Series 2: Ann Carr-Boyd music manuscripts, 1964-1995

MLMSS 6606/Boxes 12X-16X

series

1964-1995

Textual Records, Manuscript Notated Music, Ephemera

65966

Music and textual material (5 outsize boxes)

A. CHAMBER/INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC:
undated; [Arrangements for various combinations of flute, violin, piano and cello] a) The banks of the Condamine. 1 ms. score in pencil. b) The city tram conductor / by V. G. Benvenuti. 1 incomplete ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of original printed version. c) Moreton Bay. 1 ms. score in pencil. d) Railroad gallope. 1 ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of original printed version. e) Song of the women of the Menero Tribe / by Isaac Nathan. 1 ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of original printed version. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1984; Australian Baroque. Commissioned by the Sydney Mandolins. For small mandolin group (2 first mandolins, 2 second mandolins, 2 mandolas, 2 guitars and bass). Photocopies of ms. parts (guitar II part missing page 2). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1973; Combinations. Commissioned by the Musical Society of Victoria. For violin, cello and piano. 1 ms. score and 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1978; Dance for strings. For violins I-III and piano. 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1964; Dance suite for woodwind quartet. For flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon. 1 ms. score, 1 revised ms. score in pencil (1983) and ms. parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1982; Fandango. Commissioned by the Sydney Mandolins. For small mandolin group (2 first mandolins, 2 second mandolins, 2 mandolas, 2 guitars and bass. 1 ms. score, signed by performers on title page, and 1 photocopy of draft ms. score with pencil annotations. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1988; Fandango, arranged for mandolin quartet. 1 photocopy of ms. score, and original ms. parts for mandolin II, mandola and guitar. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1975; Fanfare for Aunty in FM. Commissioned by the A.B.C. For 2 trumpets, 2 pianos and 1 drum kit. 1 incomplete ms. score (last page only), 1 photocopy of ms. score, 2 published scores (Sydney: J. Albert & Son, 1975) and a letter from A.B.C. stating conditions of commission. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1993; Fantastic dance IV. Commissioned by Adrian Hooper. For mandolin quartet. 1 facsimile score from Australian Music Centre, and photocopies of ms. parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1990; Fantasy for organ, mandolins and chamber ensemble. Commissioned by Coralie Tosswill for the centenary of the organ in the Sydney Town Hall. 1 ms. score, 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre, and ms. parts (some original, some photocopies, organ part incomplete), with a letter from Coralie Tosswill, photocopies of newspaper article, photograph of composer working on the Fantasy, and ms. notes for the AMC facsimile. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1995; A garland for 2MBS-FM for two mandolins, mandola and guitar. 1 ms. score in pencil and 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

undated; God save the Queen, arranged by Ann Carr-Boyd for strings. 1 ms. score and 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

undated; ITT theme and variations on a popular Transylvanian air. Dedicated to Robert Goode. 1 ms. score and 1 incomplete photocopy of ms. score (pages 1-6). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1976; Karchin, from Mongolia. By Haslund, arranged by Ann Carr-Boyd for flute, guitar, cello, harpsichord and chimes. 1 photocopy of ms. chimes part. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1981; Mandolin music. Commissioned by the Sydney Mandolins with assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council. For small mandolin group (2 first mandolins, 2 second mandolins, 2 mandolas, 2 guitars and bass). 1 ms. score of first movement, 1 incomplete ms. score of first movement in pencil (pages 2-3 only), 1 photocopy of ms. score (2 movements), and photocopies of parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1986; Music for an imaginary Italian film. Commissioned by the Federation of Australian Mandolin Ensembles. For mandolin orchestra and toy shotgun. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1982; Music for Sunday. Commissioned by the Nuclear Trio for the Women in Arts Festival with assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council. For flute, violin and harpsichord. 1 ms. score and 1 page of typescript notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/12X)

1973; Patterns for string quartet and organ. Commissioned by the Organ Institute of NSW. 1 ms. score and ms. parts for string quartet. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

undated; String quartet by Ann Wentzel. 1 incomplete ms. score (1 page from Rondo only) and ms. parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1964; String quartet no.1. 1 draft ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of final ms. score. Composed in London. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1966; String quartet [no.2]. 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1972; Textures and variations. For flute, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1964; Theme and variations for chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello & pianoforte). 1 ms. draft score in pencil, 2 ms. scores in ink, and ms. parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1992; Three fantastic dances after Shostakovich for mandolin quartet. Commissioned by Adrian Hooper. 1 ms. score for Dance no.1, 1 ms. score in pencil for Dance no.2, 1 photocopy of ms. score for Dance no.3, 1 incomplete pencil draft of score of Dances 1 & 2, 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre, photocopies of ms. parts and a letter from Ann Carr-Boyd to Adrian Hooper. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1981; Travelling. Commissioned by the Department of Music, NSW Department of Education. For massed school recorders, percussion, piano and organ. 1 photocopy of ms. score and 1 photocopy of ms. recorder score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1995; Two Australian scenes: Peter's blues and Murray River. Commissioned by Cranbrook School for the Cranbrook Guitar Ensemble. For guitar ensemble. 1 ms. score in pencil. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13)

1987; Whitsunday moon. Commissioned by the Australian Society for Music Education (Qld chapter). For recorders and piano. 1 bound photocopy of ms. score and 1 photocopy of ms. score in hand of a music copyist. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

B. CHORAL MUSIC:
1984; Bankstown song. Commissioned by the South West Regional Arts Centre, NSW. For children's choir, flute, violin, bandura and mandolin ensemble. 1 photocopy of ms. score, 1 ms. part for children's choir and associated papers from the Bankstown Pageant event, 1984. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1982; A change of air / words by C. J. Dennis. Commissioned by the Arts Council of Australia. 2-part song for primary school children. 1 ms. score of vocal parts, 1 typescript carbon letter from Ann Carr-Boyd to Arts Council of Australia and typescript performance notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1978; A composition of place / words by Jeremy Nelson. Commissioned by the Jeroun Singers, Sydney. For SATB choir with piano accompaniment. 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1971; Psalm 110: Dixit Dominus. For SATB choir, string ensemble and piano. 1 photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

1987; Waltzing Matilda / melody by Christina Macpherson, words by Banjo Paterson, arranged by Ann Carr-Boyd. Commissioned by St Margaret's School, Brisbane. For primary school children's choir, flute, clarinet, horn, violin & piano. 1 ms. score, 1 incomplete pencil draft of score (last page only), and ms. parts. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

C. CONCERT BAND MUSIC:
1993; Serenade for Sydney 2000. Dedicated to Adrian Hooper and the band of Penshurst Girl's High School. For concert band. 1 ms. score, 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre, 1 bound photocopy of ms. score signed by members of the Penshurst Girls High School concert band (Dec. 1993), 1 set of photocopied ms. parts in hand of copyist Greg Hooper, together with a newscutting about the first performance, a letter from Adrian Hooper, and a letter from the composer. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/13X)

D. FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC:
1982; Bus trip / film by Carl Zwicky. For flute, clarinet, cello, double bass & piano. 1 ms. score, 1 photocopy of ms. score with ms. annotations, and 1 set of ms. parts, together with related correspondence and brochure. Composed as part of film music course at the Australian Film & Television School, Sydney. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1986; Images of Australia. For ABC TV documentary, screened 1988. 1 ms. score of short version, 1 ms. score of long version, and 1 photocopy of quaver theme. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

E.(i) KEYBOARD MUSIC - HARPSICHORD:
1981; Cadenza for last movement of Concerto in F minor for harpsichord by J. S. Bach. For Robert Goode. 1 photocopy of ms. part (2 pages). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1971; Lullaby for Nuck. Dedicated to Robert Goode. 1 ms. score, with ms. programme note. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

undated; Old time Smith / by Ronnie Bridges, arranged by Ann Carr-Boyd. 2 photocopies of original ms. score by Ronnie Bridges, with typescript lyrics and copy of performance agreement between Robert Goode and Ronnie Bridges. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1982; Suite for Veronique. Commissioned by Robert Goode with assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1985; Suite Veronese. Commissioned by Nicholas Parle. 1 ms. score, 1 photocopy of ms. score, 2 ms. pencil drafts of score, with associated correspondence and papers. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

E.(ii) KEYBOARD MUSIC - ORGAN:
1979; The bells of Sydney Harbour. Commissioned by the Sydney Organ Society for the opening of the Sydney Opera House organ. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1989; Suite for David Kinsela. 1 ms. score in pencil. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1989; Theme and variations. Commissioned by David Kinsela with assistance from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council. 1 ms. score in pencil. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1974; Woodford Bay : a fantasy for organ. Dedicated to Howard Pollard, first performed by him on the Ron Sharp organ at Wollongong, June 1974. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

E.(iii) KEYBOARD MUSIC - PIANO:
1994; Blues in Orange. 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1994; Grasstree Hill / melody by Nicholas van der Waarden, arranged by Ann Carr-Boyd. 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1995; Lane Cove centenary piece. For 2 pianos. 1 incomplete ms. score in pencil (first 2 pages only), and 1 photocopy of Piano I part. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1981; Listen! : seventeen piano pieces for children. Self-published by the Hillside Press, Northwood NSW. 1 score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1976; Look at the stars. Previous title: Star patterns for piano. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1995; Northbridge blues. Adapted from `Peter's blues' for guitar ensemble composed for Cranbrook School, Sydney. Dedicated to Dulcie Holland. 1 ms. score in pencil. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1992; Perpetual motion. Adapted from part 3 of `The bells of Sydney Harbour'. 1 facsimile score from the Australian Music Centre. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

[1976]; Star patterns for piano. 1 ms. score. See also `Look at the stars'. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

1976; Stars. 1 ms. score and 1 bound photocopy of ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/14X)

F. ORCHESTRAL MUSIC:
1990-1991; Concerto for piano and orchestra. Commissioned by Sally Mays. 1 ms. draft of score in pencil and ink (slow movement is a photocopy), 1 ms. score in ink (faircopy), and 1 bound photocopy of 1st movement of draft score with pencil annotations. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/15X)

1980; Festival. Commissioned by the Lane Cove Symphony Orchestra, with assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/15X)

1977; Gold. Commissioned as winner of the Albert H. Maggs composition award, 1975. 1 ms. score, 1 unbound photocopy and 2 bound photocopies of ms. score, 1 ms. bassoon part (incomplete, including a pencil arrangement of Waltzing Matilda), 1 photocopy of ms. flute II part (incomplete), and 1 photocopy of ms. violin I part (incomplete), with 4 pages of ms. notes giving background to the composition. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/15X)

1995; Images : music in celebration of Lane Cove Council's centenary. Commissioned by Lane Cove Council, with assistance from the Shell Company of Australia Ltd. 1 bound photocopy of ms. score signed by the composer (1995), 1 ms. trumpet part of introduction in ink and ms. performance notes (2 pp.). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/15X)

1964; Symphony in three movements. 1 ms. score of 2nd movement in pencil, 1 ms. full score in ink (faircopy), 1 photocopy of ms. full score and 2 ms. parts for violin I & II. Finalist in Patron's Fund Competition, UK. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/15X)

G.(i) SOLO INSTRUMENT MUSIC - GUITAR:
1984; Telemann sonata in G major / [arranged for guitar by Ann Carr-Boyd?]. 1 ms. guitar part in pencil. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

G.(ii) SOLO INSTRUMENT MUSIC - VIOLIN:
1973; Nadir : for violin and harpsichord. Commissioned by Mary Nemet and Robert Goode. 1 ms. score, with ms. programme note. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

G.(iii) SOLO INSTRUMENT MUSIC - VIOLONCELLO:
1975; Music for Narjade. Commissioned by David Pereira. For solo violoncello. 1 ms. score in ink, 1 bound photocopy of different ms. score, with ms. and typescript programme notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1992; Undara - first study : for solo violoncello. Commissioned by David Pereira. Dedicated to Robert Allworth. 1 ms. score in ink with ms. annotations, 1 photocopy of ms. score (clean copy) and 1 photocopy of ms. score with ms. annotations, together with typescript programme notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

H.(i) VOCAL MUSIC - SOLO VOICE AND PIANO OR HARPSICHORD:
1974; The boomerang chocolate cake : a short satirical song for soprano and harpsichord. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1985; "Sometimes with one or more touches of genius...". Composed on the occasion of Fred Blank's 60th birthday. For voice & piano. 1 photocopy of ms. score, with card from Fred Blanks expressing thanks. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1974; Three songs of love : for soprano and piano or harpsichord / poems by E. E. Cummings. 1 ms. score, with ms. lyrics and programme notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1974; Trois lecons : for soprano, harpsichord or piano, and chimes or vibraphone / poems by Don Marquis from "Archy & Mehitabel". 1 ms. draft of score in pencil (songs 1 & 3 only), 1 photocopy of ms. score, 1 photocopy of transposed ms. score (songs 1 & 3 only), and Robert Goode's photocopy of ms. score (mounted on cardboard). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

H.(ii) VOCAL MUSIC - SOLO VOICE AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:
1979; [Arrangements for The Consort of Sydney for tour with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo]. For soprano, flute, guitar, cello, piano or harpsichord, & percussion. Photocopies of printed music to be arranged, ms. draft scores of some arrangements, photocopies of some parts, with associated papers (including printed programme, advertising material, newscutting, correspondence). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1975; Catch 75 : for soprano, flute, cello, harpsichord & two pairs of Aboriginal beating sticks. 3 photocopies of ms. score (2 copies are bound). (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1974; Couperin : for spoken voice, harpsichord, chamber organ and percussion. Commissioned by the Organ Institute of NSW. 1 ms. score, with ms. programme notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1987; Home thoughts from abroad / words by Jean Delbridge. Commissioned by the Macquarie Baroque Players. For mezzo soprano and baroque chamber ensemble. 1 ms. score in ink, 1 photocopy of ms. score (earlier draft), and ms. performance parts (created from photocopied score) with performers' annotations. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1976; Folk songs 76 / arrangement of 7 folk songs for Catch 76 by Ann Carr-Boyd. Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia. For soprano, flute or recorder, guitar, cello, harpsichord or piano, & percussion. 1 ms. score, with typescript programme notes. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1978; [Folk song arrangements for The Consort of Sydney]. Commissioned by Musica Viva. a) Itia-Itia: 1 ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of original printed version. b) Mandinada: 1 ms. score in pencil and 1 photocopy of original printed version. c) Guten Abend: 1 ms. score in pencil. d) Im Schonsten Wiesengrunde: 1 ms. score in pencil. With draft letter from Ann Carr-Boyd to Musica Viva, 1978. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

1988; Pioneers. For mezzo-soprano, 2 mandolins, mandola, guitar and bass. 1 ms. score. (Call No.: MLMSS 6606/16X)

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