Series 2: Ross Edwards further music manuscripts and one sound recording, 1985-2007

MLMSS 10529/Boxes 9X-11X
MLOH 805

series

1985-2007

Textual Records, Manuscript Notated Music, Notated Music, Musical Sound Recordings

9659165

1.02 metres of textual material (3 boxes)
1 audio disc (22 min.) - digital
3 audio files (22 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo

BOX 9X
CHORAL MUSIC
Mountain Chant (Sydney and Leura, 2003-2005) for unaccompanied SATB chorus. Words by Hildegard von Bingen and Fred Watson. Commissioned by Cantillation and the Melbourne Chorale with assistance from the Austalia Council. Dedicated to Fred Watson. Sketches, original manuscript in pencil including some photocopied sections (30 pages) and several different corrected proofs of piano reduction (typeset by James Ledger) and computer score for Ricordi published score.

Dawn Canticle (2001) for SSAA children’s chorus. Commissioned by Lyn Williams and the Sydney Children’s Choir, with assistance from the Braden family. Sketches and corrected proofs for Ricordi published score.

BOX 10X
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
Clarinet Concerto (2006-2007). Commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Justice Alan Goldberg. Dedicated to David Thomas, and to Justice Alan Goldberg AO, in memory of his parents, Margery and Geoffrey Goldberg and his sister Jenny Goldberg. Sketches, original manuscript of full score in pencil including some photocopied pages (111 pages), corrected typeset proofs.

BOX 11X
SOLO INSTRUMENT MUSIC
Blackwattle Caprices (1998-2001) for solo guitar. Dedicated to Tim Kain. Original manuscript score in ink and corrected proofs for Boosey & Hawkes and Ricordi published scores, with related correspondence from Tim Kain.

Mantras and night flowers (1985-2001) for solo piano. Sketches and final manuscript score in ink.

More Marimba Dances (2004-2007) for solo percussion. Commissioned by Terry and Greg Chesher. Sketches and rough score, 3 versions of original manuscript in ink, corrected typeset proofs for Ricordi published score, text of speech by the composer introducing the work and performer Claire Edwardes in 2007.

MLOH 805 (see attached item level record)
Sound recording of performance of Clarinet Concerto with David Thomas and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Oleg Caetani in the Iwaki Auditorium, 8 August 2007.

English, Latin

In copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Copies of all final typeset scores of compositions by Ross Edwards are available at the Australian Music Centre for comparison with the original manuscripts.