Publications
South-Down Shepherds and their Songs at the Sheepshearings, by R. W. Blencowe, published 1849 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 2, article, pp.247-259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2087] & The Keep [LIB/500221] & S.A.S. library View Online
Sussex Songs and Music. A Lecture Delivered at the Soiree given by the Worshipful the Mayor of Brighton August 21st 1885 to the British Archaeological Association and the Learned Societies of Brighton, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published September 1886 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association (first series, vol 42, issue 3, article, pp.306-327) View Online
Songs from the collection of W.P. Merrick, by W.P. Merrick, Lucy Broadwood, Frank Kidson and J.A. Fuller Maitland, published 1901 in Journal of the Folk-Song Society (vol. 1, no. 3, article, pp.66-138)
The text of Sussex songs as sung by Henry Hills, a farmer from Lodsworth near Petworth, who died in 1901 age 70.
Sussex songs, by W. Percy Merrick and Lucy E. Broadwood, published 1904 in Journal of the Folk-Song Society (vol. 1, no. 5, article, pp.268-274)
The text of Sussex songs as sung by Henry Hills, a farmer from Lodsworth near Petworth, who died in 1901 age 70.
Chichester Cathedral, by Dotted Crotchet, published 1 February 1905 in Musical Times (vol. 46, no. 744, article, pp.81-89)
A visit to Christ's Hospital, by Dotted Crotchet, published 1 September 1905 in Musical Times (vol. 46, no. 751, article, pp.573-583)
Songs collected from Sussex, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Kidson, Lucy E. Broadwood, Cecil J. Sharp and J. A. Fuller-Maitland, published 1906 in Journal of the Folk-Song Society (vol. 2, no. 8, article, pp.184-209)
Reminiscences of Horsham being recollections of Henry Burstow, the celebrated bell ringer and song singer, by Henry Burstow, published 1911 (Free Christian Church Book Society, Horsham) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2792] & West Sussex Libraries
Sussex Church Music in the Past, by Rev. K. H. MacDermott, L.Th., A.R.C.M., published 1919 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 60, article, pp.2-33) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2145] & The Keep [LIB/500278] & S.A.S. library View Online
Sussex Church Music in the Past, by Rev. K. H. MacDermott, published 1922 (90 pp., Chichester: Moore & Wingham) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 40][Lib 8292] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Church Gallery Minstrels of Old Sussex, by Rev. K. H. MacDermott, published 1922 (published by the author & printed at Moore & Wingham, Chichester) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne Musical Festival, by E.B., published 1 December 1926 in Musical Times (vol. 67, no. 1006, article, pp.1119-1120)
Some Old Sussex Singers: Their Songs and Stories, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 6, article, pp.278-284) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]
Old Rural Anthem Singers, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 12, article, pp.564-565) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]
Sussex Music Festivals, by R. J. Sharp, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 3, article, p.146) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]
Rural Life and Music in Old Sussex, by J. K. Harmer, published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 4, article, pp.260-263) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]
Musical Memories of Sussex, by Rev. K. H. MacDermott, A.R.C.M., published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 4, article, pp.238-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]
Charles Dalmon's Songs of Sussex, by Harold Van Tromp, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 4, article, pp.232-234) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]
Church Music , by W. J. Pressey, published May 1933 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IV no. 6, note, p.185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2203][Lib 8222][Lib 8861] & The Keep [LIB/500206] & S.A.S. library
The first regimental band in France, published June 1933 in Cinque Ports Gazette (vol. 2, no. 7, article, pp.100-101)
In 1915. Cinque Ports Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment.
Opera in a Downland Setting, by M. S. Russell Goggs, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 6, article, pp.398-400) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]
Some Shepherds and Their Songs, by Barclay Wills, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 7, article, pp.458-459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500178]
Glyndebourne Mozart Festival, by M.M.S., published August 1935 in Musical Times (vol. 76, no. 1110, article, pp.744-745)
Some Sussex Hymnologists: Three Centuries of Sacred Songs, by S. J. Turner, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 6, article, pp.412-414) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]
Some Leaves of an early Service Brook once in use in Rye Church, by Leopold A. Vidler, published May 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 2, article, pp.33-35) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library
Sussex Church Music in the past, by G. D. Johnston, published May 1943 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. IX no. 6, note, pp.140-141) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8227][Lib 2208] & The Keep [LIB/500211] & S.A.S. library
Thomas Kelway, by W. D. Peckham, published February 1947 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XI no. 5, article, pp.97-99) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8229][Lib 2210] & The Keep [LIB/500213] & S.A.S. library
Festival of Sussex: Music, Drama, Art, published 1951 (pamphlet, Festival of Sussex) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5270]
Church organ with a difference - early 19th-century barrel-organ in Brightling church, Sussex, published 21 December 1951 in Country Life (article, p.2109)
Sussex Church Music in the past, by K. H. Macdermott, published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.275-276) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Mrs John Christie, published July 1953 in Musical Times (vol. 94, no. 1325, article, pp.330-330)
Obituary of Audrey Christie nee Mildmay (1900-1953), Canadian opera singer, who with husband John co-founded Glyndebourne Opera
The MacDermott Collection of Sussex Music, by Stanley Godman, published August 1954 in Musical Times (vol. 95, no. 1338, article, pp.436-438)
[Canon K.H. MacDermott. Donated collection to the Sussex Archaeological Society.
William Percy Merrick, 1868-1955, by R.V.W., published December 1955 in Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (vol. 7, no. 4, article, pp.261-261)
Obituary of a collector of traditional Sussex songs.
The Lyminster Gentlemen Singers, by C. E. Welch, published May 1957 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 13 & 14, note, pp.242-243) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library
A History of the Brighton & Hove Harmonic Society, 1827-1957, by Brighton and Hove Harmonic Society, published 1958 (20 pp., Brighton: Regency Press) accessible at: British Library
Rough Music in Sussex, by S. Olivia Wooley, published March 1958 in The Folklore Society (vol. 69, issue 1, article, p.39, Taylor & Francis) View Online
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, published September 1959 in Musical Times (vol. 100, no. 1399, article, pp.468-469)
Church Music in Findon, by C. E. Welch, published November 1959 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 4, note, pp.135-136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Music and Musicians at Chichester Cathedral, 1545-1642, by Thurston Dart, published July 1961 in Music & Letters (vol. 42, no. 3, article, pp.221-226) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4442/p221-226]
John Christie, published August 1962 in Musical Times (vol. 103, no. 1434, article, pp.561-561)
Obituary of John Christie (1882-1962), who with his wife Audrey nee Mildmay co-founded Glyndebourne Opera on his estate
Recent discoveries concerning the biography of Thomas Weelkes, by Walter S. Collins, published April 1963 in Music and Letters (vol. 44, no. 2, article, pp.123-131)
Composer, who died in London but was of Chichester.
Chichester Cathedral Choir in the Time of Thomas Wealkes, by Peter Le Huray, published 1965 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7971]
On the cover: music party at Petworth, by Donna M. Stein, published 1966 in Music Educators Journal (vol. 53, no. 2, article, pp.30-31)
Music in England before 1800: A Select Bibliography, by Wyn K. Ford, published 1967 (Library Association)
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1973 (vol. 1, nos. 1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7082]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1973 (vol. 1, nos. 2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7083]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1973 (vol. 1, nos. 3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7084]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1973 (vol. 1, nos. 4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7085]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1974 (vol. 2, nos. 1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7086]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1974 (vol. 2, nos. 2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7087]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1974 (vol. 2, nos. 3) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7088]
Plum Heavy: the West Sussex folk magazine, edited by Mary Aitchison, published 1974 (vol. 2, nos. 4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7089]
The death of Thomas Weelkes in 1623, by Timothy J. McCann, published January 1974 in Music and Letters (vol. 55, no. 1, article, pp.45-47)
Composer, who died in London but was of Chichester. His inventory was found in the probate papers at Chichester.
Reminiscences of Horsham being recollections of Henry Burstow, the celebrated bell ringer and song singer, by Henry Burstow, published 1975 (128 pp., Folcroft Library Editions, ISBN-10: 0841431256 & ISBN-13: 9780841431256) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries
The Royal Pavilion at Brighton, by David Higginbottom with photographs by Eric de Mare, Louis Klemantaski and John Barrow, published 1976 (52 pp., Amenities Committee of the Brighton Borough Council) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries
We Wunt Be Druv: Songs and Stories from Sussex, by Tony Wales, published 1976 (60 pp, London: Galliard, ISBN-13: 9780852493076) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6190] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Interview with Scan Tester [of Horsted Keynes], by Vic Smith, published 1976 in Traditional Music (no. 4, article, pp.4-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6383]
Michael Turner: 19th Century Sussex Fiddler, by Vic Gammon, published 1976 in Traditional Music (no. 4, article, pp.15-22) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6383]
Brave ploughboy songs and stories in a Sussex pub, by D. Arthur, published 1976 in Folk music journal (article, pp.181-182)
Rough Music, by Peter M. Wilkinsin, published Spring 1976 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 5, article, p.2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/5] & The Keep [LIB/500479]
Sussex Songs: popular songs of Sussex, by H. F. Birch Reynardson, published 1978 (iv + 48 pp., Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co., ISBN-10: 0849222923 & ISBN-13: 9780849222924) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Fuller Lib 14] & East Sussex Libraries
Fifteenth-Century English polyphony discovered in Norwich and Arundel, by Andrew Hughes, published 1978 in Music and Letters (vol. 59, no. 2, article, pp.148-158)
Making of an Opera: "Don Giovanni" at Glyndebourne, by John Higgins, published 30 May 1978 (288 pp., Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., ISBN-10: 043619595X & ISBN-13: 9780436195952) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Folk Song Collecting in Sussex and Surrey, 1843-1914, by Vic Gammon, published 1980 in History Workshop (no. 10, article, pp.61-89) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7531] & The Keep [LIB/502378]
A short history of music in Sussex churches, by Gillian Allen, published c.1981 (leaflet, 8 pp., Chichester Diocesan Fund) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7802] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Medieval Fiddles at Hardham, by Jacqueline Wiltshire, published 1981 (article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9314]
A Sussex Tune Book, edited by Anne Loughran and Vic Gammon, published 1982 (68 pp., ISBN-10: 0854181393 & ISBN-13: 9780854181391) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [lib 8380]
Abstract:This book of popular dance tunes has been compiled from five sources:
- Two manuscript books compiled by Michael Turner of Warnham between 1842 and 1852
- A manuscript book compiled by the Welch family of Bosham bearing the date 1800 and added to in following years
- A manuscript book compiled by William Aylmore of West Wittering, dated 1796 in one place and 1818 in another
- A manuscript book compiled by William Voice, possibly of Handcross
- A manuscript book of Thomas Shoosmith of Arlington.
The Early Development of Music Hall in Brighton, by Kathleen Barker, published 1984 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 122, article, pp.183-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9140] & The Keep [LIB/500309] & S.A.S. library
Pivot analysis in Bernstein's Chichester Psalms: a guide for singers, by William Winnick, published March 1984 in Choral Journal (vol. 24, no. 7, article, pp.17-19)
The rule of taste: design at Glyndebourne, 1935-84, by Roy Strong, published May 1984 in Musical Times (vol. 125, no. 1695, article, pp.258-262)
The love for three oranges: The Glyndebourne version, by Frank Corsaro, published October 1984 (Farrar Straus & Giroux, ISBN-10: 0374192863 & ISBN-13: 9780374192860)
Popular music in rural society: Sussex 1815-1914, by V. A. F. Gammon, 1985 at Sussex University (Ph.D. thesis)
Ballads, bands and bell-ringers: singers, musicians and story-tellers in old Sussex, by Tony Wales, published 1 January 1985 (pamphlet, 26 pp., Field and Furrow Books, ISBN-10: 0950816620 & ISBN-13: 9780950816623) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9499] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The noted Cluniac breviary-missal of Lewes: Fitzwilliam Museum manuscript 369, by Stephen Holder, published January 1985 in Journal of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society (vol. 8, article, pp.25-32) View Online
Abstract:The manuscript Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 369 (henceforth Cfm 369) was made in the 13th century for the English Cluniac priory of St.Pancras at Lewes in Sussex. It is not known if the priory itself produced the manuscript or if it were copied elsewhere. Leroquais described it as a breviary-missal. It is undoubtedly the most important surviving English Cluniac liturgical source, for it contains not only the liturgical texts of mass and office complete, but is also notated. Among the services for monastic office and mass there appears a full monastic rhymed office for St.Thomas of Canterbury, unspoilt, a rarity in England. Cfm 369 also has a full office for the patron saint of the priory, St.Pancras.
John Marsh and Music in Georgian Chichester, by Brian Robins, published May 1985 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 31, article, p.1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/31] & The Keep [LIB/500481]
A History of Chichester Cathedral Organ, by Nicholas Plumley, published September 1986 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 35, article, p.8) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/35] & The Keep [LIB/500481]
Music in a provincial cathedral: Chichester from Reformation to restoration, by Peter Le Huray, published March 1987 in Musical Times (vol. 128, no. 1729, article, pp.161-165)
A Sussex Life: Memories of Gilbert Sargent, Countryman, edited by Dave Arthur, published 13 April 1989 (125 pp., Barrie & Jenkins Ltd., ISBN-10: 0712620370 & ISBN-13: 9780712620376) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11747] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Thomas Kelway (1695-1744), Organist and Composer, by Ronald Tibble, published April 1992 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 49, article, p.15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/49] & The Keep [LIB/500483]
Brighton's Music Halls, by D. S. Adland, published May 1994 (140 pp., Quotes Ltd., ISBN-10: 0860235319 & ISBN-13: 9780860235316) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503783] & Brighton History Centre & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Lewes Town Band, 1840-1963, by Don R. Stockley, published 1995 (15 pp., published by the author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
The History of a Village Band 1896-1996. The Warbleton Brass and Reed Band to the Warbleton and Buxted Band., by Judith Kinnison Bourke, published 1996 (124 pp., The Warbleton & Buxted Band, ISBN-10: 0952809206 & ISBN-13: 9780952809203) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Patcham Youth Brass Band, by D. R. Stockley, published 1996 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502982]
Sweet Sussex: Folk songs from the Broadwood collections, by E. Upton, published 1997 in Folk music journal (article, pp.383-386)
A Sussex Life: Memories of Gilbert Sargent, Countryman, edited by Dave Arthur, published November 1997 (new edition, 125 pp., Chapel Press, ISBN-10: 0953009904 & ISBN-13: 9780953009909) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
BLODS on stage please : the story of the Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic Society, 1933-1993, by Gordon Edwards, published 1998 (200 pp., published by the author) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
St Swithun, East Grinstead, published 1998 in The Organ (vol. 77, no 305, article, pp.137-140)
Choir-band instrumentation: two county surveys, by Stephen J. Weston, published April 1999 in Galpin Society Journal (vol. 52, article, pp.305-313)
Surveys of Northamptonshire and Sussex.
The Horsham Dances: devised by members of the Broadwood Morris Men, by Denis Salt, published 2000 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14162]
The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960s, by Mike Read, published 1 December 2001 (374 pp., Woodfield Publishing, ISBN-10: 1903953146 & ISBN-13: 9781903953143) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Sussex Folk: Folksong Revival and Clubs in Sussex, by Clive Bennett, published 15 August 2002 (200 pp., Country Books, ISBN-10: 1898941785 & ISBN-13: 9781898941781) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This book outlines the development of the folk song movement across Sussex from Chichester to Hastings with a detailed survey of the clubs in the densely populated central coastal area around Brighton. This ranges from the first Brighton skiffle club through the various other sessions in Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne and Lewes up until the start of the new millennium.
The Brighton Jazz Line, by Keith Samuel and Peter Simkins, published 30 December 2002 (viii + 193 pp., Craigweil on Sea: Evergreen Graphics, ISBN-10: 1900192055 & ISBN-13: 9781900192057) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Understanding and performing Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms", by Ethan Nash, published February 2009 in Choral Journal (vol. 49, no. 8, article, pp.8-31)
Commissioned for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival at Chichester Cathedral by the cathedral's organist, John Birch, and its Dean, Walter Hussey. It was in fact first performed at New York on 15 July 1965, conducted by Leonard Bernstein himself, with a performance at Chichester on the 31 July, conducted by Birch.
The Hastings Snetzler, by Brian Hick and Matthew Copley, published 18 December 2010 (140 pp., London: Musical Opinion Ltd., ISBN-10: 095440744X & ISBN-13: 9780954407445) accessible at: British Library
Story of the Manhood High School Showband, by Peter Ogden, published 2011 (spiral bound, Selsey Society) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Sussex tradition in the making: a collection of 'new' Sussex traditional dances performed by Spinning Jenny from Bexhill on Sea, by Carole Kay Ballard, published 14 November 2011 (26 pp., Japacow Publishing, ISBN-10: 0956124216 & ISBN-13: 9780956124210) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The way forward: building on Dean Hussey's vision, by David Howard, published 2012 in Musical Times (vol. 153, no. 1919, article, pp.73-86)
Walter Hussey was Dean of Chichester 1955 to 1977 and commissioned many choral works for the Cathedral.
The Dean Hussey choral commissions: an annotated guide, by David Howard, published February 2013 in Choral Journal (vol. 53, no. 7, article, pp.8-25)
Walter Hussey (1909-1985) was Dean of Chichester from 1955 until his retirement in 1977. He commissioned numerous choral works for Chichester Cathedral.
West Wittering church Sussex: new organ installed for the parish church, published 2014 in Church Building and Heritage Review (Issue 149, article, pp.24-27)
Organs of 1066 Country: Hastings Volume 1, edited by Dr. Brian Hick, published 26 April 2014 (72 pp., St Leonards-on-Sea: Larkpress, ISBN-10: 0992862000 & ISBN-13: 9780992862008) accessible at: British Library
The earliest years: the work of Sam Dixon at Brighton College, by Andrew Morris, published 5 January 2015 in Music in Independent Schools (edited by Andrew Morris, Bernarr Rainbow and Peter Dickinson, pp.309-314, Boydell & Brewer, ISBN-10: 1843839679 & ISBN-13: 9781843839675) View Online
Abstract:Since the 1950s, pre-preparatory schools (usually called pre-prep) have sprung up in many areas of the UK. Some of these schools are 'stand-alone' schools, having no direct affiliation with another institution, while others are part of a pre-existing preparatory school. Almost all these schools are co-educational. In the example below, the Nursery Year is for children of three years old and the Reception Year for children of four, while Years 1, 2 and 3 are for children of five, six and seven respectively. Children in the seven-plus age group proceed to a Preparatory School for their Year 4 education
Organs of 1066 Country: Bexhill, Battle & Rye Volume 2, edited by Dr. Brian Hick, published 17 April 2015 (76 pp., St Leonards-on-Sea: Larkpress, ISBN-10: 0992862027 & ISBN-13: 9780992862022)