String quartets
MS. Simpson Mus. 25
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
String quartets
Shelfmark
MS. Simpson Mus. 25
Summary
Includes (in photocopy unless otherwise stated):
String quartet in D major: exercise for B.Mus. degree at the Durham University, 1945-1946. Autograph score stamped 'Durham University Library'. Obtained from Durham University Library and Museums, 2011.
String quartet no. 1, 1951-1952
String quartet no. 8, 1979
String quartet no. 9, 1982
String quartet no. 9, 1989 (Faber proofs; parts only)
String quartet no. 10, 1983 (2 copies of autograph score, the second annotated by Lionel Pike)
String quartet no. 11, 1984
String quartet no. 12 (2 copies), 1987
String quartet no. 13, 1989
String quartet no. 14, 1990
String quartet no. 15, 1991
String quartet no. 16, n.d. (unfinished work; two different versions of the first page of Sibelius-software-produced score)
Date
1945-1991
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Music of Robert Simpson and other composers
Music by Robert Simpson
String quartets
