MS 9676
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Class MS 9676. Original consignment, c.1940-2006
Spanning over 50 years, the papers document Sculthorpe's career as one of Australia's most distinguished composers. Commencing with early newspaper cuttings, Sculthorpe has amassed a large archive of papers relating to all aspects of his career, comprising correspondence, musical scores, subject files, writings by and about Sculthorpe, programs, reviews, financial records, general administrative papers and photographs...
Series 9. Manuscript scores, 1941-2001
This series consists of Sculthorpe's manuscript scores. The juvenile works, marked with 'J' numbers, are all that survive from 1941 to 1944. They are followed by three unnumbered additional student items then a list of works from 1945 to 1992, compiled by Deborah Hayes. The latter are marked with 'W' numbers. The list of 'W' numbers was continued by Sculthorpe after 1992. For an index of works by genre and by title, please refer to Deborah Hayes, Peter Sculthorpe: a bio-bibliography (1993). This publication also includes more information on works numbered W1-W224...
Subseries 9_2. Peter Sculthorpe: works (1945-2001)
Sonata for Viola and Percussion, 1960 - for solo viola and percussion (Item W77) - Folio-Box 99
Sun Music III, 1967 - for orchestra (Item W100) - Folio-Box 100
Sun Music III, 1967 - for orchestra
Burke and Wills, 1985 - feature film: sketches (Item W173) - Folio-Box 106
Page from draft music score from 'Burke and wills: film score'; headed 'Wills on ground'.
Burke and Wills Suite, arranged for symphonic band, 1985 (Item W175) - Folio-Box 106
Page 1 from draft music score from 'Burke and Wills Suite', headed 'The sand dunes'.
Series 11. Recordings of Sculthorpe's works - Box 48-52 and Folio Boxes 114-115
Included in this series are recordings of Sculthorpe's work. There are LP records, tapes, reel to reel tapes, audio cassettes and video tapes. The series is closed pending resolution of retention and preservation issues.
MS 9676/11/1 Cave. On container: 'They Found a Cave' (Peter Sculthorpe). Five Themes from the film.' On paper inside container: '...orchestrated' (Item NLA.MS-SAV004911) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/2 Cave. From container:Cavepiano. On paper inside container:Themes from They Found a Cave introduced by the composer & played by him at the piano. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004912) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/3 Cave. On container:Cave presentation music 6-10, which appears to be crossed out in pencil. Also has:OXS 7-2(?)., Container date stamped 16 Apr 1962. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004913) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/4 Clear Air. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004914) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/5 Contemporary orch. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004915) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/6 The Fifth Continent On container:(For strings, harp, percussion, oboe & trumpet; also, tapes of wind & didgeridoo, & narrator.) (Item NLA.MS-SAV004916) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/7 Flying Fish (S1), Fl, Vc and other inst (S2). Also on container:IRK IV (Item NLA.MS-SAV004917) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/8 Irkanda IV/ SQ 6. On paper inside container:S1. Original Tas performance of IRK. 2/3 IV SQ 6, and on container:No 6. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004918) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/9 Irkanda IV. On container:Tas / Hickey (2/3) (Item NLA.MS-SAV004919) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/10 Ketjak. Engineer Jim Webster, 8/07/1972 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004920) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/11 The Loneliness of Bunjil for string trio. Master recording. Music performance, played by the Haydn Trio., 4/10/1961 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004921) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
John Hassell Recordings
MS 9676/11/12 The Loneliness of Bunjil: string trio (1953), 1953 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004922) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/13 Spinet. On back of container:Harpsichord Spinet Side 1 track 2-3. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004923) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/14 Stars etc with feedback. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004924) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/15 Stravinsky, Igor. Rakes Progress Chorus. This title appears to be crossed out. Also on container:Indonesian music. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004925) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/16 Sun Music II. Ketjak. On container:SMVP / 5 M II from disc. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004926) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/17 Sun Music III. Music performance. On paper inside container:first performance as Anniversary Music. On container:(Ev S953 Bruce Lalchere(?). (Item NLA.MS-SAV004927) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/18 Sun Music III. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004928) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/19 Tone. On containerJack Meyers Tones and on back:Tone: Track 2 890 c/s, Track 1 1900 c/s. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004929) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/20 20th Century Guitar Music. From letter inside container: pieces by Julian Bream, Reginald Smith Brindle, Benjamin Britten, Frank Martin, Hans Werner Henze, Hector Villa-Lobos. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004930) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/21 Concert recording(?): piece for percussion, choir and electronic instrument(?) (Item NLA.MS-SAV004931) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/22 AlwaysAge of consent. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004932) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/23 Annes (Boyd) Third Year Class Music III. From notes on container:Ted (NA); Anne B. (JP); Roslyn (Aidosa?); Ted (Organ); Anne R.;; Pamela. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004933) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/24 Bali. Kulindang. Inside container:Gending Bali. Side 1 of disc: nos 1-4. Side 2 of disc: nos 1-4. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004934) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/25 Corroboree. Music performance by Eliza Frazer (Item NLA.MS-SAV004935) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/26 Ethnomusicology. On paper inside container:Ethnomusicological journey(?). (Item NLA.MS-SAV004936) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/27 Cave guitar themes. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004937) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/28 Piece for flute horn and perc. (Music III?); Twelve bars rest? (Item NLA.MS-SAV004938) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/29 From container:Happy birthday indeed. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004939) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
Various voices sayinghappy birthday, with some speed/track variations to create effects.
MS 9676/11/30 Small town. From container: The Fifth Continent for speaker and orchestra. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004940) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
Music performance, Victorian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Matthews, with Frederic Perslowe, speaker
MS 9676/11/31 Sonatina, Irkanda IV, They found a cave. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004941) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
Music performance. (a) Sonatina, for piano, played by Rex Hobcroft (Kobcroft?); (b) Irkanda IV, original version, for solo violin, strings and percussion; (c) Four themes from the filmThey found a cave, Larry Adler (harmonica), bassoon, harp, guitar and bass (Title theme, Blues, Mountain Song, Journeys end, Title theme). Side 2 blank.
MS 9676/11/32 String Quartet No. 9 (1975)., 20/02/1976 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004942) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
Music performance, Sydney String Quartet: (sp?) Harry Corby & Dorel Tincu, violins, Alexandra Todicesas, viola, Nathan Waks, cello. Recorded at NSW Conservatorium Main Hall.
MS 9676/11/33 String trio rehearsal / Bach. Music rehearsal (Item NLA.MS-SAV004943) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/34 Sun Music III (The original). On container:Astra. On paper inside container:Original Sun Music III withdrawn. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004944) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/35 South by Five. On paper inside container:Five by Five. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004945) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/36 Sun Music IV (unrevised). On container:minus several bars. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004946) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/37 Whiteheads Third Year. On container:Gillian, Joyce, Winsome, Sue E., Graham, Sue Rae, David. Creation 2/3. On paper inside container:Music III (year of W. Evans). Side 2 blank. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004947) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
MS 9676/11/38 A garland for Peter Sculthorpes 50th birthday, 28/04/1979 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004948) - Cassette-Box 276
Music performance, The Seymour Group. Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House, Vincent Plush, conductor. Side A 1. Sculthorpe: Snow, moon and flowers. 2. Michael Hannan. 3. Ross Edwards. 4. Gillian Whitehead. 5. Barry Conyngham. Side B 1. Eric Gross. 2. Peter Platt. 3. Ian Cugley. 4. Anne Boyd. 5. Vincent Plush.
MS 9676/11/39 The Music Line no. 7, String Quartet no. 8 (Sculthorpe), String Quartet no. 3 (Aulis Sallinen), 12/08/1986 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004949) - Cassette-Box 276
Radio broadcast, ABC Radio National, by Kronos Quartet(?).
MS 9676/11/40 Burke & Wills soundtrack, composed by Peter Sculthorpe., 1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004950) - Cassette-Box 276
Commercial recording, American Gramophone Records AGC900
MS 9676/11/41 BBC World Service interview., 12/13 July 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004951) - Cassette-Box 276
Radio interview of Peter Sculthorpe with Natalie Wheen. On label: 12/13 July 1993.
MS 9676/11/42 The Song of Tailitnama, 1/02/1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004952) - Cassette-Box 276
Music performance, (sp?) Kirsti Harms/Sydney Symphony Orchestra, de Waart. On label: �1st edit �.
MS 9676/11/43 Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1997 education program. Meet the music. Australian composition resource kit., 1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004953) - Cassette-Box 276
Commercial recording, ABC/SSO. Includes Sculthorpe orchestral works: Earth Cry, Small Town, Kakadu.
MS 9676/11/44 In Tune interview, 13/10/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004954) - Cassette-Box 276
Radio interview, BBC Radio 3
MS 9676/11/45 The many faces of Kelly Trench : tape source material. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004955) - Cassette-Box 276
Music performance(?): Kelly Tench, Alvin Curran, Vincent Plush, Isaac Nathan, more info on case
MS 9676/11/46 Love thoughts of a lady, Requiem for cello alone (Item NLA.MS-SAV004956) - Cassette-Box 276
Music performance (?), Nathan Waks, cello.
MS 9676/11/47 3 At the end. On container: + 2. c. 2.00 + c. 2.30 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004957) - Cassette-Box 276
Side A: Recorded music: South American piece(?), followed by orchestral piece. Side B: blank.
MS 9676/11/98 ABC Symphony Orchestra. Meet the music : Teaching kit 2. From cover: �Piano concerto �, 1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004958) - Cassette-Box 282
MS 9676/11/99 Peter Sculthorpe 60th birthday concert. Australian Ensemble., 18/07/1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004959) - Cassette-Box 282
MS 9676/11/100 ABC Symphony Orchestra. Education program 1989: Peter Sculthorpe - Kakadu, 1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004960) - Cassette-Box 282
MS 9676/11/101 An evening with Peter Sculthorpe, Packard Hall, part 1, 19/03/1991 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004961) - Cassette-Box 282
On container: Colorado Springs
MS 9676/11/102 An evening with Peter Sculthorpe, part 2, 19/03/1991 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004962) - Cassette-Box 282
On container: Colorado Springs
MS 9676/11/103 Peter Sculthorpe introduces his String Quartet no 6. (Australia Ensemble, at the Art Gallery of NSW), 29/09/1991 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004963) - Cassette-Box 282
Recorded by 2MBS-FM
MS 9676/11/104 Sydney Symphony Orchestra/NSW Dept of School Education. K-8 teaching kit: various composers, including Peter Sculthorpe, 1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004964) - Cassette-Box 282
Commercial recording, ABC
MS 9676/11/105 From cassette label: Nathan, tape 2/2. From container: The Southern Euphrosyne, tape 2 and ABC FM radio, 28/11/1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004965) - Cassette-Box 282
Radio play(?)
MS 9676/11/106 Nourlangie. Australian Chamber Orchestra; David Leisner, guitar; Robert Clarke, percussion., 3/04/1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004966) - Cassette-Box 282
MS 9676/11/107 Markus Stocker, cello; Oleg Stepanou, piano. Recital 2nd part. Includes Peter Sculthorpe �s Threnody., 10/09/1994 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004967) - Cassette-Box 283
MS 9676/11/108 Orchestre de Chambre de Neuchatel. Et l �Australie. Includes Peter Sculthorpe �s �Port Essington � for strings., 21/01/1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004968) - Cassette-Box 283
Music performance. Direction: David Porcelijn; violin: Bettina Boller. Commercial recording, Suisa.
MS 9676/11/109 Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 1996 Education program: Meet the music. Australian composition resource tape. Includes Peter Sculthorpe �s �Sun Music III �., 1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004969) - Cassette-Box 283
Commercial recording: ABC/SSO. Sculthorpe piece was recorded in 1981 by ABC Radio, performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Hopkins (unavailable commercially)
MS 9676/11/110 Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1997 Education program: Meet the music 5 resource tape. Includes Peter Sculthorpe �s �From Uluru �, �Earth cry �, and �Kakadu �., 1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004970) - Cassette-Box 283
Commercial recording.
MS 9676/11/111 Encounter: a conversation with Peter Sculthorpe., 22/08/1999, 25/08/1999 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004971) - Cassette-Box 283
MS 9676/11/112 National Music Camp 2001. Side A: WAM interview 10 Jan 2001. Side B: ABC Classic FM interval feature. 1st concert, Sun 14th Jan. Words about music students., 10 & 14/01/2001 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004972) - Cassette-Box 283
MS 9676/11/113 National Music Camp 2001. Advanced chamber music. Concert 1., 14/01/2001 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004973) - Cassette-Box 283
Music performance: Sculthorpe String Quartets nos 6, 8 and 9.
MS 9676/11/114 National Music Camp 2001.Advanced chamber music. Concert 1., 14/01/2001 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004974) - Cassette-Box 283
Music performance: Sculthorpe String Quartets nos 7, 11 and 14.
MS 9676/11/115 Tape 1: Before the service, c. 16.00 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004975) - Cassette-Box 283
Side A: Recorded music: solo cello piece (?). Side B: blank
MS 9676/11/116 Tape 2: During the service, c. 2.30 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004976) - Cassette-Box 283
Side A: Recorded music: short piano piece, remainder of tape blank.
MS 9676/11/117 Birthday greeting to Peter Sculthorpe for viola and percussion. David Banney, viola; Kerryn Joyce, percussion (students of UQ). (Item NLA.MS-SAV004977) - Cassette-Box 283
MS 9676/11/118 A garland for Peter Sculthorpe's 50th birthday, part 2: Pieces by Ross Edwards, Erci Gross, Peter Platt, Ian Cugley, Anne Boyd and Vincent Plush. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004978) - Cassette-Box 283
MS 9676/11/119 Into the dreaming. On cassette label: into the replaced by cello (Item NLA.MS-SAV004979) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/120 Memento mori (Item NLA.MS-SAV004980) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/121 Piano concerto. Munro/AYO/Masson (Item NLA.MS-SAV004981) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/122 The body is a concert of sensation (Item NLA.MS-SAV004982) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/123 Broadcast onThe Music Show, 24/04/1999 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004983) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/124 Dream tracks. From tape label: Michigan Trio, 7/07/1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004984) - Cassette-Box 284
MS 9676/11/125 From Kakadu, David Leisner,gt., 4/05/1997 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004985) - Cassette-Box 284
Music performance,recorded live at Jordan Hall, Boston
MS 9676/11/126 Irkanda I, Robert Constable, Elizabeth Holowell (Item NLA.MS-SAV004986) - Cassette-Box 284
Also includes pieces by Banks, Plush(?), Whitiker, Sutherland, and Wesley-Smith/Constable
MS 9676/11/127 Jabiru dreaming, 1/03/1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004987) - Cassette-Box 284
Music performance by Kronos Quartet. From container:Recording of first performance in Adelaide Town Hall.
MS 9676/11/128 Requiem (Sculthorpe), Edwards Monos I, David Pereira, Dec 1993? (Item NLA.MS-SAV004988) - Cassette-Box 284
From container:Recorded Canberra xii 93, Tall Poppies.
MS 9676/11/129 The Southern Euphrosyne, tape 1/2., 28/11/1992 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004989) - Cassette-Box 284
From container:ABC FM radio. On tape label:Nathan.
MS 9676/11/130 Sun Music II, with WAYO, Phil L Jacks(?) cond. (Item NLA.MS-SAV004990) - Cassette-Box 284
On tape label:cut from 19-20.
Class MS 9676. Consignment received 2015, 1839-2014
This consignment includes correspondence, music scores, subject files, writings by and about Sculthorpe, programs, reviews, financial records, general administrative papers, awards, artworks and photographs.
Series. Audiovisual, c. 2003-2011
Burke & Wills - Band Music - Stereo. Royal Park. Master (Item NLA.MS-SAV013318) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
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Burke & Wills - Stereo Music 1. Master. Rec. S. Butterworth 17/11/1984, 17/11/1984 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013319) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
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Burke & Wills - Stereo Music 2. Master. Rec. S. Butterworth 17/11/1984, 17/11/1984 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013320) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
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Burke & Wills - Row no 13. Rec. S. Butterworth 20-22/09/1984, 20-22/09/1984 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013322) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
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Stereo tracks of Aboriginal Music Slates from "Burke & Wills". 1 - Didgeridoo Sticks Song for Cave Seq Sc. 2 - Initiation Music (Item NLA.MS-SAV013324) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
Stereo tracks of Aboriginal Music Slates from "Burke & Wills". 2 - Initiation Music (cont.) 3 - Music for SC 239, 243 Burke's Illusion Depot (Item NLA.MS-SAV013325) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-046
Burke & Wills Bagpipes (Revised) Tape 1 (Nagra Pilot) 11/07/1985, 11/07/1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013329) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-047
Burke & Wills Bagpipes (Revised) Tape 2 (Nagra Pilot) 11/07/1985, 11/07/1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013330) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-047
