Selection from three volumes assembled by the Deneke family to contain manuscripts of Ernest Walkers works and associated material presented to them

Title

Selection from three volumes assembled by the Deneke family to contain manuscripts of Ernest Walkers works and associated material presented to them

Shelfmark

MS. Mus. c. 513

Summary

a (fols. 3-5v) 'Weihnachtsstück für Klavier'. [Op. 54]. Title-page (fol. 4) headed, 'An C.S.D., H.C.D., M.D.'. Dated at end 10.12.1932. Published, London: Augener, 1933. [See also MS. Mus. c. 93, fol. 26].

b (fol. 7) 'Tune from County Londonderry, generally known as "Emer's farewell to Cucullain" [the Londonderry air]'. Arranged for piano by Ernest Walker. Dated at end, August 8 1913;

c (fol. 8) 'The Gunfield Choir meet on Wednesday night'. Poem by M.D. Set for unison voices and piano (on 2 staves with interlinear words). Dated at end, December 1st 1932;

d (fol. 9r,v) 'Sunset and evening star. Unaccompanied choral song'. For SATB. Words by Tennyson. Short score. Dated at end November 8th 1932. [See MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 94, for further details];

e (fols. 10-17) 'Fantasia-variations on a Norfolk folksong. For piano duet'. Dated November 1929. Published as op. 45, London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Also exists in orchestrated version [see MSS. Mus. c. 92 and c. 487-488];

f (fols. 18-23) 'Hymn-tunes for the L.M.H./Gunfield Choirs and their choirmaster'. Composed, Feb-Apr 1931. Fair copies of SATB version, together with arrangements for SA and SSA. [See MS. Mus. b. 115, fols. 67-75, for further details];

g (fols. 24-25v) 'The earth is the Lord's. A short anthem for two sopranos and altos, unaccompanied'. Dated November 11th-12th 1932. 'To the choirmaster and choir of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford'. With crayon annotations. Title-page (fol. 24) signed by 16 members of the choir. [See MS. Mus. c. 511, fols. 21v-3v, for further details];

h (fols. 26-27) 'Carmen Harknessiense. Poem by H.C.D. and M.D.' For unison voices and piano. Begins: Beyond the banks where Cherwell flows. Dated Sept. 23 1933;

i (fol. 28) 'Poco allegretto espressivo (sempre con moto)'. For piano. Dated at end April 1934. [See MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 18, for further details];

j (fol. 29r,v) 'Prelude for the left hand'. For piano. [Op. 61]. Dated at end, Sept. 29 1934. Published, London: Augener, 1935. [See also MS. Mus. c. 93, fol. 31];

k (fols. 30-31) 'A West African fantasietta for piano-solo'. Fair copy. 'For Margaret Deneke'. [See MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 19, for further details];

l (fol. 32r,v) Descants by Ernest Walker for John Goss's 'Praise my soul the King of heaven', and Ralph Vaughan Williams's 'Sine nomine' ('For all the saints');

m (fol. 35) 'Drop, drop, slow tears'. [Overstrand, no. 6 of Ten Lady Margaret Hall hymn tunes]. Arrangement for SSA. [See MS. Mus. b. 115, fols. 67-75, for further details];

n (fol. 34) 'Round for M.D.'s Gunfield Choir. Poem by Mary Venables'. Begins: We are just going to post the letters tonight. Dated 22 March 1935. [See also MS. Mus. b. 115, fols. 79, 96-97];

o (fol. 35) Descant by Ernest Walker for H.J. Gauntlett's 'St Albinus' ('Jesus lives! thy terrors now'). On a postcard addressed to Margaret Deneke, postmarked 1 May 1937;

p (fols. 36-39v) 5 single, 12 double and 2 quadruple chants. Dated 1935. On fol. 39 are 3 descant by Ernest Walker to 'Monks Gate', P.C. Buck's 'St. Sebastian' and G.F. Handel's 'Gopsal'. [See also MS. Mus. c. 514, fols. 8-9];

q (fols. 40-43) 'Cadenza to Mozart's Pianoforte Concerto in B flat (K. 456)'. Dated November 1935. [See also MS. Mus. b. 115, fols. 28-29v];

r (fols. 44-6v) 'Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concerto in C major (K. 467)'. Dated at end February 1st 1936. [See also MS. Mus. b. 115, fols. 32-33v];

s (fols. 48-49v) 'Cadenza to first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A (K. 48)'. Dated at end March 9 1936. [See also MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 34];

t (fols. 50-51) 'Easter piece ... Arranged for organ October 7 1936'. [For the original piano version see MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 10];

u (fol. 52r,v) 'Ring out, wild bells. Song for two equal voices and piano'. Words by Tennyson. [Op. 64]. Dated at end 5.10.1936. 'For the Gunfield Choir and its conductor'. Published, London: Stainer & Bell, 1937;

v (fol. 53) 'Tempo di marcia'. For piano, in C major. Dated at end Nov. 4 1936. [See also MS. Mus. b. 115, fol. 20 (where entitled 'Marchlet')];

w (fols. 54-58v) 'Variations on an original theme for pianoforte, clarinet, violin, viola, & violoncello'. Piano part only. Dated at end April 13th 1933. In ink, with crayon annotations. [See also MS. Mus. c. 495].

See also MSS. Mus. c. 512 and 514.

Date

1929-1937, n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

61 Leaves