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Blackdown : a tone poem from the Surrey Hills : for full orchestra Orchestration : 2+picc.2+ca.22/4231/timp/hp/str+solo violin Dedication "To Peter", i.e. Olive Alwyn Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, dated "London March 9, 1926." Includes conductor's markings in blue pencil. MS/Alwyn/1/2/4 Reviews of the premiere MS/Alwyn/1/8/51/1-2. |
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Cuckoo ball : for piano Dedication "To Pete" Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, dated "London, January 19, 1926" MS/Alwyn/1/3P/14 |
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Fancy free : for piano 1. Snowdrops -- 2. Twilight -- 3. Happy-go-lucky. Dedication "To Peter" Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1927. Oxford piano series ; no. 106. The published edition included Sunday morning, which had originally been part of an untitled set composed in 1923. Published contents : 1. Sunday morning -- 2. Snowdrops -- 3. Twilight -- 4. Happy-go-lucky Fancy free including "Sunday morning" was recorded by Ashley Wass on William Alwyn piano music 1. Naxos 8.570359. Recorded at Crear, Lochgilphead, Argyll on 1st July, 2007. For further details see Naxos Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, dated 2nd-8th February 1926. MS/Alwyn/1/3P/18 |
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Little string quartet (String quartet no. 4 (first sequence), C major) Score lost Archive has viola part only, holograph in ink. MS/Alwyn/1/3S/18 |
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Peter May : Her booke of aires most quaintly done for the spirit : for piano 1. Lullaby : her sleepe -- 2. Minuet : her dance -- 3. Air : her sadness -- 4. Jig : her joye Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, dated 31st January - 5th June 1926. Also includes 2 limericks set to music for voice and piano. 1. In old Madrid -- 2. Poor Peter. MS/Alwyn/1/3P/45 |
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Untitled piano pieces Allegro con grazia -- Adagio -- Allegro giocoso Dedicated "To Peter" Archive has manuscript score, holograph principally in ink, 2nd movement is in pencil. Dated "London, June 26, 1926" MS/Alwyn/1/3P/77 |
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Bed-time (For unison children's voices, words by Alec M. Smith Published : London : J. Curwen & Sons, 1927. Choruses for equal voices ; no. 1710 Location of manuscript unknown |
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Duma : song for [baritone], flute and piano Words by Marjorie Pickthall Voice is unspecified but is written in baritone register. The dedicatee, George Parker, was a bass-baritone Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink. MS/Alwyn/1/4/4 |
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Eagle's whistle : arrangement of an Irish folk tune for voice and piano Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink with later additions in biro. MS/Alwyn/1/4/5. Cambridge University Library also has another manuscript copy (in a copyist's hand?) in the Hedli Anderson collection, see MS.Add.8959.5 |
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My garden For unison children's voices, words by Alec M. Smith Published : London : J. Curwen & Sons, 1927. Choruses for equal voices ; no. 1708 Location of manuscript unknown |
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Odd moments : suite for piano 1. All Forlorn -- 2. Chattering -- 3. Light-foot -- 4. On the Heath Published : London : Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1932. A more recent edition, also published by the Associated Board can be found in Easier piano pieces, series no. 46, 1985 All forlorn was recorded by Ilona Prunyi in Piano music for students : Associated Board Piano Examinations : Grades 1-4 (1995), Marco Polo AB-80102 Archive has manuscript score, holograph in pencil, dated "London, 21 June 1927", also includes some pencilled notes not in Alwyn's hand. MS/Alwyn/1/3P/41. Archive also has a review of Chattering, MS/Alwyn/1/8/93 |
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On Milton Hill : for piano (and flute?) Dedicated "To Peter - a poem for pianoforte" Archive has manuscript piano part, holograph in ink, and flute part, holograph in ink - the piano part appears to be complete in itself, the flute part was presumably added shortly afterwards. Dated "London, June 1, 1927." MS/Alwyn/1/3F/4-5 |
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Peter in the park : for piano 1. A game of ball -- 2. Squirrels -- 3. The old tree -- 4. By the lake Archive has manuscript, holograph in ink. Dated "London, May 29, 1926.” MS/Alwyn/1/3P/44 |
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Three pieces for string quartet 1. Bhairvi—Song of Renunciation -- 2. Snake Charmer -- 3. Nautch Dance Dedication "To Peter-May", i.e. Olive Alwyn Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, first movement only. Dated "March 27, 1927." MS/Alwyn/1/3S/6 |
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Five preludes for full orchestra Orchestration : 2+picc.2+ca.22/4231/timp/hp.cel/str. Dedication "To my dear Peter" First performance : London : Queen's Hall, Henry Wood symphony orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry Wood Recorded by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones on Alwyn : Orchestral music, Naxos 8.570704. Recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 19th-22nd July 2006. For further details see Naxos Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink, with annotations in blue pencil in Sir Henry Wood's hand. MS/Alwyn/1/2/40 Archive also has reviews and programmes MS/Alwyn/1/8/101/1-2 |
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Quartets, strings, A minor (String quartet no. 5, first sequence) Lost - nothing further is known about this work |
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Quartets, strings, E minor Dedication "To John B. McEwen" Archive has manuscript score, holograph in ink. Dated "London, October 2, 1927". Parts in copyist's hand in ink. MS/Alwyn/1/3S/19-20. |
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Teddy and me For unison children's voices, words by Alec M. Smith Published : London : J. Curwen & Sons, 1927. Choruses for equal voices ; no. 1709 Location of manuscript unknown |
