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Correspondence concerning RPS composition prizes; 1950-59 (ff. 95). With press cuttings (ff. 83-95). includes: f.11 Malcolm MacDonald, composer and writer on music: Julius Allen Greenway Harrison, composer: Stephen Dodgson, composer: Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, Principal of the Royal Ac...
Correspondence concerning the Ritson-Smith fund; 1957 (ff. 84). includes: f. 1 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Miss Margaret Ritson Smith, daughter of David Ritson Smith: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic...
Correspondence concerning the Kathleen Ferrier fund; 1957-60 (ff. ii + 12). includes: ff. 1-12 Kathleen Mary Ferrier, contralto: Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent, conductor: Hamish Hamilton, publisher: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Leslie Regan, Secretary,...
Correspondence concerning the library and archives; 1914-15, 1923-62. ff. 258. Various sizes. includes: f. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Arthur T. Cummings from [S....
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; circa 1823, with additions to [1843]. Engraved throughout, with MS additions. Full title (f. 2r): Catalogue of the Library belonging to the Philharmonic Society London. Instituted 1813. Joseph Calkin. Librarian. The Director’s interleaved copy, identifie...
C. Catalogues of the Society’s music RPS MSS 392-402. Catalogues of music in the Society’s library, and analytical registers of works performed at its concerts; circa 1823-1913. RPS MSS 392-398 comprise catalogues of music in the Society’s library; RPS MSS 399-402 are registers of works performed. The most used of the first group were (a) RPS MS 392, the Directors’ annotated copy of the first catalogue, in use until the 1840s, (b) RPS MS 394, a detailed catalogue of single vocal items compi...
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; circa 1823, with additions to [1834]. William Goodwin’s copy of the engraved catalogue (see RPS MS 392), returned to the Society from Messrs Goodwin & Tabb, 1913 (f. 1v); beneath Calkin’s name on the title-page Goodwin has added in MS ‘To 1828 / afte...
Catalogue of individual vocal numbers in the Society’s music library; compiled 1833, with additions to 1899. Printed title-page (f. 1r): ‘Theme Catalogue of ... Vocal Music Belonging to the Philharmonic Society London ... Joseph Calkin Librarian 1833’. All numbers (up to 2134), headings and the ...
Catalogue of orchestral music and opera scores in the Society’s music library; begun circa 1846, with additions to 1906. No title, but lettered ‘Philharmonic Society. Symphonies Overtures &c.’ on the upper cover. Mostly the work of William Goodwin, and the partial cause of his difficulties w...