Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988

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Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) was an English composer and critic. Born Leon Dudley, he changed his name as a result of his interest in the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community. His compositions were unusual, sometimes employing as many as seven staves. He performed across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s but in 1940 announced a ban on all performances of his music without his express permission, though he continued to compose (he lifted the ban in 1976). He was also active as an essayist and critic.

From the guide to the Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores, 1918-1980, undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Opus clavisymphonicum : concerto for piano and large orchestra / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Symphonic variations : for piano and orchestra / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Toccata seconda per pianoforte [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf HESELTINE PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 141). Letters to Heseltine from Khaikosru Sorabji; 1913-1922.Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, composer: Letters to P. A. Heseltine from Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: 1913-1922., 1913-1922 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Frammento cantato / K.S.S. Northwestern University
creatorOf Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores, 1918-1980, undated Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. "Gulistān" / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. [Selected works / by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji]. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto pour piano et grand orchestre / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. 3 pastiches : for piano ... / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
creatorOf Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji collection. -- McMaster University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Benedizione di San Francesco d'Assisi : baritone and organ / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Library of Congress
creatorOf MS Mus. 104. DONALD MITCHELL COLLECTION. Vol. viii. Miscellaneous papers; 1876-1989. Papers by and relating to members of the Mahler family (ff. 1-36); – autograph manuscripts of Igor Stravinsky (ff. 37-48); – correspondence and other papers (ff. 49-..., 1876-1989 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. 3 pastiches : for piano / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Hinton, Alistair. Variations and fugue on a theme of Grieg for piano solo : op. 16 / Alistair Hinton. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
creatorOf CECIL GRAY PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. 142). M-Z, and unidentified writers. Including letters of Peter de Polnay, George Bernard Shaw, Jean Sibelius, Sacheverell Sitwell, Khaikosru Sorabji, Helen Waddell; 1915-1950, n.d. Partly typewritten. Partly French ..., 1915-1950 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Symphony for piano, large orchestra, chorus, and organ [microform]. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-. Opus clavicembalisticum : for piano solo / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Libraries Australia
creatorOf JOHN AMIS CORRESPONDENCE: letters, principally from musicians but with some literary and other figures, to John Amis; 1942-1991, n.d. Correspondents include Sir Michael Tippett (25 letters), Luigi Nono (4), Dmitrii Shostakovich (2) and Dame Edith Sit..., 1942-1991 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Fantasia ispanica [microform] / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
referencedIn Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951. Nikolay Karlovich Medtner papers, 1826-1954 (bulk 1914-1954). Library of Congress
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto V for piano and large orchestra : MCMXXVII-MCMXXVIII / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis [microform] : in clavicembali usum / scripsit Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Third symphony for piano solo / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Djâmî [microform] / K. Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Passeggiata variata / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Fragment written for Harold Rutland / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Apparition / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ; poésie de Stéphane Mallarmé. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Second quintet for string quartet and piano [microform] / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Songs for voice and piano / Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Symphonic variations : for piano and orchestra / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. [Selected works / by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji]. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Apparition : opus IV, no. 3 / K. Sorabji ; poésie de Mallarmé. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis [microform] : in clavicembali usum / scripsit Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concertino non grosso : for string septet [sic] with piano obbligato grossi continuo / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
referencedIn Nikolay Karlovich Medtner Papers, 1826-1954, (bulk 1914-1954) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf MS Mus. 1175. Eugene Goossens Collection. Vol. v. Radhuber–Tibbett; 1899-1977. Includes a letter, dated 1899, from Camille Saint-Saëns to an unidentified woman, and a letter to Pamela Main dated 1977.ff. 199. 295 x 224mm.includes:f. 1 Sir Aynsl..., 1899-1977 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Tantrik symphony [microform] : for piano alone / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto per suonare da me solo e senza orchestra [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf LETTERS TO EDWARD CLARK. Vol. II (ff. 193). L-W, including letters of:-(a) Arnold Schoenberg, mainly relating to arrangements for a performance of the 'Gurrelieder', 27 Jan. 1928; 1921-1933. Includes (f. 71) a postcard from Paris, saying that he had..., 1921-1933 British Library
referencedIn Julius Gold Collection, 1858-1924, (bulk 1920-1955) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Vol. V (ff. 178). H-W.includes:ff. 1-3 Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley, composer: Letters to E. Chapman from Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley: 1935-1941.f. 4 Grace Barrons Richardson, organist: Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley, composer: Letter to Grace ... British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Cinque sonnetti : di Michelagniolo Buonarroti / in musica tornati da Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf BERNARD STEVENS COLLECTION. Vol. LXXXII. Bush, Sorabji, Slater. ff. 65. British Library arrangement. 1. ff. 1-17. Alan Bush; 1946-1982. 2. ff. 18-33. Kaikhosru Sorabji; 1943-1951. 3. ff. 34-65. Montagu Slater, enclosing typewritten copies of his poem..., 1943-1982 British Library
referencedIn HESELTINE PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 45). Other music; circa 1911-1922, n.d. Arts. 1-6 are by Philip Heseltine. 1. ff. 1-2v. Song, 'Love Ecstasy'; [bef. 1917]. (Words, anon.) Apparently unpublished. 2. ff. 3-5v. Song, 'Good Ale'; 1922. (Words, anon., 15th ..., 1906-1922 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Four short piano works [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. "Maurice Ravel. / Rapsodie Espagnole. / Transcription de Concert. / Kaikhosru Sorabji. / MR. / A. Durand et Fils. éditeurs. / 4, Place de la Madeleine / Paris." Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-. Two piano pieces / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Symphony (Jami) for large orchestra, wordless chorus, and barytone solo [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Quasi habanera : opus VIII / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Second organ symphony [microform] / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Fragment : for Harold Rutland / by his friend Kaikhosru Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Opusculum [microform] : for orchestra : MCMXXIII / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Fragment for Harold Rutland / by his friend, Kaikhosru Sorabji. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-. St. Betrand de Comminges : for piano solo / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto II pour piano et grand orchestre, opus X (Juin-Décembre MCMXVII) / Kaikhusru Sorabji ; réduction pour deux pianos à quatré mains. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf KAIKHOSRU SORABJI: Piano concerto no. 1; 1915-1916. Full score. Autograph. With a dedication to Philip Heseltine. Written out in black ink with annotations in red. The title of the work is given as 'Concerto pour Piano et Grand Orchestre. Opus III' (..., 1915-1916 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Opusculum : for orchestra : MCMXXIII / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto V for piano and large orchestra [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Le jardin parfumé : poem for piano solo / Kaihosru Sorabji. Northwestern University
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Songs for voice and piano / [Kaikhosru Sorabji]. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Sonata IV for piano [microform] / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Sonata V [microform] : Opus archimagicum / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. 100 transcendental studies [microform] : for piano solo / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Third organ symphony [microform] / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Concerto V for piano and large orchestra, MCMXXVII-MCMXXVIII / Kaikhosru Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Opusculum clavisymphonicum vel claviorchestralis : for piano with small orchestra : incipit die XXVI mensis Decembris MCMLXXIII / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. L'irrémédiable : song for voice and piano (1927) / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ; critical edition by Marc-André Roberge. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Il tessuto d'arabeschi : per flauto e quartetto d'archi / by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf ERNEST CHAPMAN PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 237). Correspondence with composers and performers concerning the Macnaghten Concerts; 1955-1969. Partly signed and typewritten. Partly French and Russian. Among the correspondents are Thea Musgrave, Sir Peter Pear..., 1955-1969 British Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-. Sonata no. 1 : for piano / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. [Songs] [microform] / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Three songs : for voice and piano (1941) / Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ; edited and copied by Alistair Hinton, and copy authenticated and approved by the composer. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988. Harold Rutland's fragment / Kaikhosru Sorabji. Northwestern University
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