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Title
Date(s)
- 1873 - 1923 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
11 metres of shelving
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lecturer in music at Newcastle University, between 1952 and 1987.
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was brought together by Dr. Frederick Hudson, at one time a member of staff in the Department of Music. It was gifted to Newcastle University Library circa 1970. MSS deposited on perm loan by Staines and Bell.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Stanford Collection comprises the musical manuscripts (published and otherwise) of Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) and was brought together by Dr. Frederick Hudson, at one time a member of staff in the Department of Music.The collection, representing approximately seventy-five percent of Stanford's output (symphonies, operas, chamber, concerto, piano and organ works, church music and choral works), includes autograph manuscripts and photocopies of autographs, as well as transcripts of Stanford's letters to The Times, essays and articles. For many years organists in Canada and England were of the opinion that there were no brass or percussion parts for St. Patrick's Breastplate but the score proves that there were!
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright of all unpublished items owned by the Royal School of Church Music.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
A pdf finding aid is available.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Date first made available to the public: 04 November 2016