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Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Romeo and Juliet for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 9.2.1965 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet continues to be performed regularly by The Royal Ballet and is also in the repertory of ballet companies around the world. There are five files relating to the Benesh Movement Notation score, mostly the rough score recorded by Faith Worth with some later material recorded by Tom Steuart. This file contains part of the rough score by Faith Worth and comprises

1. Title page a list of the books and their contents, handwritten in black biro.
2. Six pages of score, three with notes and score in pencil, three blank pages
3. Book 7, ring bound with blue card covers with Act I Opening, Act II Opening Dance, Perf Notes Act II Romeo enters and further details in red felt tip pen overwritten in black biro, Checked 1970 in top left corner in black felt tip pen, with 11 pages of score in pencil with black biro and felt pen additions. No back cover
4. Book 6, ring bound with blue card covers with Romeo and Juliet Act I and list of dances in blue biro, some crossed out in pencil, with 15 pages of score in pencil
5. Book 18, ring bound with blue card covers with Romeo and Juliet Act I and list of dances in blue biro and pencil, with 16 pages of score in pencil. No back cover
6. Book 4, ring bound with blue card covers with Romeo and Juliet Act I No. 10 Nursery Scene and No. 20 Romeo - Balcony Solo in blue biro, with eight pages of score in pencil. With note in pencil of what 'Rudy does' at end of Balcony Solo
7. Book 2, ring bound with blue card covers with Romeo and Juliet Act I No. 11 Going to the Ball and Exit from Ballroom in black and blue biro, with 12 pages of score in pencil, with a note in top margin on page 18 'KMc 1970'
8. Book 11, ring bound with blue card covers with Romeo and Juliet Act I and a list of dances in black and blue biro and pencil, with 12 pages of score in pencil

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Romeo and Juliet for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 9.2.1965 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet continues to be performed regularly by The Royal Ballet and is also in the repertory of ballet companies around the world. There are five files relating to the Benesh Movement Notation score, mostly the rough score recorded by Faith Worth with some later material recorded by Tom Steuart. This file contains the material recorded by Tom Steuart and comprises

1. One ring bound score with brown card covers with Opening Dance Act 2 Romeo/Juliet Changes Oct 1979 and Mandolin Dance Act 2, Romeo/Juliet June 1981 handwritten in black biro on the front cover, with 43 pages of score with photocopies of score pasted onto left page, 14 pages are not bound
2. One plain sheet of paper with handwritten description of townswomen and whores dance
3. Nine small, 13 large and 8 large photocopied pages with grid of stage area with notes and notations

Kenneth MacMillan choreographed three versions of the one act ballet The Seven Deadly Sins between 1961 and 1984. The purpose of this Benesh Movement Notation score was to record the choreographic content of excerpts from Kenneth MacMillan's three existing productions of The Seven Deadly Sins as a resource for the creation of a new, site-specific production at Wilton's Music Hall, London in 2019. This file comprises

1. 15 pages comprising a title page, background to the project and details of cast and actions and a stage plan of Wilton's Music Hall, 2019
2. A copy of the master score, 71 pages

This subseries contains scores used by Kenneth MacMillan for four of his ballets, and scores and audio cassettes sent to him of music that he might consider using

Music scores for four of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets

Piano reduction of the revised 1950 version of the score by Igor Stravinsky for Le Baiser de la fee, published by Boosey and Hawkes, New Edition copyright 1954, New York, USA, B & H 17561, and stamped Property of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Ltd. The score is bound in red buckram and embossed on front cover with The Fairy's Kiss, Strawinsky (sic) in gold coloured lettering
There are pencil markings on pages 50-60, the Adagio (Le Jeune Homme et sa Fiancee), giving the counts/beats and some cues for Lyn (sic) (Seymour) and others

Handwritten piano reduction of the score by Frank Martin, used by Kenneth MacMillan for his ballet The Burrow. It includes the names of dancers and details of the action of the ballet. Handwritten on music manuscript paper in pen and ink with some pencil markings visible. It is titled on the first page Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments Frank Martin 1949, and signed on the final page Piano Reduction by John Lanchbery. Some of the pages have R.C.I Printed in England upside down in top right corner

Printed piano reduction music score for Orpheus by Igor Stravinsky, published by Boosey and Hawkes, copyright 1948, printed in England. Piano reduction by Leopold Spinner. The accompanying brown paper bag has the name, address, telephone and telegram details for Boosey and Hawkes (Retail) Limited printed on one side with Mr MacMillan via Iris Law Thursday A.M. or P.M? handwritten on the reverse. With sellotape

Piano vocal score for Die 7 Todsunden der Kleinburger (The Seven Deadly Sins) by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, published by Edition Schott, printed in Germany. The front cover has an image of the two Annas, in black and white with blue highlight, the back cover has an image of the house. With some annotations by Kenneth MacMillan on the contents page, in black felt pen. There is a typed interdepartmental memo slipped into the volume at page 115 which gives the names of the Seven Deadly Sins Singers

Kenneth MacMillan received scores and audio cassettes from composers, some known to him, keen to collaborate with him. The music in this file was not used by Kenneth MacMillan