St John‘s College Personal Collections

EMI have decided to record five of C.B. Rootham's works (City in the west, For the fallen, Miniature suite, Psalm of Adonis, The stolen child) to be performed by the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra and Chorus under Richard Hickox. May have to ask for photocopy of full score of 'Psalm of Adonis'. Discusses problem of obtaining orchestral parts and vocal scores of 'For the fallen'.

Typescript letter signed from Jasper Rootham, Wimborne, to Richard Beadle

Rootham/3/27
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9 Feb. 1986

Part of Papers of Cyril Bradley Rootham

Asks RB to send photocopy of score of 'Psalm of Adonis' to BBC Manchester. Novellos holds the copyright to 'For the fallen' and so will be obliged to produce parts from the manuscript full score if existing parts cannot be found.

Typescript letter signed from Jasper Rootham, Hexham, to Allan Fry

Rootham/3/21
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16 Nov. 1976

Part of Papers of Cyril Bradley Rootham

Arranges to pick up the manuscript full score and parts of C.B. Rootham's [first] symphony from the London Philharmonic Orchestra Library. With note by Allan Fry.

Typescript letter signed from Jasper Rootham, Cambridge, to F.P. White

Rootham/3/5
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23 Mar. 1961

Part of Papers of Cyril Bradley Rootham

Is trying to get 'Andromeda' back from the British Museum. 'When we are both satisfied that the collection is as complete as we can get it, I think we should consider a letter to The Times.'

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