| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 397/11/2/15 |
| Alt Ref No | Unlisted Box 20 |
| Reel E |
| Date | nd |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Title | Ronald Duncan reading Solitudes |
| Creator Name | Duncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist |
| Description | Unlabelled reel containing a recording of Ronald Duncan reading six poems, mostly from his 'Solitudes', and recordings of various pieces, possibly from 'This Way to the Tomb'. Duration 17:55. Digital surrogate available.
Side 1
00:10 'Her moss of sleep upon the bark of night..'
00:48 'As thrush lark and linnet are..'
01:48 'How leaf we are..'
03:01 'I would that my love should grow..'
03:47 'All right run off with you and go..'
05:37 'Now that we love..'
Side 2
00:03 Recording of an unknown piece with interjections from two women and later a man. Recorded at wrong speed
01:00 Recording of a jazz piece for piano and percussion possibly for 'This Way to the Tomb' [same piece appears on EUL MS 397/11/2/4]
02:20 Recording of a piano piece with interjections of people speaking too softly to make out
11:33 Man talking recorded at wrong speed
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| Format | Audio-visual |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | Literary executor |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/283 | Duncan; Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist | 1914-1982 |