Hugh Davies, 1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence in the hand of British composer and musicologist Hugh Davies, written to his friend and sometime collaborator the visual artist John Furnival (1933-2020). The contents are largely personal, but occasionally refer to ongoing projects including Davies’ musical collective Gentle Fire and one of his “shozyg” instrument experiments called “Lazy Garlic”, a leather-bound book cover that he laments “isn’t going to be done on June 30th. I know it would have enlivened the programme a great deal.” The Lazy Garlic letter is unique for being typed rather than handwritten, and contained a copy of a further letter to Australian art curator Nick Waterlow. Three postcards, all dated 1970, and two letters, undated.
Dates
- 1970
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Hugh Davies (1943-2005) was a British composer and musicologist noted for his contribution to electronic music, and as a maker of experimental instruments constructed from household items, which he referred to as “shozyg.”
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu