The collection contains manuscript sheet music for many of his works from his operas and orchestral pieces to his songs and hymns written for baritone voice and chorus, as well as libretti, correspondence, material relating to British Opera Week, 1924, and a conductor's baton presented to him by the Avonmouth and Shirehampton Choral Society.
Philip Napier Miles Papers
This material is held atUniversity of Bristol Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 3 DM 39
- Dates of Creation
- 1884-1935
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 11 archive boxes, 2 linear metres of bound and unbound sheet music manuscripts, 1 conductor's baton
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Philip Napier Miles was born in 1865 to Philip William Skynner Miles, MP and Pamela Adelaide Napier Miles. He married Sybil Marguerite Gonne in 1899. He was an active composer, and wrote many pieces including 'Hymn before Sunrise' (1896), 'Westward Ho!' (1909) - a grand opera in three acts, 'Fantasia in C Major for Orchestra' (1923), 'O Captain, My Captain' (1905) and 'Good Friday' (1928). Philip Napier Miles died on 19 July 1935.
Arrangement
This collection is preserved in the order received from the executors. Handlists available in Special Collections explain this in greater detail.
Access Information
Accessible to all bona fide readers
Acquisition Information
The collection was placed on deposit by the estate of Philip Napier Miles after his death, though they retain copyright.
Note
Compiled by Martin Hall, Assistant Archivist, University of Bristol Information Services - Special Collections.
Other Finding Aids
Typewritten handlists and calendars describing the correspondence are available in Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for all purposes (reproduction and performance) remains with the executors of Philip Napier Miles.
Custodial History
The collection was accumulated by Philip Napier Miles.