circa 1906
By Gustav Holst. Incidental music to a play by Alice M. Buckton.
1. Sketches, autograph manuscript [10pp], including 'Introduction' [2pp]. Includes detailed pencil notes on performanc techniques and styles.
2. Also includes original front cover of the sketch manuscripts labelled 'Sketches for Nabou otherwise Kings in babylon play by Alice Buckton'.
Note on the folio bag in Imogen Holst's hand states '8 unnumbered pages with A Buckton's scribbled notes about production.'
The play, and the music for it, were being written in 1906. The play was first produced in 1906.
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