E. Sketch-leaf for ‘Hodie’, cantata for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, mixed chorus, boys’ voices, organ and orchestra; circa 1953-4. Autograph, in ink. A sketch for the twelfth movement, ‘Bright portals of the sky’ (words, William Drummond), for tenor and orchestra. The full score is Add. 50477. Published Oxford University Press, [1954] (vocal score), [1967] (full score). See Kennedy, pp. 216-18. Purchased at Sotheby’s, 21 May 1999 (lot 318).
f. 60. 312 x 234mm.
Arthur Calder-Marshall, alias 'William Drummond'; writer: Sketch leaf for 'Bright Portals of the Sky' from 'Hodie' by R. Vaughan Williams, to words by Arthur Calder-Marshall: circa 1953-4.