Letters of congratulation and condolence

Title

Letters of congratulation and condolence

Shelfmark

MS. Rubbra 4

Summary

Folder 1 (fols. 1-92). Letters of congratulation on Rubbra's award of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), New Year's Honours List, 1960. Contains:

(fol. 1) Manilla envelope, inscribed by Rubbra: 'Letters re C.B.E.' [Originally contained the letters on fols. 2-92]

(fol. 2) I.J. Bligh (on behalf of Prime Minister, Harold MacMillan), offering Rubbra the award of CBE, 25 Nov 1959

(fol. 3) Arts Council [telegram], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 4) Charles Aukin (on behalf of Aukin & Co., Solicitors), 14 Jan 1960

(fol. 5) Evelyn Barbirolli [née Rothwell] and John Barbirolli, 5 Jan 1960

(fol. 6) Arthur Bliss, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 7) Olive Bromhall, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 8) Ernest Bullock, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 8A) Philip and Jacqueline [Cannon] [telegram], 8 Jan 1960

(fol. 9) Gerald Cockshott, 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 10) Elizabeth Cornwell, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 11) H.A.F. Crewdson (on behalf of The Worshipful Company of Musicians), 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 12) K E Crickmore (on behalf of The Hallé Concerts Society), 5 Jan 1960

(fols. 13-14) Adrian Cruft [also concerning Cruft's Motet no. 2, 'The Prisoner'], 22 Jan 1960

(fol. 15) Peter Dawes, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 16) Bernard de Nevers [telegram], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 17) Alfred Deller [postcard], [Jan 1960?]

(fol. 18) John Denison, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 19) Astra Desmond, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 20) Carl Dolmetsch [telegram], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 21) Gerry Dooley, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 22) Sylvia East (on behalf of The Royal Philharmonic Society), 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 23) Keith Falkner, 10 Jan 1960

(fol. 24) Nigel Fortune (on behalf of The Royal Musical Association), 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 25) Alan Franks (on behalf of Oxford University Press and Phyllis Tate), 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 26) Willis Grant, 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 26A) Michael Hadley, 5 Jan 1960

(fol. 27) Julius Harrison, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 27A) Ivy Herbert, 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 28) Sidney J. Hooper, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 28A) Christine Humphreys, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 28A) Christine Humphreys, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 29) Alan Jacobs, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 30) Maurice Jacobson, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 31) Robert Joyce [also concerning 'Lord with what care', op. 107], 5 Jan 1960

(fol. 32) Ivor Keys, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 33) Charles T. Lofthouse, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 34) Kenneth [MacMillan?], [Royal Opera House, London], 6 Jan 1960

(fol. 35) Elizabeth Maconchy, 2 Jan '59' [i.e. 1960]

(fol. 36) Elizabeth Maconchy (on behalf of The Composers' Guild of Great Britain), 6 Jan 1960

(fol. 36A) Blyth Major, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 36B) Gwendolen Mason, 8 Jan 1960

(fol. 37) John Cecil Masterman [Provost of Worcester College, Oxford], 7 Jan 1960

(fol. 38) Herbert Menges, [Jan 1960?]

(fol. 39) Alan G Melville, 3 Jan 1960

(fol. 40) Frank Merrick [postcard], 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 41) Hubert Newton (on behalf of the Leek and Moorlands Building Society), 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 42) Ian Parrott [also concerning Parrott's 'The Black Ram'], 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 43) Elsie Payne, 3 Jan 1960

(fol. 44) William Pleeth [and] Margaret Pleeth [née Good], [also concerning 'Soliloquy', op. 57], 19 Jan 1960

(fol. 45) Joseph Poole, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 46) Ernest Read [greetings telegram], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 47) Margaret Reizenstein, 3 Jan 1960

(fol. 48) Arthur Rubbra, 3 Jan '59' [i.e. 1960]

(fol. 49) Harold Rutland, 15 Jan 1960

(fol. 50) Cyril Scott [also concerning Scott's Piano Trio no. 3], 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 51) Desmond Shawe-Taylor, 5 Jan 1960

(fol. 51A) Fred [Frederick W. Sternfeld], 7 Jan 1960

(fol. 52) Bernard Stevens, 3 Jan 1960

(fol. 53) Robert Smith [postcard], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 54) Mrs Edgar B. Stern [memorandum], [Jan 1960?]

(fol. 55) John R. Stevens (on behalf of Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd), 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 56) Lionel Tertis, 3 Jan 1960

(fol. 57) Frank Thistleton, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 58) Edward Thomas, [Jan 1960?]

(fol. 59) E. Vaughan Morris (on behalf of Odhams Press Ltd), 7 Jan 1960

(fol. 60) John Walker, 15 Jan 1960

(fol. 61) Egon Wellesz, 2 Jan 1960

(fol. 62) Jack Alan Westrup, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 63) R.F. Whale (on behalf of The Performing Right Society), 4 Jan 1960

(fol. 64) Seymour Whinyates, 12 Jan 1960

(fol. 65) C.K? Wilkinson, 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 66) Leslie [Woodgate?], 1 Jan 1960

(fol. 67) Frank Wright, 6 Jan 1960

(fol. 68) Sophie Wyss, 3 Jan 1960

(fols. 69-86) 14 letters with unidentified signatures, 1 Jan 1960 to 11 Jan 1960

(fols. 87-92) [Unused]

Folder 2 (fols. 93-115). Letters concerning first performances of Rubbra's Symphony no. 9, op. 140 ('Sinfonia Sacra'), 1973. Contains:

(fol. 93) Manilla envelope, inscribed by Rubbra: 'Letters – Sinfonia Sacra'. [Originally contained the letters on fols. 94-115]

(fol. 94) Bernard Barrell, 11 Mar 1973

(fols. 95-96) E. Buckingham, 21 Feb 1973

(fol. 97) Humphrey Burton [as from 'Aquarius', London Weekend Television], 23 Feb 1973

(fol. 98) Nicholas Clapton, 23 Feb 1973

(fol. 99-100) Michael Freeman, 23 Feb 1973

(fol. 101) Stephen Gray (on behalf of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society), 7 Mar 1973

(fol. 102) Charles Groves, 24 Feb 1973

(fol. 103) Inigo Jackson, 20 Feb 1973

(fol. 104) Maurice Jacobson, 20 Feb 1973

(fol. 105) Allen Percival [Principal of Guildhall School of Music and Drama, concerning a performance of the symphony at GRSMD], 4 Jul 1974

(fol. 106-107) Norma Proctor, 21 Feb 1973; 23 Feb 1973

(fol. 108-109) Alec Robertson, 16 Feb 1973; 26 Feb 1973

fol. 110) Hans-Hubert Schönzeler, 20 Feb 1973

(fol. 111) Eric Sixsmith, 15 Mar 1973

(fol. 112-13) Frederic Vanson, 21 Feb 1973

(fol. 114) Newell Wallbank [postcard], 21 Feb 1973

(fol. 115) David Willison (on behalf of Alfred Lengnick & Co. Ltd), [Mar 1973?]

Folder 3 (fols. 116-152). Letters from Ralph Scott Grover concerning the writing of his book The music of Edmund Rubbra (Scolar Press, 1993), 1979-1985. Contains:

(fols. 116-146) Includes draft analyses of 'Improvisation', op. 89, Symphony no. 2, op. 45 and Symphony no. 7, op. 88, 10 Dec 1979

(fol. 147) 15 Jan 1984

(fols. 148-150) Includes copy of letter from Michael H. Black (on behalf of Cambridge University Press, 24 Jan 1985), 8 Feb 1985

(fol. 151) Also concerns Sinfonietta, op. 163, 12 Mar 1985

(fol. 152) 20 May 1985

Letters of condolence to Colette Rubbra following death of Edmund Rubbra on 14 Feb, 1986.

[Many letters are crossed through or annotated to indicate that the letter had been replied to or action taken]

Correspondents A-RO:

(fol. 153) Bernard Barrell (on behalf of Composers' Guild members in the East Anglian region), 14 Feb 1986

(fol. 154) Lionel Bentley [sent also on behalf of the Amici Quartet], 21 Feb 1986

(fols. 155-156) Agnes Buisst, 24 Feb 1986

(fol. 157) Frank Buisst [father of Agnes Buisst], [Feb? 1986]

(fol. 158) Gavin Bullock, 17 Feb 1986

(fols. 159-160) Christine and Kenneth Campbell-Ede [sympathy card], 18 Feb 1986

(fols. 161-162) T.K. Cannon (on behalf of the City of Bath Bach Choir), with invitation to the first performance of the 'Requiem' by Denys Darlow, dedicated to Rubbra [includes formal invitation card], 2 Apr 1986

(fol. 163) Peter Crossley-Holland, 3 Mar 1986

(fol. 164) Adrian Cruft, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 165) John Cruft, 23 Feb 1986

(fol. 166) Sophie and Denys Darlow, [Feb? 1986]

(fol. 167) Michael Dawney, 15 Feb 1986

(fols. 168-169) Michael Dawney [sympathy card], Feb 1986

(fol. 170) Michael Dawney, 12 Mar 1986

(fol. 171) Harold Dexter (on behalf of colleagues at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama), also concerning Symphony no. 9 ('Sinfonia Sacra') [see fol. 105], 21 Feb 1986

(fol. 172) Colette Rubbra [rough copy of reply to fol. 171], [Mar? 1986]

(fol. 173) Rosemary Dixson (on behalf of The Association of Professional Composers), 17 Feb 1986

(fol. 174) Nadia Ellis, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 175) Laura Findley, 16 Feb 1986

(fol. 176) Michael Freeman, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 177) Chrissie [Funnell, cousin of Colette Rubbra?], 17 Feb 1986

(fol. 178) J.D. Gillett (on behalf of The Robert Simpson Society), 19 Feb 1986

(fol. 179) Marjorie E. Gleed (on behalf of The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain), 14 Feb 1986

(fols. 180-181) Ralph and Frances Grover, 14 Feb 1986

(fol. 182) Colin Harrison, 18 Feb 1986

(fol. 183) Beatrice Harthen [with note by Colette Rubbra to say that she had phoned her on 25 Feb 1986], 17 Feb 1986

(fol. 184) Gary, Susan and Christopher Higginson, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 185) Michael Hill, also concerning 'Fantasy fugue', op. 161, 14 Feb 1986

(fols. 186-187) B. Margaret Hooper, 23 Feb 1986

(fol. 188) Andrew Hughes, 24 Feb 1986

(fol. 189) Rosemary Johnson (on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of New Music), 6 Mar 1986

(fol. 190) Frank and Hazel [Kenber?], 14 Feb 1986

(fol. 191) Roger Langrish, 17 Feb 1986

(fol. 192) Sister Mary Christina, Little Sisters of the Poor, 3 Mar 1986

(fol. 193) Michael Gough Matthews (on behalf of the Royal College of Music), 19 Feb 1986

(fol. 194) Phyllis Naylor, 20 Feb 1986

(fol. 195) Terence O'Neil, 29 Mar 1986

(fol. 196) Ian Parrott, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 197) Hilda, Jane and Mary Phillips, 14 Feb 1986

(fol. 198) Anthony J. Purkiss, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 199) John Rose, 16 Feb 1986

Letters of condolence to Colette Rubbra following death of Edmund Rubbra on 14 Feb, 1986.

[Many letters are crossed through or annotated to indicate that the letter had been replied to or action taken]

Correspondents RU-Y:

(fols. 200-201) Brenda Rubbra, 28 Feb [1986]

(fol. 202) Colin Rubbra, 15 Feb 1986

(fols. 203-204) Esme Rubra, 16 Feb 1986

(fols. 205-207) Hans-Hubert and Helme Schonzeler [enclosing letter of thanks from the Little Sisters of the Poor (see fol. 192) for a donation in Rubbra's memory. Also concerns Rubbra's 'Sinfonietta', op. 163], 8 Mar 1986

(fol. 208) Marjorie Scott, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 209) Colin Seamarks, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 210) Arthur Searle, 16 Feb 1986

(fol. 211) Robert Simpson, 1 Mar 1986

(fol. 212) Andrew Sterling, 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 213) Bertha Stevens, 19 Feb 1986

(fol. 214-215) May Sullivan ['in memoriam' card], [Feb? 1986]

(fol. 216-217) John and Elaine Thomas [sympathy card], [Feb? 1986]

(fol. 218) Leslie Thompson, 14 Feb 1986

(fol. 219v - 220) Fr Tadgh[?] Tierney [sympathy card on behalf of St Ignatius Priory, Gerrards Cross], [Feb 1986]

(fol. 221) Megan Tolhurst (on behalf of Gerrards Cross Music Club), 22 Feb 1986

(fol. 222) Mary Turnbull, 17 Feb 1986

(fol. 223) Frederic Vanson, [Mar? 1986]

(fol. 224) Frederic Vanson, 20 Mar 1986

(fols. 225-235) Frederic Vanson [with a copy of his Immortal diamond (Harlow: Ore, in collaboration with Poetry Essex, 1986)], [May? 1986]

(fol. 236) Elsie and Vincent Wesson, 16 Feb 1986

(fol. 237) Graham Whettam (on behalf of The Composers' Guild of Great Britain), 15 Feb 1986

(fol. 238) Malcolm Williamson, 17 Feb 1986

(fols. 239-246) Robert Woodfield [with press cuttings and photographs], 3 Mar 1986

(fol. 247) Robert Woodfield, 31 Mar 1986

(fol. 248) David Worland (on behalf of Barclay's Bank, Gerrards Cross), 19 Feb 1986

(fol. 249) Jonathan Yardley, 15 Feb 1986

(fols. 250-252) 3 letters with unidentified signatures, 14 Feb 1986 to 20 Feb 1986

Date

1960-1986

Language

English

Physical extent

252 Leaves