Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 78-A
Title
Compositions
Date(s)
- 1954-2022 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1.1 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1936-)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of manuscripts, transparencies, and master scores for original compositions by Derek Healey. Until 1999, Healey's manuscripts are handwritten; starting in 1999, Healey began to compose on a computer, and all future compositions are typeset.
Works were written in the following locations:
- Wargrave, England (op. 1a – 2b)
- Maidstone, England (op. 2c – 4)
- Shiplake, England (op. 5 – 16)
- Rome and Siena, Italy (op. 17a – op. 20d)
- Maidenhead, England (op. 21 – 34)
- Victoria, British Columbia (op. 35 – 39)
- Toronto, Ontario (op. 40 – 41a)
- Guelph, Ontario (op. 41b – 53)
- Eugene, Oregon (op. 54 – 69)
- Ruislip, England (op. 70 – 79)
- Brooklyn, New York (op. 80 – 164).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Works are listed in opus number order, with the opus numbers doubling as file identifiers.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
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
Also see Series C "Rough notes and performance records," which contains files of performance records, manuscript sketches, and rough drafts for Healey's compositions. Files in both series use opus numbers as identifiers and are cross-linked at the file level.