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 33 Collections and/or Records:
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 for the musical comedy, "Happy End", lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, as performed by the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4027
Dates:
1964.
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.]
Typescript libretto and manuscript musical sketches for opera of Learmont Drysdale, "Flora Macdonald".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4694
Scope and Contents
With manuscript arrangements of eight Scots songs.
Dates:
circa 1903.
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.