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Four musical scores of works by William Mathias.
Four musical scores of works by William Mathias.
Bound musical score of works by William Mathias.
Bound musical score of works by William Mathias.
50Th Cheltenham International Festival of Music, 2-17 July,
50Th Cheltenham International Festival of Music, 2-17 July 1994. 8 July: Clarinet sonatina, op. 3. 10 July: Piano trio, op. 30. 16 July: 'Rex Gloriae', op. 83. Prospectus and programme.
'A Babe is born: ink full score with later pencil annotations,
April 1971, crossed out in pencil. [Duration: 3 min. 30 sec.]. Commissioned by the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir in association with the Welsh Arts Council. [First performed, 18 Dec. 1971, by the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, conducted by Roy Bohana. Published London: Oxford University Press, 1971 (Oxford choral songs X222)]. 6 Ff. 366 x 269 mm.
[First performed, Institute of Actuaries' President's Dinner, Staple Inn Hall, 24 Nov. 1982, by the Michaelhouse Singers. Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983 (Oxford easy anthems E146)]. 2 Ff. 364 x 270 mm.
'A Grace', [for SATB, unaccompanied], op. 89, no. 3,
'A Jubilee [sic] [Royal] garland': full score; transparencies,
June 1977. 'To Sir David Willcocks and The Bach Choir in the twenty-fifth year of the Accession to the throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'. [Duration: 15 min.]. Commissioned by The Bach Choir in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain. [First performed, L'Eglise de Montreuil, Paris, Sept. 1977, by The Bach Choir, conducted by Sir David Willcocks. Published London: Oxford University Press, 1978]. 27 Ff. 382 x 279 mm.
'A Jubilee [sic] [Royal] garland': pencil sketch with ink additions,
26 May - 17 June 1977. 10 Ff. 368 x 272 mm.
'A May Magnificat': full score,
'For Gwyn L. Williams and the Bangor University College Singers'. Commissioned under the auspices of the Ruth Draddy Memorial Trust by the 25th Cork International Choral [and Folk Dance] Festival, where it was first performed by the Bangor University College Singers (conductor, Gwyn L. Williams) on 5 May 1978. Good Friday - Easter Monday 1978. Duration: 8-8 min. 30 sec. Includes notes on performance. [Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981]. 12 Ff. 368 x 277 mm.
'A May Magnificat': pencil sketch with ink additions,
Good Friday - Easter Monday 1978. 12 Ff. 368 x 274 mm.
Gregynog article (typescript).
'A Refusal to mourn the death, by fire, of a child in London' (words, Dylan Thomas, for SATB (unaccompanied), op. 41. Sketch. Together with a published version, 'for Donald James and the New London Singers' (London: Novello, 1969). 2Ff. 365 mm.
332-334: February-June 1988. Two letters from Lawrence Bandfield, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, to William Mathias. 335: 5 February 1988. Letter from Susan Brailove, OUP, New York, to William Mathias. 336: 14 April [1988]. Letter from Frances White, Friends of the Desert Chorale, to William Mathias. 337: 7 May 1988. Letter from William Mathias to Frances White. 338: 1988. The Santa Fe Desert Chorale programme for the 1988 season (two copies). 339: 1988. Bundle of press cuttings, including a review of the performance of 'A Royal Garland', 16 June 1988, from the Albuquerque Journal, 18 June 1988.
'A Virgin most pure', arrangement of a traditional carol,
(A21a): two duplicated copies. 21 Dec. 1955. 'For John and Mary, Christmas 1955'. [First performed at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 18 Jan. 1956]. 2 ff. 330 x 205 mm. (A21b): sketch. 1 f. 380 x 252 mm.
'A Vision of time and eternity': full score; transparencies,
Duration: c. 10 min.. 'For Helen, in affection and esteem'. First performed by Helen Watts, accompanied by William Mathias, during the course of a recital given at the North Wales Music Festival in St Asaph Cathedral on 27 Sept. 1972. [Published London: Oxford University Press, 1974 (Oxford solo songs)]. 15 Ff. 384 x 280 mm.