Sub-series 2: Orchestral music by Camille Gheysens

MLMSS 11257/7X-24X

sub-series

1944-1978

9662985

6.53 metres of textual material (18 outsize boxes)

BOX 7X
Op. 33 The dragonfly (La libelule). 1945, Sydney. 3 manuscripts of original piano work, sketch material in piano reduction in pencil, score for orchestra and set of parts.
Op. 262/407/409 Rhapsodie Praha on a popular folk song. 1958, Sydney. “On a theme submitted to me by Raphael Kubelik after dinner at my home ‘Moonlight’, Sydney." Score, another score (ink on tracing paper and 2 bound photocopies), 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy), piano solo part (3 manuscripts and several photocopies).

BOX 8X
Op. 372-375 Sydney Symphonic Suite. 1951. Also called Sydney Jubilee Symphony in 4 parts. Previously Symphony No. 1. "Symphony No. 1 now called Sydney Suite as advised by Mr Goossens at home after dinner here." 3 scores (ink, ink on tracing paper and bound photocopies of Parts I to IV, with 2 copies of Part 3). Part I : Impression of Sydney Harbour; Part II : Meditation; Part III : Reaction to Sunny Australia (Scherzo); Part IV : Long live Australia. Stamped by APRA, 1961.

BOX 9X
Op. 372 Sydney Symphonic Suite (Part I). 1951. 2 set of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).
Op. 373 Sydney Symphonic Suite (Part II). 1951. For strings only. 3 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and 2 sets of photocopies), including leader copy (bound photocopy).
Op. 374 Sydney Symphonic Suite (Part III) : Scherzo. 1951. Piano reduction and 3 sets of parts (2 sets of manuscripts on tracing paper and 1 set of photocopies, stamped ‘National Youth Orchestra’).
Op. 375 Sydney Symphonic Suite (Part IV). 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

BOX 10X
Op. 376. A garden of roses. For solo piano and orchestra. Previously called ‘Ballade dans le bois’. Piano reduction, 2 scores (ink on tracing paper and photocopy), 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy). In folder.
Op. 377 Ballade dans le bois, or Sous les bois. For solo piano and orchestra. Previously called Promenade dans le bois. Became ‘A garden of roses’. Score (in pencil), score (in ink) and set of parts (in ink). In folder with ‘A garden of roses’.
Op. 379 2nd Symphony (Part 1). 1954, Sydney. Early score ‘Symphonetta’ for chamber ensemble (in pencil), full score (in pencil), full score (in ink), 3 bound scores (photocopies, one stamped by APRA, 1961) and set of parts (ink on tracing paper).

BOX 11X
Op. 379 2nd Symphony (Part 1). 1954, Sydney. 3 scores (bound photocopies, one stamped by APRA, 1961).
Op. 380, 390 Homage : Olympic overture. 1955-1956. 2 scores (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).
Op. 381, 442 March of the Lost Legion : Tobruk. 1945. Also called Australasia triumphal march : Homage. Piano reduction, 3 scores (ink on tracing paper and 2 bound photocopies) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

BOX 12X
Op. [382?] Blue Mountains concert valtze [sic]. 1946. Orchestration of Op.24 for piano. 2 scores (ink on tracing paper and photocopy) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy, stamped ‘National Youth Orchestra’).
Op. 382 Blue Mountains legend : The 3 sisters and the fairies of the Blue Mountains. 1958, 1966, Sydney. 2 scores, 1958, 1966 (1958 score stamped by APRA, 1961), one photocopied score (stamped by APRA, 1973) and set of parts.

BOX 13X
Op. 383 L'adolescente aux yeux de nacre : tone poem (orchestral version). 1945. Previously Op. 37 (piano version). Score (2 incomplete manuscripts, 1 complete score in ink on tracing paper and 3 bound photocopies, one stamped by APRA, 1961) and 3 sets of parts (2 manuscript sets and 1 photocopied set). "Actually a prayer to God for a blind girl."

BOX 14X
Op. 398 The shepherd and the dragonfly (Le berger et la libellule). Also called La naissance du printemps (The Spring’s birth) or Le reveil du printemps (The Spring’s awakening). 1945-1946, Sydney. Sketch material in piano reduction, 2 bound photocopies of score (one with added piano part), manuscript score (ink on tracing paper), 4 spiral bound photocopies of score, 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper). “Dedicated to Monsieur Arthur Bosmans, winner of the Cesar Franck symphonic competition in Brussels”.
Op. 416 Polonaise. Score for orchestra (incomplete, pages 1-2 only).

BOX 15X
Op. 541 A dream : symphonic poem. 1966, Sydney. Piano reduction, score and 1 part for solo flute.
Op. 559 Australian rhapsody. 1970, Sydney. Piano reduction, 4 scores (2 manuscripts and 2 bound photocopies with annotations) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy). “1st performance at Town Hall Sydney, 14 July 1971”.
Op. 742 7th Symphony. 1978, Sydney. Piano reduction (incomplete, 1st movement and 2nd part only) “To my daughter Elsa with love”.

Unspecified Opus number - In alphabetical order by title:
BOX 16X
3rd Symphony. 1968. Rough drafts.

BOX 17X
3rd Symphony : Paintings and music (Part 1). 1968-1970. Dedicated to Sir William Dobell. "His delicate paintings and our friendship gave me the impulse to compose this symphony in 4 parts." Score in pencil (61 pages), score in ink (62 pages), score in ink (61 pages, on tracing paper), 3 bound scores (photocopies, two stamped by APRA, 1971 and 1975). One of the bound photocopied scores was entered in a competition under the nom de plume of Moonlight. A letter from the Light Music Society in 1972 is enclosed, stating that the work was not selected for the short list.

BOX 18X
3rd Symphony : Paintings and music (Part 1). 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

3rd Symphony : Paintings and music (Part 2). 1968-1970. Score (ink on tracing paper, 22 pages), 2 bound scores (photocopies, stamped by APRA, 1971 and 1975) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

BOX 19X
3rd Symphony : Paintings and music (Part 3). 1968-1970. 2 bound scores (photocopies, one stamped by APRA, 1971) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

3rd Symphony : Paintings and music, Finale (Part 4). 1968-70. 2 scores in ink (17 pages each, one is on tracing paper), 3 bound scores (photocopies, two stamped by APRA, 1971 and 1975) and 2 sets of parts (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

BOX 20X
4th Symphony. 1971-1972, Sydney. Sketch material in piano reduction, manuscript score (movements 1-3, another score of 2nd movement), manuscript score of 1st movement (ink on tracing paper, 48 pages), 5 bound scores of 1st movement (photocopies with manuscript annotations). [Lacking score for 4th movement].

BOX 21X
4th Symphony. Set of parts of the 1st, 3rd and 4th movements (manuscript), set of parts of 1st movement (photocopy). [Lacking parts for 2nd movement].

BOX 22X
5th Symphony. 1974-1975, Sydney. Sketch material in piano reduction (including reworked Ballade No. 35 Op. 288 for piano, 1966), manuscript score (movements 1-4, stamped by APRA, 1975), piano reduction and 2 scores of Scherzo (Part 3) [one score incorrectly labelled 3rd part of 3rd Symphony], bound photocopy of manuscript score marked ‘Control score’.

BOX 23X
5th Symphony. Set of parts.

6th Symphony. 1975, Sydney. Sketch material in piano reduction, bound photocopy of manuscript score of last movement.

BOX 24X
Andante. Score (incomplete, pp. 1-24). "Attention! Tuba is written one octave higher than the actual sound."

Australasia : ouverture. 1970. Piano reduction.

Australia suite. 1. Chase-dance 2. Dance of love 3. Lullaby 4. We two 5. Early morning 6. Dance of the birds. Early version of score in pencil, score in ink for movements 1-5, piano reduction of ‘6. Dance of birds’ (photocopy stamped by APRA, 1961), set of parts.

Ballet (introduction). Score for orchestra (incomplete, 1 page only).

Concerto work. 1957, Sydney. Piano part on tracing paper.

Etude pour orchestration. Sketch material in piano reduction.

Ouverture for full orchestra. 1977, Sydney. Piano reduction.

Planets vision. 1972-1973. Previously called The shepherd and the dragonfly. Score (bound photocopy with inserted manuscript and annotations) and set of parts (photocopy).

Symphonic piece. 1974, Sydney. Piano reduction.

Symphony in C major (1st and 2nd part) : the awakening. 1944, Sydney. Sketches in piano reduction (2 booklets and 3 manuscripts).

Tango passione. 2 sets of parts [for orchestra] (ink on tracing paper and photocopy).

Variations or dialogue. Sketch material in piano reduction.

The music manuscripts have been physically arranged and listed by opus number within this genre. Opus number refers to the number written on the item (often in red ink and sometimes more than one), which does not always agree with the printed catalogue or published score. Where the opus number is unspecified, works are arranged and listed in alphabetical order by title, after the works ordered by opus number.

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