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Archive Sub-collection

Music

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1989-1998

This sub-fonds contains papers relating to music and musical productions involving Kevin Crossley-Holland as either a writer or contributor.

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The Green Children

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1989-1996

This series contains items concerned with the opera 'The Green Children' , composed by Nicola LeFanu, with libretto by Kevin Crossley-Holland. The opera was commissioned by the King's Lynn Festival, s...

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Various Correspondence and Related Material

1990-2002

Various correspondence and related material concerning Kevin Crossley-Holland's opera 'The Wildman' (1995) containing: typescript and manuscript letters between Kevin Crossley-Holland and others. The ...

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Beowulf: An Oratorio

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1992

This series comprises papers concerned with the concert oratorio 'Beowulf', with words by Crossley-Holland and music by Lawrence Siegel, composed for performance by a youth choir.

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The Wildman

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1990-2002

This series contains papers concerned with 'The Wildman', an opera in two acts with libretto by Kevin Crossley-Holland, and music by Nicola LeFanu. It was commissioned by the Aldeburgh Foundation for ...

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Pilgrim Jesus

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1995-2004

This series contains drafts, correspondence and material related to Kevin Crossley-Holland's Christmas carol 'Pilgrim Jesus' (1996), with music by Stephen Paulus.

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A Knot of Riddles

1963-1972

This file includes correspondence and material related to Kevin Crossley-Holland's 'A Knot of Riddles' (1964), used in the musical setting by Sir Arthur Bliss, containing: correspondence with Novello,...

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The Sailor's Tale

1997-2004

This series contains a notebook, drafts, correspondence and material related to Kevin Crossley-Holland's 'The Sailor's Tale' (2002).

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One is One and All Alone

1961

This file contains the typescript and LP record for 'One is One and All Alone', a cycle of seven poems by Kevin Crossley-Hollnad set to music by Jim Harpham, permored at St. Edmund Hall Summer Concert...

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Opera Programme

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1991

This file contains a programme for the American premiere production of the opera of 'The Green Children', performed by the Twin Cities Opera Guild Inc. at the World Theatre, St. Paul, USA in 1991. The...

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Correspondence and Related Material

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1989-2013

These files contain correspondence and related material concerning Kevin Crossley-Holland's opera 'The Green Children' (1990).

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Drafts: Libretto

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1989

These files contain drafts of Crossley-Holland's libretto for the children's opera 'The Green Children'. Includes a group of ms and ts papers marked 'Worksheet drafts, xerox of original retelling' (50...

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