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Osborne, Nigel (b.1948).
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Autograph manuscript of Angel--Nebulae, for three tenors and bass, signed on the title page ("Nigel Osborne")
- PENCIL ON PAPER
comprising five sections entitled "Medea 2", "Little Star--Angel", Radioastronomy", "Angel--Nebulae" and "Gnostic Sky", written in heavy dark pencil on up to ten staves per page, with introductory notes to the performers, including the notation of quarter tones and unorthodox vocal tuning (based on various "virtual harmonic series"), explanations about pulsar frequencies and supernovae clusters, with corrections and alterations, 39 pages in all, including title and notes, 4to, 12-stave paper, [2001]
Illustrated (left) with the kind permission of the composer.
Skempton, Howard (b.1947) Two autograph manuscripts of "Campanella for piano", and "Three Pieces for Oboe" signed three times ("Howard Skempton") ; "Campanella" notated for piano in black ink on two systems, comprising 32 chords, with the dedication "to Ciancarlo Cardini", with a few deletions made with correction-fluid; the "Three Pieces for Oboe", written in pencil on up to ten staves per page, with a dedication to Melinda Maxwell, 5 pages in all, oblong 8vo and 4to (10-stave paper), 1 November 1981-1993
Illustrated (right) with the kind permission of the composer.
Illustrated (left) with the kind permission of the composer.
Skempton, Howard (b.1947) Two autograph manuscripts of "Campanella for piano", and "Three Pieces for Oboe" signed three times ("Howard Skempton") ; "Campanella" notated for piano in black ink on two systems, comprising 32 chords, with the dedication "to Ciancarlo Cardini", with a few deletions made with correction-fluid; the "Three Pieces for Oboe", written in pencil on up to ten staves per page, with a dedication to Melinda Maxwell, 5 pages in all, oblong 8vo and 4to (10-stave paper), 1 November 1981-1993
Illustrated (right) with the kind permission of the composer.
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Osborne's work is influenced by the "experimental" harmonies of the Caucasus mountains, and also by some acoustic phenomena, such as the pitch formants of vowels, derived from computer analysis of natural sound. The scale patterns are influenced on the one hand by Byzantine and Arabic modes, and on the other by interval patterns from the higher reaches of the harmonic series. Nigel Osborne MBE is Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh.