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Tippett, Sir Michael Kemp, 1905-1998 (Knight, composer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905 - 1998

Biography

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (1905-1998), knight; composer

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Sir Michael Tippett: ''Words for music perhaps''

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9230
Scope and Contents

Dye-line of copyist's manuscript of 'Words for music perhaps, a sequence of love poems by W.B. Yeats', set to music by Tippett; with photocopy of original manuscript; 'Words for music perhaps' was commissioned by the BBC, composed 1959-60, and broadcast 8 June 1960

Dates: 1960
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