Comprises sketches & complete works in MS by John Ogdon, almost entirely unpublished. Virtually every item has additional notes on covers eg. telephone numbers, memoranda, shopping lists, appointments, suggested programmes.. . Also includes some writings, copies of works by modern British composers, and administrative materials.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/001
Title: Varlaam's song from Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov"
Level: File
Extent: 24 pp.
Creator:
Dates: c.1988
Scope and content: Transcription, Published by International Music Company Ltd, London.. Cover only, with letters from Chris & Paul ? of Whitefield, Manchester, 1988, and John Simon of Staines, 1988.
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Reference: JO/002
Title: Twenty-five preludes
Level: File
Extent: 24 pp
Creator:
Dates: c.1976
Scope and content: Written in black, red & green biro and black ink. Dedicated to Denis Matthews. . 2 versions: 1 in MS book, the other on loose sheets.. No.4: tribute to Erik Satie. . No.6: Nocturne. No.9: homage to Alan Rawsthorne [in loose version only]. No.16 in memory of DSCH [in loose version only - indicates that this was written in/after 1976, the year in which Shostakovich died]. . Slight differences between the 2 versions.
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Reference: JO/003
Title: Theme and variations for piano
Level: File
Extent: 15 pp. + ii
Creator:
Dates: 1966
Scope and content: Photograph of John Ogdon on cover. Dedicated to Vladimir Ashkenazy.. Authorised photocopy; unstapled.
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Reference: JO/004
Title: Five preludes for piano
Level: File
Extent: 16 pp. + ii
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Dates: 1965
Scope and content: Dedicated to Denis Matthews.
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Reference: JO/005
Title: Cadenza to Beethoven's third piano concerto (1st movement)
Level: File
Extent: 8 ff.
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Dates: Dec-57
Scope and content: Dedicated to Alistair Londonderry, with all best wishes. Dated December 1957.
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Reference: JO/006
Title: A portrait of Hitch : transcribed for piano
Level: File
Extent: 2 items
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock. With copy sent for approval to Herrmann.
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Reference: JO/007
Title: Sonata for piano
Level: File
Extent: 3 items
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Dates: undated
Scope and content: Dedicated to my friend Stephen Bishop. Duration 23-24.
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Reference: JO/008
Title: Piano sonata: 3rd movt. Variations on a theme by Corelli for horn and piano. "Busoni and Egon Petri": libretto
Level: File
Extent: 23 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: ff.1-4 3rd movt. of piano sonata [not sonata JO/007]. ff.5-7 Tema and 3 variations for horn & piano. ff.8-16 Busoni and Egon Petri libretto, scenes 1-8 + epilogue
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Reference: JO/009
Title: Themes from Amadeus for piano duet (1 piano, 4 hands). Sonata no.4 for piano. Stravinsky Suite no. 2 (1921)
Level: File
Extent: 28 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1986
Scope and content: ff.1-5 Themes from Amadeus "Dedicated to Brenda with love". With concert programme for Brenda Lucas at the Purcell Room, South Bank Concert Halls, Thurs 19th Sep 1985 at 7.30pm. Also biograhical sheet (stuck-down) about the piano duo of Brenda Lucas & John Ogdon.. ff.6-17 Sonata no. 4. In 5 movements: Allegretto, Hymn, Scherzo, Pastorale, Finale: Rondo-Bagatelle. Dedicated to Malcolm Arnold. Signed and dated May 12 1986.. ff.18-21 Transcription of Stravinsky suite no.2 (1921). With stuck-in picture of Igor Stravinsky.. Contents given on cover also include Gershwin song transcriptions [?removed?].
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Reference: JO/010
Title: Sonatina for piano
Level: File
Extent: 20 pp.
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Dates: 1965
Scope and content: Published Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew
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Reference: JO/012
Title: Concertino : piano concerto no.2. An English Sonata (Sonata no.8) (From Old Sketches). 24 Preludes in all major and minor keys (in character of Bach's "48") - 2nd set
Level: File
Extent: 11 pp.
Creator:
Dates: 1984-1985
Scope and content: f.1r-11r p.11-31 of piano part of Concertino: piano concerto no.2. JO/050.1 and JO/037 contains rest of piano concerto no. 2.. ff.1v-11 An English Sonata (Sonata no.8) (From Old Sketches). Written on alternate pages. Not quite complete. Dated Jan 14 1985.. ff.12-20 Dedicated "for John Paul Getty in admiration and gratitude for all he has done, and is doing". No.s 1-18. Different version to JO/012.3
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Reference: JO/012.3
Title: Twenty-five preludes for solo piano
Level: File
Extent: 20 pp.
Creator:
Dates: 1984-1985
Scope and content: Dedicated with sincere gratitude to John Paul Getty.. . Individual preludes titled and/or dedicated as follows (sic):. 2. The Doll's Funeral.. 6. "Homage to Dave Brubeck". 7. Celebrating the return to good health of HRH Princess Margaret.. 8. A tribute to Nicholas Medtner.. 9. "A glimpse of the Margaretian age". In memory of Claud Biggs, an extraordinary teacher of Bach.. 10. "Pop Song". 13. In memory of Bernard Hermann, composer of the film scores for "Citizen Kane" and "Psycho".. 12. A tribute to Daniel Baremboim.. 16. In the Latin rhythms of the Dactyl (u u -) and Spondee (- -). Celebrating the return to good health of HRH Princess Margaret.. 17. in "Iambic Pentameters". 18. "A Vigil". In memory of Norman Andrew.. 19. "Homage to Clementi". . 21. "Clouds". 22. "Serenade". 23. "Galop". 25. (Epilogue). 25a. (Alternative Epilogue "Spinning Song").. . With notes including biographical note on Clementi, p.15; note that Brenda played preludes no.20 and 24 in the 1965 Bromsgrove Festival.. . Another version to that in JO/012.
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Reference: JO/013
Title: Cadenza to Beethoven's 2nd concerto for piano and orchestra op.19 B flat major
Level: File
Extent: 1 f.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Written instruction: a little slower than in the concerto. Page 1 of incomplete cadenza.
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Reference: JO/014
Title: Busoni and Egon Petri: 1 act opera. Words and music by John Ogdon. For male voices [unspecified] and piano.. An Hellenic Work
Level: File
Extent: 2 items
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Dates: [1986]
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Reference: JO/015
Title: Sabre dance. Symphonic suite in five movements
Level: File
Extent: 48 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1986
Scope and content: Transcribed by John Ogdon. ff. 1-12 Sabre dance. ff. 13-32 Symphonic suite in five movements: 1. Overture, 2. Arietto, 3. Rondino, 4. Allegro (Terzetto), 5. Finale
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Reference: JO/016
Title: II:IX Short fantasias for piano. Waltzes 2 and 3
Level: File
Extent: 13 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: ff.1-8 II:IX Short fantasias for piano. Numbered but un-named.. ff.9 2nd Valse; 3rd Valse. With note "1st is with Capriccios, probably".
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Reference: JO/017
Title: Six Poems after Skriabin. Romance for Violin and Cello. Wonder-Visions of a child
Level: File
Extent: 9 pp.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: MS.
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Reference: JO/018
Title: Fragment of string quartet. Sonata no. 2 for unaccompanied flute. Carmilla, Act 3 scenes 6-8. Sonatina after "Amadeus" for piano. Fantasia for violin and piano. Kaleidoscope part 4: the death of Scriabin. Fragment
Level: File
Extent: 35 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1965-1988
Scope and content: ff.1-4 Fragment of string quartet - 1 movement?. ff.5-11 Sonata no. 2 for unaccompanied flute. Dedicated to Rachel Brown. In 5 movements. Internal page numbering; pp.1-2 and 9 in two versions.. ff.12-15 Act 3 Scenes 6-8 of Carmilla. f.16 Sonatina after "Amadeus" for piano. One movement: marked allegro.. ff.17-23 Fantasia for violin and piano in 2 movements. "Written for the 450th anniversary of the foundation of Manchester Grammar School [1515-1965] and revised in 1988.". f.24r Fragment of string quartet.. ff.24v-29 The death of Scriabin : Kaleidoscope part 4. Piano score with stage directions. Numbered sections entitled: 1 The pimple, 2 The Carbuncle, 3 The Furuncle, 4 His help from Rosa Newmarch, 5 His cry: "I will be brave like an Englishman", 6 The burial - and wait of his 1st wife, 7 The memorial concert. Last 2 items missing. The vigil and Benediction at the tomb of Scriabin not listed on title page but extant.. ff.34-35 Unidentified fragment for treble instrument solo.
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Reference: JO/018.8
Title: Fantasia for violin and piano : Movement 3
Level: File
Extent: 4 ff.
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Dates: [1965-1988]
Scope and content: Andantino.
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Reference: JO/019
Title: Variations and fugue for piano solo op.4
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Extent: 3 items
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Dates: [1960]-1963
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Reference: JO/020
Title: A voyage to Arcturus, based on the novel by David Lindsay and biblical quotations. For SMezTB, chorus and piano. 1st book.
Level: File
Extent: 2 items
Creator:
Dates: [1984]
Scope and content: Opera based on the religious science fiction novel by David Lindsay and quotations from the Bible. "Dedicated with gratitude and affection to David Chamberlain and the Mansfield Choral Society and to Arthur Scargill and Mr. MacGregor in memory of the Miners' Strike."
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Reference: JO/021
Title: Transcriptions of. Lullaby. Suite no. 1 for small orchestra. Trois Petites Pieces Montees. Stabat Mater (abridged). Armenian Suite for orchestra. Masonic Funeral Music. Berceuse de Chat. Gotterdammerung. Trauermusik. Bess you is my woman (from Porgy and
Level: File
Extent: 36 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1955-c.1985
Scope and content: Transcription of the following works:. ff.1-5 Gershwin: Lullaby.. ff.6-10 Stravinsky: Suite no. 1 for small orchestra (composed between 1917-1925). With picture of Igor Stravinsky stuck in. 4 movements: 1 Andante; 2 Napolitana; 3 Espanola; 4 Balaika.. ff.11-14r Satie: Trois Petites Pieces Montees (1922). With front cover of published work, publ. Éditions de la Sirène, Paris, 1922. 3 movements: 1 De l'enfance de Pantagruel (Rêverie); 2 March de Cocagne (Démarche); 3 Jeux de Gargantua (Coin de Polka).. ff.14v-15r Palestrina: Stabat Mater (abridged). With front cover of published work, arranged by Richard Wagner. no publisher given.. ff.15v-17 Yardumian: Armenian Suite for Orchestra [abridged]. With front cover of published work, publ. Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc., Philadelphia. 3 movements: 1 Introduction; 2 Song; 3 Lullaby.. ff.18-20r Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music. With pictures of Mozart and front cover of published work, no.60 in Philharmonia Scores, publ. Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag.. ff.20v-26r Stravinsky: Berceuse de chat. With picture of Igor Stravinsky stuck in. Sur le poêle; Dance; Interlude; Finale.. ff.27-30 Wagner: Gøtterdämmerung. Trauermusik. Arrangement for piano solo amplified and revised Jun 1955. Stuck into spiral book.. ff.32-33 Gershwin: Bess you is my woman (in C). Loose sheets.. ff.34v-36 Gershwin: Bess you is my woman. Written from back of book. Different version from that at ff.32-33.
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Reference: JO/022
Title: The King of Alsander, text by J.E. Flecker: opera in 4 acts. For SATBB, chorus (SATB) and piano.
Level: File
Extent: 5 items
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Dates: 1978-[1984]
Scope and content: Note in JO's hand found among miscellaneous items that this opera composed 1978-1979.
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Reference: JO/023
Title: Piano concerto no.1
Level: File
Extent: 3 items
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Dates: 1966-1969
Scope and content: Dedicated to George Lloyd.
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Reference: JO/024
Title: Sonata for cello
Level: File
Extent: 9 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Photocopy of original MS.
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Reference: JO/026
Title: Thoughts of Chairman Mao for treble instrument and piano
Level: File
Extent: 6 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: In 4 movements: Con fuoco. Allegro pesante; Allegro; "Flautista", Allegretto con brio; Andante. Flautista for piano only.
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Reference: JO/027
Title: In memoriam Sir Anthony Berry. Elegie. Piano pieces in orchestral style. Theme and variations for piano
Level: File
Extent: 17 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: ff.1-2 "In Memoriam Sir Anthony Berry...using quotations from works by my brother Karl, and Vaughan Williams' "A London Symphony"". Signed. JO/037 which also includes a sonata by this name in the Kaleidoscope.. . f.3 "Elegie Dedicated to Sir Anthony's memory and to Vladimir Ashkenazy". Original titled "Sonata no.5 - in memory of Sir Anthony Berry" (crossed through).. . ff.5-7 "Piano pieces in orchestral style." Movements: 1 "Brass"; 2; 3 "Monody "For Flute""; 2 Scherzo [crossed through]; 3 Lento [crossed through]; 4 Scherzo - Toccatina [crossed through]; 5 Finale "Winter Episodes".. . ff.8-11 Theme and 5 variations, variations 21 (2nd half) and 22. Incomplete.. . ff.16-17 Title page "A Kaleidoscope Miscellanies and 2 Memorial Pieces composed in memory of Sir Anthony Berry + Kaleidoscope 2". [This item retrieved from JO/W3, where it was found among miscellaneous items.]
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Reference: JO/028
Title: Partita for piano
Level: File
Extent: 14 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Partita: Fantasia, Allemande, Corante, Sarabande, Echo, Gavotte, Minuet, Quodlibet. . On title page: "The Memorial Concerto [or Concerts?] for Alexander Scriabin."
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Reference: JO/029
Title: Three canons. Chaconne. Sonatina for piano
Level: File
Extent: 8 pp.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: p.1 3 canons: Lento, Andante, Con moto. Signed and dated July 4th. Dedicated "With thanks to B".. pp.2-3 Chaconne. Numbered in 4 bar phrases.. pp.4-5 Sonatina for piano. In 1 movement.
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Reference: JO/030
Title: Fantasia for piano. Reverie and Saltarello for piano
Level: File
Extent: 4 ff.
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Dates: 23 Jul ?1980
Scope and content: ff.1-2 Fantasia in 6 parts. At top written in black biro: Reverie & Saltarello inside. 23rd July Wedding Anniversary. . ff.3-4 Reverie and Saltarello
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Reference: JO/031
Title: Nocturnes for piano
Level: File
Extent: 9 ff.
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Dates: 1988
Scope and content: f.1 2 Nocturnes: No.1 Andante in modo russico; no.2 Moderato. . ff.2-9 3 Noctures, and Nocturnes no.s 4-10 (all 1988). f.2v no.10 Andante, f.3r no.1 Andante, f.3v no.2 Moderato-Andante, f.4r no.3 revised Lento, f.5 no.3 Lento, ff.5-6 no.4 Andante, f.7r no.5 Andante, f.7v no.6 in e minor Andantino, f.8r no.7 in e major Andante, f.8v no.8 in d minor, f.9 no. 9 "In the Dorian Mode".
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Reference: JO/032
Title: Free variations for piano
Level: File
Extent: 15 pp.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Dedicated to Malcolm Arnold. 6 variations.. . Scribbles and incomplete sketch on final page.
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Reference: JO/033
Title: Monodies 1-5 for piano. Holmes preludes no.s 2 and 3 for piano
Level: File
Extent: 2 ff.
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Dates: undated
Scope and content: f.1 Monodies. No.s 3 and 4 written with only a treble voice. Signed and undated.. f.2 Holmes Preludes no.2 "Silver Blaze" and no.3 "The Speckled Band".
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Reference: JO/034
Title: A garland for J.S. Le Fanu: a short opera in 4 acts for SSSMezTBar piano
Level: File
Extent: 5 items
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Dates: [1985]-1988
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Reference: JO/035
Title: Kaleidoscope no.1 for piano
Level: File
Extent: 42 pp.
Creator:
Dates: 1967-1988
Scope and content: 6 caprices, named on front cover. Written 1967-1970 and revised 1988.. pp.1-8 no.1 Scherzo brillante. pp.9-16 no.2 Prelude and fugue in D major. pp.17-22 no.3 Study in compound intervals. pp.23-24 no.4 Barcarolle. pp.25 no.5 A winter's day. pp.26-33 no.6 Prelude and fugue on a theme by Harry Birtwistle.. . Original numbering suggests these were each part of another compilation.
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Reference: JO/036
Title: Kaleidoscope no.3 for piano: 10 sonatas
Level: File
Extent: 76 pp.
Creator:
Dates: 1986-1988
Scope and content: Mixed originals and photocopies. Some sheets foliated, and written on recto only; others are paginated and written both sides.. pp.1-13 no.1. pp.13-18 no.2. pp.19-28 no. 3. pp.29-32 no.4 1st movement "Spring Song". pp.33-48 no.5. pp.49-60 no.6 dedicated to David Drew: "Homenaje a Kurt Weill" based on a fragment by Kurt Weill. Signed & dated 1986. Alternate versions of p.60 (5 bars before coda). With note on composition and on Kurt Weill on f.60v.. pp.61-63 no.7 . pp.64-69 no.8. pp.70-71 no.9. pp.72-74 no.10 "The Eloi and the Morlocks" (mentioned on contents page as a reference to H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine"). Dated Feb 15 1988.. pp.75-76 Autograph programme notes at beginning: influence of Scriabin, Busoni and Stravinsky, and contents page. Signed.
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Reference: JO/037
Title: Kaleidoscope for piano: 10 instrumental sonatas
Level: File
Extent: 80 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1963-1985
Scope and content: Duration of each sonata given: 84-86 minutes for all. Dedicated to the memory of Gioachino Rossini. Much corrected; non-consecutive pagination. Mixture of MSS and photocopies of copyist's MS. Sonatas originally located elsewhere, and brought together by Ogdon for the purposes of performance as "Kaleidoscope" - here numbered as "K-Sonata"; original sonata no.s given.. . ff.1-3 Title page, list of contents with duration and dedications, introductory phrase.. . ff.4-12 K-Sonata no.1 An American Sonata "Dedicated to my darling Brenda, from John for Christmas 1984" [piano sonata no.4]. Autograph MS. Pagination starts 32. Movements: 1 Allegretto Kansas Wheatfields; 2 Elegy for Sam Barber (Andante); 3 "In an old-time Dance-Hall" (Interlude); 4 Romance (Lento) (after hearing Ives' "The Alcotts"); 5 Finale (Allegro) (Barn Dance of the Old West). Dated "Nov-Dec 22 1984; revised ending Jan 4 1985". On back of p.40 [ie. f.37v] is sketch of sonata no.9 "in memory Ben W" variations - with ?variation 24 in B minor (f.38) noted "played by Brenda in the 1963 Bromsgrove Festival. . Pagination and exact sequence very confused.. . ff.14-29 Photocopy of copyist's MS of Piano Sonata no.4 "An American Sonata" dedicated to my darling Brenda, Christmas 1984.. . ff.31-49 K-Sonata no.2 in memory of Sir Anthony Berry [Piano sonata no.5] dedicated to Volodya Ashkenazy with love and affection from his old friend. Signed and dated Nov 1984-Feb 1985. List of movements: 1 Allegro; 2 "Midi" - a Nocturne "Homage to John Field"[cut]; 3 Poco Allegro [cut]; 4 Allegretto Intermede (Entr'acte); 5 Scherzo (Allegro); 6 Finale [cut]. Pagination starts at p.32 - originally with JO/027. . f.43, 44v are pp. 1 & 2, ff.44a r p.3, ff.45v-46 pp. 4-5, 47v-48 pp.6-7, 49v-49a r pp.8-9 of Concertino no.2. . ff.51-52 List of contents of K-Sonatas 6-10; title page for sonatas no.6 & 7 (ie K-Sonatas 3-4).. . ff.53-57 K-Sonata no.3 "Reminiscences of Scriabine dedicated with best wishes and affection to Basil Douglas." [Piano sonatano.6]. 2 versions; much cut and corrected. With list of quotations, and biographical note on Scriabine. Signed and dated Jan 1985.. . ff.58-60 K-Sonata no.4 "Reminiscences of Busoni dedicated with all good wishes to Charles and Kerda Webb". [Piano sonata no.7]. Cut and corrected. Movements: 1 Prelude; 2 Scherzo; 3 Siciliana "Greensleeves"; 4 "Fanfare"; 5 Gavotte Orientale; 6 Aria [cut]; 7 Carol "In dulci jubilo" and Mélodie [part cut]; 8 Finale. Dated Jan 6 1985.. . f.61 Title page for piano sonatas 8-10 (ie K-Sonatas 5-7). . ff.62-64r K-Sonata no.5 "Winter Nights" [Piano sonata no.8]. Signed. Movements: 1 Lento; 2 Scherzo [part cut and corrected]. "Completed Jan 20 1985".. . ff.64v-65r K-Sonata no. 6 "Reminiscences of contemporary music" [piano sonata no.9 - renumbered 10a]. In 23 short numbers. With suggestions for performance, and list of quotations.. . ff.65v-67 K-Sonata no.7 "An Irish sonata" [Piano sonata no.10]. 1st version movements: 1 Allegretto con spirito; 2 Fugato; 3 "Minuet"; 7 Finale "Mattashins (based on a theme by the Irish composer Denis Bloods)". 2nd version "To Michael and Frances Biggs with happy memories of Dundrum" movements: 1 Allegro non troppo; 2 Fugato; 3 March. Incomplete. [Some stray pages identified in JO/057, miscellaneous fragments].. . f.68 Title page for sonatas no.s 11-12a (ie K-Sonatas 8-10). Signed.. . ff.69-71r K-Sonata no.8 "Sonata Super Boris" [Piano sonata no.11] . In 7 movements, much cut and corrected: 1; 2; 3 Varlaam's Song [cut]; 4 Aria; 5 Romance; 6 ?Nancy's Song; 7 "Gathering of ?Buyers & Death of Boris; Epilogue". "Completed Jan 23 1985".. . f.71v K-Sonata no.9 "Sonata-Tapestry" [piano sonata no.12]. Much corrected.. . ff.72-74 K-Sonata no.9 "Reminiscences of Rossini dedicated to Rodney and Cynthia and to T[homas] B[aron] P[itfield] because of his devotion to the Tarantella" [piano sonata no.12a]. In 21 short movements. 2 versions?. . ff.75-80 Copyist's score (original) of Sonata no.12A "Reminiscences of Rossini dedicated to Rodney and Cynthia with love - and to T[homas] B[aron] P[itfield] because of his devotion to the Tarantella". Movements: 1 "La Streghe"; 2 "Semiramide"; 3 "Barbiere di Siviglia"; 4 "Barbiere"; 5 "La Muette de portici (Auber)/Weber 4th Sonata"; 6 "Festin d'Esope Alkan"; 7 "Barbiere di Siviglia"; 8 "Bliss concerto"; 9 "Mendelssohn Tarantella"; 10 "Glinka Tarantella" 11 "Cuius anima"; 12 "Balakinoffs (sic) Tarantella"; 13 "Chopin's Tarantella"; 14 "Rossini La Danza"; 15 "Saint-Saens 2nd Concerto Finale"; 16 "La Streghe e Semiramide"; 17 "Liszt's Tarantella"; 18 "Overture Guillaume Tell"; 19 "Le Festin d'Esope Alkan"; 20 "Dido Forsaken of Clementi"; 21 William Walton's Partita"; 22 "Adolphe Wilklund Concerto"; 23 "Tanhauser overture Wagner"; 24 "Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin ("Toccata")".
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/038
Title: Kaleidoscope no.4 for piano. Kaleidoscope no.5 for piano
Level: File
Extent: 60 pp
Creator:
Dates: 1974-1989
Scope and content: Kaleidoscope 4 subtitled "Homage to England's composers": 32 minutes. " Checked and marked with dynamics." . pp.1-8 no.1 "1910-Russia". Additional page 5a.. pp.9-11 "Nocturne Blues".. pp.12-18 no.3 "Arnold's 2nd ". Additional page at 17.. pp.1a-14a no. 4 "Composed in Iran, 1974 In memory of Humphrey [Searle]'s Sonata". Signed, and with note on p.14a that JO played it in 1976. Signed p.14a.. pp.19-21 no. 5 "Constant's Sonata again".. pp.22-24 no.6 "Joubert's 1st Sonata". Interlude (various influences listed).. pp.25-28 no.7 "Arnold Bax's 3rd Sonata & Arthur Bliss' Sonata". Interlude Tishchenko Sonata no. 2, K.S. Sorabji's Toccata.. pp.29-30 no.8 "Arnold Bax's 4th & 3rd Sonatas".. pp.31-34 no.9 "Ca' the yowes to the nowes" Michael Tippett Sonata no.7: variations. p.35 no.10 "Benjamin Dale's Sonata of 1905". pp.36-37 Epilogue "Aleatoric Variations" (various references listed).. pp.38-42 Lists of contents and programme notes.. . Kaleidoscope 5, in memory of Karl Ogdon, subtitled "chansons et petites chansonettes": 10 minutes. Titles on green Post-It notes.. p.43 no.1 "Pop-Song". p.44 no.2 "Chansonette". p.45 no.3 "Song, taken down by dictation from my brother Karl (Petit Cortége)". p.46 no.4 "A projected tone-poem "The Curse of Marakarita"; also by brother Karl [Hidden "Valse in E"]". p.47 no.5 "Popular Song" arranged from the MSS. of my brother Karl Tristan Donnertrager.". pp.48-49 no.6 "Marching Song (after K.T.D.O.)". p.50 no.7 "A twelve-tone tune (Zwolftonmusik!!)". pp.51-52 no.8 "A dame tune". pp.52-53 no.9 "Nocturne after K.T.D.O.". p.54 no.10 "Pop Song" - repeat of no.1. With list of contents.. pp.55-56 no.10 "Ossia Pop Song folk style". Dated Nov 12-14 1989.
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Reference: JO/039
Title: Kaleidoscope no.6 for piano: Woodcuts on cinema
Level: File
Extent: 32 pp.
Creator:
Dates: ?1970
Scope and content: Musical engraving or woodcut to moments in film scripts. . . p.1 List of 12 woodcuts and personal notes. . pp.2-5 no.1 "The stuff that dreams are made of" - John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon. p.6 no.2 "Tu es bon, Jean" - "The Witches of Salem". pp.7-9 no.3 "My God, what have I done" - Alec Guinness in David Lean's "The Bridge on the River Kwai". pp.10-11 no.4 Tribute to George Stevens "Some place I've never bin" - George Steven's production of "Shane" dialogue. pp.12-13 no.5 Tribute to Celia Johnson & Trevor Howard in Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, directed by David Lean "Like a prostitute". p.14 no.6 "An Inkpot is deliberately knocked over in M.Antonioni's "The Red Deser". Does this matter?". pp.15-16 no.7 "C'est vrai" "Rififi" de Jules Dassin. pp.17-18 no.8 "The meat is lousy!" from Eigenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin". p.19 no.9 "I've reached breaking point." "To on then, break". Kenneth More in Henry Cornelius' "Genevieve". p.20-22 no.10 "Waterfalls depicted in "MacKenna's Gold", "Deliverance", "Tom Sawyer" & "The Night of the Hunter"". p.23-24 no.11 a "I quite liked you, old man" - Danny Kaye in "Knock on Wood"; b "But I didn't mean it" - Rupert Cadell in Hitchcock's "Rope" - "I wouldn't hurt a fly" - Anthony Perkins in Hitchcock's "Psycho"; c "It's no damned use!" - Elizabeth Taylor in "Butterfield 8". pp.25-26 Finale "The Great Calvero" - "Limelight". . "MacKenna's Gold" issued in 1969, giving a tpq for this work.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/040
Title: Kaleidoscope no.7 for piano: Woodcuts of television (1951-1988). Kaleidoscope no.8 for piano: Woodcuts of BBC Radio (1928-1950)
Level: File
Extent: 26 pp. + 20 pp.
Creator:
Dates: ?1988
Scope and content: Kaleidoscope no.7, with list of contents and personal notes at front (unpaginated). Woodcuts from television plays and films [in ascending tonality from E flat to D]: . pp.1-2 Arrow to the heart. p.3 Rosmersholm - the master builder. pp.4-5 a typical Whitehall farce starring Brian Rix. pp.6-7 Love story. pp.8-9 A meeting with death, . p.10 preparations for Osborne's Luther. p.11 The Charmer. pp.12-14 Investigations of Perry Mason. pp.15-16 Hassan. pp.17-20 3 Fatality plays. pp.21-22 Coronation Street. pp.23, 25 The Pallisers.. . Kaleidoscope no.8. "Inspired by excellent broadcasts put out by the BBC in the 1930s", when listeners tuned their old-fashioned radios with "cat's whiskers". . pp.1-2 no.1 Billy Mayerl [1931]. pp.2-4 no.2 A.J. Alan, My adventure in Jermyn Street, Charlie, The BBI. p.5 no.3 Billy Mayerl again "Wisteria". pp.6-8 no.4 Spike Milligan's Show. pp.8-10 no.5..and Billy Mayerl plays again - "Bats in the Belfry" & "Robots". p.10 no.6 Gillie Potter - the Sage of Hogsnorton [1950-1956]. p.11 no.7 Darkness at Pemberley. p.12 no.8 The song of Joiwind - from "A voyage to Arcturus". p.13 no.9 Titus Groan - Boy in Darkness. pp.13-14 no.10 Queen Mary's chorus of Sir Malcolm Sargent etc. on her 80th birthday. . p.15 Autograph notes on Kaleidoscope No.8. . pp.17-20 Lists for Kaleidoscope 8 Radio History, other possibilities, and "jettison this part" written on one.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/041
Title: Kaleidoscope no.8 for piano: Kaleidoscope of chance. Tribute to Egon Petri. Suite Saint Giron
Level: File
Extent: 16 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1988
Scope and content: Cover originally numbered 9 later changed to 8.. . ff.1-7 7 Studies for the Associated Board Examinations, Grade V-VIII. Dedicated variously to Helen, Judith & Stan Heywood; Jenny & Dennis; John & Cleo also David Holliday; Anthony Hopkins, also Derek & Colin; Brenda; Carolyn & Gerard; in memory Sir William Walton; Denis Matthews. Entitled 2-part Invention; Song without words; Study in the style of a march; Study in harpsichord style (in fifths); Trépak: a study for staccato and bringing out the middle voice; For Lisztian chord-playing - based on John Masefield's poem "Ozymandias" [recte Percy Bysse Shelley's poem]; For playing "sixths"; Bagatelle.. . ff.8v-10 Tribute to Egon Petri [music Ogdon heard him play in Basel]. 6 titled pieces. "needs expansion" added at foot of one piece. Dated 1988 on cover. Written starting from back of book (ie after Suite Saint Giron ff.11-16).. . ff.11-16 Suite Saint Giron. 10 titled pieces. Written starting from back of book. Dated 1988 on cover.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/042
Title: Kaleidoscope no.9a for piano
Level: File
Extent: 42 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1969-1989
Scope and content: Listed on cover: 1 Fantastia Busoniana; 2 4 Episodes; 3 Ballade; 4 Sonata no.14; 5 Sonata no.15; 6 Sonata no.16; 7 Sonata no.17; 8a 100 Short Preludes; 8b [no title]; 8c [no title].. . ff.1-6 "Fantasia Busoniana" dated May 18 1989. Signed & dated at end Jun 10 1988. Movements include: Lento; 3 Habanera; 4 Toccata.. . ff.6v-7 "Four episodes": 1 Lagrimoso (sic); 2 Ländler. Dated 1988. No.s 3 and 4 missing.. . ff.13-22 "100 Short Preludes & Ballade for piano solo" title page. Signed and dated 1984-1985. Short Preludes not included. Ballade signed & dated 1969 - complete.. . ff.23-30 "A Second Kaleidoscope. Sonatas 14, 15 & 16". . . ff.23-24 Sonata no.14 "Fantasy Sonata on Keith Roman Cole's "Ulysses"". Movements: 1 All Troy is Fallen; 2 Intermezzo The Lotus Eaters; 3 Scherzo; 4 Finale. Dated March 1985.. . ff.25-26r Sonata no.15. Movements: 1 "In Scarlatti technique (with apologies to Bernhard Heiden)"; 2 "For Raymond Murray, with every good wish"; 4 Finale. With renumbering and another sonata no.15 interposed. Dated Easter 1985.. . ff.26v-30 Sonata no.16 "Character-skizzes based on Milos Forman's Film of Amadeus". Movements: 1 Salieri; 2 Constanze Mozart; 3 Leopold Mozart; 4 Archbishop Hieronymus ?Colloredi; 5 The King of Austria; 6 Salieri's interlocut; 7 The mysterious "commissioner" of the Requiem; 8 Beethoven improvising to Mozart; 9 Haydn's testament about Mozart; 11 Mozart as played by Mr Tom Hulce; 10 Mozart's Apotheosis.. . ff.35-39 "25 Preludes for solo piano - based on the 24 preludes of Hummel. Dedicated with love and friendship and gratitude to Alastair [Londonderry]". Titled preludes are: 9 "Landscape"; 10 "Homage to Clementi"; 11 "A religious processional"; 4 "An English folk-song"; 17 "Homage to Busoni"; 18 "Homage to J.S. Bach"; 12 "Homage to Sibelius"; 13 "Dawn"; 14 "Elegy" "Childhood Memories"; 20 "Melisma"; 21 "Pastourelle"; 22 "Variant"; 23 "Norvège"; 24 "Jong". Revised April 1985.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/043
Title: Kaleidoscope 10
Level: File
Extent: 59 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1973-1988
Scope and content: Listed on cover Kaleidoscope 10: 1 Scènes de Ballet for Orchestra; 2 Theme and variations; 3 25 Short Preludes "A journal of the Voyages of New Music Manchester" and sketches; 4 Poem: the Magic Lantern.. . ff.1-5 "Manchester Northern Festival Ballet Overture and Scènes de ballet written to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra in 1934". Title page signed. Transcribed by David Willis. Dated 1983. "Dedicated in long-standing friendship to David Ellis." Photographically reduced copyist's score.. . ff.6-25 "Overture: Scènes de Ballet 1983". Paginated 1a, 1b, 1c; 7-38. Signed and dated Dec 21 1983.. . ff.26-31 Variations [no theme written out]. Vars 1-10; "Theme & Variations (3rd Set)". "Theme as before" followed by var.s 1-6, 9-13, epilogue.. . f.33 Sketch of 3 variations?. . f.36 SATB scored. No words. On verso "Theme & Variations Second Set" - crossed out.. . ff.37-54 "A journal of the Voyages of "New Music Manchester" (25 short preludes by John Ogdon) Dedicated to Peter Maxwell Davies".. . ff.37-47 Loose sheets, various alternative versions to certain preludes.. . ff.48-54 Spiralbound book of the preludes. Titled preludes are: 15 "after reading in the "Musical Quarterly" of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Concerto's melodic basis in plainsong"; 19 "Childhood memory - Seascape"; 20 "Sandy's Blake Songs op.1"; 21 "Nuages"; 22 "Larry Adler's film-score for Genevieve"; 23 "after John South's projected 2nd Symphony"; 24 "after Liszt's Totntarie"; 25 "God save the Queen ("Cirencester Grammar School")". Signed and dated May 1985.. . ff.55-57 "Poem: The magic lantern, "dedicated to Annabel, with love from Dad." Signed. 11 variations. Dated Oct 9 1973-Friday May 20 1988.. . f.59 Fragment of string quartet - pp. 9-10?
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/044
Title: Sonata for brass quintet
Level: File
Extent: 31 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Signed cover.. Ensemble 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba.. . 1st movement (Andante) ff.1-14r; 2nd movement (Allegro) ff.14r-22v; 3rd movement (Moderato energico) ff.22v-31.. . Some pencil annotations from copyist.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/045
Title: Suite for piano
Level: File
Extent: 8 ff.
Creator:
Dates: Mar-89
Scope and content: Suite in 4 movements: Etude [no.1] dated Mar 1989; Toccata; Good Friday; Carillon, dated Easter 1989. . Dedicated to Brenda.. [Easter in 1989 was Mar 26]
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/046
Title: Once I loved a maiden fair - ballad. Untitled song. Sonata Scriabinensis (2)
Level: File
Extent: 11 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: f.1r "Ballad: Once I loved a maiden fair (time of James I)" for low voice and piano.. . f.1v Untitled song: "His voice did come the wind came damp and chill..." for high voice and piano. Incomplete?. . f.1v-3 "Sonata Scriabinensis (II)" in 4 movements. Sketch. Movements 2 & most of 3 apparently missing.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/047
Title: The Man I Love: piano duet. Swanee: piano duet
Level: File
Extent: 4 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Probably for performance by JO & BLO.. ff.1-3r "The man I love". ff.3v-4 "Swanee"
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/048
Title: Irish pictures for piano. Three Pensees after Chopin for piano
Level: File
Extent: 26 pp.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Contents listed on cover. . f.1 Floozie in the jacuzzi;. f.1v The Waterford Glass Factory;. f.2 The Book of Kells; . f.4 Nighttown; . f.4v Chapelizod; . f.5 Harry Lorrequed [Done from guesswork]; . f.5v Deirdre's Lament. . ff.6-7 3 Pensees after Chopin [unfinished].. . Original file cover also listed unfinished Sonatina - not included.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/050
Title: Concertino : piano concerto no.2. Sonata no.6 Reminiscences of Scriabine. Sonata no.7 Reminiscences of Busoni
Level: File
Extent: 13 ff. (unfoliated - see description for numbering)
Creator:
Dates: 1984
Scope and content: Contents listed on cover include piano sonatas no.s 4 and 5 (not included in book).. Single MS book contains double pagination - recto numbering starts at 10 and continues with even numbers only to 30. Verso numbering starts at 56 and continues consecutively to 64.. . pp.10-30 (recto pages) Concertino piano concerto no.2. Overlaps with odd numbered pages in JO/012, pp.1-9 in JO/037. 2nd movement pp.10 & 12 -piano part only. 3rd movement pp.12 & 14 - piano part only. P.16 unclear - piano part only. 4th movement pp.18, 20, 22, 24 - piano part only. Also pp.20a and 22a (both verso pages). 5th movement pp.26, 28, 30 - piano part only. ?incomplete. Title page (unnumbered) following 5th movement, lists I Allegro; II Nocturne in memory of Sam Barber [Andante]; III Interlude: Vivace scherzoso; IV Romance: Quasi lento; V Finale: Allegro vivace. Signed. "Dedicated with much love to Brenda" lists 5 movements. Followed by pp.2-4 of piano reduction (incomplete).. . pp.56-58 (verso pages) Sonata no.6 in one movement -sketch. Reminiscences of Scriabine. With biographical note. Dated Dec 1984. [see JO/037]. . p.59 (verso page) "2 Finale "Calmes"". ?Continuation of Sonata no.6? Dated Dec 1984.. . pp.60-64 (verso pages) Sonata no.7 "Reminiscences of Busoni". Movements: 1 Prelude; 2 "[insert Tutti of Concerto 2nd movt]" - not written out; 3 "Siciliana"; 4 "Fanfare"; 5 Allegretto; 6; 7 [F major section of F minor Fantasia Bach-Busoni] - not written out; 8 "Due mari" write out in full; 9 Elegie no.6 Finale.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/051
Title: Symphonic Dances - Dances for These Distracted Times [for piano]
Level: File
Extent: 10 ff.
Creator:
Dates: [1973]
Scope and content: Confused pagination and numbering of dances. Dances listed on 1st page: Coranto; Galliard; Pavan; Sarabande; Passepied; Tango; Valse; Polka; Galop; Arabesque; Menuetto. Various alternative versions.. . The score is undated, but a note on it indicates that it was submitted (or was intended for submission) to the "BBC 1000 Competition" apparently run by BBC West, Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 2LR. The deadline was apparently June 30th. Date of 1973 supplied by BBC Written Archives Centre: this was a competition to celebrate 1000 years of British monarchy.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/052
Title: Prelude to Act 3 of "Siegfried" for piano
Level: File
Extent: 8 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Transcription.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/053
Title: Sonata no.2 for unaccompanied flute
Level: File
Extent: 1 f.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: First movement: theme and variations. Incomplete.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/054
Title: Skiathos: song for voice [and piano]
Level: File
Extent: 2 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: From a poem by Richard Buchanan-Dunlop. Incomplete.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/055
Title: Valse no.3 for piano
Level: File
Extent: 2 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Sketchy.. On 2v upside-down "4 duets for piano solo by Kevin Bates"
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/056
Title: Untitled work in 3 movements for treble instrument
Level: File
Extent: 2 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 28-Feb-87
Scope and content: Unaccompanied single-line treble melody in three movements: 1 Moderato; 2 Aria; 3. . Dated February 28, 1987.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/057
Title: Miscellaneous fragments (unidentifiable by JO)
Level: File
Extent: 46 ff.
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Fragments mainly of piano music. . ff.1-6 Numbered movements, including 12 Balakireff's Tarantella; 19 Le Festin d'Estop; 5 La Muette de Portici (Aubert-Lis..)(Weber 4th Sonata); 21 William Walton's Partita; 13 Chopin's Tarantella; 23 Tannhauser ov. (Wagner); 24 Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin (Toccata). [These titles appear in piano Sonata 12a "Reminiscences of Rossini" - see JO/037].. f.7 Treble line only.. f.8 Beginning of 3rd movt of piano work.. f.9 Part of piano duet?. f.10 Unfinished 1st movt (26 bars) of string quartet.. ff.20-22 Parts of piano solo works.. f.24 Chorale for piano - transcription of Richard Yardumian "Peace on earth & goodwill to all men" copyright Elkan-Vogel & Co. Inc., Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia.. f.25 Title page only of 25 Short Preludes (fifth set) and 2 Piano Dances and A Sonata based on Film Music.. ff.27, 29 Parts of piano solo works.. f.31 "Overture (Alkan)" 6 bars orchestral score.. f.32 "Epigraphes Antiques" piano solo.. f.33 Treble line only.. f.36 Treble line only, 5 sections.. f.38 Introduction (incomplete) of "Symphonietta".. f.40r 5 Nocturne - Intermezzo "At a treadle" and 5 Finale "Impressions of a Winter Day." Signed and dated Feb 6. Piano solo?. f.40v 3 Lento and 4 Scherzetto "Tobogganing" "In memory of Chris Alexander". All cut.. f.41 End of movement noted "(A "Mattashins" based on a theme from Denis Blood's Piano Concerto)" and IV Minuet. [Mattashins theme from Denis Blood appears in piano sonata no.10 "An Irish Sonata" in JO/037].. f.42 Part of work for piano solo?. f.44 "Sonatina no.3 (Sonata no.17 of A Kaleidoscope") Film Music". Appears to be missing page from ?missing work?. ff.45-46 p.12a of piano solo work "da capo of fugato from page 11". [This is piano sonata no.10 "An Irish Sonata" in JO/037, ff.65v-67].
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/058
Title: Transcriptions for piano of songs by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter
Level: File
Extent: 2 items
Creator:
Dates: undated
Scope and content: Songs transcribed for solo piano
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/059
Title: Ten Caprices (Kaleidoscope no.2) for solo piano. Sonata in 2 movements
Level: File
Extent: 21 ff.
Creator:
Dates: 1970
Scope and content: f.1r Signed and dated 1970. . ff.1v-11 Caprices 1-4.. ff.12-17 Caprice 7.. ff.18-20 8 sections,sketchy. Not titled Sonata.
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Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/W
Title: Writings
Level: Series
Extent: 3 items
Creator:
Dates: 1980s
Scope and content:
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/X
Title: Works by modern composers
Level: Series
Extent: 6 items
Creator:
Dates: 1930-1968
Scope and content:
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/Y
Title: Papers of Skye Atman relating to the musical MSS
Level: Series
Extent: 1 item
Creator:
Dates: 1990
Scope and content:
Archive: RNCM
Collection: John Ogdon Papers
Reference: JO/Z
Title: Recordings
Level: Series
Extent: 4 items
Creator:
Dates: 1990
Scope and content:
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