Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-A-023
Title
Night blooming cereus : chamber opera
Date(s)
- 1953-1958 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 ms. score (258 p.) : pencil and ink + 2 ms. vocal scores (91, 25 p.) : copies + 2 ms. scores (75, 144-153 p.) : copies + 2 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Beckwith (1990); Kathleen McMorrow (A2024-02)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File consists of the manuscript full score and sketches, as well as a copy of the vocal score, an annotated copy of part of the full score, and a copy of the first 25 pages of the vocal score. Libretto by James Reaney.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Includes sketches for various other compositions by John Beckwith in the 1950s.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Former identifiers
2.18 - 78393 rbsc, 2.18 - 79063 rbsc