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Catalogue of symphonies (ff. 1v-51v) and overtures in the Society’s music library; circa 1870, with additions to 1884. Derived from section 1 of RPS MS 395 above, giving catalogue no., composer and work, musical incipit, and details of parts and scores. Symphonies occupy ff. 1v-51v. The initial ...
Catalogue of concertos, miscellaneous music, and scores of operas etc. in the Society’s music library; compiled circa 1870, with additions to 1883. Derived from sections 2-4 of RPS MS 395 above, and giving similar details to RPS MS 396. Concertos arranged alphabetically by composer within catego...
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; compiled 1913[?], with additions and annotations to 1947. A single alphabetical composer sequence, set out on specially printed paper with columns for composer, work, full score and 26 headed columns allowing for a detailed list of orchestral parts. Numb...
Classified list of vocal works performed at Philharmonic Society concerts, 1813-1853, compiled by Joseph Calkin; 1854. With an elaborate title-page by Calkin dedicating the volume to ‘the present and future Directors’ of the Society (f. 1r). Arranged by soprano (and alto or mezzo-soprano) solos ...
Register of instrumental works performed 1813-1915; compiled circa 1870, with additions to 1915. Arranged in a single sequence alphabetically by composer, and giving the years when each work was performed. Catalogue numbers are not given. The originating hand appears to have entered the years of...
Register of vocal works performed 1813-83 from parts in the Society’s library; compiled circa 1873, with additions to 1883. Arranged by vocal range and form (arias, duets, etc.), as in RPS MS 394 above, and with the catalogue numbers found there allocated to each work; otherwise the layout is th...
Register of vocal works performed from parts not in the Society’s library; compiled circa 1873[?]. Arranged by voice and form as in RPS MSS 394, 401, but without the distinction between works in Italian and English. The categories are soprano, tenor and bass arias, duets, trios, quartets, quinte...
Part 1 (ff. ii + 187). As follows:— 1. ff. 6-9. List of Beethoven papers and relics 2. ff. 10-38. List of miscellaneous official papers, minutes, out letter books, etc. The official papers include (cancelled) cheques listed by payee, without dates (ff. 13-17) and signed receipts, similarly li...
Myles Birket Foster: Catalogue of papers, letters and scores belonging to the Royal Philharmonic Society, compiled by Myles Birket Foster: [1910-12]: Autograph.
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Catalogue of the Society’s papers etc. held in their offices, and of the select scores held in the Society’s bank, compiled by Myles Birket Foster; 1910-12. The greater part of the catalogue is taken up with the entries for original letters received (RPS MS 403, ff. 39-187 and 404, ff. 3-45, 98-1...