Music scores for four of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets

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

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

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

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

One handwritten letter from Anthony Brenner to Kenneth MacMillan, 10.3.1983, enclosing a tape of a recording of his Harp Concerto, recorded in 1981

Hans Werner Henze was commissioned to compose Undine for Frederick Ashton's ballet Ondine, premiered by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1958. This printed piano score was published and copyright by Edition Schott. Mainz, Germany in 1958. With compliments slip from B. Schott's and Son, Mainz

Printed music score for Passacaglia Variations on a Ground for unaccompanied Violin by Richard Tony Arnell, with handwritten dedication on cover, Happy Christmas! to Ken from Tony Dec '60, published and copyright by Hinrichsen Edition Ltd., London and New York, 1960

Printed full score for Geranos by Brian Elias, in 1985. Published and copyright by J & W Chester/Edition Wilhem Hansen London Ltd, 1988, with a composer's note and brief biography, details of scoring and of dedication and first performance