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| Creator: | Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. |
| Title: | Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1918-1980, undated |
| Quantity: | .2 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Four original music scores of the English composer and critic, in his own hand. |
| Language: | English, French |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) was an English composer and critic. Born Leon Dudley, he changed his name as a result of his interest in the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community. His compositions were unusual, sometimes employing as many as seven staves. He performed across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s but in 1940 announced a ban on all performances of his music without his express permission, though he continued to compose (he lifted the ban in 1976). He was also active as an essayist and critic.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores consist of four original music scores, in his own hand. The scores range in length from a single page to nearly a hundred pages. Titles are given exactly as written by Sorabji on the manuscripts, as best as they can be read.
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Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has the collections of a number of composers. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Norman Gentieu, 1982.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 23 Sep 2009
Revision history: 30 Apr 2019 - corrected subtitle of "Opus Secretum" (MRC)
Inventory
| Scores | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campanile of St. Luke's Church (Germantown) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Concerto pour piano et grande orchestre 1918 - bound in green with red title block; inscribed to Norman Gentieu; text and musical notation in French | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Concerto for orchestra piccola & pianoforte, "Simorg-Anka" 1924 - bound in green; inscribed "To Dr. Havelock Ellis, respectul homage in admiration and gratitude" | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Opus secretum atque necromanticum 1980 - inscribed to Norman Gentieu, with a brief poem, "I do not like the human race..." | ||||||||||