MUSIC SCORE
Williams, Nigel, 1953- : Letters From Our Boys
- Date
- 2015-2016
- By
- Williams, Nigel, 1953-; Tauranga Civic ChoirHarding, Thomas Reuben, 1884-1956; Powles, Charles Guy, 1872-1951; Williams, Bright Ernest, 1897-2003
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00111
- Description
Scores of the choral work 'Letters from our boys' and related material.
Words for each of piece music was taken from diary entries, letters etc, of First World War soldiers, located in the Auckland War Memorial Library:
- Dear Mrs Spedding (letter from an unknown author to the mother of Eric Claude Spedding)
- The Somme (diary entries of Thomas Reuben Harding and letters to Mrs Spedding from her son Eric Claude Spedding)
- Passchendaele (words of Bright Ernest Williams)
- Gallipoli (words written by Major Charles Powles during the ANZAC evacuation of Gallipoli)
- Last Post (letter from an unknown author to the mother of Eric Claude Spedding)
Related material includes the programme for Tauranga Civic Choir concert, March 2016, and a typescript giving the background to the work.
Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music
Nigel Williams is a composer of choral and organ music. In 2015 he was commissioned by the Tauranga Civic Choir to compose 'Letters from our boys'.
Quantity: 5 Electronic document(s). 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Typescripts and scores
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room
- Format
- 5 Electronic document(s), 1 folder(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Scores, Electronic records (Digital records), Typescripts, Electronic documents, Typescripts and scores
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Papers relating to 'Letters from our boys'
Date: 2015-2016
From: Williams, Nigel, 1953- : Letters From Our Boys
Reference: MS-Papers-12158
Description: Papers include: - Programme for 'Made in New Zealand' performed by the Tauranga Civic Choir, on 18 and 20 March 2016 at Wesley Church, 13th Avenue, Tauranga. Musical Director: Jeremy Whimster, Pianist: Leon Gray, Organist: Nigel Williams, Soloist: Wendy Coster. - Brief contextual information about 'Letters from our boys' including brief information about each piece of music. - Musical score of 'Letters from our boys', music for mixed choir, piano, organ, snare drum by Nigel Williams. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters From Our Boys
Date: 2015-2016
From: Williams, Nigel, 1953- : Letters From Our Boys
Reference: MSDL-2530
Description: Electronic documents include: - Scores of choral work 'Letters from our boys' (in four parts) - Programme (inside page) Quantity: 5 Electronic document(s).