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Derek Bell Collection Sub-series
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The Chieftains

This series documents the activities of The Chieftains between the years 1974 and 2002 when Derek Bell was a member of the group. The subseries contains promotional material produced by the group’s record companies, tour schedules and itineraries, performance set-lists, programmes, ephemera, newspaper clippings, reviews, articles, photographs and memorabilia. Also included are a number of awards including a Grammy Award nominee medal (DBE-239678/4/2/9) and platinum, gold and silver discs awarded to the group for achieving exceptional album sales in a number of different jurisdictions.

The Chieftains, 1962-2021

Original Compositions by Derek Bell

Undated and incomplete manuscripts:
Allegro Vivace for piano
Ballet suite for piano
Canon
Concerto
Concerto (the violet rag) for harp and orchestra
Concerto for piano
Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
Fantasy - sonata for violin and piano
Hedgehog No. 5
Lost Things (after the Gospel according to St Thomas) for voice and piano Nocturne for piano
Sonata No. 1 for piano and percussion
Sonata No. 2 for piano
The Voice of Spring (E. W. Cole) for choir, oboe, harp and strings
Young Love for tenor, flute, oboe, harp and strings

Dated manuscripts:
Concerto No. 1 for piano and accompanied by orchestra (1950)
Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra. (1950)
Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra. (1951)
Sonata No. 1 for violin with piano accompaniment (1953)
Sonata No. 1 for clarinet (B flat) and piano (1953)
Sonata No. 1 for piano. Opus 16. (1953)
Two pieces for piano (1954)
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op.11 (1954)
Suite for oboe and piano (1954)
Gavotte (1955)
Serenade for string trio (1955)
Symphony in E flat (Sinfonia Tragica) (1955)
Recitative, Nocturne, Intermezzo and Finale for viola and piano (1955) Sonata No. 1 for oboe solo (or english horn or oboe d'amore or heckelphone) (1956) Infant Joy (songs of innocence) for two sopranos and piano (1957)
Waltz (Variation on the Agincourt Song) for xylophone, harp and string quartet. (1957) Ballade Pastorale for oboe and piano (1958)
Three Concert Studies for oboe (doubling cor anglais) and piano (1958, revised 2000) Toccata Burlesca, a transendental etude for oboe and piano (1958)
Toccata in A major for organ (1959)
Pastoral Overture for orchestra and piano (1960)
Piano Sonata (Summer 1960/1961/1962)
Four Short Romantic Melodies for violoncello and piano (1963)
A Shelley Song for soprano and piano (1964)
Improvisation and Finale for organ solo (1969)
Carolan’s Receipt for three Irish harps (1971-1972)
Sonata no. 4 'The Ascension of Milareba' for solo piano (revised 1975)
Dance Rhapsody no.1 for solo piano (revised 1981)
Variations and Musical Quotations on the well-known TV jingle: ‘Come on, Northern Ireland, come on’ for mezzo-soprano, Lambeg drum, bodrán, organ, choir and symphony orchestra (1985)
Nocturne on an Icelandic Melody for oboe d'amore and harp (1985)
Romance in Taiwan for Erh-hu and piano (1986)
Symphony No. 2 ‘The Violet Flame, Compté de Saint Germain’ for harp obbligato, and large symphony orchestra, with piano, organ and wordless chorus (1990)
Three Images of Ireland in Druid Times for voice, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (1992)
Divertissement Variations on a Tune: A day in the life of Paddy the Irishman for chamber ensemble (1997)

Solo and Orchestral Performance

Letters, rehearsal schedules, performance invitations, concert programmes, reviews, articles, posters and ephemera relating to Bell’s solo and orchestral career. Material dates from Bell’s time performing with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra and the City of Belfast Orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s. Bell’s successful international solo career performing on a range of musical instruments including the piano, oboe, pedal and Irish harp, cor anglais and cimbalom is also in evidence in this subseries.

Music Papers

This subseries contains exam papers, lecture notes, articles, newspaper clippings, concert programmes, music catalogues, photographs, drawings, serials, musical instrument catalogues and letters relating to music education, teaching, music research and musical instruments, most notably the piano, harp, oboe, cimbalom and heckelphone. Bell’s study of musical composition as well as his lifelong interest in ethnic music and musical instruments of other countries including Romania, Bulgaria and Peru is reflected in this subseries. His research into the hammered dulcimer which led to the recreation of the ancient Irish instrument known as the tiompán can also be seen in his papers in this subseries (DBE-239678/2/1/4).

Religious Papers

This subseries contains seminar notes, letters, articles and religious texts relating to Bell’s interest in Buddhism, Eastern mysticism, Kriya Yoga and the power of music and meditation to counteract evil. Seminar notes and articles are from the teaching of guru, Gideon Fontalba. The second file in this subseries relates to letters and articles which refer to a legal case involving a minister of the Self Realization Fellowship, Swami Kriyanan (born James Donald Walters). Kriyanan was a friend of Derek Bell for many years and collaborated with him on two CDs - Mystical harp and Mystical harp II . Other religious texts are from a distance learning course provided by the Arcane School, London, England. The school provides students with training in meditation and offers a service to develop their spiritual potential.

Compositions

Letters, typescripts, programmes, reviews and newspaper clippings relating to the following compositions by Derek Bell Variations on the IDB theme ‘Come on Northern Ireland’, Symphony No. 2 The violet flame - Comte de Saint Germain , Divertissement for a Kerryman and Three pictures from Ancient Ireland in druid times .