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VICTOR HELY -HUTCHINSON 1901-1947
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
282 pages, mainly of cuttings (often more than 6 per page) from national and provincial newspapers, including the Radio Times, dealing with announcements and reviews of performances and compositions, together with biographical notes, over the period 1930-1945, most numerous 1930-1933, few during World War II.
Personal letters, from Professor Bell, John Churchill (3), di Ravelli, May Hely-Hutchinson, Victor Hely-Hutchinson (6), Walter Hely-Hutchinson (3), D W Stewart and Donald Tovey (6),.
Testimonials requested by Marjorie soon after Victor’s death, with the aim of compiling a biography; contributed by Anonymous (6), C Bailey, A Bevin, E Blom, Thomas Bodkin, CG Burton, CBSO horn player, C Cliffe (2), GD Cunningham, S H Day, George Dyson, Etienne ?, Rob Elkin, C Faulkner, Hilary Field, Joan Forsyth, William Hailey, H Hales, Stuart Hibberd, C Hollis, A Jam, Basil Johnson, Colonel Johnson, Mary Levett, A Lewis, Nao Lutyens, W Martineau, A Mayer, Derek McCullough,? Moore, Herbert Murrill, FW Pickard, CG Robertson, H Rutland, M Strickland-Constable, G E Turton Harry Vowles, Eric Warre, John Waterhouse, P Wilson, John Wilkes, P Wishart, T Wood, Ken Wright, A Wynn and Natalie Young. These cover his whole life, including childhood, in considerable depth.
Bacharach, A.L. (ed) (1957). The Music Masters - 4 - The twentieth century. Pelican.
Brook, D. (1946). Composers’ gallery. Rockliffe.
Crowe, R J. (1905). The Governor’s Tour. Visit to Fort Cox.
Grierson, M. (1952). Donald Francis Tovey. OUP.
Hely-Hutchinson M. (1964). I remember the days. unpublished 158 pp.
Hely-Hutchinson V. (1926?) Strictly unofficial, Uncle Porps. Un-known SABC publication. pp 74-80.
Hely-Hutchinson, V. (1939) Beethoven Concerts conducted by Arturo Toscanini. BBC. (one of his few authenticated programme notes)
Hely-Hutchinson, V. (1941?) from "The tribute to Leslie Heward", unknown publisher.
Hely-Hutchinson W. (1909) A discursive discussion, delivered at Paarl, Cape Colony.
Hely-Hutchinson, W. (1909) Citizenship. Delivered at Stellenbosch, Cape Colony.
Isaacson, W. (1998) Our century ….. and the next one. Time Magazine 151, 15. Pp 28-33.
Malan, J P. Hely-Hutchinson, Christian Victor noel Hope. The South African Music Encyclopaedia. pp 187-191.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (1924) The family’s first Christmas card, with cartoon of VHH.
Smith, B (1994) Peter Warlock, OUP, IBSN 019816310X
South African National Convention. (1909). SA Library, Cape Town, RSA.
South Africa Act (draft) (1909). SA Library, Cape Town, RSA.
MUSIC BY V HELY-HUTCHINSON, MENTIONED EITHER IN THE PRESS OR IN CORRESPONDENCE, OR WRITTEN IN MATURE SCRIPT
INCIDENTAL MUSIC
PUBLISHED
The Charcoal Burner’s Son s/pf du Garde Peach 1930 OUP
Hearts are Trumps satb/pf incidental du Garde Peach 1932 Elkin
The Unveiling chor incidental Downes 1927 Elkin
(all above in British Library)
UNPUBLISHED
Antony & Cleopatra tr&qu Incidental Shakespeare 1930
Beggar on Horseback str/cl/pf incidental Kaufman/Connelly (arr) 1930
Camouflage sm orch incidental 1943?
A City small orch incidental Dunning ?
Excavators small orch incidental 1943?
The House Fairy ch+sm orch incidental Laurence Houseman 1930
Macbeth wind+drums incidental Shakespeare ?
The Mock Doctor s/pf incidental Fielding ?
The Napoleon of Notting Hill satb + 4*tr incidental Chesterton ?
Precession sm ocrh incidental E J King Bull 1931
The Rumour sm orch incidental C . K . Munro 1930 2 *
(all above in Jagger Library South Africa)
MISSING
Aucassin and Nicolette incidental arrangement 1930
The Man In The Iron Mask incidental Dumas? 1936
Marco Polo incidental 1943?
The three musketeers incidental Dumas 1933
RUR incidental Karel Capek 1927?
The unknown warrior (complete) orch incidental
Yes, and back again incidental de la Mare 1930
ORCHESTRAL
PUBLISHED
A Carol Symphony orch instr 1927 Paterson’s
Three Fugal Fancies strings instr 1932 Elkin
Overture to a pantomime orch instr 1947 Prowse
Symphony for small orchestra orch instr 1947 Patersons
Variations, I S & F orch instr 1927 Stainer & Bell
(many of these scores in British Library)
UNPUBLISHED
Idyll and Diversions str qu instr
Serenade orch instr 1939
(all above in Jagger Library South Africa)
Serenade sunmitted as past of a Mus Doc thesis (19410
(Bodleian Library)
RECORDINGS
A Carol Symphony orch instr CDM 7 64131 2 1927 EMI
South African Suite orch instr LT 2965 SABC
Symphony for Sm Or movts 2&3 orch instr damaged 1947 BBC HELY-HUTCHINSON
MISSING
The young idea pf+orch instr 1930
Several Intermezzi sm orch instr e.g. ITMA BBC?
The unknown warrior (berceuse) orch instr b1939
CHORAL
PUBLISHED
Adam lay y-bounden satb chor 1963 Elkin Y
Adam lay y-bounden ssa/pf song 1963 Elkin Y
I vow to thee, my country satb/orch chor Spring Rice 1937 Elkin Y
Old Mother hubbard satb/pf chor 1929 Paterson’s Y
Old mother hubbard ttbb/pf chor 1932 Paterson’s Y
Five songs of innocence sa/pf songs Blake 1928 OUP Y
(all in British Library)
UNPUBLISHED
A mass in C satb Choral
On the death of Smet Smet chor str pf choral arr?
Who goes home? satb/orch choral Chesterton
(all in N Jagger Library)
MISSING
The dong with the luminous nose chor/orch choral Lear
SOLO SONGS
PUBLISHED
Adam lay y-bounden s/pf song 1931 Elkin Y
Alice songs (AIW & ATLG) s/pf song Carroll 1931 Elkin Y
Beautiful soup s/pf song Carroll 1939 Elkin Y
The bees song s/pf song W de la Mare 1927 Elkin Y
Bravo s/pf song Weatherly 1915 Elkin Y
Christmas everywhere s/pf song Natalie H-H 1910 Novello Y
Dream song s/pf song de la Mare 1927 OUP Y
The echoing green & others sa/pf songs Blake 1932 Elkin Y
Five folly songs s/pf songs 1928 Cramer Y
The hidden things s/pf song Beaumont 1925 Stainer & Bell Y
The huntsmen s/pf song de la Mare 1927 OUP Y
The jolly Beggar s/pf song 1931 Elkin Y
National Anthem for S A s/pf song 1910 Novello Y
Three nonsense songs s/pf songs Lear 1927 Paterson’s Y
Old Mother hubbard s/pf song 1929 Paterson’s Y
Old mother hubbard s/pf song 1932 Paterson’s Y
The old soldier s/pf song de la Mare 1927 OUP Y
The old soldier Unison song de la Mare 1929 OUP Y
Ruthless rhymes s/pf songs Graham 1945 Arnold/Elkin Y
More Ruthless rhymes s/pf songs Graham 1946 Arnold/Elkin Y
Lyrics s/pf songs Chesterton 1933 Elkin Y
Lyrics s/pf songs Kipling 1937 Elkin Y
Silver s/pf song de la Mare 1927 OUP Y
The song of soldiers s/pf song de la Mare 1933 Elkin Y
The song of soldiers unison/pf song de la Mare 1938 Elkin Y
Three songs (Peacock pie) s/pf songs de la Mare 1927 Elkin Y
Songs from the bad child’s b o b s/pf songs Belloc 1935 Elkin Y
Five songs of innocence sa/pf songs Blake 1928 OUP Y
Trees s/pf song de la Mare 1927 Elkin Y
The twa corbies s/pf song 1931 Elkin Y
Cities and thrones and powers s/pf song Kipling Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
The cupboard s/pf song de la Mare Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
Castle Patrick s/pf song Chesterton Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
The little old cupid s/pf song De la Mare Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
The rolling English Road s/pf song Chesterton Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
The queen’s men s/pf song Kipling Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
Who goes home? S/pf song Chesterton Elkin Y HUTCHINSON
The window s/pf song de la Mare Elkin Y HELY-HUTCHINSON
(all in British Library apart from last eight which are with Hely-Hutchinson family)
UNPUBLISHED
Absence s/pf song
Auld Robin Gray s/pf song Lindsay
Come landlord s/pf song
Cradle song s/pf song
Gratiana dancing s/pf song R.Lovelace
Home s/pf song Rupert Brooke
1 leave this garden s/pf song
Invictus s/pf song W E Henley 2*
It was a lordling's daughter s/pf song Shakespeare 1920
Lavender Ann s/pf song
The little green orchard s/pf song Walter de la Mare
The logical vegetarian s/pf song G.K.Chesterton
The lost shoe s/pf song
The march on Ivywood s/pf song
Mr Mandragon s/pf song
The mocking fairy s/pf song 2*
Noah s + sm orch song
Noah s/pf song
0 love, they wrong me much s/pf song
0 my luve's like a red, red rose s/pf song Burns
The old stone house s/pf song
A ripple song s/pf song Kipling
The Saracen' s Head s/pf song
Serenade v + sm orch song
Serenade s/pf song
Shir and the grasshopper s/pf song Kipling
Song against grocers s/pf song
The song of quoodle s/pf song
The song of quoodle s/small orch song
The song of shadows s/pf song
The sweep of the daffodill s/pf song
They would sell silks to me s/pf song Arabian Nights
The way through the woods s/pf> Song Kipling 2*
Who goes home? S/pf song Chesterton 1933 Elkin
Who goes home? s/pf song 1933
Wisdom s/pf song
(all Jagger Library)
RECORDINGS
The soldier’s song s/pf song
Ruthless Rhymes s/pf songs
More Ruthless Rhymes s/pf songs
ARRANGEMENTS
PUBLISHED
Forgotten fairy tales orch arr see Mac Dowell E 1938 Y
Four old English Dances orch instr/arr see Coates A. 1934 Y
God Save the Queen orch orch Y? ITV?
Old English melodies orch arr see Wilson H 1934 Y
Old English melodies mil bnd arr see Wilson H 1930 Y
Pomp & Circumstance pf arr Elgar c1930 Boosey Y
The rival poets mil bnd sel see German E 1930 Boosey Y
Songs of Edward German mil bnd arr see German E 1931 Boosey Y
(all British Library)
UNPUBLISHED
Bach, gavotte+Rondo v/pf arr
Chopin prelude str orch arr
Mendlesohn duetto ob/cl/pf arr
Mozart das veilchen satb+orch arr
(all Jagger Library)
PIANOFORTE
TYPESET
Sonata for pianoforte pf instr 1914 Novello
Symphony for s o andante pf instr arr Murrill 1947 Patersons
The young idea 2*pf instr 1931 Elkin
(all British Library)
MISSING
Songs of the wrens pf arr 1930
CHAMBER
UNPUBLISHED
String Quartet in E flat
(Bodleian library)
MISSING
Piano quintet qu+pf instr
Sonatina v/pf instr b1930
Sonata vla/pf instr b1930
CADENZAS
UNPUBLISHED
Beethoven cadenza G maj pf cadenza
Mozart cadenza B flat pf cadenza 2*
Mozart cadenza E flat pf cadenza 2*
Mozart cadenzas A pf cadenza 2*
Mozart cadenza Cm pf cadenza
Mozart cadenza D pf cadenza
(all Jagger Library)
COMPENDIA
A Child’s thoughts various 1910 Novello Y British Library
SOURCES
C A Hely-Hutchinson, 3 Brand Lane, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1NN
The Jagger Library (Archives), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, Republic of South Africa
The British Library, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Africa Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, Oxford
Please note: Only a small proportion of these works has been seen by the writer. The remaining specifications are based on other records. A more exhaustive and possibly more accurate list will be compiled if and when funds become available for a deeper study.
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