Tone poems.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: The English equivalent of the German ‘Tondichtung’, a term adopted by Richard Strauss for his symphonic poems in preference to the previously accepted German term ‘symphonische Dichtung’. It was widely current at the beginning of the 20th century. By implication, if not in actual fact, a tone poem is less dependent on symphonic procedures than a symphonic poem, but the distinction has never been strictly applied. Source: 'The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians', 2nd edition (Oxford, 2001).
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.