/2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
With manuscript score of the music, and correspondence concerning the work and its performance at the Stirling Festval, 1973, and Edinburgh International Festival, 1974.
Dates:
1973-1974
‘George and the dragon’ by G W Crawford, a comic opera in three acts with a libretto by James N McLaurin., [?1905.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21937-21939
Scope and Contents
The work was written in or about 1905 (MS.21937, folio 32 verso; cf. MS.21939, folio 45).
Dates:
[?1905.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
Libretto and related material of James McLaurin for ‘George and the dragon’ by G W Crawford., [?1905.]
File
Identifier: MS.21937
Scope and Contents
The first version of the libretto of Act I, written apparently in the hand of James McLaurin, with alterations in the same hand, mostly in red ink (folio 1), and a typed copy of the dramatis personae, synopsis of the work and the libretto (as revised) of the entire work, with amendments (mostly brief) and a few additions (some quite large).
Dates:
[?1905.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
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‘George and the dragon’ by G W Crawford, a comic opera in three acts with a libretto by James N McLaurin.
Libretto and vocal score of ‘The speed cop’, a comic opera in a prologue and three acts by G W Crawford, with libretto by Clement J Bundock., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21956-21957
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
Libretto, apparently in the hand of James McLaurin with additions and alterations in another hand, to ‘The Grand Lama’ by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21948
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
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Scores and piano reductions of ‘The Grand Lama’, a comic opera in three acts by G W Crawford, with libretto by James N McLaurin.
Manuscripts in German script., 1776, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5721
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) 'Die Erschaffung Adam und Eva' in the form of a libretto (folio 1);
(ii) 'Haubt Relation über das Churfürstenthum Bayern' (folio 17);
(iii) Miscellaneous verses (folio 69).
Dates:
1776, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts, and related working papers of other creative works of Ian Rankin., 1977-2016, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50516-50523
Scope and Contents
This series contains manuscripts and typescripts of, and associated working papers for, various other creative works of Ian Rankin. The working papers include development and editorial notes. Administrative papers and correspondence relating to some of the works are also included.
Dates:
1977-2016, undated.
Minutes of the Edinburgh Singverein, 1847-1848, and of the Society of Musical Amateurs, 1848-1853, with a large quantity of ephemeral printed material, programmes, libretti, circulars, press cuttings, etc., concerning music in Edinburgh at that period., 1847-1853.
File
Identifier: MS.21665
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers, the surviving archive of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, run from the foundation of the Society in 1887 - though it includes a small amount of earlier material - to 1982, and in addition to providing a very full account of the Society's own history, it contains much concerning the history of music-making in Edinburgh in the 20th Century. Included in the collection are the papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society which could trace its descent from the Edinburgh Musical...
Dates:
1847-1853.
Miscellaneous musical stage works of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21958-21962
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
Music of G W Crawford for stage works., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21936-21967
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
Notebook, undated, containing the words and stage-directions, and the argument, all in W B Moonie's hand, with many amendments, of 'Lucy Ashton', an opera in three acts, dramatized from ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Walter Scott., [1969.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21996
Scope and Contents
The work was completed in 1969. The greater part of the notebook is blank.
Dates:
[1969.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Scores of operatic works by James A Moonie, and autograph and fair copies of scores, and correspondence of his son William B Moonie.
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Autograph and fair copies of scores and parts, and correspondence, of William B Moonie.
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Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie.
Papers relating to libretti and lyrics of Gavin Ewart., 1955-1995.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12908/32-40
Piano score and part, 1916, of ‘Epitaph’ by G W Crawford, a song scena apparently an expanded setting of words derived from poetry by ‘Morgan Douglas’; followed by the libretto, undated, of ‘Artemis’ by Edward Oxenford., 1916, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21960
Scope and Contents
The libretto is possibly in the hand of Edward Oxenford.
Dates:
1916, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Miscellaneous musical stage works of G W Crawford.
Scores and orchestral parts of works composed or arranged by W B Moonie., 1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21985-22012
Scope and Contents
Some of the scores are incomplete.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Scores and piano reductions of ‘The Grand Lama’, a comic opera in three acts by G W Crawford, with libretto by James N McLaurin., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21948-21951
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
Typescript carbon copy of the libretto by Clement J Bundock of ‘The speed cop’ by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21956
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.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Operas of G W Crawford.
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Libretto and vocal score of ‘The speed cop’, a comic opera in a prologue and three acts by G W Crawford, with libretto by Clement J Bundock.
Typescript copy of the libretto of 'The Oracle', a comic opera by F Startin Pilleau and A W Gattie., [1897.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3215-3216
Scope and Contents
The music, which was composed by Learmont Drysdale, is not in the collection.
Dates:
[1897.]
Typescript copy of the libretto of 'The Oracle', a comic opera by F Startin Pilleau and A W Gattie, volume 1., [1897.]
Item
Identifier: MS.3215
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The music, which was composed by Learmont Drysdale, is not in the collection.
Dates:
[1897.]
Typescript copy of the libretto of 'The Oracle', a comic opera by F Startin Pilleau and A W Gattie, volume 2., [1897.]
Item
Identifier: MS.3216
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The music, which was composed by Learmont Drysdale, is not in the collection.
Dates:
[1897.]
Typescripts of librettos by Ian Rankin; with related developmental notes and published programmes., 2007-2008.
File
Identifier: MS.50517
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of ‘Gesualdo’, an operetta with libretto by Ian Rankin and score by Craig Armstrong written as part of Scottish Opera’s Five:15 series. Folios 1-104.Proof and typescripts of ‘Gesualdo’ by Ian Rankin. Folios 1-63.Proof, 2008, 'Gesualdo: a chamber opera in 5 movements, music by Craig Armstrong, libretto by Ian Rankin'. Folios 1-36.Annotated typescripts, 2008, of the libretto for ‘Gesualdo’ by Ian Rankin, three revised drafts; with annotations by...
Dates:
2007-2008.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and related working papers of other creative works of Ian Rankin.
Vocal scores and parts of various pieces of incidental music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
File
Identifier: MS.21967
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Portions (possibly specimen) of vocal score for 'Afifah' by Herbert Woodgate (folio 1), preceded (folio i) by a letter, 1931, to G W Crawford declining the music, and some leaves of the libretto;(ii) Vocal score of a song 'O gin my love were yon red rose' from the Head Manuscript, used in 'Cardinal Beaton', the full score of which is MS.21963 (folio 21);(iii) Vocal score of 'Fenella', the full score of which is MS.21964...
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
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Music of G W Crawford for stage works.
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Incidental music of G W Crawford.