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Level: Item / Extent: 88pp.
Dates: July 1943 - March 1945
Description: Autograph MSs of the following works, all for solo piano:.
Op. 1: 'Classical Movement No. 1' (31 Jul 1943).
Op. 5: 'Petite Marche' (4-5 Dec 1943).
Op. 1a (Revised version of op. 1): 'Classical Movement No. 1' (Jan 1944).
Op. 6: 'Classical Movement No. 2' (Jan - Feb 1944).
Op. 7: 'Two Melodies' (16 Feb - 13 Mar 1944).
Op. 9: 'Four Waltzes' (11 Jul - 28 Sep 1944). Title page is marked "Written on conclusion of S.C. exam".
Op. 10: 'Sonatina in E major' (3 Oct 1944 - 18 Mar 1945). Dedicated to Mr A Tainsh. A written analysis of the 2nd mvt. is also included.
The notebook also contains a short, unnumbered 'Hymn Tune' dated 27 May 1944.
Level: Item / Extent: 30pp.
Dates: September - October 1943
Description: Autograph MS of Violin Sonata No. 1, op. 4. Three movements: I. Adagio e cantabile, II. Scherzo, III. Andante con Variazione.
A short (unrelated?) theme marked Largamente has been added at the end of movement I.
Level: Item / Extent: 6pp.
Dates: April - May 1944
Description: Autograph MS of 'Six Variations on an Original Theme', for solo piano, op.8. The theme is that of op. 7 no. 1 (RHS/1): "From Melodie I op. 7".
Level: Item / Extent: 26pp.
Dates: April 1945 - November 1948
Description: Manuscript book containing autograph MSs of the following works:.
Op. 11: 'Four Bagatelles', for solo piano (23 April - 3 June 1945). Dedicated to Mr A Tainsh.
Op. 12: 'Minuetto and Trio in F minor', for orchestra (16 August 1945).
Op. 13: 'Five Waltzes', for solo piano (17 October 1945 - 6 January 1946).
Op. 14: 'Two Composition Exercises', for solo piano (April 1947 - November 1948).
The manuscript book also contains the first few bars of what appears to be a string quartet, marked 'Allegro assai'.
A list of Heaton Smith's early works (opp. 1-17) is written on the inside front cover.
Level: Item / Extent: 8pp.
Dates: May - October 1947
Description: Autograph MS of 'Rondo in B major', for solo piano, op. 15. The work is dedicated "to June". A title page for op. 17 has been written and subsequently crossed out on the final page.
Level: Item / Extent: 18pp.
Dates: Jul-48
Description: Autograph MS of 'The Old Town', for solo piano, op. 16. The work is written in six movements: I. Swans on the Rippling Lake, II. The Busy Street, III. In the Rose Garden, IV. The Market Place, V. The Old Church, VI. The Sparkling Fountain'.
There are 2 copies: one unbound 'draft' copy and one 'neat' copy, bound with front and back covers. The 'draft' copy exhibits a number of pencil annotations and emendations that have been transferred to the 'finished' copy in ink.
Level: Item / Extent: 50pp.
Dates: 1948 - 1949
Description: Autograph MSs of the following works are all contained within a single manuscript book:.
Op. 17: 'Quatre Petites Chansons', for high voice and piano (May - September 1948). Dedicated "to Eileen". Four songs: I. Un Bateau, II. La Cerise, III. Nuit, IV. Le Mouln A Vent .
Op. 18: 'Five Folk Song Arrangements', for voice and piano (December 1948 - March 1949). Dedicated 'to Anthony . Five songs: I. The Keel Row, II. Farewell Manchester!, III. Good Morrow Mistress Bright!, IV. The Bailiff s Daughter of Islington, V. Robin Adair .
[Unnumbered, at back of MS book and upside down]: 'Love's Philosophy', for tenor and piano (1948).
Op. 17 and 'Love's Philosophy' each exist in one additional copy. In both cases, there are differences between these copies and the versions of the songs contained in the MS book:.
Op. 17 is bound into a booklet of its own and entitled 'Quatre Petites Chansons d'Enfants'. The songs are reordered: I. 'Le Moulin A Vent, II. Mon [sic.] Bateau, III. La Cerise, IV. Nuit'. Some other minor differences from the other version are also evident.
'Love's Philosophy' is written on separate MS paper in a different transposition from the other version. Some other minor differences are also evident.
Level: Item / Extent: 54pp.
Dates: September 1948 - May 1950
Description: Autograph MS of 'Passacaglia' for string quartet, op. 18b. There are two full scores (one 'draft' copy and one 'neat' copy) and two unidentical sets of instrumental parts, one of which is incomplete (the 'cello part appears to be missing). The work is dedicated 'to Anthony'.
Level: Item / Extent: 22pp.
Dates: February - March 1949
Description: Autograph MS of 'Sonatina', for solo piano, op. 19. The work is written in three movements: I. Allegretto con moto, II. Andante ma non troppo, III. Presto con fuoco .
Level: Item / Extent: 32pp.
Dates: July - November 1949
Description: Autograph MS of 'Trois Chansons Plaisantes', for medium voice and piano, op. 20
Level: Item / Extent: 44pp.
Dates: August 1950 - July 1951
Description: Autograph MSs of 'Trois Chansons Romantiques', for mezzo-soprano and piano, op. 22. There are 2 unidentical copies exhibiting slight differences in the wording of the titles of the songs:.
One copy is labelled 'Trois Chansons' on the front cover (but 'Trois Chansons Romantiques' on the inside front cover) and assigns the songs the following titles: I. 'Chanson Triste', II. 'Chanson', III. 'Berceuse'.
The other copy is labelled 'Trois Chansons Romatiques' on the front cover and assigns the songs the following titles: I. Chanson, II. La Chanson Bien Douce, III. Berceuse . This is the same in the 2008 typeset copy of the songs (RHS/12).
Level: Item / Extent: 24pp.
Dates: 2008
Description: Typeset, printed copy of 'Trois Chansons Romantiques', for mezzo-soprano and piano, op. 22: I. Chanson, II. La Chanson Bien Douce, III. Berceuse . Composed 1950-51, Typeset 2008
Level: Item / Extent: 116pp.
Dates: 2007
Description: Four typeset copies of 'Sonatina alla Fantasia', for descant recorder (or flute) and piano, op. 23:.
Three of these are identical copies of the score published by Peacock Press as part of 'The Contemporary Recorder series (edited by John Turner). Each of these published copies also contains separate descant recorder and flute parts.
The remaining copy appears to be the publisher's 'draft' copy of the typeset score. It is nearly identical to the published score, with the exception of some minor corrections, the bar numbering and the fact that it is unbound, without front or back covers. Composed 1950-51, Published 2007
Level: Item / Extent: 192pp.
Dates: February - October 1951
Description: Autograph MSs of 'Phantasy', for tenor solo, women's choir and string orchestra, op. 25: a cantata in three movements
Level: Item / Extent: 26pp.
Dates: December 1948 - November 1951
Description: Autograph MS of 'Four Songs from the National Song Book' for baritone, clarinet and piano, op. 26. Four folk song arrangements: I. Robin Adair, II. The Keel Row, III. Farewell Manchester, IV. Good Morrow Mistress Bright .
There is one copy of the full score and one copy each of parts for baritone and clarinet in B-flat.
Level: Item / Extent: 14pp.
Dates: Dec-51
Description: Autograph MS of 'Toccata', for solo piano, op. 27. The first page of music is marked 'For Kenneth'.
Level: Item / Extent: 22pp.
Dates: January - March 1952
Description: Autograph MS of the first movement of an incomplete Trio for oboe, violin and piano, op. 28. There is one copy of the full score and one copy each of parts for oboe and violin.
Level: Item / Extent: 16pp.
Dates: Oct-52
Description: Autograph MS of 'Three Welsh Songs', for voice and piano, op. 30. Three arrangements of Welsh songs: I. The Rising of the Lark, II. Over the Stone, III. Let Now the Harp'. The first page of music is marked 'For Mari'.
Level: Item / Extent: 6pp.
Dates: January - February 1953
Description: Autograph MS of 'For the Beloved [Am Fy Nghariad]', for high voice and piano, op. 31. Words by 'Northerner'. A printed copy of the text, on a separate piece of paper, has been folded and tucked inside the score.
Level: Item / Extent: 10pp.
Dates: April - July 1953
Description: Autograph MSs of 'Processional March', op. 32. There are two unidentical copies of the score . Neither copy states the instrumentation of the work; it appears to be for solo organ. One copy is marked 'For Mari'.
Level: Item / Extent: 82pp.
Dates: January 1951 - April 1954
Description: Autograph MSs of 'String Quartet', op. 33. The work is written in two movements: I. Overture', II. Variations . Dedicated 'to Anthony'.
There are two unidentical copies of the score and one copy of the violin I part; the remaining instrumental parts appear to be missing. Both scores are marked 'opus 33'; the violin I part is (perhaps incorrectly) labelled 'opus 34'.
Level: Item / Extent: 10pp.
Dates: November 1953 - June 1954
Description: Autograph MS of 'Psalm 13', for high voice and piano, op. 34. The first page of music is marked 'For Mari'.
Level: Item / Extent: 48pp.
Dates: 1955
Description: Four copies of 'Serenade', for recorder trio (op. 35), published by Schott. The work is written in three movements: I. Prelude, II. Fugue, III. Ritornello . All four copies of the score are signed by the composer.
Level: Item / Extent: 28pp.
Dates: October 1952 - May 1955
Description: Autograph MS of 'A Book of Welsh Songs', for high voice and piano, op. 38. Six arrangements of Welsh songs: I. Jenny Jones, II. The Vale of Clwyd, III. Lambs Fold Vale, IV. Megan s Daughter, V. The Rising of the Lark, VI. Over the Stone . A second vocal part for 'The Vale of Clwyd' has been written on a separate, loose piece of MS paper and tucked inside the score.
Level: Item / Extent: 76pp.
Dates: June 1955 - December 1956
Description: Two nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'A Balade of Maryage', for soprano, tenor and piano [op. 39]. The work is written in two untitled movements with a central interlude for solo piano.
Both copies of the score bear a publisher's stamp: Hinrichsen Edition Ltd., London.
Level: Item / Extent: 94pp.
Dates: 2003
Description: Four copies of 'Scherzo', for recorder trio [op. 40], and a letter relating to this work from John Turner to Roy Heaton Smith, dated 26th October 2003.
Two identical copies of the score are published by Peacock Press as part of 'The Contemporary Recorder series (edited by John Turner). Each of these published copies also contains separate recorder parts: descant, treble 1 and treble 2.
The remaining two copies of the work comprise John Turner's 'draft' copy of the typeset score and parts and a photocopy (also made by John Turner) of the autograph MS of the score only. (See accompanying letter from Turner to Heaton Smith for further details). Composed October 1956, Published 2003
Level: Item / Extent: 18pp.
Dates: [September - October 1957]
Description: Photographic copy of autograph MS of 'Sonatina', for solo piano [op. 43] and a letter to Heaton Smith relating to this work from Geoffrey Sentinella of The Society for Modern Music (dated 5 October 1967).
The work is written in three movements: I. Vivace, II. Andante molto, III. Rondo . The composer's name has been removed from the score and replaced with a pseudonym ( Leontes ).
Level: Item / Extent: 4pp.
Dates: Oct-57
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Marching Song', for voices and piano [no opus number].
Level: Item / Extent: 120pp.
Dates: 1958
Description: Photographic copies of the composer's handwritten instrumental parts for 'Funeral Music' op. 44. The full score appears to be missing.
There are 8 copies of the violin I part, 8 copies of the violin II part, 5 copies of the viola part, 5 copies of the 'cello part and 4 copies of the double bass part.
Level: Item / Extent: 74pp.
Dates: Dec-58
Description: Five complete photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Five Little Songs for Children', for voice and piano [op. 45], and one incomplete copy (pp. 3-6 only).
Level: Item / Extent: 14pp.
Dates: November 1958 - March 1959
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of three movements ['Three Bagatelles'] for flute, clarinet and viola [op. 46]. The three movements are as follows: I. Scherzo, II. Dance, III. Rondo .
Level: Item / Extent: 50pp.
Dates: Sep-59
Description: Two photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'The Birthday: The Nativity Story in Music for Childrens' [sic.] voices and Piano' [op. 47], and two photographic copies of a programme (dated 9th December 1959) for a concert by Norden Secondary Modern School at which this work was performed.
Typeset, published copies of 'The Birthday: The Nativity Story in Music for Children's voices and Piano' [op. 47]
RNCM /
Roy Heaton Smith Collection /
RHS/33
Level: Item / Extent: 192pp.
Dates: 1960
Description: Eight nearly identical typeset copies of 'The Birthday: The Nativity Story in Music for Children's voices and Piano' [op. 47], published by Novello (1960). The first page of music is marked 'For the Children of Norden School, Rochdale .
Level: Item / Extent: 24pp.
Dates: Apr-60
Description: Four nearly identical photographic copies of 'Cradle Song', for voices and piano [op. 48]. The first page is marked 'For the Choir of Queen Elizabeth s Grammar School, Middleton .
Level: Item / Extent: 10pp.
Dates: Oct-60
Description: One complete photographic copy of the autograph MS of ['Sonatina'], for solo recorder [op. 49], and one incomplete photographic copy of the same work (comprising pp. 1-4 only). The work is written in four movements: I. Prelude, II. Aria, III. Scherzo, IV. Theme and Variations . The first page of the complete copy of the score is marked 'For Beth'. However, on the first page of the incomplete copy of the score, this has been replaced with 'For John'.
Level: Item / Extent: 46pp.
Dates: 2003
Description: Three typeset copies of 'Sonatina', for descant recorder solo [op. 49].
Two of these are identical copies of the score published by Peacock Press as part of 'The Contemporary Recorder series (edited by John Turner).
The remaining copy appears to be the publisher's 'draft' copy of the typeset score, and is nearly identical to the two published copies of the score. Composed 1960, Published 2003
Level: Item / Extent: 36pp.
Dates: Feb-61
Description: Six nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Let us Now Praise Famous Men', for two-part chorus and organ (or piano) [op. 50]. The first page of music is marked For the Choir of Queen Elizabeth s Grammar School, Middleton .
Level: Item / Extent: 4pp.
Dates: Dec-62
Description: Autograph MS of 'Pirates Song', for voices and and piano [no opus number].
Level: Item / Extent: 128pp.
Dates: Jul-63
Description: Two nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Music from a Theme by Handel', for orchestra [op. 51]. The work is written in six movements: I. Prelude, II. Scherzo, III. Ostinato, IV. Serenade, V. Dance, VI. Burleska, VII. Recitativo, VIII. Finale
Level: Item / Extent: 36pp.
Dates: Feb-64
Description: Two photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'A Cantata for Founders Day', for Soprano and Alto Solos, Chorus and Organ [op. 52], and a separate, handwritten 'organ score' of the same work. The first page of the full score is marked 'For Megan, Elizabeth and the Choir of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Middleton'.
A Book of European Carols for Voice and Piano with Optional parts for Second voice and tuned Percussion Instruments [op. 53a]
RNCM /
Roy Heaton Smith Collection /
RHS/41
Level: Item / Extent: 62pp.
Dates: June - August 1964
Description: One autograph MS of 'A Book of European Carols for Voice and Piano with Optional parts for Second voice and tuned Percussion Instruments' [op. 53a], one photographic copy of the autograph MS, and one programme (dated Thursday 13th December 1979) for a 'Festival of Carols and Readings for Christmas' given at Queen Elizabeth's High School, Middleton, at which four of these Carols were performed. [Heaton Smith's Christmas Cantata 'The Star' was also performed].
The work consists of 8 Carol arrangements: 1. 'King Jesus Hath a Garden, 2. O Leave your Sheep, 3. The Linden Tree Carol, 4. Hearken, My Good Sir, 5. I Saw a Maiden, 6. Silent Night, 7. Christ was Born on Christmas Day, 8. The Infant King .
The autograph MS also contains three additional arrangements at the end of the book: To-morrow shall be my dancing day, This Endris Night' and Coventry Carol .
Level: Item / Extent: 98pp.
Dates: June - August 1964
Description: One autograph MS of 'Two Carols with accompaniment for Piano and Percussion Instruments' [op. 53b], one complete photographic copy of the autograph MS, and one incomplete photographic copy of the autograph MS (containing only the first carol arrangement: 'God rest ye merry, gentlemen').
The work comprises two Carol arrangements: God rest ye merry, gentlemen and A Gloucestershire Wassail .
Level: Item / Extent: 82pp.
Dates: Mar-68
Description: Two photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra' [op. 54], and a letter relating to this work from Ian Scott (Principal Clarinet of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia) to Roy Heaton Smith (dated 13th September 2004).
The work is written in three movements: I. Molto Sostenuto, II. Molto Adagio, III. Allegro Vivace .
Level: Item / Extent: 88pp.
Dates: 1972
Description: Two copies of 'Concerto for Clarinet and Strings' [op. 54], reduced for Clarinet and Piano and published by Musica Rara (London W1). Each copy includes separate clarinet parts. Composed 1968, Published 1972
Level: Item / Extent: 304pp.
Dates: 1965
Description: Four nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'The Scheming Lieutenant: a One-Act Opera for Young People' [op. 55]. Whilst the score is identical across the four copies, it is accompanied in each case by programme notes and performance directions given in varying levels of detail.
Level: Item / Extent: 32pp.
Dates: January - February 1966
Description: Three nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Cantilena and Dance', for Recorder (or flute, or oboe, or clarinet) and Pianoforte [op. 56], and a handwritten transposed instrumental part for the same work (marked Clar or Trumpet in Bb ). Written on the reverse side of this instrumental part is a short (draft?) piece entitled Cantilena for Two Flutes and Piano .
A dedication appears on one copy of the score only: 'For Peter'.
Typeset, published copies of 'Cantilena and Dance, for Tenor or Descant Recorder (oboe or trumpet) and Piano' [op. 56]
RNCM /
Roy Heaton Smith Collection /
RHS/47
Level: Item / Extent: 72pp.
Dates: 2004
Description: Three typeset copies of 'Cantilena and Dance, for Tenor or Descant Recorder (oboe or trumpet) and Piano' [op. 56].
Two of these are identical copies of the score published by Peacock Press as part of 'The Contemporary Recorder series (edited by John Turner). Each of these published copies also contains a separate instrumental part for recorder or oboe, and a separate, transposed instrumental part for trumpet in Bb.
The remaining copy appears to be the publisher's 'draft' copy of the typeset score. It is nearly identical to the published score, with the exception of the dedication, the page numbering and the fact that it is unbound, without front or back covers.
A dedication appears in the two published copies of the score and parts: 'For Peter Smith'. Composed 1966, Published 2004
Long Ago and Far Away: A Christmas Cantata, for speaker, children's voices, percussion and guitar (or cello, or piano) [op. 57]
RNCM /
Roy Heaton Smith Collection /
RHS/48
Level: Item / Extent: 48pp.
Dates: Jul-66
Description: Three nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Long Ago and Far Away: A Christmas Cantata', for speaker, children's voices, percussion and guitar (or cello, or piano) [op. 57]. The work is written in five movements: I. Mary and Joseph, II. Shepherds and Sheep, III. Angels and Shepherds, IV. Mary and Jesus, V. Wise Men and Finale .
A dedication appears in two copies of the score: For the choir of Queen Elizabeth s Grammar School, Middleton, Manchester .
Level: Item / Extent: 12pp.
Dates: Jul-66
Description: One autograph MS of [Four Songs for 'Twelfth Night'], for voice and piano [op. 58], and one photographic copy of the autograph MS, which also provides text for additional verses of songs I, II and IV. The four songs are as follows: I. O Mistress Mine, II. Come away Death, III. I am gone, Sir, IV. Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain . The first page is marked 'For W.R.'.
Level: Item / Extent: 16pp.
Dates: June - September 1966
Description: One photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'A Vision of the Future' for voice, viola and piano [op. 59], and a photographic copy of the separate handwritten viola part. The work is written in two untitled movements.
Level: Item / Extent: 12pp.
Dates: December 1967 - January 1968
Description: One photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Serenade', for Flute and Viola [op. 60]. The work comprises a theme and five variations. The first page of music is marked 'For Suzanne and Brien'.
Level: Item / Extent: 16pp.
Dates: January - July 1969
Description: One photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Pastoral', for Medium Voice, Flute and Viola [op. 61]. The work is written in four movements: I. Slow, II. Brightly, but not too fast, III. At a moderate pace, IV. Epilogue : Very slow .
Level: Item / Extent: 32pp.
Dates: April 1970 - January 1971
Description: One photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Partita', for Chamber Group [op. 62]. The work is written in four movements: I. Allemande, II. Courante, III. Sarabande, IV. Gigue . The first page of music is marked 'For Brien'.
Level: Item / Extent: 16pp.
Dates: September - December 1971
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Overture', for Double Wind Quintet [op. 63]. The first page of music is marked 'For Norman'.
Level: Item / Extent: 30pp.
Dates: Aug-72
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Sonata Concertante, for String Orchestra with Solo Viola and Timpani' [op. 64]. The work is written in three movements: I. Slow and Solemn, II. Allegro fuoco, III. Slow and Solemn . The first page of music is marked 'For Brien'.
Level: Item / Extent: 42pp.
Dates: Jul-73
Description: Two photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Sonata for Flute and Piano' [op. 65], and a letter to Heaton Smith relating to this work from John Bishop of Thames Publishing (dated 15 April).
The work is written in two movements: I. Very Slow, II. Allegretto con moto .
Level: Item / Extent: 60pp.
Dates: December 1974 - January 1975
Description: Three nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Long Ago and Far Away: A Cantata for Christmas', for Voices and Piano [op. 66]. The work is written in nine movements: I. Gabriel and Mary, II. Mary and Joseph, III. Shepherds, IV. Shepherds and Sheep, V. Gabriel and Shepherds, VI. Shepherds and Jesus, VII. Shepherds and Tidings, VIII. Mary and Jesus, IX. Wise Men and Herod .
Level: Item / Extent: 70pp.
Dates: Autumn 1974
Description: Three nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'The Old Boar's Head: An Overture in the Classical Manner', for Orchestra [op. 67]. The first page of the score is marked 'for David'.
Level: Item / Extent: 80pp.
Dates: Aug-76
Description: Ten nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Let us Now Praise Famous Men', for SATB Choir and Organ [op. 68].
Level: Item / Extent: 48pp.
Dates: Dec-76
Description: Two nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Concerto for Piano and Strings' [op. 69]. The inside front cover of one of the copies is marked 'To The Memory of Benjamin Britten. Dec. 4. 1976'.
Level: Item / Extent: 4pp.
Dates: Jan-77
Description: Autograph MS of 'The Childrens Song from Under Milk Wood', for voice and piano [no opus number]. The first page of music gives an alternative title: 'Johnnie Crack and Flossie Snail'.
Level: Item / Extent: 36pp.
Dates: September 1977 - February 1978
Description: Three nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'A Little Suite for Martin', for solo piano [op. 70]. The work is written in six movements: I. Impromptu, II. In Memoriam B.B. (and others), III. Werewolf Waltz, IV. Dr Zhivago, V. Barcarolle, VI. March of the Phillistines .
Level: Item / Extent: 62pp.
Dates: Aug-79
Description: Five nearly identical photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'The Star: A Cantata for Christmas', for voices and piano [op. 71], and one programme (undated) for 'A Festival of Carols and Readings', at which this work was performed. The work is written in five movements: I. 'Prologue and Epilogue', II. 'Pastoral Episode', III. 'Chorale with Boogie (for Christine)', IV. 'Lullaby', V. 'The Tale of Three Wise Men'.
Level: Item / Extent: 10pp.
Dates: Mar-86
Description: Two photographic copies of the autograph MS of 'Melody', for piano solo [no opus number], and one set of corresponding 'flimsies'. The first page of music is marked 'For John and Margaret'.
Level: Item / Extent: 12pp.
Dates: 1981-87
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'A Suite of Easy Pieces for Piano', op. 72. The work is written in four movements: I. Andante espressivo, II. Allegretto alla Marcia, III. Waltz Tempo, IV. Moderato.
Level: Item / Extent: 53pp.
Dates: February - March 1990
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Sonatina', for Piano Duet [op. 73], one set of corresponding 'flimsies', and a handwritten list of the addresses of Keith Swallow, John Wilson and David Ellis (who recorded the work). The work is written in three movements: I. Maestoso, II. Serenade, III. Passacaglietta. The first page of the score is marked 'For Clara and Daniel'.
Level: Item / Extent: 6pp.
Dates: Aug-92
Description: Photographic copy of the autograph MS of 'Elegy', for Strings, op. 74. An earlier title, 'Elegiac Fragment', has been crossed out and changed to 'Elegy' on the first page of music.
Level: Item / Extent: 17 items
Dates: undated
Description: Various concert programmes, notepads, sketches, loose pages, etc., comprising the following:.
Four manuscript notepads containing musical sketches.
Two loose sheets of musical sketches.
A handwritten poem (How many pens fore mine have moved to write of love?').
The handwritten opening pages of a 'Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Piano score)' by David Shiel.
A folder containing various loose, incomplete photocopies of Heaton Smith works (including the Suite of Easy Pieces for Piano, op. 72).
Five concert programmes.
Three pages of computer printouts.
Level: Item / Extent: 50pp.
Dates: undated
Description: Handwritten, chronological list of Roy Heaton Smith's works. The list includes titles, opus numbers, instrumentation, dates of composition, and (in some cases) details of duration, key(s) and form.
Level: Item / Extent: 6pp.
Dates: undated
Description: Photocopied, handwritten list of Roy Heaton Smith's works. The list states the number of copies of each work held by the RNCM Archives.
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