Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-A-109
Title
Taptoo! : opera in two acts
Date(s)
- 1993-1995 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 ms. score (171, 205 p.) : pencil + 1 ms. vocal score (92, 108 p.) : pencil + 2 sketchbooks
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Beckwith (1996, 2005). The second sketchbook was part of the 2005 accrual.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains sketches and the manuscript full and vocal scores for the opera Taptoo! by John Beckwith with libretto by James Reaney, written for "a minimum of fifteen singers," piano, and drums.
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
Sketchbook 2 includes sketches for After-images, after Webern; Blue Continuum; Three Brass Rings (also known as For Starters); Echoes of Quesnel; All at once; Echoes of Thiele; and Eureka.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Former identifiers
14.92 - 78501 rbsc, 14-15.92 - 78502 rbsc