- A8/1.
- Ffeil
- [1950]- [1951].
A music manuscript book containing pencil sketches for a BBC radio documentary by Ross Cockrill relating to the Antarctic whaling industry; together with a copy of the radio script, [1951].
A music manuscript book containing pencil sketches for a BBC radio documentary by Ross Cockrill relating to the Antarctic whaling industry; together with a copy of the radio script, [1951].
Pencil sketches of the music for a BBC radio adaptation, by Ross Cockrill, of the novel by Ronald Mitchell; and two radio scripts, one with pencil annotations.
Pencil sketches, 'Completed Feb. 19th [1951]', of music for a BBC radio drama, entitled 'The story of St. David', written and produced by Elwyn Evans; together with a copy of the radio script.
Ink full score, dated May 1956, of incidental music for a radio drama entitled 'The meeting' by Dannie Abse; together with pencil sketches and a copy of the radio script.
Abse, Dannie
Ink full score of incidental music for the theatre play by Federico G. Lorca.
Pencil sketches of incidental music for the feature film entitled 'Sword of Sherwood Forest', produced by Hammer/Yeoman; together with a related letter and a typescript list of timings.
Unidentified sketches and fragmentary sketches, mainly untitled.
Professional and personal papers,
Papers, 1933-2010, relating to the life and work of the composer and comprising mainly correspondence, scrapbooks, programmes and catalogues, articles by him and others, and a small group of accumulated material.
General correspondence, 1947-2010, comprising mainly letters from performers (individuals, ensembles, orchestras, choirs, etc.), composers, librettists, artists, friends and other individuals. They relate to the commissioning and performance of Alun Hoddinott’s work, the commissioning of works by others, publication and recording of works, festivals (including the Cardiff Festival of Twentieth Century Music), working tours and visits. They often contain references of a personal nature and many are addressed to both the composer and his wife. Occasional replies are included.
Letters L (Labinsky - Lewis, D.),
Correspondents include H. C. Robbins Landon (27), 1971-1984.
Merchant, W. Moelwyn (William Moelwyn), 1913-
Correspondents include Ian Parrott (11), 1952-2007, together with Christmas cards (6), 1953-1985, and a letter to Rhiannon Hoddinott, June 2008; T. H. Parry-Williams (17), [1968?]-1972, together with two related letters, 1971, from Evan Isaac, (Urdd Gobaith Cymru), autograph and typescript drafts of stanzas, and a letter, July 1979, from Amy Parry-Williams; Peter Pears (25), [1971?]-1986; Siân Phillips (4), 1991.
Correspondents include Timothy Salter (7), 1984-1988; Scottish National Orchestra (3), 1976; Humphrey Searle (2), 1972; Simon Shewring (20), 1984-1997; Sirenian Singers (8), 1982-1986, with two replies from the composer; Raphael Sommer (9), 1969-1989; Sergeĭ Stadler (3), [1987?]-1988; Roger Steptoe (7), 1983-1986; Leopold Stokowski, 1954; John Swallow (4), 1976-1986.
Letters W (Wallace - White, John),
Correspondents include William Walton (2), 1967; Gillian Weir (3), 1974.
Correspondence, 1972-1998, mainly relating to commissions and visits by the composer to universities in the United States and Canada.
Letters (8), 1973-1979, relating to commissions and talks.
HTV Wales (Firm)
Letters, 1964-1991, realting to commissions, performances and workshops.
London Symphony Orchestra.
Letters, 1968-1974, mainly relating to the commissioning of the 'The Beach of Falesá' and a proposed opera entitled 'Rawlins White'. Some letters relate to Alun Hoddinott’s membership of the Council of Welsh National Opera.
Welsh National Opera.
A small group of correspondence relating to the following festivals: Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians, 1992-1993, relating to his role as President; Lower Machen Festival, 1998-1999, relating to a performance of 'One must always have love'; and Swansea Festival, 1984, relating to an invitation to conduct 'The sun, the great luminary of the universe'.
Correspondence and programmes, 1977-1993, relating to various music competitions in which Alun Hoddinott adjudicated, including: BBC Young Musician of the Year, 1978-1992, and the International Young Musician of the Year, 1982, 1984; the Audi Junior Musician Competition, 1992; Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, 1980; City of Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition, 1979 (including commissioning of new work); the Interceltic Competitive Choir Festival, Brest, 1983, and the proposed festival at Quimper, 1985; and the Shell-London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship, 1983.