St. Cecilia's Day Festival Concert : in aid of the musicians' benelovent fund : sponsored by the Daily Herald : Royal Albert Hall, Saturday, 22 November, 1947 (C.3)
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Type of record: Book
Title: St. Cecilia's Day Festival Concert : in aid of the musicians' benelovent fund : sponsored by the Daily Herald : Royal Albert Hall, Saturday, 22 November, 1947 (C.3)
Classmark: Maurice de Sausmarez Collection 609
Creator(s): Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974); Morrah, Dermot (1896-1974); Newbolt, Sir Henry John (1862-1938); Herbage, Julian (1904-1976)
Additional creator(s): Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) (Composer); Rawsthorne, Alan (1905-1971) (Composer); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) (Composer); Boult, Adrian (1889-1983) (Conductor); Alsop, Ada (Performer); Soames, René (Performer); Williams, Harold (1893-1976) (Performer); Cunningham, G D (1878-1948) (Performer); Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) (Composer); Parry, C Hubert H (1848-1918) (Composer); Bax, Arnold (1883-1953) (Composer); Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924) (Composer); Alcock, Walter G (1861-1947) (Composer); Bliss, Arthur (1891-1975) (Composer); Finzi, Gerald (1901-1956) (Composer); Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) (Composer); De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969) (Former owner); Daily Herald (Sponsoring institution); Royal Albert Hall (Host institution); BBC Symphony Orchestra (Performer); Royal Military School of Music. Trumpeters (Performer); Luton Choral Society (Performer)
Publisher: Daily Herald
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): 1947
Language: English
Size and medium: 1 volume (unpaged)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/777114
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991020269991205181
Collection group(s): Maurice de Sausmarez Archive
Description
At head of title: Under the gracious patronage of their majesties the King and Queen.
Concert programme: 7.15. Allegro maestoso (from Sonata in G)... Elgar -- Bridal march and finale (from the music to "The Birds" of Artistophanes) (played at the Royal Wedding on November 20th) ... Parry. Dr. G. D. Cunningham. 7:30. 2 Fanfares (played for the first time at the Royal Wedding) ... Bax. Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music. Conducted by Capt. M. Roberts -- Overture, St. Cecilia's Ode, 1692 ... Purcell (Specially orchestrated by Alan Rawsthorne for orchestra and trumpets for the St. Cecilia's Day Festival 1946. Second Performance) -- "Alexander's Feast" Part II (for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra) ... Handel -- "Songs of the fleet" (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra) ... Stanford. Interval. 8.35. Introduction and passacaglia ... Alcock. Dr. D. G. Cunningham. 8.45. (a) Fanfare for a cheerful occasion (Specially composed for the Musicians' Benevolent Fund 15 years ago and played at the Royal Wedding) ... Bax -- (b) Fanfare for heroes (Specially composed for the Musicians' Benevolent Fund) ... Bliss. Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music. Conducted by Capt. M. Roberts -- "An Ode for St. Ceilia's Day". Verses by Edmund Blunden - specially written for this festival (for tenor, chorus and orchestra. First performance) ... Finzi -- Symphony No. 5 in D ... Vaughan Williams -- National Anthem (for soprano, chorus, orchestra, trumpets and organ) ... Elgar.
"With the exception of those on the Ode by Finzi, the analytical notes in this programme were written by Julian Herbage".
An ode for St. Cecilia's day. Specially written by Edmund Blunden -- In praise of St. Cecilia. Specially written by Dermot Morrah -- Overture, St. Cecilia's Ode (1692). Purcell arranged Rawsthorne -- Alexander's Feast (part II). Handel -- St. Cecilia's Day Festival Programme -- Songs of the Fleet. Stanford -- Songs of the Fleet. Henry Newbolt -- An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. Finzi -- Symphony No. 5 in D. Vaughan Williams -- Music. John Masefield -- The National Anthem. Arranged by Edward Elgar.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Maurice de Sausmarez Collection 609: From the collection of Maurice de Sausmarez, acquired for the University of Leeds in 2019.
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