MS 8809
Papers of Franz Holford
Piece
1 Manuscript music composed or arranged by Holford: Down by
the salley gardens / words by W.B. Yeats, 1935 (ms ink, 2p.
and printed copy, 2 p.) with Felicity, 1946 (ms ink, 2p.);
Winter, 1947 (ms ink, 2p.) and Mamble, 1944 (ms ink, 1p.);
Elegy from suite for oboe and piano, 1955 (dyeline copy,
2p.); Suite in F sharp minor (ms ink, 37p. in 3 books);
Sonata in D minor for 2 pianos, 1946 (ms pencil sketches;
ms ink, 18p.); Sonata for recorder and piano, 1950 (ms ink,
3p.); The fair Elizabeth for voice and piano, 1954 (ms ink,
3p.); Three autumn sketches for recorder and piano, 1954
(ms ink, 3p.); The stolen child / words by W.B. Yeats, 1945
(ms ink, 3p.) with The violet / E.C. Thiman (ms ink, 1p.);
Variations on a Norwegian folk tune for cello and piano,
1956 (ms ink, 18p.); Variations on a traditional tune for
oboe and piano (ms pencil, 16p.); June midnight / words by
John Drinkwater, 1955 (dyeline copy, 2p.); September
(piano) (ms pencil, 2p.); Sonata for cello and piano (ms
ink & pencil, 5p.); The merry month of May (ms ink, 2p.);
Encores (three short songs) (ms ink, 7p.); Balletto for
oboe, 1951 (ms dyeline copy, 2p.); Harlequin for oboe and
strings, 1954 (ms ink, 4p.); A song at the manger, 1951 (ms
ink, 2p.); Bagley wood, 1952 (ms ink, 4p.); Heather gipsy /
words by John Golsworthy, 1938; Molly, 1950 (dyeline copy,
3p.); Happy those early days - a suite for oboe and piano,
1952 (ms pencil, 13p.); Fantasy for viola and piano (ms
pencil, 6p.); Trio in F minor (ms ink, 5p.)
2 On a lake (2p.); Pastoral - for oboe and piano, 1952
(dyeline copy, 2p.); O men of the fields, 1948 (2p.);
Sonata no. 4 for oboe and piano, 1955 (25p.); The white
throat and the holly, 1945 (ms ink, 7p.); Autumn oaks (Oaks
in autumn) - cello and piano, 1956 (ms ink, 3p.); Rigadoon
for violin and piano (ms ink, 6p.); Night is fallen, 1938
(ms ink, 2p.); Tears, 1936 (ms ink, 2p.); Sonata in D minor
(ms ink, 3p.); Music when soft voices die, 1940 (ms ink,
6p.); Derry dance for cello and piano (ms ink, 6p.).
3-4 Miscellaneous fragments, sketches and untitled music
manuscripts.
5 Cuttings and articles relating to Professor Noel Nickson,
1984; letter to Holford, 1983 from Betty Beath; agreement
between Holford and J. Albert & Sons Pty Ltd, 1968 and
other papers.
Folio package
- Manuscript music by other composers given to Holford
- Chorale for double quartet (woodwind) / Mirrie Hill
(ms ink, 3p.);
- Cinderella suite : five pieces for string orchestra
/ Mirrie Hill (ms ink, 10p.);
- Quartet in A major / Mirrie Hill (ms ink, 23p.);
- Community mass / Mary Mageau (ms facsimile score, 9p.)
with letter to Franz Holford, 28 Dec. 1978;
- Lyric fancies for solo piano / Elizabeth Faw Hayden
Pizer, 1983 (ms facsimile, 24p.);
- Strains and restraints for solo piano / Elizabeth Faw
Hayden Pizer, 1984 (ms facsimile, 11p.);
- Adagio and finale arranged for four hands [Symphonies,
7th, 3rd & 4th movements arr] / Karl Rankl (ms score) with
pen drawing by David Collins, 1972;
- Violin concerto / David Hush, 1981 (ms facsimile, 34p.).
Published music from the Holford Collection is located in the
general music stack.
Guide prepared April 1995. Last updated 23 August 1996
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