Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-A-100
Title
The Hector : a documentary cantata
Date(s)
- 1990 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 score (vii, 31 p.) : pencil + 3 parts : pencil + 22 pages of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Beckwith (1996)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains sketches, score, and parts for Beckwith's documentary cantata for soprano/narrator, fife/flute/recorder, clarinet/recorder, guitar/mandolin, and harpsichord. The cantata is based on accounts of the trans-Atlantic voyage of the Hector (July 10 to September 15, 1773), which carried about 180 immigrants predominantly from Ross-shire and Inverness-shire, who formed the first major settlement of Scots in Canada in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The music incorporates traditional songs and instrumental pieces. Text compiled by the composer. Commissioned by Musick Fyne, Toronto.
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Accruals
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Language of material
English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Alternative identifier(s)
Former identifiers
12.80 - 78488 rbsc