Settings of works of Percy Grainger., 1900-1947, undated.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1947, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
112 Leaves ; Various sizes.
Arrangement
The contents consist of:
(i) Settings of 'The Twa Corbies' for voice and piano, 1903 (folio 1);
(ii) Parts for wind and brass, 1900-1905, (folio 5) and setting for piano duet, 1939, of ‘Walking tune’ (folio 20);
(iii) Settings of 'Ye banks and braes' for voices originally set 1901 (folio 22), parts for various instruments (folio 27) and setting, 1932, for pipe organ (folio 51);
(iv) Settings, 1947, for recorder, of original and other pieces (folio 55);
(v) 'A lot of rot' for cello and piano, 1901, which was published as ‘Youthful rapture’, 1930 (folio 91);
(vi) Arrangement, 1927, of J S Bach, 'Prelude and fugue no V’ of ‘The well-tempered clavier’, book II (folio 94);
(vii) Setting, 1924, for piano of 'Nell' by Gabriel Fauré, opus 18, number 1 (folio 105);
(viii) Setting, undated, for string quartet of 'The quiet brook' by Domenico Scarlatti (folio 107);
(ix) Unidentified music, undated (folio 111).
Arrangement
112 folios.
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Repository Details
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