Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 10-A-138
Title
The Pope dances : tunes from the Thomas Pope music manuscript : arranged for violin and piano
Date(s)
- 2001 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 ms. score (12 p.) : copies + 1 part (6 p.) : copies + 1 notebook
Context area
Name of creator
(1927-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Beckwith (2011)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File consists of sketches and copies of the manuscript score and violin part for an arrangement of tunes from the Thomas Pope music manuscript:
- Foots minuet ; Prince of Orange minuet
- Le Garçon volage ; Over the water to Charlie ; O Dear, what can the matter be? / Paddy whack
- French air ; Away with melancholy ; Life let us cherish.
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Accruals
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Conditions governing access
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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
Location of original manuscript unknown.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Based on Thomas Pope's music book, which is held in the Music Library's rare book collection (MSS 0075). The sketchbook includes sketches for several Beckwith compositions, written between 2001 and 2008, including:
- Workout
- A New Pibroch
- Snow is falling
- Drone on
- Alternative greeting
- Madness
- Waddington songs, nos. 2 and 3
- The Cheese stands still
- Merton duets
- Party piece
- Fractions
- Back to Bolivia
- Derailed
- Halifax
- Animals with horns
- Three brass rings
- Solo [for bassoon]
- Beckett songs
- Love lines
- Play and sing.
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Alternative identifier(s)
Former identifiers
18.125 - 78589 rbsc