MS 679 01 10
MS 679 01 10
Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Alun Hoddinott
Sub-series
Alun Hoddinott was a Welsh composer of classical music, who worked with Moelwyn Merchant on an opera ‘The Race for Adam’ and an oratorio ‘The Tree of Life’ (1971) as well as several other projects
1961-1991
9 files
Mainly containing letters between Hoddinott and Merchant, covering their work and personal matters. The related papers include material concerning their collaboration over ‘The Tree of Life’ and ‘The Race for Adam’ and Hoddinott’s other work.
The papers are arranged according to the nature of the material, which respects Merchant’s original order
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Autograph and typed letters from Moelwyn Merchant to Alun Hoddinott, MS 679 01 10 01, (1966-1987)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Autograph letters from Alun Hoddinott to Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 10 02, (1966-1989)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to Alun Hoddinott, MS 679 01 10 03, (1960s-1970)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to ‘The Race of Adam’ by Alun Hoddinott and Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 10 04, (1961)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to ‘The Tree of Life’ by Alun Hoddinott and Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 10 05, (1970-1971)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Papers relating to additional projects by Alun Hoddinott and Moelwyn Merchant, MS 679 01 10 06, (1970s-1980s)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Draft for Moelwyn Merchant’s libretto ‘Dresden Requiem’, MS 679 01 10 07, (1988)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Draft for Moelwyn Merchant’s libretto ‘The Passion According to St. Mark’, MS 679 01 10 08, (1991)
- Moelwyn Merchant archive: Printed copies of Hoddinott’s scores, MS 679 01 10 09, ([1970s])