Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-A-030
Title
The Killdeer : [incidental music]
Date(s)
- 1961 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 ms. scores (13, 2 p.) : ink, pencil + 2 ms. scores (2, 2 p.) : ink + 5 parts : ink, pencil
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Beckwith (1990, 2018); Kathleen McMorrow (A2024-02)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains the score and parts for Beckwith's incidental music for the James Reaney play "The Killdeer," written for piano/celesta, clarinet, trumpet, violin, double bass, and percussion (2 players). The file also includes the music for "The River of Time" for unaccompanied medium voice and a handwritten chorale setting for the hymn “Blessed Name” by Ralph E. Hudson, which John Beckwith quoted in the incidental music for James Reaney's play "The Killdeer." The play aired on CBC-TV on March 7, 1961.
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.