Miscellaneous
MS. Mus. b. 116, fols. 27-34
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous
Shelfmark
MS. Mus. b. 116, fols. 27-34
Summary
k (fols. 27-28) Instrumental descants by Ernest Walker for 'Auld lang syne', an unidentified tune, and 'O Canada', designed to be performed in sequence;
l (fols. 29-30) 'Wee Cooper of Fife. Harmonised by E.W. ... for the Tusmore Mime'. 2 different harmonisations for piano. Dated Oct. 19 [19]48 and Oct. 20 1948, respectively;
m (fol. 30r,v) Benjamin Rogers: 'May Morning hymn'. Copied by Ernest Walker;
n (fol. 31) Quittez pasteurs. Probably harmonised for keyboard by Ernest Walker;
o (fol. 32r,v) String quartet theme copied 'from Beethoven sketch book in B.M. [British Library, Add. MS] 29997'. With various pencil notes on this and other sketches;
p (fol. 33r,v) 'A[lfonso] Ferrabosco [II]: 4 notes pavan' [Musica Britannica 9, p. 102]. Transcribed by Ernest Walker;
q (fol. 34) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: 'Im Kahn. Weimar, 16 April 1841. Written for Mrs. Ignaz Moscheles'. Song, arranged for piano solo by Ernest Walker from the autograph [now MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn b. 5, fol. 27]. This arrangement was published as no. 1 of Mendelssohn's Three pieces (posthumous), London: Novello, 1947.
Date
1948, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
8 Leaves
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Collection contents
Music manuscripts of Ernest Walker, with other related material
Shorter works gathered into fascicles
XIV. Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
