| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 397/7/2 |
| Date | 1964-1980 |
| Level | Series |
| Extent | 1 folder, 7 items |
| Title | Musical adaptations of Ronald Duncan's work |
| Description | Manuscript and published scores for musical adaptations of poems and dramatic works by Ronald Duncan. Includes musical settings of Duncan's 'Solitudes' and 'Postcards' poems in addition to verse from 'Our Lady's Tumbler'. Also includes a photocopy of the libretto for 'The Gift' cut and set by Stanley Glasser. The majority of the works have been adapted by composers including Peter West, Tom Eastwood and Barry Ferguson, though 'Serenade for an Urchin' [EUL MS 397/7/2/7] has been composed by Ronald Duncan himself. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Various formats |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | RDLF |
| Estate of Tom Eastwood |
| Barry Ferguson |
| Stanley Glasser |
| Creator_Name | Duncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist |
| Ferguson, Barry (1942-); organist, composer and lecturer |
| Glasser, Stanley (1926-); composer and academic |
| Eastwood, Thomas Hugh; 'Tom' (1922-1999); composer |