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Stevenson, Ronald J, composer and pianist, 1928-2015

 Person

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

20 letters and cards, 1990-1996, of Ronald Stevenson to Michael Lister, on musical and personal matters.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11318
Scope and Contents

Includes:

copies of 23 letters, 1990-1996, of Lister to Stevenson

copy of letter, 1994, of Lister to Alasdair Gray

correspondence, 1989-1996, of Lister, concerning Ronald Stevenson.

Dates: 1989-1996.

50 letters to Alan Bold.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10593
Scope and Contents Letters on literary matters to Alan Bold from the following:Dr W R Aitken (2), 1987, 1990.J K Annand (1), 1984.Melvyn Bragg (copy of letter to and letter of), 1984.Ron Butlin (1), undatedIan Campbell (1), undatedHumphrey Carpenter (1), 1984.Joseph Chiari (1), 1987.David Cornwell (‘John Le Carré) (1), 1991.Bernard Crick (1), 1986.Douglas Dunn (1), 1991.Julian...
Dates: 1979-1991, undated.

Correspondence of Michael Lister.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11584
Scope and Contents

Concerns Ronald Stevenson, Norman MacCaig and Michael Bonaventure.

Dates: 1997.

Correspondence of Ronald Stevenson addressed to Roger Duce, with a composition dedicated to Duce.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14286
Content Description A small collection of correspondence of Roger Duce, former curator of music collections at the National Library of Scotland. Contains:Christmas card, 1990, home-made with two lines of music to the words "Blessed are the peacemakers", to Roger Duce and his family from Ronald and Marjorie Stevenson. Together with the manuscript score of a composition for the piano, 19 bars, entitled "Homage to Roger Duce : Passaggiata del Bibliotecario (a Satiesque Satire)", with a theme built on...
Dates: 1990-1999

Letter of Sir William Walton to Geoffrey Elborn.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9882
Scope and Contents

Concerning Ronald Stevenson and a biography of Busoni.

Dates: 1980.

Letters of and to Michael Lister.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11520
Scope and Contents

Letters concern Ronald Stevenson and Norman MacCaig.

Dates: 1991-1996.

Letters of Ronald Stevenson, with manuscript of `The Continents` piano concerto and other papers.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13619
Scope and Contents

A small collection of letters and scores of Ronald Stevenson, gathered by Barry Peter Ould in the course of his friendship and work with the composer. Also included are two cards and a letter of Stevenson to Christopher Grieve.

Dates: 1972-1992.

Manuscript of Ronald Stevenson song cycle, "A Child`s Garden of Verses".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.10278
Scope and Contents

Makes use of Robert Louis Stevenson poems.

Dates: 1985.

Manuscript score, 1979, of Ronald Stevenson`s "Violin Concerto".

 File
Identifier: Acc.10774
Scope and Contents

Includes note, 1992, of Yehudi Menuhin and three photographs taken at the first performance, Glasgow, 1992.

Dates: 1979-1992.

Manuscripts of works by Ronald Stevenson mostly for piano.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12336
Scope and Contents

Includes "Barra Flytin Toccata" and "Beltane Bonfire" for piano and "Variations and Theme (The Bonnie Earl of Moray)" for cello and piano.

Dates: 1973-1974, 1980, 1989.

Music manuscripts of Ronald Stevenson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13257
Scope and Contents

A wide-ranging collection of scores given by the composer to Barry Peter Ould, his publisher and friend until the late 1980s.

Dates: 1961-1989.

Papers concerning "Passacaglia on DSCH" by Ronald Stevenson

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11055
Scope and Contents

Includes scores, notes, press cuttings, a speech and correspondence.

Dates: 1960-1994.

Reel-to-reel sound recording, [from the label] 'Portrait - Ronald Stevenson', produced by the BBC.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7521
Scope and Contents

From the label on the box: 'British Broadcasting Corporation. Recording Service. R.P. REF. NO. YGW 45 650S122. REEL No. 1 of 1. TAKE 1 Portrait - Ronald Stevenson. TAKE 2 7 1/2 IPS'.

The title and reference number are repeated on the label on the reel.

Included is a BBC compliments slip.

Dates: 1979.

Additional filters:

Subject
Scores 18
Letters. Correspondence. 7
Correspondence. 5
Manuscripts. 5
Notes. 3