Music Manuscripts of Robert Bruce Montgomery

Archive Collection
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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 161 MSS. Mus. a. 4, b. 47-89, c. 438-47, c. 453
  • Dates of Creation
      1937-65
  • Language of Material
      English.
  • Physical Description
      55 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Montgomery's music manuscripts, consisting of:  

  • Film music
  • Operas
  • Choral works with orchestra
  • Orchestral and band works
  • Shorter choral works
  • Songs and revue numbers
  • Chamber music
  • Piano music (one and two pianos)
  • Organ music
  • Miscellaneous

Administrative / Biographical History

Robert Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) was a detective novelist under the pseudonym of Edmund Crispin, and composer in his own name. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

Acquisition Information

The manuscripts were given to the Library in 1986.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Related Material

For Montgomery's non-musical papers, including correspondence and film scripts, see Papers of Bruce Montgomery, 'Edmund Crispin', (1921-78) (MSS. Eng. b. 2046; c. 2356-8, c. 3824-992; d. 2435-8; e. 2782-9; Photogr. c. 32-3).