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Symphonic poems.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: An orchestral form in which a poem or programme provides a narrative or illustrative basis. Source: 'The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians', 2nd edition (Oxford, 2001).

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Full score and piano reduction of ‘Europa’ by G W Crawford., 1916.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21890-21891
Scope and Contents

Described as ‘A symphonic poem for full orchestra on the European War of 1914-1917’ [sic]) (MS.21890, page 1).

According to a typed programme note (MS.21890, folio i) the work was composed in 1916.

Dates: 1916.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.

Full score and reductions of ‘Undine’ by G W Crawford., 1939.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21893-21894
Dates: 1939.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.

Full score of ‘Coriolanus’ by G W Crawford., [1930, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21888
Dates: [1930, or before.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score, piano reduction and piano condensation of ‘Coriolanus’ by G W Crawford.

Full score of ‘Europa’ by G W Crawford., 1916.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21890
Dates: 1916.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score and piano reduction of ‘Europa’ by G W Crawford.

Full score of 'Macbeth' by G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21892
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.

Full score of 'Undine' by G W Crawford., 1939.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21893
Scope and Contents

The date '16/10/39' is written at the end of the score (page 88).

Dates: 1939.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score and reductions of ‘Undine’ by G W Crawford.

Full score, piano reduction and piano condensation of ‘Coriolanus’ by G W Crawford., [1930, or before.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21888-21889
Scope and Contents

A typed programme note tipped in at the front (folio 1) of MS.21888 records that the first performance of the work was given in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 1930, and the second (and first broadcast) performance was given at Bournemouth, 1932. A fragment of the printed programme records the other works played.

Dates: [1930, or before.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.

Letter, 1916, of William Wallace concerning his symphonic poem 'Villon', with the first page of the full score, [1909].

 File
Identifier: MS.22081
Dates: [1909], 1916.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts

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

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21881-21910
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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.

Piano reduction and piano condensation of ‘Coriolanus’ by G W Crawford., [1930, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21889
Scope and Contents

The piano reduction (folio 1) is written on two staves with solo parts written on the extra stave above. The piano condensation of winds (folio 13) is written on two staves with parts for other instruments on the extra stave above.

Dates: [1930, or before.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score, piano reduction and piano condensation of ‘Coriolanus’ by G W Crawford.

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

 File
Identifier: MS.21894
Dates: [1939.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score and reductions of ‘Undine’ by G W Crawford.

Piano reduction of ‘Europa’ by G W Crawford., [?1916.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21891
Dates: [?1916.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford. / Full score and piano reduction of ‘Europa’ by G W Crawford.

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.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21881-21974
Scope and Contents 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, undated.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts

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

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21888-21895
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford.

Works for bassoon and orchestra, composed by G W Crawford for, and dedicated to, A T Wood, bassoonist with the Scottish Orchestra., [?1892-?1941.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21895
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Full score (folio 1), three copies of a reduction for piano and bassoon (folios 11, 15, 21: the first begins at folio 11 verso), and the bassoon part (folio 27) of 'Variations on little brown jug' for bassoon and orchestra. The date '15/4/10' is written at folio 11. (ii) Score for piano and bassoon (folio 29) and part for solo bassoon (folio 43) of Episode for bassoon and orchestra.(iii) Full score (folio 47), reduction for...
Dates: [?1892-?1941.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / 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. / Orchestral music of G W Crawford. / Symphonic poems of G W Crawford.

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