Correspondence of Ronald Stevenson addressed to Roger Duce, with a composition dedicated to Duce.
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 the letters of Roger Duce's name. Signed by Stevenson and dated "Yule 1990".
Letter, 30 April 1990, of Ronald Stevenson to Roger Duce.
Postcard, 1999, of Ronald Stevenson to Roger Duce on the occasion of Duce's retirement.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-1999
Creator
- Stevenson, Ronald J, composer and pianist, 1928-2015 (Person)
- Duce, Roger (Curator of Music Collections, National Library of Scotland) (Recipient, Person)
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, Mrs P. Duce, 2020.
Genre / Form
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk