File contains handwritten copies of various sea chanties collected by Frank Parker Day. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine" (accompanied by musical notation), "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.
Item is a copy of the first edition of Igor Stravinsky's piano arrangement of his ballet, "The Firebird." The ballet was written for the Ballets Russes in Paris, under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev. The piano arrangement was published shortly after the premiere performance on June 25, 1910 at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra.
Item is a copy of Après un rêve by Claude Debussy, transcribed for cello and piano by Pablo Casals, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.
Item is a miniature score publication of Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2, op. 63, with analytical annotations by Anthony Pugh. The score was likely used in Pugh's capacity as a program note writer.
Item is a copy of the songs "Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen" and "Sie kam zum Schloß gegangen" for voice and piano, from Zemlinsky's Op. 13. The copy is annotated in pencil by Anthony Pugh.
Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in F Major entitled "A Nocturne," including the score and a separate typed sheet with the poem in English and French, also written by Archibald.
Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in G Major entitled "Going West." The text for the song was written by Rev. Mrs. Ross(?) of Hamilton, Ontario.
Item is a piano arrangement of one of the folk songs from "Huits Chants Populaires pour Orchestre" by Anatoly Lyadov (also spelled Liadov), which was originally written in 1905. The score is dated August 15, 1916 at San Sebastien and accompanied by a note from Scribner's publishing house that the score is an original manuscript of the composer's arrangement for pianoforte solo. However, Liadov died August 28, 1914. The publisher's note also indicates that it was previously part of the collection of Serge Diaghileff (Diaghilev).
Item is a manuscript of "In Flanders Fields" by Edith J. Archibald, which sets the words of the poem of the same name by Colonel John McCrae. The piece is for solo voice and piano in F Major and was written at Archibald's home on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The piece is 5 pages long with extra blank pages.
Item is a manuscript of the third verse of an untitled song that begins "The town is decked flags today." The song is for solo voice and piano accompaniment in d minor. The first two verse of the song are missing. The author of the text is not indicated, but may have also been written by Archibald.
Item is a copy of a manuscript version of an adaptation of "Fill Every Glass" from "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay (1728). The arrangement was made by "C.B.C." and "J.F.W" for the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto and is for solo voice (for the character of Matt of the Mint) and chorus.
Item is the manuscript for a hymn "Rest Christian Calmly," with words by Jessie P. MacKay and music by Addie MacKay. The music is for four-part chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and is in F Major with four verses.
Item is a copy of "Three Nocturnes" for piano trio, dedicated to the New York Trio, by Ernest Bloch, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.
Item is a manuscript of Edith J. Archibald's song for solo voice and piano in C Major entitled "Exiled: A Serbian Lament." A separate author for the lyrics is not indicated, so they are likely also written by Archibald.
Item is a published copy of Gordon Jacob's arrangement of "Brother James' Air," for voice and piano, with pencil annotations and analysis by Anthony Pugh.
Item also includes a memo, performance information, and a note regarding the composition's publication by Max Eschig. The score was copied by Henrique Martins and is dedicated to Arminda Neves d'Almeida (Mindinha).
Item is an autographed manuscript of the piano part for Heitor Villa Lobos's first piano concerto. File also contains a copy of the autographed manuscript.
![A Nocturne : [manuscript vocal score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/7/6/f/76fa51dc161e2f73a223727beb13a6af3c4e6c6280b43fdb69bddd5d83d10d95/MS-5-1_2_7_access_142.jpg)
![Going West : [manuscript vocal score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/8/9/b/89b92756d27cd4c81d3d8cfcd561b5f273bb0da0b2d64ba7a91a673b9cd9891d/MS-5-1_2_9_access_142.jpg)
![In Flanders Fields : [manuscript vocal score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/2/9/8/2981007aa92a8143feb097e9b79f9618f14192a96a8c4f7e3c07fa18d71693cd/MS-5-1_2_5_142.jpg)
![The town is decked flags today : [manuscript vocal score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/9/a/c/9ac5012c8f675f6ffffef6aec183c149e1cc6284c52e86e11c5f8eb0f374cdc9/MS-5-1_2_6_access_142.jpg)
![Rest Christian calmly : [choral score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/a/6/1/a61ff1cf48ec64a284d75801184dfe855defc0a279a263da9dbcccac802a3a8f/MS-5-1_3_63_access_142.jpg)
![The Arts and Letters Club Constitution : [choral score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/8/a/f/8af9fd817504101e051f7a4b9edb69de5b3a7bebdc7dcdbb4c7cdae989962cfd/MS-5-1_2_18_access_142.jpg)
![Exiled : a Serbian lament : [manuscript vocal score]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/c/b/e/cbe9cb32fd7301c510063926c9ba579fcdc1e63175d635e72b1b38ff11883268/MS-5-1_2_8_access_142.jpg)
![Concerto para piano e orquestra : [autograph manuscript]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/0/c/9/0c981dead27b37c2301c0f1b4dc2b74e90f642bd9bf175de9628394db7365c56/MS-5-2_6_1_access_142.jpg)
